Eastern Michigan went down to Lafayette, Louisiana on Saturday night, looking for a game to steal and show their legitimacy in the MAC West race after a scare agaisnt Eastern Kentucky the week before. If the team that showed up in the first half the game stayed there, that might have happened. Unfortunately, when the clock struck zero, the Eagles would find that they lost by a score of 49-21.
Eastern Michigan started the game pretty well. They would find themselves ahead by a score of 14-0 at halftime. Eastern Michigan struck first with a pass from Samson Evans to Aaron Jacksonin the goal-line Wildcat formation that netted a touchdown.