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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:
Conference: Mid-American-

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	604-489-24
Winning Pct.	55%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	604-489-24
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	2-10-0
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	26-30
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

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	23-30 L

2024 Season Totals
Record	5-8
Scoring	345-438
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-5

2024 Mid-American Standings
Season		Conference
Miami Ohio	9-5	7-1
Ohio	11-3	7-1
Bowling Green	7-6	6-2
Buffalo	8-4	6-2
Northern Illinois	8-5	4-4
Toledo	8-5	4-4
Western Michigan	5-8	4-4
Akron	4-8	3-5
Ball State	3-9	2-6
Central Michigan	4-8	2-6
Eastern Michigan	5-7	2-6
Kent State	1-11	1-7

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	150-131
20 or more	141-82
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	127-151
20 or more	74-142
30 or more	32-107
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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.