Western Michigan at Miami (OH)

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Western Michigan beat Miami (OH) 40–⁠39. It was their 41st meeting; after it, Miami (OH) led the series 22–⁠18–⁠1.

AwayWestern Michigan7–⁠6 in 2018
40
HomeMiami (OH)6–⁠6 in 2018
39

Final at Yager Stadium, OxfordTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,012

At kickoff
70°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Butler County Regional Airport (KHAO), 25 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Ron Hudson; umpire Tim Gover; head linesman Sergio DeHoyos; line judge John Swartz; side judge Ryan Gannon; field judge Pat Dolphin; back judge Justin Staehr; center judge Chris La MangeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Michigan140131340
Miami (OH)17106639

Standouts

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Player stats

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jon Wassink27/4243950
RushingCarYdsTDLong
LeVante Bellamy1266018
Jon Wassink938114
Jamauri Bogan101003
Davon Tucker1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D’Wayne Eskridge7141041
Jayden Reed7137433
Drake Harris660118
Giovanni Ricci449025
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Alex Grace8200
Drake Spears8100
Anton Curtis5000
Ralph Holley4110
Justin Tranquill4000

Miami (OH)

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Gus Ragland22/3229430
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Maurice Thomas528011
Alonzo Smith132007
Gus Ragland7507
Jordan Rigg1212
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jack Sorenson9156036
Dominique Robinson459226
Jalen Walker241033
Andrew Homer220115
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Brad Koenig10210
Allan Koikoi9000
Mike Brown8000
Zedrick Raymond8000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Western MichiganMiami (OH)
562Total yards349
439Passing yards294
123Rushing yards55
10.5Yards per pass9.2
3.3Yards per rush2.0
31First downs20
7–⁠13Third downs5–⁠12
3–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
9–⁠96Penalties8–⁠45
35:31Possession24:29
1Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Western MichiganMiami (OH)
43%Success rate49%
0.38EPA per play0.27
1.60Explosiveness1.16
−0.10Rushing EPA−0.10
0.79Passing EPA0.58
52%Passing-down success57%
0.08First-down EPA0.08
0.45Second-down EPA0.42
1.07Third-down EPA0.50
15%Havoc by its defense18%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Michigan 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Western Michigan −2.5, over/under 53.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Western Michigan 57%, Miami (OH) 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Miami (OH) end zoneWestern Michigan end zoneQ1 Miami (OH)TouchdownQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Miami (OH)Field goal, 12 playsQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ2 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 Miami (OH)Punt, 4 playsQ2 Western MichiganFumble, 2 playsQ2 Miami (OH)Field goal, 4 playsQ2 Western MichiganFumble, 1 playQ2 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 4 playsQ2 Western MichiganResult not recorded, 1 playQ3 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 12 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 playsQ4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 4 playsQ4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Miami (OH)Missed FG, 10 playsQ4 Western MichiganEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Miami (OH) drives left to right, Western Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 0 yards
  2. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 Miami (OH)Field goal, 12 plays, 70 yards
  4. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 76 yards
  5. Q1 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 3 plays, 48 yards
  6. Q2 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 73 yards
  7. Q2 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  8. Q2 Western MichiganMissed FG, 6 plays, 15 yards
  9. Q2 Miami (OH)Punt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  10. Q2 Western MichiganFumble, 2 plays, −7 yards
  11. Q2 Miami (OH)Field goal, 4 plays, −1 yard
  12. Q2 Western MichiganFumble, 1 play, 8 yards
