KALAMAZOO, Mich. – In a battle of undefeated teams, the Western Michigan football team travels to Mount Pleasant for the annual Battle for the Cannon clash with in-state rival Central Michigan on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN2.  

GAME INFORMATION
Kelly/Shorts Stadium (30,255) • FieldTurf
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 • 7:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN2
Radio: Bronco Radio Network

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television – ESPN2
• Roy Philpott (Play-by-Play), Kelley Stouffer (Color)
Bronco Radio Network
• Robin Hook and John Creek (Analyst)
• WZOX 96.5 FM – Portage/Kalamazoo (flagship station); WWDK 94.1 FM – Lansing/Jackson; WMAX 96.1 FM – Grand Rapids/Muskegon/Holland

SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. Central Michigan: Western Michigan leads 50-38-2
Series Streak: Western Michigan won two.
Last Meeting: 2019 (WMU, 31-15)
Last Western Michigan Win: 2019 (WMU def. CMU, 31-15 – Kalamazoo, Mich.)

GAME PREVIEW – WESTERN MICHIGAN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
• This will be the 91^st meeting between in-state rivals Western and Central Michigan
• WMU has won the last two meetings and seven of the last nine
• Western Michigan came away with a 31-15 victory over CMU last season in Kalamazoo
• The last time WMU and CMU met in Mount Pleasant, the Broncos earned a 35-10 victory
• Both teams head into Wednesday's match-up undefeated with WMU defeating Akron and Toledo while CMU defeated Ohio and Northern Illinois
 
TROPHY GAME
• The Broncos and Chippewas will play for the Cannon Trophy, which was established in 2008 between the student governments at WMU and CMU
• After CMU claimed the trophy the first three years, the Broncos have secured it the last seven of nine
• Western Michigan is 3-0 in its last three games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, averaging 38.6 points per game
 
BEST AGAINST THE BEST
• The match up will pit the MAC's best offense against the conference best defense.
• WMU leads the conference in scoring offense at 49.5 points per game
• CMU leads the MAC, holding opponents to just 18.5 points per game
 
LOOKING FOR THREE
• A win over the Chippewas could give the Broncos its second 3-0 start in MAC play under head coach Tim Lester
• WMU previously started 3-0 and extended it to 4-0 in 2018 under Lester
• Should the Broncos get to 3-0 in conference play, it would be just the sixth time since 2000 that they have reached the mark
 
GAME RECAP – WMU PULLS  OFF UNBELIEVABLE COMEBACK TO DEFEAT TOLEDO
• Last Wednesday, head coach Tim Lester earned his first career coaching victory over Toledo in dramatic fashion, 41-38
• WMU scored a touchdown with 45 seconds left to come to within four, after a missed extra point
• The Broncos recovered an on-side kick and then executed a fake spike resulting in a nine-yard touchdown pass to take a lead with 17 seconds left
 
LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD
• At 49.5 points per game, Western Michigan leads the NCAA in scoring offense
• Western Michigan ranks 24^th in the nation in total offense, averaging 460.5 yards per game
• Nine of WMU's 14 scoring drives this season have been under three minutes

ELEBY AT THE TOP
• Redshirt sophomore quarterback Kaleb Eleby sits near or at the top of every quarterback stat in the Mid-American Conference
• Through two games he is 32-for-45 passing for 546 yards and six touchdowns
• Eleby leads the MAC in completion percentage (71.1), efficiency (217.0) and tied for the lead in touchdown passes (6)
• Eleby is second in the MAC in touchdown passes and is the lone quarterback in the MAC to attempt at least 40 passes without throwing an interception
• For his performance against Toledo (20-29, 284 yds, 3 TD), Eleby was named a Manning Award Star of the Week

DOUBLE DIGITS
• Four different Broncos reached double digit tackles in WMU's win over Toledo
• Redshirt senior transfer Bricen Garner led the team with a career-high 14
• Garner now has 20 total tackles on the season, tying him for fifth in the MAC

EARNING THE TURNVOERS
• Dating back to last season the Broncos have forced a turnovers in each of the last five games
• The last game WMU failed to force a turnovers was on Nov. 5, 2019 against Ball State

IT'S BEEN AWHILE
• Redshirt sophomore defensive tackles Braden Fiske reached his hand up and blocked a field goal in the fourth quarter, helping spark WMU's comeback vs. Toledo
• Fiske's blocked field goal was the first since David Curle blocked one against Ball State on Nov. 1, 2016

ORDER YOUR BRONCO FAN CUTOUT
• Visit wmubroncos-fan-cutouts.aaflag.com to order your personalized Bronco fan cutout to be placed inside Waldo Stadium.
• For $70, fans can purchase a Bronco Fan Cutout and show off their Bronco pride at every home football game.
• The deadline to have a cutout be displayed for WMU's next home football game vs. Northern Illinois is Thursday, Nov. 19.

ON THE HORIZON
• After its battle with Central Michigan, the Broncos return home for two straight beginning on Saturday, Nov. 28 versus Northern Illinois
• Kick-off against NIU is set for 12:00 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN Plus