WMU at EMU Post-Game Notes

PREGAME

• Brandon West is 131 yards from breaking the NCAA Division I FBS record for career all-purpose yards (DeAngelo Williams - Memphis - 7,573 yds)
• West is eight returns from breaking the NCAA Division I FBS record for career kick returns (Trumaine Riley - Eastern Michigan - 130 returns)
• West is 78 yards from becoming only the third running back to rush for 1,000 yards in back to back seasons and first since Robert Sanford in 1999 and 2000
• West is 83 all-purpose yards and 20 kick return yards from breaking his own respective WMU single-season records or 2,119 yds and 906 yds, respectively set in 2007
• Tim Hiller is 380 passing yards from becoming the first WMU quarterback and third MAC QB to throw for 3,000 yards in back-to-back-to-back seasons
• Hiller is seven TD passes from becoming the MAC's career leader
• EMU is one of only three teams that have held Hiller without a passing touchdown in a game doing so in 2007
• WMU is looking for just its second win during a day game in 2009
• EMU wins the toss and defers; WMU is 1-4 when losing the opening coin toss

FIRST QUARTER

• Phil Swanson misses first start of career, snapping 35-game streak
• Brandon West breaks own WMU single-season record for kick return yards (906 yds in 2007) and now holds the mark at 930 at 11:34 mark of opening quarter
• Third pass attempt of Robert Arnheim's career on reverse option pass
• Tim Hiller throws at least one TD pass in 39 career games and throws 95th of career
• Matt Stevens hauls in fifth receiving TD of career, second of 2009
• Drew Nowak forces and recovers first fumble of career
• WMU forces and recovers a defensive fumble for 10th time in 2009
• First time this season WMU has finished first quarter tied on the scoreboard
• EMU quarterback Alex Gillett attempted and completed one pass for 11 yards

SECOND QUARTER

• Hiller throws 96th career TD and now has 30 career games with at least 2 TDs
• Chad Baliko catches first career TD and becomes the 20th different receiver to haul in a Tim Hiller TD pass
• Hiller has at least 20 passing TDs in every season of his career
• Jordan White has third 100-yard receiving game of career
• Jamail Berry records third INT of season and career
• Brandon West becomes third WMU running back to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons and first since Robert Sanford in 1999 and 2000
• West becomes the fourth Bronco to have over 700 rushing attempts in a career
• West breaks NCAA Division I FBS record for career all-purpose yards (DeAngelo Williams - Memphis) and had 7,578 career yards at 3:08 mark of second quarter
• Berry registers first two-interception game of career
• Hiller records season long 22-yard run
• Hiller throws 97th career passing TD, giving Matt Stevens the first two-TD game of his career
• This Hiller's 18th career three-TD game
• Jordan White sets new career high for receiving yards in a game with 132 before halftime

THIRD QUARTER

• Berry records third take away of game with a fumble recovery, forced by Paul Hazel
• West goes over 100 yards rushing in a game for the fourth time this season and 13th time in his career
• Weston Peiffer records first sack of season; Freddie Bishop records first solo sack of career - on consecutive plays

FOURTH QUARTER

• WMU second half with three-consecutive punts
• WMU has scored at least 35 points in a game for the third time this season
• WMU's five take aways are season high for the team
• Robert Arnheim's a career-long 65-yard TD reception
• Hiller throws four TDs in a game for ninth time in career and now has 98 career TD passes