2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team

2025 Western Michigan Broncos football
2025 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Lance Taylor (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Walt Bell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris O'Leary (1st season)
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium

2025 Mid-American Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Akron*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ball State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Bowling Green	0	–	0	0	–	0
Buffalo	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Michigan	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
Toledo	0	–	0	0	–	0
UMass	0	–	0	0	–	0
	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
* Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score As of August 17, 2025

The 2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team will represent Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos will be led by Lance Taylor in his third-year as the head coach and the Broncos played their home games at Waldo Stadium, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.^[1]

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.^[2]

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
MAC Coaches poll
1	Toledo	135 (7)
2	Miami	131 (3)
3	Ohio	123 (3)
4	Buffalo	115
5	Northern Illinois	94
6	Bowling Green	81
7	Western Michigan	71
8	Eastern Michigan	68
9	Central Michigan	65
10	Ball State	41
T11	Akron	39
T11	Massachusetts	39
13	Kent State	12

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Toledo	6
2	Miami	4
3	Ohio	3

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	FS1
September 6	3:30 p.m.	North Texas*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+
September 13	7:00 p.m.	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	FS1
September 20		Toledo	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI
September 27	6:30 p.m.	Rhode Island*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+
October 4		at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA
October 11		Ball State	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI
October 25		at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH
November 1		Central Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy)
November 11	7:30 p.m.	Ohio	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2/ESPNU
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 29		at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Michigan State

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. Michigan State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0
Spartans	-	-	-	-	0

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:00 PM EDT

Statistics	WMU	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Michigan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green (0–0) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	-	-	-	-	0
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan

Date: September 6
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

Statistics	UNT	WMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Illinois

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Illini	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois

Date: September 6
Game time: 2:30 PM CDT

Statistics	WMU	ILL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Toledo

Toledo Rockets (0–0) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan

Date: September 20

Statistics	TOL	WMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rhode Island (FCS)

Rhode Island Rams (FCS) (0–0) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams (FCS)	-	-	-	-	0
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan

Date: September 27
Game time: 6:30 PM EDT

Statistics	URI	WMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UMass

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0
Minutemen	-	-	-	-	0

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: October 4

Statistics	WMU	MASS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ball State

Ball State Cardinals (0–0) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan

Date: October 11

Statistics	BALL	WMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Miami (OH)

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

Date: October 25

Statistics	WMU	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Michigan (rivalry)

Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	-	-	-	-	0
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan

Date: November 1

Statistics	CMU	WMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ohio

Ohio Bobcats (0–0) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan

Date: November 11
Game time: 7:30 PM EST

Statistics	OHIO	WMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Illinois

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

Date: November 18
Game time: 6:00 PM CST

Statistics	WMU	NIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Eastern Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan

Date: November 25

Statistics	WMU	EMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
^ "Toledo Selected as Favorite in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
^ "2025 Western Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[1] "2024 Football Coaching Staff". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[2] "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.

[3] "Toledo Selected as Favorite in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[4] "2025 Western Michigan Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

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