1954 Western Michigan Broncos football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1954

| team = Western Michigan Broncos

| sport = football

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 4–5

| conf_record = 3–4

| head_coach = Jack Petoskey

| hc_year = 2nd

| mvp = Jack Kelder

| captain = Les Koster

| stadium = Waldo Stadium

}}

The 1954 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Petoskey, the Broncos compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 186 to 136.{{cite web|title=Football Records: Annual Results|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948424}}{{cite web|title=Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1950 - 59|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204947849}} The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.{{cite web|title=Waldo Stadium |publisher=Western Michigan University |accessdate=July 5, 2016 |url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165153/http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 |archivedate=March 3, 2016 }}

Tackle Les Koster was the team captain.{{cite web|title=Football History: All-Time Captains|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948804}} Offensive tackle Jack Kelder received the team's most outstanding player award.{{cite web|title=Football History: Team Awards|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204950513}}

Schedule

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|September 25|||Central Michigan|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)|L 19-25||{{cite news|title=Western Michigan Loses To Chippewas, 25 to 19|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=September 26, 1954|page=4-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078028/western_michigan_loses_to_chippewas_25/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 2||@|Marshall|Fairfield Stadium|Huntington, WV|L 13-47||

|October 9|||Bowling Green|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 20-15||{{cite news|title=Broncs Win Close Game|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=October 10, 1954|page=56|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078213/broncs_win_close_game/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16|||Toledo|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 7-19||{{cite news|title=Toledo Outscores Broncos, 19 to 7|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=October 17, 1954|page=35|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078291/toledo_outscores_broncos_19_to_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 23|3:00 p.m.|@|Washington University|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 7-6|8,000|{{cite news |last=Rice |first=Jack |title=Bears Try Again to Defeat W. Michigan in Homecoming |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127545290/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 23, 1954 |page=6A |access-date=July 3, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Western Michigan's Late Tally Spoils Bears' Homecoming|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=October 24, 1954|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078412/western_michigans_late_tally_spoils/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 30||@|Miami (OH)|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|L 0-48|9,900|{{cite news|title='Skins Take Mid-American Title By Routing Bronco Eleven, 48-0|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 31, 1954|page=55|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078570/skins_take_midamerican_title_by/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6|||Ohio|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 19-6||{{cite news|title=Western Michigan Rocks Ohio University, 19-6|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=November 7, 1954|page=4-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078690/western_michigan_rocks_ohio_university/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13|||Western Reserve|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 38-0||{{cite news|title=Broncos Rip Favored Foe By 38 to 0|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=November 14, 1954|page=4-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078811/broncos_rip_favored_foe_by_38_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 20||@|Kent State|Memorial Stadium|Kent, OH|L 13-20|1,000|{{cite news|title=Kent State Rallies For 20-13 Win|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=November 21, 1954|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078922/kent_state_rallies_for_2013_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1954 Western Michigan) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/13796 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}

References

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