2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos played their home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was led by sixth-year head coach Tim Lester.[1] The Broncos finished the season 5–7 and 4–4 in MAC play. After the season, Lester was fired.[2]

2022 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Thorne (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLou Esposito (6th season)
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
(capacity: 30,200)
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  7 1   10 4  
Buffalo  5 3   7 6  
Bowling Green  5 3   6 7  
Miami (OH)  4 4   6 7  
Kent State  4 4   5 7  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$  5 3   9 5  
Eastern Michigan x  5 3   9 4  
Western Michigan  4 4   5 7  
Ball State  3 5   5 7  
Central Michigan  3 5   4 8  
Northern Illinois  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at No. 15 Michigan State* ESPN2 L 13–35 73,928
September 10 2:00 p.m. at Ball State ESPN+ W 37–30 12,972
September 17 7:30 p.m. No. 23 Pittsburgh* ESPNU L 13–34 22,875
September 24 7:30 p.m. at San Jose State* CBSSN L 6–34 17,058
October 1 6:00 p.m. New Hampshire*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN3 W 44–7 20,119
October 8 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
CBSSN L 23–45 10,876
October 15 3:30 p.m. Ohiodagger
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
CBSSN L 14–33 20,320
October 22 3:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) CBSSN W 16–10 21,618
November 2 7:00 p.m. at Bowling Green ESPN2 L 9–13 7,589
November 9 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPNU L 21–24 8,722
November 16 8:00 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPNU W 12–10 10,097
November 25 12:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPNU W 20–148,645
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at No. 15 Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 3 0 10 0 13
No. 15 Spartans 7 14 0 14 35

at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 7 7 16 37
Cardinals 10 6 7 7 30

No. 23 Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Panthers 10 3 7 14 34
Broncos 3 3 7 0 13

at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 6 0 6
Spartans 3 14 7 10 34

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
Broncos 21 7 3 13 44

Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 21 7 3 45
Broncos 0 7 9 7 23

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 13 0 13 33
Broncos 7 7 0 0 14

at Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 6 10 0 16
RedHawks 3 0 0 7 10

at Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 6 3 9
Falcons 0 6 7 0 13

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 7 7 7 24
Broncos 7 7 7 0 21

at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 0 0 5 12
Chippewas 7 0 3 0 10

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 7 0 7 14
Broncos 0 10 10 0 20

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 184 Zaire Barnes LB New York Jets

References

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