2020 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season

2020 Western Michigan Broncos football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–2 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach	Tim Lester (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jake Moreland (4th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Lou Esposito (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium
Seasons← 2019 2021 →

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy	5	–	0	6	–	1
Kent State	3	–	1	3	–	1
Ohio	2	–	1	2	–	1
Miami (OH)	2	–	1	2	–	1
Akron	1	–	5	1	–	5
Bowling Green	0	–	5	0	–	5
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$	5	–	1	7	–	1
Western Michigan	4	–	2	4	–	2
Toledo	4	–	2	4	–	2
Central Michigan	3	–	3	3	–	3
Eastern Michigan	2	–	4	2	–	4
Northern Illinois	0	–	6	0	–	6
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4. Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos played their home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was led by fourth-year head coach Tim Lester. On August 8, 2020, it was announced that the MAC would be cancelling the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The MAC later changed that decision, with teams playing a six-game conference-only season.

Schedule

Western Michigan had games scheduled against Stony Brook and Syracuse, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	6:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 58–13	449
November 11	8:00 p.m.	Toledo	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN	W 41–38	0
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (Victory Cannon / Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN2	W 52–44	0
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	W 30–27	0
December 5	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	L 42–53	0
December 12	12:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 27–30	823
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	56	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR	Seattle Seahawks
5	155	Jaylon Moore	OG	San Francisco 49ers

Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
"ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

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Venues	Waldo Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Central Michigan Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan: Michigan MAC Trophy
Culture & lore	Buster Bronco Bronco Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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