1906 Western State Normal Hilltoppers football team
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The 1906 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tubby Meyers, the Hilltoppers compiled a 1–2 record and were outscored by their opponents, 28 to 26.[1][2] The school record indicate that its first intercollegiate football game was a 14-5 loss to Michigan State Normal on November 17, 1906.[2] In addition to serving as the head coach, halfback Tubby Meyers was the team captain for the first of three consecutive years.[3]
On November 12, 1906, the football team, the first for the school, was honored at an oyster dinner hosted by the manual training department with 15 women, all students from the domestic science department, as hostesses. Brown and gold pennants were presented to each guest, and a miniature brown and gold football was placed on every plate.[4]
References
- ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1900-09". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Pay Tribute To The Boys: Western Normal Girls Plan Supper". Detroit Free Press. December 9, 1906. p. 38.