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Eagles Become Bowl Eligible with Historic Come-From-Behind Victory Over Ball State
11/9/2016 12:57:00 AM | Football
EMU’s 21-point comeback tied a program record for the largest in school history
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2016 Bowl Information.
Game Highlights.
MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University football team overcame a 21-point first quarter deficit to defeat Ball State University, 48-41, Tuesday night at Schuemann Stadium to become bowl eligible for the first time since 1995. The 21-point comeback tied the largest deficit overcome by an Eagles team in program history.
The EMU (6-4, 3-3 MAC) offense carried the day, totaling a season-high 622 yards of total offense, including 468 through the air and 154 on the ground. It was the fourth-most total offense by EMU in program history and the most since 2012.
Orchestrating the Eagle attack was once again redshirt junior Brogan Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Toledo St. Johns Jesuit) who had a career-high 468 yards passing on 37-of-71 passing, both of which were career-highs as well. He threw for three touchdowns on the night. It was the third-most passing yards in a game in program history, and the most since Andy Schmitt set the program record with 516 in 2008. The dual-threat QB also got it done on the ground, with a career-high tying 41 yards on eight rushes, as well as his fourth career rushing score.
On the receiving end of his passes were 10 different wide outs, led by redshirt freshman Dieuly Aristilde (Boynton Beach, Fla.-Boynton Beach) who had his second straight 100+ yards receiving day with 107 on six catches. Roback tossed a touchdown to junior Sergio Bailey II (La Mesa, Calif.-Olympian (Grossmont)), while the other two were hauled in by redshirt junior Dan Buschman (Brighton, Mich.-Brighton). The pair of TD catches were the first of his career.
On the ground, redshirt sophomore Ian Eriksen (Clarkston, Mich.-Clarkston) was the bell cow, toting the ball 25 times for 109 yards, his second 100-yard rushing effort of the season and his career. He also scored a pair of rushing touchdowns and had a career-high 71-yards receiving on five catches.
Defensively, the Eagles had plenty of highlights, despite giving up 41 points, 14 of which were due to a short field. EMU forced a season-high five turnovers, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Both picks came from senior DaQuan Pace (Detroit, Mich.-Cass Tech), who led EMU in tackles with eight stops on his birthday. Meanwhile, redshirt senior Pat O'Connor (Chicago, Ill-Saint Rita) had 1.5 sacks to bring his career total to 18.5, the most by an Eagle since the stat began being tracked in 1998. EMU also held Ball State (4-6, 1-5 MAC) without a third down conversion until the fourth quarter, and the Cardinals were just 2-of-13 on the evening.
The Eagles and Cardinals had nothing doing on their first three possessions as all three ended with punts. It was Ball State's second possession that resulted in points as the Cardinals went 64 yards in just six plays for a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
On the ensuing Eagles possession, EMU fumbled the ball on the first play and BSU recovered at the 14 yard line, setting up a prime opportunity to double its lead. The Cardinals did so two plays later on an end around to make it 14-0.
It was more of the same on the very next Eagle drive, as a short completion was jarred away and recovered again by the Cardinals on the 33. This time BSU needed just four plays to score again, and with 4:37 left in the first quarter, EMU found themselves in a 21-0 hole.
Needing points in a hurry, EMU embarked on its next drive starting from the 25 following a touchback. Two big passes to sophomore Eddie Daugherty (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) and senior Sam Browning (Escondido, Calif.-Escondido (Palomar)) got the Eagles to midfield, before three more passes to Eriksen, Browning, and then Aristilde advanced them to the Ball State 28.
After two short plays set up third and nine, Roback found Bailey II for a 15-yard gain to get a fresh set of downs at the BSU 12. From there the drive stalled, forcing a 34-yard field goal attempt, which redshirt freshman Paul Fricano (Rochester, N.Y.-Churchville Chili) nailed to cut the deficit to 21-3 right at the end of the first quarter.
An Eagle defensive stop to begin the second quarter set up Eastern at their own 27 on the next drive. On the first play, Roback found Aristilde for 40 yards across the middle to push Eastern to the Ball State 33. With the momentum, EMU tried a trick play two plays later, but the pass from redshirt freshman Isaac Holder (Tampa, Fla.-Sickles) was underthrown and intercepted at the BSU nine yard line, ending the threat.
From there, the defenses clamped down for three straight three-and-outs, setting up EMU with the ball at their own 49 with 10:15 until half time. With good field position, EMU got to work starting with a 12-yard pass to Kilby and a nine-yard pass to Holder to get to the 28. On third and one, Roback took it himself on a QB sneak to gain the first down.
With the ball on the 26, Roback found Eriksen for a 15-yard screen pass to move down to the BSU 11. After two straight fades to Bailey II in the end zone that fell incomplete and third and 10 was incomplete across the middle, a pass interference penalty gave EMU first and goal from the two. Two plays later, Roback completed a touchdown pass to Buschman, his first career score, to give EMU six more points. The extra point sailed wide right however, and so the score remained 21-9 midway through the second frame.
The Eagles got the big break they needed on BSU's next offensive possession. The Cardinals quickly moved the ball down into the red zone after a 46-yard return and a 37-yard pass put them at the Eastern 17. Two plays later, the BSU quarterback ran a draw up the sideline, and as he was diving for the pylon, fumbled the ball out of the end zone for a touchback, giving Eastern the ball at their own 20.
Eastern took full advantage of the turnover on its next possession, grinding out a 14-play scoring drive. A five-yard rush from Eriksen and 12-yard pass to Browning got things started, before a 10-yarder to Bailey II and another strike to Browning put Eastern to midfield. From there Eriksen got to work, carrying the ball on six of the next seven plays for 39 yards, capping off the streak with a one-yard score to cut BSU's lead to 21-16 with 3:45 until the half. It was Eriksen's team-leading sixth rushing TD of the season.
EMU's defense stood strong on the next drive, forcing a three-and-out that included O'Connor's record-breaking sack. Following the punt, Eastern set up shop at the 41. A roughing the passer call, followed by a 32-yard strike to Aristilde advanced the Eagles to the BSU 12. Despite the opportunity, the drive stalled, and Fricano drilled the 25-yard field goal to get the score down to 21-19 with less than two minutes to go in the half.
Ball State got in one last punch before the break though, moving swiftly down the field in just 1:10 on eight plays for a touchdown. EMU took some deep shots before half, but were unsuccessful and the halftime score remained 28-19.
The second half opened with stalled drives from both teams, but Eastern got another break on their punt, when a muff by the returner was recovered by redshirt sophomore Lemar Harris (Raleigh, N.C.-Millbrook) at the Ball State 40. A five-yard pass and 13-yard rush from Eriksen got EMU down to the 22. Then, a 19-yard strike to junior Antoine Porter (San Francisco, Calif.-Mission (City College of SF)), completed with a toe-tapping catch on the sidelines, put Eastern on the three. One play later, Roback kept it himself for the three-yard TD rush, the fourth of his career. Early in the second half, Eastern cut the lead back down to two, 28-26.
The Eagles got their third break of the game with a second straight turnover by the Cardinals, this time a fumble on a dropped shotgun snap, which was pounced on by redshirt sophomore Jeremiah Harris (Lambertville, Mich.-Bedford Senior) for a turnover near midfield. This time though, BSU's defense held off the Eagle attack, forcing a three-and-out and giving the Cardinals possession at the 13 following a punt.
Ball State continued to stutter on offense in the second half, as they punted the ball back to EMU after just four plays, and set up Eastern at the 30 to start another drive. Eriksen got things started with rushes of six and nine yards to go over the 100-yard mark on the evening. After a negative play, Eriksen caught a 29-yard screen pass to get Eastern to the Ball State 30.
A 14-yard strike to junior Johnnie Niupalau (San Mateo, Calif.-San Mateo (College of San Mateo)) got Eastern to the 16, and on the next play, Roback found Bailey II for a short gain, but he shook the defender and waltzed into the end zone for the EMU touchdown. Bailey II's fourth TD reception of the season gave Eastern its first lead of the game, 33-28 with 4:34 left in the third quarter.
