Western Michigan Broncos
Mid-American
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #78
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- -1.4 (#78)
- SP+ Offense
- 21.7
- SP+ Defense
- 21.8
- SRS
- -0.1
- FPI
- -2.7
- Elo
- 1546
- Talent
- 534
- Recruiting
- 171 (#112)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
7.4p10 5.0 — p90 9.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 14.3% | |
| Make CFP | 0.9% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.0% | |
| Semifinal | 0.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 7.5–4.5
Schedule
105th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
126th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
75th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Michigan | +12.4 | 14-38 | -23.5 | 8% | — |
| 2 | vsMonmouth | FCS | 44-4* | +40.0 | 99% | — |
| 3 | @Rice | -14.8 | 32-21 | +11.1 | 75% | — |
| 4 | vsBoise State | +3.1 | 24-21 | +2.5 | 56% | — |
| 5 | @Buffalo | -7.5 | 29-27 | +1.5 | 54% | — |
| 6 | vsKent State | -19.3 | 38-18 | +19.6 | 88% | — |
| 7 | @Central Michigan | -8.8 | 29-29 | +0.1 | 50% | — |
| 8 | @Toledo | +6 | 22-28 | -5.9 | 36% | — |
| 9 | vsBowling Green | -12.6 | 32-19 | +12.7 | 78% | — |
| 11 | @Akron | -13.9 | 32-24 | +7.9 | 68% | — |
| 12 | vsEastern Michigan | -14.7 | 33-21 | +12.1 | 77% | — |
| 13 | vsMiami (OH) | -3.4 | 30-25 | +5.9 | 64% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 3
2026 · 72
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Broc Lowry | SO | 6'1" | 210 | — |
| QB | — | Trey Petty← Illinois | FR | 6'0" | 210 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Mark Konecny | JR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jalen Buckley | JR | 5'11" | 210 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Devin Miles | JR | 5'9" | 184 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Ofa Mataele | JR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| RB | 4th | Tre' Hartwell | SO | 5'11" | 225 | — |
| RB | 5th | Cole Cabana | SO | 5'11" | 197 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 6th | AJ Green← Arkansas | SR | 5'10" | 210 | ★★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Talique Williams | SR | 5'9" | 177 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Baylin Brooks | SO | 6'1" | 207 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Aveion Chenault | FR | 6'0" | 177 | — |
| WR | 4th | Christian Leary | SR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Malique Dieudonne | SR | 6'0" | 170 | — |
| WR | 6th | Keivin Boone-Nelson II | JR | 5'10" | 172 | — |
| WR | 7th | Terence Marshall | SO | 6'2" | 178 | — |
| WR | — | Emazon Littlejohn← South Carolina | FR | 6'0" | 188 | — |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Blake Bosma | SR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Michael Brescia | SR | 6'2" | 242 | — |
| TE | 3rd | Cade Conley | JR | 6'4" | 232 | — |
| TE | 4th | Ryan Brotherton | FR | 6'4" | 205 | ★★★ |
| TE | 5th | Brennan Wooten | JR | 6'4" | 225 | ★★★ |
| TE | 6th | Adam Parks← New Mexico State | SO | 6'4" | 245 | ★★ |
Offensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Jack Parker | SO | 6'5" | 288 | — |
Defensive Line · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Nadame Tucker | SR | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Kershawn Fisher | SR | 6'2" | 246 | — |
| DE | 3rd | Will Gerig | JR | 6'4" | 210 | — |
| DE | 4th | Noah Bishop | FR | 6'4" | 215 | ★★★ |
| DE | 5th | August Johanningsmeier | JR | 6'4" | 235 | ★★ |
| DE | 6th | Popeye Williams | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Rodney McGraw | SR | 6'6" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Marcel Tyler | SR | 6'4" | 270 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Race Stewart | SR | 6'2" | 323 | — |
| DL | 4th | Tyson Lee | SR | 6'2" | 270 | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Dakari Frazier | SO | 6'3" | 282 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Dalton Gustwiller | SO | 6'3" | 285 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Ahmed Tounkara← Ohio State | SO | 6'0" | 280 | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Mustafi Al-Garawi | SR | 6'2" | 285 | — |
| DT | 2nd | Jori Benson | SR | 6'3" | 290 | — |
| EDGE | 1st | Austin Alexander← North Carolina | FR | 6'3" | 240 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | James Camden | SR | 6'2" | 221 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Sefa Saipaia Jr. | SR | 5'11" | 225 | — |
| LB | 3rd | DeJuan Echoles Jr.← Ball State | JR | 6'1" | 229 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Domanick Moon | JR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Dillon Moore | JR | 6'2" | 223 | — |
| LB | 6th | Gabe Welch | SO | 6'0" | 220 | — |
| LB | 7th | Brenden Anes← Tennessee | FR | 6'2" | 223 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Freddy Brown | FR | 5'11" | 210 | ★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Andrew Baker | FR | 6'0" | 213 | — |
