GAME NOTES
- Time and Date: 5:00 PM, Saturday, September 11, 2021
- Network: ESPN3
- Location: Waldo Stadium – Kalamazoo, MI
- Spread/Total: Western Michigan -11, O/U 55.5
- All-time series: Western Michigan leads, 7-1
- Last Meeting: Western Michigan 48, Illinois State 7 – August 30, 2001
The 2021 season did not get off to the start that many Western Michigan fans wanted. Expecting a victory in Ann Arbor may have been asking for too much, but fans couldn’t help but wonder why the Broncos’ performance was plagued by inconsistencies in their 47-14 loss to Michigan.