Newcomers 2015 Game2013 Recaps Game-by-Game 2013 Game-by-Game2015 Game Recaps Oklahoma State...... 24 Monmouth...... 10 Central Michigan...... 13 Central Michigan...... 31 MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (9/3/15) - Oklahoma State spoiled MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (9/12/15) – Cooper Rush threw John Bonamego’s debut as Central Michigan’s coach, as the for 328 yards and three and John Bonamego Cowboys handed the Chippewas a 24-13 loss. got his first win as Central Michigan’s coach as the Chippewas manhandled Monmouth, 31-10. The Cowboys used a no-huddle spread offense that wore down the Chippewas and took its toll in the second half. Oklahoma State led Rush completed 25 of 36 passes and was nearly perfect in the 10-6 at halftime, and it finished with 419 yards in total offense, 278 first half, leading CMU to a 31-3 advantage at the break and of it in the final two quarters. making the final 30 minutes nearly academic. Rush’s TD passes, all of which came in the first two quarters, Central Michigan Cooper Rush turned in a solid went to Ben McCord (83 yards), Corey Willis (27) and Joe Bacci performance, completing 28 of 41 passes for 225 yards and leading (1). His 328 yards passing is the highest regular-season total of the Chippewas with a career-best 51 yards rushing. Rush’s career, surpassing the 326 he posted in his first collegiate game, when he came off the sidelines to lead the Chippewas to a Rush showed some of the grit and toughness that Bonamego so dramatic victory over New Hampshire in 2013. desires from his players when he put his head down at the goal line and ran over a Cowboy defensive back to complete an 16-yard third- CMU scored on five of its six first-half possessions. Mark quarter run that briefly put the Chippewas up, 13-10. Chapman capped the Chippewas’ opening drive with an 11-yard touchdown run, and Brian Eavey kicked a 30-yard field goal. OSU quarterback Mason Rudolph finished with 266 yards on 22-of- 32 passing. Less than two minutes after Rush gave the Chippewas the 13-10 advantage, Rudolph bolted 21 yards for a score to put the 1 2 3 4 Final Cowboys back in front, 17-13. Monmouth 0 3 7 0 10 Central Michigan 7 24 0 0 31 1 2 3 4 Final Oklahoma State 3 7 7 7 24 Scoring Summary Central Michigan 3 3 7 0 13 1 - CMU - Chapman 11 yd run (Eavey kick) 2 - CMU - Willis 17 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) Scoring Summary 2 - CMU - Eavey 30 yd field goal 1 - OSU - Grogan 22 yd field goal 2 - CMU - McCord 83 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 1 - CMU - Eavey 31 yd field goal 2 - MU - White 37 yd field goal 2 - OSU - Walsh 1 yd run (Grogan kick) 2 - CMU - Bacci 1 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 2 - CMU - Eavey 26 yd field goal 3 - MU - Welch 7 yd run (White kick) 3 - CMU - Rush 16 yd run (Eavey kick) 3 - OSU - Rudolph 21 yd run (Grogan kick) MU CMU 4 - OSU - Ateman 18 yd pass from Rudolph (Grogan kick) First Downs 15 22 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 31-67 34-84 OSU CMU Net Passing 114 328 First Downs 19 18 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-19-1 36-25-1 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 35-153 28-78 Total Offense Plays-Yards 64-181 70-412 Net Passing 266 265 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-29.8 4-28.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-22-0 42-29-1 Penalties-Yards 3-16 7-75 Total Offense Plays-Yards 67-419 70-343 Possession Time 26:45 33:15 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-46.8 7-39.6 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 12 of 17 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 2-14 Penalties-Yards 4-35 6-30 Attendance 21,092 Possession Time 26:28 33:32 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 8 of 18 RUSHING - CMU: Walker 8-34; Hayes 7-32; Spalding 10-17; Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-20 2-5 Chapman 1-11; Roberson 4-6; Team 2-minus 4; Rush 2-minus 12. Attendance 19,717 MU: Welch 11-27; Royds 5-14; Ambush 1-9; Williams 6-8; Chaney 6-8; Onett 1-2; Team 1-minus 1. RUSHING — CMU: Rush 8-51; Walker 12-25; Spalding 5-7; Chapman 1-4; Willis 1-minus 3; Lamb 1-minus 6 OSU: Carson 21- PASSING - CMU: Rush 25-36-1-328. MU: Williams 19-33-1-114. 89; Childs 5-36; Rudolph 5-20; Walsh 3-9; Team 1-minus 1.

