Four games into Mid-American Conference play, the Central Michigan football team remains winless.
Head coach John Bonamego’s loss on Saturday stung worse than the previous three. It was a rivalry loss.
Facing Western Michigan junior quarterback Jon Wassink for the first time, the Chippewas (1-7, 0-4 MAC) defense came up short in a 35-10 loss on Oct. 20 at a rainy Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
The win gave the Broncos (6-2, 4-0 MAC), and head coach Tim Lester, the rights to the Michigan MAC Trophy. WMU earned a 27-24 win against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 6.
Wassink took a redshirt in 2015, did not play in 2016, and he was injured for the rivalry duel a year ago at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo.