WESTERN MICHIGAN (3-3, 1-1 MAC) VS. MIAMI (OHIO) (2-3, 1-0 MAC) October 12, 2019 • Waldo Stadium (30,200) • Kalamazoo, Mich
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WESTERN MICHIGAN (3-3, 1-1 MAC) VS. MIAMI (OHIO) (2-3, 1-0 MAC) October 12, 2019 • Waldo Stadium (30,200) • Kalamazoo, Mich. • 12 PM • ESPNU • 96.5 FM THE MATCHUP - MIAMI (OHIO) LEADS 37-22-1 Western Michigan Broncos 2019 Stat Comparison Miami (Ohio) RedHawks Record: 3-3 / 1-1 MAC 35.0 Points/Game 22.8 Record: 2-3 / 1-0 MAC 28.7 Points Allowed/Game 37.2 185.5 Rush Yards/Game 105.6 204.8 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 211.4 300.0 Pass Yards/Game 133.6 244.7 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 221.8 485.5 Total Offense/Game 239.2 449.5 Total Defense/Game 433.2 wmubroncos.com miamiredhawks.com Coaching Facts Coaching Facts Head Coach: Tim Lester (Western Michigan, 2000) Head Coach: Chuck Martin (Millikin, 1990) Record at Western Michigan: 16-15 (3rd Season) Record at Miami (Ohio): 24-42 (6th Season) Career Record: 56-38 (9th season) Career Record: 98-49 (12th season) STATISTICAL LEADERS #2 LeVante Bellamy - Sr. #20 Tyre Shelton - Fr. 101-629 (Att-Yds) | 6.2 YPC | 8 TD RUSHING 37-133 (Att-Yds) | 3.6 YPC | 1 TD #16 Jon Wassink - Sr. #5 Brett Gabbert - Fr. 124-208-1,769 (C-A-Y) | 12 TDs | 5 INT PASSING 50-94-649 (C-A-Y) | 3 TDs | 52 Long #15 Giovanni Ricci - Sr. #83 Jalen Walker - So. 27-386 (Rec-Yds) | 14.3 Avg. | 6 TDs RECEIVING 5-126 (Rec-Yds) | 25.2 Avg. | 1 TD #23 Treshaun Hayward - Jr. #21 Sterling Weatherford - So. 67 Tackles | 5.5 TFL | 2.5 Sacks DEFENSE 33 Tackles | 2.0 TFL | 1 INT STORYLINES ► Western Michigan returns to Kalamazoo for its Homecoming tilt, ► In three home games this fall, Western Michigan has scored 136 welcoming Miami (Ohio) with a 12 noon kickoff on ESPNU ... “Go for points for an average of 45.33 per tilt ... Defensively, the Broncos have Gold” is the University-wide theme for the 96th annual Homecoming allowed just 15 points during the last seven quarters inside Waldo ... WMU will also celebrate its Family Weekend Stadium ... WMU is outscoring its opponents by an average of 32.67 points per home game this season ► Miami (Ohio) leads the all-time series 37-22-1, but Western Michi- gan has won all six meetings since 2006 ► An offensive force, Western Michigan enters the weekend lead- ing the MAC in scoring offense (35.0 points/game), passing offense ► The Broncos are looking for their second consecutive Homecoming (300.0 yards/game), total offense (485.5 yards/game) and pass ef- victory, and fourth in the last five years ... The only Homecoming loss ficiency (147.0) while standing third in rushing offense (185.5 yards/ in the span was 14-13 to Akron on October 15, 2017 game) ► Western Michigan is aiming for its fifth consecutive year starting ► Senior RB LeVante Bellamy has rushed for 629 yards this fall, the Mid-American Conference play at 2-1 or better ... The 2013 campaign third most by a Bronco through the first six games of a campaign that started with an 0-4 league record was the last in which the Bron- since 2000 ... Bellamy is tied for second nationally in rushes of 30+ cos did not take at least two of the first three MAC games yards with six and tied for third nationally in rushes of 40+ yards with four ► WMU enters the weekend looking for its first 4-0 home start since 2016, and just the seventh 4-0 beginning to the home campaign since ► Senior TE Giovanni Ricci owns a TD catch in three consecutive 2000: 2000 (5-0), 2001 (4-0), 2006 (5-0), 2008 (6-0), 2011 (5-0) and games, the longest streak for a Bronco since Keishawn Watson with 2016 (6-0) three straight games from Sept. 23 – Oct. 7, 2017 ► The Broncos have been turnover creating machines in the last five ► Senior C Luke Juriga has started 45 consecutive games, every games, forcing 12 TOs during the stretch with at least two per contest game of his career and tied for the longest streak in the country ... WMU ranks tied for eighth nationally in turnovers gained this fall MAC STANDINGS 2019 WMU SCHEDULE EAST MAC GAMES OVERALL vs. Monmouth W, 48-13 Team W L Home Road W L Home Road Neutral ESPN3 Kent State 1 0 1-0 0-0 2 3 2-0 0-3 0-0 Miami (Ohio) 1 0 1-0 0-0 2 3 2-0 0-3 0-0 at [19] Michigan State Ohio 1 0 0-0 1-0 2 3 1-1 1-2 0-0 L, 51-17 Bowling Green 0 1 0-0 0-1 1 4 1-1 