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Western Michigan Football Team History


Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan
 Kalamazoo, MI
Founded: 1903
Stadium: Waldo Stadium
Capacity: 30,200
Colors: Brown & Gold
Coach: Lance Taylor
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Western Michigan 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1905  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1929, 1966, 1988, 2016
Division Championships
  1999, 2000, 2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 599-483-24
 Winning Pct. 55%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 599-483-24
 Winning Pct. 55%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 246-220-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 313-174-7
 Away Record 208-279-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 120
 Winning Seasons (#1) 81
 Losing Seasons (#1)35
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2016)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2013)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 103 (1918)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 582 (2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 68 (10/7/2017)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 449 (2018)
 Largest Margin of Victory 103 (1918)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 63 (9/11/2004)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 139 (10/7/2017)
 Last Shutout 9/11/2021
 Last Time Shutout 9/7/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 176
 Been Shutout All-Time 90
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 15 (11/27/2015-12/2/2016)
 Longest Losing  14 (10/26/1974-11/8/1975)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 2-9-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-1-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  21-24
 2010-19  67-60
 2000-09  58-61
 1990-99 65-44
 1980-89 58-50-3
 1970-79 55-52-1
 1960-69 44-46-3
 1950-59 33-51-3
 1940-49 47-27-1
 1930-39 44-27-4
 1920-29 52-19-4
Next Game
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
 Bethune-Cookman in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Western Michigan and Bethune-Cookman have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Fri., Aug. 30  @ Wisconsin  14-28 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Ohio State  0-56 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Bethune-Cookman  
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Marshall  
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Ball State  
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Akron  
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Buffalo  
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Kent State  
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Wed., Nov. 6  vs. Northern Illinois  
 Tue., Nov. 12  @ Bowling Green  
 Tue., Nov. 19  @ Central Michigan  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Eastern Michigan  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-2
  Scoring14-84
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-2
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Akron 0-2
Ball State 1-0
Bowling Green 1-1
Buffalo 1-1
Central Michigan 1-1
Eastern Michigan 1-1
Kent State 0-2
Miami Ohio 0-1
Northern Illinois 2-0
Ohio 1-1
Toledo 2-0
Western Michigan 0-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Western Michigan & Central Michigan have played 95 games.
Western Michigan has won 53 games.
Central Michigan has won 40 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-20
 10 or more 145-125
 20 or more  136-78
 30 or more 113-22
 40 or more 74-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-0
 10 or more 122-145
 20 or more 70-137
 30 or more 29-103
 40 or more 4-49
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.