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Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903
Stadium: Waldo Stadium
Capacity: 30,200
Colors: Brown & Gold
Coach: Earl Martineau
Conference: Independent-

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1905 <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024

1924 Season Highlights

Earl Martineau enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.

1924 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Alma (MI)	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Notre Dame Freshmen	7	15	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Saint Viator (IL)	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Western Kentucky	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Wisconsin-Oshkosh	23	7	W
	Chicago YMCA College	18	18	T
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Albion (MI)	26	6	W

1924 Season Totals
Record	5-1 -1
Points Scored	101
Scoring Average	14.4
Points Allowed	46
Defense Average	6.6
Opponents Record	4-5
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	1-0

1924 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1924 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	6-0-2	90	13					Summer Dole
New Mexico	5-1	103	12					Roy W. Johnson
Notre Dame	10-0	285	54	Won 27-10				Knute Kenneth Rockne
Syracuse	8-2-1	154	58					John F. Chick Meehan
West Virginia	8-1	282	47					Clarence W. Doc Spears
Central Michigan	7-1	158	19					Lester Barnard
New Mexico State	7-3	241	30					Robert R. Brown
Rutgers	7-1-1	250	48					John H. Wallace
San Diego State	7-1-2	249	53					C.E. Peterson
Wake Forest	7-2	207	62					Henry M. Hank Garrity
Arizona State	6-1-1	160	85					Aaron M. McCreary
Boston College	6-3	198	74					Frank W. Cavanaugh
Jacksonville State	6-3	158	128					C.C. Bush
Massachusetts	6-1-1	185	61					Harold Gore
Penn State	6-3-1	202	65					Hugo F. Bezdek
Army	5-1-2	111	41					John J. McEwan
Michigan State	5-3	210	48					Ralph H. Young
North Texas	5-3-1	67	64					Theron J. Fouts
Pittsburgh	5-3-1	98	43					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Western Michigan	5-1-1	101	46					Earl Martineau
Arkansas State	4-4	95	56					Bill Stanley
Duke	4-5	129	99	Lost 3-21				Howard H. Jones
Marshall	4-4	48	113					Russel Meredith
Western Kentucky	4-5	224	119					E.A. Diddle
Nevada	3-4-1	101	125					Charles F. Erb
Southern Mississippi	3-3-2	94	152					William Herschel Bobo
Texas El Paso	3-3-1	75	82					George B. Powell
Arizona	2-4	40	93					James F. Pop McKale
Navy	2-6	91	79					Robert C. Bob Folwell
Troy	2-1-4	59	20					Ross V. Flivver Ford
Ball State	1-3	11	87					Paul Billy Williams
Buffalo	1-7	27	139					Russ Carrick
Georgia Southern	1-0	6	0					E. G. Cromartie
Memphis	1-7-1	40	239					Zach Curlin
Middle Tennessee State	1-5	14	123					Guy Stephenson
Temple	1-4	15	106					Albert Barron
Kent State	0-4	0	89					Frank Harsh

1924 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1924 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.