QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION WESTERN MICHIGAN COACHING STAFF Location: Kalamazoo, Mich., 49008 Head Coach: Tim Lester, Western Michigan - 2000 Founded: 1903 Third season as WMU head coach (assistant in 2005-06) Enrollment: 23,252 Career Record at WMU: 13-12 University President: Dr. Edward Montgomery Overall Record: 53-35 (8 seasons) Athletic Director: Kathy Beauregard MAC Record: 9-7 Faculty Athletics Representative: Lisa DeChano-Cook Nickname: Broncos Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach: Colors: Brown & Gold Jake Moreland, Western Michigan - 2000 Mascot: Buster Bronco Season: Tenth (also at WMU from 2005-11) Affiliation: NCAA Division I (FBS) Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line: Lou Esposito, Memphis - 2001 Season: Sixth (also at WMU from 2010-12) STADIUM INFORMATION Special Teams Coordinator Joe Palcic, Miami Ohio - 1998 Waldo Stadium: Capacity - 30,200 Season: First All-time Waldo Stadium record / seasons: 249-155-4 / 79 Surface: FieldTurf Wide Receivers Coach: Largest Crowd: Sept. 16, 2000 - 36,361 vs. Indiana State Keith Gaither, Elon - 1997 First Game: Oct. 7, 1939 - WMU 6, Miami (Ohio) 0 Season: First Pass Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks: Eric Evans, DePauw - 2003 WESTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL HISTORY Season: Second First varsity season: 1906 Tight Ends Coach: All-time record / seasons: 569-453-24 / 113 Bill Kenney, Norwich - 1981 All-time MAC record / seasons: 251-247-9 / 71 Season: Sixth MAC Championships: 1966, 1988, 2016 MAC West Division Titles: 1999, 2000, 2015, 2016 Running Backs Coach: Mike Bath, Miami - 2000 Season: First Bowl Appearances / Record: 8 / 1-8 Aviation Bowl, 1961 (New Mexico 28, WMU 12) Linebackers Coach California Bowl, 1988 (Fresno State 35, WMU 30) Trevor Andrews, Dayton - 1996 International Bowl, 2007 (Cincinnati 27, WMU 24) Season: First Texas Bowl, 2008 (Rice 38, WMU 14) Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, 2011 (Purdue 37, WMU 32) Cornerbacks: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 2014 (Air Force 38, WMU 24) James Adams, Wake Forest- 2006 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, 2016 (WMU 45, Middle Tennessee 31) Season: First Cotton Bowl, 2017 (#8 Wisconsin 24, #12 WMU 16) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, 2018 (BYU 49, WMU 18) Safeties Coach: Dontae Wright, Miami - 2007 Season: Second All-American Players: 21 Academic All-American Players: 10 Graduate Assistants: Brian Collins, Nick Faus, Hunter Nichols, Billy VandeMerkt 2018 All-Conference Selections 7 First-Team: LeVante Bellamy (RB), Luke Juriga (OL) Second-Team: John Keenoy (OL), Jayden Reed (WR/PR) WESTERN MICHIGAN SUPPORT STAFF Third-Team: Jamauri Bogan (RB), Giovanni Ricci (TE) Assistant AD Football Operations: Drew Robinson Operations & Recruiting Assistant: Gavin Porter 2018 Academic All-Conference Selections 20 Director of Football Player Personnel: Kyle Derickson Tyron Arnett, Jamauri Bogan, Brett Borske, Mike Caliendo, Stefan Claiborne, Strength & Conditioning Coach: Grant Geib Dylan Deatherage, Wesley French, Jaylen Hall, Ralph Holley, Luke Juriga, Assist. Strength & Conditioning Coach: Kyle Murray Spencer Kanz, John Keenoy, Odell Miller, Tanner Motz, Zach Novoselsky, Director of Football