Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, October 3
Baton Rouge, La.
6 p.m.
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Valiant Effort By Eagles Not Enough at #9 LSU
10/3/2015 10:11:00 PM | Football
EMU put up a valiant effort against one of the top teams in the country
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BATON ROUGE, La. (EMUEagles.com) – Despite a valiant effort put forth by the Eastern Michigan University football team, the Eagles fell 44-22 to the No. 9/8 ranked LSU Tigers in non-conference action at Tiger Stadium, Oct. 3. EMU held tough throughout the game despite entering it as major underdogs. The Eagles only trailed by six points at the half and by eight to start of the fourth quarter.
Both the offense and defense put forth notable performances against the dynamic offense and defense of the Tigers.
The EMU offense finished with 255 yards on the day, including 161 through the air and 94 on the ground. They controlled the tempo all-day, with the 31:31 to 28:29 advantage in the time of possession battle. They were also efficient in the red zone once again, converting all three opportunities. The defense matched the physicality of the Tigers, and were constantly in the backfield all game, finishing with five tackles for loss and two sacks. The Green and White were especially physical in the passing game, as they held the Tigers to just 80 yards through the air and broke up three passes.
Individually for the Eagles, redshirt sophomore Brogan Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Toledo St. John's Jesuit) guided the offense with 17-of-23 passing for 161 yards and one touchdown. On the ground, senior Darius Jackson (Sparta, Ill.-Sparta) led the way with 19 carries for 66 yards and a score. Through the air, junior tight end Sam Browning (Escondido, Calif.-Escondido) had a career day with six catches for a career-high 87 yards.
Defensively, senior Clay Dawson (Phoenix, Ariz.-Crestview College Prep) led the Eagles with a career-high 13 tackles, two of which were for a loss. He also recorded his second sack on the season. Junior Nathan Adams (Crozier, Va.-Goochland) recorded a career high in stops, finishing second for EMU on the day with 10, including one for loss.
LSU tailback Leonard Fournette became the first back in Southeastern Conference history to rush for at least 200 yards in three consecutive games with 233 yards and three touchdowns. The front-runner in the Heisman Trophy race ran for touchdowns of 3, 75 and 11 yards, raising his season TD total to 11. He also raised his season total to 864 yards, an average of 216.0 a game.
The Eagles fall to 1-4 (0-1 MAC) with the setback, while the Tigers remain perfect, 4-0, on the season.
The Tigers scored on their first two possessions of the game to jump out to a quick 14-0 lead. They would take the lead into the second quarter, but the Eagles would begin to rally.
On the drive following the second touchdown, the Eagles pieced together a promising drive before they were halted by an LSU interception. LSU would not capitalize on the turnover as the EMU defense forced a three and out, highlighted by the sack by Dawson.
The Green and White would continue to control the second quarter however, as on a burgeoning LSU drive, it held the Tigers to a field goal after a nice pass breakup in the end zone by sophomore Juan Giraldo (Gilbert, Ariz.-Mesquite). Following a field goal, LSU took a 17-0 lead.
Then the Eagle offense came to life. The Green and White would put together an eight play, 58-yard drive to get on the board. The drive was highlighted by a 30-yard pass to Browning to put EMU in the red zone. The drive was finished off by running back redshirt freshman Shaq Vann (South Bend, Ind.-John Adams) on a six-yard rush to the outside. It was the Eagles' first rushing touchdown against an SEC opponent since 2009.
The Eagles were not done yet, as on the ensuing LSU drive, the defense got in on the action when on a sack opportunity, the ball was popped in the air and picked-off by defensive end Luke Maclean (Grand Blanc, Mich.- Grand Blanc-Pittsburgh), who returned it 13-yards to the LSU three yard-line. It was the first turnover committed by the Tigers on the 2015 season.
The Eagles capitalized quickly on the excellent field position as two plays later, Jackson piled his way into the end zone and cut the Tiger lead to 17-14. It was Jackson's fifth consecutive game with a touchdown, which ranks as the second longest streak in school history.
The Tigers responded before the half with a field goal and took the 20-14 lead into halftime.
LSU jumpstarted the second half as on the first play from scrimmage, they scored on a 75-yard rushing touchdown to extend the lead, 27-14.
The Eagles continued to battle after the long score, holding the Tigers to only one more field goal in the third quarter before embarking on another impressive scoring drive.
Highlighted by long plays on a 33-yard screen pass to Vann, as well as a 13-yard pass to Cody Tuttle, the Eagles capitalized on a 12-yard touchdown pass to senior Dustin Creel (Industry, Pa.-Western Beaver). The Eagles went for two on the point after touchdown and were successful on a trick play where freshman Eddie Daugherty (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) threw a strike to Roback to cut the lead to 30-22 just before the fourth quarter.
The Tigers attack proved to be too much for the Eagles in the fourth quarter as they pulled away with a pair of touchdowns including one on a pick six, to complete the 22-point victory.
The Eagles now return to MAC play as they host the University of Akron Saturday, Oct. 10. It will be the 95th Homecoming for Eastern Michigan. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Rynearson Stadium and will be broadcast on ESPN3.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (EMUEagles.com) – Despite a valiant effort put forth by the Eastern Michigan University football team, the Eagles fell 44-22 to the No. 9/8 ranked LSU Tigers in non-conference action at Tiger Stadium, Oct. 3. EMU held tough throughout the game despite entering it as major underdogs. The Eagles only trailed by six points at the half and by eight to start of the fourth quarter.
Both the offense and defense put forth notable performances against the dynamic offense and defense of the Tigers.
