1987 Western Michigan Broncos football team

1987 Western Michigan Broncos football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWaldo Stadium
1987 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Michigan $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Kent State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Toledo 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Ball State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Al Molde, the Broncos compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 240 to 218.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Kruse with 1,592 passing yards, Robert Davis with 477 rushing yards, and Jamie Hence with 858 receiving yards.[5]

On December 17, 1986, Molde was named as Western's new head football coach. He had been head football coach at Eastern Illinois from 1983 to 1986 and led that team to an 11–2 record in 1986.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Akron*
W 24–1915,378[7]
September 12at Illinois State*
L 6–20[8]
September 19Northern Illinois*
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 14–3412,005[9]
September 26at Bowling Green
W 34–2718,054[10]
October 3Toledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 21–14[11]
October 10Miami (OH)
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 0–1713,395[12]
October 17at Kent State
L 13–27[13]
October 24Eastern Michigan
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
L 17–239,472[14]
October 31at Central Michigan
L 27–3025,151[15]
November 7Ball State
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 31–167,254[16]
November 21at Ohio
W 31–132,100[17]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1980 - 89". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "1987 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "1987 Western Michigan Broncos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "WMU coach eyes players from Detroit". Detroit Free Press. December 18, 1986. p. 1D.
  7. ^ "Broncos capitalize on Akron errors in come-from-behind win". The Kalamazoo Gazette. September 6, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Western falls flat on road". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Northern Illinois runs to victory". Omaha World-Herald. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late theft boosts Western Michigan". Omaha World-Herald. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Broncos tip Rockets for second upset win". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Redskins ambush Broncos". The South Bend Tribune. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wilkerson, Kent State trample WMU, 27–13". The Grand Rapids Press. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Hurons trip Broncos, 23–17". Lansing State Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "CMU levels WMU". The Flint Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Howard provides punch for Broncos". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Hence sets reception records in WMU victory". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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