KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Interstat) — Broc Lowry threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as Western Michigan beat visiting Kent State 38-7 in a Football Bowl Subdivision game on Saturday at Waldo Stadium. Attendance was 20,868. The Broncos improved to 4-2, while the Golden Flashes fell to 2-4. Lowry completed 18 of 26 passes for 257 yards and rushed nine times for 52 yards. Dru DeShields completed 19 of 35 passes for 223 yards and one touchdown for Kent State. Western Michigan scored first on Lowry’s 42-yard pass to Adam Parks, then added Lowry’s 2-yard rushing score. Kent State answered with DeShields’ 20-yard touchdown pass to Brendyn Smith, but Lowry found Baylin Brooks for 28 yards just before halftime. Dieter Kelly added a 31-yard field goal. Lowry connected with Parks again in the fourth quarter, and Trey Petty added a 4-yard rushing touchdown. Dillon Moore had eight tackles and a sack for Western Michigan, while Joshua Franklin made eight tackles and returned a kickoff 24 yards. Joel Cordoba, Trey Rubinstein, Hayden Dawahare, Derrick Jackson III and Garrett Long each had six tackles for Kent State.