1940 Western State Teachers Broncos football team

The 1940 Western State Teachers Broncos football team represented Western State Teachers College (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Mike Gary, the Broncos compiled a 2–5 record and were outscored by their opponents, 117 to 77.[1][2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3]

1940 Western State Teachers Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
MVPHorace Coleman
CaptainWayne Falan, Harold Benge
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wayne     4 1 3
Detroit     7 2 0
Notre Dame     7 2 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Ohio     5 2 2
Dayton     6 3 0
Cincinnati     5 3 1
Wichita     6 4 0
Central Michigan     4 3 1
Marquette     4 4 0
Michigan State     3 4 1
Ohio Wesleyan     2 4 3
Akron     2 5 2
Western State Teachers (MI)     2 5 0
Michigan State Normal     1 5 1
Miami (OH)     0 7 1

Guard Wayne Falan and guard/quarterback Harold Benge were the team captains.[4] Halfback Horace Coleman received the team's most outstanding player award.[5]

Western State was ranked at No. 267 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5WayneL 6–13
October 12at OhioL 7–20[7]
October 19Iowa State Teachers
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 19–20
October 26Toledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 0–12
November 2at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYL 6–25
November 9at Miami (OH)W 20–13
November 16Manchester
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 19–14

References

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  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: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Football History: Team Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  6. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dan Risalti Stars In Win For Bobcats". The Springfield News-Sun. October 13, 1940. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.