Victory Cannon
FINAL: Western Michigan hangs on vs. Central Michigan, 21-14, retains Victory Cannon Trophy
The Battle for the Victory Cannon comes to Mt. Pleasant on a Saturday for the first time since 2018.
Mitten Masterkey
It's an action-packed weekend that will feature one of the fiercest rivalries around taking place in Mt. Pleasant.
Central Michigan Chippewas
Truth, humility, respect, love, honesty, bravery and wisdom are far more than words, as CMU learned.
Analysis
Elsewhere Eastern Michigan hosts a major MAC matchup and Michigan welcomes Penn State to Ann Arbor.
Eastern Michigan Eagles
The Eagles have been very much improved on defense in 2026, but the one area EMU particularly has struggled is where Toledo thrives.
Victory Cannon
The Chippewas and Broncos both want to control the line of scrimmage when the CMU offense faces the WMU defense — and the winner of that matchup could have a big leg up.
Notebook
Catch up on injury news of note and dig into the deep Michigan connections on both the Central and Western Michigan rosters.
Central Michigan Chippewas
The Chippewas got their noses rubbed in it vs. Ohio and need to bounce back, all while getting dialed in for a rivalry game — but those goals aren't antithetical to one another.
Eastern Michigan Eagles
The Eagles have yet to play the same 22 starters on offense and defense in any game this season, but are 4-3 and atop the MAC regardless.
Western Michigan Broncos
The Broncos and Chippewas are slated to square off in one of the most bitter rivalries in college football, but Lance Taylor wants his team to ignore the noise and focus on ball.
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Central Michigan failed to execute and got beat badly in the first half, and head coach Matt Drinkall wants to nip these spells of slow starts and sloppy play in the bud.
The Spartans and Central Michigan both lost, albeit in different fashions, while Eastern Michigan pulled off a big MAC road win and Western Michigan rolled at home.
Lowry put up a career high in passing yards and also tallied four total touchdowns as the Broncos romped to a win and a 2-0 conference record.
The Broncos kick off homecoming at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+ against the Golden Flashes.
All four games — Michigan is idle — kick off at 3:30 p.m., with two at home and two MAC games in Ohio.
The Broncos had struggled to get sacks until running up five vs. Buffalo, and feel like they're cracking the code on the pass rush being effective going forward.
All four games this Saturday involving a team from Michigan kick off at 3:30 p.m.
Izzo, after an exhibition on Friday and in a brief video promoting homecoming weekend, is pushing for fans and students to show up and show out for the MSU football program.
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Eastern Michigan is out to a 2-0 start in the MAC for the first time in more than 20 years, in part due to the senior class taking ownership and leading the charge.
Taylor has emphasized the need for WMU to be focused and present in the play, and there isn't a better example of that than the Broncos standing tall for four plays in a row to win the game.
The Chippewas have been a dominant force on the ground in its last two games vs. G6 competition, and are wanting to keep pushing the envelope.