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2024 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–2 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWalt Bell (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorScott Power (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Toledo   0 – 0     3 – 0  
No. 23 Northern Illinois   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Buffalo   0 – 0     2 – 1  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 0     2 – 1  
Ohio   0 – 0     2 – 1  
Ball State   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Bowling Green   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Akron   0 – 0     1 – 2  
Central Michigan   0 – 0     1 – 2  
Western Michigan   0 – 0     1 – 2  
Miami (OH)   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Kent State   0 – 0     0 – 3  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 16, 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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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 309:00 p.m.at Wisconsin*
FS1L 14–2875,158
September 77:30 p.m.at No. 2 Ohio State*
BTNL 0–56102,665
September 146:30 p.m.Bethune–Cookman*
ESPN+W 59–3123,476
September 283:30 p.m.at Marshall*
ESPN+
October 5at Ball State
October 12Akron
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
October 19at Buffalo
October 26Kent State
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
November 67:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN2/ESPNU
November 127:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 197:00 p.m./7:30 p.m./8:00 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 30Eastern Michigan
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)

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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 34Total
Western Michigan 0 7 0714
Wisconsin 0 10 31528

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: Friday August 30, 2024
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy 71 F; Wind: North West 6 mph
  • Game attendance: 75,158
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • WIS – Chez Mellusi 9-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 11:48 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 16 plays, 93 yards, 6:29.
  • WMU – Jalen Buckley 1-yard run (Palmer Domschke kick), 3:02 Tied 7–7 Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 8:40.
  • WIS – Nathanial Vakos 33-yard field goal, 13:45. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 2:58.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Nathanial Vakos 23-yard field goal, 7:56. Wisconsin 13–7. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 6:55.
Fourth quarter
  • WMU – Jalen Buckley 1-yard run (Palmer Domschke kick), 14:15 Western Michigan 14–13 Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:51.
  • WIS – Tawee Walker 6-yard run (Trech Kekahuna pass from Tyler Van Dyke), 10:35 Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:46.
  • WIS – Tyler Van Dyke 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 3:17 Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:37.
Statistics WMU WISC
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
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

at Ohio State

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See also: 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Game Two – Western Michigan Broncos (0–1) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 000
No. 2 Buckeyes 21 14 14756

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 102,665
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:04) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:35; Ohio State 7–0)
  • (4:00) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 70-yard pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; Ohio State 14–0)
  • (1:02) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 23-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:39; Ohio State 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:28) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 23-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:17; Ohio State 28–0)
  • (4:20) OSU – Will Howard 6-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:34; Ohio State 35–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:44) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 16-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:15; Ohio State 42–0)
  • (0:05) OSU – James Peoples 12-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:13; Ohio State 49–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:01) OSU – Bennett Christian 55-yard pass from Julian Sayin (Austin Snyder kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05; Ohio State 56–0)
Statistics Western Michigan Ohio State
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
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

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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