2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2025

| team = Western Michigan Broncos

| sport = football

| image = Western Michigan Broncos (2021) logo.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 0–0

| conf_record = 0–0

| head_coach = Lance Taylor

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = Walt Bell

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Scott Power

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Waldo Stadium

| bowl =

| bowl_result =

}}

{{2025 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team will represent Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos will be led by Lance Taylor in his third-year as the head coach and the Broncos played their home games at Waldo Stadium, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.{{cite web |title=2024 Football Coaching Staff |url=https://wmubroncos.com/sports/football/coaches |website=Western Michigan University Athletics |access-date=31 January 2024}}

Preseason

= Preseason polls =

= Coaches Poll =

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Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2025

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan State

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| opponent = North Texas

| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| opponent = Toledo

| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = UMass

| site_stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Miami (OH)

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| gamename = rivalry, Michigan MAC Trophy

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 11|Tuesday}}

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| away =

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 18|Tuesday}}

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| time = TBD

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium

| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI

| gamename = Michigan MAC Trophy

| tv = TBD

| score =

| attend =

}}

}}

{{cite web |title=2025 Western Michigan Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2025-western-michigan-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=January 20, 2025}}

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