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1916 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1916 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainScott Burke
Home stadiumNormal field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Xavier     5 0 0
Notre Dame     8 1 0
Western State Normal     5 1 0
Northern Illinois State     6 1 1
Heidelberg     8 2 0
Michigan     7 2 0
Wabash     7 2 0
Michigan Agricultural     4 2 1
North Dakota Agricultural     3 2 1
Detroit     3 2 2
St. Mary's (OH)     4 3 0
Marquette     4 3 1
Saint Louis     4 4 0
Haskell     3 6 0
Michigan State Normal     1 2 1
South Dakota     1 5 2
Akron     2 7 0
Central Michigan     1 5 0
Iowa State Teachers     1 7 0
Lake Forest     1 7 0

The 1916 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–1 record and outscored their opponents, 391 to 19. Quarterback Scott Burke was the 1916 team captain.[1][2][3][4]

The 1916 team set multiple team scoring records.

  • Season scoring. The team set a season scoring with 391 points, a record that was not surpassed by a Western Michigan football team until the 2011 team scored 459 points.
  • Point differential. The differential of 372 between points scored and points allowed remains the largest in Western Michigan history.
  • Single game. The team also set a single-game scoring record with 91 points on September 30 against the Grand Rapids Veterinary College. It then broke that record on October 28 with 94 points against the Winono Agricultural, also known as the Indiana Aggies.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Grand Rapids Veterinary College
W 93–0[5][6]
October 6Albion
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 37–0[7]
October 28Winona Agricultural
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 94–6[8]
November 4Michigan Agricultural freshmen
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 77–3[9]
November 11Notre Dame freshmen
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 6–10[10]
November 18Ohio Northern
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 84–0[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1910 - 19". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Western Normal Scored 391 Points to 20 for Opponents During Season of 1916". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 19, 1916. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Teachers Overwhelm Vets, 93-0". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 1, 1916. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kazoo Team Walks Over Vet Eleven". The Grand Rapids Press. October 2, 1916. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western Normal Romps Over Albion; Score 37-0; Sam Dunlap Is Star for Pedagogues; Races 105 Yards for Touchdown; Losers Fight Hard". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 7, 1916. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gee Whiz! Normal Is Scored On: Otherwise the Pedagogues Ran Wild Against Indiana Aggies". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 29, 1916. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Two Farmer Teams Lose". Lansing State Journal. November 6, 1916. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Howard P. Hall (November 11, 1916). "Western Normal Strikes Snag: Normal Is Defeated in Hard Struggle, 10-6; Gip Kicks Recod Goal". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Western Normal Defeats Ohio Northern, 84 to 0". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 19, 1916. p. 14.