Eastern's defense continued to give Ball State fits on their next possession, forcing yet another three-and-out, and setting Eastern up to extend its lead. The Eagles took over on their own 30 with just under three minutes to go until the fourth.
Rushes by Eriksen and Roback gave Eastern a first down at the 40. After two unsuccessful plays, Roback found redshirt freshman Nigel Kilby (Fort Wayne, Ind.-Northrop) for 19 on third and 10 to get into Cardinal territory at the 41. From there, redshirt sophomore Blake Banham (St. Paul, Minn.-Cretin-Derham) rushed twice for 11 yards for another first down, which brought an end to the third quarter.
On the first play of the new frame, Roback floated his third passing score of the contest, and second to Bucshman, with a 30-yard strike, to extend Eastern's lead to 40-28.
The Cardinals were very quick to answer however, with an amazing 62-yard touchdown pass on the third play of their next drive. With a sack almost in hand, Ball State's quarterback escaped and found a wide open receiver down field for the score. With just under 14 minutes left in the game, the tally sat at 40-35.
Eastern's next drive chewed up a couple more minutes off the clock, but EMU was forced to punt away with 11:38 left in the game, setting up Ball State at the 15. The Cardinals got the offense moving a little bit; picking up a pair of first downs, but a holding penalty killed any momentum, and forced a punt at the 8:38 mark. The punt sailed into the end zone, setting up Eastern at the 25.
A three-and-out gave Ball State another chance to cut into or take the lead on their next possession which started near midfield. The Cardinals advanced to the 25 on five plays when they converted their first third down of the contest. On the very next play, BSU took a shot toward the end zone, but Pace was there with the big play, wrestling the ball away from Ball State's wide out for his second INT of the year. With 5:52 to go, Eastern had the ball at the 25.
The Eagles once again stalled on offense, giving Ball State yet another try with 4:23 left in the game and no timeouts remaining for the Cardinals. This time they capitalized, going 60 yards in 10 plays to retake the lead, 41-40 after the failed two-point conversion opportunity, with just 1:35 left on the clock.
Starting with the ball on the 14 and no timeouts, Eastern went to work. Roback completed passes to Aristilde for five, Eriksen for five, and then Aristilde for 18 to get to the 42. An 11-yard strike across the middle to Kilby, followed by another 11-yard pass to Eriksen made it first and 10 from the 36. Then Roback had his biggest pass of the night. After scrambling around in the pocket, he found Niupalau in coverage, and the California native came down with it on the one yard line. On the next play, Eriksen plunged in for the go-ahead score, and the two-point conversion pass to Bailey II was good, giving Eastern a seven-point, 48-41 lead with just 27 seconds remaining.
Ball State had one final try, needing a touchdown and conversion to tie, but their final toss near the end zone was underthrown and picked off by Pace, sealing the 48-41 victory for the Eagles.
Eastern returns home next Wednesday, Nov. 16, when they host Northern Illinois for another mid-week MACtion contest. Kickoff from Rynearson Stadium is set for either 7 or 8 p.m.
Head Coach Chris Creighton Postgame:
If this is Mid-week MAC-tion, holy cow!
This is really the first time that Eastern Michigan has really been a part of this, and it was crazy.
It did really come down to the last drive. We made the decision, which I have never done before, to let them score after all of our timeouts were up.
There are times when you're down 21 nothing, and absolutely nothing is going right. But that's the point where we have to pick ourselves up and push forward.
The first quarter was not pretty, but in the second quarter we started getting our stuff together and moving forward, we worked hard and just continued on through that. We can play with that, and that gave us a chance. Crazy was definitely the word I would use to explain this game for us tonight.
Well, the completion percentage wasn't that high, but in a game where you are down 21 nothing, we always want to try to get up a bit more quickly, and we aim for that balance.
When you see veteran players out there, who have put absolutely everything into this program, and want it so badly to succeed, at the end of the game, those are the guys that made this happen.
