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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]
| 1957 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (1–4–1 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Joe Grigg |
| Captain | Bob Mason |
| Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | at Central Michigan* |
| W 33–0 | ||
| September 28 | Miami (OH) | L 0–20 | |||
| October 5 | Marshall |
| L 7–12 | ||
| October 12 | at Bowling Green |
| T 14–14 | ||
| October 19 | Youngstown State* |
| W 25–14 | ||
| October 25 | at Toledo | L 16–27 | |||
| November 2 | at Ohio | L 7–20 | |||
| November 9 | Western Reserve* |
| W 20–0 | ||
| November 16 | Kent State |
| W 28–20 | ||
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