Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Eastern Michigan beat Western Michigan 53–⁠42. It was their 46th meeting; after it, Western Michigan led the series 30–⁠15–⁠1.

AwayEastern Michigan2–⁠4 in 2020
53
HomeWestern Michigan4–⁠2 in 2020
42

Final at Waldo Stadium, KalamazooTV: ESPN+

At kickoff
35°F, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Klmazo/Btl Creek International Airport (KAZO), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeremy Valentin; umpire Tim Glover; head linesman William Henry; line judge Dorsey Skinner; side judge Jeff Pasold; field judge George Plesac; back judge Paul Stout; center judge Jason GrantGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Eastern Michigan921131053
Western Michigan71471442

Standouts

Player stats

Eastern Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Preston Hutchinson19/3031530
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Darius Boone25148144
Samson Evans761137
Preston Hutchinson131115
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Quian Williams4126167
Hassan Beydoun796066
Tanner Knue289261
Dylan Drummond333018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Korey Hernandez10000
Terry Myrick90.500
Tariq Speights90.500
Jose Ramirez6110
Aaron Hamilton1110

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kaleb Eleby18/2628840
RushingCarYdsTDLong
La’Darius Jefferson21130217
Jaxson Kincaide1077013
D’Wayne Eskridge116016
Kaleb Eleby6208
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaylen Hall4119250
Skyy Moore689128
D’Wayne Eskridge353149
Jaxson Kincaide21308
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Treshaun Hayward14000
Bricen Garner8000
Ali Fayad7210
Ralph Holley7000
Harrison Taylor7000
Corvin Moment610.50
Kailien Guillory41.51.50

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

Team stats

Eastern MichiganWestern Michigan
533Total yards513
315Passing yards288
218Rushing yards225
10.5Yards per pass11.1
4.7Yards per rush5.9
24First downs23
9–⁠16Third downs5–⁠8
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers3
5–⁠40Penalties13–⁠93
35:13Possession24:37
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Eastern MichiganWestern Michigan
47%Success rate59%
0.41EPA per play0.33
1.40Explosiveness1.18
0.26Rushing EPA0.07
0.60Passing EPA0.69
32%Passing-down success47%
0.14First-down EPA0.22
0.16Second-down EPA0.14
1.18Third-down EPA0.88
17%Havoc by its defense17%

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 80% to win. Eastern Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Western Michigan −13.5, over/under 67.5.