PASSING — CMU: Rush 28-41-1-225; Kroll 1-1-0-40. OSU: RECEIVING - CMU: Chapman 6-61; Rice 5-69; Kroll 5-38; Willis Rudolph 22-32-0-266. 4-56; McCord 2-100; Roberson 1-10; Bacci 1-1; Walker 1-minus 7. MU: Ambush 5-28; Valles 4-45; Royds 3-20; Gray 3-11; White RECEIVING — CMU: Chapman 6-72; McCord 4-59; Rice 4-46; 3-9; Welch 1-1. Spalding 3-25; Kroll 3-23; Walker 3-8; Willis 2-14; Conklin 2-9; Cooper 2-9.. OSU: Glidden 5-71; Ateman 4-75; Seales 2-25; Carson, 2-23; Washington 2-19; Hays 2-14; Sheperd 1-18; Jarwin 1-9; Lacy 1-7; Carr 1-6; McCleskey 1-minus 1.

70 2015 Game2013 Recaps Game-by-Game 2013 Game-by-Game2015 Game Recaps Central Michigan...... 27 Central Michigan...... 10 Syracuse...... 30 (OT) Michigan State...... 30 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (9/19/15) – Jordan Fredericks scored on EAST LANSING, MICH. (9/26/15) – CMU committed several a 4-yard run as Syracuse handed Central Michigan a 30-27 costly penalties and couldn’t capitalize early, and Michigan State heartbreaking loss before 27,949 at the Carrier Dome. pulled away with two fourth-quarter touchdowns in handing the Chippewas a 30-10 loss before 75,218 fans. The Chippewas rallied from 24-10 halftime deficit to tie the game, 24-24, with 7 seconds remaining in regulation on a 27- The Chippewas were penalized nine times for 70 yards and had yard Cooper Rush-to-Ben McCord TD pass. two first-half field goals blocked.

Both Rush and McCord turned career-best numbers as the Still, CMU was within one score, 17-10, and had just picked up Chippewas rolled up 520 yards in total offense and gained 30 a first down at its own 38 early in the fourth quarter when a first downs. holding penalty pushed it back to the 28. Another penalty, this one a delay of game on third down, moved CMU back to its own Rush completed 37 of his 51 passes for 430 yards and two 23 and a sack – one of four on Chippewa quarterback Cooper touchdowns, while McCord, a senior tight end, caught 10 passes Rush on the day – left CMU facing fourth-and-36 at its own 12. for 147 yards. After a punt, MSU marched 61 yards in six plays with Gerald 1 2 3 4 OT Final Holmes scoring from the 3 to up the Spartan lead to 24-10. Central Michigan 3 7 7 7 3 27 Syracuse 10 14 0 0 6 30 On CMU’s next play from scrimmage, Cooper Rush hit Jesse Kroll for a 23-yard gain, but Kroll fumbled while fighting for extra Scoring Summary yardage. The Spartans recovered and, nine plays later, were in 1 - CMU - Eavey 34 yd field goal the end zone again, this time on a Holmes 6-yard run. 1 - SU - Murphy 21 yd field goal 1 - SU - Dungey 4 yd run (Murphy kick) 1 2 3 4 Final 2 - SU - Strickland 25 yd pass from Dungey (Murphy kick) Central Michigan 0 7 3 0 10 2 - CMU - Bacci 2 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) Michigan State 7 10 0 13 30 2 - SU - Custis 7 yd pass from Wilson (Murphy kick) 3 - CMU - Spalding 2 yd run (Eavey kick) Scoring Summary 4 - CMU - McCord 27 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 1 - MSU - London 6 yd run (Geiger kick) OT - CMU - Eavey 20 yd field goal 2 - MSU - Geiger 47 yd field goal OT - SU - Fredericks, J. 4 yd run 2 - MSU - Price 5 yd pass from Cook (Geiger kick) 2 - CMU - Rice 1 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) CMU SU 3 - CMU - Eavey 42 yd field goal First Downs 30 11 4 - MSU - Holmes 3 yd run (Geiger kick) Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 40-90 30-165 4 - MSU - Holmes 6 yd run (Geiger kick blockd) Net Passing 430 161 Passes Att-Comp-Int 51-37-1 17-11-1 CMU MSU Total Offense Plays-Yards 91-520 47-326 First Downs 17 18 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-44.4 6-48.0 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 26-55 36-181 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0 Net Passing 285 143 Penalties-Yards 5-44 6-60 Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-26-0 19-11-0 Possession Time 39:06 20:54 Total Offense Plays-Yards 65-340 55-324 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 1 of 8 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-26.0 3-39.7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 4-34 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Attendance 27,949 Penalties-Yards 9-70 8-78 Possession Time 31:45 28:15 RUSHING - CMU: Spalding 21-83; Hayes 12-51; Chapman 1-1; Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 4 of 8 Roberson 1-1; Willis 1-minus 6; Rush 4-minus 40. SU: Fredericks, Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-31 11-73; Dungey 4-50; McFarlane 8-28; Mahoney 1-12; Estime Attendance 75,218 1-11; Morris 1-minus 1; Team 1-minus 2; Wilson 1-minus 2; Strickland 2-minus 4. RUSHING - CMU: Spalding 15-77; Hayes 3-15; Roberson 1-minus 1; Walker 3-minus 5; Rush 4-minus 31. MSU: London 15-73; Scott PASSING - CMU: Rush 37-51-1-430. SU: Wilson 8-54; Holmes 4-22; Shelton 2-17; Cook 3-16; Kings 1-3; Team 4-7-1-49; Dungey 3-6-0-93; Mahoney 4-4-0-19. 3-minus 4. PASSING - CMU: Rush 26-39-0-285. MSU: Cook 11-19-0-143. RECEIVING - CMU: McCord 10-147; Spalding 10-102; Kroll 7-99; Bacci 4-22; Hayes 3-23; Rice 2-15; Conklin 1-22. SU: Strickland RECEIVING - CMU: Rice 8-78; Kroll 6-86; Willis 5-57; Chapman 2-18; Lewis 2-17; Ishmael 1-62; Estime 1-22; Moore 1-13; Avant 2-52; Walker 2-3; McCord 1-7; Hayes 1-4; Spalding 1-minus 2. 1-12; Custis 1-7; Cornelius 1-6; McFarlane 1-4. MSU: Burbridge 4-31; Kings 2-46; Lyles 1-26; Holmes 1-17; Scott 1-9; Lang 1-9; Price 1-5.

71 2015 Game2013 Recaps Game-by-Game 2013 Game-by-Game2015 Game Recaps Northern Illinois...... 19 Central Michigan...... 39 Central Michigan...... 29 Western Michigan...... 41 MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (10/3/15) - Cooper Rush tossed two KALAMAZOO, Mich. (10/10/14) – Western Michigan held the ball touchdown passes and the Central Michigan defense forced for the final eight-plus minutes in holding off Central Michigan, 41-39, four turnovers — all in the second half — as the Chippewas in a MAC game at Waldo Stadium. opened MAC play with a 29-19 victory over the defending league Cooper Rush completed 23 of 32 passes for 321 yards and four champions on a cold, windy, rainy afternoon. touchdowns as CMU finished with 482 yards in total offense. Western finished with 477 and the teams had 24 first downs apiece. The win was particularly satisfying for the Chippewas, who trailed 10-3 at halftime after struggling to move the ball. Up stepped Western quarterback Zach Terrell was 15-for-22 for 262 yards and the defense, led by senior middle linebacker Tim Hamilton, who four scores, three of which went to speedy, slippery junior Daniel made a career-high 11 tackles - all solos - recovered a fumble and Braverman, who caught six passes for 137 yards. made an interception. The Chippewas found themselves in a 27-16 halftime deficit that grew to 34-16 early in the third quarter. The Chippewas clawed back on a The Chippewas roared back in the third quarter when Rush shook Brian Eavey field goal and two Rush touchdown passes, one to Ben off a subpar first half to hit Jesse Kroll for a 9-yard touchdown McCord, the other to Corey Willis, to make it 34-32 early in the fourth less than a minute into the third quarter. The Chippewas started quarter. the drive at the Northern Illinois 15-yard line after Tyree Waller recovered quarterback Drew Hare’s fumble. Terrell connected with Braverman on a 64-yard TD pass play on Western’s next play from scrimmage to extend the Bronco lead to 41- 32. CMU answered with a Jahray Hayes 15-yard TD run with 8:24 to After an exchange of field goals made it 13-13, CMU went ahead play which made it 41-39. Rush and his teammates would never see for good, 20-13, when Rush found Kroll for a 23-yard TD pass with the ball again. 5 minutes, 27 seconds left in the third. The TD came one play after Hamilton recovered a Hare fumble at the NIU 23. 