Miami (Ohio) (2-3, 1-0 MAC) at Western Michigan (3-3, 1-1 MAC)
October 12, 2019 • 12 noon • EPSNU
Kalamazoo, Mich. • Waldo Stadium (30,200 • FieldTurf)

• Western Michigan returns to Kalamazoo for its Homecoming tilt, welcoming Miami (Ohio) with a 12 noon kickoff on ESPNU ... "Go for Gold" is the University-wide theme for the 96th annual Homecoming ... WMU will also celebrate its Family Weekend
• Last Saturday, the Broncos fell 31-24 at Toledo while the RedHawks were open
• Miami (Ohio) leads the all-time series 37-22-1, but Western Michigan has won all six meetings since 2006
• The Broncos are looking for their second consecutive Homecoming victory, and fourth in the last five years ... The only Homecoming loss in the span was 14-13 to Akron on October 15, 2017
• Western Michigan is aiming for its fifth consecutive year starting Mid-American Conference play at 2-1 or better ... The 2013 campaign that started with an 0-4 league record was the last in which the Broncos did not take at least two of the first three MAC games
• WMU enters the weekend looking for its first 4-0 home start since 2016, and just the seventh 4-0 beginning to the home campaign since 2000: 2000 (5-0), 2001 (4-0), 2006 (5-0), 2008 (6-0), 2011 (5-0) and 2016 (6-0)
• The Broncos are 5-3 (.625) in October since head coach Tim Lester took over the program in 2017
• The Broncos have been turnover creating machines in the last five games, forcing 12 TOs during the stretch with at least two per contest ... WMU ranks tied for eighth nationally in turnovers gained this fall
• In three home games this fall, Western Michigan has scored 136 points for an average of 45.33 per tilt ... Defensively, the Broncos have allowed just 15 points during the last seven quarters inside Waldo Stadium ... WMU is outscoring its opponents by an average of 32.67 points per home game this season
• WMU has the ground game rolling, scoring 14 rushing touchdowns in the last four games
• An offensive force, Western Michigan enters the weekend leading the MAC in scoring offense (35.0 points/game), passing offense (300.0 yards/game), total offense (485.5 yards/game) and pass efficiency (147.0) while standing third in rushing offense (185.5 yards/game)
• Senior RB LeVante Bellamy has rushed for 629 yards this fall, the third most by a Bronco through the first six games of a campaign since 2000 ... Bellamy is tied for second nationally in rushes of 30+ yards with six and tied for third nationally in rushes of 40+ yards with four
• Senior TE Giovanni Ricci owns a TD catch in three consecutive games, the longest streak for a Bronco since Keishawn Watson with three straight games from Sept. 23 – Oct. 7, 2017

1,800 — Passing yards by the Broncos this fall, the seventh most in the country and most in the Mid-American Conference
629 — Rushing yards gained by senior RB LeVante Bellamy, the sixth most nationally and most in the MAC
45 — Consecutive games started by senior C Luke Juriga, every game of his career and tied for the longest streak in the country
30.0 — TFL by WMU in the last four games
7 — Ranking of junior LB Treshaun Hayward among FBS players in tackles per game (11.17) ... Hayward has 10+ tackles in five straight games
6.99 — Yards per play by the Broncos in 2019, tops in the MAC
6 — Touchdown receptions this fall for senior TE Giovanni Ricci, the most in the MAC by three TDs, and tied for 11th nationally
6 — Forced fumbles by WMU this year, tied for the 24th most in the country ... Last fall, the Broncos finished tied for third nationally with 18 forced fumbles
4 — Rushing touchdowns by RB Sean Tyler, the most among MAC freshmen
3 — Western Michigan MAC West Division Players of the Week this fall

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