West Texas vs. Western Michigan

West Texas and Western Michigan first met in 1966 and have played 4 times; West Texas leads the series 3–⁠1. Over the last 4 meetings it’s West Texas 3–⁠1.

West Texas wins
3
Western Michigan wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1966
Longest streak
3 West Texas
Current streak
1 Western Michigan
Last 10 meetings
West Texas 3–⁠1
Most recent
1970

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s3–⁠0
1970s0–⁠1
Average margin
17 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At West Texas
2–⁠1 West Texas’s record at home
At Western Michigan
0–⁠1 Western Michigan’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Coach against coach

YearsWest TexasSeriesWestern Michigan
1966–⁠1970Joe Kerbel3–⁠1Bill Doolittle

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from West Texas’s side (Kerbel 3–⁠1 against Doolittle). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of West Texas and Western Michigan, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 7, 1970Western Michigan 20, West Texas 0at West Texas
Nov 8, 1969West Texas 28, Western Michigan 20at Western Michigan
Nov 9, 1968West Texas 53, Western Michigan 36at West Texas
Nov 19, 1966West Texas 30, Western Michigan 7at West Texas

Every game is listed as played on the field.