I don't know if I have ever been in a better locker room, I am just so proud of our guys.
I know we are bowl-eligible, but that does not mean we are bowl-guaranteed. We still have lots of work to do and much to improve on. Our goal has always been to be bowl eligible, so we are moving closer to that each game. I know this isn't the best step or the guaranteed step into this goal, but it was a monster step forward for us tonight. Winning away from home, and winning a conference game, I am very proud of what we accomplished tonight.
2016 Bowl Information.
Game Highlights.
MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University football team overcame a 21-point first quarter deficit to defeat Ball State University, 48-41, Tuesday night at Schuemann Stadium to become bowl eligible for the first time since 1995. The 21-point comeback tied the largest deficit overcome by an Eagles team in program history.
The EMU (6-4, 3-3 MAC) offense carried the day, totaling a season-high 622 yards of total offense, including 468 through the air and 154 on the ground. It was the fourth-most total offense by EMU in program history and the most since 2012.
Orchestrating the Eagle attack was once again redshirt junior Brogan Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Toledo St. Johns Jesuit) who had a career-high 468 yards passing on 37-of-71 passing, both of which were career-highs as well. He threw for three touchdowns on the night. It was the third-most passing yards in a game in program history, and the most since Andy Schmitt set the program record with 516 in 2008. The dual-threat QB also got it done on the ground, with a career-high tying 41 yards on eight rushes, as well as his fourth career rushing score.
On the receiving end of his passes were 10 different wide outs, led by redshirt freshman Dieuly Aristilde (Boynton Beach, Fla.-Boynton Beach) who had his second straight 100+ yards receiving day with 107 on six catches. Roback tossed a touchdown to junior Sergio Bailey II (La Mesa, Calif.-Olympian (Grossmont)), while the other two were hauled in by redshirt junior Dan Buschman (Brighton, Mich.-Brighton). The pair of TD catches were the first of his career.
On the ground, redshirt sophomore Ian Eriksen (Clarkston, Mich.-Clarkston) was the bell cow, toting the ball 25 times for 109 yards, his second 100-yard rushing effort of the season and his career. He also scored a pair of rushing touchdowns and had a career-high 71-yards receiving on five catches.
Defensively, the Eagles had plenty of highlights, despite giving up 41 points, 14 of which were due to a short field. EMU forced a season-high five turnovers, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Both picks came from senior DaQuan Pace (Detroit, Mich.-Cass Tech), who led EMU in tackles with eight stops on his birthday. Meanwhile, redshirt senior Pat O'Connor (Chicago, Ill-Saint Rita) had 1.5 sacks to bring his career total to 18.5, the most by an Eagle since the stat began being tracked in 1998. EMU also held Ball State (4-6, 1-5 MAC) without a third down conversion until the fourth quarter, and the Cardinals were just 2-of-13 on the evening.
The Eagles and Cardinals had nothing doing on their first three possessions as all three ended with punts. It was Ball State's second possession that resulted in points as the Cardinals went 64 yards in just six plays for a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
On the ensuing Eagles possession, EMU fumbled the ball on the first play and BSU recovered at the 14 yard line, setting up a prime opportunity to double its lead. The Cardinals did so two plays later on an end around to make it 14-0.
It was more of the same on the very next Eagle drive, as a short completion was jarred away and recovered again by the Cardinals on the 33. This time BSU needed just four plays to score again, and with 4:37 left in the first quarter, EMU found themselves in a 21-0 hole.
Needing points in a hurry, EMU embarked on its next drive starting from the 25 following a touchback. Two big passes to sophomore Eddie Daugherty (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) and senior Sam Browning (Escondido, Calif.-Escondido (Palomar)) got the Eagles to midfield, before three more passes to Eriksen, Browning, and then Aristilde advanced them to the Ball State 28.
After two short plays set up third and nine, Roback found Bailey II for a 15-yard gain to get a fresh set of downs at the BSU 12. From there the drive stalled, forcing a 34-yard field goal attempt, which redshirt freshman Paul Fricano (Rochester, N.Y.-Churchville Chili) nailed to cut the deficit to 21-3 right at the end of the first quarter.
