2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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2024 Western Michigan Broncos football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 0–1 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach|

* Lance Taylor (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Walt Bell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Scott Power (1st season)
Home stadium| Waldo Stadium

Seasons

<- 2023

2025 ->

2024 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Bowling Green |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  |
Buffalo |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  |
Central Michigan |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  |
Toledo |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  |
Akron |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  |
Ball State |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  |
Kent State |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  |
Miami (OH) |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  |
Northern Illinois |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  |
Ohio |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  |
Western Michigan |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  |
Championship: December 7, 2024

* $ - Conference champion
* y - Championship game participant

As of August 31, 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]

## Preseason

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### Preseason polls

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#### Coaches Poll

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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)
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
1 | Miami | 10
2 | Toledo | 2

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 9:00 p.m.| at Wisconsin*|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| FS1| L 14–28| 75,158
September 7| 7:30 p.m.| at Ohio State*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| BTN|  |
September 14| 6:30 p.m.| Bethune–Cookman*|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

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September 28| | at Marshall*|

* Joan C. Edwards Stadium
* Huntington, WV

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October 5| | at Ball State|

* Scheumann Stadium
* Muncie, IN

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October 12| | Akron|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

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October 19| | at Buffalo|

* UB Stadium
* Buffalo, NY

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October 26| | Kent State|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

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November 6| 7:00 p.m.| Northern Illinois|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| ESPN2/ESPNU|  |
November 12| 7:00 p.m.| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN|  |
November 19| 7:00 p.m./7:30 p.m./8:00 p.m.| at Central Michigan|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy)

| ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN|  |
November 30| | Eastern Michigan|

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

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

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## Game summaries

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### at Wisconsin

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See also: 2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Game One – Western Michigan Broncos (0-0) at Wisconsin Badgers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: Friday August 30, 2024
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics | WMU | WISC

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Western Michigan | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Wisconsin | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

## References

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1. ^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
2. ^ "Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
3. ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
4. ^ "2024 Western Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

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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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