Football Faces First MAC Road Test at UMASS

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

Football
October 02, 2025

DATE | Oct. 4, 2025

TIME | 2:30 PM ET

LOCATION | Amherst, Mass.

VENUE | McGuirk Alumni Stadium

TV | ESPN+

RADIO | Bronco Media Network

LIVE STATS | WMUBroncos.com

Western Michigan heads to Massachusetts for its first Mid-American Conference street take a look at of the season on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The sport might be watched reside on ESPN+ and heard reside on the Bronco Media Network. 

THE SERIES

WMU leads the all-time sequence at 2-0 however Saturday might be its first journey to McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The Broncos’ solely street journey to tackle UMASS was again in 2013 however performed at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. 

A WHOLE LOT OF FIRSTS

Western Michigan’s win over Rhode Island led to a complete lot of profession and Bronco firsts….

– RS freshman large receiver Terence Marshall caught his first profession move within the first quarter.

– Freshman large receiver Aveion Chenault caught his first profession landing move.

– Junior school switch operating again Ofa “Lolo” Mataele had his first profession dashing landing within the second quarter. 

– Senior Devin Miles had his first profession landing run within the second quarter. 

– First profession sack for Will Gerig

– First profession two-touchdown sport for Mataele

ALMOST THERE…

Western Michigan heads into its sixth sport of the season, the mid-way level, on Saturday at Massachusetts. Through 5 video games this season, the Broncos have recorded 18 sacks. In the entire 2024 season, WMU’s protection produced 19 sacks. 

For all of 2024, solely two Broncos had 3.0 or extra sacks and three had 2.0 or extra. Through 5 video games James Camden (2.0), Marcel Tyler (2.0), Will Gerig (2.0), Rodney McGraw (3.0) and Nadame Tucker (3.0) have no less than 2.0.

LUCKY NUMBER… 

James Camden, Nadame Tucker, Rodney McGraw, Dakari Frazier, Will Gerig and Marcel Tyler mixed for 7 sacks in final weekend’s 47-14 win over FCS Top-10 opponent Rhode Island. The Broncos haven’t had 7 sacks in a sport since a 16-10 win at Miami (OH) again on Oct. 22, 2022.

TOP 20    

Western Michigan defensive finish Nadame Tucker nos sits tied for nineteenth within the nation in tackles for loss per sport at 1.40. His 7.0 complete tackles for loss additionally ranks ninth within the nation. Tucker has recorded no less than 0.5 tackles for loss in all 5 video games this season. He opened the season with 3.0 at Michigan State, had 1.0 in opposition to North Texas, 0.5 at Illinois, 1.0 in opposition to Toledo and 1.5 in opposition to Rhode Island.