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Miami (OH) vs. Central Michigan

Saturday, December 7, 2019, Mid-American Championship Game

Miami (OH) beat Central Michigan 26–⁠21. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Miami (OH) led the series 15–⁠13–⁠1.

Neutral siteMiami (OH)8–⁠6 in 2019
26
Neutral siteCentral Michigan8–⁠6 in 2019
21

Final at Ford Field, DetroitIndoorsTV: ESPN2Attendance 22,427

MVPs Jack Sorensen (WR, Miami); Emmanuel Rugamba (LB, Miami)Wikipedia

Officials
Referee Ron Hudson; umpire Tim Glover; head linesman Brett Bergman; line judge J. Shelton; side judge Kendal Smith; field judge Jason Frank; back judge Reginal Berry; center judge Rich EdwardsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Miami (OH)737926
Central Michigan0140721

Standouts

Player stats

Miami (OH)

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brett Gabbert14/2719610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaylon Bester2066122
Tyre Shelton73408
Brett Gabbert5208
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jack Sorenson8123131
James Maye242035
Jalen Walker221011
Davion Johnson113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Bart Baratti14000
Manny Rugamba11000
Myles Reid8000
Sterling Weatherford7000
Travion Banks6001
Doug Costin40.50.50
Andrew Sharp3110
Kameron Butler31.50.50
Lonnie Phelps20.50.50
Ivan Pace Jr.10.50.50

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Quinten Dormady26/4123211
Tommy Lazzaro1/12400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tommy Lazzaro648221
Jonathan Ward102607
Kobe Lewis724013
Kalil Pimpleton1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
JaCorey Sullivan764024
Kalil Pimpleton652012
Tyrone Scott448119
Tony Poljan338024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Michael Oliver90.500
Troy Brown7200
Devonni Reed6000
LaQuan Johnson5210
Troy Hairston4110
George Douglas2110

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

Team stats

Miami (OH)Central Michigan
272Total yards355
196Passing yards256
76Rushing yards99
7.3Yards per pass6.0
2.2Yards per rush3.2
15First downs20
5–⁠16Third downs7–⁠17
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠3
0Turnovers1
7–⁠51Penalties11–⁠75
30:05Possession29:55
3Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Miami (OH)Central Michigan
36%Success rate41%
−0.04EPA per play0.07
1.13Explosiveness1.16
−0.15Rushing EPA−0.07
0.01Passing EPA0.15
23%Passing-down success29%
0.03First-down EPA−0.29
−0.44Second-down EPA0.22
0.47Third-down EPA0.46
19%Havoc by its defense21%

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)

Central Michigan 51% to win. Miami (OH) won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Central Michigan −6.5, over/under 56.5.

