2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos, led by sixth-year head coach Bill Cubit, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Waldo Stadium. They finished the season 6–6, 5–3 in MAC play.

2010 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	6–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Cubit (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dave Cohen (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Ohio		6	–	2					8	–	5
Temple		5	–	3					8	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		1	–	7					2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
Akron		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Toledo		7	–	1					8	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Ball State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Western Michigan, along with Temple, were the only bowl eligible teams that did not receive an invitation to a postseason bowl game.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	Noon	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 14–38	75,769[2]
September 11	7:00 pm	Nicholls State*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 49–14	19,327[3]
September 18	7:00 pm	Toledo	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		L 24–37	14,216[4]
October 2	2:00 pm	Idaho*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 13–33	18,508[5]
October 9	Noon	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+/ESPN3	W 45–16	11,963
October 16	2:30 pm	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 20–44	80,795
October 23	3:30 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	STO[6]	W 56–10	10,073
October 30	Noon	Northern Illinois	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+/ESPN3	L 21–28	12,578[7]
November 5	6:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy, Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPNU	L 22–26	22,355
November 13	2:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)		W 45–30	12,136[8]
November 20	2:00 pm	Kent State	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 38–3	8,763[9]
November 26	2:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	W 41–7	5,121
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time