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 Rynearson Stadium, YpsilantiCMU -6.5
FINALCentral Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 23CMU covered -6.5CLOSED CMU -6.5

Highlights

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Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
EMU WINNING
CMU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: CMU 74% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 34 PTS

Scoring plays

11 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Preston Hutchinson 3 Yd Run (Chad Ryland Kick)

11:58
0-7
Field Goal Good

Marshall Meeder 51 Yd Field Goal

8:05
3-7
Field Goal Good

Marshall Meeder 29 Yd Field Goal

2:12
6-7
Q2
Field Goal Good

Chad Ryland 34 Yd Field Goal

14:56
6-10
Rushing Touchdown

Preston Hutchinson 20 Yd Run (Chad Ryland Kick)

6:02
6-17
Q3
Field Goal Good

Chad Ryland 32 Yd Field Goal

3:07
6-20
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Lew Nichols III 9 Yd Run (Ty Brock Pass to Drayton Law for Two-Point Conversion)

14:02
14-20
Field Goal Good

Chad Ryland 29 Yd Field Goal

8:59
14-23
Rushing Touchdown

Lew Nichols III 1 Yd Run (Marshall Meeder Kick)

4:34
21-23
Field Goal Good

Marshall Meeder 21 Yd Field Goal

2:31
24-23
Rushing Touchdown

Kobe Lewis 9 Yd Run (Marshall Meeder Kick)

1:43
31-23

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Central Michigan scores 25 in 4th quarter, beats EMU 31-23

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- , Lew Nichols III had two fourth-quarter touchdown runs and finished with a career-high 196 yards rushing, and Central Michigan scored 25 points in the final quarter to beat Eastern Michigan 31-23 on Friday night. Nichols scored from the 9 and 1 to cap long drives, and Marshall Meeder made a 21-yard field goal with 2:31 to play to give Central Michigan (3-1, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) a 24-23 lead. Devonni Reed intercepted a Preston Hutchinson tipped pass on Eastern Michigan's (0-4, 0-4) next possession. Kobe Lewis scored on a 9-yard touchdown run three plays later for the Chippewas with 1:43 remaining. Nichols had 29 carries and Lewis added 106 yards rushing on 18 carries. Meeder kicked field goals from the 51 and 29 in the first quarter. Hutchinson was 23 of 37 for 365 yards passing, threw three interceptions and added 57 yards on the ground.

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Top performers

CMU
PASSINGDaniel Richardson15/21, 173 YDS, 1 INT
RUSHINGLew Nichols29 CAR, 196 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGDallas Dixon3 REC, 83 YDS
EMU
PASSINGPreston Hutchinson23/37, 365 YDS, 3 INT
RUSHINGPreston Hutchinson15 CAR, 57 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGHassan Beydoun8 REC, 100 YDS

Team stats

CMU · EMU
553
TOTAL YARDS
439
235
PASSING
365
318
RUSHING
74
28
1ST DOWNS
22
8-17
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
7-13
3
TURNOVERS
5
7-64
PENALTIES
2-15
33:16
POSSESSION
26:44

RYNEARSON STADIUM, YPSILANTI · ATTENDANCE 300

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