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WMRivalry History
Central Michigan-Western Michigan
Central Michigan and Western Michigan have met 95 times since 1907. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 32-26-1
- Current streak
- Central Michigan 1 game
- Longest streak
- Western Michigan 5 games (1965-1973)
- Avg. margin / points
- 13.5 / 48.2
Series overview
Central Michigan 32-26-1 Western Michigan. Current streak: Central Michigan 1 game.
Last five meetings
Central Michigan 2 | Western Michigan 3
Largest margin
41 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1907 through 2024.
- 59 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 20, 2024.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Central Michigan and Western Michigan have a tracked series that starts in 1907 and spans 95 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Victory Cannon gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1907-2024
- Busiest era
- 1980s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 2 years (1966-1969)
- 1980s10 games
- 1990s10 games
- 2000s10 games
- 2010s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2024 - Nov 20, 2024
Central Michigan 16, Western Michigan 14. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1982 - Oct 9, 1982
Central Michigan 18, Western Michigan 18. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2020 - Nov 19, 2020
Central Michigan 44, Western Michigan 52. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1970 - Sep 12, 1970
Central Michigan 0, Western Michigan 41. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Central Michigan 2, Western Michigan 3 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Central Michigan 3, Western Michigan 7 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 48.2, average margin 13.5.
- Current streak
- Central Michigan 1 game
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Chris Parker
Central Michigan, 2024
Receiving Yards: 360
Joey Labas
Central Michigan, 2024
Passing Yards: 1114
Marion Lukes
Central Michigan, 2024
Rushing Yards: 788
Hayden Wolff
Western Michigan, 2024
Passing Yards: 2410
Jaden Nixon
Western Michigan, 2024
Rushing Yards: 919
Kenneth Womack
Western Michigan, 2024
Receiving Yards: 545
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Jim McElwain
Central Michigan - 2020-2024 - 25-30
Tim Lester
Western Michigan - 2020-2022 - 17-14
Lance Taylor
Western Michigan - 2023-2024 - 10-15
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 42F, 1 with precipitation.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Central Michigan team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Western Michigan team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Central Michigan season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Western Michigan season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Central Michigan weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Western Michigan weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2024 | Western Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 16, Western Michigan 14 | Venue unavailable | Central Michigan |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | Central Michigan 28, Western Michigan 38 | Venue unavailable | Western Michigan |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Western Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 10, Western Michigan 12 | Venue unavailable | Western Michigan |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | Central Michigan 42, Western Michigan 30 | Venue unavailable | Central Michigan |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Western Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 44, Western Michigan 52 | Venue unavailable | Western Michigan |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | Central Michigan 15, Western Michigan 31 | Venue unavailable | Western Michigan |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Western Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 10, Western Michigan 35 | Venue unavailable | Western Michigan |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | Central Michigan 35, Western Michigan 28 | Venue unavailable | Central Michigan |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Western Michigan at Central Michigan | Central Michigan 10, Western Michigan 49 | Venue unavailable | Western Michigan |
| Oct 10, 2015 | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | Central Michigan 39, Western Michigan 41 | Venue unavailable | Western Michigan |
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