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| 1969 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (1–4 MAC) |
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| MVP | Mike Siwek |
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| Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Doolittle, the Broncos compiled a 4–6 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 216 to 203.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included Ted Grignon with 1,001 passing yards, Roger Lawson with 1,205 rushing yards, and Greg Flaska with 372 receiving yards.[5] Defensive tackle Mike Siwek and tackle Paul Minnis were the team captains.[6] Siwek also received the team's most outstanding player award.[7]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Central Michigan* | W 24–0 | 19,100 | [8] | |||
| September 20 | 11:00 p.m. | at Pacific (CA)* | L 0–21 | 9,200–9,202 | [9] | |||
| September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| L 20–24 | 18,500 | |||
| October 4 | at Bowling Green | L 10–21 | 11,623 | |||||
| October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Kent State |
| W 33–13 | 10,900 | |||
| October 18 | at Toledo | L 13–38 | 16,823 | |||||
| October 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Marshall* |
| W 48–14 | 22,200 | |||
| November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Ohio | L 17–22 | 16,063 | ||||
| November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | West Texas State* |
| L 20–28 | 15,500 | |||
| November 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | W 31–22 | 9,926 | ||||
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