Ohio Bobcats at Eastern Michigan Eagles
· NCAA - Football
Rourke's 3 TD passes, strong ground game lead Ohio past EMU
Rourke, who was 9-of-17 passing for 230 yards, had 32 fewer completions than his counterpart, Ben Bryant of Eastern Michigan. Bryant completed 41 of 57 passes for 354 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
After Eastern Michigan scored to tie the game at 20 in the third quarter, Ohio took control with a 20-yard Isaiah Cox touchdown run and a 66-yard touchdown pass from Rourke to Cameron Odom.
Eastern Michigan scored on a Samson Evans 3-yard run with 2:36 to go but Ohio recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
De'Montre Tuggle led Ohio (3-7, 3-3 Mid-American) with 78 yards rushing.
Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3), which last week became bowl eligible for the sixth time in program history, got 62 yards and two rushing touchdowns from Evans. Tanner Knue had 127 receiving yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:00 | Isiah Cox 33 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Stephen Johnson Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 7:44 | Samson Evans 1 Yd Run (Chad Ryland Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:55 | De'Montre Tuggle 40 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Stephen Johnson Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 9:34 | Stephen Johnson 21 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 3:49 | Chad Ryland 25 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:44 | Stephen Johnson 27 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Chad Ryland 55 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:10 | Dylan Drummond 5 Yd pass from Ben Bryant (Chad Ryland Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:54 | Isiah Cox 20 Yd Run (Stephen Johnson Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:50 | Cameron Odom 66 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Stephen Johnson Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:36 | Samson Evans 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
 OHIO |
 EMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 29 |
| 5-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-14 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 3-4 |
| 495 | Total Yards | 452 |
| 230 | Passing | 354 |
| 9/19 | Comp/Att | 41/57 |
| 12.1 | Yards per pass | 6.2 |
| 265 | Rushing | 98 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 26 |
| 6.3 | Yards per rush | 3.8 |
| 4-50 | Penalties | 4-40 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 28:01 | Possession | 31:59 |
Game Information
Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 13,636 · Capacity:
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