The 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Tim Lester and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to BYU.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Rimington TrophyJohn KeenoyCSRDoak Walker AwardJamauri BoganRBSRLeVante BellamyRBJRJohn Mackey AwardGiovanni RicciTEJROutland TrophyLuke JurigaGJRJohn KeenoyCSRWuerffel TrophyJamauri BoganRBSRJustin TranquillDBJR
Preseason media poll The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Broncos predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.
Schedule The following table lists WMU's schedule.
Game summaries
Syracuse
First meeting
At Michigan
0–6 2011 MICH, 34–10
Delaware State
First meeting
At Georgia State
First meeting
At Miami (OH)
21–37–1 2015 WMU, 35–13
Eastern Michigan
33–18–2 2017 WMU, 20–17
At Bowling Green
18–32–3 2015 BGSU, 41–27
At Central Michigan
48–38–2 2017 CMU, 35–28
Toledo
30–42 2017 TOL, 37–10
Ohio
33–28–1 2016 WMU, 29–23
At Ball State
25–19 2017 WMU, 55–3
Northern Illinois
24–18 2017 NIU, 35–31
Vs. BYU (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)
2–3 1970 WMU, 35–17
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