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 Western Michigan 82%, Eastern Michigan 18%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Michigan end zoneEastern Michigan end zoneQ1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 Eastern MichiganField goal, 7 playsQ1 Western MichiganFumble, 2 playsQ1 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Western MichiganTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Western MichiganFumbleQ3 Eastern MichiganField goal, 4 playsQ3 Western MichiganFumble, 1 playQ3 Eastern MichiganField goal, 6 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganField goal, 9 playsQ4 Western MichiganMissed FG, 7 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Michigan drives left to right, Eastern Michigan right to left.
  1. Q1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  2. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 13 plays, 83 yards
  3. Q1 Eastern MichiganField goal, 7 plays, 65 yards
  4. Q1 Western MichiganFumble, 2 plays, 13 yards
  5. Q1 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 5 plays, 39 yards
  6. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 5 plays, 71 yards
  7. Q2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 77 yards
  8. Q2 Western MichiganTouchdown, 2 plays, 51 yards
  9. Q2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 13 plays, 88 yards
  10. Q2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 3 plays, 68 yards
  12. Q2 Western MichiganEnd of half, 1 play, 4 yards
  13. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 11 plays, 65 yards
  15. Q3 Western MichiganFumble, 0 yards
  16. Q3 Eastern MichiganField goal, 4 plays, 3 yards
  17. Q3 Western MichiganFumble, 1 play, −15 yards
  18. Q3 Eastern MichiganField goal, 6 plays, 13 yards
  19. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 7 plays, 78 yards
  20. Q4 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 13 plays, 77 yards
  22. Q4 Eastern MichiganField goal, 9 plays, 37 yards
  23. Q4 Western MichiganMissed FG, 7 plays, 32 yards
  24. Q4 Eastern MichiganResult not recorded, 1 play, 2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Eastern Michigan 9, Western Michigan 7
Eastern Michigan Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 54 yds , Quian Williams return for 15 yds to the EMich 26
15:001st & 10 at own 26Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Quian Williams for 9 yds to the EMich 35
15:002nd & 1 at own 35Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Dylan Drummond for 9 yds to the EMich 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 44EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the EMich 39
15:001st & 15 at own 39Preston Hutchinson run for 2 yds to the EMich 41
15:002nd & 13 at own 41Darius Boone Jr. run for 3 yds to the EMich 44
15:003rd & 10 at own 44Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Quian Williams
15:004th & 10 at own 44Jake Julien punt for 38 yds , Cam Cooper returns for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 17
Western Michigan Touchdown, 13 plays
12:161st & 10 at own 17La’Darius Jefferson run for 10 yds to the WMich 27 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at own 27La’Darius Jefferson run for 7 yds to the WMich 34
12:162nd & 3 at own 34La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds to the WMich 39 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at own 39Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 36
12:162nd & 13 at own 36D’Wayne Eskridge run for 16 yds to the WESTMICH 48 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Offensive holding (Skyy Moore) to the WMich 42
12:162nd & 7 at own 42La’Darius Jefferson run for 11 yds to the EMich 47 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at opp 47Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 8 yds to the EMich 39
12:162nd & 2 at opp 39Jaxson Kincaide run for 6 yds to the EMich 33 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at opp 33Jaxson Kincaide run for 1 yd to the EMich 32
12:162nd & 9 at opp 32Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 10 yds to the EMich 22 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at opp 22Kaleb Eleby run for 8 yds to the EMich 14
12:162nd & 2 at opp 14La’Darius Jefferson run for 9 yds to the EMich 5 for a 1ST down
6:091st & goal at opp 5La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Western Michigan 7, Eastern Michigan 0
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 7 plays
6:091st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds
6:091st & 10 at own 25Preston Hutchinson sacked by Ali Fayad and Corvin Moment for a loss of 1 yard to the EMich 24
6:092nd & 11 at own 24Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond
