Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: WMU 74% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 23 PTS
Scoring plays
11 SCORES
Sean Tyler 11 Yd Run (Parker Sampson Kick)
0-7
La'Darius Jefferson 6 Yd Run (Parker Sampson Kick)
0-14
Kalil Pimpleton 70 Yd Punt Return (Marshall Meeder Kick)
7-14
Kalil Pimpleton 11 Yd pass from Daniel Richardson (Marshall Meeder Kick)
14-14
Kalil Pimpleton 97 Yd Punt Return (Marshall Meeder Kick)
21-14
Nick Mihalic 29 Yd Field Goal
21-17
Lew Nichols III 8 Yd Run (Marshall Meeder Kick)
28-17
Corey Crooms 31 Yd pass from Kaleb Eleby (Parker Sampson Kick)
28-24
Lew Nichols III 5 Yd Run (Marshall Meeder Kick)
35-24
Joel Wilson 11 Yd pass from Darius Bracy (Marshall Meeder Kick)
42-24
Sean Tyler 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
42-30
What happened
ESPN RECAPPimpleton's 2 punt return TDs spark CMU over WMU 42-30
KALAMZOO, Mich. -- , Kalil Pimpleton scored three touchdowns in five minutes, two on long punt returns, to spark Central Michigan to a 42-30 win over Western Michigan on Wednesday night. Pimpleton, who had 104 yards receiving with an 11-yard touchdown sandwiched between the punt returns, had 269 yards of total offense at halftime. He finished with 281. Lew Nichols had two second-half touchdown runs and piled up 163 yards on 26 carries for the Chippewas (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference). It was his fourth straight 100-yard game and fifth of the season for the redshirt freshman. With the Chippewas trailing 14-0 in the second quarter, Pimpleton took a punt and went around the right side 70 yards for a score. He then hauled in an 11-yard scoring pass to complete a three-play, 72-yard drive.
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Team stats
CMU · WMUWALDO STADIUM, KALAMAZOO · ATTENDANCE 13,137
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