1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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EMU | 0 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
BGSU | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Bryant leads Eastern Michigan past Bowling Green 55-24
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- — Ben Bryant passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third and Eastern Michigan rolled to a 55-24 win over Bowling Green on Saturday.
The Eagles (5-3, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) scored three touchdowns in both the second and third quarters.
Bryant had a 31-yard scoring pass to Bryson Cannon and his touchdown run in a second quarter that was highlighted by David Carter's 42-yard punt return for a touchdown. That helped Eastern Michigan take a 24-10 lead at the half.
Bryant connected with Gunnar Oakes for a 37- yard score in the third quarter and Darius Boone ran for a score before running back Samson Evans found Dylan Drummond for a 16-yard score, set up when the Falcons lost a fumble on the kickoff.
Backup quarterback Preston Hutchinson had a touchdown pass to Thomas Odukoya in the fourth quarter.
Bryant was 20 of 26 for 286 yards.
Nate Needham's field goal to open the scoring for Bowling Green (2-7, 0-4) made him 14 of 14 on the season.
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Game Information
2024 Mid-American Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Ohio | 7-1 | 11-3 |
Miami (OH) | 7-1 | 8-5 |
Buffalo | 6-2 | 8-4 |
Bowling Green | 6-2 | 7-5 |
Western Michigan | 5-3 | 6-7 |
Toledo | 4-4 | 7-5 |
Northern Illinois | 4-4 | 7-5 |
Akron | 3-5 | 4-8 |
Eastern Michigan | 2-6 | 5-7 |
Central Michigan | 2-6 | 4-8 |
Ball State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
Kent State | 0-8 | 0-12 |