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1921 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainReed Waterman
Seasons← 19201922 →
1921 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit Junior College   –   6 – 0 – 2
Notre Dame   –   10 – 1 – 0
Creighton   –   8 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   8 – 1 – 0
South Dakota State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   6 – 1 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   5 – 1 – 1
Wabash   –   7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1
Butler   –   6 – 2 – 0
Western State Normal (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Marquette   –   6 – 2 – 1
DePauw   –   4 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan Mines   –   1 – 1 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   3 – 3 – 1
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 1
Valparaiso   –   2 – 2 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   3 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Earlham   –   2 – 4 – 1
St. Ignatius (OH)   –   2 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 1
Kent State   –   0 – 2 – 1

The 1921 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their 15th and final season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 6–2 record and outscored their opponents, 262 to 40. Tackle Reed Waterman was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Ferris InstituteW 49–0
October 1at AlbionAlbion, MIW 20–9
October 8Notre Dame freshmen
  • Western State Teachers College Field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 7–0
Chicago YMCA CollegeKalamazoo,MIL 3–7
October 22at Michigan AgriculturalL 14–17
October 31Earlham
  • Western State Teachers College Field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 42–7
November 4Hope
  • Western State Teachers College Field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 65–0
November 11Milwaukee Engineering College
  • Western State Teachers College Field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 62–0

References

  1. "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results – 1920 – 29". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. "Open Works Wins for Kazoo Normal: Western Teachers Have Little Trouble With Ferris Eleven". Detroit Free Press. September 26, 1921. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1921".
  6. "Freshmen Also Lose". The South Bend Tribune. October 10, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  7. "Aggies Stage Last Minute Victory Over Teachers: Graves Hurried Into Game to Win for Aggies, 17–14". Lansing State Journal. October 24, 1921. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Earlham Defeated By Kazooks 42–7". The Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram. November 1, 1921. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Western Normal Defeats Hope". Lansing State Journal. November 5, 1921. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Western Normal Piles Up Score: Milwaukee Engineers Buried Under 62 to 0 Count". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1921. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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