2001 Western Michigan Broncos football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2001 Western Michigan Broncos football Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 5–6 4–4 Gary Darnell 5th Brian Rock 2nd Bryan Lape Waldo Stadium The 2001 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Gary Darnell, the Broncos compiled a 5–6 record (4–5 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC's West Division, and outscored their opponents, 277 to 266.Football Records: Annual Results Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948424Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 2000-09 Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=2049481712001 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 5, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/western-michigan/2001-schedule.html The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Waldo Stadium Western Michigan University July 5, 2016 http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165153/http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 March 3, 2016 The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Welsh with 1,702 passing yards, Philip Reed with 539 rushing yards, and Joshua Bush with 617 receiving yards.2001 Western Michigan Broncos Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 5, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/western-michigan/2001.html Schedule 2001 AP y y y Eastern y August 31 No. 16 Illinois State<ncg> Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 48-7 33,976 Reinhardt Randy W. Michigan airs it out on ISU https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114277287/the-pantagraph/ December 7, 2022 The Pantagraph August 31, 2001 B1 Newspapers.com September 8 12:00 p.m. @ No. 9 Virginia Tech<ncg> Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 L 0-31 53,662 September 22 12:10 p.m. @ No. 20 Michigan<ncg> Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN L 21-38 109,837 September 29 6:00 p.m. @ Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI W 31-10 17,310 October 6 Akron Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 31-14 October 13 4:00 p.m. Bowling Green Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 37-28 21,874 October 20 2:00 p.m. @ Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL L 12-20 18,150 October 27 2:30 p.m. @ Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH FSN L 11-25 15,850 November 6 8:00 p.m. @ Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH ESPN L 35-41 23,923 November 17 Central Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry) W 20-17 23,112 Western Michigan 20, Central Michigan 17 Lansing State Journal November 18, 2001 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99369186/western-michigan-20-central-michigan-17/ Newspapers.comLast-second field goal lifts Western Michigan The Times Herald Port Huron, Michigan November 18, 2001 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99369379/last-second-field-goal-lifts-western/ Newspapers.com November 24 Ball State Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI L 31-35 References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western Michigan Broncos football