1991 Western Michigan Broncos football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1991

| team = Western Michigan Broncos

| sport = football

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Al Molde

| hc_year = 5th

| off_coach =

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| mvp = Greg Kelley

| captain =

| stadium = Waldo Stadium

}}

{{1991 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 1991 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Al Molde, the Broncos compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 253 to 218.{{cite web|title=Football Records: Annual Results|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948424}}{{cite web|title=Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1990 - 99|publisher=Western Michigan University|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948092}}{{cite web|title=1991 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/western-michigan/1991.html}} The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.{{cite web|title=Waldo Stadium |publisher=Western Michigan University |accessdate=July 5, 2016 |url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165153/http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=120527 |archivedate=March 3, 2016 }}

The team's statistical leaders included Brad Tayles with 1,949 passing yards, Corey Sylve with 711 rushing yards, and John Morton with 588 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1991 Western Michigan Broncos Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/western-michigan/1991.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1991

| poll = AP

| attend = y

| source = y

|August 31||Kent State|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 13-10||

|September 7||Akron|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 35-12||

|September 14|@|No. 1 Florida State|Doak Campbell Stadium|Tallahassee, FL|L 0-58|60,913|

|September 21||Toledo|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 13-23||

|September 28||Ohio|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 35-9||

|October 5|@|Ball State|Ball State Stadium|Muncie, IN|W 25-16||

|October 12|@|Northern Illinois|Huskie Stadium|DeKalb, IL|W 22-10|15,725|

|October 19|@|Eastern Michigan|Rynearson Stadium|Ypsilanti, MI|L 24-42||

|October 26||Bowling Green|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 10-23||

|November 9||Miami (OH)|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 24-23||

|November 16|@|Central Michigan|Kelly/Shorts Stadium|Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)|L 17-27||

}}

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