Western Michigan BroncosHead coach

Lance Taylor

79 Overall rating steady

Lance Taylor has led Western Michigan since 2023, going 23-21 across 4 seasons with 2 bowl trips.

Record since 2023: 23-21
Seasons: 4
Bowl trips: 2

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme8

Defensive scheme15

Game planning12

Situational management13

Leadership & results

Comeback factor10

Underdog edge10

Recent form18

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

Lance Taylor Western Michigan record by season since 2023
Season	Record	Result
2026	3-2	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.

Lance Taylor: Western Michigan head coach profile

Lance Taylor is the Western Michigan head coach. This profile covers Lance Taylor's record and season-by-season results with Western Michigan, and connects to the Western Michigan program, the Big 12 teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Big 12 Championship Game on the Big 12 title race page.

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