W. Michigan Broncos

Western Michigan Broncos

W. Michigan Broncos

4-6 (3-3), 3rd Mid-American - West

 Last Game
Nov 7, 2009 at Michigan State, L 14-49 
 
 Next Game
Eastern Michigan Eagles Nov 14, 2009 at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm 
Last Meeting: Nov 1, 2008, W 31-10 
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Leggett leads Michigan St. past W. Michigan 49-14

Leggett leads Michigan St. past W. Michigan 49-14
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, Nov 7, 2009
Little-used Ashton Leggett ran for 110 yards and four touchdowns and Kirk Cousins threw for a career-high 353 yards and two scores to lead Michigan State past Western Michigan 49-14 on Saturday in a rare November non-conference matchup for the Spartans. The win kept Michigan State's bowl hopes alive and introduced yet another potential lead running back in Leggett, a sophomore who had one... ...More
 •  Leggett leads MSU past Western Michigan 49-14 Nov 7 (The Morning Sun)*
 •  Dantonio: 'To win out in November is a realistic goal' Nov 5 (Macomb Daily)*
 •  Minnesota to use two QBs against Michigan State Nov 1 (The Morning Sun)*
 • True freshmen lights up Broncos - Oct 31 (Rivals.com)
 • Kent State knocks off Western Michigan 26-14 - Oct 31 (AP)
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Western Michigan Team Report

Western Michigan Team Report Nov 4, 2009

Western Michigan is 0-2 in games against Big Ten schools this season, losing on the road to Michigan and Indiana. But those defeats likely won't dull the Broncos' belief that they can win games against the dominant conference in its geographic footprint.

The Broncos have had success against the Big Ten in recent games. They beat Illinois 23-17 last season and stopped Iowa 28-19 in 2007.

Though many of the players on this year's Western Michigan team participated in those games, coach Bill Cubit is making a point this week to remind them those results mean little when they travel to Michigan State on Nov. 7.

"We're going through some growing pains where a lot of the young kids are learning the importance of every play," Cubit told the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette.

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 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 at Michigan L 7-31 --
 Sat, Sep 12 at Indiana L 19-23 --
 Sat, Sep 19 Miami (OH) W 48-26 --
 Sat, Sep 26 Hofstra W 24-10 --
 Sat, Oct 3 at Northern Illinois L 3-38 --
 Sat, Oct 10 at Toledo W 58-26 --
 Sat, Oct 17 Central Michigan L 23-34 --
 Sat, Oct 24 Buffalo W 34-31 --
 Sat, Oct 31 at Kent State L 14-26 --
 Sat, Nov 7 at Michigan State L 14-49 --
 Sat, Nov 14 at Eastern Michigan 1:00 pm --
 Tue, Nov 24 Ball State 7:00 pm --
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 East Conf  All 
 Temple 5-0  7-2 
 Ohio 4-1  6-3 
 Kent State 4-2  5-5 
 Bowling Green 3-2  4-5 
 Buffalo 1-4  3-6 
 Akron 1-4  2-7 
 Miami (OH) 1-5  1-9 
 West Conf  All 
 Central Michigan 5-0  7-2 
 Northern Illinois 4-1  6-3 
 Western Michigan 3-3  4-6 
 Toledo 2-3  4-5 
 Ball State 1-4  1-8 
 Eastern Michigan 0-5  0-9 
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense28 393.4 284.4 109.0
 Defense29 426.0 249.6 176.4