Western Michigan (2-1) at Syracuse (1-2)
September 21, 2019 • 12 Noon • ACC Network
Syracuse, N.Y. • The Dome (49,057 • FieldTurf)

• Western Michigan heads back on the road for its second test away from Kalamazoo, traveling to Syracuse for a 12 noon kickoff on ACC Network, the program's first appearance on the newly formed network
• Last week, the Broncos' rushing game came alive, exploding for 450 yards and seven touchdowns while the defense held Georgia State to 38 yards of total offense after intermission in a 57-10 victory ... Syracuse hosted No. 1 Clemson and fell 41-6 with the game just a 17-6 Tiger lead at halftime
• Saturday's game will mark the second in the all-time series with Syracuse ... The teams met in the 2018 season opener with the Orange holding off the Broncos for a 55-42 victory on August 31 inside Waldo Stadium
• Western Michigan is aiming for its first road win of the campaign, and first road victory since topping Central Michigan 35-10 on October 20, 2018
• The Broncos are looking for their fourth win against a current member of the ACC, owning two versus Louisville and one against Virginia ... The two triumphs versus the Cardinals (1964 & 1965) came before Louisville became an ACC member
• The Broncos are 7-4 (.636) in September since head coach Tim Lester took over the program in 2017
• The Broncos' seven rushing touchdowns last Saturday against Georgia State set the program record and are tied for the fifth most by a Mid-American Conference team in a game
• Western Michigan enters the weekend leading the MAC in scoring offense (40.7), total offense (501.3) and pass efficiency (184.8) while standing second in rushing offense (202.3) and passing offense (299.0)
• Senior QB Jon Wassink has moved into a pair of WMU career top-10 categories during the first three weeks of the season, standing seventh in touchdowns (37) and 10th in completions (318)
• Senior RB LeVante Bellamy rushed for 192 yards last week against Georgia State after totaling 97 ground yards through the first two games of the season ... Bellamy averaged 12.8 yards per carry versus the Panthers after having a 2.9 yards per rush average through the first two contests ... The performance vaulted Bellamy into the MAC's leading rusher with 96.3 yards per game ... Bellamy is tied for the MAC lead in touchdowns with four in 2019 after totaling six in 2018
• Western Michigan leads the MAC and is eighth in the country in kickoff return average at 33.78 yards per runback ... Graduate transfer Keith Mixon Jr. stands fifth nationally with a 38.28 average per return ... Mixon Jr. also tops the country with four kickoff runbacks of 30 or more yards and three of 40 or more yards

223 — Receiving yards for redshirt freshman WR DaShon Bussell, the most on the squad, fourth most in the Mid-American Conference and most among league freshmen
48.00 — Sophomore P Nick Mihalic's punting average at No. 19 Michigan State ... Mihalic had two blasts of 50+ yards in the game with a long of 61 yards
42 — Consecutive games started by C Luke Juriga, every game of his career
32 — Tackle total for junior LB Treshaun Hayward, the most on the squad and his single-year high, surpassing his 23 in 2018
12 — Team-leading reception totals for Bussell, senior TE Giovanni Ricci and freshman WR Skyy Moore
4 — Team-leading pass breakup total for CB D'Wayne Eskridge, his first season starting at corner after three years as a wide receiver
3 — TD receptions for Ricci in 2019 after entering the season with three in his career
3 — MAC West Division Players of the Week for the Broncos in 2019 with Wassink (Offensive/September 2), Mixon Jr. (Special Teams/September 2) and Hayward (Defensive/September 16)

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