In game that Eastern Michigan needed to win, they end up losing, by a final score of 34-26.
Things didn’t start well for the Eagles, as the Bobcats were able to score on their opening drive, with Kurtis Rourke finding Isaiah Cox for a 33-yard touchdown strie to go ahead 7-0. Eastern Michigan would strike back to tie up the game at 7-all on the drive capped by a Samson Evans one-yard run for the endzone.
The Bobcats struck back quickly, taking the 14-7 lead on a 40-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke to De’Montre Tuggle. They would tack on a field goal to push the lead to 17-7, with both teams exchanging field goals over the next few possessions to set up the table at 20-13 for Ohio at the half.