The Broncos came out full throttle, scoring three touchdowns in the first quarter and held Central Michigan scoreless in the first half. WMU led 24-0 at halftime and did not give up an offensive touchdown until the fourth quarter. WMU scored on each of its first three drives of the game and the Bronco defense forced CMU to three-and-out on its first two possessions.

Johnnie Simon led the Bronco defensive effort for the second week in a row with 10 tackles. Drew Nowak had a solo sack, seven tackles, 1.5 of those for a loss. Mitch Zajac had nine stops and a forced fumble. CMU's lone offensive TD was the first given up by the Bronco defense in seven quarters.

The Broncos' first drive spanned eight plays and 58 yards and ended with a eight-yard touchdown pass from Alex Carder to Jordan White. Carder finished the day with 28 completions on 37 attempts, racking up 355 yards in the air. He also rushed for one touchdown. White hauled in 13 receptions for 177 yards and moved into fourth on WMU's all-time reception list, passing former teammate Juan Nunez. Robert Arnheim caught five passes for 71 yards, making an impressive over the-shoulder, tip-toe catch in the second quarter and a 20-yard one-handed grab in the third.

On his only punt return, White wiggled his way through the middle and sprinted down the right sideline 64 yards before he was brought down at the four-yard line. It was his longest return of his career. Carder hit Chleb Ravenell on the left side for WMU's second touchdown.

On the Broncos' third drive, Ansel Ponder broke out in single coverage and Carder lofted a pass over the middle with accuracy for a 38-yard completion. Two plays later, the junior quarterback did it with his legs, barreling his way to the one-yard line for an 18-yard rush. Antoin Scriven punched the ball in and John Potter's PAT made it 21-0.

Aaron Winchester, a converted running back to cornerback this season, made the first of his two forced fumbles in the second quarter, setting up a Potter field goal just before the half. CMU also had a field goal attempt in the second quarter, but it bounced back off the right upright.

Western Michigan's only real blunder came at the start of the second half when Carder lost the ball on the carry and Jahleel Addae recovered the ball in the endzone for Central Michigan.

Carder and White hooked up for two more big strikes on the Broncos' next possession, one for 43 yards and the other for 25, and Carder took the ball in himself from two yards out to make the count 31-7. Winchester forced his second fumble on the kickoff and it was all Carder and White again on the drive, Carder finding White in the middle from 19-yards out for his second touchdown catch.

Central Michigan scored its only offensive touchdown on a 28-yard Tim Phillips rush in the fourth quarter. Potter made good on his second field at the end of the quarter to make for a 44-14 final.

Western Michigan totaled 442 yards of total offense and was 6-for-6 in red zone scoring chances. Central Michigan finished with 362 total yards and went 0-for-2 in the red zone.

The Broncos improved to 2-1 on the season, 1-0 in the Mid-American Conference, and moved to 5-2 in MAC openers under head coach Bill Cubit. Central Michigan is off to a 1-2, 0-1 MAC start.

WMU is on the road for its next two games, traveling to Illinois Sept. 24 and then UConn Oct. 1.

Carder to White TD (ESPN video)