2007 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2007 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg Mid-American Conference MAC West 5–7 3–4 Bill Cubit 3rd Bill Miller 1st Multiple 4–3 Waldo Stadium(Capacity: 30,200) The 2007 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Cubit and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Broncos finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–4 in the Mid-American Conference. The highlight of the season was the 28–19 road victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes, a team that finished fifth in the Big Ten ConferenceSeptember 2020 . Preseason The 2007 Bronco team returned 17 starters from an 8–5 team that finished 6–2 in the Mid-American Conference and participated in the 2007 International Bowl. While the team lost the bowl game 27–24, Western Michigan was picked to finish first in the MAC West Division and to win the MAC Championship Game by the MAC News Media Association.http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42968&SPID=3802&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1137875 Western Michigan (West) and Ohio (East) picked as MAC FB preseason favorites - MAC-Sports.com—Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference 2007-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714013205/http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42968&SPID=3802&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1137875 2011-07-14 dead Watch lists Robbie Krutilla, C, Outland Trophy Jim Laney, P, Ray Guy Award Branden Ledbetter, TE, John Mackey Award All-MAC preseason teams First team London Fryar, CB Robbie Krutilla, C Jamarko Simmons, WR Second team Louis Delmas, FS Branden Ledbetter, TE Brandon West, RB Schedule AP Eastern September 1 3:30 pm l y y West Virginia 3 Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus 24–62 60,563 September 8 8:00 pm l y Indiana Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU 27–37 32,129 September 15 2:00 pm l y y Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO 24–52 53,480 September 22 7:00 pm w y 2007 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 51–14 15,718 September 29 7:00 pm w y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH BCSN 42–28 18,542 October 6 7:00 pm l Akron Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 38–39 25,610 October 13 4:00 pm w y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL CSNC 17–13 23,057 October 20 2:00 pm l y Ball State Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Comcast Local 23–27 17,892 Couch Graham Broncos go flat https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette/184154654/ November 2, 2025 Kalamazoo Gazette October 21, 2007 C1 Newspapers.com October 27 3:30 pm l y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI Michigan MAC Trophy Comcast Local 2–19 7,002 November 6 7:30 pm l Central Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy, Michigan MAC Trophy ESPN2 31–34 16,952 November 17 3:30 pm w y y Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN 28–19 70,585 November 24 2:00 pm w Temple Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 16–3 8,662 Roster Wide receiver 37 Brooks Bunbury - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 35 Nick Davis - Freshman 26 Kurt Ferrell - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 11 Schneider Julien - Junior  5 Deshon Lawrence - Freshman  7 Herb Martin - Senior 86 Kelly Martin - Senior 10px|Redshirt 89 Kyle McDowell - Freshman  4 Jamelle Murray - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 81 Juan Nunez - Freshman 27 Jamarko Simmons - Junior 10px|Redshirt 43 Tyler VanZandt - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 83 Jordan White - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 36 Tyler Aldridge - Sophomore Center 78 Robbie Krutilla - Senior 10px|Redshirt 63 Paul Wasikowski - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt Offensive guard 61 Nick Clemens - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 60 Nick Mitchell - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 65 Phillip Swanson - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 64 Schyler Truesdell - Junior 10px|Redshirt 62 Matt Williams - Senior Offensive tackle 75 James Blair - Senior 10px|Redshirt 76 Steve Ellingsen - Junior 67 Rob Johnson - Junior 10px|Redshirt 