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(DY #1) (Game 3, 2012) WMU V.S. Colorado Matchup Preview

Posted on September 21, 2011 at 04:59 PM.

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Matchup Preview | September 15, 2012

Colorado Buffaloes
(2-1, 0-1 Away)

Western Michigan Broncos
(1-1, 1-0 Home)

Offensive Stats Comparison
1859	Total Yards	996
1360	Total Offensive Yards	804
1028	Passing Yards	666
332	Rushing Yards	138
38.0	Points Per Game	38.5
8	Passing TD	6
6	Rushing TD	3
54	First Downs	37
16	Red Zone Attempts	11
9-3	Red Zone TD-FG	8-0
75%	Red Zone Percentage	72%

Defensive Stats Comparison
1380	Total Yards Allowed	680
802	Passing Yards Allowed	398
578	Rushing Yards Allowed	282
108	Points Allowed	45
14	Sacks	4
2	Fumble Recoveries	5
3	Interceptions	2
36.0	Points Per Game	15.0
10	Red Zone Attempts	6
3-1	Red Zone TD-FG	4-1
40%	Red Zone Percentage	83%

Injury Report
No Injuries		No Injuries

Game Notes
Coming off a huge win against a used to be ranked Michigan State, Western Michigan looks to knock off Colorado. Colorado is coming off a 63-45 loss to Washington State. Colorado has already won 2 games already which make them 1 win shy of matching last year�s total only 3 games into the season. Both teams have slightly different agendas. Western is looking to repeat as MAC champs and go to a bigger bowl. Colorado is looking to figure their 3-3-5 defense out and have a .500 record this year at the least. If Western Michigan wants to win: WMU needs to step up on the ground. They are currently 108th in the nation when it comes to rush offense. It�s not that they�re weak at running the ball, they just don�t do it much. Their running back Dave Myers is in the Heisman conversation but his case is shrinking fast with only 31 carries for 138 yards. Lee Holiday also needs to keep the turnovers down. WMU is a perfect 10-0 when Lee Holiday throws more TD�s than INT�s under Joesph Williams. Their only loss under Williams was when Lee Holiday threw 3 INT�s with his 3 TD�s. The Broncos also need to stick to their 4-3 that they usual run and stay away from their crazy schemes they tried against Oregon State and loss with. If Colorado wants to win: If the Buffalos want to upset WMU they need to get their defense together. I mean really get it together because it�s not pretty. They rank #118 in total defense, #115 in pass defense and #117 in rush defense. That�s out of 120 teams folks. Not good. Their change to the 3-3-5 defense has not been a good one so far. On the bright side they have the #1 pass offense in the country currently. If they can get that going they could do well. Colorado also needs to keep the turnovers down because WMU ranked #3 last year in turnover difference and are currently #13 this year. The Buffalos are #102 currently. Key Players: QB Lee Holiday needs to continue his success last week by throwing for 383 yards and 3 TD�s with NO interceptions. As long as he doesn�t do as poorly as he did in the first half of the Oregon State game, then WMU should be fine. For Colorado it�s their QB Adam West. He currently leads the nation with 910 yards passing and if he can manage to keep the picks down then he can lead his team to an upset. Prediction: The Buffalos keep close for most of the game but Western prevails late in the 3rd. Western has always been a second half team. When they haven�t been leading at halftime, they are 3-1 after the half. That one loss was week 1 against Oregon State, but they erased a 21 point deficit in the mid-3rd to only lose by 3. Western Michigan Broncos - 31 Colorado Buffalos - 24