Western Michigan Game Notes
-- TE Branden Ledbetter increased his team lead in touchdown receptions to six with the first multi-touchdown game of his career and the first multi-touchdown receiving game for any Bronco this season
-- Ledbetter caught a career-high nine passes for a career-high 101 yards
-- With his two TD passes QB Ryan Cubit has thrown a TD pass in six straight games and has 11 this season
-- RB Brandon West scored his first career rushing touchdown in the second quarter
-- Bonds finished with a career-high 142 yards for the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career
-- K Nate Meyer has kicked a field goal in four straight games and 8-of-9 this season
-- SS C.J. Wilson intercepted his second pass of the season and fifth of his career in the third quarter
-- LB Ameer Ismail recorded his 15th sack of the season to tie the WMU school record set by Jason Babin during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
Miami Game Notes
-- In the 45th meeting between Miami and Western Michigan, the RedHawks were unable to protect a second-half lead for the fourth time in five MAC losses, falling 27-24. WMU booted the game-winning field goal with 1:16 remaining.
-- The loss was Miami's third straight and dropped the RedHawks to 1-9 overall and 1-5 in the MAC. It ended a program two-game winning streak versus WMU.
--Miami's five MAC losses have come by a combined 22 points, with four coming by three points or less The loss was Miami's second straight in which its opponent booted a game-winning field goal with less than two minutes left.
-- Miami's offense created a season-high three plays of 45 yards or longer, two of which went for touchdowns.
-- The RedHawk defense recorded two interceptions and has 13 on the season.
-- Miami, which entered the game ranked last nationally in sacks allowed, did not allow a sack against the nation's second-ranked pass rush until the final series of the game.
-- Junior quarterback Mike Kokal completed 16-of-26 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns.
-- Senior wide receiver Ryne Robinson finished with 10 receptions for a career-high 180 yards, including a game-tying 56-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. It was his third career 10-reception game. He reached 1,001 yards on the season, making him the first Miami player to record back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving years.
-- Robinson, who hauled in a reception for the 40th straight game moved into the MAC's all-time top five in both career receptions and receiving yards, totaling 241 catches for 3,520 yards for his career.
-- Sophomore Josh Satterthwait started at right guard for the RedHawks, becoming the 18th different Miami player to make his first career start this season.
-- Sophomore Robbie Wilson intercepted a pass that was deflected by junior Craig Mester in the first quarter. It was his first interception of the season.
-- Dustin Woods hauled in a game-tying 47-yard touchdown pass from Kokal late in the first quarter. It was Woods' third TD catch of 40 yards or longer this season.
-- Redshirt freshman Andre Bratton started for the second straight game, busting off a Miami season-long 50-yard rush on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter and finishing with 12 rushes for 72 yards.
-- Junior Austin Sykes recorded his third career rushing touchdown in the second quarter on a one-yard plunge.
-- True freshman Trevor Cook connected on a 38-yard field goal early in the third quarter, giving Miami its first lead of the day, and is 8-of-10 on the year.
-- Sophomore Joey Hudson picked off a pass in Bronco territory early in the fourth quarter to give him five on the season, which ties for first nationally among linebackers. He also had a career-high 14 tackles on the night.