56 Andy Laue - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 77 Matt Lochmann - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 72 Anthony Parker - Freshman Offensive line 73 Josh Droppers - Freshman 79 Jonathan Jack - Freshman 58 Lee Pethan - Freshman 52 Andrew Yuds - Freshman Tight end 42 Chad Baliko - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 82 Branden Ledbetter - Junior 10px|Redshirt 88 Anthony Middleton - Freshman 32 James O'Neill - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 80 James Randall - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 87 Keith Schultz - Senior 10px|Redshirt 84 Matt Stevens - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 85 Joel Workman - Freshman Quarterback 12 Robert Arnheim - Freshman 18 Drew Burdi - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 20 Caleb Clark - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt  3 Tim Hiller - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 14 Thomas Peregrin - Senior 10 Dennis Reedy - Junior 10px|Redshirt Tailback 34 Mark Bonds - Senior 24 Bobby Crawford - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 36 Jaron Deshazor - Freshman 40 Kirk Elsworth - Junior 22 Glenis Thompson - Sophomore  2 Brandon West - Sophomore Fullback 23 Nic Saad - Senior 10px|Redshirt Nose tackle 68 Cody Cielenski - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 98 Cory Flom - Junior 10px|Redshirt Defensive tackle 92 Kevin Cryille - Freshman 55 Dezmond Gray - Senior 10px|Redshirt 57 Jacoby Love - Freshman 91 Grant Nemeth - Junior 95 Chris Pyant - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 93 John Russell - Junior 99 Nick Varcadipane - Junior 10px|Redshirt Defensive end 94 Alvin Almicar - Freshman 96 Mark Berghuis - Sophomore 48 Justin Braska - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 90 Zach Davidson - Junior 10px|Redshirt 54 Greg Marshall - Junior 97 Andrew Wersel - Freshman 16 Anthony Williams - Freshman 10px|Redshirt Cornerback  1 E. J. Biggers - Junior 28 Keith Dixson - Freshman 15 Andy Dorcely - Sophomore  6 Londen Fryar - Junior 10px|Redshirt 25 David Lewis - Freshman 46 Desman Stephen - Junior 10px|Redshirt 30 Dervon Wallace - Freshman Linebacker  8 Darrell Copeland - Senior 10px|Redshirt 59 Dustin Duclo - Junior 10px|Redshirt 80 Fernand Kashama - Junior 10px|Redshirt 41 Dan Krasinski - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt 43 Boston McCornell - Junior 53 Matt Pickens - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 51 Harrison Porter - Freshman 35 Austin Pritchard - Junior 19 Cornelius Robinson - Junior 10px|Redshirt 50 Garrett Sosnovich - Junior 45 Shaun Vernon - Freshman 42 Mitch Vorick - Freshman Free safety  9 Louis Delmas - Junior 38 Anthony Gebhart - Senior 10px|Redshirt Strong safety 21 Antwain Allen - Senior 10px|Redshirt 33 Mario Armstrong - Freshman 29 Scott Gajos - Junior 10px|Redshirt 31 Nick Hunter - Freshman 26 C. J. Wilson - Junior 10px|Redshirt 47 Jonathan Wright - Sophomore 10px|Redshirt Long snapper 69 Tom Harrington - Sophomore 71 Brian Bailey - Junior 10px|Redshirt Punter 37 Ben Armer - Freshman 66 Tim Balice - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 39 Jim Laney - Senior 10px|Redshirt Place kicker 17 Mike Jones - Senior 10px|Redshirt 26 Caleb Morris - Freshman 10px|Redshirt 41 Dylan VanFossen - FreshmanUpdated September 11, 2007 Sources: 2007 WMU Football Media Guide, WMUBroncos.com Projected starters are in bold. Players who left the team are struck out. Coaching staff Bill Cubit (Head coach) Bill Miller - Defensive coordinator Tim Daoust - Defensive secondary Grant Heard - Wide receivers Scott Kavanagh - Quarterbacks Peter McCarthy - Defensive line Jake Moreland - Tight ends Steve Morrison - Linebackers, recruiting coordinator Bob Stanley - Offensive line Chris Tabor - Running backs, special teams Tim Knox - Director of Football Operations Matt Ludeman - Defensive Graduate Assistant A. J. Ricker - Offensive Graduate Assistant Game summaries West Virginia Broncos 6 8 7 3 Mountaineers 14 14 21 13 Jamarko Simmons' 144 receiving yards on 14 catches with two touchdowns were not enough for Western Michigan to upset the #3 West Virginia Mountaineers. West Virginia nearly doubled WMU's offensive production (542 yards to 277 yards) and cruised to a 62–24 victory behind two passing touchdowns by Pat White and four touchdowns (three rushing) by Steve Slaton. Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Indiana Hoosiers 10 21 3 3 Broncos 7 0 7 13 WMU is 0–3 all-time vs Indiana. The most recent meeting was in 2006 when the Hoosiers won 39–20. All three games have been in Bloomington, Indiana. https://archive.today/20130103100800/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272512711 Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Missouri Broncos 0 3 7 14 Tigers 14 17 7 14 In 1999, Missouri beat the Broncos 48–34. That was the only meeting between the two schools. Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 0 7 0 7 Broncos 17 14 6 14 2007 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut State is the only Division I Football Championship Subdivision team on WMU's schedule. This is the first ever meeting between the two schools. Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Toledo Broncos 0 20 15 7 Rockets 7 7 7 7 This game is the Mid-American Conference conference opener for WMU. Western Michigan defeated Toledo 31–10 in 2006 for the first time since 2000. WMU has not won at the Glass Bowl since 1988 (31–9 victory). Toledo leads the all-time series 36–25. https://archive.today/20130102205506/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272722649 Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Akron Zips 10 14 0 15 Broncos 10 7 14 7 After shutting out Akron last season 17–0, WMU leads the all-time series 11–3 (8–1 at Waldo Stadium). Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Northern Illinois Broncos 3 7 7 0 Huskies 10 3 0 0 WMU leads the all-time series against Northern Illinois 20–11, including a 16–14 victory in 2006. Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Ball State Cardinals 0 10 3 14 Broncos 3 10 0 10 left|thumb|WMU with possession of the football vs. Ball State. After losing to WMU 41–27 last season, Ball State went on to finish the season 3–1, with the lone loss being 34–26 against then-#2 ranked University of Michigan. WMU leads the all-time series 19–14. This game is WMU's Homecoming. Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Eastern Michigan Broncos 2 0 0 0 Eagles 0 3 6 10 This game is the first of the 3 games that will determine the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner (Central Michigan vs. WMU November 17 and CMU vs. Eastern Michigan November 17). Western leads the all-time series 26-14-2 and has not lost in Rynearson Stadium since 1991 (7 wins). https://archive.today/20130103033721/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273002199 Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Central Michigan Chippewas 0 3 7 24 Broncos 7 0 0 24 In a nationally televised Tuesday night game, WMU leads the all-time series against CMU 43-32-2 and has not lost at home to Central Michigan since 1993 (6 wins). Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Iowa Broncos 12 7 6 3 Hawkeyes 0 6 7 6 The final non-conference game of the season is the first between WMU and Iowa since WMU won 27–21 in 2000. That was the only meeting between the two schools. Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Temple Owls 0 3 0 0 Broncos 0 6 10 0 WMU defeated Temple 41–7 last season in a year when Temple finished the season 1–11. WMU has never lost against Temple and leads the series 5–0. Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes Awards Mid-American Conference Player of the Week Offense Mark Bonds, RB, week 5 (26 car, 143 yds, 2 TD, 1 rec vs. Toledo) Tim Hiller, QB, week 12 (26–45, 367 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT vs. Iowa) Jamarko Simmons, WR, week 1 (14 rec, 144 yds, 2 TD vs. West Virginia) Defense Dustin Duclo, LB, week 7 (10 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries vs. Northern Illinois) Austin Pritchard, LB, week 1 (11 tackles vs. West Virginia) Special Teams Mike Jones, PK, week 7 (21 yard field goal, 2 punts inside 20-yard line vs. Northern Illinois) Jim Laney, P (2), week 1 (50.7 avg, 3 inside 20 vs. West Virginia), week 13 (40.2 avg, 2 inside 20, long punt of 57 yds vs. Temple) Brandon West, KR, RB (3), week 2 (5 ret, 212 yds, 42.4 avg, TD vs. Indiana), week 6 (5 ret, 120 yds, 24.0 avg vs. Akron), week 12 (30 car, 116 yds, 9 rec, 93 yds, 4 ret, 82 yds vs. Iowa) Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week Tim Hiller, QB (3), week 