Broncos roll over Kent State 42-0
Oct. 28, 2000
KENT, Ohio -- WMU's football Broncos improved to 7-1 overall
and remained perfect in the Mid-American Conference (5-0) with
a 42-0 win at Kent State University on Saturday (Oct. 28). The
Broncos have won seven straight following a season-opening loss
at Wisconsin.
Robert Sanford rushed for 183 yards on 27 carries and two
touchdowns, and Charles Woods ran for three scores as Western
Michigan totaled 502 yards in offense. WMU held Kent to 121 yards
and had a 28-9 advantage in first downs.
Sanford also surpassed 1,000 yards for a season for the third
time in his four-year career. He had a 12-yard touchdown run
that made it 14-0 in the first quarter and a two-yard run that
built the Bronco advantage to 35-0 with 3:37 remaining in the
third quarter.
Woods, a junior, carried just eight times for a total of 16
yards, but three of his eight carries resulted in six points.
His one-yard touchdown run opened the scoring with 7:33 remaining
in the first quarter. He scored again from one-yard out with
just 11 seconds left in the first half to give WMU a 28-0 lead
at the intermission.
Quarterback Jeff Welsh completed 17 of 28 passes for 184 yards
and one touchdown. He threw a nine-yard TD pass to Josh Bush,
capping a 21-0 first quarter. Bush was one of four Broncos with
four receptions. He had 47 yards in catches for the afternoon.
Kent State (1-8, 1-4 MAC) has lost three straight since their
only victory of the season, over Central Michigan. Kent has lost
11 consecutive games to the Broncos dating back to 1988.
Western Michigan continues on the road next weekend, when
it travels to Muncie, Ind., for an important MAC West contest
with a surprisingly improved Ball State team. The game begins
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
WMU Broncos 21 7 7 7 42
Kent State 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance: 3,586
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