PRE-GAME
? This is WMU's 20th game against a ranked opponent in program history
? This is WMU's seventh game against a ranked MAC opponent
? This is the second time this season WMU has played in white jerseys and black pants on the road
? E.J. Biggers is the game captain for the third game in a row
? WMU lost the coin toss and Ball State elected to take the ball on offense to start the game

FIRST QUARTER
? Aaron Winchester's 19-yard run is a career long
? Anthony Williams earns first start of career at tight end
? Tim Hiller was intercepted for only seventh time this season
? Third time this season WMU opens game down two touchdowns (Nebraska, Central Michigan)
? Brandon West's 40-yard return in the first quarter is his third kick return of 40 or more yards this season
? Drew Burdi throws second career TD and first of season
? Schneider Julien catches fourth TD of season (and of career)
? WMU's 20th scoring drive of five plays or less and 15th drive of two minutes or less

SECOND QUARTER
? Tim Hiller ties school record for passing TDs in a season with a nine-yard touchdown to Juan Nunez (Lester, 1999)
? Austin Pritchard has 2.5 of WMU's 6.0 TFLs in first half
? WMU trails at the half for fourth time in season (Nebraska, Temple, Central Michigan) and trails by 10 or more points for first time since Nebraska

THIRD QUARTER
? Record attendance of 23,861
? Hiller's interception returned for a TD, the first of his career
? First multi-INT game for Hiller since at EMU in 2007

FOURTH QUARTER
? Jamarko Simmons ties the WMU single season record for receptions (Jennings, 2005)
? WMU is 3-for-3 on two point conversions this season - all have been passes (2 to Nunez, 1 to Simmons)
? Louis Delmas becomes first Bronco with 100 or more tackles in a season since 2003 ? WMU finishes regular season 9-3 for the third time in program history