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Kent State at Western Michigan

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Western Michigan beat Kent State 64–⁠31. It was their 46th meeting; after it, Western Michigan led the series 33–⁠12–⁠1.

AwayKent State7–⁠7 in 2021
31
HomeWestern Michigan8–⁠5 in 2021
64

Final at Waldo Stadium, KalamazooTV: ESPNUAttendance 18,716

At kickoff
54°F, mostly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Klmazo/Btl Creek International Airport (KAZO), 8 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Tim O’DeyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kent State7106831
Western Michigan176271464

Standouts

  • PassingKaleb Eleby15 of 22, 307 yards, 3 TDWestern Michigan
  • RushingSean Tyler17 carries, 169 yards, 1 TDWestern Michigan
  • ReceivingSkyy Moore8 catches, 140 yards, 2 TDWestern Michigan
  • DefenseCorvin Moment8 tackles, 1 sack, 3 for lossWestern Michigan

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Kent State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dustin Crum15/2621020
Collin Schlee4/82800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Williams439027
Marquez Cooper929012
Bryan Bradford724114
Nykeim Johnson120020
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dante Cephas596143
Luke Floriea470048
Nykeim Johnson537010
Keshunn Abram218116
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Manny Lawrence-Burke8000
Montre Miller7000
C.J. Holmes5000
Elvis Hines5000

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kaleb Eleby15/2230730
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sean Tyler17169164
La’Darius Jefferson1862113
Jaxson Kincaide961226
Kaleb Eleby333125
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaylen Hall5144168
Skyy Moore8140234
Anthony Torres223012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Corvin Moment8310
Zaire Barnes82.50.50
Jake Moertl60.50.50
Ryan Selig5110
A.J. Thomas3110
Ralph Holley3210
Ali Fayad2110

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

Team stats

Kent StateWestern Michigan
362Total yards648
238Passing yards307
124Rushing yards341
7.0Yards per pass14.0
3.6Yards per rush6.7
20First downs32
3–⁠14Third downs5–⁠12
2–⁠3Fourth downs2–⁠2
1Turnovers0
7–⁠85Penalties6–⁠40
22:19Possession37:41
0Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

Kent StateWestern Michigan
38%Success rate55%
0.12EPA per play0.58
1.39Explosiveness1.51
0.21Rushing EPA0.40
0.06Passing EPA1.00
20%Passing-down success53%
0.14First-down EPA0.38
0.05Second-down EPA0.79
0.11Third-down EPA0.71
7%Havoc by its defense26%

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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Western Michigan −7, over/under 68.5.