  13. Q2 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 4 plays, 33 yards
  14. Q2 Western MichiganResult not recorded, 1 play, −5 yards
  15. Q3 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q3 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, 21 yards
  17. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 3 plays, 65 yards
  18. Q3 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 12 plays, 92 yards
  19. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q4 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  21. Q4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 13 plays, 89 yards
  22. Q4 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 4 plays, 72 yards
  23. Q4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 11 plays, 73 yards
  24. Q4 Miami (OH)Missed FG, 10 plays, 43 yards
  25. Q4 Western MichiganEnd of game, 1 play, 2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Miami (OH) 17, Western Michigan 14
Miami (OH) Touchdown
14:471st & 10 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 64 yds , Maurice Thomas return for 99 yds for a TD, (Samuel Sloman KICK)Miami (OH) 7, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
14:471st & 0 at own 35Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:471st & 10 at own 25Jon Wassink pass complete to Drake Harris for 4 yds to the WMich 29
14:472nd & 6 at own 29LeVante Bellamy run for 18 yds to the WMich 47 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at own 47Jon Wassink pass complete to Jayden Reed for 31 yds to the MiaOh 22 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at opp 22LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 20
14:472nd & 8 at opp 20Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 17
14:473rd & 5 at opp 17Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 14
14:474th & 2 at opp 14Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 12 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at opp 12LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 10
10:382nd & 8 at opp 10Jon Wassink pass complete to Jayden Reed for 10 yds for a TD, (Gavin Peddie KICK)Tied at 7
Miami (OH) Field goal, 12 plays
10:381st & 0 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 64 yds , Maurice Thomas return for 23 yds to the MiaOh 24
10:381st & 10 at own 24Gus Ragland run for no gain to the MiaOh 24
10:382nd & 10 at own 24Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 22 yds to the MiaOh 46 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at own 46Alonzo Smith run for 7 yds to the WMich 47
10:382nd & 3 at opp 47Alonzo Smith run for 5 yds to the WMich 42 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at opp 42Alonzo Smith run for 3 yds to the WMich 39
10:382nd & 7 at opp 39Gus Ragland pass complete to Andrew Homer for 15 yds to the WMich 24 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at opp 24Davion Johnson run for no gain to the WMich 24
10:382nd & 10 at opp 24Maurice Thomas run for 10 yds to the WMich 14 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at opp 14Maurice Thomas run for 1 yd to the WMich 13
10:382nd & 9 at opp 13RAGLAND, Gus pass incomplete to MAYOCK, Luke (DOWELS, JUWAN), PENALTY WMU offside (BALABANI, A) 5 yards to the WMU8, NO PLAY.
10:382nd & 4 at opp 8Gus Ragland run for 2 yds to the WMich 6
10:383rd & 2 at opp 6Alonzo Smith run for no gain to the WMich 6
4:364th & 2 at opp 6Samuel Sloman 23 yd FG GOODMiami (OH) 10, Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
4:361st & 0 at own 35Samuel Sloman kickoff for 61 yds , LeVante Bellamy return for 20 yds to the WMich 24
4:361st & 10 at own 24Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the WMich 27
4:362nd & 7 at own 27Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the WMich 29
4:363rd & 5 at own 29Jon Wassink pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 17 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
4:361st & 10 at own 46Jon Wassink pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge
4:362nd & 10 at own 46LeVante Bellamy run for 5 yds to the MiaOh 49
4:363rd & 5 at opp 49Jon Wassink run for 5 yds to the MiaOh 44 for a 1ST down MIAMI OH Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
