2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

2018 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 5–2 (3–0 MAC)
Head coach Tim Lester (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Jake Moreland (2nd; 11th overall season)
Defensive coordinator Tim Daoust (2nd; 6th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator Lou Esposito (2nd; 5th overall season)
Home stadium Waldo Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Buffalo  3 –0     6 –1  
Miami  3 –1     3 –4  
Ohio  1 –1     3 –3  
Akron  0 –2     2 –3  
Bowling Green  0 –3     1 –6  
Kent State  0 –3     1 –6  
West Division
Northern Illinois  4 –0     4 –3  
Western Michigan  3 –0     5 –2  
Ball State  2 –1     3 –4  
Toledo  1 –1     3 –3  
Eastern Michigan  1 –3     3 –4  
Central Michigan  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: November 30, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team represents Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Tim Lester and play their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2017 season 6–6, 4–4 to finish in fourth place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible, the Broncos did not receive an invite to a bowl game.[1][2]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[3] John Keenoy C SR
Doak Walker Award[4] Jamauri Bogan RB SR
LeVante Bellamy RB JR
John Mackey Award[5] Giovanni Ricci TE JR
Outland Trophy[6] Luke Juriga G JR
John Keenoy C SR
Wuerffel Trophy[7] Jamauri Bogan RB SR
Justin Tranquill DB JR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Broncos predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[8]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Northern Illinois133 (15)
2Toledo125 (7)
3Western Michigan87 (1)
4Eastern Michigan67
5Central Michigan58 (1)
6Ball State34

Schedule

The following table lists WMU's schedule.[9]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Syracuse*
CBSSNL 42–5520,628
September 8Noonat No. 21 Michigan*
FS1L 3–49110,814
September 157:00 p.m.Delaware State*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN+W 68–023,244
September 222:00 p.m.at Georgia State*
ESPN+W 34–1515,264
September 293:30 p.m.at Miami (OH)
ESPN+W 40–3915,012
October 6NoonEastern Michigandagger
ESPN+W 27–2424,282
October 133:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN+W 42–35
October 203:00 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN+
October 257:00 p.m.Toledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN2/CBSSN
November 17:00 p.m.Ohio
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPNU/CBSSN
November 136:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN2
November 207:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPNU/ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 24 10 14 7 55
Broncos 7 0 28 7 42
Series Record Previous meeting Result
First meeting

at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 0 3 3
No. 21 Wolverines 21 14 7 7 49
Series Record Previous meeting Result
0–6 2011 MICH, 34–10

[10]

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Broncos 14 14 16 24 68
Series Record Previous meeting Result
First meeting

at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 17 14 0 34
Panthers 0 9 6 0 15
Series Record Previous meeting Result
First meeting

at Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 14 0 13 13 40
RedHawks 17 10 6 6 39
Series Record Previous meeting Result
21–37–1 2015 WMU, 35–13

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 10 7 7 24
Broncos 7 7 0 13 27
Series Record Previous meeting Result
33–18–2 2017 WMU, 20–17

at Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 7 21 14 42
Falcons 7 14 7 7 35
Series Record Previous meeting Result
18–32–3 2015 BGSU, 41–27

at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0
Chippewas 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
48–38–2 2017 CMU, 35–28

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0
Broncos 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
30–42 2017 TOL, 37–10

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0
Broncos 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
33–28–1 2016 WMU, 29–23

at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0
Cardinals 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
25–19 2017 WMU, 55–3

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
Broncos 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
24–18 2017 NIU, 35–31

References

  1. ↑ "Central Michigan heads to Idaho Potato Bowl; Western Michigan left out". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. ↑ "The 3 bowl-eligible teams that missed bowls". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
  9. ↑ http://www.wmubroncos.com/schedule.aspx?path=football
  10. ↑ "Western Michigan vs. Michigan - Game Summary - September 8, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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