1 2 3 4 Final Central Michigan 7 9 3 20 39 1 2 3 4 Final Western Michigan 10 17 7 7 41 Northern Illinois 10 0 3 6 19 Central Michigan 3 0 23 3 29 Scoring Summary 1 - WMU - Braverman 43 yd pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick) Scoring Summary 1 - WMU - Haldeman 25 yd field goal 1 - NIU - Bouagnon 1 yd run (Hagan kick) 1 - CMU - McCord 14 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 1 - NIU - Hagan 32 yd field goal 2 - WMU - FRANKLIN, J 11 yd run (Haldeman kick) 1 - CMU - Eavey 44 yd field goal 2 - CMU - Chapman 17 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 3 - CMU - Kroll 9 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 2 - WMU - Haldeman 34 yd field goal 2 - CMU - Team safety 3 - NIU - Hagan 26 yd field goal 2 - WMU - Davis 8 yd pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick) 3 - CMU - Eavey 28 yd field goal 3 - WMU - Braverman 6 yd pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick) 3 - CMU - Kroll 23 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 3 - CMU - Eavey 22 yd field goal 3 - CMU - Hayes 4 yd run (Chapman rush failed) 4 - CMU - McCord 1 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 4 - CMU - Eavey 41 yd field goal 4 - CMU - Willis 21 yd pass from Rush (Rush pass intcpt) 4 - NIU - Bouagnon 3 yd run (Hare pass failed) 4 - WMU - Braverman 64 yd pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick) 4 - CMU - Hayes 15 yd run (Eavey kick) NIU CMU First Downs 17 15 CMU WMU Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 59-211 34-93 First Downs 24 24 Net Passing 105 182 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 31-161 41-215 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-12-1 32-16-1 Net Passing 321 262 Total Offense Plays-Yards 89-316 66-275 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-23-1 22-15-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-22.3 6-39.7 Total Offense Plays-Yards 63-482 63-477 Fumbles-Lost 6-3 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-52.0 1-22.0 Penalties-Yards 8-69 1-5 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Possession Time 30:59 29:01 Penalties-Yards 8-75 5-46 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 20 6 of 16 Possession Time 29:29 30:31 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 5 of 10 Attendance 17,380 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 Attendance 20,201 RUSHING — CMU: Hayes 29-88; Walker 2-5; Roberson 1-3; Team 1-minus 1; Spalding 1-minus 2. NIU: Bouagnon 26-104; Hare RUSHING - CMU: Hayes 8-52; Rush 5-39; Chapman 27-65; Huff 4-29; Lewis 2-13 2-32; Walker 11-32; Roberson 3-9; Willis 2-minus 3. WMU: Franklin 22-127; Bogan 12-49; Terrell 5-43; Team 2-minus 4. PASSING — CMU: Rush 16-31-1-182. NIU: Hare 12-28-0-105; Graham 0-2-1-0. PASSING - CMU: Rush 23-32-1-321. WMU: Terrell 15-22-0-262.

RECEIVING — CMU: Kroll, Jesse 5-68; Willis 3-47; Rice 3-25; RECEIVING - CMU: Kroll 6-75; Chapman 4-92; Rice 4-66; McCord Hayes 2-8; McCord 1-19; Bacci 1-9; Chapman 1-6. NIU: Golladay 4-41; Willis 2-27; Walker 1-10; Hayes 1-8; Bacci 1-2. WMU: 6-54; Turner 2-37; Lewis 2-minus 1; Blake 1-8; Beebe 1-7. Braverman 6-137; Davis 6-45; Bellamy 1-58; Henry 1-15; Meichtry 1-7. 72 2015 Game2013 Recaps Game-by-Game 2013 Game-by-Game2015 Game Recaps Buffalo...... 14 Central Michigan...... 23 Central Michigan...... 51 Ball State...... 21 MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. (10/17/15) – Cooper Rush threw MUNCIE, IND. (10/24/15) – Cooper Rush threw for 316 yards, four touchdown passes, Jesse Kroll caught seven passes for a Brian Eavey kicked three field goals, and the Central Michigan career-high 133 yards, and the Central Michigan defense forced defense slammed the door when it had to as the Chippewas four turnovers as the Chippewas rolled to a 51-14 MAC victory gritted out a 23-21 victory over Ball State. over Buffalo at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Rush completed 30 of 38 passes and tossed two touchdown The 51 points was the most a CMU team has scored since a 52-14 passes. Eavey tied his career-best with the three field goals, the win over Eastern Michigan on Sept. 18, 2010. second of which, a 47-yarder, was a career-long and gave CMU a 20-14 lead. CMU, operating from a no-huddle set, scored touchdowns on five of its first six possessions, and added a safety on a blocked Ball State immediately seized the momentum when KeVonn punt in racing to a 37-7 halftime lead and making the final two Mabon returned the kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown to put the quarters academic. Cardinals in front, 21-20.

