SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Western Michigan football team stumbled on the road, falling to San Jose State 34-6 at CEFCU Stadium on Saturday night.
WMU (1-3, 1-0 MAC) was held to 206 yards off offense, with 135 on the ground and 71 through the air. The Broncos lone touchdown came via a Sean Tyler 90-yard kickoff return, the third of his career. Tyler also had a team-high 66 yards on the ground. Bricen Garner, Zaire Barnes and Corvin Moment all had seven tackles in the loss to lead the defense.
The Broncos opened the game forcing SJSU to punt and drove down the field with Mareyohn Hrabowski using his legs and his arm to get into the red zone. A 39-yard pass to Corey Crooms got the Broncos into Spartan territory and after a pass interference call, had a first and 10 from the SJSU 14. WMU got it down to the six yard line and opted to go for it on fourth down. Hrabowski was stopped in the backfield and San Jose State took over.
From there, the Spartans scored a field goal on a 71-yard drive and followed it up with three straight touchdown drives to take a 17-0 lead into the half. After holding the Broncos to a 3-and-out to open the second half, the Spartans scored on their opening drive of the third quarter on a 39-yard touchdown pass from Chevan Cordeiro to Charles Ross.
Western Michigan returns home to host New Hampshire on Saturday at 6 p.m. The Broncos will host their annual CommUniverCity Game, welcoming businesses from all over the Kalamazoo area. Tickets are available at www.wmubroncos.com/tickets.
