2018 Western Michigan Broncos season

2018 Western Michigan Broncos
Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2018 record	5-7 (2-5 MAC)
Head coach	Raybaxter2211 (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Option
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Emmanuel Fields, RB Steven Field, ILB Ralph Phillips, K
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium (Capacity: 30,200)
Seasons « 2017 2019 »

2018 MAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Ohio x		5	–	2					8	–	6
Miami (OH)		4	–	3					7	–	6
Buffalo		4	–	3					6	–	7
Kent State		3	–	4					3	–	9
Akron		2	–	5					2	–	10
Bowling Green		1	–	6					2	–	10
West
Northern Illinois x†		6	–	1					9	–	5
Toledo		5	–	2					8	–	5
Eastern Michigan		5	–	2					6	–	7
Central Michigan		4	–	3					6	–	7
Western Michigan		2	–	5					5	–	7
Ball State		1	–	6					1	–	11
MAC Championship Game: Northern Illinois 17, Ohio 3
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	Thurs. Night	at Duke*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 21-35
2		Bye
3	Sat. Afternoon	at #8 TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 31-34
4	Fri. Night	Buffalo		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 14-17
5	Thurs. Night	at Utah State*		Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT	W 38-35
6	Fri. Night	UTSA*		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	W 44-24
7		Bye
8	Sat. Morning	at Toledo		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	W 23-0
9	Fri. Night	Eastern Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 10-21
10	Thurs. Night	Ball State		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 14-35
11		Bye
12	Thurs. Night	at Kent State		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	W 59-49
13	Sat. Afternoon	at Northern Illinois		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	L 10-14
14	Thurs. Night	Cincinnati*		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	W 31-21
15		Bye
16	Thurs. Night	at Central Michigan		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI	L 17-23
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.