DOMINIC MORAN HEAD COACH BILL CUBIT RYAN CUBIT ANTHONY BELMONTE AMEER ISMAIL

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1 DOMINIC MORAN HEAD COACH BILL CUBIT RYAN CUBIT AMEER ISMAIL ANTHONY BELMONTE

2 general INFORMATION School Western Michigan University Location Kalamazoo, Mich Enrollment ,931 Nickname Broncos Colors Brown & Gold Stadium Waldo Stadium Capacity ,200 Surface NeXturf (installed 2001) Affiliation NCAA Division I-A Conference Mid-American (MAC) West Division President Dr. Judith I. Bailey Coker College, 1968 Athletics Director Kathy Beauregard Hope, 1979 Assistant Athletic Director Bob D Amelio Michigan State, 1978; M 1986 Director of Athletic Media Relations Daniel Jankowski Western Michigan, 1990 Assoc. Dir. of Athletic Media Relations/Football Contact Mat Kanan Ohio, 1997 Office Cell Press Box mat.kanan@wmich.edu Asst. Dir. of Athletic Media Relations Paula Haughn Ball State, 2001 Asst. Dir. of Athletic Media Relations Matt Holmes Indianapolis, 2002 coaching STAFF Head Coach Bill Cubit (second season) Delaware, 1975 Record , six seasons Widener (five seasons) Western Michigan (one season) Mid-American Conference record (one season) Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Scott Shafer (second season) Baldwin-Wallace, 1990 Offensive Coordinator/Receivers George McDonald (second season) Illinois, 1999 Linebackers/Recruiting Coord Steve Morrison (second season) Michigan, 1994 Quarterbacks Tim Lester (second season) Western Michigan, 2000 Tight Ends Jake Moreland (second season) Western Michigan, 2000 Defensive Line/Recruiting Coord Tim Daust (first season) Wittenberg, 2001 Running Backs/Special Teams Chris Tabor (first season) Benedictine, 1993 Offensive Line Mike Sullivan (second season) Miami, 1989 Secondary Clayton White (first season) North Carolina State, 2001 Offensive Graduate Assistant Tim Nichols (second season) Western Michigan, 2003 Defensive Graduate Assistant Joe Adam (first season) Western Michigan, 2003 team INFORMATION 2005 Overall Record Conference Record/Finish MAC West, 3rd Offensive Formation multiple Defensive Formation Letterwinners Returning (15 o, 19 d, 4 s) Letterwinners Lost (7 o, 3 d, 0 s) Starters Returning (6 o, 9 d, 2 s) Offense Joe Chapple (WR) Kelly Martin (WR) Dominic Moran (LT) James Blair (LG) Robbie Krutilla (C) Ryan Cubit (QB) Defense Anthony Belmont (DE) Nick Varcadipane (DT) Matt Ludeman (DE) Ameer Ismail (WLB) Dustin Duclo (MLB) Paul Tithof (SLB) Louis Delmas (CB) Antwain Allen (SS) C.J. Wilson (FS) Special Teams Nate Meyer (K) Jim Laney (P) Starters Lost (5 o, 1 d, 0 s) Offense Greg Jennings (WR) Mark Ottney (RG) Chris Bartula (RT) Tony Scheffler (TE) Trovon Riley (RB) Defense Paul Moersch (NG) support STAFF Supervising A.D., Football Monty Porter Director of Football Operations Tim Knox Strength & Conditioning Coach Nate Peoples Athletic Trainer Kyle Blecha Equipment Manager Kenico Hines Video Coordinator Patrick Bracken Secretary Sarah McChesney WMU Football Office Bill Brown Alumni Football Center 1903 W. Michigan Ave. Kalamazoo, MI Phone Fax wmu football HISTORY First varsity season All-time record/seasons /100 seasons MAC Championships , 1988 MAC West Division Titles , 2000 Bowl Appearances Aviation Bowl, 1961 (New Mexico 28, WMU 12) California Bowl, 1988 (Fresno State 35, WMU 30) All-Americans Academic All-Americans NFL Alumni broadcast INFORMATION Radio Bronco Radio Network (WFAT FM Flagship) Phone Fax Play-by-Play Robin Hook (22nd season) Color Commentary Monty Porter (ninth season) 2006 spring football

3 spring ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT ELG/CL HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL 21 Antwain Allen.. SS Jr./Sr. Chicago, Ill. Kenwood Academy HS 71 Brian Bailey.. OG Jr./Jr. Hoyt, Kansas Garden City CC 37 Anthony Belmonte DE Sr./Sr.* Wheaton, Ill. Warrenville South HS 1 E.J. Biggers.. CB So./So. North Miami Beach, Fla. North Miami Beach HS 75 James Blair.. OG Jr./Sr. Detroit, Mich. Pershing HS 89 Ben Bleck-Owens.. WR So./Jr. Wauwatosa, Wis. Marquette Univ. HS 34 Mark Bonds.. RB Jr./Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. Warren Central HS 48 Justin Braska.. LB R-Fr./So. DeWitt, Mich. DeWitt HS 10 Joe Chapple.. WR Sr./Sr.* South Bay, Fla. Glades Central HS 68 Cody Cielenski.. DT R-Fr./So. Downers Grove, Ill. North HS 20 Caleb Clark.. QB R-Fr./So. Calgary, Alta. Bow Valley HS 8 Darrell Copeland.. LB Jr./Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. Jonesboro HS 12 Ryan Cubit.. QB Sr./Sr.* Kalamazoo, Mich. Rutgers 90 Zach Davidson.. DE So./Jr. Racine, Wis. Washington Park HS 9 Louis Delmas.. SS So./So. North Miami Beach, Fla. North Miami Beach HS 59 Dustin Duclo.. LB So./Jr. Southgate, Mich. Anderson HS 76 Steve Ellingsen.. OT So./So. Crown Point, Ind. Crown Point HS 40 Kirk Elsworth.. RB So./So. Goodrich, Mich. Goodrich HS 98 Cory Flom.. NG So./Jr. Prior Lake, Minn. Academy of Holy Angels 29 Londen Fryar.. CB So./Jr. Jobstown, N.J. Holy Cross HS 33 Scott Gajos.. SS So./Jr. Warren, Mich. Fitzgerald HS 17 Joe Gardner.. TE So./So. Waukesha, Wis. West HS 58 Joe Gaylor.. OG R-Fr./So. Kalamazoo, Mich. Central HS 38 Anthony Gebhart.. RB Jr./Sr. Addison, Ill. Lake Forest 55 Dezmond Gray.. OT Jr./Sr. Detroit, Mich. Cass Technical HS 52 Derrick Harris.. LB So./So. Miami, Fla. Coral Reef HS 3 Tim Hiller.. QB So./So. Orrville, Ohio Orrville HS 43 Ameer Ismail.. LB Sr./Sr.* Holland, Mich. West Ottawa HS 67 Rob Johnson.. OT So./Jr. Grand Blanc, Mich. Grand Blanc HS 91 Mike Jones.. K Jr./Sr. Miami Shores, Fla. Monsignor Pace HS 80 Fernand Kashama.. WR So./Jr. Toronto, Ont. Notre Dame SS 38 Dan Krasinski.. LB So./So. Mattawan, Mich. Mattawan HS 78 Robbie Krutilla.. C Jr./Sr. Summit, Ill. Mount Carmel HS 39 Jim Laney.. P Jr./Sr. Toledo, Ohio St. Francis de Sales HS 56 Andy Laue.. DE R-Fr./So. Barrington, Ill. Barrington HS 82 Brandon Ledbetter.. TE So./Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas HS 81 Justin LeMay.. WR Sr./Sr.* Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cardinal Gibbons HS 31 Robert Livingston.. FS R-Fr./So. Hendersonville, N.C. The Hun School 77 Matt Lochmann.. OT R-Fr./So. Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead HS 97 Matt Ludeman.. DE Sr./Sr.* Oak Creek, Wis. Oak Creek HS 28 Chris Maragos.. WR So./So. Racine, Wis. William Horlick HS 54 Greg Marshall.. LB So./So. Portage, Mich. Northern HS 86 Kelly Martin.. WR Jr./Sr. Lafayette, Ind. McCutcheon HS 29 James McCahill.. LB So./So. Kinnelon, N.J. Don Bosco Prep HS 2006 spring football

4 spring ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT ELG/CL HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL 47 Rusty McIntosh.. LB So./Jr. McHenry, Ill. Harding HS 88 Scooter McIntosh.. WR Jr./Jr. McHenry, Ill. McHenry HS 41 Brett Meldrum.. K R-Fr./So. Utica, Mich. Eisenhower HS 25 Nate Meyer.. K Sr./Sr.* Farmington Hills, Mich. Farmington HS 57 Pete Mooney.. DE R-Fr./So. Caro, Mich. Caro HS 72 Dominic Moran.. OT Sr./Sr.* Rochester Hills, Mich. Adams HS 64 Grant Nemeth.. NG So./So. Wheaton, Ill. Warrenville South HS 94 Mike Palace.. DE So./Jr. Bainbridge, Ohio Kenston HS 66 Jesse Parsley.. OG R-Fr./So. Parma, Ohio Normandy HS 35 Austin Pritchard.. LB So./So. Lebanon, Ohio Lebanon HS 33 Seth Quivey.. RB Sr./Sr.* Bismarck, N.D. Bemidji State 79 James Randall.. DE R-Fr./So. Vernon Hills, Ill. Vernon Hills HS 10 Dennis Reedy.. QB So./Jr. South Lyon, Mich. South Lyon HS 19 Cornelius Robinson.. LB So./Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Booker T. Washington HS 92 Jon Roddy.. DE R-Fr./So. Caro, Mich. Caro HS 93 John Russell.. DT So./So. Loganville, Ga. The Hun School 23 Nic Saad.. LB Jr./Sr. Clinton Township, Mich. Chippewa Valley HS 87 Keith Schultz.. TE Jr./Sr. Almont, Mich. Almont HS 27 Jamarko Simmons.. RB So./Jr. Flint, Mich. Central HS 96 David Smith.. DE Jr./Sr. Hudson, Mich. Hudson HS 42 Kevin Smith.. LB R-Fr./So. Miami, Fla. Coral Reef HS 50 Garrett Sosnovich.. LB So./So. Clarendon Hills, Ill. Hinsdale Central HS 46 Desman Stephen.. FS So./Jr. Flint, Mich. Central HS 84 Matt Stevens.. TE R-Fr./So. Wheaton, Ill. Warrenville South HS 18 Mac Stilec. RB R-Fr./So. Northville, Mich. Northville HS 51 Paul Tithof.. LB Sr./Sr.* Oakley, Mich. Chesaning HS 99 Nick Varcadipane.. DT So./Jr. Totowa, N.J. Passaic Valley HS 5 Jimmie Vincent.. CB Sr./Sr.* South Bay, Fla. Glades Central HS 63 Paul Wasikowski.. OG R-Fr./So. Cudahy, Wis. Cudahy HS 62 Matt Williams.. OG Jr./Jr. Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern HS 26 C.J. Wilson.. FS So./Jr. Chicago, Ill. North Chicago HS 65 Kellen Woodard.. LB R-Fr./So. Beverly Hills, Mich. Groves HS 36 Jonathan Wright.. CB R-Fr./So. Grosse Pointe, Mich. University Liggett HS Letters earned * Extended eligibility Head Coach: Bill Cubit Coordinators: Scott Shafer, George McDonald Assistants: Tim Daoust, Tim Lester, Jake Moreland, Steve Morrison, Brian Rock, Mike Sullivan, Paul Williams Graduate Assistant: Tim Nichols 2006 Recruiting Class roster and biographies can be found on pages 4-5 Roster does not include 2006 winter walk-ons 2006 spring football

5 96 mark BERGHUIS, DE [BER-ghuyss] 6 3, 211, Fr./Fr. Kaukauna, Wis. (Kaukauna HS) 136 tackles, 32.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles in senior campaign 2005 Associated Press First-team Defense All-State named to the 2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All- State selected to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association 2005 All State Team 2005 first-team All-Fox Valley Association 2004 first-team All-Fox Valley Association 2004 and 2005 all-area selection ranked No. 81 Inside Linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com/Scout Inc. 18 drew BURDI, QB [BER-dee] 6 2, 180, Fr./Fr. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove HS) 3,100 yards passing, 15 TD passes, 63 percent completion rate named to the 2005 Chicago Sun Times All-Area team named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State team named 2005 All- West Suburban Gold 2005 Downers Grove Reporter All-Area team 2005 Daily Herald All-Area team 2005 West Suburban Gold Conference Offensive Player of the Year 2005 IHSFCA Academic All-State named MVP by team for 2005 season four-year Honor Roll member twoyear National Honor Society Member. 61 nick CLEMENS, OL 6 5, 320, Fr./Fr. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee HS) Member of the BadgerStatePreps 2006 Top 100 unanimous selection to 2005 Associated Press All-State team Wisconsin State Journal s 2005 Player of the Year named to All-Badger Conference team three straight years ( ) three year starter at Waunakee school won three straight conference championships, going undefeated in conference play, with Clemens as a starter team was 33-3 with Clemens as a starter captained team to state championship game during senior year. 36 david COLEMAN, SS 5 10, 180, Fr./Fr. St. Mary, Ga. (Camden County HS) 32 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, seven interceptions (one returned for touchdown), four blocked passes, two punt returns for touchdown in his senior season first-team all-state Defensive Back Region 3-AAAAA Special Teams Player of the Year selected to play in GACA All Star Game named Atlanta Journal All-State first-team Region 3- AAAAA Defensive Back high school teammate of fellow WMU recruit Brandon West. 24 bobby CRAWFORD, RB 5 8, 180, Fr./Fr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (Saint Thomas Aquinas School) Rushed for 1,281 yards with 13 touchdowns and four receptions for 88 yards and two touchdowns in his senior campaign made the all-county team junior and senior year ranked No. 178 in Sunshinepreps.com Pre-Spring 2006 Top 275 football team nationally ranked the entire 2005 season. 15 andy DORCELY, CB [DORS-lee] 6 0, 185, Fr./Fr. Miami, Fla. (North Miami Beach North HS) 54 tackles, four interceptions and a blocked punt on defense 28 receptions for 573 yards and five touchdowns on offense named second-team all-conference as a tight end Florida Top-100 prospect National 2006 RECRUITING CLASS Honor Society member participated in Dade v. Broward All-Star Game three-sport athlete in football, basketball, track former teammate of current Broncos E.J. Biggers and 2005 CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-American Louis Delmas. 85 ben HUNDERMAN, TE 6 5, 245, Fr./Fr. Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland HS) 15 receptions for 202 yards and one touchdown on offense 18 solo tackles, 55 assists, 2.0 sacks, 8.0 tackles for loss on defense in his senior season named the team Defensive MVP his senior season OK-Green All- Conference team in his senior season Holland Sentinel All-Area team his senior season OK-Red Lakeshore All-Conference Honorable Mention his junior year No. 24 on Detroit Free Press Blue Chip List in the state of Michigan ranked the No. 51 tight end in the country by Rivals. com ranked No. 60 tight end in the nation by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. 7 herb MARTIN, WR 6 1, 187, Jr./Jr. Lancaster, Calif. (Pasadena City College) Caught 21 passes for 322 yards and four touchdowns during sophomore season at Pasadena City College All-Mission Conference Honorable Mention team captain at Pasadena City College caught 10 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns at Orange Coast College his freshman year rated the 15th-best wide receiver coming out of junior college according to CollegeFootballNews.com. 60 nick MITCHELL, OL 6 3, 280, Fr./Fr. Palatine, Ill. (William Fremd HS) Captain his senior year voted Most Inspirational Player by his teammates his junior year made the Daily Herald All-Area Team senior year made the Mid-Suburban League All-Conference team Made the All Conference Academic team senior season two-time conference champion in discus conference champion in shot put his senior year IHSA Sectional Champion in shot put his junior year. 45 jaymeson MOODY, DE 6 2, 226, Fr./Fr, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard HS) Had 80 tackles and 9 sacks as a senior voted Best Defensive Lineman by team as a senior participated in Dade v. Broward County All-Star Game participated in Dade County North/South All-Star Game first-team all-county received Comeback Player of the Year as a senior named Most Valuable Player on basketball team as a freshman. 4 jamelle MURRAY, WR 5 9, 165, Fr./Fr. Delray, Fla. (Atlantic HS) Recorded 50 receptions for 1,060 yards in 2005 second-team Florida Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State after senior season named first-team all-county as a senior second-team Florida Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State as a junior named second-team all-county after junior campaign registered 42 receptions for 836 yards in 2004 hauled in 35 grabs for 738 yards as a sophomore finished career with 127 catches for 2,634 yards... cousin of current Bronco Kennard Banks. 81 juan NUNEZ, WR [NU-nez] 6 1, 175, Fr./Fr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Carol City Senior HS) 2006 spring football

