Western Michigan Football Team History
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903 Stadium: Waldo Stadium Capacity: 30,200 Colors: Brown & Gold Coach: Tim Lester Conference: Mid-American-West
2017 Season Highlights
Tim Lester enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Southern California
31
49
L
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Michigan State
14
28
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Idaho
37
28
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Wagner
49
14
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Ball State
55
3
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Buffalo
71
68
W
Sun., Oct. 15 vs.
Akron
13
14
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Eastern Michigan
20
17
W
Wed., Nov. 1 vs.
Central Michigan
28
35
L
Wed., Nov. 8 vs.
Kent
48
20
W
Wed., Nov. 15 @
Northern Illinois
31
35
L
Fri., Nov. 24 @
Toledo
10
37
L
2017 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 407
Scoring Average 33.9
Points Allowed 348
Defense Average 29.0
Opponents Record 68-49
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-4
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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 game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.