Western Michigan (4-3, 2-1 MAC) at Eastern Michigan (3-3, 0-2 MAC)
October 19, 2019 • 7 pm • EPSN+
Ypsilanti, Mich. • Rynearson Stadium (30,200 • FieldTurf)

• Western Michigan heads to Ypsilanti for its second road Mid-American Conference tilt, facing Eastern Michigan for a 7 p.m. kick on ESPN+
• Last Saturday, the Broncos earned a 38-16 Homecoming victory versus Miami (Ohio) while the Eagles fell 29-23 to Ball State in Ypsilanti
• WMU leads the all-time series with EMU, 34-18-2 ... The Broncos have captured five straight versus the Eagles, including a 27-24 Homecoming victory last year in Kalamazoo ... Western Michigan's last loss to Eastern Michigan was by a 35-32 final in Ypsilanti during the 2013 campaign
• Western Michigan is aiming for its fifth consecutive year starting Mid-American Conference play at 3-1 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 three of the first four MAC games
• The Broncos are looking for their first road win of the season, and first road victory since topping Central Michigan 35-10 on October 20, 2018
• Saturday's game marks the final matchup in the round-robin competition for the Michigan MAC Trophy ... Created in 2005 by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, the Michigan MAC Trophy is presented annually to the team with the best round-robin record among Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan ... The Broncos received the trophy in 2018 ... A similar trophy is also awarded in men's basketball
• The Broncos are 6-3 (.667) in October since head coach Tim Lester took over the program in 2017
• Western Michigan has been a turnover creating machine in the last six games, forcing 15 TOs during the stretch with at least two per contest ... WMU ranks tied for fourth nationally in turnovers gained this fall with 15
• An offensive force, Western Michigan enters the weekend leading the MAC in scoring offense (35.4 points/game) and total offense (460.4 yards/game)
• Senior RB LeVante Bellamy has rushed for 764 yards this fall, the fourth most by a Bronco through the first seven games of a campaign since 2000 ... Bellamy, who has rushed for at least one TD in five consecutive games, has 10 ground scores this fall, the most in the MAC ... Bellamy paces the conference in scoring, averaging 8.6 points per contest
• Junior DE Ali Fayad has booked 7.0 tackles for loss in the last five weeks, owns at least 0.5 sacks in each of the last three contests, including a year-best 2.0 last weekend versus Miami, and ranks third in the MAC in TFL this season with 8.0 ... Fayad also ranks tied for fourth nationally in caused fumbles this fall with three
• Senior LB Drake Spears has an interception in consecutive games and scored the game-winning TD last week with a 74-yard pick-six

1,937 — Passing yards by the Broncos this fall, the 13th most in the country and tops in the Mid-American Conference
407 — Receiving yards for senior TE Giovanni Ricci, the second most in the Mid-American Conference
46 — Consecutive games started by senior C Luke Juriga, every game of his career and tied for the longest streak in the country
46.0 — Tackles for loss by Western Michigan this season, the second most in the MAC
22.0 — Sacks by Western Michigan this fall, the most in the MAC
15 — Passing touchdowns by Western Michigan, the most in the MAC and one ahead of Eastern Michigan
9 — Interceptions by WMU this year, tied for the sixth most in the country, and equaling the team's 2018 total
9 — Ranking of junior LB Treshaun Hayward among FBS players in tackles per game (10.71) ... Hayward has 10+ tackles in five of the last six games
6 — Forced fumbles by WMU this year, tied for the 36th most in the country ... Last fall, the Broncos finished tied for third nationally with 18 forced fumbles

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