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 Central Michigan 67%, Miami (OH) 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Central Michigan end zoneMiami (OH) end zoneQ1 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 2 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 6 playsQ1 Miami (OH)Punt, 4 playsQ1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 14 playsQ2 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 playsQ2 Central MichiganTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 Miami (OH)Field goal, 4 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Miami (OH)Punt, 6 playsQ2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Miami (OH)Turnover on downs, 5 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ3 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 4 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 Miami (OH)Punt, 4 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 7 playsQ3 Miami (OH)Punt, 5 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 Miami (OH)Field goal, 12 playsQ4 Central MichiganInterception, 3 playsQ4 Miami (OH)Field goal, 10 playsQ4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Miami (OH)Field goal, 4 playsQ4 Central MichiganEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Central Michigan drives left to right, Miami (OH) right to left.
  1. Q1 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 2 plays, 2 yards
  2. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  3. Q1 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  4. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  5. Q1 Miami (OH)Punt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  6. Q1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 14 plays, 90 yards
  7. Q2 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q2 Central MichiganTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 4 yards
  9. Q2 Miami (OH)Field goal, 4 plays, −4 yards
  10. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  11. Q2 Miami (OH)Punt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  12. Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 46 yards
  13. Q2 Miami (OH)Turnover on downs, 5 plays, 12 yards
  14. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  15. Q3 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 4 plays, 67 yards
  16. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  17. Q3 Miami (OH)Punt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  18. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 7 plays, 19 yards
  19. Q3 Miami (OH)Punt, 5 plays, 25 yards
  20. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  21. Q3 Miami (OH)Field goal, 12 plays, 54 yards
  22. Q4 Central MichiganInterception, 3 plays, 48 yards
  23. Q4 Miami (OH)Field goal, 10 plays, 59 yards
  24. Q4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  25. Q4 Miami (OH)Field goal, 4 plays, 6 yards
  26. Q4 Central MichiganEnd of game, 6 plays, 20 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Miami (OH) 7, Central Michigan 0
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Tice kickoff for 64 yds , Maurice Thomas return for 97 yds to the CMich 2
15:001st & goal at opp 2Jaylon Bester run for 1 yd to the CMich 1
13:592nd & goal at opp 1Jaylon Bester run for 1 yd for a TD, (Sam Sloman KICK)Miami (OH) 7, Central Michigan 0
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
13:591st & 0 at own 35Sam Sloman kickoff for 65 yds , Kobe Lewis return for 18 yds to the CMich 18
13:531st & 10 at own 18Jonathan Ward run for a loss of 4 yards to the CMich 14
13:532nd & 14 at own 14Quinten Dormady sacked by Ivan Pace Jr. and Lonnie Phelps for a loss of 6 yards to the CMich 8
13:533rd & 20 at own 8Quinten Dormady pass complete to Jonathan Ward for 8 yds to the CMich 16
13:534th & 12 at own 16Brady Buell punt for 57 yds, downed at the MiaOh 27
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
11:491st & 10 at own 27Jaylon Bester run for 1 yd to the MiaOh 28
11:492nd & 9 at own 28MIAMI OH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the MiaOh 23
11:492nd & 14 at own 23CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the MiaOh 28
11:492nd & 9 at own 28Brett Gabbert run for no gain to the MiaOh 23 Brett Gabbert fumbled, recovered by MiaOh Brett Gabbert
11:493rd & 14 at own 23Brett Gabbert pass complete to Davion Johnson for 13 yds to the MiaOh 36
11:494th & 1 at own 36Kyle Kramer punt for 51 yds
Central Michigan Punt, 6 plays
9:271st & 10 at own 13Quinten Dormady pass complete to Tyrone Scott for 9 yds to the CMich 22
