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Western Michigan Football Team History

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Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903
Stadium: Waldo Stadium
Capacity: 30,200
Colors: Brown & Gold
Coach: Al Molde
Conference: Mid-American-

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1905 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Al Molde enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Akron	24	19	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Illinois State	6	20	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Northern Illinois	14	34	L
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Bowling Green State	34	27	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Toledo	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Miami Ohio	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Kent	13	27	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Eastern Michigan	17	23	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Central Michigan	27	30	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Ball State	31	16	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Ohio	31	13	W

1987 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	218
Scoring Average	19.8
Points Allowed	240
Defense Average	21.8
Opponents Record	37-49
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-3

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1987 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Eastern Michigan	10-2	343	237	Won 30-27	7-1	230	142	Jim Harkema
Kent State	7-4	233	212		5-3	170	144	Glen Mason
Bowling Green	5-6	215	249		5-3	172	139	Moe Ankney
Miami Ohio	5-6	180	235		5-3	141	126	Tim Rose
Western Michigan	5-6	218	240		4-4	174	167	Al Molde
Central Michigan	5-5-1	222	203		3-4-1	141	137	Herb Deromedi
Ball State	4-7	226	255		3-5	148	184	Paul Schudel
Toledo	3-7-1	165	245		3-4-1	134	167	Dan Simrell
Ohio	1-10	127	271		0-8	101	205	Cleve Bryant

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1987 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.