WMU football was selected by the league’s media members to not only take the Mid-American Conference West division, but to win the 2016 MAC Football Championship Game at the 2016 MAC Media Day on Thursday, July 28. The 2015 co-champions garnered 19 first-place votes, totaling 144 points, which propelled the Broncos over the Toledo Rockets who garnered 2 first-place votes and a total of 113 points.
Bowling Green State University is predicted to accompany the Broncos in the championship, garnering 12 first-place votes for a total of 136 points.
“From one of our first team meetings, this is what we talked about: a day like today,” Fleck said.