2007 Western Michigan Broncos football team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Record | 5–7 (3–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Miller (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Waldo Stadium (Capacity: 30,200) |
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Miami (OH) xy | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green x | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo x | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Michigan xy$ | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State x | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Cubit and played their homes game in Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Broncos finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–4 in the Mid-American Conference. The highlight of the season was the 28–19 road victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes, a team that finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference[citation needed] .
Preseason
[edit]The 2007 Bronco team returned 17 starters from an 8–5 team that finished 6–2 in the Mid-American Conference and participated in the 2007 International Bowl. While the team lost the bowl game 27–24, Western Michigan was picked to finish first in the MAC West Division and to win the MAC Championship Game by the MAC News Media Association.[1]
Watch lists
[edit]- Robbie Krutilla, C, Outland Trophy
- Jim Laney, P, Ray Guy Award
- Branden Ledbetter, TE, John Mackey Award
All-MAC preseason teams
[edit]- First team
- Second team
- Louis Delmas, FS
- Branden Ledbetter, TE
- Brandon West, RB
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 West Virginia* | ESPN+ | L 24–62 | 60,563 | |
September 8 | 8:00 pm | Indiana* | ESPNU | L 27–37 | 32,129 | |
September 15 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri* | L 24–52 | 53,480 | ||
September 22 | 7:00 pm | Central Connecticut State* |
| W 51–14 | 15,718 | |
September 29 | 7:00 pm | at Toledo | BCSN | W 42–28 | 18,542 | |
October 6 | 7:00 pm | Akron |
| L 38–39 | 25,610 | |
October 13 | 4:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | CSNC | W 17–13 | 23,057 | |
October 20 | 2:00 pm | Ball State![]() |
| Comcast Local | L 23–27 | 17,892 |
October 27 | 3:30 pm | at Eastern Michigan | Comcast Local | L 2–19 | 7,002 | |
November 6 | 7:30 pm | Central Michigan |
| ESPN2 | L 31–34 | 16,952 |
November 17 | 3:30 pm | at Iowa* | BTN | W 28–19 | 70,585 | |
November 24 | 2:00 pm | Temple |
| W 16–3 | 8,662 | |
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Roster
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Wide receiver
Center Offensive guard
Offensive tackle
Offensive line
Tight end |
Quarterback
Tailback
Fullback Nose tackle Defensive tackle
Defensive end |
Cornerback
Linebacker
Free safety
Strong safety
Long snapper Punter Place kicker | ||
Updated September 11, 2007 |
Coaching staff
[edit]- Bill Cubit (Head coach)
- Bill Miller - Defensive coordinator
- Tim Daoust - Defensive secondary
- Grant Heard - Wide receivers
- Scott Kavanagh - Quarterbacks
- Peter McCarthy - Defensive line
- Jake Moreland - Tight ends
- Steve Morrison - Linebackers, recruiting coordinator
- Bob Stanley - Offensive line
- Chris Tabor - Running backs, special teams
- Tim Knox - Director of Football Operations
- Matt Ludeman - Defensive Graduate Assistant
- A. J. Ricker - Offensive Graduate Assistant
Game summaries
[edit]West Virginia
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Mountaineers | 14 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 62 |
Jamarko Simmons' 144 receiving yards on 14 catches with two touchdowns were not enough for Western Michigan to upset the #3 West Virginia Mountaineers. West Virginia nearly doubled WMU's offensive production (542 yards to 277 yards) and cruised to a 62–24 victory behind two passing touchdowns by Pat White and four touchdowns (three rushing) by Steve Slaton.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Indiana
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hoosiers | 10 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
Broncos | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
WMU is 0–3 all-time vs Indiana. The most recent meeting was in 2006 when the Hoosiers won 39–20. All three games have been in Bloomington, Indiana.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Missouri
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Tigers | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
In 1999, Missouri beat the Broncos 48–34. That was the only meeting between the two schools.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Central Connecticut State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Broncos | 17 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 51 |
Central Connecticut State is the only Division I Football Championship Subdivision team on WMU's schedule. This is the first ever meeting between the two schools.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Toledo
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 0 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
Rockets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
This game is the Mid-American Conference conference opener for WMU. Western Michigan defeated Toledo 31–10 in 2006 for the first time since 2000. WMU has not won at the Glass Bowl since 1988 (31–9 victory). Toledo leads the all-time series 36–25.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Akron
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Zips | 10 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 39 |
Broncos | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
After shutting out Akron last season 17–0, WMU leads the all-time series 11–3 (8–1 at Waldo Stadium).
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Northern Illinois
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Huskies | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
WMU leads the all-time series against Northern Illinois 20–11, including a 16–14 victory in 2006.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Ball State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Broncos | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
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After losing to WMU 41–27 last season, Ball State went on to finish the season 3–1, with the lone loss being 34–26 against then-#2 ranked University of Michigan. WMU leads the all-time series 19–14. This game is WMU's Homecoming.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Eastern Michigan
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Eagles | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
This game is the first of the 3 games that will determine the 2007 Michigan MAC Trophy winner (Central Michigan vs. WMU November 17 and CMU vs. Eastern Michigan November 17). Western leads the all-time series 26-14-2 and has not lost in Rynearson Stadium since 1991 (7 wins).
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Central Michigan
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chippewas | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 34 |
Broncos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
In a nationally televised Tuesday night game, WMU leads the all-time series against CMU 43-32-2 and has not lost at home to Central Michigan since 1993 (6 wins).
