Saturday, October 2, 2010

Western Michigan Football Team Fights Uphill Battle in Homecoming Loss to Idaho Vandals

Erik Holladay | Special to the Kalamazoo GazetteThe football Slips through the hands of Western Michigan University receiver Jordan White as Idaho's Isaac Butts defends Saturday at Waldo Stadium.


Kalamazoo - Western Michigan University quarterback Alex Carder was off, two defensive starters were out and now the Broncos have no place to go But up on a 33-13 homecoming loss Saturday Thurs Idaho.

The Vandals (3-2) Began Thurs pull away late in the Third Quarter at Waldo Stadium with a four-yard touchdown pass from Nathan Enderle Thurs Taylor Elmo. The 10-point lead swelled Thurs 1917 "when Western punter Ben Armer Could not pull down a high snap, setting up nasty hit at the goal line and a fumble That Idaho Recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.

Enderle Scorched a piecemeal Broncos secondary, Completing 30 of 49 passes for 380 yards and Three scores. The Broncos (1-3) managed just 184 yards of total offense.

"DURING the season I think you've got some speed bumps, and right now we have a mountain climb Thurs," WMU coach Bill Cubit said.

That is a sticking Together Ascent is the top priority.

Junior free safety Doug Wiggins and sophomore corner back Damond Smith were Involved in a prolonged scuffle at midfield Following a 41-yard run by Idaho's Deonte Jackson in the first quarter.

Cubit, Who Said They Did not know what the altercation was about, Both starters benched for the rest of the game.

"I've never seen it like that," Cubit said. "You do not deserve to wear the uniforms. That's just the way it is. Go sit down there and we'll play on the other guys. Went on the other guys in there and did "some half-decent things."

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