MACBroncos

Western Michigan

32nd of 1308–5

Rank

32nd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+8.2

90% range −1.1 to 17.5

Offense

34.6

15th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

26.4

56th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 4 · 12:00 PM ET at

Michigan L 14–47

Rating change−3.4

Wk 2Sep 11 · 5:00 PM ET vs

Illinois State W 28–0

Rating change+2.9

Wk 3Sep 18 · 12:00 PM ET at

Pittsburgh W 44–41

Rating change+1.0

Wk 4Sep 25 · 2:00 PM ET vs

San José State W 23–3

Rating change+2.0

Wk 5Oct 2 · 12:00 PM ET at

Buffalo W 24–17

Rating change+0.7

Wk 6Oct 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Ball State L 20–45

Rating change−3.6

Wk 7Oct 16 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Kent State W 64–31

Rating change+3.0

Wk 8Oct 23 · 3:30 PM ET at

Toledo L 15–34

Rating change−0.5

Wk 10Nov 3 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Central Michigan L 30–42

Rating change−1.3

Wk 11Nov 9 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Akron W 45–40

Rating change−0.7

Wk 12Nov 16 · 7:30 PM ET at

Eastern Michigan L 21–22

Rating change−0.1

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:00 PM ET at

Northern Illinois W 42–21

Rating change+2.2

PostDec 27 · 11:00 AM ET vs

NevadaQuick Lane Bowl W 52–24

Rating change−0.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2020	MAC	76 of 127	−2.3	32.7	35.0	4–2	—
2019	MAC	86 of 130	−5.6	25.8	31.4	7–6	—
2018	MAC	101 of 130	−10.4	28.7	39.1	7–6	—
2017	MAC	75 of 130	−3.3	29.6	32.9	6–6	—
2016	MAC	27 of 128	9.7	37.3	27.6	13–1	—
2015	MAC	43 of 128	6.5	35.7	29.3	8–5	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

WMU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles