NCAAF Game Recap - Eastern Michigan at Ball State
Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:00 PM EDT

Bama
58
Tenn
21
F
OSU
20
Purd
49
F
NCSt
7
Clem
41
F
MissSt
3
LSU
19
F
Mich
21
MSU
7
F
Okla
52
TCU
27
F
UCF
37
ECU
10
F
Oreg
20
WaSt
34
F
Vand
7
KY
14
F
Colo
13
Wash
27
F
PSU
33
Ind
28
F
MD
0
Iowa
23
F
Cin
17
Temp
24
F OT
UConn
30
SoFL
38
F
Ill
20
Wisc
49
F
GASt
35
ArkSt
51
F
Stan
20
AzSt
13
F
ColSt
28
Boise
56
F
AF
41
UNLV
35
F
Aub
31
Miss
16
F
Tuls
0
Ark
23
F
Buff
31
Toled
17
F
NW
18
Rut
15
F
MiaOH
30
Army
31
F(1OT)
UNC
37
Syr
40
F(1OT)
UVA
28
Duke
14
F
JacSt
14
SEMO
37
F
BGSU
14
Ohio
49
F
IdSt
41
Lib
48
F
UtSt
24
Wyo
16
F
FlAtl
7
Marsh
31
F
UNCC
13
MidTN
21
F
WestMI
35
C Mi
10
F
E Mi
42
Ball
20
F
ULLaf
17
App
27
F
SMU
27
Tul
23
F
Kans
16
TxTch
48
F
MIN
28
Neb
53
F
UTEP
24
LT
31
F
Hou
49
Navy
36
F
CoCar
24
UMass
13
F
Akr
24
Kent
23
F OT
Wake
17
FlaSt
38
F
SamHu
23
Lamar
41
F
Cal
49
OreSt
7
F
Mem
33
MIZ
65
F
GaSo
48
NMS
31
F
TxSt
14
ULMon
20
F
UTSA
17
SMiss
27
F
Fres
38
NM
7
F
OD
37
W Ky
34
F
NorTx
21
UAB
29
F
Rice
17
FLInt
36
F
USC
28
Utah
41
F
SJSU
13
SDSU
16
F
Ariz
30
UCLA
31
F
NEV
40
Hawaii
22
F
Troy
38
SoAl
17
F

Oct 20, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Eastern Michigan (4-4)

7

14

14

7

42

Ball State (3-5)

0

6

7

7

20

Wiegers' 4 total touchdowns sparks E. Michigan to 42-20 win
Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:09 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Tyler Wiegers passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Eastern Michigan scored in every quarter to defeat Ball State 42-20 on Saturday.

Wiegers was a crisp 22-for-28 passing for 257 yards for Eastern Michigan (4-4, 2-3 Mid-American Conference). Wiegers threw touchdown passes to Line Latu, Arthur Jackson III and Isaac Holder. Shaq Vann put the Eagles on the board with a 1-yard run early, Line caught a 41-yarder in the second quarter and Wiegers scored on a keeper from the 1 with 24 seconds left in the half for a 21-6 lead.

The Cardinals Riley Neal ended a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a 16-yard pass to Riley Miller before halftime and scored from 11 yards out to end another 75-yard drive in the third quarter. Ball State (3-5, 2-2) was trailing 42-13 when Will Jones rambled for an 80-yard score with about two minutes remaining.

Eastern Michigan defenders had an interception, a fumble recovery and five three-and-outs in the win.

Passing

E Mi Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Wiegers 28 22 78.6 3 257 41 0 140.6
Ball Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Neal 39 21 53.8 1 157 22 1 61.6

Rushing

E Mi Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. Vann 20 63 3.1 10 1
B. Turner 9 50 5.6 21 0
Ball Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
W. Jones 1 80 80.0 80 1
R. Neal 13 77 5.9 17 1

Receiving

E Mi Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
L. Latu 3 86 28.7 41 1
A. Jackson III 6 59 9.8 19 1
Ball Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Hall 10 81 8.1 22 0
R. Miller 4 36 9.0 16 1

Fumbles

Ball F FL
R. Neal 1 0
J. Hall 1 1

Returning

E Mi KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Banham 0 0 0 3 11.3 0 19
Ball KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Lacanaria 0 0 0 2 1.0 0 6
M. Dunner 2 9.5 0 19 0 0 0

Punting

E Mi Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Julien 5 207 41.4 57
Ball Punt Yds Avg LgPu
P. LeCorre 6 262 43.7 60

Takeaways

E Mi Int Yds InTD
J. Harris 1 2 0

Team Stats Comparison

E Mi Ball
Points For 42 20
Total Yards 420 384
Rushing Yards 163 227
Passing Yards 257 157
Passing Completions / Attempts 22/28 21/39
Turnovers 1 2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 2/1
First Downs 23 21
Penalties - Yards 5/65 9/108
Time Of Possession 34:34 26:26
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 8/16 7/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 5/41 6/44

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter E Mi Ball
E Mi 09:25 TD Shaq Vann 1 yd run (Chad Ryland kick) 7 0
2nd Quarter E Mi Ball
E Mi 05:10 TD Line Latu 41 yd pass from Tyler Wiegers (Chad Ryland kick) 14 0
Ball 08:54 TD Riley Miller 16 yd pass from Riley Neal (failed 2pt rush) 14 6
E Mi 14:36 TD Tyler Wiegers 1 yd run (Chad Ryland kick) 21 6
3rd Quarter E Mi Ball
E Mi 07:28 TD Arthur Jackson III 17 yd pass from Tyler Wiegers (Chad Ryland kick) 28 6
Ball 11:13 TD Riley Neal 11 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 28 13
E Mi 14:28 TD Isaac Holder 41 yd pass from Tyler Wiegers (Chad Ryland kick) 35 13
4th Quarter E Mi Ball
E Mi 12:46 TD Isaac Stiebeling 14 yd run (Chad Ryland kick) 42 13
Ball 12:58 TD Will Jones 80 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 42 20

Game Information

Stadium: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
Attendance: 14,022
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