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WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS Dr. Edward Montgomery President Western Michigan quarterback Jon Wassink WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Location: .....................................................................................................Kalamazoo, Mich. President: ...................................................................................... Dr. Edward Montgomery Director of Athletics: ...............................................................................Kathy Beauregard Head Coach: ............................................................. Tim Lester (Western Michigan, ‘00) Faculty Representative: ..................................................................... Lisa DeChano-Cook Kathy Beauregard Enrollment: ...................................................................................................................... 25,086 Director of Athletics Founded: ..............................................................................................................................1903 Nickname: ......................................................................................................................Broncos Colors: ................................................................... Brown (PMS 469) and Gold (PMS 873) Stadium: (Capacity): ....................................................................Waldo Stadium (30,200) Website: ..........................................................................................www.wmubroncos.com TEAM FACTS Offense: ..........................................................................................................................Multiple Defense: ................................................................................................................................... 4-3 2018 Record:........................................................................................................................... 7-6 2018 Conference Record/Finish: .............................................................5-3 /t-2nd West Last Bowl Appearance: ...........................................Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (2018) Tim Lester Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.................................................................................... 34/13 Head Coach Starters Returning/Lost: ...................................................................................................17/7 All-Time Record: ....................................................................................................569-453-24 All-Time MAC Record:............................................................................................ 251-247-9 MAC Championships/Last: .........................................................................................3/2016 SPORTS INFORMATION Football Contact: .................................................................................................................TBA Office Phone: ......................................................................................................269.387.4122 Cell Phone: .............................................................................................................................TBA E-Mail: ......................................................................................................................................TBA Waldo Stadium Pressbox: ..............................................................................269.387.3065 48 2019 MAC Football Record Book WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS TEAM INFORMATION 2019 Schedule Date Opponent Time Television Series Sat., Aug. 31 Monmouth 7:00 pm ET ESPN3 First Meeting Sat., Sept. 7 at Michigan State 7:30 pm ET Big Ten Network Michigan St. leads 2-13 Sat., Sept. 14 Georgia State 7:00 pm ET ESPN+ WMU leads 1-0 Sat., Sept. 21 at Syracuse TBA TBA Syracuse leads 1-0 Sat., Sept. 28 *Central Michigan TBA TBA WMU leads 49-38-2 Sat., Oct. 5 *at Toledo 3:30 pm ET TBA Toledo leads 44-30 Sat., Oct. 12 *Miami TBA TBA Miami leads 37-22-1 Sat., Oct. 19 *at Eastern Michigan TBA TBA WMU leads 34-17-2 Sat., Oct. 26 *Bowling Green Noon ET TBA BGSU leads 32-19-3 Tue., Nov. 5 *Ball State 7:00 pm ET or 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/CBS Sports Network WMU leads 25-20 Tue., Nov. 12 *at Ohio 7:30 pm ET or 8:00 pm ET ESPN2/ESPNU WMU leads 33-29-1 Tue., Nov. 26 *at Northern Illinois 7:00 pm ET ESPNU/ESPN+ WMU leads 25-18 *Mid-American Conference game Primary Media Outlets 2019 Squad Breakdown WMU Athletic Communication Football Contact: Adam Bodnar Starters Returning (17) 1903 West Michigan Ave. Offense (6) Pos. 2018 Statistics Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Phone: 269.387.4122 Levante Bellamy RB Played all 13 games, 205 att., 1,228 yds., (6.0 avg.), 6 TDs Cell: ???.???.8062 Mike Caliendo LG Started in 12 games at left guard last season [email protected] D’Wayne Eskridge WR Played in 11 games, 38 rec., 776 yds., (20.4 avg.), 3 TDs Luke Juriga RG Started all 13 games at right guard last season Newspaper Giovanni Ricci TE Played in 12 games, 35 rec., 392 yds., (11.2 avg.), 3 TDs MLive / Kalamazoo Gazette Jon Wassink QB Started in nine games, 141-245 passing (61.6%), 1,994 yds., 16 TDs Writer: Patrick Nothaft 401 S. Burdick St. Defense (9) Pos. 2018 Statistics Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: 269.270.4740 Antonio Balabani DE Started all 13 games, 21 total tackles, 15 solo, 6.0 tfl, 2.0 sacks, 1 rec. fum [email protected] Stefan Claiborne DB Started all 13 games, 56 total tackles, 41 solo, 2.0 tfl, 4 pbu, 1 ff Najee Clayton LB Played in 12 games, 34 total tackles, 22 solo, 8.0 tfl, 4.0 sacks, 2 pbu, 3 ff Battle Creek Enquirer Ali Fayad DL Started all 13 games, 34 total tackles, 21 solo, 12.0 tfl, 9.0 sacks, 4 ff Beat Writer: Nick Buckley Wesley French DT Started all 13 games, 22 total tackles, 13 solo, 1.5 tfl 77 E. Michigan Ave., Suite 101 Alex Grace LB Started all 13 games, 83 total tackles, 55 solo, 10.0 tfl, 1.0 sack, 1 INT, 3 pbu Battle Creek, MI 49017 Ralph Holley DL Started all 13 games, 29 total tackles, 20 solo, 9.5 tfl, 8.0 sacks, 1 pbu, 1 ff Phone: 269.317.9568 Drake Spears LB Started all 13 games, 86 tackles, 53 solo, , 9.5 tfl, 3.0 sacks, 1 INT, 1 pbu, 1 ff [email protected] Justin Tranquill DB Started all 13 games, 82 total tackles, 58 solo, 1.5 tfl, 1 INT, 3 pbu Radio Bronco Radio Network Specialists (2) Pos. 2018 Statistics Play-by-Play: Robin Hook Nick Mihalic P 56 punts, 2,087 yds., (37.3 avg.), long of 79 yards, 12 In20 Color: John Creek Gavin Peddie K 10-13 FGs; 39-42 PATs; 69 total points 4200 W. Main St. Kalamazoo, MI 49006 Starters Lost (7) Phone: 269.345.7121 Offense (5) Pos. 2018 Statistics [email protected] [email protected] Jamauri Bogan RB Played all 13 games, 169 att., 764 yds., (4.5 avg.), 16 TDs John Keenoy C Started all 13 games at center last season Television Odell Miller TE Started all 13 games last year as a blocking tight end WZZM-TV (ABC) Zach Novoselsky RT Started in seven games at right tackle last season Sports Producer: Jamal Spencer Jayden Reed WR Started all 13 games, 56 rec., 797 yds., (14.2 avg.), 8 TDs 645 3 Mile Rd. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544 Defense (2) Pos. 2018 Statistics Phone: 616.559.1433 Eric Assoua DE Started all 13 games, 18 total tackles, 11 solo, 5.5 tfl, 5.0 sacks, 2 ff [email protected] Juwan Dowels DB Started all 13 games, 33 total tackles, 20 solo, 1.5 tfl, 2 INT, 11 pbu WWMT-TV (CBS) Sports Producer: Andy Pepper Specialists (0) Pos. 2018 Statistics 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Phone: 269.388.4717 2018 Results (7-6, 5-3 MAC) [email protected] Date Opponent Score Total Off. Total Def. Att. Fri., Aug. 31 Syracuse L, 42-55 621 560 20,628 WOOD-TV (NBC) Sat., Sept. 8 at Michigan L, 3-49 208 451 110,814 Sports Producer: Larry Figurski Sat., Sept. 15 Delaware State W, 68-0 527 123 23,244 120 College Ave, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Sat., Sept. 22 at Georgia State W, 34-15 528 343 15,264 Phone: 616.235.4317 Sat., Sept. 29 *at Miami W, 40-39 562 349 15,012 [email protected] Sat., Oct. 6 *Eastern Michigan W, 27-24 387 384 24,282 Sat., Oct. 13 *at Bowling Green W, 42-35 548 511 18,551 WXMI-TV (FOX) Sat., Oct. 20 *at Central Michigan W, 35-10 356 269 10,097 Sports: Stephanie Funkhouser Thur., Oct. 25 *Toledo L, 24-51 432 515 11,389 3117 Plaza Dr., NE Thur., Nov. 1 *Ohio L, 14-59 270 420 11,935 Grand Rapids, MI 49525 Tue., Nov. 13 *at Ball State L, 41-42 (OT) 548 349 5,503 Phone: 616.364.8722 [email protected] Tue., Nov. 20 *Northern Illinois W, 28-21 379 262 18,278 Fri., Dec. 21 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. BYU L, 18-49 313 490 18,711 *Mid-American Conference game www.GetSomeMACtion.com 49 WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS ROSTER INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown 90 Ken Aguirre DL 6-1/290 Jr. Joilet, Ill. 4 Patrick Lupro DB 5-10/195 So. Belleville, Mich. 25 Kareem Ali DB 5-11/180 RSr. Sicklerville, N.J. 38 Tanner Mathias TE 6-4/285 RSo. Menominee, Mich. 23 Trae Allen RB 5-9/205 RFr. Pontiac, Mich. 93 Will McCabe DL 6-3/290 RFr. Palatine, Ill. 10 Griffin Alstott QB 6-2/215 RFr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 42 Roy McCree LB 6-2/225 RSo. Detroit, Mich. 26 K.J. Anderson DB 6-0/190 RFr. Buford, Ga. 39 Nick Mihalic P 5-11/190 So. Skokie, Ill. 13 Tyron Arnett WR 6-1/185 Jr. Belle Glade, Fla. 48 Joseph Miller LB 5-11/220 Jr. Gaylord, Mich. 51 Jordan Asbury OL 6-3/295 So. Warren, Mich. 92 Joe Misak DL 6-3/260 Fr. Mattawan, Mich. 58 Antonio Balabani DL 6-3/245 Sr. Macomb, Mich. 35 Jake Moertl DB 6-0/195 So. Palatine, Ill. 17 Zaire Barnes LB 6-3/225 Fr. Mundelein, Ill. 56 Corvin Moment LB 6-1/250 RSo. Vero Beach, Fla. 26 Devan Bass