9:272nd & 1 at own 22Jonathan Ward run for no gain to the CMich 22
9:273rd & 1 at own 22Tommy Lazzaro run for 5 yds to the CMich 27 for a 1ST down
9:271st & 10 at own 27Quinten Dormady sacked by Kameron Butler and Doug Costin for a loss of 8 yards to the CMich 19
9:272nd & 18 at own 19Quinten Dormady pass incomplete
9:273rd & 18 at own 19Jonathan Ward run for 7 yds to the CMich 26
9:274th & 11 at own 26Brady Buell punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MiaOh 45 , Maurice Thomas returns for 15 yds to the MiaOh 45
Miami (OH) Punt, 4 plays
6:361st & 10 at own 45Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 15 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down
6:361st & 10 at opp 40Jaylon Bester run for 4 yds to the CMich 36
6:362nd & 6 at opp 36MIAMI OH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the CMich 41
6:362nd & 11 at opp 41Jaylon Bester run for a loss of 5 yards to the CMich 46
6:363rd & 16 at opp 46Jaylon Bester run for 5 yds to the CMich 41
6:364th & 11 at opp 41Kyle Kramer punt for 31 yds, downed at the CMich 10
Central Michigan Touchdown, 14 plays
3:531st & 10 at own 10Tommy Lazzaro run for 11 yds to the CMich 21 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at own 21Tommy Lazzaro run for 1 yd to the CMich 22
3:532nd & 9 at own 22Quinten Dormady pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 8 yds to the CMich 30
3:533rd & 1 at own 30Jonathan Ward run for 4 yds to the CMich 34 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at own 34Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the CMich 37
3:532nd & 7 at own 37Quinten Dormady pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 11 yds to the CMich 48 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at own 48Kobe Lewis run for 13 yds to the MiaOh 39 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at opp 39Quinten Dormady pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 2 yds to the MiaOh 37
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 37Quinten Dormady pass complete to Kobe Lewis for 7 yds to the MiaOh 30
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at opp 30Kobe Lewis run for no gain to the MiaOh 30
Q2 15:004th & 1 at opp 30Quinten Dormady run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Quinten Dormady run for 4 yds to the MiaOh 24
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 24Kobe Lewis run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 21
Q2 11:463rd & 3 at opp 21Tommy Lazzaro run for 21 yds for a TD, (Ryan Tice KICK)Tied at 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Central Michigan 14, Miami (OH) 10
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
11:461st & 0 at own 35Ryan Tice kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:461st & 10 at own 25Brett Gabbert pass incomplete
11:462nd & 10 at own 25Tyre Shelton run for 8 yds to the MiaOh 33
11:463rd & 2 at own 33Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Tyre Shelton
11:464th & 2 at own 33Kyle Kramer punt for 54 yds , Kalil Pimpleton returns for 2 yds to the CMich 15
Central Michigan Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:521st & 10 at own 15Quinten Dormady pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 1 yd to the CMich 16
10:522nd & 9 at own 16Quinten Dormady pass incomplete
10:523rd & 9 at own 16Quinten Dormady run for 3 yds to the CMich 19
10:524th & 6 at own 19Oakley Lavallii run for no gain to the CMich 19
Miami (OH) Field goal, 4 plays
9:241st & 10 at opp 19Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to James Maye, broken up by Kyron McKinnie-Harper
9:242nd & 10 at opp 19James Maye run for a loss of 4 yards to the CMich 23
9:243rd & 14 at opp 23Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jack Sorenson
8:264th & 14 at opp 23Sam Sloman 41 yd FG GOODMiami (OH) 10, Central Michigan 7
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
8:261st & 0 at own 35Sam Sloman kickoff for 57 yds
8:261st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the CMich 38
8:262nd & 7 at own 38CENTRAL MICH Penalty, false start (JaCorey Sullivan) to the CMich 33
8:262nd & 12 at own 33Quinten Dormady pass incomplete
8:263rd & 12 at own 33Quinten Dormady pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 10 yds to the CMich 43
8:264th & 2 at own 43Brady Buell punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Maurice Thomas at the MiaOh 20
Miami (OH) Punt, 6 plays
6:401st & 10 at own 20Brett Gabbert run for 1 yd to the MiaOh 21
