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
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.