Highlights
1 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: MICH 85% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 8 PTS
Scoring plays
10 SCORES
Blake Corum 14 Yd pass from Cade McNamara (Jake Moody Kick)
0-7
La'Darius Jefferson 2 Yd Run (Parker Sampson Kick)
7-7
Jake Moody 37 Yd Field Goal
7-10
Ronnie Bell 76 Yd pass from Cade McNamara (Jake Moody Kick)
7-17
Hassan Haskins 22 Yd Run (Jake Moody Kick)
7-24
Jake Moody 20 Yd Field Goal
7-27
A.J. Henning 74 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
7-33
Blake Corum 30 Yd Run (Jake Moody Kick)
7-40
Daylen Baldwin 69 Yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Jake Moody Kick)
7-47
Corey Crooms 27 Yd pass from Kaleb Eleby (Parker Sampson Kick)
14-47
What happened
ESPN RECAPBuckley runs for 194 yards; Western Michigan beats St. Francis (Pa.) 35-17 to give Taylor first win
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- , Jalen Buckley ran for 194 yards and a touchdown, and Western Michigan coach Lance Taylor got his first win at the helm with a 35-17 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Thursday night in a season opener. Buckley scored from 3-yards out with 5:40 left in the second quarter to give the Broncos a 21-3 lead. Jack Salopek 's 9-yard touchdown pass to Austin Hence ended a 15-play, 80-yard drive that stretched the lead to 28-17 late in the third quarter. Buckley's 68-yard run helped set up Marshawn Kneeland’s 1-yard TD plunge early in the fourth. Salopek was 18-of-26 passing for 170 yards. Zahir Abdus-Salaam added 73 yards rushing and a short-yardage touchdown. Cole Doyle completed 14 of 24 passes for 230 yards with a touchdown pass to lead St. Francis. His 77-yard scoring strike to Dawson Snyder just before halftime pulled St. Francis to 21-10.
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Team stats
WMU · MICHMICHIGAN STADIUM, ANN ARBOR · ATTENDANCE 109,295
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