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Iowa
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
Hawkeyes | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
The final non-conference game of the season is the first between WMU and Iowa since WMU won 27–21 in 2000. That was the only meeting between the two schools.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Temple
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Broncos | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
WMU defeated Temple 41–7 last season in a year when Temple finished the season 1–11. WMU has never lost against Temple and leads the series 5–0.
Recap | Boxscore | WMU pregame notes
Awards
[edit]Mid-American Conference Player of the Week
[edit]- Offense
- Mark Bonds, RB, week 5 (26 car, 143 yds, 2 TD, 1 rec vs. Toledo)
- Tim Hiller, QB, week 12 (26–45, 367 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT vs. Iowa)
- Jamarko Simmons, WR, week 1 (14 rec, 144 yds, 2 TD vs. West Virginia)
- Defense
- Dustin Duclo, LB, week 7 (10 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries vs. Northern Illinois)
- Austin Pritchard, LB, week 1 (11 tackles vs. West Virginia)
- Special Teams
- Mike Jones, PK, week 7 (21 yard field goal, 2 punts inside 20-yard line vs. Northern Illinois)
- Jim Laney, P (2), week 1 (50.7 avg, 3 inside 20 vs. West Virginia), week 13 (40.2 avg, 2 inside 20, long punt of 57 yds vs. Temple)
- Brandon West, KR, RB (3), week 2 (5 ret, 212 yds, 42.4 avg, TD vs. Indiana), week 6 (5 ret, 120 yds, 24.0 avg vs. Akron), week 12 (30 car, 116 yds, 9 rec, 93 yds, 4 ret, 82 yds vs. Iowa)
Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week
[edit]- Tim Hiller, QB (3), week 2, week 6, week 12
Academic All-District
[edit]- Anthony Gebhart, S, First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV
John Mackey Tight End of the Week
[edit]- Branden Ledbetter, TE, week 11 (5 rec, 124 yds, TD vs. Central Michigan)
Statistics
[edit]Team
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Offense
[edit]Rushing
[edit]Player | Att | Yards | Yds/Att | TD | Yds/Game |
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Mark Bonds | 109 | 492 | 4.5 | 6 | 70.3 |
Brandon West | 101 | 461 | 4.1 | 3 | 58.6 |
Glenis Thompson | 24 | 88 | 3.7 | 1 | 12.6 |
Schneider Julien | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 1.6 |
Herb Martin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Bobby Crawford | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Thomas Peregrin | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 |
Jamarko Simmons | 3 | −8 | −2.7 | 0 | −1.1 |
Drew Burdi | 3 | −11 | −3.7 | 0 | −5.5 |
Tim Hiller | 30 | −48 | −1.6 | 1 | −6.9 |
Passing
[edit]Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Avg | Rating |
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Tim Hiller | 159 | 244 | 65.2 | 1713 | 13 | 8 | 244.7 | 135.16 |
Thomas Peregrin | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 32.2 | 113.07 |
Drew Burdi | 2 | 3 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 227.07 |
Herb Martin | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 547.60 |
Receiving
[edit]Player | Rec | Yds | Yds/Rec | TD | Yds/G |
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Jamarko Simmons | 60 | 696 | 11.6 | 6 | 99.4 |
Branden Ledbetter | 27 | 308 | 11.4 | 4 | 44.0 |
Brandon West | 25 | 213 | 8.5 | 1 | 30.4 |
Herb Martin | 21 | 251 | 12.0 | 1 | 35.9 |
Juan Nunez | 10 | 169 | 16.9 | 1 | 24.1 |
Mark Bonds | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 0 | 4.9 |
Schneider Julien | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Anthony Middleton | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 6.6 |
Keith Schultz | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 4.9 |
Jordan White | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | 8.2 |
Jamelle Murray | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 6.8 |
Glenis Thompson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Kelly Martin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Defense
[edit]Tackles
[edit]Player | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | Sacks | Fumble force | Fumble rec |
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Anthony Gebhart | 15 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Wilson | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1⁄2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dustin Duclo | 13 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston McCornell | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 1⁄2 | 1 | 0 |
Londen Fryar | 15 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. J. Biggers | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Zach Davidson | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4+1⁄2 | 1+1⁄2 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Varcadipane | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austin Pritchard | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Berghuis | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1+1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | 1 | 0 |
Justin Braska | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | 0 | 0 |
Cody Cielenski | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1⁄2 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Marshall | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1+1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Dorcely | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cory Flom | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1⁄2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harrison Porter | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Desman Stephen | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cornelius Robinson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Armstrong | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Pickens | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Gajos | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Nemeth | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garrett Sosnovich | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fernand Kashama | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louis Delmas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon West | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Antwain Allen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nic Saad | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Herb Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glenis Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phillip Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Laney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phillip Swanson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kirk Elsworth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Harrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions
[edit]Player | Int | Yds | Break Up |
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Anthony Gebhart | 1 | 24 | 2 |
C.J. Wilson | 1 | 46 | 1 |
Andy Dorcely | 1 | 5 | 1 |
E. J. Biggers | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Londen Fryar | 6 | 167 | 24 |
Nick Varcadipane | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dustin Duclo | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Cory Flom | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Garrett Sosnovich | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Western Michigan (West) and Ohio (East) picked as MAC FB preseason favorites - MAC-Sports.com—Official Web Site of the Mid-American Conference". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2007.