| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CMU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
 KENT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
Game Leaders
Dru DeShields
· QB
Gavin Garcia
· RB
Joe Labas
· QB
Nahree Biggins
· RB
Team Stats
161st Downs20
5-143rd down efficiency4-13
4-44th down efficiency1-3
297Total Yards274
123Passing185
12/22Comp/Att14/28
5.6Yards per pass6.6
174Rushing89
43Rushing Attempts36
4.0Yards per rush2.5
5-29Penalties4-40
1Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:32
(00:32) Kneel down by #10 M.Beamon at KSU34 for loss of 2 yards
1:11
(01:15) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU32 (#8 N.Brown; #55 J.Cordoba), 1ST DOWN
1:16
Timeout Kent State, clock 01:16
1:16
(01:21) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU35 (#13 T.Tucker)
1:22
Timeout Kent State, clock 01:22
1:20
(01:25) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU37 (#11 A.Campbell)
1:27
(01:28) #47 W.Hryszko onside kickoff 9 yards to the KSU44, End Of Play
1:28
(01:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush middle for 10 yards gain to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:28, 1ST DOWN #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
1:41
(01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right to #6 W.Harris thrown to CMU09 PENALTY CMU Holding (#3 B.Deasfernandes) 9 yards from CMU19 to CMU10, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1:45
(01:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #6 W.Harris caught at CMU19, for 15 yards to the CMU19, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
1:53
(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #85 S.Brown caught at CMU41, for 15 yards to the CMU34 (#4 J.Jackson; #8 A.Snell), 1ST DOWN
2:01
(02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #6 W.Harris thrown to CMU39 broken up by #4 J.Jackson
2:28
(02:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush right for 0 yards to the CMU49 (#40 L.Brown), out of bounds
2:36
(02:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short middle to #6 W.Harris thrown to CMU31
2:49
(02:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #85 S.Brown caught at KSU41, for 19 yards to the CMU49 (#1 D.Cochran), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
2:57
(03:02) #47 C.Graham kickoff 46 yards to the KSU19 #23 M.Stephens return 13 yards to the KSU32 (#7 E.Conoran; #26 C.Rhodes)
3:02
(03:07) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short left to #8 D.Temple caught at KSU00, for 19 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:02, 1ST DOWN #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt)
3:09
Timeout Kent State, clock 03:09
3:09
(03:13) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU19 (#0 M.Woods; #17 M.Carroll)
3:52
(03:57) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 4 yards gain to the KSU20 (#21 J.Cordoba)
3:59
(04:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields sacked for loss of 10 yards to the KSU24 (#85 J.Douglas), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4:04
(04:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #89 T.Mulder thrown to KSU43 QB hurried by #40 L.Brown and #85 J.Douglas
4:11
(04:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #6 W.Harris thrown to KSU41 QB hurried by #97 M.Heldman
4:23
(04:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #89 T.Mulder caught at KSU33, for 3 yards to the KSU34 (#4 J.Jackson)
4:35
(04:41) #47 C.Graham kickoff 53 yards to the KSU12 #23 M.Stephens return 19 yards to the KSU31 (#45 X.White)
4:41
(04:44) Shotgun #22 B.Townsend rush middle for 10 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:41, 1ST DOWN #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt)
5:21
(05:28) Shotgun #22 B.Townsend rush middle for 9 yards gain to the KSU10 (#22 J.Rawlison; #0 M.Woods)
5:51
(05:57) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short right to #3 T.Davis caught at KSU19, for 15 yards to the KSU19, out of bounds at KSU19, 1ST DOWN
6:37
(06:43) Shotgun #22 B.Townsend rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU34 (#58 D.Blachewicz; #22 J.Rawlison)
7:17
(07:23) Shotgun #5 N.Biggins rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU35 (#58 D.Blachewicz)
7:55
(08:02) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short left to #88 H.Dryden caught at CMU49, for 23 yards to the KSU36 (#21 J.Cordoba), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:37
(08:41) Shotgun #5 N.Biggins rush left for 2 yards loss to the CMU41 (#4 J.Mathis; #21 J.Cordoba), out of bounds
9:12
(09:18) Shotgun #10 M.Beamon rush middle for 10 yards gain to the CMU43 (#3 C.Young), 1ST DOWN
9:49
(09:56) Shotgun #5 N.Biggins rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CMU33 (#10 C.Williams; #44 A.Bottiggi)
10:24
(10:37) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #8 D.Temple caught at CMU25, for 9 yards to the CMU29 (#0 M.Woods; #3 C.Young)
10:38
PENALTY CMU False Start (#73 D.Smith) 5 yards from CMU25 to CMU20. NO PLAY
10:38
(10:38) #47 W.Hryszko kickoff 53 yards to the CMU12 fair catch by #22 B.Townsend at CMU12
10:38
(10:56) #18 D.Duley punt 41 yards to the KSU41 #6 W.Harris return 59 yards to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:38 #12 D.DeShields pass attempt failed
10:59
(11:05) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass incomplete short left to #19 T.McIntosh thrown to CMU25 QB hurried by #8 N.Brown
11:06
(11:09) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass incomplete short middle to #20 L.Lewis thrown to CMU34
11:43
(11:49) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CMU18 (#21 J.Cordoba; #8 N.Brown)
11:50
PENALTY CMU False Start (#76 M.Koivisto) 5 yards from CMU20 to CMU15. NO PLAY
11:50
(11:53) #47 W.Hryszko field goal attempt from 36 yards NO GOOD (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell), clock 11:50
12:07
(12:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CMU19 (#85 J.Douglas)
12:07
(12:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete deep right to #85 S.Brown thrown to CMU02 QB hurried by #4 J.Jackson
12:44
(12:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush middle for 7 yards loss to the CMU23 (#12 J.Kwiatkowski)
13:20
(13:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 G.Garcia rush middle for 12 yards gain to the CMU16 (#2 E.Rikard), 1ST DOWN
14:09
(14:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 J.Nubin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the CMU28 (#56 K.Demma; #2 E.Rikard)
14:21
(14:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete deep left to #1 D.Martin caught at CMU32, for 23 yards to the CMU32, out of bounds at CMU32, 1ST DOWN
Labas and Townsend lead Central Michigan over Kent State 28-16
— Joe Labas threw two touchdown passes, Brock Townsend ran for two scores, and Central Michigan beat Kent State 28-16 on Wednesday night.
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