Rush continued in his emergence as one of the MAC’s top signal- The Chippewas responded with an 11-play, 55-yard drive callers, completing 23 of 30 passes. The four TD passes tied his that ended with Eavey’s game-winning boot. The Chippewas career high for a regular-season game. Rush engineered first-half converted two third downs on the drive, the first on third-and-18 scoring drives of 78, 56, 76, 50 and 39 yards. from their own 20. Martez Walker took a screen pass from Rush and gained 19 yards on the play, giving the Chippewas a first down. 1 2 3 4 Final Buffalo 7 0 0 7 14 The Chippewa defense stood tall after that, twice holding the Central Michigan 14 23 7 7 51 Cardinals on fourth down, the final time on fourth-and-9 from the Ball State 45 with just over a minute remaining. Scoring Summary 1 - CMU - Walker 6 yd run (Eavey kick) 1 2 3 4 Final 1 - UB - Willoughby 34 yd pass from Licata (Mitcheson kick) Central Michigan 10 0 7 6 23 1 - CMU - Rush 1 yd run (Eavey kick) Ball State 7 7 0 7 21 2 - CMU - Kroll 46 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 2 - CMU - Team safety Scoring Summary: 2 - CMU - Thomas 2 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 1 - CMU - Willis 15 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 2 - CMU - Rice 23 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 1 - CMU - Eavey 29 yd field goal 3 - CMU - Walker 1 yd run (Eavey kick) 1 - BALL - Lariaacan 22 yd pass from Neal (Hagee kick) 4 - UB - Dadeboe 17 yd interception return (Mitcheson kick) 2 - BALL - Gilbert 1 yd run (Hagee kick) 4 - CMU - Cooper 19 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 3 - CMU - Kroll 4 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 4 - CMU - Eavey 47 yd field goal UB CMU 4 - BALL - Mabon 89 yd kickoff return (Hagee kick) First Downs 13 25 4 - CMU - Eavey 34 yd field goal Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 29-87 45-156 Net Passing 149 313 CMU BSU Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-14-2 30-23-1 First Downs 20 17 Total Offense Plays-Yards 57-236 75-469 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 31-118 29-112 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-33.4 5-45.6 Net Passing 316 187 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-30-1 40-25-0 Penalties-Yards 5-63 9-87 Total Offense Plays-Yards 70-434 69-299 Possession Time 24:50 35:10 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-35.6 7-39.9 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 6 of 12 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 1-8 Penalties-Yards 10-55 5-50 Attendance 14,301 Possession Time 36:42 23:18 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 2 of 12 RUSHING - CMU: Walker 20-66; Ross 13-54; Chapman 3-17; Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-13 Willis 1-14; Roberson 4-12; Team 1-minus 2; Rush 3-minus 5. UB: Attendance 10,025 Taylor 13-47; Johnson 9-23; Hawkins 4-15; Martinez 1-5; Licata 2-minus 3. RUSHING - CMU: Walker 19-86; Roberson 2-22; Ross 4-13; Willis 1-6; Team 2-minus 3; Rush 3-minus 6.. BSU: Gilbert 11-55; PASSING - CMU: Rush 23-30-1-313. UB: Licata 13-25-1-133; Green 10-38; Neal 5-23; Williamson 1-1; Mabon 1-minus 1; Team Daniel 1-2-1-16; Merchant 0-1-0-0. 1-minus 4.

RECEIVING - CMU: Kroll 7-133; Roberson 3-27; Rice 2-35; PASSING - CMU: Rush 30-38-1-316. BSU: Neal 25-40-0-187 Crouch 2-29; McCord 2-19; Thomas 2-17; Chapman 2-15; Cooper 1-19; Walker 1-10; Willis 1-9. UB: Weiser 4-29; Willoughby 2-53; RECEIVING - CMU: Chapman 6-100; Walker 4-52; Willis 4-41; Schreck 2-22; Taylor 2-13; Johnson 2-12; Martinez 1-11; McGill Rice 4-40; McCord 4-23; Ross 3-15; Kroll 2-28; Cooper 2-15; Bacci 1-9. 1-2. BSU: Lacanaria 10-72; Williams 6-70; Mabon 4-19; Shillings 2-16; Green 2-3; Williamson 1-7.