An Eagle defensive stop to begin the second quarter set up Eastern at their own 27 on the next drive. On the first play, Roback found Aristilde for 40 yards across the middle to push Eastern to the Ball State 33. With the momentum, EMU tried a trick play two plays later, but the pass from redshirt freshman Isaac Holder (Tampa, Fla.-Sickles) was underthrown and intercepted at the BSU nine yard line, ending the threat.
From there, the defenses clamped down for three straight three-and-outs, setting up EMU with the ball at their own 49 with 10:15 until half time. With good field position, EMU got to work starting with a 12-yard pass to Kilby and a nine-yard pass to Holder to get to the 28. On third and one, Roback took it himself on a QB sneak to gain the first down.
With the ball on the 26, Roback found Eriksen for a 15-yard screen pass to move down to the BSU 11. After two straight fades to Bailey II in the end zone that fell incomplete and third and 10 was incomplete across the middle, a pass interference penalty gave EMU first and goal from the two. Two plays later, Roback completed a touchdown pass to Buschman, his first career score, to give EMU six more points. The extra point sailed wide right however, and so the score remained 21-9 midway through the second frame.
The Eagles got the big break they needed on BSU's next offensive possession. The Cardinals quickly moved the ball down into the red zone after a 46-yard return and a 37-yard pass put them at the Eastern 17. Two plays later, the BSU quarterback ran a draw up the sideline, and as he was diving for the pylon, fumbled the ball out of the end zone for a touchback, giving Eastern the ball at their own 20.
Eastern took full advantage of the turnover on its next possession, grinding out a 14-play scoring drive. A five-yard rush from Eriksen and 12-yard pass to Browning got things started, before a 10-yarder to Bailey II and another strike to Browning put Eastern to midfield. From there Eriksen got to work, carrying the ball on six of the next seven plays for 39 yards, capping off the streak with a one-yard score to cut BSU's lead to 21-16 with 3:45 until the half. It was Eriksen's team-leading sixth rushing TD of the season.
EMU's defense stood strong on the next drive, forcing a three-and-out that included O'Connor's record-breaking sack. Following the punt, Eastern set up shop at the 41. A roughing the passer call, followed by a 32-yard strike to Aristilde advanced the Eagles to the BSU 12. Despite the opportunity, the drive stalled, and Fricano drilled the 25-yard field goal to get the score down to 21-19 with less than two minutes to go in the half.
Ball State got in one last punch before the break though, moving swiftly down the field in just 1:10 on eight plays for a touchdown. EMU took some deep shots before half, but were unsuccessful and the halftime score remained 28-19.
The second half opened with stalled drives from both teams, but Eastern got another break on their punt, when a muff by the returner was recovered by redshirt sophomore Lemar Harris (Raleigh, N.C.-Millbrook) at the Ball State 40. A five-yard pass and 13-yard rush from Eriksen got EMU down to the 22. Then, a 19-yard strike to junior Antoine Porter (San Francisco, Calif.-Mission (City College of SF)), completed with a toe-tapping catch on the sidelines, put Eastern on the three. One play later, Roback kept it himself for the three-yard TD rush, the fourth of his career. Early in the second half, Eastern cut the lead back down to two, 28-26.
The Eagles got their third break of the game with a second straight turnover by the Cardinals, this time a fumble on a dropped shotgun snap, which was pounced on by redshirt sophomore Jeremiah Harris (Lambertville, Mich.-Bedford Senior) for a turnover near midfield. This time though, BSU's defense held off the Eagle attack, forcing a three-and-out and giving the Cardinals possession at the 13 following a punt.
Ball State continued to stutter on offense in the second half, as they punted the ball back to EMU after just four plays, and set up Eastern at the 30 to start another drive. Eriksen got things started with rushes of six and nine yards to go over the 100-yard mark on the evening. After a negative play, Eriksen caught a 29-yard screen pass to get Eastern to the Ball State 30.
