Mid-American
The 2018 season's largest margin: Western Michigan 68, Delaware State 0. A 68-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Western Michigan·Mid-American
2018 — The 2018 Season
Western Michigan's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
Lost the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Jon WassinkQB2,009 passing yards
- Kaleb ElebyQB1,092 passing yards
- LeVante BellamyRB1,228 rushing yards
- Jamauri BoganRB764 rushing yards
- Chase BrownRB352 rushing yards
- Jayden ReedWR792 receiving yards
- D'Wayne EskridgeWR776 receiving yards
- Giovanni RicciTE392 receiving yards
- Drake SpearsLB86 tackles
- Alex GraceLB83 tackles
- Justin TranquillS82 tackles
- Ali FayadDE6.5 sacks
- Ralph HolleyDT5 sacks
- Eric AssouaDL4.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: Western Michigan 3, Michigan 49. A 46-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Western Michigan fell to BYU 18-49 in the postseason.
"Row the Boat"
2018 is a middle chapter for Western Michigan — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.