Western Michigan University Athletics

Pregame

• First ever meeting between WMU and Delaware State
• This game marks the 12th straight season for WMU to host an FCS opponent, dating back to 2007
• Tonight is WMU’s 27th annual CommUniverCity game
• WMU captains – Odell Miller and Zach Novoselsky
• 82 degrees and sunny with winds ENE 3 MPH at the start of the game
• WMU wins the toss and chooses to defer
• Start time: 7:04 p.m.

First Quarter

• Junior LeVante Bellamy with a 40-yard rushing touchdown on WMU’s first play of the game. Bellamy’s third TD of the season and ninth of his career. (scoring drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:08)
• The last time WMU scored on its first play of the game was on Sept. 9, 2016 for CommUniverCity night against NC Central (scoring drive: DAVIS, Corey 52 yd pass from TERRELL, Zach (1 play, 52 yards, 0:08))
• Second time in three years on CommUniverCity night that WMU scored on its first play of the game
• Redshirt senior Jamauri Bogan with a 5-yard touchdown run (scoring drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:23). Bogan’s first touchdown of the season and 28^th of his career.
• Tipped punt by Jake Moertl, forced the ball to go only 18 yards (2:37 on the clock)
• Junior Ali Fayad with the first SACK of the game to end the quarter
• End of the first quarter: WMU – 14 DSU - 0

Second Quarter

• Freshman Jayden Reed goes for a career-high 93-yard punt return for a touchdown, its the first punt return touchdown since Darius Phillips (66 yards) against NC Central (9/9/16) and the second-longest punt return in Western Michigan history
• The 93-yard punt return touchdown is the longest in the NCAA this season
• Gavin Peddie hits extra point for WMU, the first time the freshman has seen action in his career
• Freshman running back Chase Brown with his longest rush of 29 yards in his career
• Chase Brown ran for half of his total career yards (7:29 on the clock)
• Junior Jon Wassink with a 3-yard touchdown pass to junior Giovanni Ricci, his first career touchdown (scoring drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 4:27)
• Tight end Giovanni Ricci with a career long reception of 47 yards
• Halftime: WMU – 28 DSU – 0
• Last time WMU held a team scoreless in the first half was against Ball State on 9/30/17
• Total yards: WMU – 291 (156 passing / 135 rushing) DSU – 97 (3 passing / 94 rushing)

Third Quarter

• Jamauri Bogan one-yard rushing touchdown, his second of the game and 29th of his career (scoring drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:33)
• Redshirt freshman Jaylen Hall with a career-high reception of 55 yards
• Junior Jon Wassink with a 23-yard touchdown pass to junior Giovanni Ricci, their second of the game (scoring drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21)
• Junior Alex Mussat enters the game as quarterback for WMU (3:38 left in the quarter)
• Freshman Gavin Peddie 24-yard field goal, his first of his career (scoring drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:30)
• Third quarter: WMU – 44 DSU - 0

Fourth Quarter

• Redshirt freshman Prince Walker starts the quarter with a career-long 21-yard rush
• Walker runs for a 12-yard touchdown, his first of his career (scoring drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:36)
• First time since Central Michigan game (11/1/17) that three different Bronco running backs scored a rushing touchdown.  
• 76-yard punt return by sophomore Tyron Arnett, second WMU punt return for a touchdown in the game
• Arnett’s second career overall touchdown, first punt return touchdown in his career
• First career forced fumble for freshman Andre Carter
• Freshman Patrick Lupro with his first career fumble recovery and first career touchdown (17-yard fumble return for a touchdown)
• Freshman quarterback Wyatt Rector, first career appearance as a Bronco (7:15 remaining)
• First career fumble recovery by sophomore Hunter Broersma off a DSU muffed punt
• Career long 25-yard field goal by Gavin Peddie (4 plays, 3 yards, 2:23)
• Roy McCree called for targeting and ejected

 
Post-Game

• FINAL: WMU – 68 DSU - 0
• End time: 10:20 p.m.
• Total time: 3:16
• Attendance: 23,244 (highest this season)
• WMU All-Time CommUniverCity Record: 22-5
• Last time WMU recorded a shutout was vs. Buffalo (11/19/16) on College GameDay
• Ties for the third largest margin of victory in school history, largest since 1919 when WMU defeated Wayne State, 88-0
• Total yards: WMU – 527 (286 passing / 241 rushing) DSU – 123 (8 – passing / 115 rushing)
• Redshirt freshman Prince Walker with a career-high 59 rushing yards
• Freshman running back Chase Brown with a career-high 48 rushing yards
• Junior tight end Giovanni Ricci with a career-high 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns