2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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2018 Western Michigan Broncos football
Western Michigan Athletics wordmark.svg
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 18–49 vs. BYU
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jake Moreland (2nd season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinatorTim Daoust (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Lou Esposito (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium Waldo Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Buffalo x  7 –1   10 –4  
Miami (OH)  6 –2   6 –6  
Ohio  6 –2   9 –4  
Akron  2 –6   4 –8  
Bowling Green  2 –6   3 –9  
Kent State  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Northern Illinois x$  6 –2   8 –6  
Western Michigan  5 –3   7 –6  
Eastern Michigan  5 –3   7 –6  
Toledo  5 –3   7 –6  
Ball State  3 –5   4 –8  
Central Michigan  0 –8   1 –11  
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Tim Lester and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to BYU.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Rimington Trophy [1] John Keenoy CSR
Doak Walker Award [2] Jamauri BoganRBSR
LeVante Bellamy RBJR
John Mackey Award [3] Giovanni Ricci TEJR
Outland Trophy [4] Luke Juriga GJR
John KeenoyCSR
Wuerffel Trophy [5] Jamauri BoganRBSR
Justin TranquillDBJR

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. [6]

West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes (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. [7]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m. Syracuse *
 CBSSN L 42–5520,628
September 8Noonat No. 21 Michigan *
 FS1 L 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 6Noon Eastern Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
ESPN+W 27–2424,282
October 133:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN+W 42–3518,551
October 203:00 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN+W 35–1010,097
October 257:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
 ESPN2 L 24–5111,389
November 17:00 p.m. Ohio
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
 ESPNU L 14–5911,935
November 136:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN2L 41–42 OT5,503
November 207:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPNUW 28–2118,278
December 214:00 p.m.vs. BYU *
 ESPN L 18–4918,711
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Syracuse

1234Total
Orange241014755
Broncos7028742
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
First meeting

At Michigan

1234Total
Broncos00033
No. 21 Wolverines21147749
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
0–62011MICH, 34–10

[8]

Delaware State

1234Total
Hornets00000
Broncos1414162468
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
First meeting

At Georgia State

1234Total
Broncos31714034
Panthers096015
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
First meeting

At Miami (OH)

1234Total
Broncos140131340
RedHawks17106639
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
21–37–12015WMU, 35–13

Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Eagles0107724
Broncos7701327
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
33–18–22017WMU, 20–17

At Bowling Green

1234Total
Broncos07211442
Falcons7147735
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
18–32–32015BGSU, 41–27

At Central Michigan

1234Total
Broncos71401435
Chippewas0010010
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
48–38–22017CMU, 35–28

Toledo

1234Total
Rockets14921751
Broncos7107024
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
30–422017TOL, 37–10

Ohio

1234Total
Bobcats21247759
Broncos007714
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
33–28–12016WMU, 29–23

At Ball State

1234OTTotal
Broncos710315641
Cardinals71477742
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
25–192017WMU, 55–3

Northern Illinois

1234Total
Huskies7014021
Broncos768728
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
24–182017NIU, 35–31

Vs. BYU (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

1234Total
Cougars70281449
Broncos0100818
Series RecordPrevious meetingResult
2–31970WMU, 35–17

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