KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Saint Francis University football dropped its season-opening game against FBS opponent Western Michigan 35-17.
 
What You Need to Know
» Cole Doyle went 14-of-24 with 230 yards and one touchdown.
» Dawson Snyder had two catches for 87 yards and a 77-yard touchdown.
» QuaSean Holmes had nine rushes for 40 yards and one touchdown.
» Joe Toepfer had a game-high 12 tackles, while three other players added eight.
» Saint Francis led the game in passing 230 to 170, while Western Michigan led the game in rushing 339 to 51.
 
Turning Points of the Game
Western Michigan started the scoring with a five-yard touchdown run with 5:11 remaining in the first quarter. The Broncos scored with 12:35 left in the second quarter and extended the lead to 14-0. Saint Francis cut the lead to 14-3 on Mac Plummer's first-career field goal (21 yards).
 
Western Michigan added a third rushing touchdown with 5:40 remaining in the first half before Doyle found Snyder for a 77-yard touchdown with 1:12 remaining and cut the deficit to 21-10.
 
Out of the half, Holmes rushed for a five-yard touchdown and cut the Western Michigan lead to 21-17. The Broncos added its first passing touchdown with 2:17 remaining in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Western Michigan added the final touchdown with 13:01 remaining before it sealed the 35-17 victory.
 
Flash Nuggets
The 77-yard touchdown to Snyder was the first Saint Francis passing play over 70 yards since Nov. 20, 2021. Doyle's previous long pass was 65 yards, while Snyder's previous long catch was 55.
 
Casey McKinney and Mekhi Workman each recorded four catches, with 72 and 62 yards, respectively.
 
Toepfer doubled his previous career-high in tackles, set on Oct. 22, 2022 against Stonehill.
 
William Middleton recorded two tackles-for-loss, which tied his entire 2022 output.
 
Paul Tangelo and Kerry Galloway each recorded one-half sacks, which was the first of their Saint Francis career.
 
Aakeem Snell recorded the first interception of his Saint Francis career on the first drive of the game.
 
Next
Saint Francis visits former Northeast Conference member Robert Morris on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.