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Western Michigan University Athletics

Football Records: Attendance

WALDO STADIUM (crowds over 30,000)

36,361 Indiana State (N) W 2000
36,102 Central Michigan (N) W 1999
35,874 Youngstown State (N) W 1999
35,107 Northern Illinois (N) W 1998
33,976 Illinois State (N) W 2001
33,272 Central Michigan L 1989
32,285 Central Michigan W 1988
32,255 Central Michigan L 1980
31,129 Indiana (N) L 2007
30,885 Michigan State (N) L 2015
30,848 Central Michigan L 1983
30,734 Western Illinois (N) W 1994
30,472 Marshall L 1999
30,327 Eastern Illinois (N) L 1996

(N) = Night Game

AWAY GAMES (crowds over 50,000)

110,814 Michigan L 2018
110,506 Michigan L 2011
109,837 Michigan L 2001
109,295 Michigan L 2021
109,019 Michigan L 2009
107,856 Michigan L 2002
106,123 Ohio State L 2015
85,322 Florida L 1999
84,485 Nebraska L 2008
80,795 Notre Dame L 2010
78,236 Florida State L 2006
77,843 Wisconsin L 2000
76,107 Auburn L 1995
75,769 Michigan State L 2010
75,123 Michigan State L 1980
73,928 Michigan State L 2022
73,113 Michigan State L 2019
72,923 Michigan State L 2003
72,910 Michigan State L 2017
72,317 Michigan State L 1997
71,214 Michigan State L 2013
70,585 Iowa W 2007
67,195 Wisconsin L 1981
66,886 Iowa L 2013
65,907 Michigan State L 1986
65,115 Virginia Tech L 2004
63,829 Michigan State L 1985
61,125 USC L 2017
60,913 Florida State L 1991
60,563 West Virginia L 2007
60,206 Missouri L 1999
59,679 Virginia W 2006
59,625 Virginia Tech L 2014
59,615 Wisconsin (CB) L 2016
58,880 Rice (TB) L 2008
55,650 Iowa W 2000
55,140 Purdue L 2002
54,120 Purdue L 1993
53,662 Virginia Tech L 2001
53,480 Missouri L 2007
50,137 South Carolina L 1979

(TB) = 2008 Texas Bowl
(CB) = 2017 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

WMU vs. Ranked Opponents

Nov. 8, 1947 at No. 11 Illinois L, 14-60
Sept. 21, 1963 at No. 7 Wisconsin L, 0-41
Nov. 3, 1973 No. 16 Miami L, 9-24
Nov. 2, 1974 at No. 16 Miami L, 0-31
Nov. 8, 1975 No. 17 Miami L, 21-44
Sept. 14, 1991 at No. 1 Florida State L, 0-58
Oct. 21, 1995 at No. 13 Auburn L, 13-34
Oct. 12, 1996 at No. 24 Wyoming L, 28-42
Sept. 6, 1997 at No. 25 Michigan State L, 10-42
Sept. 4, 1999 at No. 4 Florida L, 26-55
Dec. 3, 1999 vs. No. 11 Marshall (MAC) L, 30-34
Aug. 3, 2000 at No. 4 Wisconsin L, 7-19
Sept. 8, 2001 at No. 9 Virginia Tech L, 0-31
Sept. 7, 2002 at No. 7 Michigan L, 12-35
Sept. 28, 2002 No. 5 Virginia Tech L, 0-30
Oct. 19, 2002 at No. 25 Bowling Green L, 45-48
Oct. 18, 2003 at No. 12 Northern Illinois L, 10-37
Sept. 3, 2005 at No. 23 Virginia L, 19-31
Sept. 1, 2007 at No. 3 West Virginia L, 24-52
Nov. 25, 2008 at No. 15 Ball State L, 22-45
Sept. 24, 2011 at No. 24 Illinois L, 20-23
Sept. 14, 2013 at No. 17 Northwestern L, 17-38
Nov. 26, 2013 at No. 18 Northern Illinois L, 14-33
Sept. 4, 2015 No. 5 Michigan State L, 24-37
Sept. 26, 2015 at No. 1 Ohio State L, 12-38
Nov. 27, 2015 at No. 24 Toledo W, 35-30
Jan. 2, 2017 vs. No. 8 Wisconsin (CB) L, 24-16
Sept. 2, 2017 at No. 4 USC L, 49-31
Sept. 8, 2018 at No. 21 Michigan L, 49-3
Sept. 7, 2019 at No. 19 Michigan State L, 51-17

(MAC) = MAC Championship Game
(CB) = Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic