Idaho vs. Western Michigan

Idaho and Western Michigan have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1972; Western Michigan leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Western Michigan 4–⁠1, and Western Michigan has won the last 2.

Idaho wins
1
Western Michigan wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1972
Longest streak
2 Western Michigan
Current streak
2 Western Michigan
Last 10 meetings
Western Michigan 4–⁠1
Most recent
2017

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
2010s1–⁠2
Average margin
15 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Idaho
0–⁠2 Idaho’s record at home
At Western Michigan
2–⁠1 Western Michigan’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Idaho’s biggest win2010: Idaho 33, Western Michigan 13by 20 points
  2. Western Michigan’s biggest win2008: Western Michigan 51, Idaho 28by 23 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Idaho and Western Michigan, 1972 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Jarvion Franklin Western Michigan33 carries, 211 yards, 3 TD2014 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 16, 2017Western Michigan 37, Idaho 28at Western Michigan
Sep 13, 2014Western Michigan 45, Idaho 33at Idaho
Oct 2, 2010Idaho 33, Western Michigan 13at Western Michigan
Sep 13, 2008Western Michigan 51, Idaho 28at Idaho
Nov 18, 1972Western Michigan 27, Idaho 16at Western Michigan

Every game is listed as played on the field.