6:093rd & 11 at own 24Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 66 yds to the WMich 10 for a 1ST down
6:091st & goal at opp 10HUTCHINSON, P. pass incomplete to KNUE, Tanner, dropped pass, PENALTY EMU illegal participation 5 yards to the WMU15, NO PLAY.
6:091st & goal at opp 15Darius Boone Jr. run for 6 yds to the WMich 9
6:092nd & goal at opp 9Preston Hutchinson run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 10
6:093rd & goal at opp 10Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Quian Williams
2:594th & goal at opp 10Chad Ryland 27 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 7, Eastern Michigan 3
Western Michigan Fumble, 2 plays
2:591st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 39 yds
2:591st & 10 at own 26Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge, broken up by Alex Merritt
2:592nd & 10 at own 26Jaxson Kincaide run for 6 yds to the WMich 39 Jaxson Kincaide fumbled, forced by Mark Lee Jr., recovered by EMich Freddie McGee III
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 5 plays
2:471st & 10 at opp 39Preston Hutchinson run for 4 yds to the WMich 35
2:472nd & 6 at opp 35Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond, broken up by Bricen Garner
2:473rd & 6 at opp 35WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the WMich 30
2:473rd & 1 at opp 30Darius Boone Jr. run for no gain to the WMich 30
2:474th & 1 at opp 30Preston Hutchinson run for 2 yds to the WMich 28 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at opp 28Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Tanner Knue for 28 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Eastern Michigan 9, Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan Touchdown, 5 plays
1:201st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 63 yds , Ryan Kilburg return for 27 yds to the WMich 29
1:201st & 10 at own 29La’Darius Jefferson run for 17 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at own 46Jaxson Kincaide run for 5 yds to the EMich 49
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at opp 49La’Darius Jefferson run for 4 yds to the EMich 45
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at opp 45La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds to the WMich 40 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Offensive holding (D’Wayne Eskridge) to the 50 yard line
Q2 13:583rd & 6 at the 50Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 50 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Western Michigan 14, Eastern Michigan 9
2nd quarter6 drives, then Eastern Michigan 30, Western Michigan 21
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
13:581st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds , Quian Williams return for 23 yds to the EMich 23
13:581st & 10 at own 23Darius Boone Jr. run for 44 yds to the WMich 33 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at opp 33HUTCHINSON, P. rush for 33 yards to the WMU0, clock 13:01, PENALTY EMU holding (ODUKOYA, Thomas) 10 yards to the WMU43, NO PLAY.
13:011st & 20 at opp 43Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 4 yds to the WMich 39
13:012nd & 16 at opp 39WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive offside (Ralph Holley) to the WMich 34
13:012nd & 11 at opp 34Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond
13:013rd & 11 at opp 34Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Dylan Drummond for 18 yds to the WMich 16 for a 1ST down
13:011st & 10 at opp 16Preston Hutchinson run for 5 yds to the WMich 11
13:012nd & 5 at opp 11Preston Hutchinson run for no gain to the WMich 11
13:013rd & 5 at opp 11Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Samson Evans for 7 yds to the WMich 4 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 0 at opp 4Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 09:39
9:391st & goal at opp 4Darius Boone Jr. run for 1 yd to the WMich 3
8:532nd & goal at opp 3Preston Hutchinson run for 3 yds for a TD (Chad Ryland KICK)Eastern Michigan 16, Western Michigan 14
Western Michigan Touchdown, 2 plays
8:531st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 16 yds , Tanner Motz return for no gain to the WMich 49
8:531st & 10 at own 49La’Darius Jefferson run for 2 yds to the EMich 49
8:122nd & 8 at opp 49Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 49 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Western Michigan 21, Eastern Michigan 16
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 13 plays
8:121st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 59 yds , Quian Williams return for 6 yds to the EMich 12
8:121st & 10 at own 12Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Dylan Drummond for 6 yds to the EMich 18