6:402nd & 9 at own 21CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Defensive offside (Jacques Bristol) to the MiaOh 26
6:402nd & 4 at own 26Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jack Sorenson
6:403rd & 4 at own 26Jaylon Bester run for 10 yds to the MiaOh 36 for a 1ST down
6:401st & 10 at own 36Jaylon Bester run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaOh 33
6:402nd & 13 at own 33MIAMI OH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the MiaOh 28
6:402nd & 18 at own 28Brett Gabbert pass complete to Tyre Shelton for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaOh 25
6:403rd & 21 at own 25Jaylon Bester run for 10 yds to the MiaOh 35
6:404th & 11 at own 35Kyle Kramer punt for 42 yds , Kalil Pimpleton returns for 31 yds to the MiaOh 46
Central Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
2:571st & 10 at opp 46Quinten Dormady sacked by Andrew Sharp for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 47
2:572nd & 11 at opp 47Quinten Dormady pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 24 yds to the MiaOh 23 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at opp 23Quinten Dormady pass incomplete
2:572nd & 10 at opp 23Quinten Dormady pass complete to Jonathan Ward for 5 yds to the MiaOh 18
1:013rd & 5 at opp 18Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:01
1:013rd & 5 at opp 18Kalil Pimpleton run for 7 yds to the MiaOh 11 for a 1ST down
1:011st & 10 at opp 11Quinten Dormady pass incomplete
1:012nd & 10 at opp 11Quinten Dormady pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for no gain to the MiaOh 11
0:363rd & 10 at opp 11Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 00:36
0:363rd & 10 at opp 11Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 00:36
0:303rd & 10 at opp 11Quinten Dormady pass complete to Tyrone Scott for 11 yds for a TD, (Ryan Tice KICK)Central Michigan 14, Miami (OH) 10
Miami (OH) Turnover on downs, 5 plays
0:301st & 0 at own 35Ryan Tice kickoff for 63 yds , Tyre Shelton return for 30 yds to the MiaOh 32
0:221st & 10 at own 32Jaylon Bester run for 22 yds to the CMich 46 for a 1ST down
0:161st & 10 at opp 46Brett Gabbert pass incomplete, broken up by Michael Oliver
0:112nd & 10 at opp 46Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to James Maye
0:063rd & 10 at opp 46Brett Gabbert pass incomplete
0:014th & 10 at opp 46Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 00:01
0:014th & 10 at opp 46AJ Mayer sacked by Troy Hairston for a loss of 10 yards to the MiaOh 44
3rd quarter8 drives, then Miami (OH) 17, Central Michigan 14
Central Michigan Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Sam Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jonathan Ward run for 5 yds to the CMich 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Quinten Dormady pass complete to JaCorey Sullivan for 9 yds to the CMich 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Quinten Dormady pass complete to Jonathan Ward for 1 yd to the CMich 40
15:002nd & 9 at own 40Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to JaCorey Sullivan, broken up by Doug Costin
15:003rd & 9 at own 40Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Tyrone Scott
15:004th & 9 at own 40Brady Buell punt for 38 yds , Maurice Thomas returns for 11 yds to the MiaOh 33
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 4 plays
13:121st & 10 at own 33Brett Gabbert pass complete to James Maye for 35 yds to the CMich 32 for a 1ST down
13:121st & 10 at opp 32Tyre Shelton run for 1 yd to the CMich 31
13:122nd & 9 at opp 31Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jack Sorenson
12:053rd & 9 at opp 31Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 31 yds for a TD, (Sam Sloman KICK)Miami (OH) 17, Central Michigan 14
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
12:051st & 0 at own 35Sam Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:051st & 10 at own 25Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the CMich 28
12:052nd & 7 at own 28Jonathan Ward run for 2 yds to the CMich 30
11:163rd & 5 at own 30Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 11:16
11:163rd & 5 at own 30Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to JaCorey Sullivan, broken up by Sterling Weatherford
11:164th & 5 at own 30Brady Buell punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MiaOh 23
Miami (OH) Punt, 4 plays
11:051st & 10 at own 23Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jalen Walker for 10 yds to the MiaOh 33 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at own 33Brett Gabbert pass complete to James Maye for 7 yds to the MiaOh 40
