Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Hayden Wolff

Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan finished the regular season in a battle with bowl eligibility on the line.

Western Michigan rode a 16-0 halftime edge to a 26-18 victory and a .500 record. A pair of Broncos topped 100 rushing yards in a physical, grinding victory that is emblematic of MAC football.

Eastern Michigan (5-7, 2-6 in MAC) has been to bowls in each of the last three seasons under veteran coach Chris Creighton, but that streak has now been snapped. Meanwhile, second-year coach Lance Taylor has led Western Michigan (6-6, 5-3 in MAC) to eligibility for his first bowl appearance at the school.

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Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan Box Score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Eastern Michigan	0	0	15	3	18
Western Michigan	0	16	7	3	26

Eastern Michigan Passing Stats

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	Pass TDs
Cole Snyder	7	22	91	0

Eastern Michigan Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rush	Yards	Rush TDs	Rec	Yards	Rec TDs
Delbert Mimms III	18	127	2	2	16	0
Joey Mattord	8	37	0	0	0	0
Cole Snyder	7	27	0	0	0	0
Deion Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Markus Allen	0	0	0	3	59	0
Terry Lockett Jr.	1	7	0	1	9	0
Oran Singleton	1	4	0	0	0	0
Deion Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Deveraux	0	0	0	1	7	0

Eastern Michigan Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Jesus Gomez	1 for 1	1 for 1	32

Western Michigan Passing Stats

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	Pass TDs
Hayden Wolff	12	17	126	1

Western Michigan Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rush	Yards	Rush TDs	Rec	Yards	Rec TDs
Jalen Buckley	19	103	1	3	13	0
Zahir Abdus-Salaam	19	135	1	3	40	1
Broc Lowry	3	13	0	0	0	0
Jaden Nixon	3	-4	0	0	0	0
Hayden Wolff	3	-11	0	0	0	0
Blake Bosma	0	0	0	2	33	0
Malique Dieudonne	0	0	0	1	17	0
Chris Toudle	0	0	0	3	23	0

Western Michigan Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Luke Zurak	3 for 3	1 for 1	25

The game was scoreless until well into the second quarter. A blocked punt gave the Broncos the first points of the game, following by a quick touchdown drive with a 31-yard scoring pass from QB Wolff to Zahir Abdus-Salaam. A 15-yard Jalen Buckley run in the final seconds of the half extended the WMU lead to 16-0.

Eastern Michigan opened the half with a touchdown drive, reaching the end zone on a 10-yard run from Delbert Mimms III. The two-point conversion halved the lead to 16-8, but the Eagles never pulled close than eight points for the remainder of the game as the two teams traded scores.

Again, Western Michigan reached bowl eligibility and will likely play in its first bowl game since 2021. Eastern Michigan came up a game short in that hunt.

• Western Michigan: Safety, punt blocked through end zone, 2-0, 3:41 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Western Michigan: 31-yard TD pass to Zahir Abdus-Salaam from Hayden Wolff (Zurak XPT), 9-0, 1:50 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Western Michigan: 15-yard TD run by Jalen Buckley (Zurak XPT), 16-0, 0:19 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Eastern Michigan: 10-yard TD run by Delbert Mimms III (two-point conversion from Snyder to Reese), 16-8, 12:02 remaining in 3rd quarter
• Western Michigan: 22-yard TD run by Zahir Abdus-Salaam (Zurak XPT), 23-8, 6:04 remaining in 3rd quarter
• Eastern Michigan: 1-yard TD run by Delbert Mimms III (Gomez XPT), 23-15, 2:16 remaining in 3rd quarter
• Western Michigan: 25-yard field goal by Luka Zurak, 26-15, 11:33 remaining in 4th quarter
• Eastern Michigan: 32-yard field goal by Jesus Gomez, 26-18, 7:52 remaining in 4th quarter