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Michigan's head coach PJ Fleck and his team get ready to enter the field before an NCAA college football game against Purdue Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue won 43-34.

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KALAMAZOO, MI -- The Western Michigan University football team will play Air Force in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho on Dec. 20.

The game is set to kick off at 3:45 p.m. (MST) and will be televised on ESPN.

The early storyline for this matchup is the remarkable seven-win turnarounds by both programs this season.

WMU is 8-4 this season after a 1-11 campaign in 2013. The Falcons (9-3) went 2-10 in 2013.

There are no common opponents between WMU and Air Force.

The Falcons beat Boise State 28-14 on Sept. 27 and defeated Colorado State 27-24 on Nov. 28.

It is the sixth bowl appearance for WMU. The Broncos are 0-5 all-time in bowl games with the most recent appearance coming in the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

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