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Kalamazoo, Mich. - Greg Jennings caught two touchdown passes and threw for another to lead Western Michigan to a 31-21 victory over Buffalo in Mid-American Conference action at Waldo Stadium.  The win was WMU's third straight, giving the Broncos' a winning record after five games (3-2, 1-1 MAC).

Bill Cubit's squad came out quickly, scoring on its first two possessions.  Robbie Haas' seven-yard touchdown pass to Jennings completed a nine-play, 75-yard drive.  Nate Meyer then followed with a 31-yard field goal.

The Broncos improved their cushion to 17 points in the second quarter on an option reverse in which WR Jennings hit Joe Chapple on a 22-yard touchdown pass.  It was Chapple's first career TD reception.

WMU took a 24-0 lead into halftime after true freshman Tim Hiller connected with Jennings on a 16-yard strike with nine minutes left in the second quarter.

The Broncos held the Bulls scoreless for three quarters before UB put its first points on the board at 14:47 of the fourth quarter when QB Drew Willy hit TE Chad Upshaw on a 25-yard pass.  Buffalo punched in another touchdown with under six minutes left on Jared Patterson's 1-yard run to close the gap to 10 points, 14-24.

After an exchange of possessions, WMU drove down field and sealed the win on Hiller's second touchdown toss of the night, a two-yarder to Tony Scheffler in the corner of the end zone with 1:04 left in the game.  The drive was aided by a 44-yard run from Mark Bonds.

UB (0-4, 0-1 MAC) added a late score on Willy's second TD toss, a six-yarder to Derrick Dyer.

Defensively, the Broncos were led by LB Ameer Ismail, who made a team-high 12 tackles.  Lineman Nick Varcadipane added a pair of sacks while Antwain Allen and Austin Pritchard had 11 stops each.

Western Michigan plays host to Ball State next week (Oct. 8).

Written by Daniel Jankowski, director of athletic media relations