1974 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 3–8 (0–5 MAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Dan Matthews |
Captain | Greg Crowser, Paul Jorgensen |
Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 11th season under head coach Bill Doolittle, the Broncos compiled a 3–8 record (0–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 269 to 187. [1] [2] [3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [4]
The team's statistical leaders included Paul Jorgensen with 701 passing yards, Dan Matthews with 769 rushing yards, and Greg Cowser with 403 receiving yards. [5] Tight end Greg Crowser and quarterback Paul Jorgensen were the team captains. [6] Halfback Dan Matthews received the team's most outstanding player award. [7]
On November 18, 1974, after "mounting pressure" for a change in the school's football coach, Doolittle resigned. In 11 years as head coach, Doolittle compiled a 58–49–2 record at Western Michigan. [8]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 7 | Texas–Arlington * | W 33–6 | 17,800 | [9] | |||
September 14 | at Eastern Michigan * | L 19–20 | |||||
September 21 | at Northern Illinois | W 30–13 | |||||
September 28 | Bowling Green |
| L 13–31 | ||||
October 5 | at Kent State | L 6–28 | 11,357 | [10] | |||
October 12 | Toledo |
| L 24–31 | ||||
October 19 | at Marshall * | W 20–17 | |||||
October 26 | Ohio |
| L 3–26 | ||||
November 2 | at Miami (OH) | L 0–31 | |||||
November 9 | No. 8 Central Michigan |
| L 6–42 | 24,235–24,250 | [11] [12] | ||
November 16 | at Long Beach State * | L 33–34 | 5,026 | [13] | |||
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