2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team

2005 Western Michigan Broncos football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2005 record	7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Bill Cubit (1st season)
Home stadium	Waldo Stadium (Capacity: 30,200)

2005 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3		7	–	6
Miami x		5	–	3		7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3		6	–	5
Ohio		3	–	5		4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7		1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8		1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2		7	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2		9	–	3
Western Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3		6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as members of the Mid-American Conference in the West Division. The team was coached by Bill Cubit and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at No. 23 Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	L 19–31	61,244
September 10	7:00 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	CL	L 23–56	18,912
September 17	7:00 pm	Southern Illinois*	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		W 34–28	24,497
September 24	1:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 19–16	8,922
October 1	7:00 pm	Buffalo	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		W 31–21	14,198
October 8	7:00 pm	Ball State	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	CL	L 57–60 ^5OT	18,183
October 22	4:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		W 45–14	13,959
October 29	2:00 pm	Kent State	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	CL	W 44–14	14,168
November 5	1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy)	CL	W 44–36	11,191
November 12	2:00 pm	Central Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy, Michigan MAC Trophy)	ESPN+	W 31–24	23,484
November 23	1:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 7–42	18,361
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Western Michigan Broncos football
Venues	Waldo Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Central Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy; WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy) Eastern Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)
Culture & lore	Buster Bronco Bronco Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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