It was Drummond's first game with five or more receptions since Dec. » Drummond finished the game with a season-best five receptions for 90 yards. The play was good for Drummond's second touchdown of the season, his first since EMU's game at WMU, Oct. The Buckeye State native hauled in a 40-yard touchdown pass, his second-longest reception of the season, on EMU's second drive. 29, senior Dylan Drummond (Cleveland, Ohio-Cuyahoga Heights) got right back to work against the Zips. » After failing to bring in a reception for the first time in 36 games against the University of Toledo, Oct. Eastern's previous long was 13 plays, which it had mustered four different times heading into the contest, most recently at Ball State University, Oct. » Eastern Michigan's 14-play game-opening drive goes down as the team's longest of the 2022 campaign, in terms of number of plays. EMU has three touchdowns and two field goals in those game-opening scoring drives. It was the fifth opening-drive score of the season for Eastern, its first time since it went 75 yards for a TD at Western Michigan University, Oct. The Green and White put together a 14-play, 70 yard drive that finished with a field goal to put the Eagles ahead, 3-0. » Eastern Michigan's offense was hot to start the game against Akron. The Eastern Michigan offense did a good job prolonging drives, converting on 50 percent of third-down attempts. Rita) showed out for the Eastern Michigan defense, recording one interception.ĮMU won the turnover battle in Tuesday's game, forcing three turnovers giving the ball away once, with Eastern Michigan turning those takeaways into 14 points. Elsewhere, junior defensive back Kempton Shine (Chicago, Ill.-St. Sophomore quarterback Austin Smith (Ellenwood, Ga.-Cedar Grove) led Eastern Michigan's passing attack with 190 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns and one interception. Moreover, it marks bowl eligibility for the fourth consecutive year (excluding the COVID-19, 2020 season), which is a program record. It marks the sixth time in program history, and the fifth under ninth-year Head Coach Chris Creighton, that the team has qualified to play in a bowl game.
The win is Eastern's (6-4, 3-3 MAC) sixth of the season and officially qualifies the Green and White for postseason play. AKRON, Ohio () – The Eastern Michigan University football team used an impressive defensive performance, highlighted by a season-high three interceptions, en route to a 34-28 victory over the University of Akron tonight, Nov.
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