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Davis' record-breaking catch (Photo credit: WMU Intercollegiate Athletics)

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The No. 14 (AP) ranked Western Michigan University football Broncos defeated Toledo 55-35 tonight at Waldo Stadium to become the Mid-American Conference West Division champions for the first time since 2000. The Broncos are now 12-0 and 8-0 in the MAC.

A crowd of 24,191 gathered to cheer the Broncos to their first perfect regular season since 1941, setting a new season attendance record of 143,025.

The MAC Football Championship Game is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been sponsored by Marathon Petroleum (officially known as.

Game highlights

Senior wide receiver Corey Davis broke the Football Bowl Subdivision all-time career receiving record with 5,068 yards. He also became the first player in history with more than 5,000 yards, 300 receptions and 50 touchdowns. He holds the MAC record with 317 career receptions, and had the highest number of touchdown catches in the FBS this season with 17.

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Senior quarterback Zach Terrell completed 19 of 25 passes for 196 yards and three touchdowns. With 11,657 career passing yards, he holds the WMU program record.

With his 40th career rushing touchdown, junior running back Jarvion Franklin broke the WMU program record.

A season of firsts

The 2016 season brought about many firsts in the WMU football program. Among them were the following standouts.

  • Following an Oct. 1 win over arch-rival Central Michigan University, WMU was ranked in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll for the first time in program history. Days later, WMU made its debut in the AP Top 25. The University would also go on to make its first appearance in the College Football Playoff rankings.
  • After a Nov. 1 win over Ball State, the Broncos improved to 9-0 and 5-0 in the MAC, surpassing the best start in program history.
  • A Nov. 8 win over Kent State marked the first 10-win season in the program's 108-year history.
  • ESPN College GameDay made a first-time stop in Kalamazoo Nov. 19 to do a pregame broadcast from the campus of WMU—just the second MAC school ever to be featured on College GameDay.

The WMU football Broncos are now ranked No. 14 in the AP Top 25, No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the CFP rankings. They are one of just two undefeated teams left in the Division I FBS. The other is No. 1-ranked Alabama (11-0).

Join the excitement

(Graphic courtesy of WMU Intercollegiate Athletics)

The next stop for WMU is Detroit for the 2016 Marathon MAC Championship game. The Broncos will face East Division winner Ohio (8-4, 6-2 MAC) at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Ford Field. Tickets start at $15 and are available through the WMU Ticket Office at (888) 4-WMU-TIX or wmubroncos.com/tickets

Bus and tailgate packages are also available to students and the general public.

For final game and individual stats, videos and interviews, visit wmubroncos.com.

For more news, arts and events, visit wmich.edu/news.

College football: 2016 MAC Championship - December 2, 2016

Western Michigan celebrates after an interception to seal their 29-23 win over Ohio in the 2016 MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit, on Friday, December 2, 2016. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Oh how they glisten, oh how they gleem.

How to access game center on mac. The Western Michigan football team received their Mid-American Conference championship rings Wednesday and many took to social media to show them off.

The Broncos defeated Ohio 29-23 at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 2, 2016 to cap off their championship season and propel them to the Cotton Bowl.

It was their first MAC championship since 1988.

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The rings are adorned with jewels on the face with a Broncos logo, the player's last name, a Cotton Bowl logo along with '3 IN A ROW' referencing three straight bowl appearances. It's also got a popular phrase from last year's team, 'gROW H16HER HOW.' The inside of the ring has the logo for ESPN's College Gameday, referencing the show's appearance during the weekend of the home game against Buffalo on Nov. 19, 2016.

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Long snapper Martin Diaz took multiple pictures of his ring:

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Maybe the best was from defensive lineman Eric Assoua, who filmed a tour of his ring: