2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season

2010 Western Michigan Broncos football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| West
Record| 6–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach|

* Bill Cubit (6th season)

Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Dave Cohen (1st season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Waldo Stadium

Seasons

<- 2009

2011 ->

2010 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
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  |
West Division
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

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

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]

## Schedule

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September 4| Noon| at Michigan State*|

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI

| ESPN2| L 14–38| 75,769[2]
September 11| 7:00 pm| Nicholls State*|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| | W 49–14| 19,327[3]
September 18| 7:00 pm| Toledo|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| | L 24–37| 14,216[4]
October 2| 2:00 pm| Idaho*|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| ESPN3| L 13–33| 18,508[5]
October 9| Noon| at Ball State|

* Scheumann Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| ESPN+/ESPN3| W 45–16| 11,963
October 16| 2:30 pm| at Notre Dame*|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN

| NBC| L 20–44| 80,795
October 23| 3:30 pm| at Akron|

* InfoCision Stadium
* Akron, OH

| STO[6]| W 56–10| 10,073
October 30| Noon| Northern Illinois|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| ESPN+/ESPN3| L 21–28| 12,578[7]
November 5| 6:00 pm| at Central Michigan|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI (WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy, Michigan MAC Trophy)

| ESPNU| L 22–26| 22,355
November 13| 2:00 pm| Eastern Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)

| | W 45–30| 12,136[8]
November 20| 2:00 pm| Kent State|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| | W 38–3| 8,763[9]
November 26| 2:00 pm| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| ESPN3| W 41–7| 5,121

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "Four MAC football teams are bowl-bound; Western Michigan, Temple not among them". mlive. December 6, 2010.
2. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Michigan State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
3. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Nicholls State Colonels Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
4. ^ "Toledo vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - September 18, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
5. ^ "Idaho vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - October 2, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
6. ^ "SportsTime Ohio Announces 2010 MAC Football Coverage - MAC-Sports.com…". mac-sports.com. August 25, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
7. ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - October 30, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
8. ^ "Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - November 13, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
9. ^ "Kent State vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - November 20, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com.

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Western Michigan Broncos football

Venues|

* Waldo Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Central Michigan
* Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan: Michigan MAC Trophy

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* Buster Bronco
* Bronco Marching Band

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