2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as members of the Mid-American Conference in the West Division. The team was coached by Bill Cubit and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

2005 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Akron xy$  5 3   7 6  
Miami (OH) x  5 3   7 4  
Bowling Green x  5 3   6 5  
Ohio  3 5   4 7  
Buffalo  1 7   1 10  
Kent State  0 8   1 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy  6 2   7 5  
Toledo x  6 2   9 3  
Western Michigan  5 3   7 4  
Central Michigan  5 3   6 5  
Ball State  4 4   4 7  
Eastern Michigan  3 5   4 7  
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The Broncos won the Michigan MAC Trophy and the WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 pmat No. 23 Virginia*ESPN360L 19–3161,244
September 107:00 pmat ToledoCLL 23–5618,912
September 177:00 pmSouthern Illinois*W 34–2824,497[1]
September 241:00 pmat TempleW 19–168,922
October 17:00 pmBuffalo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 31–2114,198
October 87:00 pmBall State
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
CLL 57–60 5OT18,183
October 224:00 pmat Bowling GreenW 45–1413,959
October 292:00 pmKent Statedagger
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
CLW 44–1414,168
November 51:00 pmat Eastern MichiganCLW 44–3611,191
November 122:00 pmCentral Michigan
ESPN+W 31–2423,484
November 231:30 pmat Northern IllinoisESPN2L 7–4218,361
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 15 Greg Jennings Sr
TE 85 Tony Scheffler Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "WMU ends losing skid". The Herald-Palladium. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. 3B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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