4:361st & 10 at opp 44Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 42
4:362nd & 8 at opp 42LeVante Bellamy run for 9 yds to the MiaOh 33 for a 1ST down
0:321st & 10 at opp 33Jon Wassink pass complete to Jayden Reed for 33 yds for a TD MIAMI OH Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined (Gavin Peddie KICK)Western Michigan 14, Miami (OH) 10
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 3 plays
0:321st & 0 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 63 yds , Maurice Thomas return for 35 yds to the MIAMIOH 30 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, targeting (-15 Yards) to the WMich 48
0:321st & 10 at opp 48Gus Ragland pass incomplete to Jack Sorenson
0:322nd & 10 at opp 48Maurice Thomas run for 11 yds to the WMich 37 for a 1ST down
0:321st & 10 at opp 37RAGLAND, Gus pass incomplete to THOMAS, Maurice, QB hurry by FAYAD, ALI, PENALTY WMU roughing passer (FAYAD, ALI) 15 yards to the WMU22, 1ST DOWN MIAMI, NO PLAY.
0:321st & 10 at opp 22THOMAS, Maurice rush up middle for no gain to the WMU22 (HAYWARD, T;MOMENT, CORVIN), PENALTY WMU offside (CLAYTON, NAJEE) 5 yards to the WMU17, NO PLAY.
0:001st & 5 at opp 17Gus Ragland pass complete to Dominique Robinson for 17 yds for a TD (Samuel Sloman KICK)Miami (OH) 17, Western Michigan 14
2nd quarter8 drives, then Miami (OH) 27, Western Michigan 14
Western Michigan Turnover on downs, 13 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jon Wassink pass complete to Drake Harris for 17 yds to the WMich 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 42Jon Wassink pass complete to Drake Harris for 3 yds to the WMich 45
15:002nd & 7 at own 45Chase Brown run for a loss of 7 yards to the WMich 38
15:003rd & 14 at own 38Jon Wassink pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 16 yds to the MiaOh 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 46Davon Tucker run for 8 yds to the MiaOh 38
15:002nd & 2 at opp 38TUCKER, DAVON rush over right guard for 3 yards to the MIAMI35 (HAMPTON, Isaac;DUFFIN, Mack), PENALTY MIAMI offside (MCMULLEN, J.) 5 yards to the MIAMI33, 1ST DOWN WMU, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Jon Wassink run for 11 yds to the MiaOh 22 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 22Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 20
15:002nd & 8 at opp 20Chase Brown run for no gain to the MiaOh 20
15:003rd & 8 at opp 20Jon Wassink pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for 9 yds to the MiaOh 11 for a 1ST down MIAMI OH Penalty, targeting (De’Andre Montgomery) to the MiaOh 5 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 5Jon Wassink run for 1 yd to the MiaOh 4
15:002nd & goal at opp 4Jon Wassink pass incomplete to LeVante Bellamy
15:003rd & goal at opp 4LeVante Bellamy run for no gain to the MiaOh 4
15:004th & goal at opp 4MIAMI OH Penalty, Defensive offside (Allan Koikoi) to the MiaOh 2
8:004th & 0 at opp 2Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 08:00
8:004th & goal at opp 2Jon Wassink pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for no gain to the MiaOh 2
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
8:001st & 10 at own 2Alonzo Smith run for no gain to the MiaOh 2
8:002nd & 10 at own 2Alonzo Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 1
8:003rd & 11 at own 1Gus Ragland pass incomplete
8:004th & 11 at own 1Kyle Kramer punt for 55 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MiaOh 22 , Jayden Reed returns for 34 yds to the MiaOh 22
Western Michigan Missed FG, 6 plays
6:231st & 10 at opp 22LeVante Bellamy run for 1 yd to the MiaOh 21
6:232nd & 9 at opp 21WASSINK, JON rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the MIAMI22, out-of-bounds (KOIKOI, Allan), PENALTY WMU illegal block 11 yards to the MIAMI32, NO PLAY.
6:232nd & 20 at opp 32Jon Wassink pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 20 yds to the MiaOh 12 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 12WASSINK, JON pass incomplete to ARNETT, TYRON, QB hurry by RAYMOND, Zed, PENALTY MIAMI holding (ALLEN, Josh) 6 yards to the MIAMI6, 1ST DOWN WMU, NO PLAY.
6:231st & goal at opp 6Jamauri Bogan run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 7
