Western Michigan Football Team History
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903 Stadium: Waldo Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Brown & Gold Coach: Gary Darnell Conference: Mid-American-West
1999 Season Highlights
Gary Darnell enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
The Broncos won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Florida
26
55
L
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Youngstown State
46
28
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Missouri
34
48
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Northern Illinois
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Central Michigan
38
16
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Eastern Michigan
40
37
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Buffalo
45
17
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Ball State
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Akron
24
10
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Marshall
17
31
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Toledo
21
45
L
Fri., Dec. 3 @
Marshall
30
34
L
@ Huntington, WV
1999 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 373
Scoring Average 31.1
Points Allowed 342
Defense Average 28.5
Opponents Record 65-62
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-4
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.