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 69%, Kent State 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Michigan end zoneKent State end zoneQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Kent StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Western MichiganField goal, 10 playsQ1 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Western MichiganField goal, 10 playsQ2 Kent StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Western MichiganField goal, 6 playsQ2 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 Kent StateField goal, 11 playsQ3 Kent StateFumble, 2 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 Kent StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Kent StatePunt, 4 playsQ4 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 Kent StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Western MichiganEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Michigan drives left to right, Kent State right to left.
  1. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 73 yards
  2. Q1 Kent StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 Western MichiganField goal, 10 plays, 61 yards
  4. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 Western MichiganTouchdown, 1 play, 68 yards
  6. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  7. Q1 Western MichiganField goal, 10 plays, 49 yards
  8. Q2 Kent StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 67 yards
  9. Q2 Western MichiganField goal, 6 plays, 66 yards
  10. Q2 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 11 yards
  11. Q2 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 18 yards
  12. Q2 Kent StateField goal, 11 plays, 77 yards
  13. Q3 Kent StateFumble, 2 plays, 27 yards
  14. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 6 plays, 49 yards
  15. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 4 plays, 57 yards
  17. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −17 yards
  18. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 4 plays, 40 yards
  19. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  20. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 2 plays, 64 yards
  21. Q3 Kent StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  22. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 7 plays, 65 yards
  23. Q4 Kent StatePunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  24. Q4 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  25. Q4 Kent StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 42 yards
  26. Q4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 73 yards
  27. Q4 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  28. Q4 Western MichiganEnd of game, 4 plays, 16 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Western Michigan 17, Kent State 7
Western Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 58 yds , Bryce Nunnelly return for 20 yds to the WMich 27
14:401st & 10 at own 27Sean Tyler run for no gain to the WMich 27
13:582nd & 10 at own 27Sean Tyler run for 21 yds to the WMich 48 for a 1ST down
13:491st & 10 at own 48WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the WMich 43
12:501st & 15 at own 43Sean Tyler run for 9 yds to the KntSt 48
12:302nd & 6 at opp 48La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds to the KntSt 43
12:153rd & 1 at opp 43La’Darius Jefferson run for no gain to the KntSt 43
11:504th & 1 at opp 43La’Darius Jefferson run for 3 yds to the KntSt 40 for a 1ST down
11:201st & 10 at opp 40Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 13 yds to the KntSt 27 for a 1ST down
11:011st & 10 at opp 27Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 27 yds for a TD, (Nick Mihalic KICK)Western Michigan 7, Kent State 0
Kent State Touchdown, 6 plays
11:011st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:501st & 10 at own 25Nykeim Johnson run for 20 yds to the KntSt 45 for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at own 45Marquez Cooper run for 9 yds to the WMich 46
10:092nd & 1 at opp 46Dustin Crum pass complete to Dante Cephas for 20 yds to the WMich 26 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 26Dustin Crum run for 11 yds to the WMich 15 for a 1ST down
9:341st & 10 at opp 15Marquez Cooper run for 3 yds to the WMich 12
9:222nd & 7 at opp 12Dustin Crum run for 12 yds for a TD, (Andrew Glass KICK)Tied at 7
Western Michigan Field goal, 10 plays
9:222nd & 7 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 39 yds fair catch by Kadinn Morris at the WMich 26
9:091st & 10 at own 26Sean Tyler run for no gain to the WMich 26
8:182nd & 10 at own 26La’Darius Jefferson run for 8 yds to the WMich 34
7:473rd & 2 at own 34Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Anthony Torres for 11 yds to the WMich 45 for a 1ST down
7:221st & 10 at own 45La’Darius Jefferson run for 8 yds to the KntSt 47
6:582nd & 2 at opp 47Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 14 yds to the KntSt 33 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at opp 33Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 18 yds to the KntSt 15 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 15Jaxson Kincaide run for 2 yds to the KntSt 13
5:282nd & 8 at opp 13Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Anthony Torres
5:233rd & 8 at opp 13Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
5:184th & 8 at opp 13Nick Mihalic 30 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 10, Kent State 7
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
