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The Western Michigan Broncos are a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I program representing Western Michigan University (WMU) in college athletics.They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football (within the Football Bowl Subdivision), and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field ...
Prior to 1939, Western Michigan's athletic teams were known as the Hilltoppers. WMU's main rival is the Central Michigan University Chippewas, and they play for the Victory Cannon. As of 2022, the Broncos own a 53–40–2 advantage in the series. In 2022, Western Michigan defeated Central Michigan 12-10 on a snowy Wednesday night in Mt. Pleasant.
Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Rank #; Tubby Meyers (1906): 1906 Tubby Meyers 1–2: Meyers: 1–2: Bill Spaulding (1907–1921): 1907 Bill Spaulding 4–2–1
Western Michigan was ranked at No. 85 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. [ 5 ] With the United States entry into World War II after the Attack on Pearl Harbor , Mike Gary left his position as head football coach at Western Michigan and served three years in the Naval Air Corps with ...
The 1971 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bill Doolittle , the Broncos compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC ...
The 1960 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season.In their fourth season under head coach Merle Schlosser, the Broncos compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 173 to 106.
The Broncos are coached by Billy Gernon, who began his tenure in 2011. Western Michigan's first baseball team was fielded in 1911. Through the 2016 season, the Broncos have won 14 MAC titles, the most recent being in 1989, and have made 11 appearances in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship , with the most recent being in 2016 following ...
Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field is a baseball stadium located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, on the campus of Western Michigan University. It opened in 1939, and serves as the home field for the Western Michigan Broncos baseball program. The stadium hosted the inaugural College World Series in 1947 and again in 1948.