Western Michigan Broncos @ Michigan Wolverines — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Broncos Western Michigan WMU 0-1, 0-1 Away
12
Final
13
Wolverines Michigan MICH 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WMU 3 3 0 6 12
MICH 7 0 0 6 13
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B.
B. Lowry QB WMU
89 PASS
B.
B. Underwood QB MICH
170 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Buckley RB WMU
62 RUSH
B.
B. Underwood QB MICH
47 RUSH
Receiving Yards
A.
A. Chenault WMU
53 REC
J.
J. Buchanan TE MICH
126 REC
Passing
Western Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Lowry 15/21 89 0 0 2 79.3
Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Underwood 12/22 170 1 1 1 75.9
Rushing
Western Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
E. Littlejohn 3 8 2.7 0 8
J. Buckley 19 62 3.3 0 11
B. Lowry 15 35 2.3 0 8
O. Mataele 4 16 4.0 0 8
C. Cabana 3 6 2.0 0 5
Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Underwood 9 47 5.2 1 13
J. Marshall 11 44 4.0 0 15
S. Hiter 5 15 3.0 0 7
Receiving
Western Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Buckley 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Brooks 2 4 24 12.0 0 17 0
A. Chenault 6 7 53 8.8 0 16 0
N. Levicki 1 2 4 4.0 0 4 0
C. Cabana 2 2 1 0.5 0 1 0
E. Nelson 2 3 -2 -1.0 0 1 0
A. Parks 2 2 9 4.5 0 7 0
Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Marsh 2 5 15 7.5 0 11 0
J. Hoffman 1 3 13 13.0 0 13 0
J. Buchanan 6 9 126 21.0 1 47 0
J. Marshall 2 2 17 8.5 0 16 0
S. Hiter 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
C. Goodwin 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Western Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S. Gardner Jr. 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
D. Moore 1 0 1 0.5 0 1 4 1 0
J. Franklin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Nichols 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
S. Snowden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Western Michigan
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Michigan
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Butkowski 0/0 1/1 1 0
Returns
Western Michigan
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Michigan
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
B. Kuzdzal 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Western Michigan
Michigan
221 Total Yards 276
16 First Downs 12
4 Passing 6
10 Rushing 4
2 Penalty 2
8/18 3rd Down Eff. 3/10
89 Passing Yards 170
132 Rushing Yards 106
0 Turnovers 3
5-40 Penalties 9-80
40:08 Possession 19:52
2/3 Red Zone 1/1
Play-by-Play
Q4 6 - 6 12 - 13
12 - 13
J. Buchanan TD
FG Dieter Kelly
12 - 7 0:35
FG Dieter Kelly
9 - 7 10:25
Q2 3 - 0 6 - 7
FG Dieter Kelly
6 - 7
Q1 3 - 7 3 - 7
FG Dieter Kelly
3 - 7 5:17
0 - 7 9:40
T. Butkowski XP
0 - 6 9:40
B. Underwood TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: MICH +7 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m