2020 Western Michigan Broncos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2020
| team = Western Michigan Broncos
| sport = football
| image = Western Michigan Athletics wordmark.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = West Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 4–2
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = Tim Lester
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Jake Moreland
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme = West Coast
| def_coach = Lou Esposito
| dc_year = 4th
| def_scheme = 4–2–5
| stadium = Waldo Stadium
}}
{{2020 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2020 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2020 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 fourth-year head coach Tim Lester. On August 8, 2020, it was announced that the MAC would be cancelling the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The MAC later changed that decision, with teams playing a six-game conference-only season.
Schedule
Western Michigan had games scheduled against Stony Brook and Syracuse, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Singelais |first1=Mark |title=Reports: CAA football won't play this fall |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Reports-CAA-football-won-t-play-this-fall-15414291.php |website=Times Union |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=16 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports |url=https://theacc.com/news/2020/7/29/general-acc-announces-plans-for-football-and-fall-olympic-sports.aspx |website=TheACC.com |access-date=July 29, 2020 |language=en |date=July 29, 2020}}
{{CFB schedule
| time = y
| tv = y
| attend = y
| opprank = y
| rankyear = 2020
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS
| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 4|Wednesday}}
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = InfoCision Stadium
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 58–13
| attend = 449
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 11|Wednesday}}
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = ESPN
| score = 41–38
| attend = 0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 18|Wednesday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| gamename = Victory Cannon / Michigan MAC Trophy
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 52–44
| attend = 0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 30–27
| attend = 0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 5
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = L
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| gamename = Michigan MAC Trophy
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 42–53
| attend = 0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 12
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = Ball State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 27–30
| attend = 823
}}
}}
Players drafted into the NFL
{{see also|2021 NFL draft}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Western Michigan Broncos| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club}} | ||||
| 2 | 56 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR | Seattle Seahawks |
| 5 | 155 | Jaylon Moore | OG | San Francisco 49ers |
References
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{{Western Michigan Broncos football navbox}}