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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: P.J. Fleck
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1905  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 P.J. Fleck enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Western Michigan.
 The Broncos won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 The Broncos won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Northwestern  22   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. North Carolina Central  70   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Illinois  34   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Georgia Southern  49   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Central Michigan  49   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Northern Illinois  45   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Akron  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Eastern Michigan  45   31   W       
 Tue., Nov. 1  @ Ball State  52   20   W       
 Tue., Nov. 8  @ Kent  37   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Buffalo  38   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 25  vs. Toledo  55   35   W       
 Fri., Dec. 2   Ohio  29   23   W    @ Detroit, MI   
 Mon., Jan. 2   Wisconsin  16   24   L    @ Arlington, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored582
  Scoring Average41.6
  Points Allowed277
  Defense Average19.8
  Opponents Record72-80
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record6-0
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15(13-1) AP
18(13-1) Coaches
15(13-0) CFP
  
2016 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Western Michigan 13-1582277Lost  16-248-0362147  P.J. Fleck
Toledo 9-4494334Lost  28-316-2285218  Jason Candle
Northern Illinois 5-7366364 5-3264206  Rod Carey
Eastern Michigan 7-6385388Lost  20-244-4219246  Chris Creighton
Central Michigan 6-7342394Lost  10-553-5174239  John Bonamego
Ball State 4-8324361 1-7201269  Mike Neu

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 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.