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The 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team will represent Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos are led by Lance Taylor in his second year as the head coach. The Broncos will play home games at Waldo Stadium, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[1]
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2024 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 0–1 (0–0 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Walt Bell (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Power (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Western Michigan was picked to finish seventh in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.[2][3]
MAC Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Miami | 119 (9) |
2 | Toledo | 109 (3) |
T3 | Bowling Green | 92 |
T3 | Northern Illinois | 92 |
5 | Ohio | 81 |
6 | Eastern Michigan | 64 |
7 | Western Michigan | 60 |
8 | Central Michigan | 59 |
9 | Ball State | 42 |
10 | Buffalo | 37 |
11 | Akron | 24 |
12 | Kent State | 13 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Miami | 10 |
2 | Toledo | 2 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 9:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin* | FS1 | L 14–28 | 75,158 | |
September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at Ohio State* | BTN | |||
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* | ESPN+ | |||
September 28 | at Marshall* | |||||
October 5 | at Ball State | |||||
October 12 | Akron |
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October 19 | at Buffalo | |||||
October 26 | Kent State |
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November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
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November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN | |||
November 19 | 7:00 p.m./7:30 p.m./8:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN | |||
November 30 | Eastern Michigan |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Western Michigan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Wisconsin | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
Game information |
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at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Statistics | WMU | WISC |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Wisconsin | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
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