Western Michigan Broncos NCAA Football News

For 11 weeks, there had always been another game ahead for Western Michigan University's football team, a reason to look forward, rather than dwell on the frustrations of the ongoing season.

Ball State's football season was a lot of things -- many of them forgettable -- but one thing the Cardinals could point to when it was finished was that they didn't give up.

Charlie Todd returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter for the game-winning points in Ball State's 22-17 victory over Western Michigan on Tuesday night.

Tim Hiller did his best to sidestep any talk of what lies ahead. Perhaps it would be disrespectful to the unfinished business at hand.

The interesting similarities aren't difficult to find when lining up the high school football teams at Mentor Lake Catholic and Ashland.

Fifth-year senior Matt Stevens gave a talk to his Western Michigan University football teammates this week.

Eastern Michigan University football coach Ron English said he thought quarterback Alex Gillett's untapped potential might help the Eagles earn their first win this season.

West, a 5-10 senior, has enjoyed the best November of any college football player east of Stanford.

WMU's Brandon West sits on the sideline waiting to be called back out onto the field during the game against EMU at EMU's Rynearson Stadium Saturday in Ypsilanti.

Two years ago, then a redshirt freshman, Phil Swanson came to grips with how pesky a team Eastern Michigan can be.

East Lansing -- Michigan State didn't get any better or any worse in blasting Western Michigan, 49-14, for its fifth victory of the season.

Numbers don't always tell the story. Sometimes, though, they do. Statistically, Western Michigan University's defense is among the worst in the nation, ranked 108th out of 120 Division I-A football teams, giving up 426 yards per game.

The 32nd Shrum Bowl saw SFU Clansmen defeat UBC T-Birds 30-1. Photograph by: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Sun More misery for the UBC Thunderbirds, but a lifeline for the Simon Fraser Clan.

After a two-game losing streak, the MSU football team was looking to make a statement entering Saturday's nonconference game against Western Michigan.

Coach Bill Cubit says his Western Michigan University football team aims to play the last two weeks of the season as if a bid to a bowl game is on the line.

Mitch Zajac took a final tour of Spartan Stadium, shaking hands with seemingly just about everyone, before acknowledging one last security guard, saluting a few more adoring fans and heading for the tunnel.

The third play from scrimmage got it started for MSU. Facing a third-and-1 at their 29, the Spartans called for Ashton Leggett to get his second carry of the season.

Even Keith Nichol has joined in on the fun. His 7-yard TD pass to Dion Sims makes it 49-14 Spartans with 5:59 to play in the fourth quarter.

Last Saturday was far from the finest hour for either of these defenses. The Broncos saw Kent State's freshman quarterback torch them continuously until he'd racked up a career-best 373 yards passing, more than doubling his average.

The Awards and Recognition Association today revealed the top 10 finalists for its annual sportsmanship award , given to one outstanding NCAA Division I collegiate football player who best personifies the spirit of sportsmanship.