The crowds heavily favored Western Michigan as they owned all of the WMU side of the field and a good portion of the Bobcats side. It was reported that 50,000 tickets had been sold by midway through the first quarter and the fans have definitely been treated to a good game thus far, as the Western Michigan Broncos lead the Ohio Bobcats at halftime 16-7.
Ohio's first drive gained one first down before an unfortunate misplay by Quinton Maxwell resulting in a lost fumble. The Bobcats gave the Broncos a short field starting on Ohio’s 33 yard line.