6 Finished senior season with 372 yards and five touchdowns on 10 receptions scored four touchdowns and registered 280 yards on 14 catches in 2004 member of 2005 state championship team participated in Dade County North/South All-Star Game rated top-25 receiver in Dade County... holds school record for most points scored in a junior varsity football game (60) named Freshman of the Year in track and field track and field state qualifier as a sophomore hails from same run-oriented high school as WMU All-Century Team member Robert Sanford ( ). 32 james O NEILL, TE 6 4, 235, Fr./Fr. Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Haven HS) Averaged 7.1 yards per carry and had 71 carries for 551 yards and seven touchdowns in only 5 games during senior season made all-area team his senior season ranked No. 43 on the Detroit Free Press Blue Chip list ranked No. 17 fullback in the nation by ESPN.com/Scout Inc ranked as one of the Top-20 Players in Michigan by Spartan Magazine firstteam All-OK Red Conference during junior year second-team all-area during junior year first-team All-OK Red Conference discus his junior year high school teammate of fellow WMU recruit Phillip Swanson. 11 stephen PENN, WR 6 2, 210, Jr./Jr. Jobba, Md. (Valley Forge Military Academy) Signed early entry national letter of intent on Dec. 21, 2005 currently enrolled at WMU had 11 catches for 222 yards and three touchdowns in 2004 hauled in 29 pass receptions for 797 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2005 playing career concluded at VFMA with 40 catches for 1,019 yards and 16 scoring grabs. 14 thomas PEREGRIN, QB [PEAR-uh-grin] 6 3, 185, Jr./Jr. Sparks, Nev. (Bakersfield College) Signed early entry national letter of intent on Dec. 21, 2005 currently enrolled at WMU holds school records in passing attempts (546), completions (348), yards (4,662) and passing touchdowns (39) playing in a historically run-oriented offense, is only the second BC signal caller to surpass the 3,000-yard mark passing threw for a single-season record 28 touchdowns in attempts and 174 completions, also single-season records, resulted in 2,715 yards 1,957 yards passing as a freshman is the third most ever in a single campaign at BC ranked the seventh-best quarterback out of junior college according to CollegeFootballNews.com. 53 matt PICKENS, LB 6 1, 205, Fr./Fr. Bloomfield, Mich. (Brother Rice HS) Amassed 120 tackles and 18.0 sacks over junior and senior seasons firstteam All-Catholic League during junior and senior seasons Oakland Press All Tri-County team during senior season honorable mention Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State all-state hockey player during junior year captain of the Brother Rice hockey team ranked No. 25 Blue Chip by Detroit News ranked No. 22 on Michigan s Best by Detroit Free Press member of Division II state championship team. 95 chris PYANT, DT [PIE-uhnt] 6 3, 265, Fr./Fr. Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison HS) 54 total tackles (24 solo), 6.0 sacks, two pass deflections, one fumble recovery helped lead Hawks to 10-3 record won both regional and district 2006 RECRUITING CLASS championships in 2005 All-Detroit Metro team All-Oakland County team by the Oakland Press All-Oakland Activities Association team All-Observer team by the Farmington Observer team captain during senior year named the Outstanding Lineman of the Year by team ranked in the Michigan Fab 50 by the Detroit Free Press received Blue Chip status by the Detroit News named Lineman of the Year lettered in wrestling and track city champion and regional finalist in the discus. 65 phillip SWANSON, OL 6 4, 313, Fr./Fr. Grand Haven, Mich. (Grand Haven HS) First-team All-OK Red Conference during senior year first-team Muskegon Chronicle All-Area during junior and senior seasons first-team Detroit Free Press All-State during senior season ranked No. 26 on Preseason Michigan Top-30 List by Rivals.com ranked No. 22 on the Detroit News Blue Chip List team captain voted team MVP by teammates blocked five kicks during senior season graduated with a 3.75 GPA is the Sports Editor for his school newspaper high school teammate of fellow WMU recruit James O Neill. 30 glenis THOMPSON, RB [GLENN-is] 5 9, 215, Fr./Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beack Lakes HS) 2005 Palm Beach Post All-Area Honorable Mention ranked No. 40 in Palm Beach County by Sunshinepreps.net first-team all-conference first-team All-Palm Beach County participated in Outback All-Star Game ranked preseason Top-200 in Florida by Scout.com ranked No. 14 fullback in the nation by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc averaged 7.0 yards per carry during senior season two-way player three-year starter on defense at linebacker led team with 97 tackles in 2005 team captain of football and track teams a member of academic honor roll in fall semester. 22 brandon WEST, RB 5 10, 176, Fr./Fr. Brunswick, Ga. (Camden County HS) 7.7 yards per carry, 158 carries for 1,222 yards and 25 touchdowns rushing, 15 receptions for 247 yards and three touchdowns receiving, one kickoff return for a touchdown Region 3-AAAAA Player of the Year Associated Press First-Team All-State Southeast Georgia Player of the Year Atlanta Journal All-State team first-team Region 3-AAAAA high school teammate of fellow WMU recruit David Coleman. 83 jordan WHITE, WR 6 2, 195, Fr./Fr. North Ridgeville, Ohio (North Ridgeville HS) 51 receptions for 646 yards, 21 carries for 352 yards, 15 total touchdowns, 38.9 yards per punt average first-team All-Lorain County junior and senior year first-team all district honorable mention all-state named team MVP. 16 anthony WILLIAMS, DE 6 2, 210, Fr./Fr. Miami, Fla. (Miami Edison Senior HS) Registered 40 tackles, 10.0 sacks and one QB knockdown in 2005 named Defensive Player of the Year received honorable mention for All-Dade County team ranked in Top-12 for defensive ends in Florida by FloridaProspects.com began playing high school football as a junior named Rookie of the Year in 2004 with 30 tackles, 2.0 sacks and five QB knockdowns district champion in track spring football

7 spring SCHEDULE Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5 MARCH Spring Practice #1 9:15-11:30 a.m. Waldo/Seelye Helmets Spring Practice # a.m. Waldo/Seelye Helmets Spring Practice # a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Non-tackle Spring Practice #4 9:15-11:30 a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Sit Scrim (50%) Spring Practice # a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Non-tackle Spring Practice # a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Sit Scrim (50%) Spring Practice #7 2:30-5:15 p.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Non-tackle Spring Practice #8 9:15-11:30 a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Scrimmage 31 1 APRIL Spring Practice # a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Sit Scrim (50%) Spring Practice # a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Sit Scrim (50%) Spring Practice #11 9:15-11:30 a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Scrimmage Spring Practice # a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Non-tackle Spring Practice # a.m. Waldo/Seelye Pads/Sit Scrim (50%) Spring Practice #14 2:30-5:15 p.m. Waldo/Seelye Helmets Spring Practice #15 Noon-2 p.m. Spring Game Waldo Stadium Pads/Tackle 2006 spring football

8 broncos in the COMMUNITY Many Western Michigan student-athletese participate in community service throughout the academic year. It is a way for these student-athletes to give back to a community that has welcomed them to Southwest Michigan during their time as Broncos. The WMU football team accumulated 616 hours of community service as a team this past fall, during the season. Being in charge of community service for the team, I am extremely happy about how well our team did while in-season, praised quarterbacks coach and former Bronco standout Tim Lester. Below is a list of how the football Broncos touched the Southwest Michigan community throughout the past year and a letter from an area elementary student that shows the effect these efforts can have on a person. JUNE JUNE/JULY AUGUST-SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER AUGUST-DECEMBER AUGUST-DECEMBER Several players helped move equipment for Kindleberger Park Festival Curios Kids Portage Program Fundamentals Camp Safe Summer 2005 Kalamazoo Festival Volunteers Volunteer at Northglade After-School Program Carnival KinderCare tour of athletic facilities Donated over 400 pounds of school supplies to hurricane relief Volunteer for Residential Opportunities, Inc. at Luau for clients Volunteer for Residential Opportunities, Inc. at Halloween Party for clients Visited elementary students at school as a part of Bring a Bronco to School Day Participated with WMU Band in their opening act at Miller Auditorium Read to children at Kalamazoo s Advantage Academy Continued work at Arcadia Elementary After-School Kids Program Players conducted 300 individual hours of community service in SW Michigan 2006 spring football

9 head COACH bill CUBIT Coaching Experience/Record: 31st year/ WMU Experience/Record: Second year/7-4 Previous Positions: Stanford Off. Coord. Rutgers Off. Coord. Missouri Off. Coord. Western Mich. Off. Coord. Widener Head Coach Notes: 2005 MAC Coach of the Year Cubit (pronounced: Q-bit) officially became the 14th coach in program history on Dec. 4, 2004, as the Broncos embarked on their 100th season of varsity football in Cubit, now entering his second season at the helm in 2006, has turned the program around in one season, bringing the first winning campaign to Kalamazoo since The Broncos 7-4 overall record and 5-3 conference mark was the second largest oneyear turnaround in the nation in 2005 and was the largest one-year turn around in Mid-American Conference history. In doing so, he was named the MAC Coach of the Year and was ranked fourth among Division I-A coaches in the first year with their program. Cubit mentored quarterback Tim Lester, who finished fifth in NCAA career passing yards (11,299) and seventh in career touchdown passes (87). Under Cubit s direction, WMU placed ninth in NCAA passing (310.4 yards per game) in 1998 and 11th in passing offense (311.8 yards per game) in The Broncos compiled a record in Cubit s three seasons with the program. Cubit s head coaching experience includes five seasons ( ) at Division III Widener University in Philadelphia. He led the Pioneers to a mark, two Middle American Conference championships and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. He was twice named conference coach of the year. Other collegiate stops for Cubit include two years ( ) as running backs coach at the University of Akron, a season (1989) as quarterbacks coach at the University of Florida, three seasons as assistant head coach (1985) and the secondary coach ( ) at the University of Central Florida and two years ( ) coaching running backs and receivers at Swarthmore College. As a high school coach, Cubit compiled a nine-year record of at three different programs Martin County (Fla.), Academy Park (Pa.) and his alma mater, Sharon Hill. A Sharon Hill, Pa., native, Cubit (51/DOB: ) earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Delaware in He played quarterback and wide receiver for the Blue Hens ( ), earning Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention in He also set school records for catches in a game (10) and season (47), along with receiving yards in a season (787). In 1981, he earned a master s degree in education from Saint Joseph s University. Bill and his wife Nancy have three grown children Stacey (25), Sheri (23) and Ryan (22), who was the Broncos starting quarterback before losing his season to injury. He returns to the team in He brings 29 years of coaching experience, including 14 years as a head coach on the collegiate and high school level and seven years as an offensive coordinator at four NCAA Division I schools. Overall, Cubit has 19 years of collegiate experience, having worked the sidelines in five of the nation s premiere conferences (Mid-American, Big East, Big XII, PAC-10 and Southeastern). Cubit returns to Western Michigan where he served as offensive coordinator from Cubit most recently served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Stanford University. He coached the quarterbacks for two seasons ( ) and served as offensive coordinator as well last season. In 2004, Cubit directed a Cardinal offense that ranked 28th in NCAA passing (247.3 yards per game). Prior to his stint in Palo Alto, Cubit served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Rutgers University ( ). He also worked as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach under Larry Smith at Missouri during the 2000 season. In his first stint with the Broncos, Cubit oversaw an offense that ranked in the NCAA Top 25 for passing offense, scoring offense and total offense in back-to-back seasons. The Brown & Gold were the nation s 20th-highest scoring team in 1998, averaging 32.7 points per game, and the nation s 23rd-highest scoring squad in 1999, producing 31.1 points per game spring football

10 first-year DIVISION I-A HEAD COACHES 2005 First Year Division I-A Head Coaches Ranked by: Number of Wins in Winning 2004 Winning Pct. School Head Coach Record Pct. Record Pct. Change LSU Les Miles % % 9.6% Florida Urban Meyer % % 14.4% Notre Dame Charlie Weis % % 25.0% Western Michigan Bill Cubit % % 54.5% Miami (Ohio) Shane Montgomery % % 2.1% South Carolina Steve Spurrier % % 3.8% Utah Kyle Whittingham % % -41.7% BYU Bronco Mendenhall % % 4.5% East Carolina Skip Holtz % % 27.3% Pittsburgh Dave Wannstedt % % -21.2% Stanford Walt Harris % % 9.1% Indiana Terry Hoeppner % % 9.1% Ohio Frank Solich % % 0.0% Marshall Mark Snyder % % -18.1% Oklahoma State Mike Gundy % % -21.9% San Jose State Dick Tomey % % 9.1% Utah State Brent Guy % % 0.0% Ole Miss Ed Orgeron % % -9.1% Washington Tyrone Willingham % % 9.1% UNLV Mike Sanford % % 0.0% Illinois Ron Zook % % -9.1% Syracuse Greg Robinson % % -40.9% New Mexico State Hal Mumme % % -45.5% 2005 First Year Division I-A Head Coaches: Ranked by Impact on Point Differential Coach School Point Diff. (+/-) Bill Cubit * WMU +200 Skip Holtz ECU +156 Charlie Weis ND +146 Ty Willingham UW +80 Bronco Mendenhall BYU +73 Les Miles LSU +59 Dick Tomey SJSU +48 Shane Montgomery Miami (Ohio) +4 Brent Guy Utah St. -3 Steve Spurrier South Carolina -9 Urban Meyer Florida -12 Dave Wannstedt Pitt -13 Terry Hoepner Indiana -32 Ed Orgeron Ole Miss -34 Mike Sanford UNLV -46 Walt Harris Stanford -77 Greg Robinson Syracuse -86 Frank Solich Ohio -94 Mark Snyder Marshall -106 Ron Zook Illinois -165 Hal Mumme NMSU -185 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State -208 Kyle Whittingham Utah -239 * Cubit was the only coach on this list to take his team from a negative to a positive in point diff First Year Division I-A Head Coaches Ranked by: Change in Winning Pct. from 2004 to Winning 2004 Winning Pct. School Head Coach Record Pct. Record Pct. Change Western Michigan Bill Cubit % % 54.5% East Carolina Skip Holtz % % 27.3% Notre Dame.. Charlie Weis % % 25.0% Florida.. Urban Meyer % % 14.4% LSU.. Les Miles % % 9.6% Indiana.. Terry Hoeppner % % 9.1% San Jose State Dick Tomey % % 9.1% Stanford.. Walt Harris % % 9.1% Washington.. Tyrone Willingham % %.. 9.1% Miami (Ohio) Shane Montgomery % % 2.1% BYU.. Bronco Mendenhall % % 4.5% South Carolina Steve Spurrier % % 3.8% Ohio.. Frank Solich % % 0.0% UNLV.. Mike Sanford % % 0.0% Utah State.. Brent Guy % % 0.0% Illinois.. Ron Zook % % -9.1% Ole Miss.. Ed Orgeron % % -9.1% Marshall.. Mark Snyder % % -18.1% Pittsburgh.. Dave Wannstedt % % -21.2% Oklahoma State Mike Gundy % % -21.9% Syracuse.. Greg Robinson % % -40.9% Utah.. Kyle Whittingham % % -41.7% New Mexico State Hal Mumme % % -45.5% 2005 First Year Division I-A Head Coaches: Overall Ranking by CollegeFootballNews.com 2005 Coach School Record Les Miles LSU 11-2 Charlie Weis ND 9-3 Steve Spurrier South Carolina 7-5 Bill Cubit WMU 7-4 Urban Meyer Florida 9-3 Kyle Whittingham Utah 7-5 Bronco Mendenhall BYU 6-6 Skip Holtz ECU 5-6 Shane Montgomery Miami (Ohio) 7-4 Walt Harris Stanford 5-6 Frank Solich Ohio 4-7 Dave Wannstedt Pitt 5-6 Terry Hoepner Indiana 4-7 Mark Snyder Marshall 4-7 Dick Tomey SJSU 3-8 Brent Guy Utah St. 3-8 Mike Gundy Oklahoma State 4-7 Ty Willingham UW 2-9 Ed Orgeron Ole Miss 3-8 Ron Zook Illinois 2-9 Mike Sanford UNLV 2-9 Hal Mumme NMSU 0-12 Greg Robinson Syracuse spring football

