Western Michigan Broncos at Eastern Michigan Eagles
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Eastern Michigan comes back, beats Western Michigan 22-21
After Chad Ryland kicked a 31-yard field goal to pull the Eagles with two points, 21-19, the Broncos' Kaleb Eleby ran 10 yards but was stripped by Rush and Vaden fell on the loose ball at the Broncos' 41.
Jawon Hamilton ran for 11 and 22 yards on back-to-back plays and Ben Bryant powered eight yards to the Western Michigan 3 before Ryland converted on a 20-yard field goal with 3:55 left to put the Eagles up, 22-21.
On Western Michigan's next possession Michael Smith Jr. picked off an Eleby pass at the Broncos' 37 and the Eagles ran out the clock.
Ryland kicked five field goals, including a pair of 31-yarders. Hassan Beydoun caught a 19-yard pass from Samson Evans that pulled Eastern Michigan within 21-16 going into the fourth quarter.
Eleby completed 22 of 29 passes for 307 yards and a touchdown to lead Western Michigan (6-5, 33-4). Skyy Moore caught 12 passes for 181 yards and a 74-yard touchdown to start the second quarter.
Hamilton carried 19 times for 179 yards, including a 60-yard run to set up a Ryland field goal, to lead Eastern Michigan (7-4, 4-3).
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 2nd Period 13:37 | Skyy Moore 74 Yd pass from Kaleb Eleby (Parker Sampson Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 7:07 | Chad Ryland 30 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:43 | Chad Ryland 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:10 | Sean Tyler 21 Yd Run (Parker Sampson Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 8:23 | Chad Ryland 22 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:47 | Kaleb Eleby 1 Yd Run (Parker Sampson Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:35 | Hassan Beydoun 19 Yd pass from Samson Evans (Chad Ryland Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 7:21 | Chad Ryland 31 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 3:55 | Chad Ryland 20 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 WMU |
 EMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 5-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-14 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 3-3 |
| 485 | Total Yards | 430 |
| 307 | Passing | 175 |
| 22/29 | Comp/Att | 14/24 |
| 10.6 | Yards per pass | 7.3 |
| 178 | Rushing | 255 |
| 36 | Rushing Attempts | 43 |
| 4.9 | Yards per rush | 5.9 |
| 7-63 | Penalties | 3-25 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 28:51 | Possession | 31:09 |
Game Information
Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 15,272 · Capacity:
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