Video: Adam Fry Giovanni Ricci, Luke Sanders, Harrison Taylor, Justin Tranquill, Jon Wassink Equipment Manager: Taylor Jorgensen Athletic Trainer: Sarah McBrien Assistant AD / Sports Information Director: TBA 2018 Distinguished Scholar-Athletes 5 SID Contact Info: Cell: TBA Mike Caliendo, Luke Juriga, John Keenoy, Justin Tranquill, Jon Wassink Email: TBA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / Last School 1 Ali Fayad DL 6-2 250 Jr. Dearborn, Mich. / Dearborn 1 Alex Mussat WR 6-2 205 Sr. Troy, Mich. / Athens / Illinois 2 LeVante Bellamy RB 5-9 185 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Pike 2 Justin Tranquill DB 5-11 190 Sr. Huntertown, Ind. / Carroll 3 Anton Curtis DB 6-0 195 Sr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. / East English Village Prep 4 Chris Riddle QB 6-3 205 RSo. Jacksonville, Fla. / University Christian 4 Patrick Lupro DB 5-10 195 So. Belleville, Mich. / Belleville 5 Andre Carter DL 6-4 255 So. Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech 5 Kaleb Eleby QB 6-1 205 So. Maryland Heights, Mo. / Pattonville 6 Corey Crooms WR 5-11 185 Fr. Country Club Hills, Ill. / Hillcrest 6 A.J. Thomas DB 6-3 195 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / University of Detroit Jesuit 7 D’Wayne Eskridge WR/DB 5-9 190 Sr. Bluffton, Ind. / Bluffton 8 Ralph Holley DL 6-2 285 Jr. West Bloomfield, Mich. / St. Mary’s Prep 8 Dawson Schick RB 5-11 190 Jr. Oklahoma City, Ok. / Los Angeles Valley College 9 Najee Clayton LB 6-2 240 Sr. Paterson, N.J. / Paramus Catholic / Rutgers 10 Griffin Alstott QB 6-2 215 RSo. St. Petersburg, Fla. / Northside Christian / Purdue 10 Matthew Stuckey LB 6-2 230 RFr. Olympia Fields, Ill. / Rich Central Campus 11 Jaylen Hall WR 6-4 180 So. Macomb, Mich. / Dakota 11 Keni’H Lovely DB 5-11 165 RFr. Boynton Beach, Fla. / Atlantic 12 Damari Roberson WR 6-1 205 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores 13 Tyron Arnett WR 6-1 185 Jr. Belle Glade, Fla. / Pahokee 13 Harrison Taylor DB 6-2 210 RSo. St. Charles, Ill. / Wheaton Academy 14 Calin Crawford DB 5-11 195 Jr. Canton, Mich. / Salem 14 Donavon Greenhow WR 5-8 150 Fr. Powhatan, Va. / Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 15 Keith Jones Jr. DB 5-10 175 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter 15 Giovanni Ricci TE 6-3 245 Sr. Loveland, Ohio / Loveland 16 Thiago Kapps-Kronemberg K 6-0 195 Jr. Petropolis, Rio de Janiero, Brazil / College of DuPage 16 Jon Wassink QB 6-2 200 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / South Christian 17 Zaire Barnes LB 6-3 225 So. Mundelein, Ill. / Carmel Catholic 17 Eric Wenzel QB 6-1 190 Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Hackett Catholic 18 Ginial Isma DB 6-0 185 So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Stranahan 18 Nick Kargman QB 6-3 180 Fr. Camden, N.J. / Woodrow Wilson 19 Cam Cooper WR 5-10 185 Jr. Chelsea, Mich. / Chelsea / Butler 20 Drake Spears LB 6-1 240 Sr. Aurora, Ill. / West Aurora 21 Stefan Claiborne DB 6-2 200 Sr. Clinton Twp., Mich. / Chippewa Valley 22 Skyy Moore WR 5-9 190 Fr. New Kensington, Pa. / Shady Side Academy 22 Davon Tucker RB 5-8 220 Sr. Somerdale, N.J. / Sterling 23 Trae Allen RB 5-9 205 RFr. Pontiac, Mich. / Groves 23 Treshaun Hayward LB 6-1 225 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich. / Skyline 