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2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as members of the Mid-American Conference in the West Division. The team was coached by Bill Cubit and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

2005 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Akron xy$   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Miami (OH) x   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Bowling Green x   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Ohio   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Kent State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Toledo x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The Broncos won the Michigan MAC Trophy and the WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 pmat No. 23 Virginia*
ESPN360L 19–3161,244
September 107:00 pmat Toledo
CLL 23–5618,912
September 177:00 pmSouthern Illinois*
W 34–2824,497[1]
September 241:00 pmat Temple
W 19–168,922
October 17:00 pmBuffalo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 31–2114,198
October 87:00 pmBall State
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
CLL 57–60 5OT18,183
October 224:00 pmat Bowling Green
W 45–1413,959
October 292:00 pmKent State 
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
CLW 44–1414,168
November 51:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
CLW 44–3611,191
November 122:00 pmCentral Michigan
ESPN+W 31–2423,484
November 231:30 pmat Northern Illinois
ESPN2L 7–4218,361
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster edit

2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 15 Greg Jennings Sr
TE 85 Tony Scheffler Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ "WMU ends losing skid". The Herald-Palladium. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. 3B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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