Claim: The 1911 Western State Hilltoppers football team (represented Western State Normal School as an independent ) played against Albion at Kalamazoo, MI on October 20 with a result of L 5–12.
Evidence: The 1911 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1911 college football season. October 20 Albion Kalamazoo, MI L 5–12