General | November 04, 2020
Western Michigan (0-0, 0-0 MAC) at Akron (0-0, 0-0 MAC)
| THE GAME |
| Western Michigan (0-0, MAC) at Akron (0-0, 0-0 MAC) |
| When: Nov. 4 | 6:00 pm ET |
| Where: InfoCision Stadium (30,000) |
| Bronco Radio Network |
| Live Television: ESPN3 |
| Live Stream: Watch ESPN |
| Live Stats |
Western Michigan (0-0, 0-0 MAC) at Akron (0-0, 0-0 MAC)
November 4, 2019 • 6:00 pm • ESPN3
Akron, Ohio • InfoCision Stadium (30,000 • Prograss Turf)
• Western Michigan kicks off it's 115th season with a cross divisional showdown on the road at Akron.
• Wednesday's game will be just the second time the Broncos have opened MAC play against Akron. The first came back in 1987, a 24-19 win at Waldo Stadium.
• This is the 20th meeting between the Broncos and the Zips and the first since 2017.
• Western Michigan leads the all-time series 14-5, with a 6-2 lead in Akron.
• This will be the second game ever for the Broncos in UA's InfoCision Stadium, WMU is 1-0 in the stadium, defeating the Zips 41-0 back in 2016.
• The last time WMU opened the season against a MAC opponent was in 1998, a 37-23 home win.
• The Broncos were picked to finish second in the MAC West in the MAC Coaches' Poll and fourth in the West in the MAC Media Poll.
• WMU received two first-place votes in the coaches' poll and three in the media poll.
• Western Michigan has won each of its three conference openers under head coach
Tim Lester.
• In MAC openers the Broncos have averaged 42 points per game under Lester.
• The Broncos return 22.5 sacks from last season.
234 - The number of points the Broncos need to replace on offense this season. Running back
LeVante Bellamy was responsible for 138 of them.
62.6 - Career completion percentage for projected starting quarterback
Kaleb Eleby. He played in five games as a true freshman after
Jon Wassink suffered a season-ending injury.
22.5 - Returning sacks from last season, including a team-best 6.5 by defensive lineman
Ali Fayad, who also had a team-high 15 tackles for loss.
6 - The number of returning All-MAC selections for the Broncos in 2020, led by reigning MAC Defensive Player of the Year
Treshaun Hayward
3 - Career 100-yard receiving games by sophomore wide receiver
Skyy Moore, the most on the team.
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