NCAAF

Eastern Michigan Eagles at Bowling Green Falcons

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Final
55 - 24

Bryant leads Eastern Michigan past Bowling Green 55-24

The Eagles (5-3, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) scored three touchdowns in both the second and third quarters.

Bryant had a 31-yard scoring pass to Bryson Cannon and his touchdown run in a second quarter that was highlighted by David Carter's 42-yard punt return for a touchdown. That helped Eastern Michigan take a 24-10 lead at the half.

Backup quarterback Preston Hutchinson had a touchdown pass to Thomas Odukoya in the fourth quarter.

Bryant was 20 of 26 for 286 yards.

Nate Needham's field goal to open the scoring for Bowling Green (2-7, 0-4) made him 14 of 14 on the season.

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Scoring Summary

BGSU FG 1st Period 7:08 Nate Needham 25 Yd Field Goal
EMU TD 2nd Period 14:16 Bryson Cannon 31 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Chad Ryland Kick)
BGSU TD 2nd Period 9:33 Terion Stewart 5 Yd Run (Nate Needham Kick)
EMU TD 2nd Period 6:07 Ben Bryant 1 Yd Run (Chad Ryland Kick)
EMU TD 2nd Period 3:35 David Carter Jr. 42 Yd Punt Return (Chad Ryland Kick)
BGSU FG 2nd Period 0:03 C. Ryland 40 yd FG GOOD,BOWLING GREEN penalty, illegal formation. (J. George)
EMU FG 2nd Period 0:00 Chad Ryland 40 Yd Field Goal
EMU TD 3rd Period 12:43 Gunnar Oakes 37 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Chad Ryland Kick)
BGSU TD 3rd Period 5:02 Jaison Patterson 1 Yd Run (Nate Needham Kick)
EMU TD 3rd Period 2:05 Darius Boone Jr. 5 Yd Run (Chad Ryland Kick)
EMU TD 3rd Period 1:54 Dylan Drummond 16 Yd pass from Samson Evans (Chad Ryland Kick)
EMU FG 4th Period 8:57 Chad Ryland 47 Yd Field Goal
EMU TD 4th Period 4:13 Thomas Odukoya 5 Yd pass from Preston Hutchinson (Chad Ryland Kick)
BGSU TD 4th Period 0:58 Nick Mosley 9 Yd Run (Nate Needham Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2199.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originEMU https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/189.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBGSU
24 1st Downs 19
7-12 3rd down efficiency 6-14
1-2 4th down efficiency 0-0
455 Total Yards 374
325 Passing 244
25/32 Comp/Att 21/39
10.2 Yards per pass 6.3
130 Rushing 130
39 Rushing Attempts 27
3.3 Yards per rush 4.8
3-25 Penalties 8-49
1 Turnovers 2
1 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 1
31:34 Possession 28:26

Game Information

Doyt L. Perry Stadium

Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 10,875 · Capacity:
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