Mid-American
The 2025 season's largest margin: Western Michigan 42, Ball State 0. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Western Michigan·Mid-American
2025 — The Ten-Win Year
Western Michigan's 2025 season (10-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
Won the Myrtle Beach Bowl
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Broc LowryQB1,803 passing yards
- Jalen BuckleyRB1,003 rushing yards
- Devin MilesRB425 rushing yards
- Ofa MataeleRB252 rushing yards
- Tailique WilliamsWR478 receiving yards
- Baylin BrooksWR372 receiving yards
- Aveion ChenaultWR277 receiving yards
- James CamdenLB85 tackles
- Sefa Saipaia Jr.LB77 tackles
- Tate HallockS67 tackles
- Nadame TuckerDE14.5 sacks
- Rodney McGrawDL7 sacks
- Tyson LeeDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2025.
The season's deepest loss: Western Michigan 0, Illinois 38. A 38-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Western Michigan beat Kennesaw State 41-6 in the postseason.
"Row the Boat"
2025 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.