2, week 6, week 12 Academic All-District Anthony Gebhart, S, First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV John Mackey Tight End of the Week Branden Ledbetter, TE, week 11 (5 rec, 124 yds, TD vs. Central Michigan) Statistics Team Team Opp Scoring 223 245   Points per game 31.9 35.0 First downs 157 144   Rushing 59 70   Passing 91 60   Penalty 7 14 Total offense 2799 3042   Avg per play 5.0 6.1   Avg per game 399.9 434.6 Fumbles-Lost 12–9 24–11 Penalties-Yards 65-529 44-378   Avg per game 75.6 54.0 Team Opp Punts-Average 35–43.8 28–41.1 Time of possession/Game 32:18 27:42 3rd down conversions 45/113 40% 48/105 46% 4th down conversions 10/18 56% 4/12 33% Touchdowns scored 30 32 Field goals/Attempts 5/6 7/11 PAT/Attempts 24/27 30/31 Attendance 73,457 155,642   Games/Avg per Game 24,486 38,910 Offense Rushing Player Att Yards Yds/Att TD Yds/Game Mark Bonds 109 492 4.5 6 70.3 Brandon West 101 461 4.1 3 58.6 Glenis Thompson 24 88 3.7 1 12.6 Schneider Julien 3 11 3.7 0 1.6 Herb Martin 1 8 8.0 0 1.1 Bobby Crawford 3 6 2.0 0 6.0 Thomas Peregrin 5 1 0.2 0 0.3 Jamarko Simmons 3 −8 −2.7 0 −1.1 Drew Burdi 3 −11 −3.7 0 −5.5 Tim Hiller 30 −48 −1.6 1 −6.9 Passing Player Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Avg Rating Tim Hiller 159 244 65.2 1713 13 8 244.7 135.16 Thomas Peregrin 15 24 62.5 129 1 1 32.2 113.07 Drew Burdi 2 3 18 66.7 1 0 9.0 227.07 Herb Martin 1 1 100.0 14 1 0 2.0 547.60 Receiving Player Rec Yds Yds/Rec TD Yds/G Jamarko Simmons 60 696 11.6 6 99.4 Branden Ledbetter 27 308 11.4 4 44.0 Brandon West 25 213 8.5 1 30.4 Herb Martin 21 251 12.0 1 35.9 Juan Nunez 10 169 16.9 1 24.1 Mark Bonds 8 34 4.2 0 4.9 Schneider Julien 7 49 7.0 0 7.0 Anthony Middleton 5 46 9.2 1 6.6 Keith Schultz 5 34 6.8 1 4.9 Jordan White 4 33 8.2 0 8.2 Jamelle Murray 3 27 9.0 1 6.8 Glenis Thompson 1 8 8.0 0 1.1 Kelly Martin 1 6 6.0 0 3.0 Defense Tackles Player Solo Ast Total TFL Sacks Fumble force Fumble rec Anthony Gebhart 15 16 31 1 0 0 0 C.J. Wilson 10 16 26 1 2 0 1 0 Dustin Duclo 13 12 25 2 0 0 0 Boston McCornell 8 15 23 2 1 2 1 0 Londen Fryar 15 11 26 0 0 0 0 E. J. Biggers 12 4 16 1 0 1 1 Zach Davidson 6 9 15 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 Nick Varcadipane 3 9 12 1 0 0 0 Austin Pritchard 5 6 11 0 0 0 0 Mark Berghuis 4 4 8 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 Justin Braska 3 5 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 Cody Cielenski 4 4 8 2 1 2 0 0 Greg Marshall 2 6 8 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 Andy Dorcely 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 Cory Flom 1 6 7 1 2 0 0 0 Harrison Porter 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 Desman Stephen 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 Cornelius Robinson 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 Mario Armstrong 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 Matt Pickens 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 Scott Gajos 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 Grant Nemeth 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 Garrett Sosnovich 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 Fernand Kashama 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Louis Delmas 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Brandon West 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Antwain Allen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Nic Saad 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Herb Martin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mike Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Glenis Thompson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Phillip Thompson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jim Laney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Phillip Swanson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Kirk Elsworth 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Tom Harrington 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Interceptions Player Int Yds Break Up Anthony Gebhart 1 24 2 C.J. Wilson 1 46 1 Andy Dorcely 1 5 1 E. J. Biggers 0 0 3 Londen Fryar 6 167 24 Nick Varcadipane 0 0 2 Dustin Duclo 0 0 2 Cory Flom 0 0 1 Garrett Sosnovich 0 0 1 See also 2007–08 Mid-American Conference season References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western Michigan Broncos football