11 defensive COORDINATOR scott SHAFER Coaching/WMU Experience: 16th Year/Second Year Previous Positions: Illinois Secondary Coach Northern Illinois Def. Coordinator Recruiting Area(s): Florida (South) offensive COORDINATOR/receivers COACH george MCDONALD Coaching/WMU Experience: Fifth Year/Second Year Previous Positions: Stanford Tight Ends Coach Northern Illinois/Bucknell Receivers Coach Recruiting Area(s): Florida (South) linebackers COACH steve MORRISON Coaching/WMU Experience: Seventh Year/Second Year Previous Positions: Michigan Linebackers Coach Recruiting Area(s): Detroit (Metro and Suburban) defensive line COACH tim DAOUST Coaching/WMU Experience: Second Year/First Year Previous Positions: Cincinnati Graduate Assistant Illinois State Cornerbacks Coach Recruiting Area(s): Michigan (Lansing, Flint, Saginaw, Upper Peninsula) running backs COACH/special teams COACH chris TABOR Coaching/WMU Experience: 12th Year/First Year Previous Positions: Utah State Running Backs/Special Teams Coach Culver Stockton College Head Coach Recruiting Area(s): Michigan (West), Indiana offensive line COACH mike SULLIVAN Coaching/WMU Experience: Seventh Year/Second Year Previous Positions: Cleveland Browns Off. Assistant Coach Recruiting Area(s): Chicago (North) quarterbacks COACH tim LESTER Coaching/WMU Experience: Seventh Year/Second Year Previous Positions: St. Joseph s College Head Coach Elmhurst College Off. Coordinator Recruiting Area(s): Chicago (South) tight ends COACH jake MORELAND Coaching/WMU Experience: Fourth Year/Second Year Previous Positions: St. Joseph s College Special Teams Coord. Elmhurst College Tight Ends Coach Recruiting Area(s): Wisconsin, Minnesota, Canada defensive secondary COACH Clayton White Coaching/WMU Experience Third Year/First Year Previous Positions Western Carolina University Secondary Coach Recruiting Area(s): Georgia, Florida (North), Prep Schools director of FOOTBALL OPERATIONS tim KNOX WMU/Director Experience: 10th Year/Sixth Year Previous Positions: Western Michigan Running Backs Coach Western Michigan Graduate Assistant spring football 10

12 2006 SEASON PREVIEW When the calendar changed from 2005 to 2006, all of the accomplishments of the past year s Western Michigan football team became another part of the program s 100-year tradition. For the team and its coaching staff, the process of looking forward to the needs of 2006 began much sooner. In three games Cubit completed 60.2 percent of his passes (65- for-108) and tossed six touchdowns. He made his season debut at Toledo (Sept. 10) but had his season come to an end at Temple (Sept. 24) just three weeks later. The Broncos will enter the upcoming campaign with 11 fifth-year seniors to anchor the squad and provide leadership. The Broncos have 20 juniors on the roster, including a trio of junior college transfers. The talented freshman class from a year ago returns 31 members and is one year older and one year more experienced as many saw a heavy load of game action during their first season donning the Brown & Gold. Eighteen student-athletes were made redshirt freshmen heading into the upcoming season and WMU officially welcomed 19 true freshmen to the University on National Signing Day, Feb. 1. Bronco Coaching Staff Western Michigan returns nearly its entire coaching staff from the 2005 season. Coach Bill Cubit enters his second season at the helm of the Broncos after earning 2005 MAC Coach of the Year honors. His staff underwent only one personnel change in the off-season with former linebackers coach Chuck Bullough leaving to take a post as the linebackers coach for the UCLA Bruins. Due to the change, defensive line coach Steve Morrison will take over as linebackers coach and retain is duties as a recruiting coordinator. This left the responsibility of the defensive line vacant until Tim Daoust was announced this past winter to fill the void. Daoust completed a year as graduate assistant at Cincinnati in 2005 after previously serving as the cornerbacks coach at Illinois State (2004) and as a graduate assistant at Northern Illinois ( ). Daoust was a four-year member of the Wittenberg football team where he earned his degree in Returning for their second season as well will be defensive and offensive coordinators Scott Shafer and George McDonald. McDonald also serves as the team s receivers coach. Mike Sullivan will continue his duties with the offensive line and Jake Moreland enters his second season as the tight ends coach. Tim Lester returns as the quarterbacks coach. On the defensive side of the ball Paul Williams will coach the Bronco secondary for the second season. Brian Rock returns for his 15th season in the program, handling the Bronco running backs and special teams unit. Quarterbacks Coach Tim Lester Western Michigan enters 2006 with a higher level of depth at this position than a year ago. Entering 2005, the Broncos had signal callers in just two classes. This season, there will be a quarterback in every class, beginning with the return of senior Ryan Cubit. A passing offense that ranked 32nd in the country and fifth in the Mid-American Conference ( ypg) returns redshirt freshman Caleb Clark, sophomore Dennis Reedy and 2005 MAC Freshman of the Year Tim Hiller. Hiller is still rehabilitating a knee injury that occurred during the season finale at Northern Illinois. Junior college transfer Thomas Peregrin, who has already enrolled at WMU and began taking classes on Jan. 9, will join fellow newcomer Drew Burdi from Downers Grove, Ill., at the position. Peregrin holds passing records in attempts (546), completions (348), yards (4,662) and touchdowns (39) at Bakersfield College, while Burdi recorded 3,100 passing yards, a 63.0 percent completion rate and 15 touchdowns during his high school career. Wide receivers Coach George McDonald Greg Jennings is now a former Bronco football student-athlete but his influence resides in the receivers that return in A corps of nine returning receivers will be joined four newcomers, including a pair of junior college transfers. The group, led by 11-game starter Joe Chapple, accounted for 58 receptions, 465 yards and four touchdowns. Chapple had a breakout game against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 5), hauling in four catches for a career-high 75 yards and a touchdown. He, along with Jamarko Simmons, accounted for two scoring grabs apiece. Ben Bleck-Owens, Fernand Kashama and Kelly Martin each made a handful of starts in 2005 and will make the move from strong safety to wide receiver. Transfers Herb Martin from Pasadena City College and Stephen Penn from Valley Forge Military Academy will only strengthen this group. The duo registered a combined 50 receptions for 1,119 yards and 17 scores during their final seasons at their respective junior colleges. Juan Nunez, a top-25 receiving recruit in Dade County in Florida, Jamelle Murray and Jordan White headline the list of incoming freshmen receivers for the Broncos. Running backs Coach - Chris Tabor WMU s rushing yards per game a season ago, ranked 57th in the country and fifth in the MAC, will need to replace a 1,000- yard running back for the first time since entering the 2003 season spring football 11

13 2006 SEASON PREVIEW Trovon Riley provided a running game that allowed the Broncos to take the ball inside and outside. Top returnee Mark Bonds is a bruising back that runs down hill directly at you. The junior registered 456 yards and three scores on 101 carries. His 4.5 yards per carry trailed Riley by one-tenth a yard for best on the team. Seth Quivey and Kirk Elsworth saw limited time in the backfield in 2005 but made an impact on special teams with Elsworth ending the season as the team s kick returner. Jamarko Simmons transitions from wide receiver to running back in The Broncos recruited a trio of running backs to offset Bonds power. Bobby Crawford and Glenis Thompson hail from Florida, while Brandon West comes to Kalamazoo by way of Georgia. West scored three touchdowns in the GACA All-Star game and Thompson was a two-way threat, also starting at linebacker in high school. Crawford played for national power Saint Thomas Aquinas and was an offensive option running ball and catching it out of the backfield. Tight Ends Coach Jake Moreland Four tight ends return for the 2006 season, including Joe Gardner, Brandon Ledbetter, Keith Schultz and Matt Stevens. Ledbetter led the way for the returning tight ends with 11 catches for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Gardner scored his lone touchdown against Temple. Schultz appeared in one games on the special teams unit, while Stevens redshirted his freshman season. A pair of freshmen tight ends comes to Kalamazoo to solidify the position. The duo hails from the state of Michigan. Ben Hunderman calls Zeeland home and James O Neill is from Grand Haven. Offensive Line Coach Mike Sullivan This unit does not register the statistics like a running back, quarterback or linebacker. These players are judged making impacts and not making mental mistakes. This is something unit coach Mike Sullivan prides himself on throughout the season. The anchor of the Bronco line is the center. Robbie Krutilla snapped the ball for all of WMU s 834 offensive plays in In all, six letterwinners return up front for the Brown & Gold in Of the 15 total returnees, there is only one senior, Dominic Moran. James Blair, Steve Ellingsen, Matt Williams, Rob Johnson and Chris Bartula all made starts a year ago with Williams showing the most diverse ability. The junior guard was the only offensive lineman to make starts at three different spots on the line - left guard, right guard and right tackle. Dezmond Gray was a reserve lineman in 2005 and made his impact on special teams. Newcomers Nick Clemens, Nick Mitchell and Phillip Swanson bring more size and depth to the Broncos in the trenches. Clemens and Swanson are above the 300-pound mark as they close out their high school careers, weighing 320 and 313, respectively. The six-foot-three Mitchell is not far behind at 280. Defensive Line Coach Tim Daoust Coach Daoust inherits a young but extremely experienced defensive line as it loses just two members to graduation. Nick Varcadipane is coming off a season where he ranked second on the team in tackles for loss (8.0) and sacks (5.5) and was chosen second-team Freshman All-America by CollegFootballNews.com. Sophomore John Russell is the lone returning defensive tackle with game experience from 2005, appearing in seven games as a true freshman. Chris Pyant, who ranked in the Detroit Free Press Michigan Fab 50, will join this group as a freshman in 2006 out of Farmington Hills, Mich. Anthony Belmonte and Matt Ludeman are the senior members of a corps of defensive ends. The duo combined for 78 tackles (38 solo), 8.0 TFL and 6.5 sacks at the end spot. They are joined by Zach Davidson, who registered two interceptions during his redshirt freshman campaign, Mike Palace, who appeared in a pair of games, James Randall, Jon Roddy and David Smith. Newcomers Mark Berghuis, Jaymeson Moody and Anthony Williams will add to a unit that boasts nine members prior to the trio s arrival in the fall. The nose guard position, vacated by 2005 captain Paul Moersch, will be filled by Cory Flom, who made four starts and appeared in all 11 games, Grant Nemeth and Cody Cielenski. Linebackers Coach Steve Morrison Western Michigan s most stacked returning unit in 2006 may be its linebackers. All three starters are back with Ameer Ismail and Paul Tithof entering their final season in the Brown & Gold. Ismail broke out in 2005, earning All-MAC honors and ranking nationally in TFL (20.0) and sacks (8.0 sacks). Tihof battled back from an early-season injury to register 38 stops and a fumble recovery for a score. Dustin Duclo, the lone underclassmen linebacker returning to his starting role, played his way into a scholarship last year and looks to continue his improvement with every defensive snap. His season was highlighted by a two-interception performance against Southern Illinois (Sept. 17). The linebacker unit is one of the team s deepest, boasting 16 returnees and welcoming newcomer and Michigan native, Matt spring football 12

14 2006 SEASON PREVIEW Pickens. Sophomores Austin Pritchard and Greg Marshall made the largest impact of the returning non-starters as Pritchard (54 tackles) appeared in all 11 games and made four starts and Marshall (34 tackles) appeared in seven games, each as true freshman. Cornelius Robinson also provided a spark, appearing in nine games and recording seven stops and one interception. Secondary Coach Clayton White When it comes to youthful talent, you need to look no further than the WMU defensive backfield. Coach Williams is happy to return a starting secondary that has a junior, Antwain Allen, as its most senior member and an All-MAC honoree and CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-American in Louis Delmas. Allen returns as the team s leading tackler (95) from a year ago. Delmas rejoins classmate E.J. Biggers and sophomore C.J. Wilson in a secondary that also returns senior Jimmie Vincent as well as four underclassmen. Londen Fryar makes the switch from receiver to cornerback. Cavaliers, who finished last season 7-5 and 3-5 to finish fifth in the Coastal Division of the ACC, handed WMU a loss to open Fellow ACC member and conference champion Florida State will host Western Michigan to Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium in The Seminoles, who finished 2005 ranked No. 23 in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls, defeated the Broncos in the two program s only previous meeting, Florida State fell to Penn State, 26-23, in triple overtime at the FedEx Orange Bowl. A date for this game has not been confirmed at this time. WMU s final non-conference opponent is scheduled to be Temple. The game is scheduled to take place at Waldo Stadium. A date for the game will be determined once the Mid-American Conference officially releases the 2006 league docket to its 12 member institutions. The Broncos traveled to Philadelphia in 2005, handing Temple a loss on the strength of a 25-yard field goal from Nate Meyer as time expired. Andy Dorcely of Miami and David Coleman of St. Mary, Ga. (high school teammate of Brandon West), will join the defensive backfield in 2006 as a corner and strong safety, respectively. Special teams Coach Chris Tabor The Bronco special teams unit returns Nate Meyer as its place kicker and Jim Laney as its punter. Meyer began the season as the team s kick off specialist as well but those duties with Mike Jones mid-way through the season. Brett Meldrum also returns for his second season after his redshirt 2005 campaign. Meyer made good on 12-of-19 field goals and was 9-of-10 from inside 40 yards. His season was highlighted by a four field goal performance at Virginia (Sept. 3) and a game-winner at Temple. Laney averaged 40.8 yards per punt and recorded a career-long 65 yard boot against Ball State (Oct. 8). He registered nine touchbacks and knocked 18 kicks inside the opponents 20-yard line. Schedule Two-thousand six will be a test for the Broncos whether competing in or out of conference. The Hoosiers of Indiana, who have agreed to play the Broncos in Kalamazoo in the future, welcome WMU to Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., on Sept. 2. Indiana finished 2005 with a 4-7 record and a 1-7 mark in the Big Ten. Western Michigan will battle the first of two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponents on Sept. 16 when the Broncos return to Charlottesville, Va., to face the University of Virginia. The The usual MAC West suspects, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Ball State will battle the Broncos again in WMU went 2-3 against the division in 2005 and holds an all-time record of against the four institutions. Western Michigan will cross over its divisional boundaries for three contests against MAC East opponents. Conference champion Akron appears on the schedule for the first time since 2001 when WMU defeated the Zips, The Broncos travel to Ohio for a showdown at Peden Stadium. The Broncos hold a slight edge over the Bobcats in the all-time series and defeated Ohio, 39-32, in the last meeting in Miami is the third interdivisional match-up for WMU. The Redhawks hold a edge in the all-time series and have taken the last two meetings against the Broncos. Broncos by Class Seniors - 11; Juniors - 20; Sophomores - 31; Redshirt Freshmen - 18; Freshmen - 19 Broncos by Position Quarterbacks - 7; Running backs - 9; Wide receivers - 12; Tight ends - 6; Offensive line - 13; Defensive line - 17; Linebackers - 15; Cornerbacks - 4; Safeties - 8; Kickers - 3; Punters - 1 Broncos by State/Country California - 1; Canada - 1; Florida - 15; Georgia - 5; Illinois - 16; Indiana - 4; Kansas - 1; Maryland - 1; Michigan - 32; Minnesota - 1; Nevada - 1; New Jersey - 1; North Carolina - 1; North Dakota - 1; Ohio - 6; Wisconsin spring football 13