0-3 0-0 Big Ten Network Akron 0 1 0-0 0-1 0 5 0-2 0-3 0-0 vs. Georgia State Buffalo 0 2 0-1 0-1 2 4 2-1 0-3 0-0 W, 57-10 ESPN+ WEST MAC GAMES OVERALL at Syracuse Team W L Home Road W L Home Road Neutral L, 52-33 Toledo 1 0 1-0 0-0 4 1 3-0 1-1 0-0 ACC Network Ball State 1 0 0-0 1-0 2 3 1-1 1-1 0-1 vs. Central Michigan* Central Michigan 2 1 1-0 1-1 3 3 3-0 0-3 0-0 W, 31-15 Western Michigan 1 1 1-0 0-1 3 3 3-0 0-3 0-0 CBS Sports Network Eastern Michigan 0 1 0-1 0-0 3 2 1-0 2-2 0-0 Northern Illinois 0 1 0-1 0-0 1 2 1-0 0-3 0-0 at Toledo* L, 31-24 ESPN+ vs. Miami (Ohio)* Oct. 12 | 12 Noon ESPNU at Eastern Michigan* Oct. 19 | 7 PM ESPN+ vs. Bowling Green* Oct. 26 | 12 Noon TBA vs. Ball State* Nov. 5 | 7/8 PM ESPN2/CBS Sports Network at Ohio* Nov. 12 | 7:30/8 PM ESPN2/ESPNU at Northern Illinois* WEEK 8 Nov. 26 | 7/8 PM ESPNU/ESPN+ MAC SCHEDULE MAC Championship * Toledo at Bowling Green 12 noon Dec. 7 | 12 Noon * Miami (Ohio) at Western Michigan 12 noon ESPN/ESPN2 * Ball State at Eastern Michigan 2 pm * Denotes Mid-American Conference game New Mexico State at Central Michigan 3 pm * Kent State at Akron 3:30 pm * Northern Illinois at Ohio 3:30 pm All times Eastern * Mid-American Conference game WMU Fight Song: Fight on fight on for Western; take the ball, make a score, win the game. Onward for the Brown and Gold; Push ‘em back, push ‘em back bring us fame. Fight on fight on for Western; over one, over all we will reign. Fight, Broncos fight, fight with all your might. Western win this game! HEAD COACH TIM LESTER THIRD SEASON Western Michigan, 2000 Tim Lester was named the 16th head football coach in school history on Friday, Jan. 13, 2019 WESTERN MICHIGAN COACHING STAFF 2017. Tim Lester (Western Michigan ’00) – Head Coach Lester has risen through the coaching ranks Jake Moreland (Western Michigan’00) – Offensive Coordinator/OL after completing a Hall of Fame playing ca- reer at Western Michigan. He was a four-year Lou Esposito (Memphis ’01) – Defensive Coordinator/DL starter at quarterback at WMU from 1996-99, leading the Broncos to a Mid-American Conference championship ap- Joe Palcic (Miami Ohio ’98) – Special Teams Coordinator pearance his senior season. Lester also made a stop as an assistant coach at his alma mater during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. A native Eric Evans (DePauw ’03) – Passing Game Coordinator/QB of Wheaton, Ill., Lester earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Western Michigan in 2000 and was inducted into the Western James Adams (Wake Forest ’06) – Assistant Coach/CB Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. Trevor Andrews (Dayton ’96) – Assistant Coach/LB In his second season leading Western Michigan in 2018, he guided the Mike Bath (Miami Ohio ’00) – Assistant Coach/RB Broncos to bowl eligibility for the fifth-straight season, a program re- cord, and a trip to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Five Broncos earned Keith Gaither (Elon ’97) – Assistant Coach/WR All-MAC honors, including two First Team selections, LeVante Bellamy and Luke Juriga. WMU led the MAC in Academic All-MAC selections Bill Kenney (Norwich ’81) – Assistant Coach/TE with 20 and five of them went on to earn MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honors. Dontae Wright (Miami Ohio ’07) – Assistant Coach/S In his first season as head coach at Western Michigan in 2017, the Bron- cos led the Mid-American Conference with 12 all-conference selections and had 16 Academic All-MAC selections, five Distinguished Scholar- Athletes and a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. As a team, the Broncos posted a 3.08 GPA, the second highest in program history. Of- fensive lineman Chukwuma Okorafor collected six All-America honors and Wyatt Pfiefer was an All-American as a long snapper. Several school records were broken as running back Jarvion Franklin became WMU’s all-time leading rusher with 4,867 career yards, and also set a school record for most career touchdowns with 56. Dari- us Phillips became the FBS all-time leader for career returns for TDs with 12 and tied the FBS record with five career pick-sixes. Phillips was named MAC Special Teams Player of the Year for the second-straight season and had 100-yard kickoff returns in back-to-back weeks to open the season against #4 USC and Michigan State.