73 2015 Game2013 Recaps Game-by-Game 2013 Game-by-Game2015 Game Recaps Central Michigan...... 14 Toledo...... 28 Akron...... 6 Central Michigan...... 23 AKRON, OHIO – (10/31/15) - Cooper Rush threw for 226 yards MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. (11/10/15) – Toledo raced to a 21-0 and two touchdowns and the Central Michigan defense stood lead early in the second quarter, then held off the Chippewas in strong once again as the Chippewas grinded out their second the second half, 28-23. straight MAC road victory, this one 14-6 over Akron. Phillip Ely threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns, and Kareem Rush connected with Joe Bacci on a short touchdown pass in the Hunt ran for 113 yards and scored twice to lead the Rockets. first half, then he found Anthony Rice for a 14-yard score to open Cooper Rush completed 33 of 52 passes for 349 yards and two the third quarter. touchdowns, the second of which went for 23 yards to Corey Willis and drew the Chippewas to 21-17 midway through the third quarter. Other than that, defense ruled the day. The teams combined for just 64 rushing yards and punted a combined 17 times. The At that point, the Chippewas had the momentum and, when they Chippewa defense pitched a second-half shutout for the second- had a first down at the Toledo 2-yard line with about a minute to consecutive week. play in the third quarter, appeared poised to do the improbable: Take the lead after being flattened by a Toledo barrage in the first Bacci’s 2-yard TD catch early in the second quarter gave CMU quarter. An offensive pass interference call in the end zone and a 7-0 lead. Akron (3-5, 1-3) responded with its lone offensive a sack left the Chippewas at the 33. Back-to-back incompletions highlight of the day, a 57-yard sideline catch-and-run TD from relegated a once-promising scoring opportunity to a 51-yard quarterback Thomas Woodson to Jerome Lane with under 12 field goal attempt that was missed. minutes to play in the half. The Zips missed the extra point, and the Chippewas led, 7-6. Still, CMU had another chance when, still trailing 21-17, faced a fourth-and-4 at the Toledo 41 early in the fourth quarter. Rush’s CMU drove 75 yards in eight plays to open the third quarter, and fourth-down pass fell incomplete. Toledo took control and drove Rush found Rice for the insurance TD. Rush, who completed 23 of 64 yards in 10 plays with Hunt finishing it with a 3-yard TD run to 37 passes on the day, was 5-of-6 in the drive. extend the lead to 28-17.

1 2 3 4 Final 1 2 3 4 Final Toledo 14 7 0 7 28 Central Michigan 0 7 7 0 14 Central Michigan 0 10 7 6 23 Akron 0 6 0 0 6 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1 - UT - Roberts 2 yd pass from Ely (Vest kick) 2 - CMU - Bacci 2 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 1 - UT - Hunt 41 yd run (Vest kick) 2 - AKRON - Lane 57 yd pass from Woodson (Stein kick 2 - UT - Johnson 36 yd pass from Ely (Vest kick) 2 - CMU - Eavey 48 yd field goal failed) 2 - CMU - Edwards 0 yd fumble recovery (Eavey kick) 3 - CMU - Rice 14 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 3 - CMU - Willis 23 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 4 - UT - Hunt 3 yd run (Vest kick) CMU UA 4 - CMU - Rice 5 yd pass from Rush (Rush pass failed) First Downs 16 15 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 24-39 25-25 UT CMU Net Passing 226 252 First Downs 23 21 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-23-1 36-22-1 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 35-163 20-59 Total Offense Plays-Yards 61-265 61-277 Net Passing 322 349 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-41.6 9-42.0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-23-0 53-33-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Total Offense Plays-Yards 74-485 73-408 Penalties-Yards 5-44 5-34 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-30.8 5-39.6 Possession Time 31:27 28:33 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 5 of 16 Penalties-Yards 7-65 5-68 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-25 3-25 Possession Time 27:53 32:07 Attendance 18,981 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 8 of 17 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-23 0-0 RUSHING — CMU: Rush 9-21; Hayes 8-10; Willis 1-7; Ross 1-3; Attendance 13,490 Walker 5-minus 2. UA: Hundley 12-34; Edwards 2-9; Woodson 11-minus 18.. RUSHING — CMU: Rush 7-23; Hayes 5-19; Roberson 3-10; Walker 5-7; Edwards 0-0. UT: Hunt 20-113; Swanson 10-26; Remy PASSING — CMU: Rush 23-37-1-226. UA: Woodson 22-36-1- 2-17; Jones 1-16; Ely 1-minus 3; Team 1-minus 6. 252. PASSING — CMU: Rush 33-52-1-349. UT: Ely 23-39-0-322. RECEIVING — CMU: Rice 9-105; Chapman 4-62; McCord 3-40; Ross 3-0; Kroll 2-16; Bacci 1-2; Walker 1-1. UA: Davis 8-96; RECEIVING — CMU: Kroll 7-130; Chapman 6-38; Rice 5-36; Pratt 4-25; Cooper 3-30; Lane 2-65; Coney 2-13; Young 1-13; Willis 4-51; Walker 3-9; Conklin 2-39; Cooper 2-26; Bacci 2-11; Williams 1-5; McNeil 1-5. Roberson 1-5; McCord 1-4. UT: Russell 4-86; Thompson 4-62; Wilcher 4-41; Johnson 3-63; Johnson, J. 2-27; Swanson 2-24; Jones 2-15; Roberts 1-2; Remy 1-2. 