15 2006 SPRING DEPTH CHART OFFENSE WR 89 Ben Bleck-Owens So (X) 28 Chris Maragos So WR 10 Joe Chapple Sr (T) 88 Scooter McIntosh Jr Fernand Kashama So LT 67 Rob Johnson So Dezmond Gray Jr LG 72 Dominic Moran Sr Matt Lochmann R-Fr C 78 Robbie Krutilla Jr Paul Wasikowski R-Fr RG 62 Matt Williams Jr Steve Ellingsen So RT 75 James Blair Jr Matt Williams Jr TE 82 Brandon Ledbetter So Matt Stevens R-Fr Joe Gardner Jr QB 12 Ryan Cubit Sr Caleb Clark R-Fr Thomas Peregrin Jr RB 40 Kirk Elsworth So Jamarko Simmons So Mark Bonds Jr WR 86 Kelly Martin Jr (Z) 11 Stephen Penn Jr DEFENSE DE 37 Anthony Belmonte Sr Kevin Smith R-Fr NG 98 Cory Flom So Grant Nemeth So Cody Cielenski R-Fr DT 99 Nick Varcadipane So Andy Laue R-Fr John Russell So DE 90 Zach Davidson So Matt Ludeman Jr Justin Braska R-Fr LB 43 Ameer Ismail Sr (W) 19 Cornelius Robinson So LB 59 Dustin Duclo So (M) 54 Greg Marshall So LB 51 Paul Tihtof Sr (S) 35 Austin Pritchard So Nic Saad Jr CB 1 E.J. Biggers So Desman Stephen So SS 9 Louis Delmas So Antwain Allen Jr FS 26 C.J. Wilson So Robert Livingston R-Fr CB 29 Londen Fryar So Jimmie Vincent Sr SPECIALISTS KO 91 Mike Jones Jr Nate Meyer Sr FG 25 Nate Meyer Sr Mike Jones Jr PAT 25 Nate Meyer Sr Mike Jones Jr P 39 Jim Laney Jr Mike Jones Jr LSN 51 Paul Tihtof Sr Matt Stevens R-Fr SSN 62 Matt Williams Jr Paul Wasikowski R-Fr HD 39 Jim Laney Jr Caleb Clark R-Fr KR 1 E.J. Biggers So Louis Delmas So PR 9 Louis Delmas So Joe Chapple Sr * Jersey numbers, positions and rankings are subject to change spring football 14

16 2005 SEASON STATISTICS 2005 Western Michigan Football Western Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 10, 2006) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (7-4-0) (4-1-0) (3-3-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE... (5-3-0) (3-1-0) (2-2-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-1-0) (1-0-0) (1-1-0) (0-0-0) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS WMU OPP at #25 Virginia L * at Toledo L FIRST DOWNS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W Rushing /24/05 at Temple W Passing * BUFFALO W Penalty * BALL STATE L OT RUSHING YARDAGE * Oct 22, 2005 at Bowling Green W Yards gained rushing * KENT STATE W Yards lost rushing * Nov 05, 2005 at Eastern Michigan W Rushing Attempts * CENTRAL MICHIGAN W Average Per Rush * Nov 23, 2005 at Northern Illinois L Average Per Game * denotes conference game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass RILEY, Trovon Average Per Catch BONDS, Mark Average Per Game ELSWORTH, Kirk TDs Passing HILLER, Tim TOTAL OFFENSE JENNINGS, Greg Total Plays CHAPPLE, Joe Average Per Play DUCLO, Dustin Average Per Game SIMMONS, J KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS REEDY, D PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS TEAM INT RETURNS: #-YARDS CUBIT, Ryan FUMBLES-LOST HAAS, Robbie PENALTIES-YARDS Total PUNTS-AVG Opponents TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 29:21 31:50 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 65/163 78/177 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 9/16 12/ HILLER, Tim INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long HAAS, Robbie CUBIT, Ryan DELMAS, Louis JENNINGS, Greg WILSON, C.J Total DUCLO, Dustin Opponents DAVIDSON, Zach ROBINSON, C RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G VINCENT, Jim VARCADIPANE, N JENNINGS, Greg BELMONTE, A SCHEFFLER, T PRITCHARD, A CHAPPLE, Joe BANKS, Kennard RILEY, Trovon Total SIMMONS, J Opponents LEDBETTER, B BONDS, Mark PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd JACKSON, Brian MARTIN, K LANEY, Jim GARDNER, Joe Total QUIVEY, Seth Opponents FARREN, Ross Total PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents JENNINGS, Greg FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk CHAPPLE, Joe QUIVEY, Seth MEYER, NATE ELSWORTH, Kirk SIMMONS, J PATs Total SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Opponents JENNINGS, Greg KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long MEYER, NATE SCHEFFLER, T THOMPKINS, C RILEY, Trovon BIGGERS, E.J SIMMONS, J SIMMONS, J BONDS, Mark ELSWORTH, Kirk LEDBETTER, B JENNINGS, Greg CHAPPLE, Joe VARCADIPANE, N ISMAIL, Ameer KASHAMA, F TITHOF, Paul SAAD, Nic WILSON, C.J LEDBETTER, B GARDNER, Joe Total spring football 15

17 2005 SEASON STATISTICS 2005 Western Michigan Football Western Michigan Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Feb 10, 2006) All games Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ALLEN, Antwain ISMAIL, Ameer DELMAS, Louis DUCLO, Dustin BANKS, Kennard PRITCHARD, A BELMONTE, A VARCADIPANE, N WILSON, C.J TITHOF, Paul MARSHALL, G LUDEMAN, Matt BIGGERS, E.J MOERSCH, Paul DAVIDSON, Zach MCINTOSH, S FLOM, Cory VINCENT, Jim FARREN, Ross SAAD, Nic ROBINSON, C ALVAREZ, Joe RUSSELL, John SOSNOVICH, G BEHRENS, Josh METULYNSKY, M KRUTILLA, R LEDBETTER, B MEYER, NATE FRYAR, Londen SIMMONS, J QUIVEY, Seth ELSWORTH, Kirk JONES, MIKE JENNINGS, Greg NEMETH, Grant FELDPAUSCH, C PALACE, Mike WATSON, Mike SCHEFFLER, T RANDALL, James Total Opponents spring football 16

18 2005 SEASON STATISTICS 2005 Western Michigan Football Western Michigan Team Game-by-Game (as of Feb 10, 2006) All games TEAM ---RUSHING--- --RECEIVING PASSING KICK RET-- --PUNT RET-- All Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Purp at Virginia at Toledo SOUTHERN ILLINOIS /24/05 at Temple BUFFALO BALL STATE Oct 22, 2005 at Bowling Green KENT STATE Nov 05, 2005 at Eastern Michigan CENTRAL MICHIGAN Nov 23, 2005 at Northern Illinois Totals Opponent Games played: 11 Avg per rush: 3.8 Avg per catch: 11.2 Pass efficiency: Kick ret avg: 19.0 Punt ret avg: 9.2 All purpose avg/game: Total offense avg/gm: TACKLES SACKS- -FUMBLE- Pass Blkd -Kicks--XPTS- Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts at Virginia at Toledo SOUTHERN ILLINOIS /24/05 at Temple BUFFALO BALL STATE Oct 22, 2005 at Bowling Green KENT STATE Nov 05, 2005 at Eastern Michigan CENTRAL MICHIGAN Nov 23, 2005 at Northern Illinois Totals Opponent PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFS Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB at Virginia at Toledo SOUTHERN ILLINOIS /24/05 at Temple BUFFALO BALL STATE Oct 22, 2005 at Bowling Green KENT STATE Nov 05, 2005 at Eastern Michigan CENTRAL MICHIGAN Nov 23, 2005 at Northern Illinois Totals Opponent spring football 17

19 2005 SEASON REVIEW Head Coach Bill Cubit wanted to put a process in place for his football staff and team to follow. This process would be in effect not only on the field but in the classroom, on campus and in the community as well. The process began Dec. 7, 2004 when Cubit was announced as the Broncos 14th football coach for the program s centennial season. The process resulted in a 7-4 record, the nation s second-best one-year turnaround, and a 5-3 mark in the Mid-American Conference, the biggest one-year turnaround in MAC history. The process also benefited the Bronco program on the individual level. Coach Cubit was named the MAC Coach of the Year, while Greg Jennings was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year and shared the Vern Smith Leadership Award with Toledo s Bruce Gradkowski. He was also named Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and College Football News All-America and was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist. Freshman Tim Hiller, who was forced into duty midway through the season, was named the MAC Freshman of the Year. Cubit, who led the Broncos to their first winning season since 2000, ranked second among first-year head coaches in 2005 in wins and led all first-year Division I-A coaches in winning percentage. The Broncos 54.5 percent change bested second-ranked Charlie Weis in his first year at Notre Dame by 29.5 percent. Cubit and his staff did all of this with the youngest team in Division I-A football. A national best 35 true or redshirt freshmen played in 2005 for the Broncos. A Division I-A record 17 started for the Brown & Gold. Jennings became the first wide receiver to win both the Vern Smith Award and the Offensive Player of the Year Award since Randy Moss (Marshall) in Prior to this season, there had never been a tie in the 24-year history of the award. But this is a history-making season for the Broncos. Jennings finished with the all-time receptions (238), touchdowns (39) and all-purpose (5,050) records. He also owns the single season marks for receptions (98), touchdowns (14) and yards (1,259). Jennings was a leader in the truest form during his final campaign and for his efforts this year, leading the nation in receptions per game (8.91) and ranking second in touchdowns and yards per game (114.45). Virginia. Senior quarterback Ryan Cubit was still hampered by a preseason injury, thrusting fellow senior Robbie Haas into the starting role. Haas came through with career highs in completions (33), attempts (48) and yards (271). The star of the day was place kicker Nate Meyer. Meyer booted four field goals in WMU s loss to the Cavaliers, earning MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Jennings began his final season in Brown & Gold in record-setting fashion with a school recordtying 16 catches for 156 yards. It would be the first of eight game, season and/or career records he would own or share by the end of the season. Western Michigan opened conference play at Toledo on Sept. 10. The Rockets, who emerged victorious 56-23, made the Broncos play catch up for most of the second half but the game was highlighted by the debut of Cubit behind center, finishing 20-of-32 for 215 yards and an eight-yard touchdown strike to Jamarko Simmons. Simmons would later score again, pouncing on the ball in the end zone after true freshman Kirk Elsworth blocked a punt. Elsworth s block would be the first of eight blocked kicks of one kind or another in 2005 for the Broncos. WMU began a three-game winning streak by taking down the top-ranked Division I-AA Southern Illinois Salukis, Cubit hooked up with Jennings for a pair of scores and senior running back Trovon Riley made his season debut one to remember, rushing for 150 yards on 29 carries. Riley would finish the season as a Second-Team All-MAC selection and as the first running back to rush for 1,000 yards or more since His 1,004 yards and yards per game ranked second in the MAC and 16th in the country. A defensive star emerged in Dustin Duclo as the redshirt Hiller played in seven of 11 games, making five starts, and in all but one conference game. During this short time, he amassed 20 touchdowns and 1,334 yards en route to being named MAC Freshman of the Year. Despite being ineligible for conference and national rankings, Hiller s passing efficiency of was better than MAC leader Phil Horvath s (NIU) and Rudy Carpenter s (175.01), Arizona State s signal caller ranked as the nation s most efficient quarterback. Hiller s 20 scoring strikes rank third all-time for a single season at WMU and is the best performance by a freshman ever. Western Michigan opened the season against then ranked No spring football 18

20 2005 SEASON REVIEW The following week showed Ball State on the schedule, a 7 p.m. kick off. When the first whistle blew, not one of the 18,183 fans in attendance would have guessed that the contest would last four hours, 13 minutes, go through five overtimes and become the longest game in MAC history and in the NCAA in The score stood knotted at 37 at the end of regulation and ultimately resulted in a win for the Cardinals. Hiller had replaced Haas at quarterback and had shined. When the dust settled on the longest game in program history, Hiller had thrown five touchdowns and run for another and Jennings had set a school record with four touchdown receptions and a career-high with 244 yards receiving. The performance earned the senior wide out MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week honors and a place on SportsIllustrated.com s Top-10 National Player on Oct. 10. freshman intercepted two passes, his last sealed the victory. A trip home for the Cubit family resulted in the Broncos next win as Western Michigan traveled to Philadelphia and defeated future conference rival Temple, 19-16, on a last-second field goal off Meyer s foot from 25 yards out. It would mark the first of two games in professional venues for WMU, playing the Owls at Lincoln Financial Field and later squaring off against Eastern Michigan at Ford Field. The victory was bittersweet as Ryan Cubit went down with a season-ending leg injury, putting pressure on Haas and newcomer Hiller to perform. Western Michigan took its bye week to remove the memory of the Ball State loss and to continue the process of preparing for Bowling Green. The Falcons handed WMU a 52-0 loss at Perry Stadium in The return trip would not be the same as the Brown & Gold rolled up 45 points en route to a win over BGSU. Matt Ludeman and Ameer Ismail opened the scoring with a sack, forced fumble and 53-yard return. Ismail garnered MAC West Division Player of the Week honors on his way to a First- Team All-MAC selection. Hiller tossed three touchdowns, including an 89-yard bomb to Jennings for one of WMU s six one-play drives of the season. Ismail followed up his performance at Bowling Green with another much like it against Kent State on Oct. 29. The junior linebacker stripped the Golden Flashes quarterback of the ball, which allowed fellow linebacker Paul Tithof to scamper 44 yards for the score. Ismail finished the year leading the team in sacks (8.0) and tackles for loss (20.0). He ranked 34th in the country in sacks and tied for sixth in TFLs. The process Cubit had the team follow instilled the notion that if you take care of things Sunday through Friday, Saturday will take care of itself. That theory would be tested as two new signal callers were taking snaps with the first team the Monday after returning from the East Coast. Haas got the nod against Buffalo on Oct. 1, a win for the Broncos at Waldo Stadium. Freshman Hiller did see time on the field and was more than efficient, connecting on 3-of-7 passes for 28 yards and two TDs. One scoring pass was caught by Jennings and the other by senior tight end Tony Scheffler, two receivers the rookie would become very familiar with over the remainder of the season. Jennings even threw a pass to Joe Chapple, resulting in a 22-yard touchdown spring football 19

