List of Western Michigan Broncos head football coaches

The following is the list of Western Michigan Broncos head football coaches. The Western Michigan Broncos football team represents Western Michigan University (WMU) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision. WMU has fielded a football team since 1906.

The Broncos have had 17 head coaches in their history. William H. Spaulding and Al Molde have the most wins in WMU history with 62. WMU has three conference championships and has competed in 12 bowl games, winning two and losing ten.

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Head coaches Through the 2025 season

Number Head coach Career Seasons W L T Win% CW CL CT CWin% CC DC BG Ref 1 1906 1 1 2 0 – – – – – 0 2 1907–1921 15 62 25 3 – – – – – 0 3 1922–1923 2 12 1 1 – – – – – 0 4 1924–1928 5 26 10 2 – – – – – 0 5 1929–1941 13 59 34 5 – – – – – 0 6 1942–1952 11 50 34 1 8 15 0 0 – 0 7 1953–1956 4 8 25 2 4 17 1 0 – 0 8 1957–1963 7 28 33 3 17 23 2 0 – 0 9 1964–1974 11 58 49 2 24 34 2 1 – 1 10 1975–1981 7 38 39 0 30 30 0 0 – 0 11 1982–1986 5 25 27 3 19 22 3 0 – 0 12 1987–1996 10 62 47 2 48 32 1 1 – 1 13 1997–2004 8 46 46 – 35 29 – 0 2 0 14 2005–2012 8 51 46 – 36 27 – 0 0 3 15 2013–2016 4 30 22 – 21 11 – 1 2 3 16 2017–2022 6 37 32 – .536 26 20 – .565 0 0 3 17Lance Taylor2023–present32019–159–1102 TOTALS 120 613 492 24 279 265 9 4 5 14

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