5:184th & 8 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 61 yds , Nykeim Johnson return for 29 yds to the KntSt 33
4:581st & 10 at own 33Marquez Cooper run for 3 yds to the KntSt 36
4:342nd & 7 at own 36Crum, Dustin pass incomplete, PENALTY WESTMICH pass interference 15 yards to the WESTMICH49, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN KENTST.
4:201st & 10 at opp 49Dustin Crum pass incomplete
4:042nd & 10 at opp 49Marquez Cooper run for a loss of 7 yards to the KntSt 44
3:453rd & 17 at own 44Dustin Crum sacked by Ralph Holley for a loss of 10 yards to the KntSt 34
3:244th & 27 at own 34Josh Smith punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WMich 32
Western Michigan Touchdown, 1 play
3:151st & 10 at own 32Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 68 yds for a TD, (Nick Mihalic KICK)Western Michigan 17, Kent State 7
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
3:151st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 63 yds , Nykeim Johnson return for 21 yds to the KntSt 23
3:051st & 10 at own 23Dustin Crum pass incomplete
3:052nd & 10 at own 23KENT ST Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the KntSt 18
3:002nd & 15 at own 18Dustin Crum pass incomplete
2:453rd & 15 at own 18Dustin Crum sacked by Jake Moertl and Zaire Barnes for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 15
2:134th & 18 at own 15Josh Smith punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Bryce Nunnelly at the WMich 43
Western Michigan Field goal, 10 plays
1:581st & 10 at own 43La’Darius Jefferson run for 3 yds to the WMich 46
1:372nd & 7 at own 46WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the WMich 41
1:152nd & 12 at own 41Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 34 yds to the KntSt 25 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at opp 25La’Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the KntSt 24
0:292nd & 9 at opp 24WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the KntSt 29
0:102nd & 14 at opp 29Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 12 yds to the KntSt 17
Q2 14:503rd & 2 at opp 17La’Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the KntSt 16
Q2 14:244th & 1 at opp 16La’Darius Jefferson run for 2 yds to the KntSt 14 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:591st & 10 at opp 14Jaxson Kincaide run for 5 yds to the KntSt 9
Q2 13:202nd & 5 at opp 9Jaxson Kincaide run for 3 yds to the KntSt 6
Q2 12:573rd & 2 at opp 6Sean Tyler run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 8
Q2 12:304th & 4 at opp 8Nick Mihalic 26 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 20, Kent State 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Western Michigan 23, Kent State 17
Kent State Touchdown, 8 plays
12:304th & 4 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 58 yds , Ja’Shaun Poke return for 26 yds to the KntSt 33
12:211st & 10 at own 33Dustin Crum pass complete to Dante Cephas for 14 yds to the KntSt 47 for a 1ST down
12:021st & 10 at own 47Dustin Crum pass incomplete
11:472nd & 10 at own 47Xavier Williams run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 45
11:003rd & 12 at own 45Dustin Crum pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 10 yds to the WMich 45
10:454th & 2 at opp 45Dustin Crum pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 9 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at opp 36Dustin Crum pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 5 yds to the WMich 31
10:102nd & 5 at opp 31Xavier Williams run for 15 yds to the WMich 16 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at opp 16Dustin Crum pass complete to Dante Cephas for 16 yds for a TD, (Andrew Glass KICK)Western Michigan 20, Kent State 14
Western Michigan Field goal, 6 plays
10:051st & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 62 yds , Bryce Nunnelly return for 27 yds to the WMich 30
9:531st & 10 at own 30Eleby, Kaleb pass incomplete, PENALTY KENTST pass interference 15 yards to the WESTMICH45, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WESTMICH.
9:471st & 10 at own 45Sean Tyler run for 15 yds to the KntSt 40 for a 1ST down
9:201st & 10 at opp 40Sean Tyler run for 3 yds to the KntSt 37
8:582nd & 7 at opp 37Eleby, Kaleb pass incomplete, PENALTY KENTST pass interference 15 yards to the KENTST22, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WESTMICH.
8:341st & 10 at opp 22KENT ST Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (11 Yards) to the KntSt 11 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at opp 11Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 10 yds to the KntSt 1 for a 1ST down
7:401st & goal at opp 1La’Darius Jefferson run for no gain to the KntSt 1
7:002nd & goal at opp 1La’Darius Jefferson run for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 4
6:303rd & goal at opp 4Nick Mihalic 21 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 23, Kent State 14
Kent State Turnover on downs, 7 plays
6:303rd & 13 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 55 yds , Ja’Shaun Poke return for 45 yds to the WMich 45
6:151st & 10 at opp 45Dustin Crum pass incomplete
5:552nd & 10 at opp 45Dustin Crum pass complete to Ja’Shaun Poke for 5 yds to the WMich 40
5:203rd & 5 at opp 40Marquez Cooper run for 5 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at opp 35Dustin Crum pass incomplete
4:302nd & 10 at opp 35Dustin Crum run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 36
