1957 Western Michigan Broncos football team

1957 Western Michigan Broncos football
1957 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–4–1 (1–4–1 MAC)
Head coach	Merle Schlosser (1st season);
MVP	Joe Grigg
Captain	Bob Mason
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium
	Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	1	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
Marshall	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Toledo	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Ohio	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Kent State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1957 college football season. In their first season under head coach Merle Schlosser, the Broncos compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 150 to 126.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.^[3]

Quarterback Bob Mason was the team captain.^[4] End Joe Grigg received the team's most outstanding player award.^[5]

Merle Schlosser was named head football coach on January 19, 1957. Schlosser was a 29-year old Illinois graduate who had been an assistant coach at Missouri under Don Faurot in 1955 and 1956.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at Central Michigan*	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	W 33–0
September 28	Miami (OH)	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–20
October 5	Marshall	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–12
October 12	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	T 14–14
October 19	Youngstown State*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 25–14
October 25	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 16–27
November 2	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–20
November 9	Western Reserve*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 20–0
November 16	Kent State	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 28–20
*Non-conference game

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References

^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1950 - 59". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Football History: Team Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
^ "Broncos Hire Missouri Aide". Detroit Free Press. January 20, 1957. p. 4E.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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[1] "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[2] "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1950 - 59". 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] "Broncos Hire Missouri Aide". Detroit Free Press. January 20, 1957. p. 4E.

[7] "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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