KALAMAZOO, Mich. – In the first of two straight home games the Western Michigan football team looks to continue its winning ways when it hosts Northern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 28 inside Waldo Stadium. Kick-off is set for 12:00 p.m. on ESPN Plus.

GAME INFORMATION
Waldo Stadium (30,000) • FieldTurf
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 • 12:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN Plus
Radio: Bronco Radio Network

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television – ESPN Plus
• Dan Gutowsky (Play-by-Play), Marcus Ray (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. Northern Illinois: Western Michigan leads 25-20
Series Streak: Northern Illinois won one
Last Meeting: 2019 (NIU, 17-14)
Last Western Michigan Win: 2018 (WMU def. NIU, 28-21 – Kalamazoo, Mich.)

GAME PREVIEW – WESTERN MICHIGAN VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
• It will be the 46^th meeting in the all-time series
• WMU leads the all-time series, 25-10
• Northern Illinois has won eight of the last 10 meetings
• WMU is 2-0 in its last two games against Northern Illinois inside Waldo Stadium

LOOKING AHEAD
• A win over the Huskies would give WMU a 4-0 record in MAC play
• It would Western Michigan's fourth 4-0 start in the past six seasons
• Currently at 3-0, WMU is one of just 17 teams in the nation to be undefeated

QUICK STRIKE
• Against Central Michigan, WMU had five scoring drives under three minutes, including two under one minute
• On the season WMU has had 13 scoring drives of under three minutes and nine scoring drives of four players or less

EFFICIENT ELEBY
• Redshirt sophomore quarterback Kaleb Eleby leads the nation in passing efficiency at 240.0
• Eleby ranks ahead of Heisman Trophy candidates Justin Fields of Ohio State and Zach Wilson of BYU
• Eleby also leads the nation in yards per completion at 21.09

ADD HIM TO THE LIST
• Junior running back La'Darius Jefferson rushed for 150 yards on 33 attempts, both career-highs in the win over Central Michigan
• Jefferson is the sixth player to rush for 100 or more yards under head coach Tim Lester

THE MOVERS UP FRONT
• The offensive line for the Broncos has been a key to WMU having the second ranked scoring offense in the nation
• The Bronco offensive line leads the MAC, allowing just three sacks this season

KAPPS & ESKRIDGE GARNER MAC WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
• Senior kicker Thiago Kapps was named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week
• Kapps went a perfect 7-for-7 on PAT's against Central Michigan, marking the 10th time in his career Kapps has been perfect on PAT's
• Senior redshirt wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week
• Eskridge against Central Michigan had four receptions for 212 yards and three touchdowns

ELEBY NAMED TO DAVEY O'BRIEN AWARD "GREAT 8" LIST
• For his performance last week at Central Michigan, redshirt sophomore quarterback Kaleb Eleby was named to the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award's "Great 8" List
• Eleby threw for a career-high 382 yards
• Eleby also set a new career-mark of five touchdown passes while rushing for another
• This season Eleby is completing nearly 68 percent of his passes to go along with 928 yards and 11 touchdowns
 
GAME RECAP –  BRONCOS SECURE THE VICTORY CANNON AFTER 52-44 WIN
• Last Wednesday the Broncos secured the Victory Cannon with a 52-44 victory over Central Michigan.
• The two teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense with WMU outdueling CMU, 628-405
• It's the third year in a row Western Michigan has defeated Central Michigan
• WMU's 52 points were the second-most scored by the Broncos in a game against CMU.

BRONCOS BY THE NUMBERS
• 110 – Career-high receiving yards for senior wide out Jaylen Hall in the win over CMU
• 31.83 – The number of yards per completion for Kaleb Eleby in the win over CMU
• 4 – The number of tackles on special teams for junior punter/kick-off specialist Nick Mihalic. Mihalic leads the team in special teams tackles this season

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 final home football game vs. Eastern Michigan is

ON THE HORIZON
• Western will play in-state foe Eastern Michigan in its home finale on Saturday, Dec. 5
• Kick-off is set for 2:00 p.m. inside Waldo Stadium