The agreement will place a seventh bowl-eligible team from the Big Ten into the Motor City Bowl against the No. 1 or No. 2 team from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The agreement begins with the upcoming 2002 season and runs through 2005.

Western Michigan University Nickname Broncos Colors Gold & Brown President Dr. Elson S. Floyd Athletic Director Kathy Beauregard Enrollment 25,000 Football Stadium Waldo Stadium (30,000) Basketball Arena University Arena (5,800) Ticket Office (888) 4-WMU-TIX Switchboard (616) 387-1100 Address Read Field House 2nd Floor Kalamazoo, MI 49008

MAC Tournament: Akron Zips Past Broncos
Brown's 31 points lead Zips to first round win, 90-83.

Western Michigan Whips No. 21 Arizona State, 77-63
Broncos shoot Paradise Jam-record 62 percent from the field.

Toledo Withstands Western Michigan, 41-35
Rockets jump out to 17-point first-half lead and hang on to beat Broncos, avenging last year's painful loss.

No. 20 Wolverines Whip Western Michigan, 38-21
Askew's three touchdowns help Michigan overcome nearly 400 yards passing by Broncos.

Wolverines and Broncos To Honor Attack Victims
Michigan and Western Michigan will wear flag emblems, run on to field amid sea of red, white and blue..

Big Crowd Expected When Michigan Meets Western Michigan
Last week's terrorist attacks won't keep fans from packing the Big House.

Virginia Tech Wallops Western Michigan, 31-0
Keith Burnell runs for 74 yards and a touchdown in his first career start.

Three-Way Race Shaping Up for MAC Title
Marshall, Western Michigan and Toledo again represent the top end of the league.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Final  Akron 90  Western Mich 83   Box Score TEAM INFO Record: 17-13 (10-9) Mid American Standings | Rankings
TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS POINTS PPG FG% FT% 3PT% Steve Reynolds 16.8 42.9 61.6 36.4 Robby Collum 15.5 39.7 86.6 37.3 Ben Reed 14.2 40.4 75.3 36.1 REBOUNDS RPG OFF DEF BPG Anthony Kann 7.2 3.2 4.0 .6 Ben Reed 6.3 2.5 3.9 .1 ASSISTS APG SPG TO AST/TO Robby Collum 4.5 2.4 2.1 2.2 Rickey Willis 1.7 .6 1.9 0.9 TEAM FG% FTP% PPG OFFENSE 42.7 71.6 73.5 Team Statistics 2001-2002 SCHEDULE All Times ET Complete Schedule/Results

FOOTBALL
Final   Ball St  35   Western Mich  31 . Box Score TEAM INFO Record: 5-6 (4-4) Mid American Standings | Rankings
TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING CO/AT PCT YDS TD Jeff Welsh 134/213 62.9% 1702 15 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Phillip Reed 122 539 4.4 2 Charles Woods 94 323 3.4 4 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Joshua Bush 48 617 12.9 1 Brandon Johnson 27 312 11.6 4 TEAM RUSH PASS TOTAL OFFENSE 99.9 257.8 357.7 TEAM PF PA MARGIN SCORING 25.2 24.2 1.0 Team Statistics 2001 SCHEDULE Aug 30 vs Illinois St W, 48-7 Sept 8 at Virginia Tech L, 31-0 Sept 22 at Michigan L, 38-21 Sept 29 at Eastern Mich W, 31-10 Oct 6 vs Akron W, 31-14 Oct 13 vs Bowling Green W, 37-28 Oct 20 at Northern Ill L, 20-12 Oct 27 at Miami Ohio L, 25-11 Nov 6 at Toledo L, 41-35 Nov 17 vs Central Mich W, 20-17 Nov 24 vs Ball St L, 35-31 All Times ET Complete Schedule/Results