The 2016 season's largest margin: Western Michigan 70, North Carolina Central 21. A 49-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Ten-Win Year
Western Michigan's 2016 season (13-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Zach TerrellQB3,533 passing yards
- Jarvion FranklinRB1,353 rushing yards
- Jamauri BoganRB923 rushing yards
- Fabian JohnsonRB229 rushing yards
- Corey DavisWR1,500 receiving yards
- Michael HenryWR779 receiving yards
- Carrington ThompsonWR637 receiving yards
- Robert SpillaneLB111 tackles
- Asantay BrownLB95 tackles
- Justin TranquillS89 tackles
- Keion AdamsDE7.5 sacks
- Eric AssouaDL3.5 sacks
- Caleb BaileyLB3 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Western Michigan 16, Wisconsin 24. A 8-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Western Michigan fell to Wisconsin 16-24 in the postseason.
"Row the Boat"
2016 is a middle chapter for Western Michigan — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.