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1911 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1911 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
CaptainGlenn Mayer
Home stadiumWoodward Avenue grounds
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marquette     7 0 2
Notre Dame     6 0 2
Fairmount     7 1 0
South Dakota     7 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     5 1 0
Northern Illinois State     8 2 1
Saint Louis     6 1 1
Lake Forest     5 1 1
Mount Union     7 2 0
Michigan     5 1 2
North Dakota Agricultural     3 1 0
St. Viator     4 2 0
Haskell     4 2 3
Iowa State Teachers     3 2 1
Ohio Northern     5 4 0
Detroit     4 4 0
Central Michigan     3 3 0
South Dakota State     4 4 0
St. Mary's (OH)     3 3 1
Wabash     3 3 1
Buchtel     3 4 1
Butler     3 4 1
Carthage     3 4 1
Doane     3 4 0
Michigan State Normal     3 4 0
Heidelberg     2 3 1
Western State Normal     2 3 0
Loyola (IL)     2 5 0

The 1911 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 2–3 record and outscored their opponents, 110 to 59.[1][2] Fullback Glenn Mayer was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 6–14[4]
October 20Albion
L 5–12[5][6]
October 28at Culver Military AcademyCulver, INL 3–27[7]
November 4at HopeHolland, MIW 34–0[8]
November 112:30 p.m.Battle Creek Training School
  • Woodward Avenue grounds
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 62–6[9][10][11]

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. ^ "Western State Normal Loses To Hillsdale". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 15, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Funk Advances Albion's Cause: Star Half Is Largely Instrumental in Downing Western Normal School Troupe". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1911. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western Normals Drop Game with Albion Crew: Coach Spalding's Warriors Outplay Methodists in Last Three Quarters; Funk Is Big Ground Gainer". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 21, 1911. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Culver Academy Is Victor: Cadets Defeat the Western Michigan Normal Eleven". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1911. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Western Normals Take One-Sided Game From Hope College". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 5, 1911. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Western Normal Closes 1911 Season Today, Meeting Fast Battle Creek Training Team". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 11, 1911. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Battle Creek Training Team No Match For Fast Normals". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 12, 1911. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Kazoo Normals Win Easily". Detroit Free Press. November 12, 1911. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.