4:003rd & 11 at opp 36Dustin Crum pass complete to Keshunn Abram for 2 yds to the WMich 34
3:474th & 9 at opp 34Dustin Crum pass incomplete
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
3:471st & 10 at own 34KENT ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the WMich 49 for a 1ST down
3:401st & 10 at own 49Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
3:332nd & 10 at own 49La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds to the KntSt 46
3:003rd & 5 at opp 46Kaleb Eleby run for 3 yds to the KntSt 43
2:084th & 2 at opp 43Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 02:08
2:084th & 2 at opp 43WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the KntSt 48
1:524th & 7 at opp 48Nick Mihalic punt for 48 yds for a touchback
Kent State Field goal, 11 plays
1:461st & 10 at own 20Dustin Crum pass complete to Marquez Cooper for 6 yds to the KntSt 26
1:402nd & 4 at own 26Dustin Crum pass incomplete to Dante Cephas
1:303rd & 4 at own 26Marquez Cooper run for 12 yds to the KntSt 38 for a 1ST down
1:111st & 10 at own 38Dustin Crum pass complete to Dante Cephas for 3 yds to the KntSt 41
1:042nd & 7 at own 41Dustin Crum pass incomplete to Dante Cephas
0:573rd & 7 at own 41Dustin Crum pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:481st & 10 at the 50Dustin Crum pass complete to Dante Cephas for 43 yds to the WMich 7 for a 1ST down
0:411st & goal at opp 7Dustin Crum run for 4 yds to the WMich 3
0:402nd & 0 at opp 3Timeout KENT ST, clock 00:40
0:202nd & goal at opp 3Dustin Crum run for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 4
0:103rd & goal at opp 4Marquez Cooper run for 1 yd to the WMich 3
0:104th & 0 at opp 3Timeout KENT ST, clock 00:10
0:014th & goal at opp 3Andrew Glass 20 yd FG GOODWestern Michigan 23, Kent State 17
3rd quarter10 drives, then Western Michigan 50, Kent State 23
Kent State Fumble, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 62 yds , Ja’Shaun Poke return for 20 yds to the KntSt 23
14:451st & 10 at own 23Xavier Williams run for 27 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
14:331st & 10 at the 50Xavier Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 49 Xavier Williams fumbled, recovered by WMich
Western Michigan Touchdown, 6 plays
14:141st & 10 at opp 49La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds to the KntSt 44
13:422nd & 5 at opp 44Sean Tyler run for 1 yd to the KntSt 43
13:233rd & 4 at opp 43Sean Tyler run for 19 yds to the KntSt 24 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at opp 24Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jaylen Hall
12:452nd & 10 at opp 24Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 11 yds to the KntSt 13 for a 1ST down
12:231st & 10 at opp 13La’Darius Jefferson run for 13 yds for a TD, (Nick Mihalic KICK)Western Michigan 30, Kent State 17
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
12:231st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 65 yds , Ja’Shaun Poke return for 26 yds to the KntSt 26
11:591st & 10 at own 26Dustin Crum pass complete to Nykeim Johnson for 4 yds to the KntSt 30
11:332nd & 6 at own 30Marquez Cooper run for 3 yds to the KntSt 33
11:113rd & 3 at own 33Dustin Crum sacked by Corvin Moment for a loss of 9 yards to the KntSt 24
10:404th & 12 at own 24Josh Smith punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Bryce Nunnelly at the WMich 43
Western Michigan Touchdown, 4 plays
10:341st & 10 at own 43Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
10:102nd & 10 at own 43Sean Tyler run for 4 yds to the WMich 47
9:453rd & 6 at own 47Eleby, Kaleb pass incomplete to Moore, Skyy, PENALTY KENTST pass interference 15 yards to the KENTST38, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WESTMICH.
9:361st & 10 at opp 38Sean Tyler run for 12 yds to the KntSt 26 for a 1ST down
9:201st & 10 at opp 26Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 26 yds for a TD, (Nick Mihalic PAT MISSED)Western Michigan 36, Kent State 17
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
9:201st & 10 at own 35Nick Mihalic kickoff for 59 yds , Ja’Shaun Poke return for 21 yds to the KntSt 27
9:081st & 10 at own 27Dustin Crum sacked by A.J. Thomas for a loss of 5 yards to the KntSt 22
8:372nd & 15 at own 22KENT ST Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the KntSt 17
8:242nd & 20 at own 17Dustin Crum pass incomplete
8:003rd & 20 at own 17Dustin Crum sacked by Ali Fayad for a loss of 7 yards to the KntSt 10
7:334th & 27 at own 10Josh Smith punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KntSt 40
Western Michigan Touchdown, 4 plays
7:001st & 10 at opp 40La’Darius Jefferson run for 3 yds to the KntSt 37
6:302nd & 7 at opp 37Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 11 yds to the KntSt 26 for a 1ST down
6:131st & 10 at opp 26Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
6:072nd & 10 at opp 26Jaxson Kincaide run for 26 yds for a TD, (Nick Mihalic KICK)Western Michigan 43, Kent State 17
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
6:072nd & 10 at own 35Gavin Peddie kickoff for 60 yds , Ja’Shaun Poke return for 25 yds to the KntSt 30
5:451st & 10 at own 30Dustin Crum run for 1 yd to the KntSt 31
5:202nd & 9 at own 31Marquez Cooper run for no gain to the KntSt 31
5:003rd & 9 at own 31Dustin Crum pass incomplete
4:554th & 9 at own 31Josh Smith punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Bryce Nunnelly at the WMich 36
Western Michigan Touchdown, 2 plays
4:491st & 10 at own 36Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