6:232nd & goal at opp 7Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Jayden Reed, broken up by Joshua Allen
6:233rd & goal at opp 7Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Drake Harris, broken up by Joshua Allen
3:394th & goal at opp 7Gavin Peddie 24 yd FG MISSED
Miami (OH) Punt, 4 plays
3:391st & 10 at own 20Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 10 yds to the MiaOh 30 for a 1ST down
3:391st & 10 at own 30Alonzo Smith run for no gain to the MiaOh 30
3:392nd & 10 at own 30Maurice Thomas run for no gain to the MiaOh 30
3:393rd & 10 at own 30Gus Ragland pass incomplete
3:394th & 10 at own 30Kyle Kramer punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 32
Western Michigan Fumble, 2 plays
1:551st & 10 at own 32Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Giovanni Ricci, broken up by Daryus Thompson
1:552nd & 10 at own 32Jon Wassink sacked by Brad Koenig for a loss of 7 yards to the WMich 25 Jon Wassink fumbled, recovered by MiaOh Doug Costin , return for 0 yards
Miami (OH) Field goal, 4 plays
1:451st & 10 at opp 25Gus Ragland pass incomplete
1:452nd & 10 at opp 25Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 8 yds to the WMich 17
1:453rd & 2 at opp 17THOMAS, Maurice rush over left end for 4 yards to the WMU13, out-of-bounds (GRACE, ALEX), PENALTY MIAMI holding (ROBINSON, Dom) 9 yards to the WMU26, NO PLAY.
1:453rd & 11 at opp 26Gus Ragland pass incomplete
1:204th & 11 at opp 26Samuel Sloman 44 yd FG GOODMiami (OH) 20, Western Michigan 14
1:201st & 0 at own 35Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:201st & 10 at own 25Jon Wassink pass complete to Jayden Reed for 8 yds Jayden Reed fumbled, forced by Zedrick Raymond, recovered by MiaOh Junior McMullen
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 4 plays
1:131st & 10 at opp 33Gus Ragland pass incomplete
1:132nd & 10 at opp 33Alonzo Smith run for 2 yds to the WMich 31
1:133rd & 8 at opp 31Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 26 yds to the WMich 5 for a 1ST down
0:141st & 0 at opp 5Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 00:14
0:101st & goal at opp 5Gus Ragland pass complete to Andrew Homer for 5 yds for a TD (Samuel Sloman KICK)Miami (OH) 27, Western Michigan 14
Western Michigan Result not recorded, 1 play
0:101st & 0 at own 35Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:101st & 10 at own 25LeVante Bellamy run for 5 yds to the WMich 30
3rd quarter5 drives, then Miami (OH) 33, Western Michigan 27
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 35Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25LeVante Bellamy run for no gain to the WMich 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25LeVante Bellamy run for 4 yds to the WMich 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Jon Wassink pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 4 yds to the WMich 33
15:004th & 2 at own 33Nick Mihalic punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Joshua Allen at the MiaOh 26
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 26WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Anton Curtis) to the MiaOh 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Alonzo Smith run for no gain to the MiaOh 41
15:002nd & 10 at own 41Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 7 yds to the MiaOh 48
15:003rd & 3 at own 48Alonzo Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 47
15:004th & 4 at own 47Kyle Kramer punt for 18 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 35
Western Michigan Touchdown, 3 plays
10:461st & 10 at own 35WASSINK, JON pass complete to ESKRIDGE, D for 45 yards to the MIAMI20, out-of-bounds, PENALTY WMU holding (MILLER, ODELL) 10 yards to the WMU25, NO PLAY.
10:461st & 20 at own 25Jon Wassink pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 41 yds to the MiaOh 34 for a 1ST down
10:461st & 10 at opp 34Jon Wassink run for 7 yds to the MiaOh 27
9:012nd & 3 at opp 27Jon Wassink pass complete to Jayden Reed for 27 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Miami (OH) 27, Western Michigan 21
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 12 plays
9:011st & 0 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 63 yds , Maurice Thomas return for 16 yds to the MIAMIOH 49 MIAMI OH Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) declined
