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2024 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Walt Bell (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Power (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team will represent Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos are led by Lance Taylor in his second year as the head coach. The Broncos will play home games at Waldo Stadium, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[1]
On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Western Michigan was picked to finish seventh in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.[2][3]
MAC Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Miami | 119 (9) |
2 | Toledo | 109 (3) |
T3 | Bowling Green | 92 |
T3 | Northern Illinois | 92 |
5 | Ohio | 81 |
6 | Eastern Michigan | 64 |
7 | Western Michigan | 60 |
8 | Central Michigan | 59 |
9 | Ball State | 42 |
10 | Buffalo | 37 |
11 | Akron | 24 |
12 | Kent State | 13 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Miami | 10 |
2 | Toledo | 2 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 9:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin* | FS1 | L 14–28 | 75,158 | |
September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Ohio State* | BTN | L 0–56 | 102,665 | |
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* | ESPN+ | W 59–31 | 23,476 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | ESPN+ | L 20–27 | 18,723 | |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN+ | W 45–42 | 10,342 | |
October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron |
| ESPN+ | W 34–24 | 19,507 |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | ESPN+ | W 48–41 | 18,487 | |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State |
| ESPN+ | W 52–21 | 23,537 |
November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
| ESPN2 | L 28–42 | 10,346 |
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | ESPN2 | L 13–31 | 1,156 | |
November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at Central Michigan | ESPN2 | L 14–16 | ||
November 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Badgers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Game information |
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No scoring
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Statistics | WMU | WISC |
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First downs | 13 | 27 |
Total yards | 261 | 388 |
Rushing yards | 120 | 196 |
Passing yards | 141 | 192 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12-19-1 | 21-36-0 |
Time of possession | 24:42 | 35:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 12/18, 141 |
Rushing | Jalen Buckley | 16-64, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Malique Dieudonne | 2-45 | |
Wisconsin | Passing | Tyler Van Dyke | 21/36, 192 |
Rushing | Chez Mellusi | 19-74, TD | |
Receiving | Will Pauling | 6-60 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 2 Buckeyes | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
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Statistics | WMU | OSU |
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First downs | 6 | 30 |
Plays–yards | 48–99 | 72–683 |
Rushes–yards | 31–28 | 39–273 |
Passing yards | 71 | 410 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–17–0 | 25–33–0 |
Time of possession | 25:24 | 34:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 8/15, 71 yards |
Rushing | Keshawn King | 8 carries, 22 yards | |
Receiving | Anthony Sambucci | 3 receptions, 41 yards | |
Ohio State | Passing | Will Howard | 18/26, 292 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Quinshon Judkins | 9 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jeremiah Smith | 5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats (FCS) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Broncos | 14 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 59 |
at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
Game information |
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Statistics | BCU | WMU |
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First downs | 17 | 30 |
Total yards | 255 | 677 |
Rushing yards | 139 | 372 |
Passing yards | 116 | 305 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–15-0 | 15–19–1 |
Time of possession | 33:45 | 26:15 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bethune–Cookman | Passing | Cam Ransom | 10/14, 116 yards |
Rushing | Cam Ransom | 20 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Lorenzo Jenkins | 1 reception, 44 yards | |
Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 15/19, 305 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jaden Nixon | 17 carries, 189 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Anthony Sambucci | 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
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Statistics | WMU | MRSH |
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First downs | 21 | 20 |
Total yards | 318 | 420 |
Rushing yards | 192 | 243 |
Passing yards | 126 | 177 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–28–0 | 15–25–0 |
Time of possession | 31:29 | 28:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 15/28, 126 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jaden Nixon | 23 carries, 146 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Anthony Sambucci | 4 receptions, 56 yards | |
Marshall | Passing | Stone Earle | 15/25, 177 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | A. J. Turner | 9 carries, 124 yards | |
Receiving | Elijah Metcalf | 4 receptions, 52 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 21 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN
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Statistics | WMU | BALL |
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First downs | 23 | 23 |
Total yards | 397 | 461 |
Rushing yards | 197 | 68 |
Passing yards | 264 | 329 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 32:30 | 27:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 26/29, 264 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jaden Nixon | 14 carries, 124 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Anthony Sambucci | 9 receptions, 74 yards, TD | |
Ball State | Passing | Kadin Semonza | 21/34, 307 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Braedon Sloan | 18 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | Tanner Koziol | 9 receptions, 102 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Zips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
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Statistics | AKR | WMU |
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Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Akron | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Western Michigan | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics | WMU | UB |
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First downs | ||
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Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Buffalo | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
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Statistics | KENT | WMU |
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Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kent State | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Western Michigan | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
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Statistics | NIU | WMU |
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Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Illinois | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Western Michigan | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Falcons | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH
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Statistics | WMU | BGSU |
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First downs | 19 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 69–292 | 56–402 |
Rushing yards | 97 | 226 |
Passing yards | 195 | 176 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–33–2 | 15–23–0 |
Time of possession | 33:23 | 26:37 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 24/32, 195 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jalen Buckley | 15 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Kenneth Womack | 4 receptions, 62 yards | |
Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 15/22, 176 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Terion Stewart | 15 carries, 150 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Harold Fannin Jr. | 10 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Chippewas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | WMU | CMU |
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First downs | 10 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 51–184 | 66–307 |
Rushing yards | 50 | 167 |
Passing yards | 134 | 140 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–26–0 | 8–17–1 |
Time of possession | 23:43 | 36:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 13/23, 126 yards |
Rushing | Jalen Buckley | 12 carries, 50 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kenneth Womack | 4 receptions, 47 yards | |
Central Michigan | Passing | Jadyn Glasser | 8/17, 140 yards, INT |
Rushing | Marion Lukes | 15 carries, 93 yards | |
Receiving | Solomon Davis | 3 receptions, 73 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
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Statistics | EMU | WMU |
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Eastern Michigan | Passing | ||
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Western Michigan | Passing | ||
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