2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2005
| team = Western Michigan Broncos
| sport = football
| image = Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = West Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Bill Cubit
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = George McDonald
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Multiple
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme = Multiple
| captain =
| stadium = Waldo Stadium
}}
{{2005 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
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.
The Broncos won the Michigan MAC Trophy and the WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2005
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ESPN360
| score = 19–31
| attend = 61,244
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv = CL
| score = 23–56
| attend = 18,912
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank = 1 (I-AA)
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv =
| score = 34–28
| attend = 24,497
| source = {{cite news |title=WMU ends losing skid |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90854674/the-herald-palladium/ |access-date=December 19, 2021 |work=The Herald-Palladium |agency=Associated Press |date=September 18, 2005 |page=3B |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv =
| score = 19–16
| attend = 8,922
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv =
| score = 31–21
| attend = 14,198
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = CL
| score = 57–60
| overtime = 5OT
| attend = 18,183
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| tv =
| score = 45–14
| attend = 13,959
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = CL
| score = 44–14
| attend = 14,168
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Ford Field
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| gamename = Michigan MAC Trophy
| tv = CL
| score = 44–36
| attend = 11,191
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 31–24
| attend = 23,484
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 7–42
| attend = 18,361
}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 2005
| team = Western Michigan Broncos
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=15|class=Sr|first=Greg|last=Jennings|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=Sr|first=Tony|last=Scheffler|pos=TE|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Bill Cubit
| asst_coach =
- George McDonald – Offensive coordinator / wide receivers
| accessdate= 2015-12-20
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Western Michigan Broncos football navbox}}
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