9:011st & 10 at own 8Gus Ragland pass complete to Maurice Thomas for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaOh 5
9:012nd & 13 at own 5Gus Ragland pass complete to Dominique Robinson for 26 yds to the MiaOh 31 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at own 31Gus Ragland pass complete to Dominique Robinson for 10 yds to the MiaOh 41 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at own 41Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 8 yds to the MiaOh 49
9:012nd & 2 at own 49Gus Ragland run for 7 yds to the WMich 44 for a 1ST down
9:011st & 10 at opp 44Maurice Thomas run for 6 yds to the WMich 38
9:012nd & 4 at opp 38Gus Ragland pass incomplete to Alonzo Smith
5:283rd & 4 at opp 38Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 05:28
5:283rd & 4 at opp 38Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 9 yds to the WMich 29 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at opp 29Gus Ragland pass complete to Luke Mayock for 7 yds to the WMich 22
5:282nd & 3 at opp 22Alonzo Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 23
5:283rd & 4 at opp 23Gus Ragland run for 6 yds to the WMich 17 for a 1ST down
3:211st & goal at opp 2Jordan Rigg run for 2 yds for a TD (Samuel Sloman PAT MISSED)Miami (OH) 33, Western Michigan 21
Western Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
3:211st & 0 at own 35Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:211st & 10 at own 25Jon Wassink pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 26 yds to the MiaOh 49 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at opp 49LeVante Bellamy run for 16 yds to the MiaOh 33 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at opp 33Jon Wassink pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 16 yds to the MiaOh 17 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at opp 17Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
3:212nd & 10 at opp 17Jon Wassink pass complete to Drake Harris for 15 yds to the MiaOh 2 for a 1ST down
3:211st & goal at opp 2Jamauri Bogan run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 3
3:212nd & goal at opp 3Jamauri Bogan run for no gain to the MiaOh 3
0:003rd & goal at opp 3Jon Wassink pass complete to Drake Harris for 3 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie PAT MISSED)Miami (OH) 33, Western Michigan 27
4th quarter6 drives, then Western Michigan 40, Miami (OH) 39
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 62 yds , Maurice Thomas return for 21 yds to the MiaOh 24
15:001st & 10 at own 24Gus Ragland run for a loss of 4 yards to the MiaOh 20 MIAMI OH Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined
15:002nd & 14 at own 20Alonzo Smith run for 1 yd to the MiaOh 21
15:003rd & 13 at own 21Gus Ragland pass complete to Maurice Thomas for 6 yds to the MiaOh 27
15:004th & 7 at own 27Kyle Kramer punt for 62 yds, downed at the WMich 11
Western Michigan Touchdown, 13 plays
12:571st & 10 at own 11LeVante Bellamy run for 4 yds to the WMich 15
12:572nd & 6 at own 15Jon Wassink pass complete to Jayden Reed for 23 yds to the WMich 38 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at own 38WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, false start (John Keenoy) to the WMich 33
12:571st & 15 at own 33Jon Wassink pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at the 50Jon Wassink run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 47
12:572nd & 7 at opp 47Jon Wassink pass complete to Chase Brown for 16 yds to the MiaOh 31 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at opp 31Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Drake Harris
12:572nd & 10 at opp 31Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Jaylen Hall, broken up by Zedrick Raymond
12:573rd & 10 at opp 31Jon Wassink pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for 25 yds to the MiaOh 6 for a 1ST down
12:571st & goal at opp 6Jon Wassink run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 4
12:572nd & goal at opp 4WASSINK, JON pass incomplete to REED, JAYDEN (BROWN, Mike), PENALTY MIAMI pass interference (BROWN, Mike) 2 yards to the MIAMI2, 1ST DOWN WMU, NO PLAY.
12:571st & goal at opp 2Jamauri Bogan run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaOh 5
