Georgia State (2-0) at Western Michigan (1-1)
September 14, 2019 • 7 PM • ESPN+
Kalamazoo, Mich. • Waldo Stadium (30,200 • FieldTurf)

• Western Michigan returns home after a trip to No. 19/20 Michigan State to host Georgia State for CommUniverCity and Band Day ... Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET with a live stream on ESPN+
• The 28th annual CommUniverCity Night brings together the Kalamazoo community and Western Michigan for an invite-only corporate tailgating held in the outfield of Hyames Field, the home of the Bronco baseball team ... In addition, Western Michigan partners with the College Football Playoff to recognize the Extra Yard for Teachers program by wearing helmet decals
• Last week, the Broncos suffered their first loss of the season, falling 51-17 at No. 19 Michigan State ... Georgia State hosted Furman and rallied from a 20-17 halftime deficit to win 48-42
• The Broncos are 6-4 (.600) in September since head coach Tim Lester took over the program in 2017
• Saturday's game will mark the second in the all-time series with Georgia State ... The teams met last September with the Broncos earning a 34-15 victory inside Georgia State Stadium
• Western Michigan is looking for its fifth 2-0 home start since 2010, and its third campaign in the last four with a 2-0 beginning in Kalamazoo
• Western Michigan owns an all-time record of 570-454-24 in 114 seasons
• Senior TE Giovanni Ricci has been WMU's top receiving threat with a Mid-American Conference-best three touchdown receptions through the first two games
• Ricci also ranks tied for second in the league with a team-high 11 receptions
• Western Michigan leads the MAC and is sixth in the country in kickoff return average at 32.25 yards per runback ... Graduate transfer Keith Mixon Jr. stands fifth nationally with a 37.00 average per return ... Mixon Jr. is also tied for the national lead with three kickoff runbacks of 30 or more yards and tied for the top spot nationally in kickoff returns of 40 or more yards (two) and 50 or more yards (two)
• Senior QB Jon Wassink has moved into a pair of WMU top-10 categories during the first two weeks of the season, standing tied for seventh in touchdowns (36) and 10th in completions (318) 
• The Broncos have reached bowl eligibility in five consecutive seasons, the longest streak in program history
• In 2018, the Broncos went 7-6 overall and 5-3 in MAC play ... Western Michigan dropped its first two games before ripping off six consecutive victories ... Following a three-game losing streak, the Broncos capped the regular season with a 28-21 victory against Northern Illinois to clinch a bowl trip

41 — Consecutive games started by C Luke Juriga, every game of career
21 — Seniors on the Western Michigan roster this fall, two fewer than the Broncos had in head coach Tim Lester's first two years combined ... WMU had just 11 seniors in 2018 and 12 in 2017
20 — Western Michigan's league-high selections to the Academic All-MAC football squad in 2018 followed by Ball State (19), Toledo (19), Ohio (15), Eastern Michigan (12), Kent State (12), Miami (12), Akron (10), Central Michigan (10), Northern Illinois (10), Bowling Green (9) and Buffalo (7) ... Juriga and TE Giovanni Ricci are three-time Academic All-MAC honorees
8 — Team-leading tackle total for CB D'Wayne Eskridge in the season opener versus Monmouth, his first game starting at corner after three years of playing as a wide receiver
5 — Touchdown passes and incompletions by senior QB Jon Wassink in the season opener against Monmouth
3 — TD receptions for Ricci in 2019 after entering the season with three in his career
2 — MAC West Division Players of the Week for the Broncos in 2019 with Wassink (Offensive/September 2) and Keith Mixon Jr. (Special Teams/September 2)

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