Western Michigan Broncos @ Central Michigan Chippewas — Oct 17, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 17, 2026
Broncos Western Michigan WMU 4-2, 3-1 Away
21
Final
14
Chippewas Central Michigan CMU 2-4, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WMU 7 7 7 0 21
CMU 0 0 0 14 14
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B.
B. Lowry QB WMU
48 PASS
A.
A. Flores QB CMU
162 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Buckley RB WMU
150 RUSH
A.
A. Flores QB CMU
118 RUSH
Receiving Yards
A.
A. Chenault WMU
34 REC
L.
L. Lewis WR CMU
74 REC
Passing
Western Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Lowry 5/8 48 1 0 1 118.8
Central Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Flores 14/25 162 1 0 3 89.1
J. Glasser 2/7 17 0 1 0 0.0
Rushing
Western Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Buckley 24 150 6.3 2 20
E. Littlejohn 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
B. Lowry 7 16 2.3 0 12
O. Mataele 13 60 4.6 0 12
Central Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Woodford 4 18 4.5 0 7
B. Townsend 2 5 2.5 0 4
A. Flores 31 118 3.8 0 15
V. Blue 2 16 8.0 0 11
J. Glasser 1 2 2.0 1 2
Receiving
Western Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Buckley 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
E. Littlejohn 2 2 4 2.0 0 5 0
A. Chenault 2 3 34 17.0 0 23 0
N. Levicki 1 1 10 10.0 1 10 0
C. Cabana 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Central Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. R. Jr 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
N. Woodford 1 3 5 5.0 0 5 0
B. Townsend 5 7 27 5.4 0 10 0
L. Lewis 4 8 74 18.5 0 44 0
J. Allen 4 5 56 14.0 1 32 0
N. Williams 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
B. Naves 0 3 0 - 0 0 0
M. Peters 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
R. VanWetzinga 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Defense
Western Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Tounkara 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Franklin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gustwiller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Betts 13 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Alexander 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Gardner Jr. 6 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
J. Sims 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Moore 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Moon 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
J. Pope 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Benson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Louis 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Anes 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Crump 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Barber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McCullough 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
D. Frazier 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Echoles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Burley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. McCalla 9 2 7 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jackson 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cherry 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Douglas 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Esper 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Taylor 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Bryant 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. White 12 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. VanTimmeren 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Hitchens 9 2 7 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ali 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Bennett 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Demma 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Bird 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Philord 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Western Michigan
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Kelly 0/0 3/3 3 0
Central Michigan
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. VanHuis 0/1 2/2 2 0
Returns
Western Michigan
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Central Michigan
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
B. Townsend 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
J. Stapleton 1 33 33.0 0 33 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
272 Total Yards 338
15 First Downs 20
2 Passing 4
13 Rushing 12
4 Penalty 0
7/13 3rd Down Eff. 4/15
48 Passing Yards 179
224 Rushing Yards 159
1 Turnovers 1
5-31 Penalties 7-63
29:41 Possession 30:19
3/3 Red Zone 1/1
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 14 21 - 14
21 - 14 0:44
C. VanHuis XP
21 - 13 0:44
J. Glasser TD
21 - 7 13:52
C. VanHuis XP
21 - 6 13:52
J. Allen TD
Q3 7 - 0 21 - 0
XP D. Kelly
21 - 0 5:51
TD J. Buckley
20 - 0 5:51
Q2 7 - 0 14 - 0
XP D. Kelly
14 - 0 6:32
TD N. Levicki
13 - 0 6:32
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP D. Kelly
7 - 0 3:08
TD J. Buckley
6 - 0 3:08
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WMU +21 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
5:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m