NCAAF Game Recap - Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Sat Sep 23, 2017 2:00 PM EDT

Bama
59
Vand
0
F
BC
7
Clem
34
F
Okla
49
Bayl
41
F
PSU
21
Iowa
19
F
USC
30
Cal
20
F
TCU
44
OkSt
31
F
Wash
37
Colo
10
F
Mich
28
Purd
10
F
UNLV
21
OSU
54
F
MissSt
3
UGA
31
F
NCSt
27
FlaSt
21
F
OD
0
VaTec
38
F
Toled
30
MiaFL
52
F
Aub
51
MIZ
14
F
NEV
7
WaSt
45
F
Kent
3
Lou
42
F
Fla
28
KY
27
F
Temp
7
SoFL
43
F
SDSU
28
AF
24
F
Utah
30
Ariz
24
F
Oreg
35
AzSt
37
F
Syr
26
LSU
35
F
UVA
42
Boise
23
F
Army
17
Tul
21
F
TxAM
50
Ark
43
F OT
WVU
56
Kans
34
F
TxTch
27
Hou
24
F
UMass
13
Tenn
17
F
Pitt
17
GATec
35
F
NM
16
Tuls
13
F
Maine
10
JMU
28
F
Idaho
29
SoAl
23
F(1OT)
Ohio
27
E Mi
20
F(1OT)
UCF
38
MD
10
F
MiaOH
31
C Mi
14
F
Cin
32
Navy
42
F
Rut
17
Neb
27
F
LT
16
SCar
17
F
Duke
27
UNC
17
F
GaSo
17
Ind
52
F
Wake
20
App
19
F
ULMon
56
ULLaf
50
F(1OT)
Akr
17
Troy
22
F
GASt
28
UNCC
0
F
WIl
52
CoCar
10
F
UAB
43
NorTx
46
F
Wagn
14
WestMI
49
F
ArkSt
21
SMU
44
F
Nich
17
SamHu
66
F
Lib
10
JacSt
31
F
Ball
21
W Ky
33
F
BGSU
13
MidTN
24
F
FlAtl
31
Buff
34
F
UtSt
61
SJSU
10
F
UTSA
44
TxSt
14
F
FLInt
13
Rice
7
F
SIU
31
Mem
44
F
UTEP
14
NMS
41
F
ND
38
MSU
18
F
Hawaii
21
Wyo
28
F OT
UCLA
34
Stan
58
F
ECU
41
UConn
38
F

Sep 23, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT

Final (OT)

1

2

3

4

OT

2OT

T

Ohio (3-1)

3

7

3

0

7

7

27

Eastern Michigan (2-1)

3

3

0

7

7

0

20

Rourke passes Ohio over Eastern Michigan 27-20
Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:06 PM

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Nathan Rourke found freshman Cameron Odom from 7 yards out in the second overtime to lift Ohio over Eastern Michigan 27-20 in a Mid-American Conference opener on Saturday.

The winner followed an 8-yard scoring strike from Rourke to Brendan Cope on a play-action fade to the right corner in the first extra session. Rourke finished 19 of 32 for 197 yards for Ohio (3-1, 1-0). A.J. Ouellette carried 26 times for 145 yards.

Ohio benefited from a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown by Bradd Ellis in the second quarter which gave the Bobcats a 10-6 lead at intermission.

Eastern Michigan (2-1, 0-1) forced overtime with a seven-play, 69-yard drive culminated by Ian Eriksen's 1-yard touchdown plunge.

Brogan Roback went 28 of 47 for 271 yards with a touchdown for Eastern Michigan.

Passing

Ohio Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
N. Rourke 31 19 61.3 2 197 42 0 101.1
E Mi Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Roback 47 28 59.6 1 271 26 1 74.0
I. Holder 1 1 100.0 0 34 34 0 118.8

Rushing

Ohio Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Ouellette 25 140 5.6 30 0
D. Brown 6 32 5.3 10 0
E Mi Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. Vann 10 29 2.9 6 0
B. Turner 7 19 2.7 13 0

Receiving

Ohio Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Odom 5 56 11.2 29 1
A. Meyer 6 44 7.3 14 0
E Mi Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
S. Bailey II 7 82 11.7 25 1
J. Niupalau 4 69 17.3 34 0

Fumbles

Ohio F FL
C. Odom 1 1
B. Cope 1 1
E Mi F FL
B. Banham 1 0

Returning

Ohio KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Brown 2 23.5 0 30 0 0 0
E Mi KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
E. Daugherty IV 1 9.0 0 9 3 3.0 0 8
B. Banham 1 9.0 0 9 1 1.0 0 1

Punting

Ohio Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Farkas 8 332 41.5 49
E Mi Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Julien 3 116 38.7 45
I. Oraha 2 70 35.0 40

Takeaways

Ohio Int Yds InTD
B. Ellis 1 46 1

Team Stats Comparison

Ohio E Mi
Points For 27 20
Total Yards 368 350
Rushing Yards 171 45
Passing Yards 197 305
Passing Completions / Attempts 19/31 29/49
Turnovers 2 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 2/2 1/0
First Downs 19 15
Penalties - Yards 4/31 8/85
Time Of Possession 56:56 04:04
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 9/20 5/18
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/3
Punts - Average Yards 8/42 8/43

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Ohio E Mi
Ohio 04:14 FG Louie Zervos 41 yd FG 3 0
E Mi 13:49 FG Paulie Fricano 41 yd FG 3 3
2nd Quarter Ohio E Mi
E Mi 13:35 FG Paulie Fricano 31 yd FG 3 6
Ohio 14:50 TD Bradd Ellis 46 yd interception return (Louie Zervos kick) 10 6
3rd Quarter Ohio E Mi
Ohio 08:38 FG Louie Zervos 44 yd FG 13 6
4th Quarter Ohio E Mi
E Mi 04:06 TD Ian Eriksen 1 yd run (Paulie Fricano kick) 13 13
Overtime Ohio E Mi
E Mi 15:00 TD Sergio Bailey II 25 yd pass from Brogan Roback (Paulie Fricano kick) 13 20
Ohio 15:00 TD Brendan Cope 8 yd pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick) 20 20
2nd Overtime Ohio E Mi
Ohio 15:00 TD Cameron Odom 7 yd pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick) 27 20

Game Information

Stadium: Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Attendance: 11,373
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