1975 Western Michigan Broncos football team

1975 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1975 record 1–10 (0–7 MAC)
Head coach Elliot Uzelac (1st year)
MVP Dan Matthews
Captain Duncan McKerracher, Jim White
Home stadium Waldo Stadium
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#12/16 Miami (OH) $ 6 0 0     11 1 0
Central Michigan 4 1 1     8 2 1
Ball State 4 2 0     9 2 0
Bowling Green 4 2 0     8 3 0
Ohio 3 3 1     5 5 1
Toledo 4 4 0     5 6 0
Northern Illinois 2 3 0     3 8 0
Kent State 1 6 0     4 7 0
Western Michigan 0 7 0     1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1975 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Elliot Uzelac, the Broncos compiled a 7–4 record (6–3 against MAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 297 to 119.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Sollie Boone with 318 passing yards, Dan Matthews with 873 rushing yards, and Ted Forrest with 286 receiving yards.[5] Linebacker Duncan McKerracher and fullback/middle guard Jim White were the team captains.[6] For the second consecutive year, fullback Dan Matthews received the team's most outstanding player award.[7]

Uzelac was hired as Western Michigan's head football coach in December 1974. Uzelac was 33 years old at the time of his hiring. He was a Western Michigan alumnus, having graduated in 1964. He had served previously as an assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines and Detroit Lions.[8]

References

  1. "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1970 - 79". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. "1975 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. "1975 Western Michigan Broncos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  6. "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  7. "Football History: Team Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  8. "At Western Michigan Uzelac Named New Football Coach". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH). December 13, 1974. p. 3B.
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