Oct. 25, 2014
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Ohio 21 â€" Western Michigan 42
Week Nine â€" Postgame Notes
Waldo Stadium
Attendance â€" 20,225
Game Notes
- - -Despite the loss, Ohio is still 26-14 in the month of October under Head Coach Frank Solich
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This was the first meeting between the two teams since Oct. 4, 2008
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The Bobcats are now 28-31-1 all-time against the Broncos
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Ohio has forced at least one turnover in four straight games and three turnovers in the last two games
Offensive Notes
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Running back Daz’ Patterson recorded his first TD of the season on a three-yard run to put Ohio up 7-0 in the first quarter
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Wide receiver Chase Cochran hauled in Ohio’s longest reception of the day and longest of the season with a 66-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter
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The 66-yard reception was Cochran’s 16th reception of 40 yards or more in his career
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Cochran tallied a team-high four catches and 110 yards
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Patterson recorded a team-high 59 rushing yards on 12 rush attempts
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Quarterback Derrius Vick finished with 246 passing yards on 18 completions
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Vick’s 66-yard TD pass was the longest pass this season for the Bobcats
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Wide receiver Aaron Bradley caught a 22-yard pass in the third quarter, his longest reception of the season
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Ohio’s 95-yard TD drive in the fourth quarter was the team’s longest this year
Defensive Notes
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Cornerback Brett Layton recorded Ohio’s longest interception return of the season with a 43-yard return in the first quarter, setting Ohio up on WMU’s three-yard line
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Linebacker Jovon Johnson tallied a sack and was tied for the team-lead with eight tackles
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Safety Toran Davis recorded his first forced fumble of the season
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Defensive lineman Brandon Purdum recovered his first fumble of the season
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The three forced turnovers gave Ohio back-to-back weeks in which they have forced multiple turnovers
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Johnson intercepted his first pass of the season, the second of his career
Special Teams Notes
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Punter Mitch Bonnstetter finished with seven punts, placing three inside the 20-yard line
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Kicker Josiah Yazdani hit all three extra point attempts in the game
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Bonnstetter’s 64-yard punt in the second quarter set a new career-long for the junior and he finished with an average of 46.6 yards per punt
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Kick Returner Daz’ Patterson returned three kicks for 29 total yards, with a long of 15
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