my-server
← Wiki

2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by Lance Taylor in his third-year as the head coach and the Broncos played their home games at Waldo Stadium, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The Broncos claimed the team's fourth football league championship and became the first team in program history to win both a conference championship and a bowl game in the same season. With the program's third overall bowl victory, they reached 10 wins for just the second time.

The Western Michigan Broncos drew an average home attendance of 20,194, the 96th-highest of all NCAA Division I FBS football teams.

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.

Schedule

Game summaries

at Michigan State

vs North Texas

at No. 9 Illinois

Toledo

No. 6 (FCS) Rhode Island

at UMass

Ball State

at Miami (OH)

Central Michigan (rivalry)

Ohio

at Northern Illinois

at Eastern Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)

vs Miami (OH) (MAC Football Championship Game)

vs Kennesaw State (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

References