The EMU offense finished with 255 yards on the day, including 161 through the air and 94 on the ground. They controlled the tempo all-day, with the 31:31 to 28:29 advantage in the time of possession battle. They were also efficient in the red zone once again, converting all three opportunities. The defense matched the physicality of the Tigers, and were constantly in the backfield all game, finishing with five tackles for loss and two sacks. The Green and White were especially physical in the passing game, as they held the Tigers to just 80 yards through the air and broke up three passes.
Individually for the Eagles, redshirt sophomore Brogan Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Toledo St. John's Jesuit) guided the offense with 17-of-23 passing for 161 yards and one touchdown. On the ground, senior Darius Jackson (Sparta, Ill.-Sparta) led the way with 19 carries for 66 yards and a score. Through the air, junior tight end Sam Browning (Escondido, Calif.-Escondido) had a career day with six catches for a career-high 87 yards.
Defensively, senior Clay Dawson (Phoenix, Ariz.-Crestview College Prep) led the Eagles with a career-high 13 tackles, two of which were for a loss. He also recorded his second sack on the season. Junior Nathan Adams (Crozier, Va.-Goochland) recorded a career high in stops, finishing second for EMU on the day with 10, including one for loss.
LSU tailback Leonard Fournette became the first back in Southeastern Conference history to rush for at least 200 yards in three consecutive games with 233 yards and three touchdowns. The front-runner in the Heisman Trophy race ran for touchdowns of 3, 75 and 11 yards, raising his season TD total to 11. He also raised his season total to 864 yards, an average of 216.0 a game.
The Eagles fall to 1-4 (0-1 MAC) with the setback, while the Tigers remain perfect, 4-0, on the season.
The Tigers scored on their first two possessions of the game to jump out to a quick 14-0 lead. They would take the lead into the second quarter, but the Eagles would begin to rally.
On the drive following the second touchdown, the Eagles pieced together a promising drive before they were halted by an LSU interception. LSU would not capitalize on the turnover as the EMU defense forced a three and out, highlighted by the sack by Dawson.
The Green and White would continue to control the second quarter however, as on a burgeoning LSU drive, it held the Tigers to a field goal after a nice pass breakup in the end zone by sophomore Juan Giraldo (Gilbert, Ariz.-Mesquite). Following a field goal, LSU took a 17-0 lead.
Then the Eagle offense came to life. The Green and White would put together an eight play, 58-yard drive to get on the board. The drive was highlighted by a 30-yard pass to Browning to put EMU in the red zone. The drive was finished off by running back redshirt freshman Shaq Vann (South Bend, Ind.-John Adams) on a six-yard rush to the outside. It was the Eagles' first rushing touchdown against an SEC opponent since 2009.
The Eagles were not done yet, as on the ensuing LSU drive, the defense got in on the action when on a sack opportunity, the ball was popped in the air and picked-off by defensive end Luke Maclean (Grand Blanc, Mich.- Grand Blanc-Pittsburgh), who returned it 13-yards to the LSU three yard-line. It was the first turnover committed by the Tigers on the 2015 season.
The Eagles capitalized quickly on the excellent field position as two plays later, Jackson piled his way into the end zone and cut the Tiger lead to 17-14. It was Jackson's fifth consecutive game with a touchdown, which ranks as the second longest streak in school history.
The Tigers responded before the half with a field goal and took the 20-14 lead into halftime.
LSU jumpstarted the second half as on the first play from scrimmage, they scored on a 75-yard rushing touchdown to extend the lead, 27-14.
The Eagles continued to battle after the long score, holding the Tigers to only one more field goal in the third quarter before embarking on another impressive scoring drive.
Highlighted by long plays on a 33-yard screen pass to Vann, as well as a 13-yard pass to Cody Tuttle, the Eagles capitalized on a 12-yard touchdown pass to senior Dustin Creel (Industry, Pa.-Western Beaver). The Eagles went for two on the point after touchdown and were successful on a trick play where freshman Eddie Daugherty (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) threw a strike to Roback to cut the lead to 30-22 just before the fourth quarter.
The Tigers attack proved to be too much for the Eagles in the fourth quarter as they pulled away with a pair of touchdowns including one on a pick six, to complete the 22-point victory.
The Eagles now return to MAC play as they host the University of Akron Saturday, Oct. 10. It will be the 95th Homecoming for Eastern Michigan. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Rynearson Stadium and will be broadcast on ESPN3.
Team Stats
EMU
LSU
Total Yards
255
471
Pass Yards
161
80
Rushing Yards
94
391
Penalty Yards
70
51
1st Downs
16
28
3rd Downs
5
1
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
31:31
28:29
1st Quarter
EMU 0, LSU 7
LSU - L. Fournette 3 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 8 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:42
EMU 0, LSU 14
LSU - Brandon Harris 21 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 4 plays, 66 yards, TOP 1:36
2nd Quarter
EMU 0, LSU 17
LSU - Trent Domingue 26 yd field goal 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:51
EMU 7, LSU 17
EMU - VANN, Shaq 6 yd run (MULDER, Dylan kick), 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:48
EMU 14, LSU 17
EMU - JACKSON, Darius 1 yd run (MULDER, Dylan kick), 2 plays, 17 yards, TOP 0:20
EMU 14, LSU 20
LSU - Trent Domingue 45 yd field goal 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:54
3rd Quarter
EMU 14, LSU 27
LSU - L. Fournette 75 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:12
EMU 14, LSU 30
LSU - Trent Domingue 22 yd field goal 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:27
EMU 22, LSU 30
EMU - CREEL, Dustin 12 yd pass from ROBACK, Brogan (ROBACK, Brogan pass) 4 plays, 66 yards, TOP 1:18
4th Quarter
EMU 22, LSU 37
LSU - L. Fournette 11 yd run (Trent Domingue kick), 5 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:43
EMU 22, LSU 44
LSU - Deion Jones 26 yd interception (Trent Domingue kick)
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
17
TD
1
YDS
161
INT
3
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