Back to the Mid-American Newsfeed

Western Michigan adds Tennessee, Iowa to future football schedules

Western Michigan University announced on Friday afternoon the addition of two Power Five opponents to their future football schedules in 2026 and 2028.

The Broncos are slated to travel to Knoxville to face the Tennessee Volunteers on Sept. 19, 2026, and also face the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City on Sept. 16, 2028.

“We are thrilled to add an historic SEC program as well as a Big Ten opponent with one of the most exciting gameday atmospheres in the country to our football schedule,” WMU athletic director Dan Bartholomae said via press statement. “We look forward to giving our student-athletes the opportunity to compete on a national stage against these two storied programs.