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1917 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1917 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainWarren Allen
Home stadiumNormal field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette     8 0 1
Detroit     8 1 0
Morningside     5 1 0
Notre Dame     6 1 1
Heidelberg     5 1 1
St. Mary's (OH)     7 2 0
St. Xavier     4 1 2
North Dakota Agricultural     4 2 0
Akron     5 3 0
Haskell     6 5 0
Western State Normal     4 3 0
Saint Louis     4 3 1
Michigan State Normal     3 4 0
Iowa State Teachers     2 3 0
South Dakota     2 3 0
Central Michigan     1 2 0
Lake Forest     2 5 0
Wabash     1 6 1
Toledo     0 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     0 9 0

The 1917 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 4–3 record and outscored their opponents, 203 to 105.[1][2] Tackle Warren Allen was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Albion
W 26–6[4][5]
October 10at MichiganL 13–17[6]
October 202:15 p.m.Notre Dame freshmen
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 83–0[7][8]
November 3at Michigan AgriculturalW 14–0[9]
November 10Camp Custer Ambulance
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 61–7[10][11]
November 17at DetroitL 6–35[12]
November 242:30 p.m.at Indiana Normal (PA)Indiana, PAL 0–40[13][14][15]

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. ^ Hall, Howard P. (October 4, 1917). "Normal Opens Defeating Albion College, 26 to 6". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. p. 8. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Kazoo Normal Trounce Albion". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 4, 1900. p. 11. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Wolverines Just Manage To Win Out: Michiganders Come From Behind in Closing Minutes of Game With Kalamazoo; Teachers Hold Lead Almost Until Finish; Final Score Is 17-13; Sparks Plays Sensational Game Until Carried From Field". Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1917. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Saturday Football". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 19, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Western Normal Crashes Notre Dame All-Fresh". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 21, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Normals Are Better Than Aggie Bunch: Kalamazoo Blanks M.A.C. Eleven by 14 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1917. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Saturday Football". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 9, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Hall, Howard P. (October 4, 1917). "Western Normal Races Over Camp Custer Ambulance Eleven". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. p. 8. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ K. W. Hall (November 18, 1917). "U. of D. Whips Kazoo Eleven by Fine Work". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Football Fans All Agog For Saturday—Indiana Normal to Buck up against Strong Kalamazoo Team, for Championship Honors of the U.S." Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. November 23, 1917. pp. 1–4. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Penn Normal Wallops Kazoo". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1917. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Kalamazoo Bamboozles By Normalites". Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1917. pp. 1–2. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.