11:052nd & 3 at own 40Jaylon Bester run for a loss of 2 yards to the MiaOh 38
11:053rd & 5 at own 38Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jack Sorenson
11:054th & 5 at own 38Kyle Kramer punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Kalil Pimpleton at the CMich 24
Central Michigan Punt, 7 plays
9:061st & 10 at own 24Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Tyrone Scott
9:062nd & 10 at own 24Kobe Lewis run for 5 yds to the CMich 29
9:063rd & 5 at own 29Quinten Dormady pass complete to Tyrone Scott for 9 yds to the CMich 38 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at own 38Kobe Lewis run for a loss of 3 yards to the CMich 35
9:062nd & 13 at own 35Quinten Dormady pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 12 yds to the CMich 47
9:063rd & 1 at own 47Tommy Lazzaro run for 6 yds to the CENTMICH 47 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Offensive holding (JaCorey Sullivan) to the CMich 43
9:063rd & 5 at own 43Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Kalil Pimpleton, broken up by Cecil Singleton
9:064th & 5 at own 43Brady Buell punt for 35 yds , Maurice Thomas returns for 15 yds to the MiaOh 37
Miami (OH) Punt, 5 plays
6:211st & 10 at own 37Brett Gabbert run for 8 yds to the MiaOh 45
6:212nd & 2 at own 45Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 15 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at opp 40MIAMI OH Penalty, false start (Cam Turner) to the CMich 45
6:211st & 15 at opp 45Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jalen Walker
6:212nd & 15 at opp 45Tyre Shelton run for 6 yds to the CMich 39
6:213rd & 9 at opp 39Brett Gabbert run for 1 yd to the CMich 38
6:214th & 8 at opp 38Kyle Kramer punt for 25 yds, fair catch by Kalil Pimpleton at the CMich 13
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
3:481st & 10 at own 13Jonathan Ward run for 3 yds to the CMich 16
3:482nd & 7 at own 16Kobe Lewis run for 5 yds to the CMich 21
3:483rd & 2 at own 21Kobe Lewis run for 1 yd to the CMich 22
3:484th & 1 at own 22Brady Buell punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Maurice Thomas at the MiaOh 31
Miami (OH) Field goal, 12 plays
1:561st & 10 at own 31Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 22 yds to the CMich 47 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 47Jaylon Bester run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 49
1:562nd & 12 at opp 49Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Andrew Homer
1:063rd & 12 at opp 49CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Defensive offside (Jacques Bristol) to the CMich 44
1:063rd & 7 at opp 44Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 13 yds to the CMich 31 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at opp 31CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Defensive offside (Amir Siddiq) to the CMich 26
1:061st & 5 at opp 26Tyre Shelton run for 8 yds to the CMich 18 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Jaylon Bester run for no gain to the CMich 18
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 18Brett Gabbert pass incomplete to Jack Sorenson
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at opp 18Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jalen Walker for 11 yds to the CMich 7 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 7Jalen Walker sacked by LaQuan Johnson for a loss of 12 yards to the CMich 19
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 19Jaylon Bester run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 20
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 20Tyre Shelton run for 5 yds to the CMich 15
Q4 11:384th & goal at opp 15Sam Sloman 33 yd FG GOODMiami (OH) 20, Central Michigan 14
4th quarter5 drives, then Miami (OH) 26, Central Michigan 21
Central Michigan Interception, 3 plays
11:381st & 0 at own 35Sam Sloman kickoff for 63 yds , Kobe Lewis return for 33 yds to the CENTMICH 32 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the CMich 25
11:301st & 10 at own 25Quinten Dormady pass complete to Da’Quaun Jamison for 9 yds to the CMich 34
11:302nd & 1 at own 34Tommy Lazzaro pass complete to Tony Poljan for 24 yds to the MiaOh 42 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at opp 42DORMADY, Quinten pass incomplete to PIMPLETON, Kalil (Mike Brown), PENALTY MIAMI roughing passer (Kameron Butler) 15 yards to the MIAMI27, 1ST DOWN CMU, NO PLAY.
11:301st & 10 at opp 27Quinten Dormady pass intercepted Travion Banks return for 13 yds to the MiaOh 14 MIAMI OH Penalty, IB (Bart Baratti) to the MiaOh 11
