List of Western Michigan Broncos head football coaches

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The following is the list of Western Michigan Broncos head football coaches. The Western Michigan Broncos football team represents Western Michigan University (WMU) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision. WMU has fielded a football team since 1906.

The Broncos have had 16 head coaches in their history. William H. Spaulding and Al Molde have the most wins in WMU history with 62. WMU has three conference championships and has competed in eight bowl games, winning one and losing seven.

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Through the 2021 regular season

Number Head coach Career Seasons W L T Win% CW CL CT CWin% CC DC BG Ref
1 Tubby Meyers 1906 1 1 2 0 .333 – – – – – – 0 [1]
2 William H. Spaulding 1907–1921 15 62 25 3 .706 – – – – – – 0 [1]
3 Milton Olander 1922–1923 2 12 1 1 .893 – – – – – – 0 [1]
4 Earl Martineau 1924–1928 5 26 10 2 .711 – – – – – – 0 [1]
5 Mike Gary 1929–1941 13 59 34 5 .616 – – – – – – 0 [1]
6 John Gill 1942–1952 11 50 34 1 .594 8 15 0 .348 0 – 0 [1]
7 Jack Petoskey 1953–1956 4 8 25 2 .257 4 17 1 .205 0 – 0 [1]
8 Merle Schlosser 1957–1963 7 28 33 3 .461 17 23 2 .429 0 – 0 [1]
9 Bill Doolittle 1964–1974 11 58 49 2 .541 24 34 2 .417 1 – 1 [1]
10 Elliot Uzelac 1975–1981 7 38 39 0 .494 30 30 0 .500 0 – 0 [1]
11 Jack Harbaugh 1982–1986 5 25 27 3 .482 19 22 3 .466 0 – 0 [1]
12 Al Molde 1987–1996 10 62 47 2 .568 48 32 1 .599 1 – 1 [1]
13 Gary Darnell 1997–2004 8 46 46 – .500 35 29 – .547 0 2 0 [1]
14 Bill Cubit 2005–2012 8 51 46 – .526 36 27 – .571 0 0 3 [1]
15 P. J. Fleck 2013–2016 4 30 22 – .577 21 11 – .656 1 2 3 [2]
16 Tim Lester 2017–present 5 32 25 – .561 22 16 – .579 0 0 3 [3]
TOTALS 115 588 465 24 .558 260 252 9 .508 3 4 11

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Football Records: All-Time Coaches". Western Michigan University. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "P.J. Fleck Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Tim Lester Coaching Record". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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