Western Michigan 12, Michigan 13 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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WMU	3	3	0	6	12
MICH	7	0	0	6	13

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The final, key stats and each team's top performer.

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Team stats

WMU		MICH
16	First downs	12
221	Total yards	276
89	Passing yards	170
15-21	Comp-Att	12-23
4.2	Yards per pass	7.4
132	Rushing yards	106
46	Rushes	25
2.9	Yards per rush	4.2
8-18	3rd down	3-10
0-1	4th down	1-1
5-40	Penalties-yards	9-80
0	Turnovers	3
0	Fumbles lost	2
0	Interceptions thrown	1
40:08	Time of possession	19:52
1	Sacks	2
1	Tackles for loss	6
0	QB hurries	6
4	Passes defended	2
0	Defensive TDs	0
—	Kick return yards	18
0	Punt return yards	9
0	Passing TDs	1
0	Rushing TDs	1
12	Kicking points	1

Advanced stats

WMU		MICH
-0.04	EPA per play	+0.15
33%	Success rate	44%
1.07	Explosiveness	1.08
-0.04	Rushing EPA per play	+0.16
36%	Rushing success rate	46%
-0.19	Passing EPA per play	+0.13
26%	Passing success rate	42%
38%	Standard downs success	50%
24%	Passing downs success	29%
2.66	Line yards per rush	3.40
0.57	Second-level yards	1.12
0.05	Open-field yards	0.33
18%	Stuff rate	8%
67%	Power success	75%
17%	Havoc caused	11%
6	Scoring chances	2
2.00	Points per chance	6.50
Own 38	Avg. starting field position	Own 17
1	Explosive plays	3
50%	Postgame win expectancy	50%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q19:40
MichiganTD
(09:40) #19 B.Underwood rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:40 #99 T.Butkowski kick attempt good (H: #33 C.Brown, LS: #49 N.Crawford)
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q15:17
Western MichiganFG
(05:20) #32 D.Kelly field goal attempt from 52 yards GOOD (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 D.Doyle), clock 05:17
Drive: 8 plays, 42 yds
3-7
Q20:00
Western MichiganFG
Dieter Kelly 45 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 2 plays, -1 yds
6-7
Q410:25
Western MichiganFG
(10:28) #32 D.Kelly field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 D.Doyle), clock 10:25
Drive: 20 plays, 71 yds
9-7
Q40:35
Western MichiganFG
(00:38) #32 D.Kelly field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #25 R.Millmore, LS: #46 D.Doyle), clock 00:35
Drive: 5 plays, 17 yds
12-7
Q40:00
MichiganTD
JJ Buchanan 47 Yd pass from Bryce Underwood
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
12-13

Score shown WMU-MICH.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Broc Lowry	15/21	89	4.2	0	0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Jalen Buckley	19	62	3.3	11
Broc Lowry	15	35	2.3	8
Ofa Mataele	4	16	4.0	8
Emazon Littlejohn	3	8	2.7	8
Harper Hughes	1	6	6.0	6
Cole Cabana	3	6	2.0	5
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Aveion Chenault	6	53	8.8	16
Baylin Brooks	2	24	12.0	17
Adam Parks	2	9	4.5	7
Nathan Levicki	1	4	4.0	4
Cole Cabana	2	1	0.5	1
Egypt Nelson	2	-2	-1.0	1

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD
Dillon Moore	6	3	0.5	0.5	0
Joshua Franklin	5	4	0	0	0
Justyce Betts	4	3	0	0	0
Jarvarius Sims	4	2	0	0	1
Joey Pope	4	2	0	0	2
Micah Davis	3	2	0	0	1
Scoop Gardner Jr.	3	1	0.5	0.5	0
Jordon Thomas	2	2	0	0	0
Amarian Louis	2	1	0	0	0
Will Gerig	1	1	0	0	0
Kouri Crump	1	1	0	0	0
Brenden Anes	1	1	0	0	0
Drew Doyle	1	1	0	0	0
Gabe Welch	1	1	0	0	0
KJ Burley	1	1	0	0	0
Domanick Moon	1	0	0	0	0
Terence Marshall	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Brotherton	1	0	0	0	0
Ahmed Tounkara	1	0	0	0	0
Braden Steely	1	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Dillon Moore	1	4	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Rec
Broc Lowry	1	0
Jalen Buckley	1	0
Kordell Gouldsby	1	0
Braden Steely	0	1
KJ Burley	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Dieter Kelly	4/4	100.0	52	0/0	12

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Ryan Millmore	6	240	40.0	0	4	51

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Kordell Gouldsby	1	0	0.0	0	0