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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. Key{{Col-begin|width=70%}}{{Col-break}}| # | Number of head coaches | | G | Games | | W | Wins | | L | Losses | | T | Ties | | Win% | Winning percentage |
{{Col-break}}| CW | Conference wins | | CL | Conference losses | | CT | Conference ties | | CWin% | Conference winning percentage |
{{Col-break}}| CC | Conference championships | | DC | Conference division championships | | BG | Bowl games participated in | | Ref | Reference |
{{col-end}}Head coachesThrough 2017 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 | 1|2|0}} | – | – | – | 0|0|0}} | – | – | 0 | [1] | | 2 | William H.|Spaulding}} | 1907–1921 | 15 | 62 | 25 | 3 | 62|25|3}} | – | – | – | 0|0}} | – | – | 0 | [1] | | 3 | Milton|Olander}} | 1922–1923 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12|1|1}} | – | – | – | 0|0}} | – | – | 0 | [1] | | 4 | Earl|Martineau}} | 1924–1928 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 26|10|2}} | – | – | – | 0|0}} | – | – | 0 | [1] | | 5 | Mike|Gary}} | 1929–1941 | 13 | 59 | 34 | 5 | 56|34|5}} | – | – | – | 0|0}} | – | – | 0 | [1] | | 6 | John|Gill|dab=coach}} | 1942–1952 | 11 | 50 | 34 | 1 | 50|34|1}} | 8 | 15 | 0 | 8|15|0}} | 0 | – | 0 | [1] | | 7 | Jack|Petoskey}} | 1953–1956 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 8|25|2}} | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4|17|1}} | 0 | – | 0 | [1] | | 8 | Merle|Schlosser}} | 1957–1963 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 28|33|3}} | 17 | 23 | 2 | 17|23|2}} | 0 | – | 0 | [1] | | 9 | Bill|Doolittle}} | 1964–1974 | 11 | 58 | 49 | 2 | 58|49|2}} | 24 | 34 | 2 | 24|34|2}} | 1 | – | 1 | [1] | | 10 | Elliot|Uzelac}} | 1975–1981 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 0 | 38|39|0}} | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30|30|0}} | 0 | – | 0 | [1] | | 11 | Jack|Harbaugh}} | 1982–1986 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 25|27|3}} | 19 | 22 | 3 | 19|22|3}} | 0 | – | 0 | [1] | | 12 | Al|Molde}} | 1987–1996 | 10 | 62 | 47 | 2 | 62|47|2}} | 48 | 32 | 1 | 48|32|1}} | 1 | – | 1 | [1] | | 13 | Gary|Darnell}} | 1997–2004 | 8 | 46 | 46 | – | 46|46}} | 35 | 29 | – | 35|29}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | [1] | | 14 | Bill|Cubit}} | 2005–2012 | 8 | 51 | 46 | – | 51|46}} | 36 | 27 | – | 36|27}} | 0 | 0 | 3 | [1] | | 15 | P. J.|Fleck}} | 2013–2016 | 4 | 30 | 22 | – | 30|22}} | 21 | 11 | – | 21|11}} | 1 | 2 | 3 | [2] | | 16 | Tim|Lester|dab=American football coach}} | 2017–present | 1 | 6 | 6 | – | 6|6}} | 4 | 4 | – | 4|4}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | | TOTALS | 112 | 562 | 446 | 24 | 562|446|24 | 246 | 244 | 9 | 246|244|9 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 {{cite web |url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=204948128 |title=Football Records: All-Time Coaches |publisher=Western Michigan University |accessdate=December 9, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/pj-fleck-1.html |title=P.J. Fleck Coaching Record |publisher= Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=December 9, 2013}}
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