Eastern Michigan holds on to beat Northern Illinois 41-33 | |
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Preston Hutchinson threw two touchdowns and scored on a 1-yard run for a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead, and Eastern Michigan held off Northern Illinois 41-33 in the season finale for both teams Saturday. Eastern Michigan led 34-17 with 5:48 left in the third quarter. Northern Illinois pulled within 41-26 after recording a safety with 3:29 left and on the Huskies next possession, Ross Bowers connected with Cole Tucker from 14-yards out for a one-possession game with 2:17 remaining. Eastern Michigan was forced to punt, but NIU couldn't get past midfield as time expired. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | P. Hutchinson | 1662 | |||
| Passing TDs: | P. Hutchinson | 12 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | D. Boone Jr. | 254 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | P. Hutchinson | 8 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | H. Beydoun | 508 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | T. Knue | 4 | |||
| Interceptions: | A. LaFleur | 2 | |||
| Schedule 2020 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | at Kentucky | Cancelled | ||
| 10/10 | at Ohio | Postponed | ||
| 11/4 | at Kent State | L 23 - 27 | ||
| 11/11 | at Ball State | L 31 - 38 | ||
| 11/18 | vs. Toledo | L 28 - 45 | ||
| 11/21 | vs. Bowling Green | Cancelled | ||
| 11/27 | at Miami (OH) | Cancelled | ||
| 11/27 | vs. Central Michigan | L 23 - 31 | ||
| 12/5 | at Western Michigan | W 53 - 42 | ||
| 12/12 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 41 - 33 | ||
| Mid-American | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Buffalo | 5-0 | 6-1 | ||||||||||
| Kent State | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||||||||||
| Ohio | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||||||||||
| Akron | 1-5 | 1-5 | ||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0-5 | 0-5 | ||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Ball State | 5-1 | 7-1 | ||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4-2 | 4-2 | ||||||||||
| Toledo | 4-2 | 4-2 | ||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 3-3 | 3-3 | ||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2-4 | 2-4 | ||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0-6 | 0-6 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 2438 (100) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1662 (85) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 776 (110) | ||||
| Points per game: | 33.2 (33) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 406.3 (57) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 23 (87) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 11 (49) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 2942 (45) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1493 (33) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1449 (69) | ||||
| Points per game: | 36.0 (106) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 490.3 (122) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 26 (53) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 8 (46) | ||||
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