Western Michigan Football Team History
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903 Stadium: Waldo Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Brown & Gold Coach: Elliot Uzelac Conference: Mid-American-
1979 Season Highlights
Elliot Uzelac enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Central Michigan
0
10
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @
South Carolina
7
24
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Northern Illinois
45
17
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Bowling Green State
3
15
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Kent
13
18
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Toledo
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Grand Valley State
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Ohio
20
6
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Miami Ohio
24
3
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Ball State
20
10
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Eastern Michigan
17
7
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 186
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 127
Defense Average 11.5
Opponents Record 50-35
Conference Record 5-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.