Western Michigan 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 10:07 am Friday, August 9, 2024

The Western Michigan Broncos will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 30, versus Wisconsin. Keep scrolling for more.

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2024 Western Michigan Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
@ Wisconsin August 30 | 9:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub Fox Sports 1 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Ohio State September 7 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Bethune-Cookman (FCS) September 14 | 6:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Marshall September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Ball State October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Akron October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Buffalo October 19 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Kent State October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Northern Illinois November 6 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Bowling Green November 12 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Central Michigan November 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Eastern Michigan November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Western Michigan 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Broncos are playing the ninth-easiest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last season).
  • The Broncos will face the fifth-easiest conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (34).
  • In 2024, Western Michigan’s schedule will see six games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including one game against teams that had nine or more wins and three games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
  • The Broncos have six teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Western Michigan Stat Insights (2023)

  • On offense, the Broncos ranked 80th in FBS with 365 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 85th in total defense (393.4 yards allowed per contest).
  • With 31.8 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 25th-worst in FBS last season, Western Michigan was forced to lean on its 90th-ranked offense (23.7 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
  • The Broncos totaled 211.2 passing yards per game on offense last season (86th in FBS), and they ranked 82nd defensively with 234.6 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Western Michigan averaged 153.8 rushing yards per game on offense (72nd in FBS) last season, and it ranked 81st defensively with 158.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranked 12th-worst in FBS last season (45.3% third-down percentage), the Broncos played better on offense, ranking 100th in FBS by putting up a 35.8% third-down conversion rate.
  • Western Michigan forced 17 total turnovers (73rd in FBS) last season and turned it over 13 times (17th in FBS) for a turnover margin of +4, 38th-ranked in college football.

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