Miami (OH) Field goal, 10 plays
10:071st & 10 at own 11Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 4 yds to the MiaOh 15
10:072nd & 6 at own 15Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 10 yds to the MiaOh 25 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at own 25Brett Gabbert sacked for loss of 4 yards to the MIAMI21 (BROWN, Troy), PENALTY CMU personal foul (BROWN, Troy) 15 yards to the MIAMI40, 1ST DOWN MIAMI, NO PLAY.
10:071st & 10 at own 40Brett Gabbert pass complete to Jack Sorenson for 13 yds to the CMich 47 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at opp 47Jaylon Bester run for 7 yds to the CMich 40
10:072nd & 3 at opp 40Brett Gabbert sacked by George Douglas for a loss of 3 yards to the CMich 43
10:073rd & 6 at opp 43Jaylon Bester run for 7 yds to the CMich 36 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at opp 36MIAMI OH Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the CMich 41
10:071st & 15 at opp 41Tyre Shelton run for 4 yds to the CMich 37
10:072nd & 11 at opp 37Jaylon Bester run for 5 yds to the CMich 32
10:073rd & 6 at opp 32Tyre Shelton run for 2 yds to the CMich 30
4:114th & 4 at opp 30Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 04:11
4:064th & 4 at opp 30Sam Sloman 48 yd FG GOODMiami (OH) 23, Central Michigan 14
Central Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
4:061st & 0 at own 35Sam Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:061st & 10 at own 25CENTRAL MICH Penalty, false start (Tyrone Scott) to the CMich 20
4:061st & 15 at own 20Quinten Dormady pass complete to Jonathan Ward for 9 yds to the CMich 29
4:062nd & 6 at own 29Quinten Dormady pass complete to Tyrone Scott for 19 yds to the CMich 48 for a 1ST down
4:061st & 10 at own 48Quinten Dormady pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 11 yds to the MiaOh 41 for a 1ST down
4:061st & 10 at opp 41Quinten Dormady pass complete to Jonathan Ward for 15 yds to the MiaOh 26 for a 1ST down
4:061st & 10 at opp 26Quinten Dormady pass complete to Tony Poljan for 6 yds to the MiaOh 20
2:172nd & 4 at opp 20Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 02:17
2:172nd & 4 at opp 20Quinten Dormady pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 8 yds to the MiaOh 12 for a 1ST down
2:171st & 10 at opp 12Quinten Dormady pass complete to Tony Poljan for 8 yds to the MiaOh 4
2:172nd & 2 at opp 4Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Tony Poljan, broken up by Emmanuel Rugamba
1:243rd & 2 at opp 4Tommy Lazzaro run for 4 yds for a TD, (Ryan Tice KICK)Miami (OH) 23, Central Michigan 21
Miami (OH) Field goal, 4 plays
1:241st & 0 at own 30Ryan Tice kickoff for 5 yds CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Defensive offside (-5 Yards) declined
1:241st & 10 at opp 30Jaylon Bester run for 2 yds to the CMich 28
1:242nd & 8 at opp 28Jaylon Bester run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 29
1:173rd & 9 at opp 29Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:17
1:173rd & 9 at opp 29Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:17
1:173rd & 9 at opp 29Jaylon Bester run for 5 yds to the CMich 24
0:324th & 4 at opp 24Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 00:32
0:284th & 4 at opp 24Sam Sloman 42 yd FG GOODMiami (OH) 26, Central Michigan 21
Central Michigan End of game, 6 plays
0:281st & 0 at own 35Sam Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:281st & 10 at own 25Quinten Dormady pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 8 yds to the CMich 33
0:282nd & 2 at own 33Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Jonathan Ward
0:173rd & 2 at own 33Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Tony Poljan
0:134th & 2 at own 33Quinten Dormady pass complete to Kalil Pimpleton for 12 yds to the CMich 45 for a 1ST down
0:131st & 10 at own 45TEAM pass incomplete
0:062nd & 10 at own 45Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Tyrone Scott, broken up by Sterling Weatherford

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.

The series

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Miami (OH) leads 17–⁠13–⁠1 in 31 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Miami (OH) 46, Central Michigan 7
2021Miami (OH) 28, Central Michigan 17
2019Miami (OH) 26, Central Michigan 21Mid-American Championship Game
2017Miami (OH) 31, Central Michigan 14
2016Miami (OH) 37, Central Michigan 17
2014Central Michigan 34, Miami (OH) 27

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