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1922 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1922 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
Home stadiumNormal field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western State Normal     6 0 0
Bradley     9 0 1
Marquette     8 0 1
Central Michigan     6 0 2
Notre Dame     8 1 1
Butler     8 2 0
Haskell     8 2 0
Detroit     7 2 1
Michigan Mines     1 0 1
Wabash     7 3 0
St. Ignatius (OH)     4 1 3
Dayton     6 3 0
Saint Louis     6 3 1
Valparaiso     3 2 2
Baldwin–Wallace     4 3 1
DePauw     4 3 2
Michigan Agricultural     3 5 2
Earlham     2 6 0
Kent State     0 7 0

The 1922 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) during the 1922 college football season. William H. Spaulding left as the team's head coach after the 1921 season and was replaced by Milton Olander, who had played college football under Robert Zuppke at Illinois. In their first season under Olander, the Hilltoppers compiled a perfect 6–0 record, shut out every opponent, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 160 to 0.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 233:30 p.m.Defiance
W 19–0[2][3][4]
October 7at ValparaisoValparaiso, INW 7–0[5]
October 142:30 p.m.Albion
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 10–0[6][7][8]
October 212:00 p.m.Chicago YMCA College
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 13–0[9][10][11]
November 3Notre Dame freshmen
  • Normal field
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 44–0[12][13]
November 11at Earlham
W 67–0[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1920-29". Western Michigan Football Media Guide. Western Michigan University. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Normal and Defiance to Clash Today". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. September 23, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Western Normal Wins Opening Football Game, 19 to 0". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. September 24, 1922. p. 20. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Kazoo Normal Takes Opener: Wallops Defiance College 19 to 0 in Initial Football Encounter". Detroit Free Press. September 24, 1922. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Western Normal Defeats Valparaiso Team on Muddy Field, 7 to 0". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 8, 1922. p. 27. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Three Local Elevens Are Active Today". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 14, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Western Normal Defeats Albion In Hard Fought Game, 10-0". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 15, 1922. p. 21. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Western State Beats Albion". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1922. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Local Teams Are Engaged In Big Tilts". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 21, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Hilltoppers Even for Past Defeats By Crushing Chicago Team In Big Game". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 22, 1922. p. 26. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Western Normal Defeats Chicago 'Y' Eleven, 13-0". Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1922. p. 2-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Normal and Notre Dame Play Today". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 3, 1922. p. 40. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Normal Team Has Soft Time Defeating Notre Dame Stars In One Sided Battle, 44 to 0". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 4, 1922. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Kalamazoo Defeats Stubborn Quakers by 67 to 0 Score". The Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram. November 13, 1922. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.