WMU vs. Nicholls State Game Notes

Pregame

- WMU is looking to win their third consecutive home opener, dating back to 2008. The Broncos defeated Northern Illinois in the 2008 home opener (29-26) and opened with a victory over Miami last season (48-26).
- The Broncos are 53-17-1 all-time in home openers at Waldo Stadium.
- This is the 19th CommUniverCity Night game at WMU. The Brown & Gold own a 15-3 record all-time on CommUniverCity Night.
- WMU is 4-1 in home openers under Bill Cubit.
- The Broncos have won ten contests in a row against Division I FCS schools since a 1996 loss against Eastern Illinois (28-20).
- This is the first meeting all-time between the two schools.
- The Broncos are 3-1 all-time against schools from Louisiana. Their last meeting with a team from the Pelican State resulted in a 27-14 victory over Louisiana Monroe on Oct. 3, 1998.
- WMU Wide Receiver Juan Nunez carries a 21-game reception streak into tonight's action.
- WMU Wide Receiver Jordan White has led the team in receiving in each of his last three games, dating back to last season.
- This is the first of three consecutive home games for WMU. The Brown & Gold will face Toledo (Sept. 18) and Idaho (Oct. 2).
- This is the second week in a row Nicholls has faced a Division I FBS school. The Colonels dropped a 47-0 decision to San Diego State last week.

First Quarter
- Team captains for WMU are Alex Jagels, Juan Nunez and Drew Nowak.
- Nicholls won the opening coin toss and deferred to the second half.
- Season-long 12-yard rush for Aaron Winchester on first play from scrimmage.
- Career-high 11-yard reception for Dallas Walker.
- First catch of the season for Ansel Ponder.
- First career touchdown for WMU RB Antoin Scriven.
- 79-yard scoring drive is the longest of the season for WMU.
- Alex Carder begins game with five consecutive completions.
- First tackle of the season for WMU K John Potter.
- First career start for WMU DT John Rice.
- Career-long 8-yard rush for Scriven.
- Career high two catches for Dallas Walker.
- First forced fumble of the season for WMU S Doug Wiggins, giving him five for his career.
- Season-long 22-yard completion for Nicholls QB LaQuintin Caston.
- First sack of season for WMU S Josh Price and first sack since Sept. 13, 2008 (Idaho).
- First block for WMU since Oct. 24, 2009 vs. Buffalo (Drew Nowak).
- First career blocked field goal for WMU S Mario Armstrong.

Second Quarter
- First forced fumble of season for WMU S Jamail Berry (second of career).
- First career fumble recovery for WMU CB Lewis Toler.
- First career tackle for WMU DT Andrew Sharp. It is also Sharp's collegiate debut.
- First points of season for Nicholls come on a season-long 52-yard run by Jesse Turner.
- 74-yard touchdown pass from Alex Carder to Jordan White is the longest pass of Carder's career and the longest career-reception for White. It is also the longest play from scrimmage for WMU this season.
- First one scoring drive for WMU since Nov. 7, 2009 (Michigan State).
- This is the second one-play scoring drive Jordan White has been a part of at WMU. He also hauled in a 54-yard touchdown pass from Tim Hiller at Toledo on Oct. 10, 2009.
- First touchdown pass of season for Nicholls QB LaQuintin Caston.
- First career reception for WMU TE Clark Mussman.
- First career rush for WMU RB Brian Fields.
- Longest career rush for Fields (13 yards).
- Second career game with two-touchowns for Jordan White and first since Oct. 10, 2009 (Toledo).
- Carder with two touchdown passes in each of his first two career starts.
- Most tackles in a game this season for WMU K John Potter (2). Fourth career game with two tackles for Potter.
- First sack of the season for WMU DE Paul Hazel.

Third Quarter
- Season high in passing yards for Nicholls QB LaQuintin Caston.
- Season high in rushing yards for Nicholls RB Jesse Turner.
- First 100-yard receiving game of season for Jordan White and fifth of his career. It is the first 100-yard receiving game for a WMU receiver this season.
- Juan Nunez extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 22 games in the first quarter.
- First career game with three passing touchdowns for Alex Carder.
- Fourth career touchdown catch and second of season for WMU TE Blake Hammond. Second consecutive game with a touchdown catch for Hammond.
- Second fumble recovery of night for WMU CB Lewis Toler and second of career. First career game with two fumble recoveries for Toler.
- First career forced fumble for WMU DT John Rice.
- Career-long 18-yard reception for WMU RB Antoin Scriven.
- First career touchdown catch for WMU TE Dallas Walker.
- First career game with four passing touchdowns for Carder.
- Career high in passing yards for Carder.
- First tackle of season for WMU S Vernon Stewart.
- First career games with five passing touchdowns for Carder. He becomes the sixth quarterback in Bronco history to have five passing touchdowns in a game and is the first to accomplish the feat since Tim Hiller on Oct. 8, 2005 against Ball State.
- Third career touchdown catch for Ansel Ponder and first of season.
- WMU did not allow a first down in the second half until 0:08 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

Fourth Quarter
- First career punt return for WMU RB Dareyon Chance.
- First catch of season for WR Jamelle Murray.
- First catch of season for WR Dervon Wallace goes for a career-long 41 yards. That pass is also the longest of QB Tyler VanTubbergen's career.
- Career-long 9-yard rush for Chance.
- Career-long 11-yard reception for Chance.
- First career rushing touchdown for Chance.
- Second consecutive season with 40-plus points in the home opener for WMU.
- Dareyon Chance leads WMU in rushing for first time in his career.
- Second career game for WMU QB Alex Jagels.
- First career half-sack for Andrew Sharp and Waymon Ross.
- First career rush for WMU RB Curtis Cannon.

Postgame Notes
- WMU improves to 5-1 in home openers under Bill Cubit, including three consecutive victories.
- The Broncos improved 16-3 all-time on CommUniverCity Night and 54-17-1 in home openers at Waldo Stadium.
- WMU has 11 consecutive victories against FCS schools.
- Season-high 130 receiving yards for Jordan White. White has led the team in receiving each of his last four games.
- Career-highs in rushing yards for Dareyon Chance (46), Brian Fields (40) and Curtis Cannon (5).
- Career-high 41 yards receiving for Dervon Wallace.
- The 14 points allowed by WMU is their lowest total allowed since the Broncos held Hofstra to 10 points Sept. 26, 2009.
- The 49 points scored by the Broncos is their highest since scoring 58 at Toledo on Oct. 10, 2009.
- Career high 57 passing yards for Tyler VanTubbergen.
- Career-high 298 passing yards and five touchdowns for Alex Carder.
- Career-highs in receptions (3) and yards (20) for Dallas Walker.
- LB Chris Prom tied a career high with four tackles and DT Andrew Sharp set a career-high with four tackles.
- First action of career for CB Maurice Roberts, who recorded three tackles.