Western Michigan 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 11:14 am Friday, August 9, 2024

The Western Michigan Broncos’ college football schedule for 2024 includes a standout matchup against Ohio State on September 7 — see below 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 will face the ninth-easiest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year (58).
  • The Broncos are facing the fifth-easiest conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Western Michigan’s schedule includes six games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (one against a team with nine or more victories and three against squads that accumulated three or fewer wins).
  • 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)

  • The Broncos ranked 80th in total offense (365 yards per game) and 85th in total defense (393.4 yards allowed per game) last season.
  • With 31.8 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 25th-worst in FBS last season, Western Michigan had to lean on its 90th-ranked offense (23.7 points per contest) to keep it in games.
  • The Broncos totaled 211.2 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 86th in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 82nd, allowing 234.6 passing yards per contest.
  • Offensively, 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).
  • In addition to a 45.3% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense last season, which ranked 12th-worst in FBS, the Broncos put up a 100th-ranked third-down conversion rate (35.8%) on offense.
  • 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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