Western Michigan BroncosHead coach Lance Taylor
78 Overall rating steady
Lance Taylor has led Western Michigan since 2023, going 25-22 across 4 seasons with 2 bowl trips.
- Record since 2023
- 25-22
- Seasons
- 4
- Bowl trips
- 2
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme7
Defensive scheme16
Game planning13
Situational management12
Leadership & results
Comeback factor12
Underdog edge9
Recent form14
Win rate14
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Lance Taylor's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Western Michigan record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5-3 | In progress |
| 2025 | 10-4 | Won Myrtle Beach Bowl |
| 2024 | 6-7 | Lost IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl |
| 2023 | 4-8 | No bowl |
Records with Western Michigan since 2023, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
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32
14
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14
33
30
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Lance Taylor: Western Michigan head coach profile
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