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2001 Western Michigan Broncos football team

2001 Western Michigan Broncos football
Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2001 record 5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach Gary Darnell (5th year)
MVP Bryan Lape
Home stadium Waldo Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L         W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 0         8 0         11 2  
Miami   4 2         6 2         7 5  
Bowling Green   4 2         5 3         8 3  
Kent State   3 3         5 3         6 5  
Akron   3 3         4 4         4 7  
Buffalo   1 5         1 7         3 8  
Ohio   0 6         1 7         1 10  
West Division
#23 Toledo xy$   4 1         5 2         10 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 1         4 3         6 5  
Ball State x   4 1         4 3         5 6  
Western Michigan   2 3         4 4         5 6  
Central Michigan   1 4         2 6         3 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 5         1 6         2 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Gary Darnell, the Broncos compiled a 5–6 record (4–5 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC's West Division, and outscored their opponents, 277 to 266. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Welsh with 1,702 passing yards, Philip Reed with 539 rushing yards, and Joshua Bush with 617 receiving yards.


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