KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) – On a banner night for Western Michigan, Corey Davis secured a spot in the college football record book.
Davis became the career FBS leader in yards receiving, setting the mark in the second quarter Friday night against Toledo. Davis broke the mark of 5,005 yards set by Trevor Insley of Nevada from 1996-99, and No. 14 WMU went on to beat the Rockets 55-35 , completing an undefeated regular season.
Davis came into the game with 4,987 yards. After only one reception for no gain in the first quarter, he set the record on a touchdown drive late in the second. Davis caught a 13-yard pass from Zach Terrell on the first play of the drive, and a 7-yarder moments later moved him past Insley.
He later added an 11-yard catch on the drive. He said afterward he wasn’t sure the exact moment when the record fell.
“I’m not sure which catch,” Davis said. “They announced it after we had scored on one of those drives. I was pretty emotional, but I tried to keep it together, because we had an entire game to finish.”