1916 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team

1916 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–1
Head coach	William H. Spaulding (10th season)
Captain	Scott Burke

1916 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
St. Xavier			–					5	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)			–					5	–	1	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					6	–	1	–	1
Heidelberg			–					8	–	2	–	0
Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					7	–	2	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	2	–	1
North Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					3	–	2	–	2
St. Mary's (OH)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	3	–	1
Saint Louis			–					4	–	4	–	0
Haskell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	1
South Dakota			–					1	–	5	–	2
Akron			–					2	–	7	–	0
Central Michigan			–					1	–	5	–	0
Iowa State Teachers			–					1	–	7	–	0
Lake Forest			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1916 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach William H. Spaulding, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–1 record and outscored their opponents, 389 to 38.^[1][2] The 389 points scored by the 1916 team was the highest single season point total for a Western Michigan football team until the 2011 team scored 459 points. Quarterback Scott Burke was the 1916 team captain.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Grand Rapids Veterinary		W 93–0
	Albion		W 37–0
October 28	Indiana Aggies		W 94–6
November 4	Michigan Agricultural frosh	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI	W 83–0
November 11	Notre Dame freshman		L 6–10
	Ohio Northern		W 82–19

References

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.