Miami (OH) at Western Michigan

Saturday, November 13, 2004

Miami (OH) beat Western Michigan 42–⁠21. It was their 35th meeting; after it, Miami (OH) led the series 22–⁠12–⁠1.

AwayMiami (OH)8–⁠5 in 2004
42
HomeWestern Michigan1–⁠10 in 2004
21

Final at Waldo Stadium, KalamazooAttendance 11,970

At kickoff
45°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; W K Kellogg Airport (KBTL), 30 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Miami (OH)14771442
Western Michigan707721

Standouts

Player stats

Miami (OH)

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Josh Betts23/3334921
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Luke Clemens29160331
Brandon Murphy326122
Josh Betts517036
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Michael Larkin578037
Josh Williams368042
R.J. Corbin464135
Ryne Robinson453017

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Blayne Baggett21/3625430
Robbie Haas0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trovon Riley142708
Mark Bonds51607
Blayne Baggett711012
Greg Jennings1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Greg Jennings8155246
Tony Scheffler554022
Trovon Riley417111
Joe Chapple112012
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Darrell Copeland110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Miami (OH)Western Michigan
552Total yards311
349Passing yards264
203Rushing yards57
10.6Yards per pass6.9
5.5Yards per rush2.1
30First downs14
3–⁠10Third downs6–⁠18
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers0
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
19:37Possession17:03

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Miami (OH) 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Miami (OH) leads 24–⁠21–⁠1 in 46 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Michigan 23, Miami (OH) 13MAC Championship
2025Miami (OH) 26, Western Michigan 17
2023Miami (OH) 34, Western Michigan 21
2022Western Michigan 16, Miami (OH) 10
2019Western Michigan 38, Miami (OH) 16
2018Western Michigan 40, Miami (OH) 39

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