1975 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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1975 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 MAC)
Head coach
MVPDan Matthews
Captains
  • Duncan McKerracher
  • Jim White
Home stadium Waldo Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
Central Michigan 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Ball State 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Bowling Green 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Ohio 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Toledo 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Northern Illinois 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Kent State 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Western Michigan 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Elliot Uzelac, the Broncos compiled a 1-10 record (0/7 against MAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 297 to 119. [1] [2] [3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [4]

The team's statistical leaders included Sollie Boone with 318 passing yards, Dan Matthews with 873 rushing yards, and Ted Forrest with 286 receiving yards. [5] Linebacker Duncan McKerracher and fullback/middle guard Jim White were the team captains. [6] For the second consecutive year, fullback Dan Matthews received the team's most outstanding player award. [7]

Uzelac was hired as Western Michigan's head football coach in December 1974. Uzelac was 33 years old at the time of his hiring. He was a Western Michigan alumnus, having graduated in 1964. He had served previously as an assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines and Detroit Lions. [8]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Central Michigan
L 0–34
September 13 Akron *
L 21–2714,200
September 20at Minnesota *
L 0–3823,326
September 27 Northern Illinois
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 0–20
October 4at Bowling Green
L 0–28
October 11 Kent State
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 17–22
October 18 Toledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 7–25
October 25at Marshall *
L 19–21
November 1at Ohio
L 10–24
November 8 No. 17 Miami (OH)
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 21–44
November 15 Eastern Michigan *
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 24–109,400
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1970 - 79". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1975 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "1975 Western Michigan Broncos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Football History: Team Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "At Western Michigan Uzelac Named New Football Coach". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH). December 13, 1974. p. 3B.
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