8:122nd & 4 at own 18Darius Boone Jr. run for 8 yds to the EMich 26 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at own 26Darius Boone Jr. run for 9 yds to the EMich 35
8:122nd & 1 at own 35Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 4 yds to the EMich 39 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at own 39Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Dylan Drummond
8:122nd & 10 at own 39Darius Boone Jr. run for 5 yds to the EMich 44
8:123rd & 5 at own 44Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 7 yds to the WMich 49 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at opp 49Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
8:122nd & 10 at opp 49Samson Evans run for 6 yds to the WMich 43
8:123rd & 4 at opp 43Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Samson Evans for 5 yds to the WMich 38 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at opp 38Darius Boone Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 39
8:122nd & 11 at opp 39Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 7 yds to the WMich 32
2:353rd & 4 at opp 32Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Quian Williams for 32 yds for a TD (Chad Ryland KICK)Eastern Michigan 23, Western Michigan 21
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
2:351st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 39 yds , Grant Smith return for 4 yds to the WMich 30
2:351st & 10 at own 30La’Darius Jefferson run for 2 yds to the WMich 32
2:352nd & 8 at own 32Kaleb Eleby pass complete to La’Darius Jefferson for 2 yds to the WMich 34
2:353rd & 6 at own 34Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to D’Wayne Eskridge, broken up by Alvinoski LaFleur
2:354th & 6 at own 34Nick Mihalic punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Dylan Drummond at the EMich 32
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 3 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 32Darius Boone Jr. run for 3 yds to the EMich 35
1:342nd & 7 at own 35Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 4 yds to the EMich 39
0:553rd & 3 at own 39Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 00:55
0:493rd & 3 at own 39Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Tanner Knue for 61 yds for a TD (Chad Ryland KICK)Eastern Michigan 30, Western Michigan 21
Western Michigan End of half, 1 play
0:491st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 36 yds , Mitch Bartol return for 5 yds to the WMich 34
0:491st & 10 at own 34La’Darius Jefferson run for 4 yds to the WMich 38
3rd quarter5 drives, then Eastern Michigan 43, Western Michigan 28
Western Michigan Touchdown, 11 plays
15:002nd & 6 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 43 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25La’Darius Jefferson run for 8 yds to the WMich 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33La’Darius Jefferson run for 10 yds to the WMich 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 43Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 3 at the 50Kaleb Eleby sacked by Jose Ramirez for a loss of 1 yard to the EMich 48 Kaleb Eleby fumbled, recovered by WMich La’Darius Jefferson , return for 0 yards
15:003rd & 1 at opp 48La’Darius Jefferson run for 3 yds to the EMich 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the EMich 40
15:001st & 5 at opp 40Jaxson Kincaide run for 5 yds to the EMich 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35ELEBY, Kaleb pass complete to MOORE, Skyy for 8 yards to the EMU27 (SHINE, Kempton), PENALTY WMU illegal participation 5 yards to the EMU40, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 15 at opp 40La’Darius Jefferson run for 4 yds to the EMich 36
15:002nd & 11 at opp 36Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Brett Borske for 6 yds to the EMich 30
15:003rd & 5 at opp 30La’Darius Jefferson run for 10 yds to the EMich 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 20Jaxson Kincaide run for 13 yds to the EMich 7 for a 1ST down
9:541st & goal at opp 7Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 7 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Eastern Michigan 30, Western Michigan 28
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 11 plays
9:541st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 62 yds
9:541st & 10 at own 35Darius Boone Jr. run for 7 yds to the EMich 42
9:542nd & 3 at own 42Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Quian Williams for 18 yds to the WMich 40 for a 1ST down
9:541st & 10 at opp 40Darius Boone Jr. run for 9 yds to the WMich 31
9:542nd & 1 at opp 31Preston Hutchinson sacked by Ali Fayad and Kailien Guillory for a loss of 4 yards to the WMich 35
9:543rd & 5 at opp 35Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Tanner Knue, broken up by Corvin Moment
