2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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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 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.

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 Statedagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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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