2006 Western Michigan Broncos football team

2006 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge McDonald (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio x   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Kent State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Akron   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Miami (OH)   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Buffalo   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Central Michigan x$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   5 – 3     5 – 7  
Toledo   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2006 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They finished the season with an 8–5 overall record and a 6–2 record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos' 6–2 record gave them a second place in the MAC West Division. The team was invited to play in the 2007 International Bowl in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats 27–24. The bowl game was WMU's first bowl game since the 1988 California Bowl.

The team was coached by Bill Cubit and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmat Indiana*
L 20–3930,733
September 97:00 pmToledo
W 31–1024,806
September 163:30 pmat Virginia*
ESPN360W 17–1059,679
September 237:00 pmTemple*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 41–715,739
October 712:00 pmat Ohio
ESPN+L 20–2715,026
October 142:00 pmNorthern Illinoisdagger
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN+W 16–1419,275
October 213:00 pmat Ball State
CLW 41–2717,626
October 283:30 pmEastern Michigan
CLW 18–1520,482
November 43:30 pmMiami (OH)
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
CLW 27–2412,822
November 107:00 pmat Central Michigan
CLL 7–3130,027
November 182:00 pmat Florida State*
L 20–2878,236
November 243:30 pmat Akron
ESPNUW 17–016,686
January 6, 200712:00 pmvs. Cincinnati*
ESPN2L 24–2726,717

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