4:392nd & 10 at own 36Sean Tyler run for 64 yds for a TD, (Nick Mihalic KICK)Western Michigan 50, Kent State 17
Kent State Touchdown, 5 plays
4:392nd & 10 at own 35Gavin Peddie kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:201st & 10 at own 25Bryan Bradford run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 23
4:002nd & 12 at own 23Dustin Crum pass complete to Luke Floriea for 48 yds to the WMich 29 for a 1ST down
3:401st & 10 at opp 29Bryan Bradford run for 13 yds to the WMich 16 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at opp 16Bryan Bradford run for no gain to the WMich 16
3:082nd & 10 at opp 16Dustin Crum pass complete to Keshunn Abram for 16 yds for a TD, (Andrew Glass PAT BLOCKED)Western Michigan 50, Kent State 23
Western Michigan Touchdown, 7 plays
3:082nd & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 39 yds
2:581st & 10 at own 35La’Darius Jefferson run for 1 yd to the WMich 36
2:172nd & 9 at own 36Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Skyy Moore for 11 yds to the WMich 47 for a 1ST down
1:471st & 10 at own 47La’Darius Jefferson run for 5 yds to the KntSt 48
0:592nd & 5 at opp 48La’Darius Jefferson run for 2 yds to the KntSt 46
0:403rd & 3 at opp 46Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Anthony Torres for 12 yds to the KntSt 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:531st & 10 at opp 34Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 33 yds to the KntSt 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:301st & goal at opp 1Jaxson Kincaide run for 1 yd for a TD, (Nick Mihalic KICK)Western Michigan 57, Kent State 23
4th quarter6 drives, then Western Michigan 64, Kent State 31
Kent State Punt, 4 plays
14:301st & 10 at own 35Gavin Peddie kickoff for 43 yds , Aaron Hackett return for 15 yds to the KntSt 37
14:141st & 10 at own 37Collin Schlee run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:451st & 10 at the 50Collin Schlee pass complete to Luke Floriea for 4 yds to the WMich 46
13:382nd & 6 at opp 46Collin Schlee pass incomplete
13:343rd & 6 at opp 46Collin Schlee pass incomplete
13:274th & 6 at opp 46Josh Smith punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Bryce Nunnelly at the WMich 11
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
13:131st & 10 at own 11Sean Tyler run for 1 yd to the WMich 12
12:342nd & 9 at own 12Sean Tyler run for 1 yd to the WMich 13
11:303rd & 8 at own 13Sean Tyler run for 2 yds to the WMich 15
11:014th & 6 at own 15Nick Mihalic punt for 43 yds , Nykeim Johnson returns for 16 yds to the WMich 42
Kent State Touchdown, 7 plays
10:401st & 10 at opp 42Collin Schlee pass complete to Luke Floriea for 7 yds to the WMich 35
10:302nd & 3 at opp 35Collin Schlee pass complete to Luke Floriea for 11 yds to the WMich 24 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 24Bryan Bradford run for 1 yd to the WMich 23
9:402nd & 9 at opp 23Collin Schlee pass complete to Raymond James for 6 yds to the WMich 17
9:303rd & 3 at opp 17Bryan Bradford run for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 20
9:204th & 6 at opp 20WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the WMich 15
9:004th & 1 at opp 15Bryan Bradford run for 14 yds to the WMich 1 for a 1ST down
8:471st & goal at opp 1Bryan Bradford run for 1 yd for a TD, (Collin Schlee pass to Hayden Junker for Two-Point Conversion)Western Michigan 57, Kent State 31
Western Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
8:471st & 10 at own 35Andrew Glass kickoff for 38 yds fair catch by Mitch Bartol at the WMich 27
8:271st & 10 at own 27Kaleb Eleby run for 5 yds to the WMich 32
7:552nd & 5 at own 32Jaxson Kincaide run for 7 yds to the WMich 39 for a 1ST down
7:171st & 10 at own 39Jaxson Kincaide run for 7 yds to the WMich 46
6:332nd & 3 at own 46Jaxson Kincaide run for 9 yds to the KntSt 45 for a 1ST down
5:501st & 10 at opp 45Sean Tyler run for 20 yds to the KntSt 25 for a 1ST down
4:571st & 10 at opp 25Sean Tyler run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 26
4:302nd & 11 at opp 26Jaxson Kincaide run for 1 yd to the KntSt 25
3:333rd & 10 at opp 25Kaleb Eleby run for 25 yds for a TD, (Nick Mihalic KICK)Western Michigan 64, Kent State 31
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
3:333rd & 10 at own 35Gavin Peddie kickoff for 48 yds , Ja’Shaun Poke return for 12 yds to the KntSt 29
3:101st & 10 at own 29Collin Schlee run for 7 yds to the KntSt 36
2:592nd & 3 at own 36Collin Schlee pass incomplete
2:533rd & 3 at own 36Collin Schlee pass incomplete
2:464th & 3 at own 36Josh Smith punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Bryce Nunnelly at the WMich 26
Western Michigan End of game, 4 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 26Zahir Abdus-Salaam run for 6 yds to the WMich 32
1:452nd & 4 at own 32Zahir Abdus-Salaam run for 2 yds to the WMich 34
1:113rd & 2 at own 34Zahir Abdus-Salaam run for 6 yds to the WMich 40 for a 1ST down
0:201st & 10 at own 40Zahir Abdus-Salaam run for 2 yds to the WMich 42

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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Western Michigan leads 35–⁠12–⁠1 in 48 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Western Michigan 38, Kent State 7
2024Western Michigan 52, Kent State 21
2021Western Michigan 64, Kent State 31
2017Western Michigan 48, Kent State 20
2016Western Michigan 37, Kent State 21
2013Kent State 32, Western Michigan 14

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