Western Michigan 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:46 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Western Michigan Broncos will face Wisconsin on August 30, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.

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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 last year).
  • Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (34), the Broncos have the fifth-easiest conference schedule in college football.
  • Western Michigan has a schedule that includes six games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (one of those teams won nine or more games and three of them totaled less than four wins).
  • The Broncos will play six games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Western Michigan Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Broncos put up 365 yards per game on offense last year (80th in FBS), and they allowed 393.4 yards per game (85th) on defense.
  • With 31.8 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 25th-worst in FBS last season, Western Michigan was forced to rely on its 90th-ranked offense (23.7 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
  • The Broncos ranked 86th in pass offense (211.2 passing yards per game) and 82nd in pass defense (234.6 passing yards allowed per game) last season.
  • From an offensive standpoint, Western Michigan ranked 72nd in FBS last season with 153.8 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 81st in rushing yards allowed per contest (158.8).
  • The Broncos had the 100th-ranked third-down offense last year (35.8% third-down percentage), but they were less effective on defense, ranking 12th-worst with a 45.3% third-down percentage allowed.
  • With 17 forced turnovers (73rd in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS) last season, Western Michigan’s +4 turnover margin ranked 38th in college football.

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