The 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers ...
during the
2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on September 1, 2011 and ended on D ...
. The Broncos, led by seventh-year head coach
Bill Cubit
William John Cubit (; born October 14, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. Cubit was the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, first on an interim basis in the 2015 season and then promoted t ...
, compete in the West Division of the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twel ...
and played their home games at
Waldo Stadium
Waldo Stadium is a stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is primarily used for football, and has been the home of Western Michigan University Broncos football in rudimentary form since 1914, and as a complete stadium since 1939. It currently has ...
. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They were invited to the
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
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where they were defeated by
Purdue
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37–32.
Schedule
The Michigan game on September 3 was called after the 3rd quarter due to a lightning storm. By rule, both teams have to agree to end the game, which both teams did and Michigan was awarded the win.
Awards
MAC Player of the Week
Offensive
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Jordan White, senior, wide receiver (five awards)
** Week three: 13 receptions, 177 yards, two touchdowns, 64-yard punt return, 241 all-purpose yards
** Week four: 14 receptions, 134 yards, one touchdown
** Week six: 12 receptions, 156 yards
** Week nine: Nine receptions, 172 yards, two touchdowns
** Week 11: 16 receptions, 238 yards, three touchdowns
* Alex Carder, junior, quarterback (two awards)
** Week five: 37 completions, 51 attempts, 479 yards passing (ninth most in MAC history), five touchdowns, zero interceptions
** Week 11: 548 yards (second-most in conference history), seven passing touchdowns (tied for most in conference history), one rushing touchdown
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Defensive
* Johnnie Simon, sophomore, safety
** Week nine: 10 tackles, pass break up, two quarterback hurries, interception
Special teams
* John Potter, senior, placekicker (three awards)
** Week two: Five for five point after touchdowns, 40-yard field goal
References
External links
Western Michigan
West Michigan and Western Michigan are terms for an arbitrary region in the U.S. state of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Most narrowly it refers to the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Michigan, Holland area, and more broadly to most of the region a ...
Western Michigan Broncos football seasons
Western Michigan Broncos football
The Western Michigan Broncos football program represents Western Michigan University in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I and the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Western Michigan has competed in football since 1906, when they played th ...
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