2004 Western Michigan Broncos football team

2004 Western Michigan Broncos football
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2004 record 1–10 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach Gary Darnell
Home stadium Waldo Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
2004 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Miami x   7 1         8 5  
Akron   6 2         6 5  
Marshall   6 2         6 6  
Kent State   4 4         5 6  
Ohio   2 6         4 7  
Buffalo   2 6         2 9  
UCF   0 8         0 11  
Western Division
Toledo xy   7 1         9 4  
Northern Illinois x   7 1         9 3  
Bowling Green   6 2         9 3  
Eastern Michigan   4 4         4 7  
Central Michigan   3 5         4 7  
Ball State   2 6         2 9  
Western Michigan   0 8         1 10  
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as members of the Mid-American Conference in the West Division. The team was coached by Gary Darnell, who was fired after the end of the season, and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 8:00 pm Tennessee–Martin* Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 42–0   21,643
September 11 1:00 pm at Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 0–63   65,115
September 18 2:00 pm at Illinois* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 27–30   51,452
September 25 8:00 pm at Ball State Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN L 14–41   17,710
October 9 6:00 pm Toledo Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI L 33–59   17,421
October 16 12:30 pm Eastern Michigandagger Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) CL L 31–35   14,488
October 23 3:00 pm Northern Illinois Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ L 38–59   14,461
October 30 1:00 pm at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy, Michigan MAC Trophy) L 21–24 OT  19,369
November 6 1:00 pm at Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ L 0–52   18,439
November 13 3:30 pm Miami (OH) Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI CL L 21–42   11,970
November 20 4:30 pm at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV L 21–31   19,803
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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