Rourke's 3 TD passes, strong ground game lead Ohio past EMU
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Kurtis Rourke threw three touchdown passes, Ohio gained 265 yards on the ground, and the Bobcats defeated Eastern Michigan 34-26 on Tuesday night.
Rourke, who was 9-of-17 passing for 230 yards, had 32 fewer completions than his counterpart, Ben Bryant of Eastern Michigan. Bryant completed 41 of 57 passes for 354 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
After Eastern Michigan scored to tie the game at 20 in the third quarter, Ohio took control with a 20-yard Isaiah Cox touchdown run and a 66-yard touchdown pass from Rourke to Cameron Odom.
Eastern Michigan scored on a Samson Evans 3-yard run with 2:36 to go but Ohio recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
De'Montre Tuggle led Ohio (3-7, 3-3 Mid-American) with 78 yards rushing.
Eastern Michigan (6-4, 3-3), which last week became bowl eligible for the sixth time in program history, got 62 yards and two rushing touchdowns from Evans. Tanner Knue had 127 receiving yards.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Tuggle
24 RB
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D. Tuggle | 14 | 78 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Rogers
18 QB
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A. Rogers | 11 | 59 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Rourke
7 QB
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K. Rourke | 6 | 55 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Neatherton
27 RB
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J. Neatherton | 6 | 35 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Bangura
22 RB
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S. Bangura | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Cox
6 WR
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I. Cox | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
I. Cox
6 WR
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I. Cox | 7 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Odom
3 WR
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C. Odom | 1 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Tuggle
24 RB
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D. Tuggle | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Walton
4 WR
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T. Walton | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Bangura
22 RB
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S. Bangura | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Cokley
80 WR
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C. Cokley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Cross
89 WR
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M. Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Burton
82 TE
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A. Burton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Luehrman
44 TE
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A. Luehrman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Drake
11 S
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T. Drake | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
S. Johnson
47 K
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S. Johnson | 2/2 | 27 | 4/4 | 10 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Wilson
43 P
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J. Wilson | 2 | 42.5 | 0 | 44 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. Bryant
8 QB
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B. Bryant | 41/57 | 354 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
S. Evans
22 RB
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S. Evans | 8 | 62 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hamilton
28 RB
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J. Hamilton | 5 | 24 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Moss
26 RB
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B. Moss | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Boone Jr.
27 RB
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D. Boone Jr. | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Bryant
8 QB
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B. Bryant | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Beydoun
4 WR
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H. Beydoun | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Knue
24 WR
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T. Knue | 13 | 11 | 127 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Beydoun
4 WR
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H. Beydoun | 17 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Drummond
1 WR
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D. Drummond | 13 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Evans
22 RB
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S. Evans | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Oakes
82 TE
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G. Oakes | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Summers
81 WR
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D. Summers | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Odukoya
85 TE
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T. Odukoya | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Moss
26 RB
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B. Moss | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Stewart
11 WR
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I. Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Westmoreland
84 WR
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Z. Westmoreland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Ryland
38 K
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C. Ryland | 2/2 | 55 | 2/2 | 8 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Julien
31 P
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J. Julien | 2 | 37.5 | 2 | 38 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
H. Beydoun
4 WR
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H. Beydoun | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
H. Beydoun 4 WR
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H. Beydoun | 1 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |