DeKalb, Ill – Huskie Stadium

Attendance: 10,124

Getting Started

·       Today's game captains are: Zach Terrell, Taylor Moton, Grant DePalma and Rontavious Atkins.

·       Western Michigan won the toss and elected to defer.

Starters- (offense)- Terrell (QB), Bogan (RB), Beavers (LT), Day (LG), Keenoy (C) Moton (RG), Okorafor (RT), Davis (WR), Roberts (WR), Braverman (SB), Ernsberger (TE)

(Defense)- McKinney (DE), Curle (NT), Smith (3T) Adams (DE) Lewis (SAM), DePalma (MIKE), Bailey (WILL), Atkins (SS), Brown (FS), Phillips (CB), Zamort (CB)

Bronco Notables

·       Daniel Braverman moved into fourth place in school history with his 12^th TD catch of the season. His 12 TDs are good for sixth place in the country.

·       Braverman finished with nine catches for 126 yards, his seventh 100-yard game of the season.

·       Andrew Haldeman was 2-of-2 on field goal attempts. He now has 319 points for his career, second most all-time at Western Michigan.

·       Haldeman has now made 54 career field goals, tying for the most all time by a Bronco

·       Tom Flacco had a career-high eight rushing attempts. He finished with 35 yards, picking up numerous first downs.

·       Corey Davis' 72-yard touchdown catch was a season-long for him.

·       Davis also had a first down catch on 3rd-and-21.

·       Davis had a pass in the game to Zach Terrell for 22-yards down to the Huskie 5.

·       Nathan Braster's blocked field goal was the first by a Bronco since 2012.

·       Kendrick Roberts had a season-high 74 yards receiving.

·       J. Schroeder boomed a 63-yard punt in the fourth quarter to pin the Huskies at their own three-yard line.

Team Notes

·       Western Michigan recorded its first pair of 1,000 yard receivers in the same season as Corey Davis went over the mark with his 15-yard catch in the first quarter. He (1,114) and Daniel Braverman (1,188) are the first Bronco duo to accomplish the feat since Jordan White and Juan Nunez in 2010.

·       The Broncos held the ball for 39:25 minutes. They have now won the time of possession battle in each game this season. Western Michigan entered the game third in the country in time of possession.

·       The 72-yard touchdown catch by Corey Davis was the longest passing play this season for the Broncos.

·       It was the team's second one-play TD drive this season. The previous was Zach Terrell to Daniel Braverman for 64 yards against Central Michigan.