2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

2018 Western Michigan Broncos football
2018 Western Michigan Broncos football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 18–49 vs. BYU
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Tim Lester (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jake Moreland (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Tim Daoust (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Lou Esposito (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy^[1]	John Keenoy	C	SR
Doak Walker Award^[2]	Jamauri Bogan	RB	SR
Doak Walker Award^[2]	LeVante Bellamy	RB	JR
John Mackey Award^[3]	Giovanni Ricci	TE	JR
Outland Trophy^[4]	Luke Juriga	G	JR
Outland Trophy^[4]	John Keenoy	C	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[5]	Jamauri Bogan	RB	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[5]	Justin Tranquill	DB	JR

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Syracuse*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	CBSSN	L 42–55	20,628
September 8	Noon	at No. 21 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	L 3–49	110,814
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Delaware State*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	W 68–0	23,244
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia State*	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 34–15	15,264
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	W 40–39	15,012
October 6	Noon	Eastern Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	W 27–24	24,282
October 13	3:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 42–35	18,551
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Victory Cannon / Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	W 35–10	10,097
October 25	7:00 p.m.	Toledo	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	L 24–51	11,389
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	L 14–59	11,935
November 13	6:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN2	L 41–42 ^OT	5,503
November 20	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	W 28–21	18,278
December 21	4:00 p.m.	vs. BYU*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 18–49	18,711
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	24	10	14	7	55
Broncos	7	0	28	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	0	3	3
No. 21 Wolverines	21	14	7	7	49

Preseason

2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Buffalo x	7	–	1	10	–	4
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	6	–	6
Ohio	6	–	2	9	–	4
Akron	2	–	6	4	–	8
Bowling Green	2	–	6	3	–	9
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois x$	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Eastern Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Central Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	14	14	16	24	68

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	17	14	0	34
Panthers	0	9	6	0	15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	14	0	13	13	40
RedHawks	17	10	6	6	39