Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan is No. 65 of 138 in the model after week 6 (4-2, 2-0 in conference play). Its projected final record is 8.3-3.7, with a 15% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #65in the model (▲21 from last week)
- 8.3-3.7projected final record
- −0.1points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- 0%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Western Michigan's best unit is its run defense (No. 49 in FBS); its weakest is its pass defense (No. 76). Overall, the offense ranks No. 71 and the defense No. 62, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 6 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 57, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Western Michigan's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 65) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Western Michigan would usually have won 3.8 games; it has won 4.
Postseason odds: 40% to win the Mid-American, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 99% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 25.7points per game
- 17.3points allowed per game
- 43%offensive success rate
- 43%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Broc Lowry, 996 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing: Jalen Buckley, 392 yards on 78 carries, 5 TD
- Receiving: Aveion Chenault, 20 catches, 292 yards, 1 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Michigan | L 12-13 | 50% win |
| 2 | vs Monmouth | W 49-14 | 99% win |
| 3 | at Rice | W 28-21 | 61% win |
| 4 | vs No. 23 Boise State | L 7-32 | 1% win |
| 5 | at Buffalo | W 20-17 | 67% win |
| 6 | vs Kent State | W 38-7 | 99% win |
| 7 | at Central Michigan | 68% to win | |
| 8 | at Toledo | 48% to win | |
| 9 | vs Bowling Green | 82% to win | |
| 11 | at Akron | 83% to win | |
| 12 | vs Eastern Michigan | 78% to win | |
| 13 | vs Miami (OH) | 69% to win |
Mid-American in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Western Michigan | 4-2 | 2-0 | 8.3-3.7 |
| 75 | Toledo | 4-2 | 1-1 | 8.0-4.0 |
| 89 | Ohio | 4-2 | 2-0 | 8.1-3.9 |
| 98 | Miami (OH) | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.5-5.5 |
| 99 | Massachusetts | 4-2 | 1-2 | 7.4-4.6 |
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | 4-3 | 3-0 | 6.0-6.0 |
| 119 | Central Michigan | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.1-5.9 |
| 122 | Buffalo | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.0-6.0 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 2-4 | 2-0 | 4.4-7.6 |
| 126 | Kent State | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4.8-7.2 |
| 131 | Ball State | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3.5-8.5 |
| 134 | Akron | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2.4-9.6 |
| 138 | Sacramento State | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2.1-9.9 |
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