1940 Western State Teachers Broncos football team

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1940 Western State Teachers Broncos football team

The 1940 Western State Teachers Broncos represented Western State Teachers College (now Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Mike Gary, the Broncos finished with a 2–5 record, being outscored 117 to 77. Home games were played at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Key facts
- Conference: Independent
- Overall record: 2–5
- Head coach: Mike Gary (12th season)
- Captains: Wayne Falan, Harold Benge
- Most valuable player: Horace Coleman
- Home stadium: Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Litkenhous ranking: No. 267 among 697 college teams

Schedule
- Oct 5: Wayne, at Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI — L 6–13
- Oct 12: at Ohio, Peden Stadium, Athens, OH — L 7–20
- Oct 19: Iowa State Teachers, Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI — L 19–20
- Oct 26: Toledo, Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI — L 0–12
- Nov 2: Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, KY — L 6–25
- Nov 9: Miami (OH), Miami Field, Oxford, OH — W 20–13
- Nov 16: Manchester, Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI — W 19–14