They were led by third-year head coach P. J. Fleck and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

WMU defeated Ball State 54–7 in a mid-week MACtion game nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.

Sophomore kickoff returner Darius Phillips has won two, and redshirt freshman running back Jamauri Bogan, sophomore linebacker Robert Spillane and junior quarterback Zach Terrell have each won one.

Phillips had two kick returns for 101 yards in WMU's 41–39 victory over rival Central Michigan.

Spillane had 9 total tackles and 31⁄2 for loss (including 11⁄2 sacks) in a 35–13 win over Miami (Ohio).