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 Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount PleasantEMU -4
FINALEastern Michigan 16, Central Michigan 42UPSETCMU covered +4CLOSED EMU -4

Highlights

2 CLIPS · ESPN
Ward steamrolls into the end zone for Central Michigan TDVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
CMU WINNING
EMU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: EMU 56% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 15 PTS

Scoring plays

9 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Jonathan Ward 3 Yd Run (Ryan Tice Kick)

12:21
0-7
Field Goal Good

Chad Ryland 42 Yd Field Goal

3:43
3-7
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Kalil Pimpleton 80 Yd pass from David Moore (Ryan Tice Kick)

12:38
3-14
Passing Touchdown

Jonathan Ward 64 Yd pass from David Moore (Ryan Tice Kick)

10:31
3-21
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Kobe Lewis 28 Yd Run (Ryan Tice Kick)

7:50
3-28
Rushing Touchdown

Mike Glass III 1 Yd Run (Chad Ryland Kick)

4:11
10-28
Rushing Touchdown

Jonathan Ward 86 Yd Run (Ryan Tice Kick)

0:45
10-35
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Mathew Sexton 5 Yd pass from Mike Glass III (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

13:36
16-35
Rushing Touchdown

Tommy Lazzaro 6 Yd Run (Ryan Tice Kick)

2:55
16-42

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Central Michigan rolls over Eastern Michigan 42-16

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- David Moore threw two scoring passes, Jonathan Ward caught a touchdown pass and ran for two scores and Central Michigan set season highs in total yards and rushing yards in beating Eastern Michigan 42-16 in Saturday's Mid-American Conference matchup. The Chippewas (3-3, 2-1) had 589 total yards and 310 rushing yards, led by Ward's 132 yards on 12 carries, and held the Eagles to 285 yards, including 77 rushing. Ward capped Central Michigan's opening drive with a 3-yard TD run and scored on a career-long 86-yard run in the third quarter. Alonzo McCoy picked off a pass from Mike Glass III in the end zone and the Chippewas scored on Moore's 80-yard pass to Kalil Pimpleton on the next play. Moore, 15 of 24 for 279 yards, made it 21-3 on his 64-yard pass to Ward.

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Top performers

EMU
PASSINGMike Glass III20/34, 207 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGWillie Parker8 CAR, 29 YDS
RECEIVINGMathew Sexton5 REC, 56 YDS, 1 TD
CMU
PASSINGDavid Moore15/24, 279 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGJonathan Ward12 CAR, 132 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGKalil Pimpleton5 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

EMU · CMU
285
TOTAL YARDS
587
222
PASSING
279
63
RUSHING
308
22
1ST DOWNS
24
2-12
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
5-13
1
TURNOVERS
2
5-57
PENALTIES
10-103
27:48
POSSESSION
32:12

KELLY/SHORTS STADIUM, MOUNT PLEASANT · ATTENDANCE 15,235

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