International Bowl Notes

-         Western Michigan's first bowl game since the 1988 California Bowl

-         The first International Bowl play from scrimmage was a Cincinnati pass from Davila to Goodman

-         First touchdown of the International Bowl was a 25-yard interception return by John Bowie

-         The first penalty of the International Bowl was an offside penalty on Trevor Anderson of Cincinnati

-         Western Michigan's first first down was on a pass from Cubit to Martin for six yards.

-         Western Michigan's first punt was for 36 yards.

-         The first offensive touchdown of the International Bowl was a 2- yard pass from Davila to Goodman

-         Western Michigan's first tackle for loss was by Dustin Duclo for a loss of 5 yards

-         The first field goal attempt was by Kevin Lovell from 37 yards and it was successful.

-         Western Michigan's first kick off return was by Brandon West for a gain of 18 yards.

-         Western Michigan's first touchdown was on a 76-yard pass from E.J. Biggers to Jamarko Simmons.

-         The 76-yard reception by Simmons is the longest in the history of the International Bowl as well as WMU's bowl history.

-         WMU's first sack was by Nick Varcadipane for a loss of 9 yards.

-         The first fourth down conversion of the International Bowl was successful on a WMU fourth-and-one pass from Cubit to Ledbetter for 2 yards.

-         WMU's first interception was by Matt Ludeman and was returned one-yard to the Cincinnati 14-yard line

-         WMU's first field goal attempt was from 29 yards and was successful by Nate Meyer.

-         Ryan Cubit reached the 2,000 yard passing mark for the first time in his career.

-         The first reviewed play in the International Bowl was a sack and forced fumble by Western Michigan's Zach Davidson. The original call was a sack, but was later overturned to a sack and a fumble recovered by Davidson giving WMU the ball.

-         Jamarko Simmons sets career highs with 13 receptions for 172 yards. They are also WMU Bowl records.

-         Brandon West set two WMU Bowl records with a record 21 rushes for 109 yards.

-         The attendance of the first International Bowl was 26,717.