Week 8
Final
EMU
OHIOWin Probability
1Q 06:02
0 - 7
D. Dorwart 78-yard TD catch from N. Poulos.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 8
2Q 13:08
7 - 7
A. Kearse 25-yard TD fumble return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 11
2Q 04:53
10 - 7
R. Kessinger 31-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
2Q 01:50
10 - 10
W. Hryszko 49-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 10
2Q 00:02
13 - 10
R. Kessinger 41-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 1
3Q 00:29
13 - 17
N. Poulos 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
4Q 04:08
20 - 17
J. Mattord 24-yard TD catch from B. McCaughey.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 03:53
20 - 24
DJ James 100-yard TD kickoff return.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
266
Poulos
OHIO
Rush Yds
67
Blue
EMU
Rec Yds
125
Dorwart
OHIO
Scrim TD
1
Mattord
EMU
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2026 Mid-American
| Team | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | .444 | |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | .333 | |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |
| 11 | 3 | 5 | .375 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | .111 |
Ohio
Western Michigan
Buffalo
Toledo
Miami (OH)
Eastern Michigan
Ball State
Kent State
Bowling Green
UMass
Central Michigan
Sacramento State
AkronGame Summary
The Ohio Bobcats emerged victorious over the Eastern Michigan Eagles, 24 to 20, on October 24.
Game Info
October 24, 2026
ESPNU
Frank Solich Field at Peden Stadium
Athens, Ohio
68°
2 mph ENE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McCaughey #10 | 27/39 | 197 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 3-28 | 115.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Poulos #8 | 19/29 | 266 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 2-13 | 153.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Blue #15 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 17 |
J. Mattord #24 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
B. Bennett #28 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 15 |
H. Mack #5 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
B. McCaughey #10 | 9 | -5 | -0.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Rosa #4 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 22 |
N. Poulos #8 | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 1 | 16 |
D. Brune #6 | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
D. Dorwart #3 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
W. Hryszko #47 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
P. Bowman #2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mattord #24 | 7/8 | 55 | 7.9 | 1 | 24 |
T. Lemaster #88 | 1/3 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
H. Mack #5 | 3/4 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
N. Devereaux #2 | 4/10 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Long #9 | 4/4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
B. Bennett #28 | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
A. Blue #15 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
B. Prosper #3 | 4/5 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
K. Isaac #85 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dorwart #3 | 4/5 | 125 | 31.3 | 1 | 78 |
R. Neer #15 | 5/10 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 19 |
P. Bowman #2 | 4/6 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 17 |
J. Furtney #33 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
AJ Miller #84 | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
D. Brune #6 | 2/3 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Metzger #86 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
Q. Byas #54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Kearse #57 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
N. Poulos #8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
DJ James #4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Llewellyn #6 | 11-10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McDuffey #51 | 7-5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Eliuk #40 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Salas #4 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Adkins #25 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Byas #54 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Boykin #10 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Christian #58 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Rogers #29 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Gonzalez #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Evans #33 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Marshall #13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Eggleston #43 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Gilbert #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Tayou #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hardin #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Kearse #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Oluwayemi #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Molnar #25 | 17-14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fries #27 | 10-7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Walker #2 | 8-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ James #4 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JT Haskins #3 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KJ Sejour #5 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Ackerman #14 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Dillon #8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Christopher #30 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Gillison #9 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Marsh #23 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Dukes #0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Neubert #99 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jackson Jr. #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Street #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bannister #20 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Herrmann #11 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hale #57 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Minnis #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Kessinger #46 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 41 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Hryszko #47 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hull #39 | 7 | 337 | 48.1 | 62 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haines #42 | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ James #4 | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Fracassi #4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ James #4 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McCaughey #10 | 27/39 | 197 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 3-28 | 115.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Blue #15 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 17 |
