Western Michigan Football Team History
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903 Stadium: Waldo Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Brown & Gold Coach: John W. Gill Conference: Mid-American-
1950 Season Highlights
John W. Gill enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Northern Illinois
40
13
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Central Michigan
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Toledo
54
19
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Miami Ohio
0
35
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Washington (MO)
26
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Cincinnati
6
27
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Butler
34
13
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Western Reserve (OH)
0
26
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Ohio
7
10
L
1950 Season Totals
Record 5-4
Points Scored 188
Scoring Average 20.9
Points Allowed 163
Defense Average 18.1
Opponents Record 35-24
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-2
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.