1955 Western Michigan Broncos football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1955

| team = Western Michigan Broncos

| sport = football

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 1–7–1

| conf_record = 0–5

| head_coach = Jack Petoskey

| hc_year = 3rd

| mvp = Charles Nidiffer

| captain = Jim Devine

| captain2 = Jerry Ganzel

| stadium = Waldo Stadium

}}

The 1955 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan College (renamed Western Michigan University in 1957) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Petoskey, the Broncos compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 200 to 80.{{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 }}

Guard Jim Devine and quarterback Jerry Ganzel were the team captains.{{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}} Fullback Charles Nidiffer 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 17||{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets|title=Great Lakes Navy}}|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|T 13-13||

|September 24|@|Central Michigan|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)|L 13-27||{{cite news|title=Central Michigan Whips Western|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=September 25, 1955|page=71|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18079804/central_michigan_whips_western/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1||Bowling Green|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 0-35||{{cite news|title=Western Michigan Outclassed: Bowling Green Takes 35-0 Victory|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=October 2, 1955|page=60|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18085808/western_michigan_outclassed_bowling/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8||Marshall|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 0-28||{{cite news|title=Marshall Blanks Western, 28-0|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=October 9, 1955|page=4-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18085868/marshall_blanks_western_280/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|@|Toledo|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|L 0-6||

|October 22||Washington University|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 14-26|8,000|{{cite news|title=3 TDs by Siegel as Bears Win|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=October 23, 1955|pages=1E, 2E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086000/3_tds_by_siegel_as_bears_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5|@|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|L 14-40||{{cite news|title=Ohio U. Tops Broncos By 40-14 Count|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=November 6, 1955|page=4-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086089/ohio_u_tops_broncos_by_4014_count/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12||Western Reserve|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Western Wins|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=November 13, 1955|page=68|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086167/western_wins/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 19||Kent State|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 14-25||{{cite news|title=Kent Overpowers Western Michigan|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=November 20, 1955|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086261/kent_overpowers_western_michigan/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/13492 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}

References

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