KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Tyler Van Tubbergen threw five touchdown passes and ran for a score on Saturday as Western Michigan rolled to a 52-14 victory over Massachusetts.
It was the first meeting between the schools. Western Michigan raised its record to 3-3 overall, 1-1 in Mid-American Conference play. Massachusetts fell to 0-6 and 0-3.
Van Tubbergen completed 23 of 28 passes for 283 yards, and he spread the wealth with scoring passes to five different receivers. Antoin Scriven had 6 catches for 53 yards and a touchdown and Jaime Wilson had 4 for 88 yards and a score.
Western Michigan sacked Massachusetts quarterback Mike Wegzun four times. Massachusetts' Deion Walker had 9 catches for 81 yards.
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| Scoring Summary |
| WMICH | Brian Fields 12 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Justin Collins 13 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Matt Cutler 7 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Antoin Scriven 2 yd run (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| MA | Michael Cox 1 yd run (Blake Lucas kick) |
| WMICH | Antoin Scriven 3 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Jaime Wilson 18 yd pass from Tyler Van Tubbergen (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Tyler Van Tubbergen 1 yd run (Andrew Haldeman kick) |
| WMICH | Andrew Haldeman 30 yd FG |
| MA | Jordan Broadnax 10 yd run (Blake Lucas kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| MA | WMICH | |
| First Downs | 16 | 32 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-14 | 6-10 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 62-218 | 74-551 |
| Rushes-Yds | 33-83 | 46-268 |
| Passing Yds | 135 | 283 |
| Kick Return Yds | 144 | 34 |
| Punt Return Yds | 29 | 45 |
| Passes | 17-29-1 | 23-28-1 |
| Punts | 7-300 | 2-132 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 8-40 | 3-19 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:36 | 32:24 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MA: A.J. Doyle 5-33, Michael Cox 11-19, Jordan Broadnax 3-15, Mike Wegzyn 13-11, Antoine Tharpe 1-5 |
| WMICH: Brian Fields 11-71, Josh Schaffer 1-66, Dareyon Chance 11-65, Antoin Scriven 4-33, Tevin Drake 6-20, Kalvin Hill 5-13, Zack Wynn 2-2, Tyler Van Tubbergen 5-0, Team 1--2 |
| PASSING |
| MA: Mike Wegzyn 12-19-88-0, A.J. Doyle 5-10-47-1 |
| WMICH: Tyler Van Tubbergen 23-28-283-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| MA: Deion Walker 9-81, Marken Michel 3-31, Derek Beck 2-13, Tajae Sharpe 1-9, Jordan Broadnax 1-1, Michael Cox 1-0 |
| WMICH: Antoin Scriven 6-53, Jaime Wilson 4-88, Dareyon Chance 2-42, Josh Schaffer 2-29, Brian Fields 2-24, Kendrick Roberts 2-6, Justin Collins 1-13, Blake Hammond 1-8, Daniel Braverman 1-8, Matt Cutler 1-7, Clark Mussman 1-5 |
