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1913 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

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1913 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–0
Head coach
CaptainGraham Barker
Home stadiumWoodward Avenue grounds
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan Agricultural     7 0 0
Notre Dame     7 0 0
Western State Normal     4 0 0
Haskell     10 1 0
Michigan     6 1 0
Lake Forest     5 1 1
Doane     5 1 2
St. Mary's (OH)     4 1 1
Christian Brothers (MO)     6 2 1
Wabash     5 2 0
Detroit     5 3 1
Heidelberg     4 3 0
Marquette     4 3 1
Mount Union     4 3 2
Saint Louis     5 4 1
Lincoln (MO)     1 1 0
South Dakota     3 3 0
Northern Illinois State     3 3 3
Akron     3 4 0
Iowa State Teachers     2 3 1
Ohio Northern     4 6 1
Butler     2 4 1
Michigan State Normal     2 3 1
North Dakota Agricultural     0 2 2

The 1913 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1913 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 4–0 record and outscored their opponents, 59 to 15.[1][2] End Graham Barker was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 103:00 p.m.Albion
W 20–3[4][5]
October 18at Culver Military AcademyCulver, INW 13–6[6]
October 25at HopeHolland, MIW 14–0[7][8]
November 42:45 p.m.Michigan State Normal
  • Woodward Avenue grounds
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 12–6[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 Opens Local Football Season With Albion Today". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 10, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Normal Wins From Albion, Score 20 To 3". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 11, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Normal Wins Hard Battle From Culver". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 19, 1913. p. 15. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Western Normal Wins Hope Battle By Score 14 To 0". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. October 26, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Kazoo Normals Outplay Hope College Eleven". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. October 27, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Western Normal Meets Heavy Ypsi Eleven Today in Most Important Game of Season". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 4, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Western State Normal Wins State Title Dy Defeating Ypsi Normal, Score 12 To 6". Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo, Michigan. November 5, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Kazoo Takes Normal Title: Defeats Ypsilanti by Score of 12 to 6, Scoring in First and Third Quarters". Detroit Free Press. November 5, 1913. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.