21 2005 SEASON REVIEW With the younger members of the team gaining so much experience, and accolades Louis Delmas (Second-Team All-MAC selection), Hiller and Nick Varcadipane all earned Freshman All- America honors the corps of this program will only strengthen as it heads into the off-season and spring practice session. The process did not end with the 2005 season in DeKalb, Ill. It merely took on a new form. The players and coaches now will follow the process in a different way, preparing for the challenges that face them in the days, weeks and months to come. The success of Western Michigan football lies in the dedication and hard work of many. There are moments when the work may outweigh the reward but in the end, it s all a part of the process. Western Michigan continued its winning ways at Ford Field, defeating Eastern Michigan, The win also ensured a winning season for the Broncos for the first time since the 2000 campaign. The offense had another strong showing has Hiller threw four touchdown passes and Riley finished with 151 yards on the ground. Scheffler followed up his seven receptions for 131 yards against Kent State with six grabs for 41 yards and two scores against the Eagles. These types of performances garnered Scheffler First-Team All-MAC honors and placed him fourth in the final voting for the John Mackey National Tight End of the Year Award. Scheffler, who ranked third nationally among tight ends in receptions per game (5.81) and fifth in yards per game (60.9), finished his career second among tight ends at WMU in receptions (117) and yards (1,345) RESULTS. Date Opponent Location Result Record 9/3 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. L, /10 Toledo Toledo, Ohio L, , 0-1 9/17 Southern Illinois Kalamazoo, Mich. W, , 0-1 9/24 Temple Philadelphia, Pa.# W, , /1 Buffalo Kalamazoo, Mich. W, , /8 Ball State Kalamazoo, Mich. L, OT 3-3, /22 Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio W, , /29 Kent State Kalamazoo, Mich. W, , /5 Eastern Michigan Detroit, Mich.* W, , /12 Central Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. W, , /23 Northern Illinois DeKalb, Ill. L, , 5-3 # Game played at Lincoln Financial Field * Game played at Ford Field The Broncos entered their showdown with Central Michigan with much on the line. A win kept their hopes for a MAC West Division alive as well as their chances for an appearance in a bowl game. Central Michigan came out firing, taking a 14-0 lead but Hiller connected with Jennings and Simmons on three one-play drives and took the lead, It would be the last lead change of the game. The victory won the Broncos the inaugural Michigan MAC Football Championship sponsored by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and set up a monumental match up with Northern Illinois in the season finale. Heading into the final game, Western Michigan needed a Toledo loss and a win over the Huskies in order to claim the division title. Neither came to fruition and the Broncos season ended on Nov. 23 with a loss at eventual MAC West Division champion Northern Illinois spring football 20

22 2005 AWARDS & HONORS MAC COACH of the YEAR bill CUBIT. In his first year as a Division I-A head coach, Cubit has put together a staff that has brought the Bronco football program back from a 1-10 season in Under his tutelage, the Brown & Gold went 7-4 this season and 5-3 in the Mid-American Conference. The five conference wins are the most in the history of the MAC following an 0-8 campaign the previous year. The seven wins this season rank as the second biggest turnaround in the nation behind only Central Florida. This is the first winning season for the Broncos since the 2000 campaign. He became the fourth Bronco coach to receive the award and the first since Gary Darnell in Not only was Cubit named the MAC Coach of the Year but he is garnering national consideration as well. MAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER of the YEAR greg JENNINGS MAC VERN SMITH LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER greg JENNINGS Jennings became the first wide receiver to win both the Vern Smith Award and the Offensive Player of the Year Award since Randy Moss (Marshall) in Prior to this season, there had never been a tie in the 24-year history of the award. But this is a history-making season for the Broncos. Jennings finished with the all-time receptions (238), touchdowns (39) and all-purpose (5,050) records. He also owns the single season marks for receptions (98), touchdowns (14) and yards (1,259). Jennings was a leader in the truest form during his final campaign and for his efforts this year, leading the nation in receptions per game (8.91) and ranking second in touchdowns and yards per game (114.45). MAC FRESHMAN of the YEAR tim HILLER Hiller played in seven of 11 games, making five starts, and all but one conference game. During this short time, he amassed 20 touchdowns and 1,334 yards en route to being named MAC Freshman of the Year. Despite being ineligible for conference and national rankings, Hiller s passing efficiency of is better than MAC leader Phil Horvath s (NIU) and Drew Olson s (172.47), currently ranked as the nation s most efficient quarterback. Hiller s 20 scoring strikes rank third all-time for a single season at WMU and is the best performance by a freshman ever. ALL-MAC First-Team Second-Team Academic Greg Jennings (WR) Trovon Riley (RB) Tony Scheffler (TE) Tony Scheffler (TE) Ameer Ismail (LB) Louis Delmas (CB) ALL-AMERICA Associated Press Sports Illustrated Sporting News CollegeFootballNews.com Greg Jennings (WR) 3rd Team Greg Jennings (WR) 2nd Team Tim Hiller (QB) HM Freshman Greg Jennings (WR) 3rd Team Tony Scheffler (TE) - Honorable Mention Tim Hiller (QB) 3rd Team Freshman Louis Delmas (CB) 3rd Team Freshman Nick Varcadipane (DT) 2nd Team Freshman spring football 21

23 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #1 #23/#25 Virginia 31, Western Michigan 19 Sat., Sept. 3, 2005 Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Va. GARY SHOOK CHARLOTTESVILLE Western Michigan embarked on its 100th season of football with a hard-fought loss to 23rd/25th-ranked Virginia Saturday at Scott Stadium. The Broncos played without the services of five starters (QB Ryan Cubit, LB Paul Tithof, LB Darrell Copeland, CB Desman Stephen and DT Joe Alvarez) and used 18 freshmen (10-true, 8-redshirt) in the contest, yet trailed only by five points after three quarters. Senior QB Robbie Haas, who had attempted just nine passes in three seasons, earned his first start and completed 33-of-49 passes for 271 yards. Receiver Greg Jennings tied a school record with 16 receptions, collecting 156 yards. "All we asked of the kids today was to play as hard as they could and do things the right way," said Cubit. "And they did everything we asked of them -- they left everything on the field. I'm proud of our players and coaching staff." At first, it appeared the Cavaliers might put the game away in the first half. UVa jumped out a 24-3 lead, converting a pair of turnovers (fumble, interception) into 10 points. QB Marques Hagans accounted for two TDs, opening scoring with a two-yard pass to Tom Santi and later sneaking the ball in from the one-yard line. Following a Connor Hughes 36-yard field goal, RB Michael Johnson found the end zone from seven yards out to give the Wahoos a 24-3 cushion with 12:25 left in the second quarter. The Brown & Gold crawled back into the game behind the leg of junior Nate Meyer, who converted on four field goals, including three in the first half. Meyer, who had only one prior field goal in his career, nailed kicks of 42, 40, 31 and 30 yards. WMU's defense provided the team's first touchdown of the season when FS C.J. Wilson intercepted a pass and returned it 55 yards with 37 seconds left in the first half. Freshman Louis Delmas finished with a team-high 10 tackles while Wilson and LB Dustin Duclo recorded seven stops. The teams exchanged field goals to account for the only scoring in the second half. NOTES: Sophomore Mark Bonds surpassed 100 yards (119) for the first time in his career... Jennings' 16 catches tied a record set by Jamie Hence in UVa TB Wali Lundy rushed for 29 yards before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the first half... WMU lost TE Tony Scheffler to a hand injury as well... the contest was carried live by the ESPN 360 broadband service. Greg Jennings eludes a Virginia tackler en route to a record tying performance in the Broncos season opener. BOX SCORE Sept. 3, 2005 Harrison III Field/Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Va. SCORE BY QUARTERS Western Michigan #23/#25 Virginia TEAM STATISTICS WMU UVa First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Comp.-Attempts-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 34:19 25:41 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: WM, Bonds ; UVa, Snelling 7-72 Passing: WM, Haas ; Hagans Receiving: WM, Jennings ; UVa, Anderson Tackles: WM, Delmas ; UVa, Parham SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: UVa Santi 2 pass from Hagans (Hughes kick), 13:17 WM Meyer 42 field goal, 10:51 UVa Hagans 1 run (Hughes kick), 3:50 UVa Hughes 36 field goal, 1:27 2nd Quarter: UVa Johnson 7 run (Hughes kick), 12:25 WM Meyer 31 field goal, 7:07 WM Meyer 32 field goal, 1:41 WM Wilson 55 interception return (Meyer kick), 0:37 WM Meyer 40 field goal, 6:12 4th Quarter: UVa Peerman 1 run (Hughes kick), 5:38 Time 3:14, Temp 80, Att. 61, spring football 22

24 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #2 Toledo 56, Western Michigan 23 Sat., Sept. 10, 2005 The Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio GARY SHOOK TOLEDO As far as early exams go, they don t come any tougher than playing in the Glass Bowl. Western Michigan fell behind early and couldn t recover in suffering a loss to defending league champion Toledo in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. Toledo jumped out to a 35-0 lead in the first half, scoring on their first five possessions. Five different Rockets found the end zone with three of the scores coming off the arm of quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, who finished 25-of-35 for 338 yards. WMU scored its first points shortly before halftime when senior quarterback Ryan Cubit hit receiver Jamako Simmons on a 37-yard touchdown pattern. A redshirt freshman, Simmons also pounced on a blocked punt in the fourth quarter, giving WMU special teams its first touchdown of the season. Ryan Cubit returned to the lineup and produced the Broncos first Returning from an injury that kept him out of the season opener, Cubit finished 20-of-33 for offensive touchdown of the year with a 37 yard strike in the second quarter. 215 passing yards. Greg Jennings was the biggest recipient of Cubit s work, snagging a BOX SCORE team-high eight catches for 72 yards. Despite being blanketed by double, and at times, triple coverage, Sept. 10, 2005 Jennings still managed to move into second place in WMU career receptions (164) and receiving yards (2,508). Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio SCORE BY QUARTERS Western Michigan Toledo I was just hoping that he would give us a spark out there which I thought he did, said coach Bill Cubit of his TEAM STATISTICS WMU UT First Downs quarterback s debut. We just didn t run the ball effectively early, but then we got a little bit better. By that time, Rushes-Net Yards however, it was pretty much out of hand. Passing Yards Comp.-Attempts-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Defensively, the Broncos were led by strong safety Antwain Allen, who compiled 11 tackles. Kennard Banks and Punts-Average Dustin Duclo provided support with seven stops each. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 27:07 32:53 Third Down Conversions NOTES: WMU true freshman Kirk Elsworth blocked a punt in the fourth quarter and had six carries in the backfield Jim Laney averaged 43.9 yards over seven punts for the Brown & Gold UT won its 15th straight home INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: WM, Bonds 18-71; UT, Dawson Passing: WM, Cubit ; UT, Gradkowski contest and its 32nd in 33 outings at the Glass Bowl the loss was WMU s ninth straight at UT, dating to the Receiving: WM, Jennings 8-72; UT, Hopkins 6-83 Tackles: WM, Allen ; UT, Jordan season the game was carried live by Comcast Local. SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: UT Moore 19 pass from Gradkowski (Robbins kick), 12:18 UT Odom 26 pass from Gradkowski (Robbins kick), 2:59 2nd Quarter: UT Dawson 13 run (Robbins kick), 14:04 UT Parmele 1 run (Robbins kick), 10:55 UT Lepley 15 pass from Gradkowski (Robbins kick), 4:10 WM Simmons 37 pass from Cubit (Meyer kick blocked), 1:39 3rd Quarter: UT Parmele 6 run (Robbins kick), 13:53 WM Meyer 22 field goal, 8:37 4th Quarter: WM Bonds 8 run (Meyer kick), 13:20 UT Broussard 17 run (Robbins kick), 8:55 WM Simmons 0 blocked punt return (Meyer kick), 5:50 UT Broussard 46 run (Robbins kick), 5:29 Time 3:16, Temp 75, Att. 18, spring football 23

25 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #3 Western Michigan 34, Southern Illinois 28 Sat., Sept. 17, 2005 Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Mich. GARY SHOOK KALAMAZOO Western Michigan extended its winning streak of home openers to nine straight with a come-from-behind victory over Southern Illinois before a crowd of 24,497 at Waldo Stadium. The Salukis entered the game ranked No. 1 in Division I-AA. The win also snapped a 13-game losing streak for the Broncos that dated to last season. Southern Illinois jumped out to a lead in the first half, scoring first on CB Brad Brachear s 79 yard interception return off a Ryan Cubit errant pass. The Broncos briefly seized the lead before the opening quarter expired when Nate Meyer converted on a 20-yard field goal attempt and Greg Jennings caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from Cubit. The Salukis responded with touchdowns on back-to-back possessions in the second quarter. QB Joel Sambursky connected with SE Brent Little on a 58-yard pass, then found WR Micah Turner from nine yards out. RB Trovon Riley, making his season debut, brought the Broncos to within four, 17-21, just before halftime, scoring on a five-yard run. Riley rushed 30 times for 156 yards, surpassing the century mark for the third time in his career. WMU claimed the lead for good with 7:56 left in the third quarter. Cubit hit TE Tony Scheffler in the back of the end zone on a goal-line play, and following a SIU fumble on the next possession, teammed with Greg Jennings on a 19-yard pattern just 27 seconds later. Nate Meyer s successful PAT gave WMU a cushion. SIU closed the gap to three points on Craig Turner s one-yard run in the fourth quarter and after Meyer s second field goal of the game, the Salukis regained the ball with a chance to go ahead with under a minute to go. SIU s drive, however, was stranded on WMU s 42-yard line when Dustin Duclo intercepted his second pass of the game with 37 seconds left in regulation. I m so happy for the players, to have the monkey off their back, said Bill Cubit. It s nice to walk into the locker room and see so many smiles. NOTES: Jennings two TD catches moved him into a share of first place on WMU s all-time list (27) Jim Laney had punts of 59 and 58 yards, finishing with a 43.0 average freshman Louis Delmas garnered a team-best eight tackles the game was carried live by Mediacom Cable. Western Michigan wrapped up its first win of the season, outscoring Southern Illinois, 17 7, in the second half in a come from behind effort. BOX SCORE Sept. 17, 2005 Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Mich. SCORE BY QUARTERS Southern Illinois Western Michigan TEAM STATISTICS SIU WMU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Comp.-Attempts-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 25:36 34:24 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: SI, Whitlock ; WM, Riley Passing: SI, Sambursky ; WM, Cubit Receiving: SI, Little 7-152; WM, Jennings Tackles: SI, Whitaker 4-5-9; WM, Delmas SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: SI Brachear 79 interception return (Coffin kick), 12:32 WM Meyer 20 field goal, 6:46 WM Jennings 8 pass from Cubit (Meyer kick), 0:05 2nd Quarter: SI Little 58 pass from Sambursky (Coffin kick), 9:05 SI Turner 9 pass from Sambursky (Coffin kick), 4:50 WM Riley 5 run (Meyer kick), 1:27 3rd Quarter: WM Scheffler 1 pass from Cubit (Meyer kick), 7:56 WM Jennings 19 pass from Cubit (Meyer kick), 7:29 4th Quarter: SI Turner 1 run (Coffin kick), 11:48 WM Meyer 27 field goal, 1:51 Time 3:25, Temp 75, Att. 24, spring football 24

