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1926 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1926 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank Banach
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Haskell     12 0 1
No. 3 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     7 1 0
Michigan State Normal     6 1 0
Muncie Normal     5 1 1
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Marquette     6 3 0
Lombard     5 3 0
Loyola (IL)     4 3 0
Central Michigan     3 4 1
Michigan State     3 4 1
Detroit     3 6 1
Butler     3 6 0
Saint Louis     3 6 0
John Carroll     2 5 1
Kent State     2 6 0
Valparaiso     1 4 1
Michigan Mines     0 2 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) during the 1926 college football season. In their third season under head coach Earl Martineau, the Hilltoppers compiled a 7–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 132 to 20.[1] Fullback Frank Banach was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25OlivetKalamazoo, MIW 25–0[3]
October 2BradleyL 0–12[4]
October 9AlbionKalamazoo, MIW 28–0[3]
October 16at Western Kentucky State NormalBowling Green, KY W 3–2
October 23Chicago YMCA CollegeKalamazoo, MIW 7–0[3]
October 30at ValparaisoValparaiso, INW 37–0[3]
November 13Notre Dame reservesKalamazoo, MIW 12–6[3]
November 20Oshkosh TeachersKalamazoo, MIW 20–0[3]

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. ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "1926". mexicosportscollectibles.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bradley Passes Upset Kazoo Normal, 12 to 0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 3, 1926. p. 33. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.