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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: Gary Darnell
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1905  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Gary Darnell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
 The Broncos won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 31  @ Wisconsin  7   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Iowa  27   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Indiana State  56   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Toledo  21   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Ohio  23   10   W       
 Thu., Oct. 5  @ Marshall  30   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Northern Illinois  52   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Kent  42   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Ball State  42   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Central Michigan  17   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Eastern Michigan  28   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Marshall  14   19   L    @ Huntington, WV   
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored359
  Scoring Average29.9
  Points Allowed139
  Defense Average11.6
  Opponents Record61-56
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-3
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2000 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Western Michigan 9-3359139 7-226999  Gary Darnell
Toledo 10-1400125 6-125979  Gary Pinkel
Ball State 5-6212349 4-3150209  Bill Lynch
Northern Illinois 6-5409280 3-3234159  Joe Novak
Eastern Michigan 3-8209350 2-5121204  Jeff Woodruff
Central Michigan 2-9137376 1-6100243  Mike DeBord

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.