2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season

The 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Tim Lester and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to BYU.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Broncos predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.^[6]

Schedule

The following table lists WMU's schedule.^[7]

Game summaries

Syracuse

At Michigan

^[8]

Delaware State

At Georgia State

At Miami (OH)

Eastern Michigan

At Bowling Green

At Central Michigan

Toledo

Ohio

At Ball State

Northern Illinois

Vs. BYU (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)

References

1. "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
2. "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
3. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
4. "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
5. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
6. "NIU & Ohio Picked As Divisional Winners In 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll". getsomemaction.com.
7. "2021 Football Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics.
8. "Western Michigan vs. Michigan - Game Summary - September 8, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2018.