NCAAF Game Recap - Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Sat Nov 3, 2018 12:00 PM EDT

Bama
29
LSU
0
F
Lou
16
Clem
77
F
ND
31
NW
21
F
PSU
7
Mich
42
F
UGA
34
KY
17
F
Okla
51
TxTch
46
F
Neb
31
OSU
36
F
Temp
40
UCF
52
F
Cal
13
WaSt
19
F
WVU
42
Tex
41
F
MIZ
38
Fla
17
F
Utah
20
AzSt
38
F
Hou
31
SMU
45
F
UtSt
56
Hawaii
17
F
Iowa
36
Purd
38
F
Fres
48
UNLV
3
F
LT
3
MissSt
45
F
Syr
41
Wake
24
F
Pitt
23
UVA
13
F
BC
31
VaTec
21
F
TxAM
24
Aub
28
F
MiaOH
42
Buff
51
F
Kent
35
BGSU
28
F
Ball
13
Toled
45
F
Ohio
59
WestMI
14
F
NIU
36
Akr
26
F
W Ky
10
MidTN
29
F
Colo
34
Ariz
42
F
Rut
17
Wisc
31
F
SCar
48
Miss
44
F
IASt
27
Kans
3
F
OkSt
31
Bayl
35
F
MSU
24
MD
3
F
C Mi
7
E Mi
17
F
Mem
59
ECU
41
F
AF
14
Army
17
F
GATec
38
UNC
28
F
JMU
24
UNH
35
F
SJSU
9
Wyo
24
F
TxSt
40
GASt
31
F
UT-M
14
JacSt
21
F
GaSo
25
ULMon
44
F
SoAl
14
ArkSt
38
F
Marsh
24
SMiss
26
F
SamHu
26
(N/A)
43
F
ULLaf
16
Troy
26
F
K St
13
TCU
14
F
UTEP
34
Rice
26
F
MIN
31
Ill
55
F
Tul
41
SoFL
15
F
FlaSt
28
NCSt
47
F
Lib
59
UMass
62
F(2OT)
Navy
0
Cin
42
F
AlcSt
42
NMS
52
F
UNCC
3
Tenn
14
F
App
23
CoCar
7
F
UConn
19
Tuls
49
F
Duke
20
MiaFL
12
F
UCLA
21
Oreg
42
F
UTSA
3
UAB
52
F
FlAtl
49
FLInt
14
F
Stan
23
Wash
27
F
USC
38
OreSt
21
F
SDSU
31
NM
23
F
BYU
16
Boise
21
F
Kent
14
Buff
48
F

Nov 3, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Central Michigan (1-9)

0

7

0

0

7

Eastern Michigan (5-5)

7

0

0

10

17

Eastern Michigan stymies Central Michigan 17-7
Sat Nov 3, 2018 3:34 PM

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Tyler Wiegers threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Blake Banham midway through the fourth quarter and the defense forced a fumble that led to a clinching field goal three plays later and Eastern Michigan beat Central Michigan 17-7 on Saturday.

Wiegers directed a nine-play, 70-yard drive, completing all six passes on the drive for 66 yards. On the ensuing second down, Jeremiah Harris and Ty Eddington sacked Tony Poljan for a loss of 10 yards. On third-and-16, Maxx Crosby sacked Poljan and forced a fumble that Harris returned 7 yards to the seven.

Chad Ryland then booted a 26-yard field goal and Vincent Calhoun picked off Austin Hergott with 2:08 to go to wrap it up.

Wiegers was 17 of 25 for 150 yards with a pick and Banham had seven catches for 99 yards. Shaq Vann, who put the Eagles (5-5, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) up 7-0 with a 26-yard run on their first possession, had 117 yards on 13 carries.

Central Michigan (1-9, 0-6), which lost its sixth straight, was held to 138 yards with four turnovers. The touchdown was a 68-yard fumble return by Mike Danna.

Passing

C Mi Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Poljan 27 10 37.0 0 39 9 1 30.0
A. Hergott 5 2 40.0 0 22 14 1 14.2
E Mi Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Wiegers 25 17 68.0 1 150 22 1 80.4
M. Glass III 7 3 42.9 0 63 47 0 75.3

Rushing

C Mi Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
R. Ross 17 57 3.4 8 0
K. Lewis 2 3 1.5 5 0
E Mi Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. Vann 13 114 8.8 46 1
M. Glass III 7 30 4.3 12 0

Receiving

C Mi Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Spalding 6 36 6.0 14 0
J. Sullivan 3 18 6.0 9 0
E Mi Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Banham 7 99 14.1 47 1
D. Drummond 4 46 11.5 19 0

Fumbles

C Mi F FL
R. Ross 1 0
T. Poljan 2 2
E Mi F FL
T. Wiegers 1 1
A. Jackson III 1 1

Returning

C Mi KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
G. Kreski 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 1
K. Lewis 1 17.0 0 17 0 0 0
E Mi KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Banham 1 35.0 0 35 6 10.2 0 43

Punting

C Mi Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Sheldon 10 434 43.4 56
E Mi Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Julien 6 248 41.3 47

Takeaways

C Mi Int Yds InTD
M. Fountain 1 4 0
M. Danna 0 0 0
E Mi Int Yds InTD
V. Calhoun 1 0 0
K. McGill 1 7 0

Team Stats Comparison

C Mi E Mi
Points For 7 17
Total Yards 138 349
Rushing Yards 77 137
Passing Yards 61 212
Passing Completions / Attempts 12/32 21/33
Turnovers 4 3
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Fumbles - Lost 4/2 3/2
First Downs 10 18
Penalties - Yards 7/61 8/81
Time Of Possession 46:46 14:14
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/19 8/19
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 10/43 6/41

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter C Mi E Mi
E Mi 02:30 TD Shaq Vann 26 yd run (Chad Ryland kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter C Mi E Mi
C Mi 14:53 TD Mike Danna 68 yd fumble return (Ryan Tice kick) 7 7
3rd Quarter C Mi E Mi
No scores this quarter
4th Quarter C Mi E Mi
E Mi 07:27 TD Blake Banham 7 yd pass from Tyler Wiegers (Chad Ryland kick) 7 14
E Mi 10:13 FG Chad Ryland 26 yd FG 7 17

Game Information

Stadium: Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Attendance: 13,468
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