In a crucial divisional matchup, and a rivalry game to boot, Central Michigan traveled to Kalamazoo Wednesday night looking for their first victory over Western Michigan since 2017.
The Chippewas emerged victorious, overcoming a slow start to defeat the Broncos 42-30 and bring the Victory Cannon trophy back to Mt. Pleasant for the first time in four years.
With both of these teams sitting at 2-2 in the tightly contested MAC West, this was a crucial game for two squads that still harbored aspirations of winning the division and getting to Ford Field in the first week of December.