Western Michigan Football Team History
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903 Stadium: Waldo Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Brown & Gold Coach: Jack Petoskey Conference: Mid-American-
1955 Season Highlights
Jack Petoskey enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Great Lakes NTS (IL)
13
13
T
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Central Michigan
12
27
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Bowling Green
0
35
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Marshall
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Toledo
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Washington (MO)
14
26
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Ohio
14
40
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Western Reserve (OH)
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Kent State
14
25
L
1955 Season Totals
Record 1-7
-1
Points Scored 80
Scoring Average 8.9
Points Allowed 200
Defense Average 22.2
Opponents Record 32-19
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
-1
Away Record 0-4
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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.