BUFFALO, NY (WKZO AM/FM) — The Broncos (4-1, 1-0 MAC West) erupted for 17 points in the fourth quarter on Saturday to come away with a 24-17 victory at Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.
Sophomore wide receiver Skyy Moore had 11 catches for a career-high 163 yards and two touchdowns. Kaleb Eleby had another efficient game, finishing 21-for-33 with 279 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. La’Darius Jefferson racked up 97 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, while Sean Tyler ran for 80 yards on 14 carries.
The Broncos got on the board first when they capped a 16-play, 95-yard drive with a 12-yard connection from Eleby to Moore in the corner of the endzone to make it 7-0 in the first quarter. Buffalo (2-3, 0-1 MAC East) scored on the ensuing possession, and the score remained 7-7 heading into halftime.
The Bulls had a 10-7 lead after a field goal in the third quarter, but Nick Mihalic tied it up at 10-10 with a field goal for WMU with 10:57 left in the fourth.
The Broncos forced a three and out on the next Buffalo possession, and Eleby found Skyy Moore for a 64-yard touchdown just two plays into the next drive to put Western Michigan up 17-10. On Buffalo’s next possession, WMU forced another three and out and followed it up with a methodical drive that ended with a one-yard Jefferson touchdown rush to make it 24-10 with just 2:30 remaining.
Buffalo added a late score, and Western Michigan recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the victory.
Western Michigan returns home on Saturday, Oct. 9 for a 3:30 game against Ball State. The game will be aired on ESPNU and the Bronco Radio Network.
ALL CONTENT IN THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY THE STAFF AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
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