Western Michigan dropped its first game of the year, 53-42, at home against Eastern Michigan. The team struggled on offense and defense on Saturday with turnovers and an inability to get stops. Here is what specifically went wrong for the Broncos on the day.
Defensive stops - The defense needs to learn how to get off the field. With EMU converting 9 of 16 third downs on the day, it hurt the defense the whole time. Averaging about six yards per third down, the defense should have found ways to get off the field more than they did.