Western Michigan 27, Miami (Ohio) 24

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	16	27
Total Yards	375	429
Passing	282	205
Rushing	93	224
Penalties	2-20	8-60
3rd Down Conversions	4-10	9-16
4th Down Conversions	1-2	2-3
Turnovers	3	2
Possession	25:49	34:11

Individual Leaders

Miami (OH) Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Kokal 16/26 282 2 1	Western Michigan Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Cubit 23/35 205 2 2
Miami (OH) Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Bratton 12 72 0 50 Sykes 8 12 1 6 Kokal 8 5 0 8	Western Michigan Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Bonds 28 142 0 20 West 10 79 1 16 Thompson 3 4 0 3
Miami (OH) Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Robinson 10 180 1 56 Woods 3 78 1 47 Corbin 2 20 0 12 Crabtree 1 4 0 4	Western Michigan Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Ledbetter 9 101 2 38 Martin 5 42 0 11 Simmons 3 13 0 11 Chapple 2 22 0 14

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				M-OH	WMU
	TD	5:55	BRANDEN LEDBETTER 3 YD PASS FROM RYAN CUBIT (NATE MEYER KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 60 yards.	0	7
	TD	1:22	DUSTIN WOODS 47 YD PASS FROM MIKE KOKAL (TREVOR COOK KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 58 yards.	7	7
SECOND QUARTER				M-OH	WMU
	TD	10:08	BRANDON WEST 12 YD RUN (NATE MEYER KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 34 yards.	7	14
	TD	3:51	AUSTIN SYKES 1 YD RUN (TREVOR COOK KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 83 yards.	14	14
THIRD QUARTER				M-OH	WMU
	FG	13:05	TREVOR COOK 38 YD FG Drive info: 5 plays, 56 yards.	17	14
	FG	7:09	NATE MEYER 27 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 45 yards.	17	17
	TD	5:05	BRANDEN LEDBETTER 2 YD PASS FROM RYAN CUBIT (NATE MEYER KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 40 yards.	17	24
FOURTH QUARTER				M-OH	WMU
	TD	13:58	RYNE ROBINSON 56 YD PASS FROM MIKE KOKAL (TREVOR COOK KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 81 yards.	24	24
	FG	1:16	NATE MEYER 21 YD FG Drive info: 18 plays, 84 yards.	24	27

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Nate Meyer kicked a 21-yard field goal with 1:16 left to cap an 18-play, 84-yard drive as Western Michigan beat Miami of Ohio 27-24 on Saturday.

The Broncos (7-2, 5-1 Mid-American) escaped another upset, one week after they rallied from 12 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Eastern Michigan 18-15.

Western Michigan's Mark Bonds rushed for a career-high 142 yards on 28 carries. Tight end Brandon Ledbetter tallied nine catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs.

Ryne Robinson had his third 10-catch game of the season for Miami (1-9, 1-5). He totaled a personal-best 180 yards, giving him 1,001 yards for the season.

Robinson is the first player in Miami history to eclipse 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons.

Miami's Mike Kokal threw for 282 yards on 16-of-26 passing with one interception. Andre Bratton rushed for 72 yards on 12 carries for the RedHawks.

Broncos linebacker Ameer Ismail tied a school record with his 15th sack of the season.

The victory keeps Western Michigan in the hunt for the MAC West Division title. The Broncos play at Central Michigan (6-3, 5-0) on Friday night.