26 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #4 Western Michigan 19, Temple 16 Sat., Sept. 24, 2005 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pa. GARY SHOOK PHILADELPHIA Western Michigan is on a two-game winning streak after junior place kicker Nate Meyer booted a 33-yard field goal through the uprights as time expired to give the Brown & Gold a win over Temple. The Broncos came back from an 11-point first half deficit to defeat the Owls at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday afternoon. Despite Meyer kicking the game-winning field goal as time expired, the turning point in the game came on what initially looked to be a Temple third quarter touchdown. Owls signal caller Mike McGann hit Jamel Harris in the red zone but before Harris could cross the goal line, Scooter McIntosh stripped the ball on the two-yard line and Ameer Ismail took the recovery 18 yards to the 20-yard line. Both teams played the field position game over the next several possessions. The Broncos tilted that battle in their favor when Jim Laney grooved a 53-yard punt that was downed by Londen Fryar at the one-yard line. It was the third time in the past two games Fryar has downed a punt within the opponent's five-yard line. Western took over for the fateful final drive with 1:48 remaining. Robbie Haas, who relieved injured Bronco Ryan Cubit completed the only two passes he threw during the drive and relied on reserve running back Mark Bonds for the remaining yardage. Bonds carried the ball six times for 17 of his 36 yards, setting up Meyer's decisive kick. "I was just trying to take my focus off the big situation and just do what I do in practice," said Meyer. "I was just thinking about how much I wanted to win for the team and keep myself calm and relaxed." The game began in a peculiar way after Temple drove the ball 72 yards and scored on a Josh Bundy two-yard run to take a 6-0 lead. The ensuing extra point attempt was blocked by senior nose guard Paul Moersch and returned for a two-point conversion by Ismail. It was the first time in school history that this had been accomplished. Ismail was busy all day, finishing with a career-high 15 tackles (four solo). After a second Temple touchdown, the Broncos struck twice through the air. Cubit, who finished with 191 yards passing on 18-of-29 passing, hit Joe Gardner in stride for an eight-yard touchdown. Two possessions later, Cubit connected with Greg Jennings from 17 yards out on fourth and one to give WMU a lead. Jennings' score gave him 28 career touchdown receptions, passing Steve Neal (27) for the most in Bronco football history. Temple closed out the first half with a 26-yard field goal off the foot of Ryan Lux. Umar Ferguson led the Owls with 115 yards rushing on 33 carries as Trovon Riley paced the Broncos with 96 yards on 27 touches. Brian Allbrooks caught four balls for 84 yards, while Western's Tony Scheffler hauled in seven catches for a team-leading 118 yards. Defensively, three Broncos finished with double-figure tackles. Along with Ismail, freshman Greg Marshall finished with 14 stops (five solo) and Anthony Belmonte added 10 tackles. The Broncos are jubilated as a Temple player looks on after junior kicker Nate Meyer booted a 33 yard field goal as time expired to give Western Michigan a win over the Owls. BOX SCORE Sept. 24, 2005 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pa. SCORE BY QUARTERS Western Michigan Temple TEAM STATISTICS WMU TU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Attempts-Comp.-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:29 29:31 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: WMU, Riley 27-91; TU, Ferfuson Passing: WMU, Cubit ; TU, McGann Receiving: WMU, Jennings 11-79; TU, Allbrooks 4-84 Tackles: WMU, Ismail ; TU, Tapia SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: TU Bundy 2 run (kick blocked), 13:14 WMU Ismail PAT return, 13:14 TU Ferguson 2 run (Lux kick), 6:28 2nd Quarter: WMU Gardner 8 pass from Cubit (Meyer kick), 14:54 WMU Jennings 17 pass from Cubit (Meyer kick), 5:47 TU Lux 26 field goal, 1:38 4th Quarter: WMU Meyer 33 field goal, 0:00 WM Meyer 27 field goal, 1:51 Time 3:40, Temp 72, Att. 8, spring football 25

27 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #5 Western Michigan 31, Buffalo 21 Sat., Oct. 1, 2005 Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Mich. GARY SHOOK KALAMAZOO Greg Jennings caught two touchdown passes and threw for another to lead Western Michigan to a victory over Buffalo in Mid-American Conference action at Waldo Stadium. The win was WMU's third straight, giving the Broncos' a winning record after five games (3-2, 1-1 MAC). Bill Cubit's squad came out quickly, scoring on its first two possessions. Robbie Haas' seven-yard touchdown pass to Jennings completed a nine-play, 75-yard drive. Nate Meyer then followed with a 31-yard field goal. The Broncos improved their cushion to 17 points in the second quarter on an option reverse in which WR Jennings hit Joe Chapple on a 22-yard touchdown pass. It was Chapple's first career TD reception. WMU took a 24-0 lead into halftime after true freshman Tim Hiller connected with Jennings on a 16-yard strike with nine minutes left in the second quarter. The Broncos held the Bulls scoreless for three quarters before UB put its first points on the board at 14:47 of the fourth quarter when QB Drew Willy hit TE Chad Upshaw on a 25-yard pass. Buffalo punched in another touchdown with under six minutes left on Jared Patterson's 1-yard run to close the gap to 10 points, After an exchange of possessions, WMU drove down field and sealed the win on Hiller's second touchdown toss of the night, a two-yarder to Tony Scheffler in the corner of the end zone with 1:04 left in the game. The drive was aided by a 44-yard run from Mark Bonds. UB (0-4, 0-1 MAC) added a late score on Willy's second TD toss, a six-yarder to Derrick Dyer. Defensively, the Broncos were led by LB Ameer Ismail, who made a team-high 12 tackles. Lineman Nick Varcadipane added a pair of sacks while Antwain Allen and Austin Pritchard had 11 stops each. Notes: Western's three-game winning streak is its longest since the 2001 season... Western is now 3-0 all-time against Buffalo... Three different Broncos, senior quarterback Robbie Haas, senior wide receiver Greg Jennings and freshman quarterback Tim Hiller, threw their first collegiate touchdown pass... Before allowing three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, Western Michigan had not allowed a touchdown since the first quarter at Temple, a span of six quarters... Greg Jennings two touchdown grabs increased his school record to 30 career touchdown receptions... Freshman Tim Hiller's touchdown toss came in his first collegiate game and on only his second pass... Joe Chapple's second quarter touchdown reception was the first of his career... Mark Bonds 44-yard run in the fourth quarter was a career high... Tony Scheffler's 36-yard reception in the first quarter was a season-long... Greg Jennings increased his streak of games with at least one reception to 28-straight. Junior linebacker Ameer Ismail did not have a let down after being named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week. Against Buffalo, Ismail led the Broncos with 12 tackles. BOX SCORE Oct. 1, 2005 Waldo Stadium - Kalamazoo, Mich. SCORE BY QUARTERS Buffalo Western Michigan TEAM STATISTICS UB WMU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Attempts-Comp.-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 37:10 22:50 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: UB, Patterson 14-47; WMU, Riley Passing: UB, Willy ; WMU, Haas Receiving: UB, Scott 6-42; WMU, Jennings 6-75 Tackles: UB, Byrom 2-5-7; WMU, Ismail SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: WMU Jennings 7 pass from Haas (Meyer kick), 11:53 WMU Meyer 31 field goal, 5:41 2nd Quarter: WMU Chapple 22 pass from Jennings (Meyer kick), 14:52 WMU Jennings 16 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 9:00 4th Quarter: UB Upshaw 25 pass from Willy (Baker kick), 14:47 UB Patterson 1 run (Baker kick), 5:50 WMU Scheffler 2 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 1:04 UB Dyer 6 pass from Willy (Baker kick), 0:11 Time 2:57, Temp 76, Att. 14, spring football 26

28 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #6 Ball State 60, Western Michigan 57, 5 OT Sat., Oct. 8, 2005 Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Mich. GARY SHOOK KALAMAZOO Greg Jennings eclipsed the 3,000-yard mark for a career and broke a record for the most receiving touchdowns in a game (4). Tim Hiller, a true freshman, tosses five scoring passes, which is tied for second all-time in a single game. In total, 544 yards of offense for the Broncos, and it wasn't enough as Ball State snatched away a WMU win in the fifth overtime, Brian Jackson's 30-yard field goal in the fifth overtime ended the longest game in Mid-American Conference history, giving Ball State a win over Western Michigan (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday night. After Jackson hit the kick, he was mobbed and knocked to the turf by his teammates in celebration. It was Ball State's (1-4, 1-1) first win since last November, snapping a five-game losing streak. "Two teams played their hearts off. It's too bad there has to be a winner because both football teams played hard," said Ball State coach Brady Hoke. "We were fortunate because it could have gone either way." The teams combined for 1,090 yards of total offense and 16 touchdowns in a game that took four hours to complete. It was the longest NCAA game this season, but fell two overtimes short of the NCAA record. "We had a ton of chances to win, but just didn't finish," said Western coach Bill Cubit. "They got it done and we didn't; give them a lot of credit. We had a lot of outstanding individual performances, but it just didn't work out." Both quarterbacks - Ball State's Joey Lynch and Western's Hiller - threw for more than 300 yards. Lynch completed 23 of 40 passes for 306 yards. Jenning's school-record fourth touchdown catch in the third overtime gave Western (3-3, 1-2) a chance to win, but the Broncos' 2-point conversion failed. Jennings had a career-best 244 receiving yards, pushing his career yardage over 3,000. Western's Nate Meyer had two chances to win it; he missed a 49-yard field goal on the last play of regulation and missed a 32-yard kick on the final play of the fourth overtime. NOTES Most combined points in Western Michigan history (previous high: 103 points WMU over Kent St in 1996)... Greg Jennings 11 catches give him 201 for his career (only the second Bronco to exceed 200 catches-steve Neal) and his 244 yards gives him 3,015 in his career (only the second Bronco to exceed 3,000 career yards-steve Neal)... Greg Jennings increased his school record to 34 career touchdown receptions and set a new school record with four TD receptions in one game... Greg Jennings increased his streak of games with at least one reception to 29 straight... Greg Jennings had the second 200-yard receiving game and 14th 100-yard game of his career... Tim Hiller became the fifth player to ever throw for 5 TD in a gametied for second all-time... Louis Delmas blocked PAT return for a touchdown is the second this season and the second in program history for the Broncos (Ameer Ismail vs. Temple)... Brandon Ledbetter's second quarter TD reception was the first of his career... Trovon Riley had his fourth career 100-yard rushing game True freshman quarterback Tim Hiller threw for 308 yards and five touchdowns on 20 of 27 passing in Western Michigan s five overtime loss to Ball State. Hiller also ran for a score. BOX SCORE Oct. 8, 2005 Waldo Stadium - Kalamazoo, Mich. SCORE BY QUARTERS Ball State Western Michigan TEAM STATISTICS BSU WMU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Comp.-Attempts-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 31:46 28:14 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: BSU, Hill ; WMU, Riley Passing: BSU, Lynch ; WMU, Hiller Receiving: BSU, Moss 5-83; WMU, Jennings Tackles: BSU, Haines ; WMU, Allen SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: BSU Love 21 pass from Lynch (Jackson kick), 13:52 WMU Jennings 40 pass from Haas (Meyer kick), 8:43 BSU Bostic 3 run (Jackson kick), 5:11 BSU Hill 8 run (Jackson kick), 1:03 2nd Quarter: WMU Scheffler 4 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 13:49 BSU Bostic 1 run (kick blocked), 9:02 WMU Delmas PAT return, 9:02 WMU Ledbetter 10 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 5:38 3rd Quarter: WMU Jennings 50 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 13:07 BSU Jackson 28 field goal, 6:12 WMU Jennings 27 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 4:34 BSU Salyer 2 pass from Lynch (Jackson kick), 0:01 Overtime: WMU Riley 1 run (Meyer kick) BSU Love 32 pass from Lynch (Jackson kick) BSU Bostic 1 run (Jackson kick) WMU Hiller 2 run (Meyer kick) WMU Jennings 25 pass from Hiller (pass failed) BSU Hill 15 pass from Lynch (pass failed) BSU Jackson 30 field goal Time 4:13, Temp 52, Att. 18, spring football 27

29 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #7 Western Michigan 45, Bowling Green 14 Sat., Oct. 22, 2005 Doyt L. Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio GARY SHOOK BOWLING GREEN - Two interceptions, two blocked kicks and a 53-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown were the kinds of plays Western Michigan used to build a 31-6 first half lead and eventual win over the Mid-American Conference East Division leading Bowling Green Falcons at Doyt L. Perry Stadium on Saturday. The Falcons and Omar Jacobs took their second drive of the game 80 yards on eight plays and put the first six points on the board on a B.J. Lane oneyard dive into the end zone. Nate Fry s ensuing point-after attempt was blocked by Cory Flom. It was the third extra point attempt blocked by the Bronco defense this season. The other two were returned 92 and 90 yards, respectively, for two-point scores. This started the woes for Bowling Green. All-everything quarterback Jacobs was again moving the ball down the field when Matt Ludeman and Ameer Ismail converged on the signal caller for a 13-yard sack and fumble. Ismail, who was one of the Broncos to return a blocked PAT for a score, scooped up the loose ball and scampered 53 yards to the house. Ismail finished with nine stops and two sacks for a combined loss of 20 yards. Nate Meyer made true on the extra point and WMU led 7-6 at the 3:59 mark of the first quarter. Jacobs left the field, spraining his non-throwing shoulder and was replaced by redshirt freshman Anthony Turner. Jacobs did not return. BGSU s defense had held Western s offense in check to that point but the Broncos stepped it up on their next drive. The Brown & Gold began the drive on their own eight-yard line after Fry s 37-yard punt. It was at that point that Tim Hiller, the Broncos freshman quarterback, began to heat up. Hiller opened the drive with a 10-yard completion to Greg Jennings, who extended his consecutive games with a catch streak to 30. Trovon Riley, finishing the game with 120 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries for his third 100-yard rushing game of the season, rambled for four yards before Hiller connected with Jennings again for five yards. The Orrville, Ohio native carried the ball twice for a combined nine yards and then let Riley show off his skills, busting open on a run of 17 yards to Bowling Green s 30-yard line. Hiller ran the ball again for a gain of six to get the ball to the Falcons 16-yard line. He found Jennings in the back of the end zone for the senior s 35th career touchdown and a 14-6 second quarter lead. The 92-yard drive was the longest in terms of yards this season for the Broncos. The next scoring drive would not take nearly as long. Cornelius Robinson s first career interception came off the tip of Dustin Duclo and came at an opportune time. BGSU was driving and had taken the ball to Western s 24 and was threatening to cut into the Bronco lead. Robinson came up with the pick at the 11 to give his team the ball back. Hiller and Jennings needed just one play to drive the 89 yards in 12 seconds to give WMU a 21-6 lead at the 8:28 mark of the second quarter. Jennings finished the half with seven catches for 156 yards and the game with eight catches for 162 yards. His throw-and-catch partner Hiller had 212 yards and two scoring strikes in the first half and 258 yards and three touchdowns on 16-of-25 passing for the game. Special teams became spectacular when Bowling Green drove to the Broncos 20-yard line. Fry attempted a 37-yard field goal but Paul Moersch rose up to get a hand on the ball. Anthony Belmonte finally recovered the ball at the 49-yard line of the Falcons and returned it to the 38. From there, WMU took five plays and 1:47 of game time to improve its lead to Riley burst over the line for his third score of the season. WMU scored again at the end of the half, capping a 12-play, 70-yard drive with a 22-yard field goal by Meyer. The 31 points by Western Michigan were the most scored by the Broncos in any half this season. WMU Notes Western's win at Bowling Green was the largest margin of victory over a MAC opponent since defeating Ball State, 42-3, in 2000 The win stopped Bowling Green's 20-game home winning streak Was the largest margin of defeat at home for BGSU since Central Michigan defeated the Falcons, 38-7, at Doyt L. Perry Stadium; was the second-largest margin of defeat for BGSU in the 38-year history of the stadium The Broncos' 45 points matches Miami (1999) and WMU (2002) for the second-most points scored by an opponent in Perry Stadium Greg Jennings extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 30 Paul Moersch has three blocked kicks in 2005, setting the single-season record and tying the career record at Western Michigan31 first-half points are the most in any half in 2005 Cory Flom (98) fully extends to block Nate Fry s point after attempt during the first quarter of WMU s win over BGSU. It was the third PAT blocked by the Broncos this season. BOX SCORE Oct. 22, 2005 Doyt L. Perry Stadium - Bowling Green, Ohio SCORE BY QUARTERS Western Michigan Bowling Green TEAM STATISTICS WMU BGSU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Comp.-Attempts-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 29:50 30:10 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: WMU, Riley ; BGSU, Passing: WMU, Hiller ; BGSU, Receiving: WMU, Jennings 8-162; BGSU, Sharon Tackles: WMU, Delmas ; BGSU, Mayberry SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: BGSU Lane 1 run (Fry kick blocked; Flom), 8:38 WMU Ismail 53 fumble recovery (Meyer kick), 3:59 2nd Quarter: WMU Jennings 16 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 12:15 WMU Jennings 89 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 8:28 WMU Riley 2 run (Meyer kick), 5:10 WMU Meyer 22 field goal, 0:35 3rd Quarter: BGSU Turner 7 run (Sharon pass from Turner), 7:57 WMU Scheffler 9 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 3:49 4th Quarter: WMU Bonds 1 run (Meyer run), 2:42 Time 3:29, Temp 53, Att. 13, spring football 28

