Game notes: Central Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan
Wednesday, November 4, kickoff time not yet set, Ford Field.The game page.
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The matchup
- Central Michigan (3–4, 1–2 in conference) vs. Eastern Michigan (4–4, 3–1 in conference), Wednesday, November 4, kickoff time not yet set, Ford Field.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 52nd meeting; Central Michigan leads the series 34–15–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 27, 2025: Central Michigan 24, Eastern Michigan 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1975: Central Michigan 20, Eastern Michigan 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Central Michigan 24–13 (at Central Michigan); 2024: Eastern Michigan 38–34 (at Eastern Michigan); 2023: Central Michigan 26–23 (at Central Michigan); 2022: Eastern Michigan 38–19 (at Eastern Michigan); 2021: Central Michigan 31–10 (at Central Michigan).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Central Michigan
- Central Michigan is 3–4 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 7–38 at New Mexico; W 13–10 vs. Colgate; W 24–10 vs. Wyoming; L 3–52 at No. 6 Miami; W 41–17 vs. Akron; L 14–31 at Ohio; L 14–21 vs. Western Michigan.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Central Michigan has lost two straight, since beating Akron 41–17 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Central Michigan is No. 105 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Matt Drinkall is 10–10 in his second season at Central Michigan.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Matt Drinkall is 1–0 against Eastern Michigan.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Angel H Flores (QB): 475 passing yards, 2 TD; 618 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jayden Clerveaux (RB): 239 rushing yards, 2 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Xavier White (LB): 52 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Central Michigan beat Ohio 30–27.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Eastern Michigan
- Eastern Michigan is 4–4 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 28–17 vs. Sacramento State; L 21–27 vs. San José State; L 7–35 at Michigan State; L 10–54 at Wisconsin; W 29–3 vs. Lindenwood; W 38–14 at Massachusetts; W 25–23 at Akron; L 14–34 vs. Toledo.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Eastern Michigan is No. 115 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Chris Creighton is 65–87 in his 13th season at Eastern Michigan.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Chris Creighton is 4–8 against Central Michigan.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Noah Kim (QB): 1,678 passing yards, 11 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Amareon Blue (RB): 338 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Zach Mowchan (LB): 58 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Noah Kim needs 263 yards to pass Ron Adams (4,757, 1984–87) for sixth on Eastern Michigan’s career passing yards list. He has 4,495 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Noah Kim needs 331 yards to pass Matt Bohnet (4,988, 2004–05) for seventh on Eastern Michigan’s career total offense list. He has 4,658 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Eastern Michigan lost to Kent State 27–23.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Chris Creighton is 0–1 against Matt Drinkall’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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