| LB | 10th | Marvin Smith | SR | 6'2" | 201 | — |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Jarvarius Sims | SR | 5'10" | 188 | — |
| CB | 2nd | John Peters | FR | 6'1" | 165 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Isaiah Paul | SR | 6'1" | 180 | — |
| CB | 4th | Amarian Louis | SO | 5'8" | 166 | — |
| CB | — | Willard Ferrell← Presbyterian | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Joshua Franklin | JR | 6'0" | 175 | — |
| S | 1st | Tate Hallock | SR | 6'4" | 210 | — |
| S | 2nd | Micah Davis | SO | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| S | 3rd | Joey Pope | SO | 5'11" | 165 | — |
| S | 4th | Aaron Wofford | SR | 5'11" | 175 | ★★★ |
| S | 5th | Jaden Lyles | SR | 5'10" | 195 | — |
| S | 6th | Jayden Davis | SR | 6'0" | 206 | — |
| S | 7th | Braden Steely | SO | 5'11" | 192 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Fitzroy Ledgister | SR | 6'1" | 193 | — |
| S | 9th | Daeh McCullough← Louisville | SO | 6'2" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Tahj Owens← Princeton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | — | Kouri Crump← VMI | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | RJ Todd | JR | 6'2" | 189 | — |
| LS | — | Drew Doyle← Virginia Tech | FR | 6'1" | 242 | — |
| P | 1st | Ryan Millmore | SO | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| PK | 1st | Palmer Domschke | SR | 5'10" | 186 | — |
| PK | 2nd | Hunter Smith | SR | 5'10" | 205 | — |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
7.5
Exp. Losses
4.5
Toss-ups
3
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
21.724
Off PPA
+0.1025
Pass PPA
+0.099
Rush PPA
+0.1251
Success
42%50
Explosive
1.051
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.10 | +0.05 |
| Passing | +0.09 | +0.07 |
| Rushing | +0.12 | +0.07 |
| 1st Down | -0.02 | -0.05 |
| 2nd Down | +0.17 | +0.10 |
| 3rd Down | +0.39 | +0.21 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
23.6
PPG Against
18.2
Differential
+5.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 9-4
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 3-3
- Neutral
- 1-0
- Conference
- 7-1
- Non-Conference
- 2-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-1
- Avg Margin
- +5.4
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 29.0 | 15.7 |
| Away | 3-3 | 18.3 | 21.7 |
| Neutral | 2-0 | 32.0 | 9.5 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 15.0 | 35.5 |
| Conference | 7-1 | 25.1 | 14.5 |
| Non-conference | 3-3 | 24.5 | 21.2 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 8 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-4 | 7-1 | #78 | — | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 6-6 | 5-3 | #105 | — | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #121 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #120 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 4-4 | #76 | — | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 4-2 | 4-2 | #67 | — | — |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #90 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #104 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #78 | — | — |
| 2016 | 13-0 | 9-0 | #29 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 7-5 | 6-2 | #56 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 8-4 | 6-2 | #73 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
5-0 SU · 3-0 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 10-4 |
| ATS | 9-3-175% |
| Over / Under | 6-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-1 |
| As underdog | 3-2 |
| Home | 5-1 |
| Away | 3-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #90 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★165 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #112 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | #104 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | #71 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | #106 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | #105 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | #97 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | #86 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | #92 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | #76 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2017 | #89 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 14net +1Out 13
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 2.9
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | AJ Green | RB | 4★ | ← Arkansas |
| ▲ | Austin Alexander | EDGE | 3★ | ← North Carolina |
| ▲ | Tahj Owens | S | 3★ | ← Princeton |
| ▲ | Willard Ferrell | CB | 3★ | ← Presbyterian |
| ▼ | Popeye Williams | EDGE | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Brady Jones | QB | 3★ | → Oregon State |
| ▼ | Isaiah Street | EDGE | 3★ | → Ohio |
| ▼ | Jason Mitchell | S | 3★ | → — |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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