30 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #8 Western Michigan 44, Kent State 14 Sat., Oct. 29, 2005 Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Mich. GARY SHOOK KALAMAZOO On a day when Greg Jennings became Western Michigan s all-time leader in all-purpose yards, Tony Scheffler had a season-high 131 yards receiving and Trovon Riley matched a career-best with two touchdowns, the Broncos used a relentless defensive effort to hand Kent State its sixth-straight loss, 44-14, at Waldo Stadium on Saturday. Western Michigan (5-3, 3-2 MAC) scored on its second drive, needing only three plays to take a 7-0 lead at the 10:02 mark of the opening quarter. Riley scored the first of his two touchdowns from five yards out. That play was set up by a Tim Hiller to Scheffler 43-yard hook up on the previous play. It was the longest reception of the senior tight end s career and put him on his path to 122 yards in the first half. He would finish with 131 yards and a touchdown on seven catches to lead all receivers. Riley closed out the first quarter with a jaw-dropping, juke-filled 31-yard run at the 1:49 mark. The drive began at the Broncos three-yard line after the Golden Flashes (1-7, 0-5 MAC) failed to convert on fourth and one. Hiller, who finished with 246 yards on 19-of-29 passing hit Sheffler for a 24-yard touchdown for the only scoring of the second quarter, giving Western Michigan a commanding 21-0 lead. The Brown & Gold had amassed 269 yards of offense in the first 30 minutes and had pitched a shutout on the defensive side of the ball. But football is played for 60 minutes. Kent State opened the third quarter with a seven-play, 57 yard scoring drive of its own. Michael Machen hit Najah Pruden from 20 yards out for the Golden Flashes first score. Machen finished with 336 yards passing, the second 300-yard aerial effort of the season. Pruden led the receiving corps with six catches for 125 yards. Western Michigan could go nowhere with its next drive, having to punt after only three plays and eight yards, giving the Broncos 12 yards of second-half offense at that point. Kent State took over at its own 40 and had driven to the Broncos 37 when the WMU defense came knocking. Last week it was Ameer Ismail who scooped a fumble for a score. On the eve of Halloween, it was Ismail who delivered the trick to KSU s Machen, and Paul Tithof recovered the treat, scampering 44 yards for the touchdown. It was the third defensive score of the season at that point for the Broncos and gave them back a 14-point edge, Ismail led the attack with 11 tackles (five solo), 4.5 tackles for a combined 26-yard loss, one forced fumble and 2.0 sacks for a loss of 18 yards. From there, the defense took over. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Louis Delmas recorded the first safety at Western Michigan since Jack Gitler at Northern Illinois (Oct. 20, 2001). Delmas also finished with double-digit tackles (10). Zach Davidson would not allow Tithof and Delmas to get all the glory. The redshirt freshman defensive end stepped in the path of a Machen pass and rumbled 31 yards for the first touchdown of his career. The defense accounted for 16 of Western Michigan s 44 points and could not have come at a more crucial time of the game. Kent State had been averaging 58.1 rushing yards per game and did not do anything to improve that average as the Bronco defense held the Golden Flashes to one net yard rushing. WMU Notes Western has won the past 12 meetings against the Golden Flashes Greg Jennings set a new school record for career all-purpose yardage with 4,690 yards Greg Jennings extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 31 Western scored first for only the second game this season (Buffalo 10/1) 97-yard scoring drive in the first quarter was the longest of the season Second straight week WMU has returned a fumble for a touchdown (Ismail vs. BGSU 53 yards; Tithof 44 yards vs. KSU) Louis Delmas safety was the first for WMU since Jack NIU 10/20/2001 Tony Scheffler (85) hauled in seven catches for 131 yards and a touchdown against Kent State on Homecoming. The senior tight end was two yards shy of his career best single game effort of 133 yards. BOX SCORE Oct. 29, 2005 Waldo Stadium - Kalamazoo, Mich. SCORE BY QUARTERS Kent State Bowling Green TEAM STATISTICS KSU WMU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Attempts-Comp.-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 28:19 31:41 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: KSU, Flowers 19-41; WMU, Riley Passing: KSU, Machen ; WMU, Hiller Receiving: KSU, Hill 9-118; WMU, Scheffler Tackles: KSU, Moss 6-2-8; WMU, Ismail SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: WMU Riley 5 run (Meyer kick), 10:02 WMU Riley 31 run (Meyer kick), 1:49 2nd Quarter: WMU Scheffler 24 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 7:35 3rd Quarter: KSU Pruden 20 pass from Machen (Mayle kick), 10:10 KSU Lewis 31 pass from Bush (Mayle kick), 8:26 WMU Tithof 44 fumble recovery (Meyer kick), 5:15 4th Quarter: WMU Delmas safety, 14:06 WMU Davidson 31 interception return (Meyer kick), 11:17 WMU Jennings 10 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 5:45 Time 3:30, Temp 57, Att. 14, spring football 29

31 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #9 Western Michigan 44, Eastern Michigan 36 Sat., Nov. 5, 2005 Ford Field Detroit, Mich. GARY SHOOK DETROIT Western Michigan battled back and forth with its intra-state counterpart, but when all was said and done, the Broncos emerged victorious, 44-36, over Eastern Michigan to improve to 6-3 and 4-2 in the Mid-American Conference. The victory ensures the first winning season for the Brown & Gold since Western Michigan built a lead midway through the third quarter, but a Dwayne Harrison eight-yard run and 25-yard touchdown reception for Travis Lewis left the Broncos with a lead and Eastern Michigan still having an extra point to attempt. Eagles head coach Jeff Genyk decided to go for the twopoint conversion instead and failed, giving WMU the ball back with a little over six minutes to play and that precious one-point lead. Prior to the dramatics of the fourth quarter, the Broncos dodged a bullet in the closing moments of the first half. Clinging to a three-point lead and Eastern at the Broncos four-yard line, the defense came through again for WMU as C.J. Wilson intercepted the ball at inside the three-yard line and returned to near midfield. Western Michigan not only maintained its advantage, the Broncos added to it. Nate Meyer kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to send the Brown & Gold to the locker room with a edge. It was Wilson s second pick of the season. The redshirt freshman had a pick-six against Virginia to open the season. The first half opened with a bang as each team scored on its first possession. The Eagles capped a 65-yard drive with a Matt Bohnet to Eric Deslauriers six-yard touchdown. Deslauriers finished with 14 catches for 166 yards and the score. A. J. Bennett also recorded a 100-yard receiving day for the Eagles with 13 catches for 122 yards. The Broncos answered back with a 10-play, 78-yard drive, which resulted with Tim Hiller hitting Tony Scheffler in the corner of the end zone from 14 yards out. Scheffler had five catches for 35 yards and two scores in the first half alone. It is the first multitouchdown game of the senior tight end s career. Hiller (23-of-31, 243 yards) threw four touchdowns on the day, the second time in his career the true freshman has tossed four scoring strikes in regulation. Joe Chapple notched the second touchdown of his career. The junior was on the receiving end of a 43-yard Hiller pass that found him matched up in single coverage down the middle. A blocked extra point gave Western Michigan a 13-7 edge at the 2:37 mark of the opening quarter. EMU answered with an 11-play drive that chewed up 83 yards and was capped off by a 25-yard touchdown pass from Bohnet to Christopher Graham for receiver s first-career touchdown. Graham would score again, this time from nine yards out late in the third quarter. The extra point gave the Eagles a lead early in the second quarter. Graham. Bohnet had four touchdown tosses on the day to go along with 398 yards on 39-of-57 passing. Trovon Riley busted across the goal line at the 9:39 mark of the third quarter for his sixth touchdown this season, giving Western Michigan a lead. Riley rushed for 151 yards on 26 carries for his fourth 100-yard rushing effort of the season. On EMU s next drive defensive end Anthony Belmonte reminded everyone that the Bronco defense was not done making impact plays. Belmonte stripped the ball from Anthony Sherrell and Ameer Ismail recovered for WMU at Eastern Michigan s 23-yard line. Hiller connected with Brandon Ledbetter from nine yards out. The score gave the Broncos a lead in the third quarter. WMU Notes Game is inaugural Michigan MAC Football Championship, sponsored by Michigan Sports Hall of Fame First time Western Michigan has played at Ford Field Tony Scheffler records first multi-touchdown game of career Tim Hiller throws four touchdowns in a game for second time in career Western Michigan ensured its first winning season since the 2000 season with a win over Eastern Michigan. The victory also marked the second win in as many tries in a professional venue this season. BOX SCORE Nov. 5, 2005 Ford Field - Detroit, Mich. SCORE BY QUARTERS Western Michigan Eastern Michigan TEAM STATISTICS WMU EMU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Attempts-Comp.-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:59 29:01 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: WMU, Riley ; EMU, Sherrell 9-36 Passing: WMU, Hiller ; EMU, Bohnet Receiving: WMU, Jennings 9-103; EMU, Deslauriers Tackles: WMU, Duclo ; EMU, Parker SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: EMU Deslauriers 6 pass from Bohnet (Wellock kick), 10:28 WMU Scheffler 14 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 6:19 WMU Chapple 43 pass from Hiller (kick blocked), 2:37 2nd Quarter: EMU Graham 25 pass from Bohnet (Wellock kick), 13:18 WMU Scheffler 2 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 11:00 EMU Wellock 45 yd FG, 8:53 WMU Meyer 44 yd FG, 0:08 3rd Quarter: WMU Riley 1 run (Meyer kick), 9:39 WMU Ledbetter 9 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 7:41 EMU Graham 9 pass from Bohnet (Wellock kick), 5:34 4th Quarter: EMU Sherrell 8 run (kick blocked), 9:04 EMU Lewis 27 pass from Bohnet (pass failed), 9:39 WMU Bonds 1 run (Meyer kick), 0:33 Time 3:18, Temp indoors, Att. 11, spring football 30

32 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #10 Western Michigan 31, Central Michigan 24 Sat., Nov. 12, 2005 Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Mich. KALAMAZOO - It seems like a broken record but the Western Michigan football team faced adversity, down two scores at one point, and its defense provided the spark to kick start the offense. The Broncos went on to score 31- straight points en route to a victory over Central Michigan on Senior Day at Waldo Stadium. The victory gives WMU the inaugural Michigan MAC Football Championship sponsored by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Western Michigan (7-3, 5-2 MAC) fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter. Kent Smith put his Central Michigan (5-5, 4-3 MAC) squad in front on a 26-yard strike to Justin Harper. On the pass Smith became CMU s all-time leader in completions in a season. The drive took 3:39 off the game clock and lasted 10 plays. The Chippewas next drive was much of the same, taking 5:07 off the clock and lasting 11 plays. This time Ontario Sneed scored from five yards out to put the Broncos arch rival up by two scores early. Smith finished with 460 yards passing on 46-of-71 passing. Sneed managed 89 yards on the ground, while Harper and Damien Linson each eclipsed the 100-yard mark with 136 and 108 yards, respectively. The crowd of 23,484 was worried, to say the least. But the Brown & Gold were just getting warmed up. After CMU failed on a 41-yard field-goal attempt, Tim Hiller and Greg Jennings spent little time on the field before the lead was cut in half. On the 24-yard line, Hiller stepped back and hit Jennings on a post and the senior all-everything wide out did the rest. Seventy-six yards later, Western Michigan was in the end zone and trailed by only seven, The WMU defense made itself known, as it does in every game at the biggest of moments. With the Chippewas on their own 20-yard line, Sneed coughed up the ball and freshman cornerback Kennard Banks recovered it before it trickled out of bounds. On the next play, Hiller it Jamarko Simmons in the back of the end zone for a seven-yard score, tying the game. Central Michigan was forced to punt on its next drive. Hiller and Jennings connected again for the score, this time from 40 yards out. It was the third one-play scoring drive of the game and the fourth of the season. Three of the four one-play drives have resulted in a Hiller-to-Jennings touchdown. The Broncos added a fourth score near the end of the half when Hiller hit Tony Scheffler from four yards out for the team s third touchdown of the quarter. The drive, lasting 13 plays and covering 79 yards, began due to another Bronco defensive moment. This time, Nick Varcadipane picked off a Smith pass. In all, Smith had three miscues, throwing interceptions to Varcadipane, Zach Davidson and Austin Pritchard. Hiller s four touchdowns give him 20 on the season, moving him into third all-time for scoring tosses in a season. He finished with 239 yards on 16-of-29 passing and no interceptions. Jennings was Jennings great. The Kalamazoo, Mich. native had 171 yards and two scores on nine catches. He did most of his damage in the first half, hauling in eight passes for 164 yards. His performance puts him a top yet another list in the Bronco record book. He now has 1,208 yards this season, breaking the single-season mark previously held by Steve Neal with 1,121 (2003). Jennings needs just five catches and 112 yards to eclipse the all-time career receptions and receiving yards records at Western Michigan. He also needs just one more score to become only the second player in MAC history to have 40 or more touchdown receptions. The second half belonged to Trovon Riley, who rushed for 100 or more yards for the fifth time this season. Riley had 53 yards on nine carries in the first half and added 73 yards in the second as the senior rushed for 126 yards and is 43 yards from the first 1,000-yard season of his career. After a Nate Meyer field goal from 25 yards out, Western Michigan led with 5 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The goal was to control the clock and the ball for much of the fourth quarter but this is a rivalry game and nothing comes easy. Central Michigan cut the Bronco lead to 10 on a Sneed s second score of the game. The Chippewas cut the lead to a touchdown after Isaac Brown stripped Scheffler of the ball late in the fourth and drove to the Broncos four-yard line. CMU was forced to settle for a field goal. Western Michigan could not run out the clock but Central Michigan, with no time outs and 60 seconds remaining on the clock, could not drive the 80 yards needed to tie the score and a desperation pass into the end zone fell to the ground as time expired. Greg Jennings hoists the Michigan MAC Football Championship trophy over his head after the Broncos completed the season sweep of Eastern Michigan (44 36) and Central Michigan (31 24). BOX SCORE Nov. 12, 2005 Waldo Stadium - Kalamazoo, Mich. SCORE BY QUARTERS Central Michigan Western Michigan TEAM STATISTICS CMU WMU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Comp.-Attempts-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 34:33 23:34 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: CMU, Sneed, 25-89; WMU, Riley Passing: CMU, Smith, ; WMU, Hiller Receiving: CMU, Harper, ; WMU, Jennings Tackles: CMU, Bazuin, ; WMU, Allen SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: CMU Harper 26 pass from Smith (Albreski kick), 11:21 CMU Sneed 5 run (Albreski kick), 3:01 WMU Jennings 76 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 0:29 2nd Quarter: WMU Simmons 7 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 13:46 WMU Jennings 40 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 10:30 WMU Scheffler 4 pass from Hiller (Meyer kick), 1:25 3rd Quarter: WMU Meyer 25 yd FG, 0:56 4th Quarter: CMU Sneed 2 run (Albreski kick), 5:17 CMU Albreski 22 yd FG, 3:14 Time 3:45, Temp 65, Att. 23,484 GARY SHOOK spring football 31

