List of Western Michigan Broncos football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Western Michigan Broncos football team.

Season

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Rank#
Tubby Meyers (1906)
1906Tubby Meyers1–2
Meyers:1–2
Bill Spaulding (1907–1921)
1907Bill Spaulding4–2–1
1908Bill Spaulding3–4
1909Bill Spaulding7–0
1910Bill Spaulding5-2
1911Bill Spaulding2–3
1912Bill Spaulding3–2–1
1913Bill Spaulding4–0
1914Bill Spaulding6–0
1915Bill Spaulding5–1
1916Bill Spaulding5–1
1917Bill Spaulding4–3
1918Bill Spaulding3–2
1919Bill Spaulding4–1
1920Bill Spaulding3–4
1921Bill Spaulding6–2
Bill Spaulding:62–25–3
Milton Olander (1922–1923)
1922Milton Olander6–0
1923Milton Olander6–1–1
Milton Olander:12–1–1
Earl Martineau (1924–1928)
1924Earl Martineau5–1–1
1925Earl Martineau6–2–1
1926Earl Martineau7–1
1927Earl Martineau3–4
1928Earl Martineau5–2
Earl Martineau:26–10–2
Mike Gary (1929–1941)
1929Mike Gary5–2–12–0–11st
1930Mike Gary5–1–1
1931Mike Gary5–2
1932Mike Gary6–0–1
1933Mike Gary3–3–1
1934Mike Gary7–1
1935Mike Gary5–3
1936Mike Gary2–5
1937Mike Gary5–3
1938Mike Gary4–3
1939Mike Gary2–6–1
1940Mike Gary2–5
1941Mike Gary8–0
Mike Gary:59–34–5
John Gill (1942–1952)
1942John Gill5–1
1943John Gill4–2
1944John Gill4–3
1945John Gill4–3
1946John Gill5–2–1
1947John Gill5–4
1948John Gill6–33–12nd
1949John Gill4–42–34th
1950John Gill5–41–35th
1951John Gill4–41–46th
1952John Gill4–41–46th
John Gill:50–34–18–15
Jack Petoskey (1953–1956)
1953Jack Petoskey1–6–10–4–16th
1954Jack Petoskey4–53–45th
1955Jack Petoskey1–7–10–57th
1956Jack Petoskey2–71–46th
Jack Petoskey:8–25–24–17–1
Merle Schlosser (1957–1963)
1957Merle Schlosser4–4–11–4–15th
1958Merle Schlosser4–52–45th
1959Merle Schlosser4–53–35th
1960Merle Schlosser4–4–12–45th
1961Merle Schlosser5–4–14–1–12ndL 28–12 Aviation Bowl
1962Merle Schlosser5–43–34th
1963Merle Schlosser2–72–45th
Merle Schlosser:28–33–317–23–2
Bill Doolittle (1964–1974)
1964Bill Doolittle3–62–45th
1965Bill Doolittle6–2–13–2–13rd
1966Bill Doolittle7–35–11st
1967Bill Doolittle5–44–23rd
1968Bill Doolittle3–62–45th
1969Bill Doolittle4–61–45th
1970Bill Doolittle7–32–34th
1971Bill Doolittle7–32–34th
1972Bill Doolittle7–3–12–2–13rd
1973Bill Doolittle6–51–45th
1974Bill Doolittle3–80–55th
Bill Doolittle:58–49–224–34–2
Elliot Uzelac (1975–1981)
1975Elliot Uzelac1–100–79th
1976Elliot Uzelac7–46–34th
1977Elliot Uzelac4–73–57th
1978Elliot Uzelac7–45–44th
1979Elliot Uzelac6–55–43rd
1980Elliot Uzelac7–46–32nd
1981Elliot Uzelac6–55–45th
Elliot Uzelac:38–3930–30
Jack Harbaugh (1982–1986)
1982Jack Harbaugh7–2–25–2–22nd
1983Jack Harbaugh6–54–56th
1984Jack Harbaugh5–63–68th
1985Jack Harbaugh4–6–14–4–15th
1986Jack Harbaugh3–83–58th
Jack Harbaugh:25–27–319–22–3
Al Molde (1987–1996)
1987Al Molde5–64–45th
1988Al Molde9–37–11stL 35–30 California Bowl
1989Al Molde5–63–56th
1990Al Molde7–45–33rd
1991Al Molde6–54–45th
1992Al Molde7–3–16–32nd
1993Al Molde7–3–16–1–12nd
1994Al Molde7–45–33rd
1995Al Molde7–46–23rd
1996Al Molde2–92–69th
Al Molde:62–47–248–32–1
Gary Darnell (1997–2004)
1997Gary Darnell8–36–22nd (West)
1998Gary Darnell7–45–33rd (West)
1999Gary Darnell7–56–21st (West)L 34–30 MAC Championship
2000Gary Darnell9–37–11st (West)L 19–14 MAC Championship
2001Gary Darnell5–64–44th (West)
2002Gary Darnell4–83–55th (West)
2003Gary Darnell5–74–44th (West)
2004Gary Darnell1–100–87th (West)
Gary Darnell:46–4635–29
Bill Cubit (2005–2012)
2005Bill Cubit7–45–33rd (West)
2006Bill Cubit8–56–22nd (West) L 27–24 International Bowl
2007 Bill Cubit5–7 3–4 4th (West)
2008 Bill Cubit9–4 6–2 T-2nd (West) L 38–14 Texas Bowl
2009 Bill Cubit5–7 4–4 3rd (West)
2010 Bill Cubit6–6 5–3 3rd (West)
2011 Bill Cubit7–6 5–3 3rd (West) L 37–32 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
2012 Bill Cubit4–8 2–6 5th (West)
Bill Cubit:51–4636–27
P. J. Fleck (2013–2016)
2013 P. J. Fleck1–11 1–7 T-5th (West)
2014 P. J. Fleck8–5 6–2 3rd (West) L 38–24 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
2015 P. J. Fleck8–5 6–2 T-1st (West) W 45–31 Bahamas Bowl
2016 P. J. Fleck13–1 8–0 1st (West) L 24–16 Cotton Bowl Classic 15
P. J. Fleck:30–2221–11
Tim Lester (2017–present)
2017 Tim Lester6–6 4–4 4th (West)
2018 Tim Lester7–6 5–3 T-2nd (West) L 49–18 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
2019 Tim Lester7–6 5–3 2nd (West) L 23–20 First Responder Bowl
2020 Tim Lester4–2 4–2 T–2nd (West)
2021 Tim Lester8–5 4–4 T–4th (West) W 52–24 Quick Lane Bowl
2022 Tim Lester4–7 3–4 (West)
Tim Lester:36–3225–20
Total:592–473–24
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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