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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 603-487-24
 Winning Pct. 55%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 603-487-24
 Winning Pct. 55%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 247-222-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 315-176-7
 Away Record 210-281-13
 
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  25-28
 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
 11/19/2024 (Tue)  
@ Central Michigan in a Conference Game
Last Time: Western Michigan won 38-28 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan 53-40-2 57.0% 
 
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  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Eastern Michigan  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Scoring282-374
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record2-4
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 6-43-0
Ohio 7-33-0
Bowling Green 6-42-1
Buffalo 6-42-1
Toledo 7-32-1
Akron 2-81-2
Ball State 3-71-3
Central Michigan 3-71-3
Eastern Michigan 5-51-2
Northern Illinois 6-41-2
Western Michigan 4-61-2
Kent State 1-90-3
 
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 149-129
 20 or more  140-81
 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 126-149
 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.

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