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Western Michigan University Athletics

Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1950-59

1950

5-4, 1-3 MAC (5th)

 

Sept. 23

Northern Illinois

W, 40-13

Sept. 30

Central Michigan

W, 21-13

Oct. 7

Toledo

W, 54-19

Oct. 14

@Miami

L, 0-35

Oct. 21

@Washington (Mo.)

W, 26-7

Oct. 28

Cincinnati

L, 6-27

Nov. 4

Butler

W, 20, 0

Nov. 11

Western Reserve

L, 0-26

Nov. 18

@Ohio

L, 7-10

 

 

 

1951

4-4, 1-4 MAC (6th)

 

Sept. 22

Kent State

L, 19-49

Sept. 29

@Toledo

W, 14-6

Oct. 6

Ohio

L, 0-13

Oct. 13

Miami

L, 27-34

Oct. 20

Washington (Mo.)

W, 12-7

Nov. 3

@Butler

W, 20-0

Nov. 10

@Western Reserve

L, 26-27

Nov. 17

Central Michigan

W, 46-25

 

 

 

1952

4-4, 1-4 MAC (6th)

 

Sept. 22

@Kent State

L, 13-20

Sept. 27

Illinois Wesleyan

W, 44-6

Oct. 4

@Central Michigan

W, 18-0

Oct. 11

@Miami

L, 6-55

Oct. 18

Toledo

W, 19-14

Oct. 25

@Washington (Mo.)

W, 28-20

Nov. 1

Ohio

L, 13-28

Nov. 8

Western Reserve

L, 13-16

 

 

 

1953

1-6-1, 0-4-1 MAC (6th)

 

Sept. 26

@Central Michigan

L, 0-21

Oct. 3

@Illinois Wesleyan

W, 20-7

Oct. 10

Miami

L, 6-52

Oct. 17

@Toledo

L, 7-19

Oct. 24

Washington (Mo.)

L, 7-18

Oct. 31

Ohio

L, 12-67

Nov. 7

@Western Reserve

T, 14-14

Nov. 14

Kent State

L, 13-20

 

 

 

1954

4-5, 3-4 MAC (5th)

 

Sept. 25

Central Michigan

L, 19-25

Oct. 2

@Marshall

L, 13-47

Oct. 9

Bowling Green

W, 20-15

Oct. 16

Toledo

L, 7-19

Oct. 23

@Washington (Mo.)

W, 7-6

Oct. 31

@Miami

L, 0-48

Nov. 6

Ohio

W, 19-6

Nov. 13

Western Reserve

W, 38-0

Nov. 20

@Kent State

L, 13-20

 

 

 

1955

1-7-1, 0-5 MAC (7th)

 

Sept. 17

Great Lakes Navy

T, 13-13

Sept. 24

@Central Michigan

L, 13-27

Oct. 1

Bowling Green

L, 0-35

Oct. 8

Marshall

L, 0-28

Oct. 15

@Toledo

L, 0-6

Oct. 22

Washington (Mo.)

L, 14-26

Nov. 5

@Ohio

L, 14-40

Nov. 12

Western Reserve

W, 13-0

Nov. 19

Kent State

L, 14-25

 

 

 

1956

2-7, 1-4 MAC (6th)

 

Sept. 22

Central Michigan

L, 7-14

Sept. 29

Bowling Green

L, 13-27

Oct. 6

@Marshall

L, 0-13

Oct. 13

Toledo

W, 26-15

Oct. 20

@Washington (Mo.)

L, 7-13

Oct. 27

@Great Lakes Navy

L, 6-13

Nov. 3

Ohio

L, 0-27

Nov. 10

@Western Reserve

W, 42-19

Nov. 17

Kent State

L, 13-27

 

 

 

1957

4-4-1, 1-4-1 MAC (5th)

 

Sept. 21

@Central Michigan

W, 33-0

Sept. 28

Miami

L, 0-20

Oct. 5

Marshall

L, 7-12

Oct. 12

@Bowling Green

T, 14-14

Oct. 19

Youngstown State.

W, 25-14

Oct. 25

@Toledo

L, 16-27

Nov. 2

@Ohio

L, 7-20

Nov. 9

Western Reserve

W, 20-0

Nov. 16

Kent State

W, 28-20

 

 

 

1958

4-5, 2-4 MAC (5th)

 

Sept. 20

Central Michigan

L, 32-33

Sept. 27

@Miami

L, 20-34

Oct. 4

@Marshall

W, 30-24

Oct. 11

Bowling Green

L, 6-40

Oct. 18

@Washington (Mo.)

W, 34-2

Oct. 25

Toledo

L, 6-21

Nov. 1

Ohio

W, 21-14

Nov. 8

Western Reserve

W, 33-0

Nov. 15

@Kent State

L, 6-32

 

 

 

1959

4-5, 3-3 MAC (5th)

 

Sept. 19

@Central Michigan

L, 15-21

Sept. 26

Miami

L, 0-21

Oct. 3

Marshall

W, 51-0

Oct. 10

@Bowling Green

L, 34-0

Oct. 17

Washington (Mo.)

W, 78-0

Oct. 24

@Toledo

W, 24-14

Oct. 31

@Ohio

L, 9-12

Nov. 7

Kent State

W, 7-0

Nov. 14

Detroit

L, 0-14