9:544th & 5 at opp 35Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Samson Evans for 9 yds to the WMich 26 for a 1ST down
9:541st & 10 at opp 26Darius Boone Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 28
9:542nd & 12 at opp 28WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive offside (Ali Fayad) to the WMich 23
9:542nd & 7 at opp 23Preston Hutchinson run for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 25 Preston Hutchinson fumbled, forced by Andre Carter, recovered by EMich Preston Hutchinson
9:543rd & 9 at opp 25Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Quian Williams for 17 yds to the WMich 8 for a 1ST down
9:541st & goal at opp 8Darius Boone Jr. run for 4 yds to the WMich 4
5:022nd & goal at opp 4Darius Boone Jr. run for 4 yds for a TD (Chad Ryland KICK)Eastern Michigan 37, Western Michigan 28
5:021st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 39 yds , Grant Smith return for 5 yds to the WMich 31 Grant Smith fumbled, forced by Carter Stagner, recovered by EMich Alvinoski LaFleur
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 4 plays
4:561st & 10 at opp 31Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Hassan Beydoun, broken up by Harrison Taylor
4:562nd & 10 at opp 31Darius Boone Jr. run for 3 yds to the WMich 28
4:563rd & 7 at opp 28Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Hassan Beydoun, broken up by Keith Jones Jr. EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
4:054th & 7 at opp 28Chad Ryland 46 yd FG GOODEastern Michigan 40, Western Michigan 28
4:051st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 46 yds , D’Wayne Eskridge return for 16 yds to the WMich 35
4:051st & 10 at own 35ELEBY, Kaleb pass complete to ESKRIDGE, D. for 7 yards to the WMU42 (SHINE, Kempton), PENALTY WMU holding (TORRES, Anthony) 10 yards to the WMU25, NO PLAY.
4:051st & 20 at own 25Kaleb Eleby run for a loss of 5 yards to the WMich 20 Kaleb Eleby fumbled, recovered by EMich Aaron Hamilton
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 6 plays
3:291st & 10 at opp 20Preston Hutchinson run for 1 yd to the WMich 19
3:292nd & 9 at opp 19Darius Boone Jr. run for 9 yds to the WMich 10 for a 1ST down
3:291st & goal at opp 10Preston Hutchinson sacked by Kailien Guillory for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 13
3:292nd & goal at opp 0EASTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, personal foul off-setting ( Yards) to the WMich 13
3:292nd & goal at opp 13Darius Boone Jr. run for 6 yds to the WMich 7
3:293rd & goal at opp 7Preston Hutchinson pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
1:254th & goal at opp 7Chad Ryland 25 yd FG GOODEastern Michigan 43, Western Michigan 28
Western Michigan Touchdown, 7 plays
1:251st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 43 yds
1:251st & 10 at own 22Jaxson Kincaide run for 9 yds to the WMich 31
1:252nd & 1 at own 31Jaxson Kincaide run for 4 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at own 35La’Darius Jefferson run for 8 yds to the WMich 43
1:252nd & 2 at own 43Kaleb Eleby run for 4 yds to the WMich 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 47Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 49 yds to the EMich 4 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 4La’Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the EMich 3
Q4 13:502nd & goal at opp 3La’Darius Jefferson run for 3 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Eastern Michigan 43, Western Michigan 35
4th quarter5 drives, then Eastern Michigan 53, Western Michigan 42
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 7 plays
13:501st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds
13:501st & 10 at own 25Darius Boone Jr. run for 9 yds to the EMich 34
13:502nd & 1 at own 34Darius Boone Jr. run for 4 yds to the EMich 38 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at own 38Darius Boone Jr. run for 5 yds to the EMich 43
13:502nd & 5 at own 43Samson Evans run for 6 yds to the EMich 49 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at own 49Samson Evans run for 37 yds to the WMich 14 for a 1ST down
13:501st & 10 at opp 14EVANS, Samson rush for no gain to the WMU14 (GARNER, Bricen), PENALTY WMU personal foul (HAYWARD, T.) 7 yards to the WMU7, 1ST DOWN EMU, NO PLAY.
13:501st & goal at opp 7Samson Evans run for 3 yds to the WMich 4
9:462nd & goal at opp 4Samson Evans run for 4 yds for a TD (Chad Ryland KICK)Eastern Michigan 50, Western Michigan 35
Western Michigan Touchdown, 13 plays
9:461st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 42 yds , Grant Smith return for no gain to the WMich 23
9:461st & 10 at own 23Jaxson Kincaide run for 9 yds to the WMich 32
9:462nd & 1 at own 32Kaleb Eleby sacked by Aaron Hamilton for a loss of 6 yards to the WMich 26
