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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 571-453-24
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 571-453-24
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 226-202-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 296-165-7
 Away Record 198-259-13
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 120
 Winning Seasons (#1) 78
 Losing Seasons (#1)33
 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 9/15/2018
 Last Time Shutout 10/12/2013
 Shutouts All-Time 175
 Been Shutout All-Time 88
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 15 (11/27/2015-12/2/2016)
 Longest Losing  14 (10/26/1974-11/8/1975)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 1-8-0
 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  0-0
 2010-19  60-54
 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 
  in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Western Michigan and  have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Akron 0-0
Ball State 0-0
Bowling Green 0-0
Buffalo 0-0
Central Michigan 0-0
Eastern Michigan 0-0
Kent State 0-0
Miami Ohio 0-0
Northern Illinois 0-0
Ohio 0-0
Toledo 0-0
Western Michigan 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Western Michigan & Central Michigan have played 90 games.
Western Michigan has won 49 games.
Central Michigan has won 39 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-15
 10 or more 117-100
 20 or more  110-64
 30 or more 91-18
 40 or more 60-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 21-0
 10 or more 97-115
 20 or more 56-109
 30 or more 21-81
 40 or more 1-37
 
  
 
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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).