KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan football is set to battle in-state rival Eastern Michigan in its home finale on Saturday, Dec. 5. Kick-off is set for 2:00 p.m. inside Waldo Stadium and will be streamed on ESPN Plus.

GAME INFORMATION
Waldo Stadium (30,000) • FieldTurf
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 • 2:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN Plus
Radio: Bronco Radio Network

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Television – ESPN Plus
• Dan Gutowsky (Play-by-Play), Devin Gardner (Color)
Bronco Radio Network
• Robin Hook (PBP),  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. Eastern Michigan: Western Michigan leads 34-19-2
Series Streak: Eastern Michigan won one
Last Meeting: 2019 (EMU, 34-27)
Last Western Michigan Win: 2018 (WMU def. EMU, 27-24 – Kalamazoo, Mich.)

GAME PREVIEW – WESTERN MICHIGAN VS. EASTERN MICHIGAN
• This will be the 56^th all-time meeting between Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan
• WMU has won five of the last six meetings against EMU
• The Broncos have not lost to Eastern Michigan in Kalamazoo since 2012
• Head coach Tim Lester is 2-1 against EMU and 1-0 in Waldo Stadium
• Both wins by Lester-coached teams have been by three points, including a 20-17 overtime win back in 2017.

WITH A WIN
• With a win over Eastern Michigan the Broncos can clinch its first 5-0 start in Mid-American Conference play since 2016
•  A win would mark the first 5-0 start in MAC play for head coach Tim Lester

FOUR-FOR-FOUR
• Redshirt senior wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge extended a career-best streak after picking up his fourth straight 100-yard receiving game in the win over NIU last Saturday
• Eskridge has seven career games with at least 100 yards receiving
• Eskridge had a season-high 212 yards and three touchdowns against CMU
• In the win over NIU, Eskridge led the Broncos with seven receptions for 134 yards

SACK ATTACK
• Last week's 30-27 win over NIU marked the second straight game in which WMU had at least four sacks
• It was a season-high five sacks for the Broncos against the Huskies
• Defensive tackle Ralph Holley led the way with two sacks, giving him three on the year

KICK, PUNT & TACKLE
• Junior punter/kick-off specialist Nick Mihalic continues to lead the team with five tackles on special teams
• Mihalic has had at least one tackle in each of the four games this season

A WEEK FOR ESKRIDGE
• This past week wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge continued to earn national and conference recognition
• Eskridge was added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, recognizing college football's most outstanding FBS receiver
• Eskridge also earned MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning three kicks for 124 yards, including a 100-yard kick-return for a touchdown
• Lastly, Eskridge was named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for the second week in a row

ELEBY ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST
• Redshirt sophomore quarterback Kaleb Eleby also received national recognition this week
• Eleby was selected as one of 35 quarterbacks to the 2020 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Class of 2020.
• Eleby was also named to the CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List
• Eleby is completing 62.9 percent of his passes this season for 1,138 yards and 12 touchdowns

BRONCOS BY THE NUMBERS
• 1,174 – days between D'Wayne Eskridge's 100-yard kick-off return for a touchdown against NIU and the previous kick-off return for a touchdown by Darius Phillips on Sept. 9, 2017 at Michigan State
• 4.67 – the margin of victory for the Broncos in the last three games against Toledo, Central Michigan and Northern Illinois
• 3 – straight years the Broncos will hold the Michigan MAC Trophy after CMU's win over EMU guaranteed it for the Broncos in 2020

WHAT'S UP NEXT
• Following Saturday's contest the Broncos prepare for its regular season finale on Saturday, Dec. 12 at Ball State
• Kick-off is set for 12:00 p.m. on ESPN Plus