BRONCO NATION · MAC · SINCE 1917
Western Michigan Season by Season
Every Western Michigan football season on one page back to 1917: won-lost records, conference records, bowl results and final rankings for all 73 of them.
SEASON BY SEASON
73 SEASONS · 1917–2026 · 367–342–7 ALL-TIME · 10 NAMED BOWL GAMES
| SEASON | RECORD | CONFERENCE | BOWL | FINAL RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 2025 | 10–4 | 7–1 | Myrtle Beach Bowl (W) | – |
| 2024 | 6–7 | 5–3 | IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (L) | – |
| 2023 | 4–8 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2022 | 5–7 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2021 | 8–5 | 4–4 | Quick Lane Bowl (W) | – |
| 2020 | 4–2 | 4–2 | – | – |
| 2019 | 7–6 | 5–3 | SERVPRO FIRST RESPONDER BOWL (L) | – |
| 2018 | 7–6 | 5–3 | FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL (L) | – |
| 2017 | 6–6 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2016 | 13–1 | 9–0 | GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (L) | #15 |
| 2015 | 8–5 | 6–2 | POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL (W) | – |
| 2014 | 8–5 | 6–2 | FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL (L) | – |
| 2013 | 1–11 | 1–7 | – | – |
| 2012 | 4–8 | 2–6 | – | – |
| 2011 | 7–6 | 5–3 | LITTLE CAESARS BOWL (L) | – |
| 2010 | 6–6 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 2009 | 4–7 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2008 | 9–4 | 6–2 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2007 | 5–7 | 3–4 | – | – |
| 2006 | 8–5 | 6–2 | INTERNATIONAL BOWL AT TORONTO ON (L) | – |
| 2005 | 7–4 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 2004 | 1–10 | 0–8 | – | – |
| 2003 | 5–7 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2002 | 4–8 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2001 | 5–6 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2000 | 9–3 | 7–2 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1999 | 7–5 | 6–3 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1998 | 7–4 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 1997 | 8–3 | 6–2 | – | – |
| 1996 | 2–9 | 2–6 | – | – |
| 1995 | 7–4 | 6–2 | – | – |
| 1994 | 7–4 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 1993 | 7–3–1 | 6–1–1 | – | – |
| 1992 | 7–3–1 | 6–3 | – | – |
| 1991 | 6–5 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 1990 | 7–4 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 1989 | 5–6 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 1988 | 9–3 | 7–1 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1987 | 5–6 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 1986 | 3–7 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 1985 | 4–6–1 | 4–4–1 | – | – |
| 1984 | 5–6 | 3–6 | – | – |
| 1983 | 5–5 | 4–5 | – | – |
| 1982 | 7–2–2 | 5–2–2 | – | – |
| 1981 | 6–5 | 5–4 | – | – |
| 1980 | 7–4 | 6–3 | – | – |
| 1979 | 6–5 | 5–4 | – | – |
| 1978 | 7–4 | 5–4 | – | – |
| 1977 | 4–6 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 1976 | 7–4 | 6–3 | – | – |
| 1975 | 1–10 | 0–7 | – | – |
| 1974 | 2–7 | 0–5 | – | – |
| 1973 | 5–4 | 1–4 | – | – |
| 1972 | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | – | – |
| 1971 | 6–3 | 2–3 | – | – |
| 1970 | 7–3 | 2–3 | – | – |
| 1969 | 4–5 | 2–4 | – | – |
| 1968 | 3–6 | 2–4 | – | – |
| 1967 | 4–4 | 4–2 | – | – |
| 1966 | 7–2 | 5–1 | – | – |
| 1965 | 6–2–1 | 3–2–1 | – | – |
| 1964 | 3–6 | 2–4 | – | – |
| 1963 | 2–7 | 2–4 | – | – |
| 1962 | 5–4 | 3–3 | – | – |
| 1961 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 1947 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1943 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1935 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1920 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1919 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1918 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1917 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
Conference records aren’t recorded for earlier seasons, so those rows show overall records only.
5 further seasons include postseason games our source doesn’t name. They may be bowls, conference championship games or other postseason games, so they aren’t added to the bowl total above.
Final rankings begin with the 1936 season, when the AP poll started. Earlier seasons are blank because no poll existed, not because the team was unranked.