2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team


The 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Bill Cubit and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. In 2011, the Broncos finished at 7–6, third place in the MAC West division.
Western Michigan fired Cubit on November 17, 2012, following a season-ending loss to Eastern Michigan. WMU finished the year 4–8, its worst record since 2004. P. J. Fleck, 32-year-old Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant, was named head coach on December 18, 2012.

Schedule

At Illinois

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–32011ILL, 23–20

First quarter scoring: ILL – Ryan Lankford received a 64-yard pass from Nick Scheelhaase ; Immekus kicked 43-yard field goal.
Second quarter scoring: ILL – Scheelhaase 4-yard run.
Third quarter scoring: WMU – Jaime Wilson received an 8-yard pass from Alex Carder.
4th quarter scoring: ILL – Ashante Williams returned a 60-yard interception.

Eastern Illinois

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–11996EIU, 28–20

Referee for the game was Tony Canella.

At Minnesota

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–31977MINN, 10–0

Connecticut

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–12011WMU, 38–31

Toledo

Overall recordLast meetingResult
28–382011TOL, 66–63

Massachusetts

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meeting

At Ball State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
21–172011WMU, 45–35

At Kent State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
33–18–12010WMU, 38–3

Northern Illinois

Overall recordLast meetingResult
23–142011NIU, 51–22

At Central Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
44–37–22011WMU, 44–14

At Buffalo

Overall recordLast meetingResult
5–02009WMU, 34–31

Eastern Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
29–16–22011EMU, 14–10