A 14-yard strike to junior Johnnie Niupalau (San Mateo, Calif.-San Mateo (College of San Mateo)) got Eastern to the 16, and on the next play, Roback found Bailey II for a short gain, but he shook the defender and waltzed into the end zone for the EMU touchdown. Bailey II's fourth TD reception of the season gave Eastern its first lead of the game, 33-28 with 4:34 left in the third quarter.
Eastern's defense continued to give Ball State fits on their next possession, forcing yet another three-and-out, and setting Eastern up to extend its lead. The Eagles took over on their own 30 with just under three minutes to go until the fourth.
Rushes by Eriksen and Roback gave Eastern a first down at the 40. After two unsuccessful plays, Roback found redshirt freshman Nigel Kilby (Fort Wayne, Ind.-Northrop) for 19 on third and 10 to get into Cardinal territory at the 41. From there, redshirt sophomore Blake Banham (St. Paul, Minn.-Cretin-Derham) rushed twice for 11 yards for another first down, which brought an end to the third quarter.
On the first play of the new frame, Roback floated his third passing score of the contest, and second to Bucshman, with a 30-yard strike, to extend Eastern's lead to 40-28.
The Cardinals were very quick to answer however, with an amazing 62-yard touchdown pass on the third play of their next drive. With a sack almost in hand, Ball State's quarterback escaped and found a wide open receiver down field for the score. With just under 14 minutes left in the game, the tally sat at 40-35.
Eastern's next drive chewed up a couple more minutes off the clock, but EMU was forced to punt away with 11:38 left in the game, setting up Ball State at the 15. The Cardinals got the offense moving a little bit; picking up a pair of first downs, but a holding penalty killed any momentum, and forced a punt at the 8:38 mark. The punt sailed into the end zone, setting up Eastern at the 25.
A three-and-out gave Ball State another chance to cut into or take the lead on their next possession which started near midfield. The Cardinals advanced to the 25 on five plays when they converted their first third down of the contest. On the very next play, BSU took a shot toward the end zone, but Pace was there with the big play, wrestling the ball away from Ball State's wide out for his second INT of the year. With 5:52 to go, Eastern had the ball at the 25.
The Eagles once again stalled on offense, giving Ball State yet another try with 4:23 left in the game and no timeouts remaining for the Cardinals. This time they capitalized, going 60 yards in 10 plays to retake the lead, 41-40 after the failed two-point conversion opportunity, with just 1:35 left on the clock.
Starting with the ball on the 14 and no timeouts, Eastern went to work. Roback completed passes to Aristilde for five, Eriksen for five, and then Aristilde for 18 to get to the 42. An 11-yard strike across the middle to Kilby, followed by another 11-yard pass to Eriksen made it first and 10 from the 36. Then Roback had his biggest pass of the night. After scrambling around in the pocket, he found Niupalau in coverage, and the California native came down with it on the one yard line. On the next play, Eriksen plunged in for the go-ahead score, and the two-point conversion pass to Bailey II was good, giving Eastern a seven-point, 48-41 lead with just 27 seconds remaining.
Ball State had one final try, needing a touchdown and conversion to tie, but their final toss near the end zone was underthrown and picked off by Pace, sealing the 48-41 victory for the Eagles.
Eastern returns home next Wednesday, Nov. 16, when they host Northern Illinois for another mid-week MACtion contest. Kickoff from Rynearson Stadium is set for either 7 or 8 p.m.
Head Coach Chris Creighton Postgame:
If this is Mid-week MAC-tion, holy cow!
This is really the first time that Eastern Michigan has really been a part of this, and it was crazy.
It did really come down to the last drive. We made the decision, which I have never done before, to let them score after all of our timeouts were up.
There are times when you're down 21 nothing, and absolutely nothing is going right. But that's the point where we have to pick ourselves up and push forward.
The first quarter was not pretty, but in the second quarter we started getting our stuff together and moving forward, we worked hard and just continued on through that. We can play with that, and that gave us a chance. Crazy was definitely the word I would use to explain this game for us tonight.
Well, the completion percentage wasn't that high, but in a game where you are down 21 nothing, we always want to try to get up a bit more quickly, and we aim for that balance.
