At the beginning of the 2021 season, many Western Michigan fans had hopes of seeing the Broncos return to Ford Field for the MAC Championship. Having not reached the conference title game since the magical 2016 season, many felt that Western had the talent to make a return appearance.
Though the Broncos (7-5, 4-4 MAC) failed to reach that goal, their seven wins earned them bowl eligibility, and it turns out that a trip to Detroit was in the cards after all. Tim Lester’s squad will take on the Nevada Wolf Pack (8-4, 5-5 Mountain West) in the Quick Lane Bowl on December 27th, in what will be the first meeting between the two programs.