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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Gary Darnell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 3  vs. Northern Illinois  37   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Indiana  30   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Toledo  7   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Ohio  35   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Louisiana Monroe  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Vanderbilt  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Eastern Michigan  45   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Central Michigan  24   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Kent  48   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Ball State  24   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Bowling Green State  56   27   W       
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored360
  Scoring Average32.7
  Points Allowed312
  Defense Average28.4
  Opponents Record35-65
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 7-5229216 5-214084  Gary Pinkel
Western Michigan 7-4360312 5-3276229  Gary Darnell
Central Michigan 6-5229253 4-3159136  Dick Flynn
Eastern Michigan 3-8216309 3-5165213  Rick Rasnick
Northern Illinois 2-9160329 2-6126194  Joe Novak
Ball State 1-10150343 1-6102178  Bill Lynch

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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.