2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team information
American college football season
2017Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Division
West Division
Record
6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Tim Lester (1st season)
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Johns (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator
Jake Moreland (1st; 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinator
Tim Daoust (1st; 5th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator
Lou Esposito (1st; 4th overall season)
Home stadium
Waldo Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
Akron xy
6
–
2
7
–
7
Ohio
5
–
3
9
–
4
Miami (OH)
4
–
4
5
–
7
Buffalo
4
–
4
6
–
6
Bowling Green
2
–
6
2
–
10
Kent State
1
–
7
2
–
10
West Division
Toledo xy$
7
–
1
11
–
3
Central Michigan
6
–
2
8
–
5
Northern Illinois
6
–
2
8
–
5
Western Michigan
4
–
4
6
–
6
Eastern Michigan
3
–
5
5
–
7
Ball State
0
–
8
2
–
10
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
The 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-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. The Broncos finished the season 6–6, 4–4 to finish in fourth place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible, the Broncos did not receive an invite to a bowl game.[1][2]
The team set the FBS record for most combined points scored in a game (139) and tied the record for most overtime periods (seven) in their 71–68 victory over Buffalo.[3][4]
^"Central Michigan heads to Idaho Potato Bowl; Western Michigan left out". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
^"The 3 bowl-eligible teams that missed bowls". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
^"WMU defeats Buffalo in NCAA record-tying seven overtimes". MLive.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
^"Western Michigan beat Buffalo 71-68 in a bonkers 7-overtime game". For The Win. October 8, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
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