74 2015 Game2013 Recaps Game-by-Game 2013 Game-by-Game2015 Game Recaps Central Michigan...... 27 Eastern Michigan...... 28 Kent State...... 14 Central Michigan...... 35 KENT, OHIO (11/18/15) – Cooper Rush threw for 337 yards and MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. (11/27/15) – Cooper Rush set the the defense tightened the screws in the second half as Central Central Michigan single-season passing yardage record and Michigan defeated Kent State, 27-14. freshman Romello Ross scored four touchdowns Saturday as the Chippewas closed the regular season with a 35-28 MAC victory The Chippewas jumped to a 17-0 lead after one quarter before against Eastern Michigan. Kent State drew to 20-14 at halftime. The Chippewas limited the Flashes to 51 yards and just one first down in the second half. Martez Walker rushed for 119 yards while Ross ran for 34 and three TDs as CMU finished with a season-high 175 yards on the ground. Rush completed 20 of 34 passes for one touchdown in a game played in a steady breeze that clearly affected the passing and CMU overcame a 21-7 halftime deficit, scoring four TDs in the third kicking games. quarter. Ross ignited the Chippewas by taking a screen pass and bolting 63 yards for a score on their first play of the second half, Brian Eavey kicked a 23-yard field goal, Jahray Hayes scored on a cutting Eastern’s lead to 21-14. 2-yard run, and Rush tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Ben McCord to give the Chippewas a 17-0 first-quarter lead. CMU senior Kavon Frazier blocked an EMU punt, giving the Chippewas possession at the Eagle 13-yard line. Two plays later, The Flashes sandwiched second-quarter touchdowns around an Ross scored on a 3-yard run to tie it at 21-21. Ross capped the Eavey 35-yard field goal to draw within 20-14 at the half. Chippewas’ next possession with a 17-yard TD run to make it 28-21. He became the first CMU player to score three rushing The Chippewas extended their lead to 27-14 when Hayes touchdowns in a game since Zurlon Tipton in 2012. bulled in from the 1 late in the third quarter. The Chippewa defense quelled Kent State’s lone second-half threat, forcing an After EMU tied it on a Darius Jackson 49-yard run, the Chippewas incompletion on third-and-10 from the CMU 22 on the second punched back with Rush and Corey Willis connecting on a 67-yard play of the fourth quarter. The Flashes’ 39-yard field goal attempt TD pass play with under a minute to play in the third. was wide right, and the Chippewa offense did the rest, holding the ball for more than 13 minutes in the fourth quarter. 1 2 3 4 Final Eastern Michigan 7 14 7 0 28 1 2 3 4 Final Central Michigan 0 7 28 0 35 Central Michigan 17 3 7 0 27 Kent State 0 14 0 0 14 Scoring Summary 1 - EMU - Browning 6 yd pass from Roback (Mulder kick) Scoring Summary 2 - CMU - Ross 5 yd run (Eavey kick) 1 - CMU - Eavey 23 yd field goal 2 - EMU - Rachwal 35 yd interception return (Mulder kick) 1 - CMU - Hayes 2 yd run (Eavey kick) 2 - EMU - Jackson 6 yd pass from Roback (Mulder kick) 1 - CMU - McCord 11 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 3 - CMU - Ross 63 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 2 - KSU - Durham 3 yd run (Hynes kick) 3 - CMU - Ross 3 yd run (Eavey kick) 2 - CMU - Eavey 35 yd field goal 3 - CMU - Ross 17 yd run (Eavey kick) 2 - KSU - Woods 6 yd pass from Reardon (Hynes kick) 3 - EMU - Jackson 49 yd run (Mulder kick) 3 - CMU - Hayes 1 yd run (Eavey kick) 3 - CMU - Willis 67 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick)

CMU KSU EMU CMU First Downs 21 15 First Downs 15 26 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 44-105 32-180 Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 32-93 35-175 Net Passing 337 98 Net Passing 227 408 Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-20-0 26-9-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-19-0 40-26-1 Total Offense Plays-Yards 78-442 58-278 Total Offense Plays-Yards 68-320 75-583 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-29.2 5-41.4 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-36.5 5-33.2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 2-20 2-20 Penalties-Yards 9-55 11-105 Possession Time 38:22 21:38 Possession Time 26:08 33:52 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 18 8 of 15 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 15 4 of 12 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 3-18 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 1-5 Attendance 8,742 Attendance 8,049

RUSHING — CMU: Hayes 16-44; Ross 10-43; Rush RUSHING — CMU: Walker 17-119; Ross 7-34; Hayes 5-12; Chapman 10-7; Walker 4-6; Willis 2-4; Cooper 1-3; Team 1-minus 2. KSU: 1-9; Rush 3-4; Team 2-minus 3. EMU: Jackson 15-82; Roback 7-13; Bollas 11-54; Durham 11-46; James 5-44; Dixon 2-20; Reardon 3-16. Daughtry 3-8; Team 1-minus 2; Bell 2-minus 4; Vann 4-minus 4.