7:382nd & 0 at opp 5Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 07:38
7:382nd & goal at opp 5Jon Wassink pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge, broken up by Zedrick Raymond
7:383rd & goal at opp 5Jon Wassink pass incomplete
7:254th & goal at opp 5Jon Wassink pass complete to Jayden Reed for 5 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Western Michigan 34, Miami (OH) 33
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 4 plays
7:251st & 0 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 64 yds , Maurice Thomas return for 27 yds to the MiaOh 28
7:251st & 10 at own 28Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 36 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
7:251st & 10 at opp 36Gus Ragland pass incomplete to Alonzo Smith
7:252nd & 10 at opp 36Gus Ragland pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 30 yds to the WMich 6 for a 1ST down
6:261st & goal at opp 6Gus Ragland pass complete to Dominique Robinson for 6 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )Miami (OH) 39, Western Michigan 34
Western Michigan Touchdown, 11 plays
6:261st & 0 at own 35Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds , LeVante Bellamy return for 27 yds to the WMich 27
6:261st & 10 at own 27Jon Wassink pass complete to Drake Harris for 18 yds to the WMich 45 for a 1ST down
6:261st & 10 at own 45Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
6:262nd & 10 at own 45Jon Wassink pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for 15 yds to the MiaOh 40 for a 1ST down
6:261st & 10 at opp 40Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the MiaOh 36
6:262nd & 6 at opp 36Jon Wassink pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge
6:263rd & 6 at opp 36Jon Wassink pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 20 yds to the MiaOh 16 for a 1ST down
6:261st & 10 at opp 16Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Keishawn Watson, broken up by Mike Brown
6:262nd & 10 at opp 16Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Drake Harris
6:263rd & 10 at opp 16Jon Wassink pass incomplete to Jayden Reed, broken up by Joshua Allen
6:264th & 10 at opp 16Jon Wassink run for 14 yds to the MiaOh 2 for a 1ST down
2:531st & goal at opp 2Jon Wassink run for 2 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )Western Michigan 40, Miami (OH) 39
Miami (OH) Missed FG, 10 plays
2:531st & 0 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 56 yds , Maurice Thomas return for 16 yds to the MiaOh 25
2:531st & 10 at own 25Gus Ragland pass incomplete to Luke Mayock, broken up by Juwan Dowels
2:532nd & 10 at own 25Gus Ragland pass complete to Jalen Walker for 8 yds to the MiaOh 33
2:533rd & 2 at own 33Alonzo Smith run for 5 yds to the MiaOh 38 for a 1ST down
2:531st & 10 at own 38Gus Ragland sacked by Ralph Holley for a loss of 6 yards to the MiaOh 32
2:532nd & 16 at own 32MIAMI OH Penalty, false start (Jack Sorenson) to the MiaOh 27
2:532nd & 21 at own 27Gus Ragland pass incomplete to Jalen Walker
2:533rd & 21 at own 27Gus Ragland pass complete to Jalen Walker for 33 yds to the WMich 40 for a 1ST down
2:531st & 10 at opp 40Gus Ragland run for no gain to the WMich 40
0:512nd & 10 at opp 40Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 00:51
0:512nd & 10 at opp 40Gus Ragland pass complete to Jaylon Bester for 7 yds to the WMich 33
0:513rd & 3 at opp 33Gus Ragland pass complete to Maurice Thomas for 1 yd to the WMich 32
0:274th & 2 at opp 32Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 00:27
0:274th & 2 at opp 32Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 00:27
0:234th & 2 at opp 32Samuel Sloman 50 yd FG MISSED
Western Michigan End of game, 1 play
0:231st & 10 at opp 32TEAM run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 30

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Miami (OH) leads 24–⁠21–⁠1 in 46 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Michigan 23, Miami (OH) 13MAC Championship
2025Miami (OH) 26, Western Michigan 17
2023Miami (OH) 34, Western Michigan 21
2022Western Michigan 16, Miami (OH) 10
2019Western Michigan 38, Miami (OH) 16
2018Western Michigan 40, Miami (OH) 39

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