When you see veteran players out there, who have put absolutely everything into this program, and want it so badly to succeed, at the end of the game, those are the guys that made this happen.
I don't know if I have ever been in a better locker room, I am just so proud of our guys.
I know we are bowl-eligible, but that does not mean we are bowl-guaranteed. We still have lots of work to do and much to improve on. Our goal has always been to be bowl eligible, so we are moving closer to that each game. I know this isn't the best step or the guaranteed step into this goal, but it was a monster step forward for us tonight. Winning away from home, and winning a conference game, I am very proud of what we accomplished tonight.
After #EMUFB earned its sixth win and bowl eligibility, Coach Creighton spoke about his team responding to rally from 21-point down pic.twitter.com/zOsAbgb8Go
— EMU Athletics (@EMUAthletics) November 9, 2016
Late night but we caught up with senior CB @dpace1_ touch on his two-interception game and the best birthday present an Eagle could ask for! pic.twitter.com/ty6NHWOqpq
— EMU Athletics (@EMUAthletics) November 9, 2016
After a late night we talked with QB @broganroback11 talk about Coach Creighton's pre-game message to #EMUFB and how it came to fruition pic.twitter.com/8Y5ckXiDyb
— EMU Athletics (@EMUAthletics) November 9, 2016
On a historic night in America, #EMUFB provided some fireworks of its own. Go inside the lockerroom following the win at Ball State pic.twitter.com/mba8LrEsfg
— EMU Athletics (@EMUAthletics) November 9, 2016
Team Stats
EMU
BALL
Total Yards
622
542
Pass Yards
468
393
Rushing Yards
154
149
Penalty Yards
30
49
1st Downs
35
26
3rd Downs
12
2
4th Downs
0
2
TOP
32:02
27:58
1st Quarter
EMU 0, BALL 7
BALL - MABON, KeVonn 34 yd pass from NEAL, Riley (HAGEE, Morgan kick) 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:28
EMU 0, BALL 14
BALL - MABON, KeVonn 6 yd run (HAGEE, Morgan kick), 2 plays, 18 yards, TOP 0:40
EMU 0, BALL 21
BALL - GILBERT, James 3 yd run (HAGEE, Morgan kick), 4 plays, 33 yards, TOP 1:46
EMU 3, BALL 21
EMU - FRICANO, Paul 34 yd field goal 13 plays, 58 yards, TOP 4:28
2nd Quarter
EMU 9, BALL 21
EMU - BUSCHMAN, Dan 1 yd pass from ROBACK, Brogan (FRICANO, Paul kickfailed) 9 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:18
EMU 16, BALL 21
EMU - ERIKSEN, Ian 1 yd run (FRICANO, Paul kick), 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:39
EMU 19, BALL 21
EMU - FRICANO, Paul 25 yd field goal 6 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:59
EMU 19, BALL 28
BALL - MABON, KeVonn 13 yd pass from NEAL, Riley (HAGEE, Morgan kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:10
3rd Quarter
EMU 26, BALL 28
EMU - ROBACK, Brogan 3 yd run (FRICANO, Paul kick), 5 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:48
EMU 33, BALL 28
EMU - BAILEY, Sergio 16 yd pass from ROBACK, Brogan (FRICANO, Paul kick) 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:48
4th Quarter
EMU 40, BALL 28
EMU - BUSCHMAN, Dan 30 yd pass from ROBACK, Brogan (FRICANO, Paul kick) 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:00
EMU 40, BALL 35
BALL - BROWN, C. 62 yd pass from NEAL, Riley (HAGEE, Morgan kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:55
EMU 40, BALL 41
BALL - NEAL, Riley 1 yd run (NEAL, Riley passfailed), 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:48
EMU 48, BALL 41
EMU - ERIKSEN, Ian 1 yd run (BAILEY, Sergio pass), 8 plays, 86 yards, TOP 0:57
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
37
TD
3
YDS
468
INT
0
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
1
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Highlights: Football vs. LIU
Sunday, September 07