Venue & Kickoff
Location: Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Kickoff: 7:30 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN2
Weather
Forecast: ~49–50°F, humidity ~96%, winds ~2 mph, ~6% chance of precipitation
Conditions: Cold but manageable; favors run-heavy offenses and disciplined defenses.
Injury Report
Western Michigan:
Multiple players listed as questionable (RB Jalen Buckley, LB Vaughan, WR Webb, DB Bishop, OL Thomas, etc.).
OL Schleicher (knee surgery) – Out for season
Eastern Michigan:
WR Jointer Jr., LB Mayo, DL Dahoue, WR Gilbert, WR Boykin, OL Adam, OL Holt – Out for season.
Several others questionable (Eggleston, Rogers, Blair, Boyd, McNulty, Lockett Jr., Indestad)
Team Recent Form
Western Michigan Broncos:
Won last 3 games (most recent: 35-19 vs NIU).
Averaging 23.0 PPG, allowing 18.5 PPG (Top-20 defense nationally).
Offense: 181.1 rush yds/game, 146.2 pass yds/game
Eastern Michigan Eagles:
Won last 2 games (most recent: 24-9 vs Ball State).
Averaging 24.4 PPG, allowing 29.6 PPG.
Offense: 143.3 rush yds/game, 226.4 pass yds/game
Player Matchups
QB Battle:
WMU: Broc Lowry (1,472 pass yds, 7 TD, 2 INT; 783 rush yds, 12 rush TD)
EMU: Noah Kim (2,490 pass yds, 16 TD, 8 INT; 192 rush yds, 6 rush TD)
RBs:
WMU: Jalen Buckley (566 yds, 5 TD, 4.2 YPC)
EMU: Dontae McMillan (903 yds, 3 TD, 5.4 YPC; 249 rec yds, 2 TD)
WRs:
WMU: Tailique Williams (35 rec, 478 yds, 2 TD)
EMU: Nick Devereaux (32 rec, 503 yds, 6 TD)
Series History
All-time: Western Michigan leads 36-22-2
Recent: WMU has won last 2 meetings (2023: 45-21, 2024: 26-18).
EMU last won in 2022 (45-23)
Betting Trends
WMU: 8-3 ATS overall, 6-0 as favorite
EMU: 7-4 ATS overall, 2-6 as underdog
Totals: Both teams have hit the over in 5 of 11 games
Game Odds
Western Michigan Broncos – 7.5
Eastern Michigan Eagles 46.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Monday, November 24, 2025
