1927 Western State Hilltoppers football team
The 1927 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Earl Martineau, the Hilltoppers compiled a 3–4 record and outscored their opponents, 100 to 72.[1][2] Halfback/center George Fulgoni was the team captain.[3]
| 1927 Western State Hilltoppers football | |
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| Conference | Michigan Collegiate Conference |
| 1927 record | 3–4 (1–2 MCC) |
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| Captain | George Fulgoni |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State (MI) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit City College | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 8 | at Lombard | Galesburg, IL | L 6–18 | |
| October 15 | Notre Dame reserves | L 0–18 | ||
| October 22 | Central State | Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry) | L 12–18 | |
| October 29 | Detroit City College | Kalamazoo, MI | W 44–0 | [4] |
| November 5 | at Oshkosh Teachers College |
| W 19–6 | [5] |
| November 12 | Michigan State Normal | Kalamazoo, MI | L 0–6 | [6] |
| November 26 | at Albion | Albion, MI | W 19–0 |
References
- "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1920 - 29". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- "Kazoo Smears City College". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1927. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Oshkosh Loses To Kalamazoo". The Daily Northwestern. November 7, 1927. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ypsilanti Normal Wins Grid Title: Defeats Western State Teachers by Touchdown". Detroit Free Press. November 13, 1927. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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