Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, September 17
Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eastern Tripped Up at Michigan, 31-3
9/17/2011 3:13:00 PM | Football
After drawing first blood the Eagles dropped the battle of Washtenaw County
Box score.
Photo Gallery - 1st Half. 2nd Half.
Postgame Audio.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University football team suffered its first loss of the season with a 31-3 setback to the University of Michigan here Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, before 110,343 fans in Michigan Stadium.
Head Coach Ron English's Eagles, now 2-1 on the season, took an early 3-0 lead before Michigan came back to score 31 unanswered points in the win. Michigan improved to 3-0.
Sophomore tailback Javonti Greene (West Palm Beach, Fla.-Royal Palm Beach) rushed for 75 yards in the first half, but had just five in the second half, on limited carries, to finish with 80 yards on 21 rushes.
Junior quarterback Alex Gillett (Green Springs, Ohio-Clyde) added 61 yards on 11 carries, but was held to 29 yards passing, completing 3-of-5 passes.
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson proved too much for the Eagles to handle as the 6-foot junior ran for 198 yards on 26 carries with one rushing touchdown while also completing 7-of-18 passes for 95 yards and one score.
Eastern had 207 yards rushing with just 29 passing while the Wolverines rolled up 471 yards in total offense, with 376 on the ground and 95 through the air.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Eagles put the game's first points on the board with a 21-yard field goal by Kody Fulkerson (Zanesville, Ohio-Maysville) on the first play of the second quarter at the 14:55 mark.
The home squad went on top 7-3 with 9:28 left in the second quarter when Robinson connected on a 9-yard pass to tight end Kevin Koger with Brendan Gibbons adding the PAT kick. That drive was set up by a 52-yard run from scrimmage by Robinson after the Eagles turned it over on an interception on the Michigan three-yard line.
The Wolverines closed out the first-half by driving 87 yards on six plays with Robinson running 11 yards untouched up the middle for a touchdown. Gibbons added the PAT for the 14-3 advantage.
Greene led the Eagles in rushing in the first half, gaining 75 yards on 20 rushes while Gillett added 61 yards on eight carries.
Robinson ran 14 times for 131 yards and one score in the first half for the Wolverines.
Michigan opened the second half scoring on a one-yard run by Fitzgerald Touissant with Gibbons adding the PAT for a 21-3 lead with 9:17 remaining in the third quarter.
Michigan increased its lead to 28-3 when Robinson found Drew Dileo for a 19-yard touchdown pass with 1:05 left in the third quarter.
Gibbons hit a 21-yard field goal with 4:32 remaining in the fourth quarter to make the final, 31-3.
Junior linebacker Justin Cudworth (Monte Nido, Calif.-Agoura-College of the Canyons) led the Eagles with nine tackles with1.0 TFL for a yards. Seniors Willie Williams(Los Angeles, Calif.-Dorsey Glendale J.C.) and Marcus English (Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison) each had eight tackles.
The Eagles will continue its Big Ten road swing next weekend, Sept. 24, when the Eagles travel to State College, Pa. to square off with the Nittany Lions of Penn State University.
Photo Gallery - 1st Half. 2nd Half.
Postgame Audio.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University football team suffered its first loss of the season with a 31-3 setback to the University of Michigan here Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, before 110,343 fans in Michigan Stadium.
Head Coach Ron English's Eagles, now 2-1 on the season, took an early 3-0 lead before Michigan came back to score 31 unanswered points in the win. Michigan improved to 3-0.
Sophomore tailback Javonti Greene (West Palm Beach, Fla.-Royal Palm Beach) rushed for 75 yards in the first half, but had just five in the second half, on limited carries, to finish with 80 yards on 21 rushes.
Junior quarterback Alex Gillett (Green Springs, Ohio-Clyde) added 61 yards on 11 carries, but was held to 29 yards passing, completing 3-of-5 passes.
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson proved too much for the Eagles to handle as the 6-foot junior ran for 198 yards on 26 carries with one rushing touchdown while also completing 7-of-18 passes for 95 yards and one score.
Eastern had 207 yards rushing with just 29 passing while the Wolverines rolled up 471 yards in total offense, with 376 on the ground and 95 through the air.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Eagles put the game's first points on the board with a 21-yard field goal by Kody Fulkerson (Zanesville, Ohio-Maysville) on the first play of the second quarter at the 14:55 mark.
The home squad went on top 7-3 with 9:28 left in the second quarter when Robinson connected on a 9-yard pass to tight end Kevin Koger with Brendan Gibbons adding the PAT kick. That drive was set up by a 52-yard run from scrimmage by Robinson after the Eagles turned it over on an interception on the Michigan three-yard line.
The Wolverines closed out the first-half by driving 87 yards on six plays with Robinson running 11 yards untouched up the middle for a touchdown. Gibbons added the PAT for the 14-3 advantage.
Greene led the Eagles in rushing in the first half, gaining 75 yards on 20 rushes while Gillett added 61 yards on eight carries.
Robinson ran 14 times for 131 yards and one score in the first half for the Wolverines.
Michigan opened the second half scoring on a one-yard run by Fitzgerald Touissant with Gibbons adding the PAT for a 21-3 lead with 9:17 remaining in the third quarter.
Michigan increased its lead to 28-3 when Robinson found Drew Dileo for a 19-yard touchdown pass with 1:05 left in the third quarter.
Gibbons hit a 21-yard field goal with 4:32 remaining in the fourth quarter to make the final, 31-3.
Junior linebacker Justin Cudworth (Monte Nido, Calif.-Agoura-College of the Canyons) led the Eagles with nine tackles with1.0 TFL for a yards. Seniors Willie Williams(Los Angeles, Calif.-Dorsey Glendale J.C.) and Marcus English (Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison) each had eight tackles.
The Eagles will continue its Big Ten road swing next weekend, Sept. 24, when the Eagles travel to State College, Pa. to square off with the Nittany Lions of Penn State University.
Team Stats
EMU
MICH
Total Yards
236
471
Pass Yards
29
95
Rushing Yards
207
376
Penalty Yards
45
17
1st Downs
12
24
3rd Downs
4
9
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
27:45
32:15
2nd Quarter
EMU 3, MICH 0
EMU - FULKERSON, Kody 21 yd field goal 7 plays, 20 yards, TOP 3:20
EMU 3, MICH 7
MICH - Koger, Kevin 9 yd pass from Robinson, D. (Gibbons, B. kick) 7 plays, 97 yards, TOP 3:43
EMU 3, MICH 14
MICH - Robinson, D. 11 yd run (Gibbons, B. kick), 6 plays, 87 yards, TOP 2:24
3rd Quarter
EMU 3, MICH 21
MICH - Toussaint, F. 1 yd run (Gibbons, B. kick), 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 5:43
EMU 3, MICH 28
MICH - Dileo, Drew 19 yd pass from Robinson, D. (Gibbons, B. kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:53
4th Quarter
EMU 3, MICH 31
MICH - Gibbons, B. 21 yd field goal 13 plays, 84 yards, TOP 6:14
Game Leaders
CMP
3
TD
0
YDS
29
INT
0
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
1
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