Western Michigan Football Team History
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903 Stadium: Waldo Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Brown & Gold Coach: Gary Darnell Conference: Mid-American-West
1997 Season Highlights
Gary Darnell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 28 vs.
Temple
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Michigan State
10
42
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Northern Illinois
21
13
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Toledo
13
23
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Ohio
7
31
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Ball State
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Bowling Green State
34
21
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Kent
50
27
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Eastern Michigan
41
38
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Central Michigan
38
24
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Louisiana Monroe
32
19
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 301
Scoring Average 27.4
Points Allowed 265
Defense Average 24.1
Opponents Record 43-59
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.