J. Mattord #24 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
B. Bennett #28 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 15 |
H. Mack #5 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
B. McCaughey #10 | 9 | -5 | -0.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Mattord #24 | 7/8 | 55 | 7.9 | 1 | 24 |
T. Lemaster #88 | 1/3 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
H. Mack #5 | 3/4 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
N. Devereaux #2 | 4/10 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Long #9 | 4/4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
B. Bennett #28 | 1/1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
A. Blue #15 | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
B. Prosper #3 | 4/5 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 |
K. Isaac #85 | 1/1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
Q. Byas #54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Kearse #57 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Llewellyn #6 | 11-10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. McDuffey #51 | 7-5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Eliuk #40 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Salas #4 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Adkins #25 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q. Byas #54 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Boykin #10 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Christian #58 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Rogers #29 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Gonzalez #90 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Evans #33 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Marshall #13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Eggleston #43 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Gilbert #5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Tayou #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hardin #88 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Kearse #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Oluwayemi #98 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Kessinger #46 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 41 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hull #39 | 7 | 337 | 48.1 | 62 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Fracassi #4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Poulos #8 | 19/29 | 266 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 2-13 | 153.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Rosa #4 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 22 |
N. Poulos #8 | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 1 | 16 |
D. Brune #6 | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
D. Dorwart #3 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
W. Hryszko #47 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
P. Bowman #2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dorwart #3 | 4/5 | 125 | 31.3 | 1 | 78 |
R. Neer #15 | 5/10 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 19 |
P. Bowman #2 | 4/6 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 17 |
J. Furtney #33 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
AJ Miller #84 | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
D. Brune #6 | 2/3 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
A. Metzger #86 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
N. Poulos #8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
DJ James #4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Molnar #25 | 17-14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fries #27 | 10-7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Walker #2 | 8-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ James #4 | 6-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
JT Haskins #3 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KJ Sejour #5 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Ackerman #14 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Dillon #8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Christopher #30 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Gillison #9 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Marsh #23 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Dukes #0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Neubert #99 | 2-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Jackson Jr. #21 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I. Street #51 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bannister #20 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Herrmann #11 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hale #57 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Minnis #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Hryszko #47 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 49 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Haines #42 | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 50 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ James #4 | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ James #4 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:190-0
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:250-0
Punt
9 plays,
18 yd,
05:370-0
Touchdown
2 plays,
80 yd,
00:510-7
Punt
6 plays,
31 yd,
03:120-7
Punt
4 plays,
27 yd,
02:130-7
Interception
3 plays,
15 yd,
01:060-7
Fumble TD
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:207-7
Downs
7 plays,
34 yd,
03:237-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
02:137-7
Field Goal
6 plays,
24 yd,
02:3210-7
Field Goal
8 plays,
42 yd,
03:1010-10
Field Goal
7 plays,
57 yd,
01:3913-10
Downs
9 plays,
52 yd,
03:3913-10
Punt
5 plays,
20 yd,
03:0613-10
Punt
4 plays,
8 yd,
02:1113-10
Punt
3 plays,
-4 yd,
02:1713-10
Touchdown
6 plays,
63 yd,
03:2113-17
Punt
3 plays,
10 yd,
01:3913-17
Punt
9 plays,
47 yd,
05:4213-17
Touchdown
8 plays,
98 yd,
04:1220-17
Touchdown
0 play,
0 yd,
00:1320-24
Downs
13 plays,
34 yd,
03:4020-24
279
Total Yds
343
169
Pass Yds
253
110
Rush Yds
90
13
Total Drives
10
70
Total Plays
56
4.0
Yards Per Play
6.1
4.0
Yards Per Pass
8.2
3.9
Yards Per Rush
3.6
32:32
Possession
27:28
3
Biggest Lead
7
18
1st Downs
17
9
Passing 1st Downs
12
8
Rushing 1st Downs
4
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
2/15
3rd Down
3/11
2/3
4th Down
0/2
7
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
2
6
Penalties
3
35
Penalty Yards
25
2
Sacks
3
13
Sack Yards
28
5
Tackles For Loss
10
0
D/ST TD
1