2010 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Record | 6–6 (5–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Cohen (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miami (OH) x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northern Illinois x | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos, led by sixth-year head coach Bill Cubit, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Waldo Stadium. They finished the season 6–6, 5–3 in MAC play.
Western Michigan, along with Temple, were the only bowl eligible teams that did not receive an invitation to a postseason bowl game. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | Noon | at Michigan State * | ESPN2 | L 14–38 | 75,769 [2] | |
September 11 | 7:00 pm | Nicholls State * | W 49–14 | 19,327 [3] | ||
September 18 | 7:00 pm | Toledo |
| L 24–37 | 14,216 [4] | |
October 2 | 2:00 pm | Idaho * |
| ESPN3 | L 13–33 | 18,508 [5] |
October 9 | Noon | at Ball State | ESPN+/ESPN3 | W 45–16 | 11,963 | |
October 16 | 2:30 pm | at Notre Dame * | NBC | L 20–44 | 80,795 | |
October 23 | 3:30 pm | at Akron | STO [6] | W 56–10 | 10,073 | |
October 30 | Noon | Northern Illinois |
| ESPN+/ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 12,578 [7] |
November 5 | 6:00 pm | at Central Michigan | ESPNU | L 22–26 | 22,355 | |
November 13 | 2:00 pm | Eastern Michigan |
| W 45–30 | 12,136 [8] | |
November 20 | 2:00 pm | Kent State |
| W 38–3 | 8,763 [9] | |
November 26 | 2:00 pm | at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | W 41–7 | 5,121 | |
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