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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1905  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
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
  Record8-3
  Points Scored301
  Scoring Average27.4
  Points Allowed265
  Defense Average24.1
  Opponents Record43-59
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 9-3356268 6-1216155  Gary Pinkel
Western Michigan 8-3301265 6-2225190  Gary Darnell
Ball State 5-6239260 3-4164179  Bill Lynch
Eastern Michigan 4-7329352 3-5250281  Rick Rasnick
Central Michigan 2-9282479 1-6190262  Dick Flynn
Northern Illinois 0-11129382 0-8101277  Joe Novak

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.