2006 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2006 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They finished the season with an 8–5 overall record and a 6–2 record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos' 6–2 record gave them a second place in the MAC West Division. The team was invited to play in the 2007 International Bowl in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats 27–24. The bowl game was WMU's first bowl game since the 1988 California Bowl.

2006 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2006 record8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coachBill Cubit (2nd season)
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio x  7 1     9 5  
Kent State  5 3     6 6  
Akron  3 5     5 7  
Bowling Green  3 5     4 8  
Miami  2 6     2 10  
Buffalo  1 7     2 10  
West Division
Central Michigan x$  7 1     10 4  
Western Michigan  6 2     8 5  
Northern Illinois  5 3     7 6  
Ball State  5 3     5 7  
Toledo  3 5     5 7  
Eastern Michigan  1 7     1 11  
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The team was coached by Bill Cubit and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2, 20066:00 pmat Indiana*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 20–3930,733
September 9, 20067:00 pmToledo
W 31–1024,806
September 16, 20063:30 pmat Virginia*
ESPN360W 17–1059,679
September 23, 20067:00 pmTemple*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 41–715,739
October 7, 200612:00 pmat Ohio
ESPN+L 20–2715,026
October 14, 20062:00 pmNorthern Illinois
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN+W 16–1419,275
October 21, 20063:00 pmat Ball StateCLW 41–2717,626
October 28, 20063:30 pmEastern Michigan
CLW 18–1520,482
November 4, 20063:30 pmMiami (OH)
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
CLW 27–2412,822
November 10, 20067:00 pmat Central Michigan
CLL 7–3130,027
November 18, 20062:00 pmat Florida State*
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 20–2878,236
November 24, 20063:30 pmat Akron
ESPNUW 17–016,686
January 6, 200712:00 pmvs. Cincinnati*ESPN2L 24–2726,717

[1]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.