2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team

The 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2022 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 sixth-year head coach Tim Lester.[1] The Broncos finished the season 5–7 and 4–4 in MAC play. After the season, Lester was fired.[2]

2022 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Thorne (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLou Esposito (6th season)
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  7 –1   10 –4  
Buffalo  5 –3   7 –6  
Bowling Green  5 –3   6 –7  
Miami (OH)  4 –4   6 –7  
Kent State  4 –4   5 –7  
Akron  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Toledo xy$  5 –3   9 –5  
Eastern Michigan x  5 –3   9 –4  
Western Michigan  4 –4   5 –7  
Ball State  3 –5   5 –7  
Central Michigan  3 –5   4 –8  
Northern Illinois  2 –6   3 –9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at No. 15 Michigan State*
ESPN2 L 13–35 73,928
September 10 2:00 p.m. at Ball State
ESPN+ W 37–30 12,972
September 17 7:30 p.m. No. 23 Pittsburgh*
ESPNU L 13–34 22,875
September 24 7:30 p.m. at San Jose State*
CBSSN L 6–34 17,058
October 1 6:00 p.m. New Hampshire*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
 ESPN3 W 44–7 20,119
October 8 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
CBSSN L 23–45 10,876
October 15 3:30 p.m. Ohio
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
 CBSSN L 14–33 20,320
October 22 3:30 p.m. at Miami (OH)
CBSSN W 16–10 21,618
November 2 7:00 p.m. at Bowling Green
ESPN2 L 9–13 7,589
November 9 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
 ESPNU L 21–24 8,722
November 16 8:00 p.m. at Central Michigan
ESPNU W 12–10 10,097
November 25 12:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
 ESPNU W 20–148,645
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3][4]

Game summaries

at No. 15 Michigan State
See also: 2022 Michigan State Spartans football team
Week One: Western Michigan at No. 15 Michigan State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Western Michigan 3 0 10013
No. 15 Michigan State 7 14 01435

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI

  • Date: September 2, 2022
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m.
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Sunny
  • Game attendance: 73,928
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
  • Sources:[5]
Game information

at Ball State
Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals
1 234Total
• Broncos 7 7716 37
Cardinals 10 677 30
  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Location: Scheumann Stadium
    Muncie, IN
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 16 minutes
  • Game attendance: 12,972
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play), Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
See also: 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team
Pregame lineOver/under
WMU –6.551.5
StatisticsWestern MichiganBall State
First downs2721
Total yards437447
Rushing yards207146
Passing yards230301
Turnovers21
Time of possession34:1625:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Western Michigan Passing Jack Salopek 25/43, 230 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Sean Tyler 15 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Corey Crooms 10 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD
Ball State Passing John Paddock 24/41, 301 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Carson Steele 26 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Amir Abdur-Rahman 7 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

No. 23 Pittsburgh
See also: 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
No. 23 Pittsburgh Panthers (1–1) vs Western Michigan Broncos (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Panthers 10 3 71434
Broncos 3 3 7013

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI

  • Date: September 17th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,875
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Dawn Davenport (field reporter)

at San Jose State
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 6 0 6
Spartans 3 14 7 10 34
See also: 2022 San Jose State Spartans football team

New Hampshire
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
Broncos 21 7 3 13 44
See also: 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Eastern Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 21 7 3 45
Broncos 0 7 9 7 23
See also: 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Ohio
See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team
Ohio Bobcats (3–3, 1–1) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (2–4, 1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio 7 13 01333
Western Michigan 7 7 0014

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI

  • Date: Saturday, October 16, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny, Temperature:49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,320
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross
  • Pregame line: WMU −2.0 • box score,Ohio notes
Game information
First Quarter
  • (08:44) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:16 (OHIO 7–0)
  • (04:23) WMU – Salopek, Jack 8 yd run (Domschke, Palmer kick) 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 04:15 (Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (12:59) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:24 (OHIO 14–7)
  • (01:50) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 26 yd field goal 9 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:17 (OHIO 17–7)
  • (01:05) WMU – Crooms, Corey 74 yd pass from Salopek, Jack (Domschke, Palmer kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:45 (Tied 17–14)
  • (00:06) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 55 yd field goal 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:59 (OHIO 20–14)
Third Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:48) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 33 yd field goal 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:25 (OHIO 23–14)
  • (07:24) OHIO – Rourke, Kurtis 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 2 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:48 (OHIO 30–14)
  • (03:11) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 35 yd field goal 7 plays, 41 yards, TOP 03:32 (OHIO 33–14)
StatisticsOHIOWMU
First downs1717
Total yards383333
Rushes/yards35/11931/84
Passing yards264249
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–34–117–31–5
Time of possession33:2026:40
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OhioPassingKurtis Rourke22/34, 264 yards, 1 INT
RushingSieh Bangura25 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingSam Wiglusz8 receptions, 76 yards
Western MichiganPassingJack Salopek17/31, 249 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT
RushingSean Tyler19 rushes, 84 yards
ReceivingCorey Crooms5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

at Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 6 10 0 16
RedHawks 3 0 0 7 10
See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team

at Bowling Green
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 6 3 9
Falcons 0 6 7 0 13
See also: 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 7 7 7 24
Broncos 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

at Central Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 0 0 5 12
Chippewas 7 0 3 0 10
See also: 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0 7 0 7 14
Broncos 0 10 10 0 20
See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2023 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 184 Zaire Barnes LB New York Jets

References
  1. "Tim Lester". Sports Reference.
  2. "Western Michigan fires coach Tim Lester after 5-7 season". ESPN.
  3. "2022 Western Michigan Football Schedule".
  4. "Western Michigan Broncos Schedule 2022". ESPN.
  5. "Football vs Western Michigan on 9/2/2022 - Box Score". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
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