33 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Week #11 Northern Illinois 42, Western Michigan 7 Wed., Nov. 23, 2005 Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Ill. DeKALB, Ill. -- A valiant season, the best turnaround in Mid-American Conference history, came to a heartbreaking end as the Broncos fell to MAC West Division Champion Northern Illinois, 42-7, on Thanksgiving Eve in front of 18,361 fans at Huskie Stadium. GARY SHOOK Western Michigan (7-4, 5-3 MAC) put the first points on the board when Robbie Haas, stepping in for the injured Tim Hiller, connected with Tony Scheffler for a 19-yard touchdown at the 10-minute mark of the opening quarter. Northern Illinois (7-4, 6-2 MAC) answered soundly with 28-straight first half points. The Huskies took the lead and control of the game on the strength of 180 yards on the ground during the first two quarters, led by junior running back Garrett Wolfe s 156 yards and three scores on 26 carries. Wolfe scored his 28th, 29th and 30th career touchdowns during the first half alone. He was not finished, ultimately carrying the ball 36 times for 277 yards and five touchdowns. NIU also struck from the air as redshirt freshman Dan Nicholson connected with Sam Hurd, who finished with 107 yards on three receptions, from 53 yards out for the Huskies third score of the day, three minutes into the second quarter. Trovon Riley eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark for the first time in his career with 47 yards against the Huskies. It marked the first time a Bronco had reached the millenium mark rushing since BOX SCORE Nov. 23, 2005 Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium - DeKalb, Ill. Scheffler paced the Bronco aerial attack with nine catches for 68 yards and the one score, his ninth of the season. Haas touchdown completion to his senior counterpart was his first scoring strike since hitting Greg Jennings from 40 yards out at the 8:43 mark of the first quarter against Ball State on Oct. 8. Jennings overtook Steve Neal for the WMU all-time receptions record. He finished the day with seven catches and his career with 238, attaining the record by three receptions. The Biletnikoff Award semifinalist came up short on yardage, finishing with 3,539 career receiving yards. Trovon Riley came into the season finale needing 43 yards to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career, carrying the ball 15 times for 47 yards. Riley s 1,004 yards on the season makes him the first running back at WMU to reach four digits in the rushing column since Philip Reed did so with 1,053 yards in The Huskies, who earn a trip to the MAC Championship Game due to a defeat of Toledo a week ago, will face either Bowling Green or Akron on Dec. 1 at Ford Field live on ESPN2. SCORE BY QUARTERS Western Michigan Northern Illinois TEAM STATISTICS WMU NIU First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Attempts-Comp.-Ints Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 29:27 30:33 Third Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing: WMU, Riley, 16-47; NIU, Wolfe Passing: WMU, Haas, ; NIU, Nicholson Receiving: WMU, Scheffler, 9-68; NIU, Hurd Tackles: WMU, Allen, 6-2-8; NIU, Hansbro SCORING SUMMARY 1st Quarter: WMU Scheffler 19 pass from Haas (Meyer kick), 10:00 NIU Wolfe 6 run (Nendick kick), 7:08 2nd Quarter: NIU Wolfe 8 run (Nendick kick), 14:25 NIU Hurd 53 pass from Nicholson (Nendick kick), 12:04 NIU Wolfe 1 run (Nendick kick), 10:23 3rd Quarter: NIU Wolfe 1 run (Nendick kick), 10:10 NIU Wolfe 6 run (Nendick kick), 1:26 Time 3:03, Temp 43, Att. 18, spring football 32

34 2005 starter SEASON HIGHS/career HIGHS Antwain Allen Tackles: 16 at Eastern Michigan 16 at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) Tackles for Loss: 0.5, 2x last v Kent State 0.5, 2x last v Kent State (10/29/05) Pass Deflections: 2 v Ball State 2 v Ball State (10/8/05) Passes Defended: 2 v Ball State 2 v Ball State (10/8/05) Kennard Banks Tackles: 12 v Central Michigan 12 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 2x last v Central Michigan 1.0, 2x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Fumble Recoveries: 1 v Central Michigan 1 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Pass Deflections: 2 at Toledo 2 at Toledo (9/10/05) Interceptions: 1 at Temple 1 at Temple (9/24/05) Passes Defended: 2 at Toledo 2 at Toledo (9/10/05) Chris Bartula Games Played: 7 7 (2005) Games Started: 6 6 (2005) Offensive Snaps: (2005) Anthony Belmonte Tackles: 10 at Temple 10, 2x last at Temple (9/24/05) Tackles for Loss: 2.5 v Ball State 2.5 v Ball State (10/8/05) Sacks: 2.0 v Ball State 2.0 v Ball State (10/8/05) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Eastern Michigan 1 at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) Fumble Recoveries: 1 v Southern Illinois 1 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Pass Deflections: 1 v Kent State 1 v Kent State (10/29/05) Interceptions: 1 at Virginia 1 at Virginia (9/3/05) Passes Defended: 1, 2x last v Kent State 1, 2x last v Kent State (10/29/05) E.J. Biggers Tackles: 8 v Central Michigan 8 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Pass Deflections: 2 v Central Michigan 2 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Passes Defended: 2 v Central Michigan 2 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) James Blair Games Played: (2005) Games Started: 5 5 (2005) Offensive Snaps: (2005) Joe Chapple Receptions: 6, 2x last at Northern Illinois 6, 2x last at Northern Illinois (11/23/05) Receiving Yards: 75 at Eastern Michigan 75 at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) Receiving TDs: 1, 2x last at Eastern Michigan 1, 2x last at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) Longest Reception: 43 at Eastern Michigan (TD) 43 at Eastern Michigan (TD) (11/5/05) Carries: 1 v Southern Illinois 1 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Rushing Yards: 6 v Southern Illinois 6 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Longest Run: 6 v Southern Illinois 6 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Longest Punt Return: 12 v Ball State 12 v Ball State (10/8/05) spring football 33

35 2005 starter SEASON HIGHS/career HIGHS Ryan Cubit Attempts: 46 v Southern Illinois 48 v Eastern Michigan (10/16/04) Completions: 27 v Southern Illinois 29 v Eastern Michigan (10/16/04) Yards: 268 v Southern Illinois 338 v Eastern Michigan (10/16/04) Touchdowns: 3 v Southern Illinois 4 v Eastern Michigan (10/16/04) Longest Completion: 37 v Toledo (TD) 91 v Navy (TD) (10/20/01)* Interceptions 2 v Southern Illinois 2 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Carries: 2 v Southern Illinois 2 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Rushing Yards: 6 v Southern Illinois 6 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Longest Run: 6 v Southern Illinois 6 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Zach Davidson Tackles: 3, 2x last at Northern Illinois 3, 2x last at Northern Illinois (11/23/05) Tackles for Loss: 2.0 at Northern Illinois 2.0 at Northern Illinois (11/23/05) Sacks: 1.0 at Bowling Green 1.0 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) QB Hurries: 1 at Temple 1 at Temple (9/24/05) Interceptions: 1, 2x last v Central Michigan 1, 2x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Passes Defended: 1, 2x last v Central Michigan 1, 2x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Louis Delmas Tackles: 12 at Bowling Green 12 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 3x last at Northern Illinois 1.0, 3x last at Northern Illinois (11/23/05) Sacks: 1.0 v Kent State 1.0 v Kent State (10/29/05) Fumble Recoveries: 1, 2x last v Ball State 1, 2x last v Ball State (10/8/05) Interceptions: 1, 3x last v Kent State 1, 3x last v Kent State (10/29/05) Passes Deflected: 1, 8x last at Northern Illinois 1, 8x last at Northern Illinois (11/23/05) Passes Defended: 2, 3x last v Kent State 2, 3x last v Kent State (10/29/05) Dustin Duclo Tackles: 11 at Eastern Michigan 11 at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 3x last v Ball State 1.0, 3x last v Ball State (10/8/05) Sacks: 1.0 v Buffalo 1.0 v Buffalo (10/1/05) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Virginia 1 at Virginia (9/3/05) Interceptions: 2 v Southern Illinois 2 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Passes Deflected: 1 v Kent State 1 v Kent State (10/29/05) Passes Defended: 2 v Southern Illinois 2 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Steve Ellingsen Games Played: 7 7 (2005) Games Started: 3 3 (2005) Offensive Snaps: (2005) Cory Flom Tackles: 3, 2x last v Central Michigan 3, 2x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Tackles for Loss: 1.5 v Central Michigan 1.5 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Sacks: 0.5 v Kent State 0.5 v Kent State (10/29/05) Blocked Kicks: 1 at Bowling Green 1 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Tim Hiller Attempts: 31 at Eastern Michigan 31 at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) spring football 34

36 2005 starter SEASON HIGHS/career HIGHS Completions: 23 at Eastern Michigan 23 at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) Yards: 308 v Ball State 308 v Ball State (10/8/05) Touchdowns: 5 v Ball State 5 v Ball State (10/8/05) Longest Completion: 89 at Bowling Green (TD) 89 at Bowling Green (TD) (10/22/05) Interceptions 2 v Kent State 2 v Kent State (10/29/05) Carries: 10 at Bowling Green 10 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Rushing Yards: 38 at Bowling Green 10 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Rushing TDs: 1 v Ball State 1 v Ball State (10/8/05) Longest Run: 13 v Kent State 13 v Kent State (10/29/05) Ameer Ismail Tackles: 15 at Temple 15 at Temple (9/24/05) Tackles for Loss: 4.5 v Kent State 4.5 v Kent State (10/29/05) Sacks: 2.0, 4x last v Central Michigan 2.0, 4x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) QB Hurries: 3 at Temple 3 at Temple (9/24/05) Fumbles Forced: 1 v Kent State 1 v Kent State (10/29/05) Rumble Recoveries: 1, 3x last at Eastern Michigan 1, 3x last at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) Passes Deflected: 1 at Northern Illinois 1 at Northern Illinois (11/23/05) Passes Defended: 1 at Northern Illinois 1 at Northern Illinois (11/23/05) Rob Johnson Games Played: 8 8 (2005) Games Started: 4 4 (2005) Offensive Snaps: (2005) Mike Jones Kick Offs: (2005) Kick Off Yards: 2,590 2,590 (2005) Touchbacks: (2005) OB Kicks: 2 2 (2005) Tackles: 1, 2x last v Central Michigan 1, 2x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Robbie Krutilla Games Played: (2005) Games Started: (2005) Offensive Snaps: (2005) Jim Laney Punts: 9 v Kent State 9 v Kent State (10/29/05) Yards: 396 v Kent State 396 v Kent State (10/29/05) Punt Average: 44.7 at Temple 44.7 at Temple (9/24/05) Longest Punt: 65 v Ball State 65 v Ball State (10/8/05) Touchbacks: 3 v Central Michigan 3 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Fair Catches: 2 v Central Michigan 2 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Punts 50+: 3 v Kent State 3 v Kent State (10/29/05) Punts Inside 20: 3, 3x last v Kent State 3, 3x last v Kent State (10/29/05) Matt Ludeman Tackles: 6 at Bowling Green 6 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Tackles for Loss: 1.5, 2x last at Bowling Green 1.5, 2x last at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Sacks: 1.0 at Bowling Green 1.0 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) spring football 35

37 2005 starter SEASON HIGHS/career HIGHS Fumbles Forced: 1 at Bowling Green 1 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Kelly Martin Receptions: 2 at Temple 2 at Temple (9/24/05) Receiving Yards: 13 at Temple 13 at Temple (9/24/05) Longest Reception: 7 at Temple 7 at Temple (9/24/05) Nate Meyer Field Goals: 4 at Virginia 4 at Virginia (9/3/05) Longest Field Goal: 44 at Eastern Michigan 50 at Illinois (9/18/04) Extra Points: 7 v Ball State 7 v Ball State (10/8/05) Kick Offs: 7 v Southern Illinois 7 v Southern Illinois (9/17/05) Kick Off Yards: 312 at Virginia 312 at Virginia (9/3/05) Kick Off Average: 52.0 at Virginia 52.0 at Virginia (9/3/05) Punts: -- 3 at Illinois (9/18/04) Dominic Moran Games Played: (2003) Games Started: (2005) Offensive Snaps: (2005) Paul Tithof Tackles: 9 v Kent State 13 at Northern Illinois (10/18/03) Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 2x last v Central Michigan 3, multiple Sacks: 0.5 at Eastern Michigan 2.0 at Illinois (9/18/04) Fumble Recoveries: 1 v Kent State (TD) 1 v Kent State (TD) (10/29/05) Nick Varcadipane Tackles: 9, 3x last at Bowling Green 9, 3x last at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Tackles for Loss: 2.5 v Buffalo 2.5 v Buffalo (10/1/05) Sacks: 2.0 v Buffalo 2.0 v Buffalo (10/1/05) Interceptions: 1 v Central Michigan 1 v Central Michigan (11/12/05) QB Hurries: 1 at Toledo 1 at Toledo (9/10/05) Pass Deflections: 1, 3x last v Central Michigan 1, 3x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Passes Defended: 1, 3x last v Central Michigan 1, 3x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Blocked Kicks: 1 at Eastern Michigan 1 at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) Matt Williams Games Played: 8 9 (2004) Games Started: 7 7 (2005) Offensive Snaps: (2005) C.J. Wilson Tackles: 7, 2x last v Central Michigan 7, 2x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 2x last at Northern Illinois 1.0, 2x last at Northern Illinois (11/23/05) Forced Fumbles: 1 v Buffalo 1 v Buffalo (10/1/05) Interceptions: 1, 2x last at Eastern Michigan 1, 2x last at Eastern Michigan (11/5/05) QB Hurries: 1 at Bowling Green 1 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) Pass Deflections: 1, 4x last v Central Michigan 1, 4x last v Central Michigan (11/12/05) Passes Defended: 2 at Bowling Green 2 at Bowling Green (10/22/05) spring football 36

38 MATT LUDEMAN PAUL TITHOF JIMMIE VINCENT NATE MEYER JOE CHAPPLE