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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 604-488-24
 Winning Pct. 55%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 604-488-24
 Winning Pct. 55%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 250-224-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 316-176-7
 Away Record 210-282-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 120
 Winning Seasons (#1) 81
 Losing Seasons (#1)36
 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  26-29
 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
 12/14/2024 (Sat)  
 South Alabama in Salute to Veterans Bowl
@ Montgomery, AL
Last Meeting: Western Michigan and South Alabama 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  59-31 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Marshall  20-27 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Ball State  45-42 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Akron  34-24 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Buffalo  48-41 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Kent State  21-52 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Wed., Nov. 6  vs. Northern Illinois  28-42 L
 Tue., Nov. 12  @ Bowling Green  13-31 L
 Tue., Nov. 19  @ Central Michigan  14-16 L
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Eastern Michigan  26-18 W
 Sat., Dec. 14  vs. South Alabama  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Scoring322-408
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-5
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 8-57-1
Ohio 10-37-1
Bowling Green 7-56-2
Buffalo 8-46-2
Northern Illinois 7-54-4
Toledo 7-54-4
Western Michigan 5-74-4
Akron 4-83-5
Ball State 3-92-6
Central Michigan 4-82-6
Eastern Michigan 5-72-6
Kent State 1-111-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Western Michigan & Central Michigan have played 96 games.
Western Michigan has won 53 games.
Central Michigan has won 41 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-20
 10 or more 150-130
 20 or more  141-81
 30 or more 117-22
 40 or more 77-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-0
 10 or more 127-150
 20 or more 74-141
 30 or more 32-106
 40 or more 6-51
 
  
 
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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.