Eastern Michigan 7, Michigan State 35 · Box Score

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Final · Week 2 · Sat, Sep 12, 2026

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EMU	0	7	0	0	7
MSU	7	7	14	7	35

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Team stats

EMU		MSU
13	First downs	24
219	Total yards	472
118	Passing yards	214
16-26	Comp-Att	18-26
4.5	Yards per pass	8.2
101	Rushing yards	258
26	Rushes	45
3.9	Yards per rush	5.7
6-13	3rd down	10-15
0-0	4th down	3-3
3-12	Penalties-yards	4-32
1	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	0
28:39	Time of possession	31:21
2	Sacks	4
7	Tackles for loss	7
3	QB hurries	6
3	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
42	Kick return yards	—
—	Punt return yards	31
0	Passing TDs	2
1	Rushing TDs	3
1	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

EMU		MSU
+0.07	EPA per play	+0.27
44%	Success rate	56%
0.87	Explosiveness	1.12
+0.25	Rushing EPA per play	+0.33
61%	Rushing success rate	63%
-0.15	Passing EPA per play	+0.19
27%	Passing success rate	46%
52%	Standard downs success	59%
29%	Passing downs success	42%
3.80	Line yards per rush	3.72
1.87	Second-level yards	1.06
1.30	Open-field yards	1.69
13%	Stuff rate	9%
71%	Power success	88%
18%	Havoc caused	22%
2	Scoring chances	8
3.50	Points per chance	4.38
Own 21	Avg. starting field position	Own 43
4	Explosive plays	4
1%	Postgame win expectancy	99%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q16:32
Michigan StateTD
Fredrick Moore 18 Yd pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Liam Boyd Kick)
Drive: 3 plays, 24 yds
0-7
Q28:45
Michigan StateTD
Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:45 #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 16 plays, 80 yds
0-14
Q21:50
Eastern MichiganTD
Shotgun #1 N.Kim rush right for 4 yards gain to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:50 #46 R.Kessinger kick attempt good (H: #39 D.Hull, LS: #42 J.Kautz)
Drive: 13 plays, 78 yds
7-14
Q38:50
Michigan StateTD
Shotgun #0 C.Edwards rush middle for 2 yards gain to the EMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:50 #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yds
7-21
Q35:46
Michigan StateTD
Charles Taplin 38 Yd pass from Alessio Milivojevic (Liam Boyd Kick)
Drive: 3 plays, 60 yds
7-28
Q47:48
Michigan StateTD
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the EMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:48, 1ST DOWN #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
Drive: 3 plays, 53 yds
7-35

Score shown EMU-MSU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Noah Kim	16/26	118	4.5	0	0	66.3

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Braydon Bennett	9	56	6.2	0	16
Amareon Blue	8	40	5.0	0	20
Joey Mattord	2	3	1.5	0	2
Noah Kim	7	2	0.3	1	11

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Harold Mack	5	49	9.8	20
Ben Prosper	4	30	7.5	9
Braydon Bennett	1	22	22.0	22
Nick Devereaux	3	8	2.7	7
Joey Mattord	2	5	2.5	10
Joshua Long	1	4	4.0	4

Defense

Player	TFL	PD	QB Hur	Tot	Solo	Sacks
Jason Marshall	0	0	0	13	6	0
Juan Salas	0	0	0	11	2	0
Rayquan Adkins	0.5	0	0	7	2	0
Davion Williams	0	0	0	6	3	0
Bryce Eliuk	1.5	0	0	6	1	0
Elgin McDuffey	0	0	0	6	1	0
Ronn Hardin	0.5	0	0	5	1	0.5
Zach Mowchan	0	2	2	5	0	0
Quincy Byas	1	0	1	4	0	1
Caleb Dobbs	0	0	0	3	1	0
Bryce Llewellyn	0	1	0	3	0	0
Reggie Gardner	0	0	0	2	0	0
Peyton Christian	1	0	0	2	2	0
Makhi Gilbert	0.5	0	0	2	0	0.5
Joseph Oluwayemi	0.5	0	0	2	0	0
Tylan Boykin	0	0	0	2	0	0
Aaron Kearse	1	0	0	1	1	0
Carter Evans	0	0	0	1	0	0
Caleb Coley	0	0	0	1	0	0
Warren-Stevens Tayou	0	0	0	1	0	0
Noah Patterson	0.5	0	0	1	0	0
Marvell Eggleston	0	0	0	1	0	0
Daniel Hull	0	0	0	1	0	0
RJ Alphonse	0	0	0	1	0	0
Hector Gonzalez	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ray Hester	0	0	0	1	0	0
Horace Glenn III	0	0	0	1	0	0
Mark Debiak	0	0	0	1	0	0
Marty Collins	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Harold Mack	1	1	0
Jason Marshall	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Rudy Kessinger	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Daniel Hull	5	210	42.0	1	1	52
Rudy Kessinger	1	38	38.0	1	0	38

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Joey Mattord	0	28	0.0	28	0
Nick Devereaux	2	14	7.0	14	0