Western Michigan 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 4:44 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On September 7, the Western Michigan Broncos will play Ohio State — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is in this article.

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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

  • Based on their opponents’ combined win total from last season (58), the Broncos have the ninth-easiest schedule in college football.
  • The Broncos are facing the fifth-easiest conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Western Michigan will play six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes one team that put up nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last year.
  • The Broncos will go up against six teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Western Michigan Stat Insights (2023)

  • Offensively, 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 rely on its 90th-ranked offense (23.7 points per contest) to keep it in games.
  • From an offensive standpoint, the Broncos ranked 86th in FBS with 211.2 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 82nd in passing yards allowed per contest (234.6).
  • Western Michigan totaled 153.8 rushing yards per game offensively last season (72nd in FBS), and it gave up 158.8 rushing yards per game (81st) on the other side of the ball.
  • 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 offensively, ranking 100th in FBS by putting up a 35.8% third-down percentage.
  • 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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