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THE BASICS 
The Score: Western Michigan 49, Ohio 14
Location: Athens, Ohio - Peden Stadium
Attendance: 22,855 

The Short Story: Ohio (5-2, 2-1 MAC) couldn’t contain a potent Western Michigan (3-3, 2-0 MAC) offense as the Broncos defeated the Bobcats 49-14 on Saturday (Oct. 17) at Peden Stadium.

 HOW WE GOT HERE:
- Neither team crossed midfield until a run by senior Daz Patterson with 7:13 left in the first half.
- Western Michigan opened the scoring with a seven-yard connection between quarterback Zach Terrell and wide receiver Daniel Braverman, giving the Broncos a 7-0 lead at the 3:33 mark of the second quarter.
- The Broncos added to their lead as Terrell found Braverman for the second time in as many drives on a 27-yard touchdown pass to give Western Michigan a 14-0 advantage with 1:31 remaining in the first quarter.
- Ohio answered the following possession, driving 73 yards on eight plays to make the score 14-7 with 17 seconds left in the half. The score came by way of a 35-yard touchdown pass by senior quarterback Derrius Vick to redshirt junior wide receiver Sebastian Smith.
- The Bobcats outgained Western Michigan 157-126 in the first half.
- Vick was 16-for-26 for 132 yards and one touchdown in the first half.
- Redshirt junior linebacker Blair Brown and redshirt senior linebacker Jovon Johnson led the Bobcats with five tackles each in the opening half.
- Western Michigan increased their lead to 35-7 by the end of the third quarter, with touchdown runs by running backs Jarvion Franklin and Jamauri Bogan along with a 4-yard scamper by Terrell.
- The Broncos added another score on a 25-yard connection between Terrell and wide receiver Corey Davis to give Western Michigan a 42-7 advantage with 12:23 left in the game.
- Patterson ran in a touchdown from 2-yards out to make the score 42-14 at the 8:28 mark of the fourth quarter.
- Western Michigan running back LaVante Bellamy scored on a 56-yard touchdown rush for the game’s final score with 4:33 remaining in the contest.
- Bellamy led all players for the game with 149 yards on nine carries with one touchdown.
- Redshirt junior wide receiver Jordan Reid accrued a game-high 109 yards on seven receptions.
- Ohio was outgained 567-354.

BIG PLAYS:
- On third and six from the Western Michigan 43, Vick escaped pressure and found A.J. Ouellette on a check down and he scampered eight yards for a first down to preserve the final drive of the half.
- The following play, Vick, who was hit as he threw, found Smith, who was interfered with in the endzone, from 35 yards to cut the Bronco lead to 14-7 right before halftime.
- Redshirt junior quarterback Greg Windham hit Smith for a 24-yard gain and picked up a pair of 11-yard runs on a drive that was culminated on a two-yard touchdown run by Patterson.

SCORING DRIVES
Second Quarter:
03:33 WESTERN MICHIGAN â€" Braverman, 7-yard pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick), 7-51, 3:03 -- 7-0
01:31 WESTERN MICHIGAN -- Braverman, 27-yard pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick), 2-32, 0:16 -- 14-0
00:17 OHIO - Smith, 35-yard pass from Vick (Yazdani kick), 8-73, 1:10 - 14-7

Third quarter
14:46 WESTERN MICHIGAN -- Bogan, 67-yard run (Haldeman kick) -- 21-7
10:33 WESTERN MICHIGAN - Terrell, 4-yard run (Haldeman kick), 9-72, 5:17 - 28-7
02:07 WESTERN MICHIGAN â€" Franklin, 20-yard run (Haldeman kick), 5-77, 2:20 â€" 35-7

Fourth Quarter
12:23 WESTERN MICHIGAN -- Davis, 25-yard pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick), 5-85, 2:21 -- 42-7
08:28 OHIO â€" Patterson, 2-yard run (Yazdani kick), 10-75, 3:55 â€" 42-14
04:33 WESTERN MICHIGAN â€" Bellamy, 56-yard run (Haldeman kick), 6-85, 3:48 â€" 49-14

FINAL STATS:
Vick: 18-for-34, 167 yards and one touchdown
Smith: 71 yards on five receptions and one touchdown.
Reid: 109 yards on seven receptions.
Brown: 11 total tackles, six solo tackles and one tackle for loss.

QUOTABLE:
"It’s something I can’t explain other than we’ll have to take a look at the film to see where the breakdowns were. It looked like we made it way too easy for them in the second half, whereas in the first half, we stopped the run very well and made a lot of good plays defensively. And offensively, we struggled to have any sort of consistency and that hurt a little bit. I don’t like what transpired special teams-wise. They won the special teams game and that was also a huge part of it. So I don’t really have an explanation. It was kind of baffling to me to see us fall apart against the run the way we did in the second half, so I’m very anxious to watch the film and see how that transpired." -- Head coach Frank Solich

UP NEXT:
The Bobcats hit the road and head north to Amherst, NY to take on MAC East foe Buffalo at UB Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 24). Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. ET and the game can be seen on ESPN3.

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