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- Broncos
- Published: Jan. 05, 2026, 4:35 p.m.
KALAMAZOO, MI – The Mid-American Conference champions won’t beryllium starting from scratch nether halfway successful 2026.
Broc Lowry announced his return to Western Michigan connected Sunday aft enjoying a noteworthy and breakout 2025 run – each while starring nan Broncos to their first MAC title since 2016.
The soon-to-be redshirt inferior was instrumental successful WMU’s champion play successful complete a decade, taking nan reins of nan MAC’s third-ranked discourtesy and powering nan Broncos to history successful becoming nan first squad ever to triumph some a convention title and vessel crippled successful nan aforesaid season.
It was besides conscionable WMU’s 2nd 10-win play successful programme history.
Lowry threw for 1,803 yards and 9 touchdowns but was 1 of nan conference’s astir vulnerable playmakers pinch his legs – he vanished nan play pinch 963 rushing yards and 14 TDs.
It was a play that earned Lowry MAC violative subordinate of nan twelvemonth honors.
Lowry’s 963 rushing yards are nan astir by a Bronco backmost successful programme history, while his 14 rushing scores are nan astir successful modern WMU history. Walt Olsen recorded 17 rushing TDs successful 1916.
Western Michigan gave Lowry nan keys to nan discourtesy successful Week 4 aft splitting clip pinch JUCO transportation Brady Jones done nan first 3 games. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Ohio autochthonal proceeded to lead WMU to a 10-1 grounds from there, highlighted by wins complete in-state rivals Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan and a 23-13 MAC title crippled triumph complete Miami (OH).
Lowry besides threw a brace of TDs successful WMU’s ascendant 41-6 triumph complete Kennesaw State successful nan Myrtle Beach Bowl.
The 2025 first squad all-MAC awesome caller vanished pinch 80 rushing yards successful 7 consecutive games and enjoyed his champion crippled of nan play against Ball State, wherever he group season-highs successful passing yards (241) and rushing yards (108) successful a 42-0 shutout win.
Lowry has 2 years near of assemblage eligibility.
Matthew Ehler is simply a sports newsman for MLive.com and covers section sports successful Kalamazoo, including precocious schoolhouse sports and Western Michigan University athletics. Matthew has gained acquisition covering precocious school...
