2006 Western Michigan Broncos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| year = 2006
| team = Western Michigan Broncos
| image = Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| division = West Division
| record = 8–5
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = Bill Cubit
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = George McDonald
| oc_year = 2nd
| def_coach =
| off_scheme = Multiple
| def_scheme = Multiple
| stadium = Waldo Stadium
(Capacity: 30,200)
| bowl = International Bowl
| bowl_result = {{Tooltip|L|Lost}} 24–27 vs. Cincinnati
}}
{{2006 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2006 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They finished the season with an 8–5 overall record and a 6–2 record in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos' 6–2 record gave them a second place in the MAC West Division. The team was invited to play in the 2007 International Bowl in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats 27–24. The bowl game was WMU's first bowl game since the 1988 California Bowl.
The team was coached by Bill Cubit and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2006
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv =
| score = 20–39
| attend = 30,733
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv =
| score = 31–10
| attend = 24,806
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ESPN360
| score = 17–10
| attend = 59,679
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv =
| score = 41–7
| attend = 15,739
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 20–27
| attend = 15,026
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 16–14
| attend = 19,275
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = CL
| score = 41–27
| attend = 17,626
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| gamename = Michigan MAC Trophy
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = CL
| score = 18–15
| attend = 20,482
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = CL
| score = 27–24
| attend = 12,822
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| gamename = WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy, Michigan MAC Trophy
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv = CL
| score = 7–31
| attend = 30,027
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Florida State
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv =
| score = 20–28
| attend = 78,236
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Rubber Bowl
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 17–0
| attend = 16,686
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 6, 2007
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| gamename = International Bowl
| site_stadium = Rogers Centre
| site_cityst = Toronto, ON
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 24–27
| attend = 26,717
}}
}}
References
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{{Western Michigan Broncos football navbox}}
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