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Western Michigan University Athletics

Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1970-79

1970

7-3, 2-3 MAC (4th)

 

Sept. 12

@Central Michigan

W, 41-0

Sept. 19

Brigham Young

W, 35-17

Sept. 26

@Miami

L, 12-23

Oct. 3

Bowling Green

W, 23-3

Oct. 10

@Kent State

L, 22-25

Oct. 17

Toledo

L, 0-20

Oct. 24

@Marshall

W, 34-3

Oct. 31

Ohio

W, 52-23

Nov. 7

@West Texas State

W, 20-0

Nov. 14

Northern Illinois

W, 38-18

 

 

 

1971

7-3, 2-3 MAC (4th)

 

Sept. 11

Illinois State

W, 35-7

Sept. 18

@Ball State

W, 9-0

Sept. 25

Northern Illinois

W, 27-17

Oct. 2

@Bowling Green

L, 6-23

Oct. 9

Kent State

W, 31-0

Oct. 16

@Toledo

L, 24-35

Oct. 23

Marshall

W, 37-0

Oct. 30

@Ohio

W, 28-14

Nov. 6

Miami

L, 6-7

Nov. 13

Pacific

W, 25-21

 

 

 

1972

7-3-1, 2-2-1 MAC (3rd)

 

Sept. 9

Long Beach State

W, 28-20

Sept. 16

@Fresno State

L, 14-41

Sept. 23

Northern Illinois

W, 14-10

Sept. 30

Bowling Green

T, 13-13

Oct. 7

@Kent State

W, 13-12

Oct. 14

Toledo

L, 13-20

Oct. 21

@Marshall

W, 34-0

Oct. 28

Ohio

W, 34-17

Nov. 4

@Miami

L, 8-38

Nov. 11

Ball State

W, 31-14

Nov. 18

Idaho

W, 27-16

 

 

 

1973

6-5, 1-4 MAC (5th)

 

Sept. 8

@Central Michigan

W, 18-13

Sept. 15

Long Beach State

W, 13-8

Sept. 22

Northern Illinois

W, 28-14

Sept. 29

@Bowling Green

L, 20-31

Oct. 6

Kent State

L, 15-39

Oct. 13

@Toledo

W, 24-22

Oct. 20

Marshall

W, 21-7

Oct. 27

@Ohio

L, 0-16

Nov. 3

Miami

L, 9-24

Nov. 10

Ball State

W, 30-13

Nov. 17

@Texas-Arlington

L, 12-31

 

 

 

1974

3-8, 0-5 MAC (6th)

 

Sept. 7

Texas-Arlington

W, 33-6

Sept. 14

@Eastern Michigan

L, 19-20

Sept. 21

@Northern Illinois

W, 30-13

Sept. 28

Bowling Green

 L, 13-31

Oct. 5

@Kent State

L, 6-29

Oct. 12

Toledo

L, 24-31

Oct. 19

@Marshall

W, 20-17

Oct. 26

Ohio

L, 3-26

Nov. 2

@Miami

L, 0-31

Nov. 9

Central Michigan

L, 6-42

Nov. 16

@Long Beach State

L, 33-34

 

 

 

1975

1-10, 0-7 MAC (9th)

 

Sept. 6

@Central Michigan

L, 0-34

Sept. 13

Akron

L, 21-27

Sept. 20

@Minnesota

L, 38-0

Sept. 27

Northern Illinois

L, 0-20

Oct. 4

@Bowling Green

L, 0-28

Oct. 11

Kent State

L, 17-22

Oct. 18

Toledo

L, 7-25

Oct. 25

@Marshall

L, 19-21

Nov. 1

@Ohio

L,10-24

Nov. 8

Miami

L, 21-44

Nov 15

Eastern Michigan

W, 24-10

 

 

 

1976

7-4, 6-3 MAC (4th)

 

Sept. 11

Eastern Michigan

W, 31-13

Sept. 18

@Northern Illinois

W, 37-6

Sept. 25

@Minnesota

L, 10-21

Oct. 2

Bowling Green

L, 0-28

Oct. 9

@Kent State

L, 12-24

Oct. 16

Toledo

W, 34-21

Oct. 23

Marshall

W, 31-21

Oct. 30

Ohio

W, 21-20

Nov. 6

@Miami

L, 0-31

Nov. 13

@Ball State

W, 24-10

Nov. 20

Central Michigan

W, 42-14

 

 

 

1977

4-7, 3-5 MAC (7th)

 

Sept. 10

@Minnesota

L, 7-10

Sept. 17

Texas-Arlington

L, 10-17

Sept. 24

Northern Illinois

W, 37-6

Oct. 1

@Bowling Green

L, 28-31

Oct. 8

Kent State

L, 16-20

Oct. 15

@Toledo

W, 34-21

Oct. 22

Marshall

W, 53-29

Oct. 29

@Ohio

W, 28-22

Nov. 5

Miami

L, 8-14

Nov. 12

Ball State

L, 25-29

Nov. 19

@Central Michigan

L, 23-28

 

 

 

1978

7-4, 5-4 MAC (4th)

 

Sept. 9

Illinois State

W, 27-17

Sept. 16

@Northern Illinois

W, 44-30

Sept. 23

@Miami

L, 3-7

Sept. 30

Bowling Green

W, 24-20

Oct. 7

@Kent State

W, 14-0

Oct. 14

Toledo

W, 17-7

Oct. 21

Eastern Michigan

W, 32-0

Oct. 28

Ohio

L, 7-10

Nov. 4

@Marshall

W, 24-6

Nov. 11

@Ball State

L, 14-20

Nov. 18

Central Michigan

L, 14-35

 

 

 

1979

6-5, 5-4 MAC (3rd)

 

Sept. 8

@Central Michigan

L, 0-10

Sept. 15

@South Carolina

L, 7-24

Sept. 22

Northern Illinois

W, 45-17

Sept. 29

Bowling Green

L, 3- 15

Oct. 6

Kent State

L, 13-18

Oct. 13

@Toledo

L, 0-17

Oct. 20

Grand Valley State

W, 37-0

Oct. 27

@Ohio

W, 20-6

Nov. 3

Miami

W, 24-3

Nov. 10

Ball State

W, 20-10

Nov. 17

@Eastern Michigan

W, 17-7