When the Broncos and Bobcats last settled it on the field, plenty was at stake.
Especially for Western Michigan, as a MAC Championship victory over Ohio would row the team to its 13th win of the season and clinch a spot in a sought-after New Year’s Six Bowl.
Trailing 23-7, Ohio nearly destroyed Western Michigan’s lofty hopes. With 1:24 remaining at Ford Field in Detroit, just 75 yards stood between a disastrous loss for P.J. Fleck’s undefeated Broncos and the Bobcats’ first conference title since 1968.
Robert Spillane’s interception at the Western Michigan 30-yard line put an end to the underdog Bobcats’ hopes.