Football | November 23, 2016

BRONCO STORYLINES
• Western Michigan is looking for its first berth to the MAC Championship game since 2000. A win over Toledo would give the Broncos the outright MAC West Championship.

• Western Michigan is ranked inside the top-25 in each of the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll, Associated Press Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings this season for the first time in program history. 

• Western Michigan begins the season 11-0 for the first time in program history. The Broncos defeated Buffalo 38-0, last Saturday. The 11 wins are the most at any point in a single season.

• Wide receiver Corey Davis is currently the active leading receiver in the FBS with 4,987 yards. He is currently the all-time MAC receiving record and just 19 yards away from breaking the all-time FBS receiving record. 

• Corey Davis leads the FBS in receiving TDs with 16 after scoring two touchdowns last week vs. Buffalo. He finished with 173 yards and the two TDs, giving him 49 touchdowns for his career the most all-time in MAC history.

• Earlier this year running back Jarvion Franklin set the Western Michigan program record for single game rushing yards with 281 at Akron. Franklin became the sixth player in Bronco history to eclipse the 3,000 rushing yard mark. He currently has 3,511 career rushing yards, fourth most in WMU history. He has 39 rushing TDs, tying the WMU record of 39 held by Jerome Persell.

? The Broncos lead the country in turnover margin at +15. They were the last team in the country to commit a turnover.

? The Broncos have set a program record with 482 points scored this season. The previous record is 468 points set last season.

ELITE Company
• Western Michigan's 11-0 start has put the program among the elite in the country.

• The Broncos are currently one of just two programs to be undefeated in the country along with Alabama. 

Dominant O-Line
• According to Pro Football Focus, the Broncos' OL grades out as the fourth best unit in the country through 11 weeks. 

• Below are the top-five OL units in the country.

School        OL Grade
1.     LSU        88.74
2.    Auburn        87.23
3.    Alabama        87.04
4.     Western Michigan    85.27
5.    Pittsburgh     84.29

Heisman Candidate
• Western Michigan quarterback Zach Terrell has received numerous accolades including receiving an official letter from the Heisman Trophy Trust stating he will be receiving thorough consideration after the attention he has generated to start the season.

• He proved his worth, throwing for a career-high 455 yards and four touchdowns against Buffalo, giving him a new Western Michigan program record of 11,461 career passing yards.

• Previously this year, Terrell was named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, as he is just one of 12 players across all divisions of collegiate athletics from Division I to NAIA to be honored. There were a total of 156 nominees.

• Terrell also was named a semifinalist for the Wuerffel Trophy. He is among just 10 players from an original watch list of 88 who were named this summer.

• This would be the second time in Western Michigan history a player has been considered for both the Wuerffel Trophy and an NFF Scholar Athlete after Tim Hiller won both awards in 2009.

Biletnikoff Semifinalist
• Wide receiver Corey Davis continues to impress nationally as he was named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award. 

• Davis is one of 10 players in the country to be named a semifinalist.

• He is currently second all-time in FBS history with 4,987 career yards, just 19 away from breaking the all-time record.

On a Roll
• Western Michigan currently has a 13-game winning streak dating back to last season, the longest all-time in program history.

• Overall the Broncos are 18-2 in their last 20 games, the best record over an 20-game stretch in program history.

• Western Michigan's streak is also the second-longest active win streak in the country behind only Alabama (23)