Kent State Golden Flashes at Western Michigan Broncos
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Western Michigan gains 358 yards on the ground in a 52-21 victory over winless Kent State
Michigan State's 38 first-half points were its most since scoring 43 against Georgia State in 2019.
Nixon went untouched up the middle and cut it to the outside as he ran past two defenders down the right sideline for the second-longest rushing touchdown in program history.
Buckley carried 11 times for 80 yards and secured his fifth career multi-touchdown game.
Broc Lowry scored on one of his three carries that totaled 57 yards, and Zahir Abdus-Salaam added six rushes for 83 yards for Western Michigan (5-3, 4-0 Mid-American Conference). Hayden Wolff passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns.
Abdus-Salaam's 70-yard run up the middle set up Wolff's 10-yard scoring pass to Blake Bosma for a 45-7 lead.
The Western Michigan defense forced four turnovers and held Kent State to just 250 total yards. Safety Tate Hallock had two interceptions in a game for the second time in his career.
Tommy Ulatowski threw for three touchdowns for Kent State (0-8, 0-4).
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:54 | Malique Dieudonne 3 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:55 | Jaden Nixon 92 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 11:42 | Luka Zurak 21 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:55 | Jalen Buckley 2 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:21 | Jalen Buckley 17 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:54 | Kaevion Mack 17 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:10 | Luke Floriea 18 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:04 | Blake Bosma 10 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:42 | Jay Jay Etheridge 16 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:47 | Broc Lowry 14 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:20 | Conner Muldowney 7 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko Kick) |
Statistics
 KENT |
 WMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 1-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-9 |
| 3-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 250 | Total Yards | 579 |
| 114 | Passing | 221 |
| 12/25 | Comp/Att | 17/24 |
| 4.6 | Yards per pass | 9.2 |
| 136 | Rushing | 358 |
| 39 | Rushing Attempts | 37 |
| 3.5 | Yards per rush | 9.7 |
| 4-20 | Penalties | 8-100 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 30:15 | Possession | 29:45 |
Game Information
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Attendance: 23,537 · Capacity:
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