Year: | 1999 |
Team: | Western Michigan Broncos |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Division: | West Division |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 7–5 |
Conf Record: | 6–2 |
Head Coach: | Gary Darnell |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Off Coach: | Bill Cubit |
Oc Year: | 3rd |
Def Coach: | Chuck Driesbach |
Dc Year: | 3rd |
Mvp: | Tim Lester |
Stadium: | Waldo Stadium |
Champion: | MAC West Division champion |
Conf Champ: | MAC Championship Game |
Conf Champ Result: | L 30–34 vs. Marshall |
The 1999 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Gary Darnell, the Broncos compiled a 7–5 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for first place in the MAC's West Division, outscored their opponents, 373 to 342, and lost to Marshall in the MAC Football Championship Game.[1] [2] [3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included Tim Lester with 3,639 passing yards, Robert Sanford with 1,137 rushing yards, and Steve Neal with 1,113 receiving yards.[5]