24 Brandon Hinds WR 6-0 175 Jr. Lansing, Mich. / Lansing Catholic 24 Derrick Hubbard LB 6-2 215 RSo. Ann Arbor, Mich. / Pioneer 25 Kareem Ali DB 5-11 180 RSr. Sicklerville, N.J. / Temple University 25 Christian Singleton RB 5-11 205 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. / North Cobb 26 K.J. Anderson DB 6-0 190 RSo. Buford, Ga. / Buford 26 Devan Bass RB 6-1 200 Jr. Turlock, Calif. / Modesto J.C. 27 Ryan Selig TE 6-3 234 RSo. Lake Villa, Ill. / Lakes Community 28 Sean Tyler RB 5-9 180 Fr. Richton Park, Ill. / Rich Central 29 Andrew Trost DB 5-10 190 Sr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Grosse Pointe South / Mount Union 30 Kmare Carey DB 6-1 195 RFr. Belleville, Mich. / Belleville 31 Ali’Vonta Wallace LB 6-1 245 FR. Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon 33 Timothy Collins DL 6-5 275 RSr. Birmingham, Ala. / Tennessee Tech 34 Alex Grace LB 6-1 225 Sr. Saginaw, Mich. / Swan Valley 35 Jake Moertl DB 6-0 195 So. Palatine, Ill. / Palatine 36 Calob Dalton LB 6-4 200 Fr. Carrollton, Ohio / Carrollton 37 Zonterio Weekley DB 5-10 165 Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central 38 Tanner Mathias TE 6-4 285 RSo. Menominee, Mich. / Menominee 39 Nick Mihalic P 5-11 190 So. Skokie, Ill. / Niles North 40 Mitch Heimbuch TE 6-3 245 Jr. Romeo, Mich. / Romeo 41 Tanner Motz LB 6-2 240 RSo. St. John’s, Mich. / St. John’s 42 Roy McCree LB 6-2 225 RSo. Detroit, Mich. / Detroit Country Day 43 Boone Bonnema LB 6-3 215 Fr. Zeeland, Mich. / Zeeland 45 Kristofer Hodgson RB 5-10 170 Fr. Portage, Mich. / Portage Central 2019 WESTERN MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 2 46 Jack Sherwin TE 6-4 230 Fr. Traverse City, Mich. / Traverse City Central 47 Gavin Peddie K 6-0 195 So. Grandville, Mich. / Grandville 48 Joseph Miller LB 5-11 220 Jr. Gaylord, Mich. / Gaylord 51 Jordan Asbury OL 6-3 295 Jr. Warren, Mich. / De La Salle 55 Braden Fiske DL 6-3 290 RFr. Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City 56 Corvin Moment LB 6-1 250 RSo. Vero Beach, Fla. / Vero Beach 58 Antonio Balabani DL 6-3 245 Sr. Macomb, Mich. / Dakota 59 Luke Juriga OL 6-4 300 Sr. Aurora, Ill. / Marmion Academy 60 Mark Brooks OL 6-6 295 Jr. Portland, Mich. / Portland 61 Mike Caliendo OL 6-4 300 Jr. Brookfield, Wis. / Brookfield East 62 Alex Keys OL 6-1 295 Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Highlands Ranch 64 Tom O’Mara OL 6-3 285 RSo. Chicago, Ill. / Marist 65 Trevor Campbell OL 6-5 300 RSo. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central 66 Wesley French DL 6-5 300 Sr. Benton Harbor, Mich. / St. Joseph High School 67 Stuart Kettler OL 6-5 280 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids 68 Jamal Williams DL 6-3 290 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / TF North / College of Dupage 70 Spencer Kanz OL 6-6 300 Jr. Luxemburg, Wis. / Luxemburg-Casco 71 Jonathan Todd OL 6-6 325 Sr. Mokena, Ill. / Lincoln Way North 72 Dylan Deatherage OL 6-4 300 RSo. Kankakee, Ill. / Bishop Mcnamara 73 Mohamed Elazazy OL 6-5 315 RSo. Menasha, Wis. / Menasha 75 Addison West OL 6-4 295 Fr. Cary, Ill. / Cary-Grove 76 Jaylon Moore OL 6-5 310 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Consortium College Prep 77 Jacob Gideon OL 6-3 290 Fr. Walton, Ky. / Larry Ryle 78 Hunter Shulfer OL 6-5 270 RFr.