Western Michigan (1-0, 1-0 MAC) vs. Toledo (1-0, 1-0 MAC)
| THE GAME |
| Western Michigan (1-0, 1-0 MAC) vs. Toledo (1-0, 1-0 MAC) |
| When: Nov. 11 | 8:00Â pm ET |
| Where: Waldo Stadium (30,000) |
| Bronco Radio Network |
| Live Television: ESPN (Anish Shroff - PBP, Tom Luginbill - Color) |
| Live Stream: ESPN |
| Live Stats |
Western Michigan (1-0, 1-0 MAC) vs. Toledo (1-0, 1-0 MAC)
November 11, 2020 • 8:00 pm • ESPN
Kalamazoo, Mich. • Waldo Stadium (30,000 • Field Turf CoolPlay)
• Western Michigan began its season last Wednesday with a convincing 58-13 victory at Akron
• WMU's 58-13 win marked the fifth time under head coach
Tim Lester the Broncos have put up 50 or more points
• It will be the 75th meeting all-time between the Broncos and Rockets
• The Rockets hold a 44-30 edge in the series and have won each of the last three meetings
• Running backs
La'Darius Jefferson,
Sean Tyler and
Jaxson Kincaide combined to produce 180 yards on the ground on 25 carries against Akron. The trio averaged 7.2 yards per carry and each found the end zone
• Senior wide receiver
D'Wayne Eskridge led the Broncos at Akron with three receptions for 114 yards and two receiving touchdowns
• The Broncos only ran 58 plays on offense in the 58-13 win over Akron. WMU averaged 8.3 yards per play
• Redshirt sophomore
Kaleb Eleby went 12-for-16 through the air for a completion percentage of 75 percent
• Eleby racked up 262 yards passing and registered a career-high three touchdowns
• In his first career game at linebacker, former safety
A.J. Thomas recorded his second career interception and returned it 38 yards of his first career pick six
• WMU head coach
Tim Lester is searching for his first win over Toledo, currently with an 0-3 record
• Wednesday's game will be the third time a
Tim Lester coached WMU team has a game on ESPN. The previous two were both of the Broncos' bowl games
• Toledo is coming off a 38-3 victory at home over in-state rival Bowling Green
235 - All purpose yards for
D'Wayne Eskridge's first game back since his injury at Syracuse on Sept. 21, 2019. Eskridge had 114 receiving yards on three catches, with two touchdowns, and 121 yards off of four kickoff returns
58 - The Broncos lead the nation in scoring at 58.0 points per game. It's the most points in a regular season MAC game for WMU since a 58-28 win over Eastern Michigan on Oct. 29, 2015
21.8 - Yards per completion by redshirt sophomore quarterback
Kaleb Eleby at Akron
5 - The number of different Broncos that rushed or caught touchdown passes in the win over Akron
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