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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

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