Toledo vs. Western Michigan: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time, How to Watch – September 23

Updated Sep. 23, 2023 11:47 a.m. ET

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At 1:30 PM ET on Saturday, the Western Michigan Broncos (1-2) play at Peny Boone and the Toledo Rockets (2-1).

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How to Watch Toledo vs. Western Michigan

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
9/2/2023	at Illinois	L 30-28	+7.5
9/9/2023	vs. Texas Southern	W 71-3	+7.5
9/16/2023	vs. San Jose State	W 21-17	-8.5
9/23/2023	vs. Western Michigan	-
9/30/2023	vs. Northern Illinois	-	-
10/7/2023	at UMass	-	-
10/14/2023	at Ball State	-	-
10/21/2023	at Miami (OH)	-	-
10/31/2023	vs. Buffalo	-	-
11/8/2023	vs. Eastern Michigan	-	-
11/14/2023	at Bowling Green	-	-
11/24/2023	at Central Michigan	-	-

Toledo ranks 46th in total offense (428.7 yards per game) and 34th in total defense (293.3 yards allowed per game) this year.
Toledo ranks 73rd in pass offense (231 passing yards per game) and 31st in pass defense (178.7 passing yards allowed per game) this year.
The Rockets own the 36th-ranked defense this season (16.7 points allowed per game), and they've been more effective offensively, ranking 24th-best with 40 points per game.
The Rockets are totaling 197.7 rushing yards per game offensively this season (30th in the FBS), and they are allowing 114.7 rushing yards per game (51st) on the defensive side of the ball.
Toledo ranks 67th in third-down defense this year (38.5% third-down conversion rate allowed), but has been playing really well on offense, ranking ninth-best in the FBS with a 56.1% third-down conversion rate.
With four forced turnovers (67th in the FBS) against four turnovers committed (60th in the FBS), the Rockets (0) have the 59th-ranked turnover margin in college football.

Name	Position	Stats
DeQuan Finn	QB	554 YDS (64.5%) / 6 TD / 2 INT 144 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 48 RUSH YPG
Peny Boone	RB	191 YDS / 3 TD / 63.7 YPG / 6.8 YPC 3 REC / 28 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 9.3 REC YPG
Jerjuan Newton	WR	12 REC / 137 YDS / 3 TD / 45.7 YPG
Jacquez Stuart	RB	119 YDS / 1 TD / 39.7 YPG / 7 YPC
Judge Culpepper	DT	5 TKL / 3 TFL / 4 SACK
Terrance Taylor	OLB	7 TKL / 3 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Nate Bauer	S	9 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Jeremiah Peters	OLB	2 TKL / 1 TFL / 1.5 SACK

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
8/31/2023	vs. Saint Francis (PA)	W 35-17	-14
9/9/2023	at Syracuse	L 48-7	+25
9/16/2023	at Iowa	L 41-10	+28.5
9/23/2023	at Toledo	-
9/30/2023	vs. Ball State	-	-
10/7/2023	at Mississippi State	-	-
10/14/2023	vs. Miami (OH)	-	-
10/21/2023	at Ohio	-	-
10/28/2023	at Eastern Michigan	-	-
11/7/2023	vs. Central Michigan	-	-
11/14/2023	at Northern Illinois	-	-
11/21/2023	vs. Bowling Green	-	-

From an offensive angle, Western Michigan is accumulating 355.3 total yards per contest (90th-ranked). It ranks 97th in the FBS on the other side of the ball (388 total yards given up per game).
Western Michigan's passing offense has been bottom-25 this season, generating 171 passing yards per game, which ranks 20th-worst in the FBS. Defensively, it ranks 90th with 235.3 passing yards ceded per contest.
The Broncos have lots of room to improve, as they rank 17th-worst in points per game (17.3) this season and 15th-worst in points allowed per game (35.3).
The Broncos rank 41st in the FBS with 184.3 rushing yards per game on offense, and they rank 94th with 152.7 rushing yards allowed per contest on the defensive side of the ball.
From an offensive angle, Western Michigan is generating a 40% third-down conversion percentage (76th-ranked). It ranks 94th in the FBS on defense (43.6% third-down rate allowed).
At -1, the Broncos own the 75th-ranked turnover margin in the FBS, with two forced turnovers (107th in the FBS) and three turnovers committed (31st in the FBS).

Name	Position	Stats
Jalen Buckley	RB	311 YDS / 2 TD / 103.7 YPG / 6 YPC
Zahir Abdus-Salaam	RB	115 YDS / 1 TD / 38.3 YPG / 3.3 YPC
Jack Salopek	QB	278 YDS (70%) / 1 TD / 2 INT 41 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 13.7 RUSH YPG
Anthony Sambucci	WR	3 REC / 79 YDS / 1 TD / 26.3 YPG
Marshawn Kneeland	DT	16 TKL / 2 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Tate Hallock	S	24 TKL / 1 TFL
Damari Roberson	LB	19 TKL / 0 TFL
Aaron Wofford	CB	18 TKL / 0 TFL