1956 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1956 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
1956 record | 2–7 (1–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | John Berryman |
Captain | Bob Soderman |
Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan College (renamed Western Michigan University in 1957) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Jack Petoskey, the Broncos compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 168 to 114.[1][2] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3]
Center Bob Soderman was the team captain.[4] End and tackle John Berryman received the team's most outstanding player award.[5]
Jack Petoskey resigned as the team's head coach on December 13, 1956; he compiled a record of 8–25–2 in four years at Western Michigan.[6]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | Central Michigan |
| L 7–14 | 13,000 | [7] |
September 29 | Bowling Green |
| L 13–27 | ||
October 6 | at Marshall |
| L 0–13 | ||
October 13 | Toledo |
| W 26–15 | [8] | |
October 20 | at Washington University |
| L 7–13 | 2,000 | [9] |
October 27 | at Great Lakes Navy | Great Lakes, IL | L 6–13 | [10] | |
November 3 | Ohio |
| L 0–27 | [11] | |
November 10 | Western Reserve |
| W 42–19 | [12] | |
November 17 | Kent State |
| L 13–27 | [13] |
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.
- ^ "WMC Grid Coach Quits: Petoskey Resigns With Losing Record". The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.). December 13, 1956. p. 1.
- ^ "Central Michigan Slips Past Western, 14 to 7". Lansing State Journal. September 23, 1956. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo Is Beaten By Broncos, 26-15". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 1956. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears Come From Behind, Beat Western Michigan". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 21, 1956. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broncos Bow, 13 to 6, To Great Lakes". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 28, 1956. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Michigan Upended, 27 to 0". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 4, 1956. p. 4-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Michigan Clubs Western Reserve, 42-19". Lansing State Journal. November 11, 1956. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent State Triumphs, 27-13, Over Western Michigan Club". Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1956. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
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