The rest of the season
Every game left is at least 70%
Win out 55% · expect 2.5 of 3 more wins
Western Michigan's chance to win each game left, from our model: Akron 87%, Eastern Michigan 89%, Miami (OH) 71%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
StandingTied for 2nd in the Mid-American · 4-1 in conference play · All standings
LeadersPassing Broc Lowry 1,397 · Rushing Jalen Buckley 711 · Receiving Aveion Chenault 540 All player stats
Updated Thu Nov 5 · through week 9
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| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #24 | #19 | +27.5✓ +26.5 | @Michigan | L 12-13 115 Firestorm | 0-1 | 0-0 | Pass Lowry 89 · Rush Buckley 62 · Rec Chenault 53 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #21 | #168 | −29.5✓ +5.5 | Monmouth | W 49-14 57 | 1-1 | 0-0 | Pass Lowry 212 · Rush Lowry 40 · Rec Chenault 101 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #22 | #147 | −8.5✗ −1.5 | @Rice | W 28-21 125 | 2-1 | 0-0 | Pass Lowry 116 · Rush Buckley 117 · Rec Chenault 62 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #27 | #32 | +8.5✗ −16.5 | Boise State | L 7-32 116 | 2-2 | 0-0 | Pass Lowry 110 · Rush Petty 41 · Rec Buckley 29 |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #34 | #157 | −13.5✗ −10.5 | @Buffalo | W 20-17 126 | 3-2 | 1-0 | Pass Lowry 212 · Rush Buckley 62 · Rec Levicki 76 |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #48 | #132 | −13.5✓ +17.5 | Kent State | W 38-7 134 | 4-2 | 2-0 | Pass Lowry 257 · Rush Buckley 105 · Rec Parks 55 |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #39 | #119 | −7.5✗ −0.5 | @Central Michigan | W 21-14 125 | 5-2 | 3-0 | Pass Lowry 48 · Rush Buckley 150 · Rec Chenault 34 |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #43 | #47 | +2.5✗ −4.5 | @Toledo | L 38-45 150 | 5-3 | 3-1 | Pass Lowry 207 · Rush Buckley 92 · Rec Chenault 105 |
| 9 | Oct 31 | #44 | #156 | −14✗ −1 | Bowling Green | W 23-10 119 | 6-3 | 4-1 | Pass Lowry 146 · Rush Cabana 110 · Rec Chenault 109 |
| 10 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 11 | Nov 10 | #51 | #163 | @Akron | 7 pm ET · CBS Sports Network87% to win | ||||
| 12 | Nov 17 | Eastern Michigan | 7 pm ET89% to win | ||||||
| 13 | Nov 24 | Miami (OH) | time TBA71% to win | ||||||
Win chances are our model for Western Michigan, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.
Line is the closing point spread for Western Michigan: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Big plays (IsoPPP) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | Bowling Green | W 23-10 | 336 | 2 | 27:42 | -0.058 | 33.9% | 1.28 | Best defensive stand |
| Oct 24 | @Toledo | L 38-45 | 351 | 3 | 26:40 | -0.025 | 34.9% | 1.73 | Most explosive |
| Oct 17 | @Central Michigan | W 21-14 | 272 | 1 | 29:44 | +0.233 | 46.3% | 0.93 | One-score win |
| Oct 10 | Kent State | W 38-7 | 466 | 0 | 29:47 | +0.347 | 46.2% | 1.34 | Blowout win |
| Oct 3 | @Buffalo | W 20-17 | 327 | 0 | 31:55 | +0.115 | 47.5% | 0.88 | One-score win |
| Sep 26 | Boise State | L 7-32 | 223 | 1 | 23:14 | -0.164 | 38.5% | 1.00 | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 19 | @Rice | W 28-21 | 333 | 1 | 32:53 | +0.128 | 41.5% | 1.21 | One-score win |
| Sep 12 | Monmouth | W 49-14 | 414 | 0 | 28:08 | +0.451 | 48.3% | 1.33 | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | @Michigan | L 12-13 | 221 | 0 | 40:08 | -0.037 | 32.9% | 1.07 | One-score loss |
| Season average (9 games) | 327 | 0.9 | +0.110 | 41.1% | 1.20 | ||||
Western Michigan's wildest games since 2013: comebacks, long shots, line misses
Median odds across sportsbooks · Nov 5. A number with a minus is the favorite: −130 means $130 wins $100. A plus is the underdog: +170 means $100 wins $170.
What fans said
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The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
7-3 over the last 10, and won the last one.
After further study and investigation, it is now evident that replay protocol was not properly followed in determining whether time remained on the game clock at the conclusion of the Western Michigan vs. Michigan football game
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WMU Board approves Asylum Lake transfer.
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Range of outcomes · Western Michigan · 2026
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
7 wins 7%; 8 wins 38%; 9 wins 55%Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 9 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Measured from 9 games · ranks are among Mid-American teams the same season
Western Michigan was picked seventh in the MAC and won the whole thing — a 23-13 title-game win over Miami, then a 41-6 bowl blowout, the Broncos' first conference title since the P.J. Fleck miracle of 2016.
Bronco fans are sick of being a punchline about a coach who left and a rowing slogan he took with him. They say a program picked seventh and crowned champion proved Kalamazoo can win on its own…
Western Michigan · Game-day weather
Typical at Waldo Stadium: kickoff time makes little difference, scores run 86 to 89
Typical weather score at each kickoff time.
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At kickoff, regular-season Saturdays, 2018 to 2025: 112 at noon, 113 at 3:30 pm, 114 at 7:30 pm. Typical means the average of those Saturdays. It is not a forecast.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
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Range of outcomes · Western Michigan · 2026