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1945 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
MVPNed Stuits
CaptainNone
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
Seasons← 19441946 →
1945 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
Central Michigan   –   6 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Great Lakes Navy   –   6 – 4 – 1
Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   5 – 4 – 0
Marquette   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bowling Green   –   4 – 3 – 0
Western Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 4 – 0
Ohio   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   3 – 4 – 0
Carthage   –   2 – 3 – 0
Wayne   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach John Gill, the Broncos compiled a 4–3 record and outscored their opponents, 147 to 105. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Tackle Ned Stuits received the team's most outstanding player award.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Alma
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 21–13
September 29at Central Michigan L 0–6
October 6at OhioW 21–20
October 13Miami (OH)
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 13–21
October 27Great Lakes Navy
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 0–39
November 3at ValparaisoW 26–13November 10
Wooster Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • W 66-0

References

  1. "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1940 - 49". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. "Football History: Team Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. "Ohio U. Loser In Seesaw Tussle". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 7, 1945. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Broncos Gallop Over Ohio Eleven, 66 to 0". Battle Creek Enquirer and News. November 11, 1945. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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