CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Mid-American

Western Michigan

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

3-2Record
23.2PPG
19.4PPG Allowed
1-1Home
2-1Away
0-0Neutral
1-0Conference
5Games
2-3-0ATS · W-L-P
2-3-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Mid-American. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #104; PPG allowed #41. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 3-2. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHLance TaylorSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#112National recruiting class rank
171.38Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.10FBS #89 of 138
PPA per play0.10FBS #81 of 138
Success rate41.8%FBS #92 of 138
Success rate44.6%FBS #109 of 138
Explosiveness1.10FBS #128 of 138
Explosiveness1.08FBS #15 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity4.30FBS #47 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.32FBS #64 of 138
Power success rate78.3%FBS #42 of 138
Power success rate79.3%FBS #109 of 138
Stuff rate17.1%FBS #68 of 138
Stuff rate15.5%FBS #108 of 138
Line yards per rush2.85FBS #98 of 138
Line yards per rush3.09FBS #97 of 138
Second-level yards1.01FBS #94 of 138
Second-level yards0.90FBS #37 of 138
Open-field yards0.80FBS #104 of 138
Open-field yards0.47FBS #19 of 138
Passing success rate41.1%FBS #91 of 138
Passing success rate43.4%FBS #102 of 138
Passing PPA0.07FBS #108 of 138
Passing PPA0.12FBS #61 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.30FBS #127 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.48FBS #51 of 138
Rushing success rate42.4%FBS #87 of 138
Rushing success rate44.6%FBS #104 of 138
Rushing PPA0.12FBS #69 of 138
Rushing PPA0.07FBS #71 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.94FBS #74 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.82FBS #35 of 138
Standard downs success rate48.1%FBS #77 of 138
Standard downs success rate46.8%FBS #81 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.02FBS #102 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.01FBS #56 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.89FBS #125 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.88FBS #24 of 138
Passing downs success rate27.9%FBS #99 of 138
Passing downs success rate38.8%FBS #128 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.29FBS #64 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.39FBS #116 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.87FBS #104 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.74FBS #22 of 138
Havoc allowed13.4%FBS #50 of 138
Havoc rate11.6%FBS #129 of 138
Total yards per game303.60FBS #128 of 138
Total yards per game343.80FBS #63 of 138
Passing yards per game158.60FBS #127 of 138
Passing yards per game187.60FBS #43 of 138
Rushing yards per game145FBS #91 of 138
Rushing yards per game156.20FBS #92 of 138
Turnovers2FBS #4 of 138
Turnovers forced5FBS #81 of 138
3rd-down conversions26FBS #62 of 138
3rd-down conversions30FBS #105 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate41.3%FBS #68 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate44.1%FBS #116 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Broc Lowry

FBS #108 · 739 season total

77CMP113ATT739Yards4TD1INT68.14%CMP%132.99NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Jalen Buckley

FBS #98 · 287 season total

62Carries287Yards5TD4.63Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Aveion Chenault

FBS #102 · 272 season total

18REC272Yards1TD15.11Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Justyce Betts

FBS #87 · 35 season total

35Total15Solo20Assists2TFL0Sacks

Sacks Leader

Dillon Moore

FBS #244 · 1.50 season total

1.50Sacks2TFL0QB hurries28Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Dillon Moore

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT0Passes defended0Defensive TDs4Return yards28Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05AMichiganL12–13+27.5W49.5U
22026-09-12HMonmouthW49–14-28.5W54.5O
32026-09-19ARiceW28–21-8.5L43.5O
42026-09-26HBoise StateL7–32+8.5L50.5U
52026-10-03ABuffaloW20–17-13.5L46.5U
62026-10-10HKent State——-14—43.5—
72026-10-17ACentral Michigan——————
82026-10-24AToledo——————
92026-10-31HBowling Green——————
112026-11-11AAkron——————
122026-11-18HEastern Michigan——————
132026-11-24HMiami (OH)——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.