9:463rd & 7 at own 26ELEBY, Kaleb pass incomplete, PENALTY EMU roughing passer (RAMIREZ, Jose) 15 yards to the WMU41, 1ST DOWN WMU, NO PLAY.
9:461st & 10 at own 41Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 10 yds to the EMich 49 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at opp 49WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the WMich 46
9:461st & 15 at own 46Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 28 yds to the EMich 26 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at opp 26Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jaylen Hall, broken up by Jose Ramirez
9:462nd & 10 at opp 26Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jaylen Hall
9:463rd & 10 at opp 26Jaxson Kincaide run for 12 yds to the EMich 14 for a 1ST down
9:461st & 10 at opp 14WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the EMich 29
9:461st & 10 at opp 29Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaxson Kincaide for 5 yds to the EMich 24
9:462nd & 5 at opp 24Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 18 yds to the EMich 6 for a 1ST down
9:461st & goal at opp 6La’Darius Jefferson run for 2 yds to the EMich 4
6:262nd & 4 at own 0ELEBY, Kaleb rush for 4 yards to the EMU0, clock 06:26, PENALTY EMU substitution infraction off-setting, PENALTY WMU illegal shift off-setting, NO PLAY.
6:262nd & goal at opp 4Kaleb Eleby run for a loss of 1 yard to the EMich 5
6:263rd & goal at opp 5Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, illegal participation ( Yards) declined
5:424th & goal at opp 5Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 5 yds for a TD (Gavin Peddie KICK)Eastern Michigan 50, Western Michigan 42
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 9 plays
5:421st & 0 at own 35Nick Mihalic on-side kick recovered by EASTRN MICHIGAN at the WMich 39
5:421st & 10 at opp 39BOONE, Darius rush for 2 yards to the WMU37 (HAYWARD, T.), PENALTY WMU offside (CARTER, Andre) 5 yards to the WMU34, NO PLAY.
5:421st & 5 at opp 34Preston Hutchinson pass complete to Hassan Beydoun for 4 yds to the WMich 30
5:422nd & 1 at opp 30Darius Boone Jr. run for no gain to the WMich 30
5:423rd & 1 at opp 30Preston Hutchinson run for 5 yds to the WMich 25 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 25Darius Boone Jr. run for 8 yds to the WMich 17
2:492nd & 2 at opp 17Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 02:49
2:492nd & 2 at opp 17Darius Boone Jr. run for 6 yds to the WMich 11 for a 1ST down WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, face mask (6 yards) (Treshaun Hayward) to the WMich 5 for a 1ST down
2:491st & goal at opp 5Darius Boone Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 7
2:132nd & 0 at opp 7Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 02:13
2:132nd & goal at opp 7Samson Evans run for no gain to the WMich 7
2:063rd & 0 at opp 7Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 02:06
2:063rd & goal at opp 7Samson Evans run for 5 yds to the WMich 2
1:164th & 0 at opp 2Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 01:16
1:144th & goal at opp 2Chad Ryland 20 yd FG GOODEastern Michigan 53, Western Michigan 42
Western Michigan Missed FG, 7 plays
1:141st & 0 at own 35Chad Ryland kickoff for 37 yds , D’Wayne Eskridge return for 14 yds to the WMich 42
1:141st & 10 at own 0PENALTY EMU personal foul off-setting, PENALTY WMU unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, NO PLAY.
1:141st & 10 at own 42Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Skyy Moore
1:142nd & 10 at own 42Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Brett Borske for 6 yds to the WMich 48
1:143rd & 4 at own 48Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 23 yds to the EMich 29 for a 1ST down
1:141st & 10 at opp 29Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
0:292nd & 10 at opp 29Timeout EASTRN MICHIGAN, clock 00:29
0:292nd & 10 at opp 29Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaxson Kincaide for 8 yds to the EMich 21
0:293rd & 2 at opp 21Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jaylen Hall
0:294th & 2 at opp 21WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the EMich 26
0:104th & 7 at opp 26Gavin Peddie 43 yd FG MISSED
Eastern Michigan Result not recorded, 1 play
0:101st & 10 at own 26Team run for a loss of 2 yards to the EMich 24

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Western Michigan leads 33–⁠17–⁠1 in 51 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Michigan 31, Eastern Michigan 21
2024Western Michigan 26, Eastern Michigan 18
2023Western Michigan 45, Eastern Michigan 21
2022Eastern Michigan 45, Western Michigan 23
2021Eastern Michigan 22, Western Michigan 21
2020Eastern Michigan 53, Western Michigan 42

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