PASSING — CMU: Rush 20-34-0-337. KSU: Reardon 7-16-0-87; PASSING — CMU: Rush 25-39-1-391; Kroll 1-1-0-17. EMU: Bollas 2-10-0-11. Roback 17-34-0-206; Bell 2-2-0-21. RECEIVING — CMU: Chapman 6-61; Rice 5-25; McCord 4-100; RECEIVING — CMU: Kroll 7-139; Willis 6-131; Rice 5-44; Cooper Walker 3-11; Willis 2-80; Kroll 2-21; Ross 1-63; Conklin 1-25; Crouch 1-12; McCORD, Ben 1-11. KSU: Woods 4-32; White 2-16; Dixon 1-13; Hayes 1-9. EMU: Vann 7-56; Browning 4-50; Tuttle 1-30; James 1-17; Fackler 1-3. 2-20; Creel 2-17; Daughtry 2-9; Stone 1-69; Jackson 1-6. 75 2015 Game2013 Recaps MAC Recap 2013 Statistics2015 Statistics Minnesota...... 21 2015 MAC Standings Central Michigan...... 14 West Division DETROIT, MICH. – (12/28/15) - Central Michigan was held to a season-low 249 total yards as the Chippewas fell to Minnesota, MAC Overall 21-14, in the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field. W L Pct. W L Pct. Central Michigan 6 2 .750 7 6 .538 Freshman Romello Ross ran for 100 yards and a touchdown on 19 Toledo 6 2 .750 10 2 .833 carries to lead a CMU offense that, outside of two scoring drives, Northern Illinois 6 2 .750 8 6 .571 struggled to find its footing. Western Michigan 6 2 .750 8 5 .615 Ball State 2 6 .250 3 9 .250 CMU quarterback Cooper Rush completed 15 of 29 passes for 145 yards. All three numbers were season lows for the junior, Eastern Michigan 0 8 .000 1 11 .083 who entered the game having thrown for a CMU single-season record 3,703 yards. East Division MAC Overall His one interception was extremely costly. With CMU trailing W L Pct. W L Pct. 21-14 and facing a third-and-7 at the Minnesota 42, Rush was Bowling Green 7 1 .875 10 4 .714 pressured and falling when he let a pass go. It was intercepted by Ohio 5 3 .625 8 5 .615 Briean Boddy-Calhoun at the Gopher 35 with just over 2 minutes to play. That ended CMU’s last legitimate chance to tie the game. Akron 5 3 .625 8 5 .615 Buffalo 3 5 .375 5 7 .417 Ross gave the Chippewas a 14-13 lead when he fought his way Kent State 2 6 .250 3 9 .250 into the end zone on a bullish 13-yard run early in the fourth Miami 2 6 .250 3 9 .250 quarter. That capped a four-play, 56-yard drive. UMass 2 6 .250 3 9 .250

Minnesota responded with a 13-play, 74-yard drive that ended with quarterback Mitch Leidner dashing 13 yards for a TD. Leidner found KJ Maye on the two-point conversion pass and 2015 MAC Specialty Minnesota was back in front with 6:36 left. Award Winners 1 2 3 4 Final Central Michigan 0 7 0 7 14 Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: Minnesota 3 7 3 8 21 QB Matt Johnson, Bowling Green Coach of the Year: Scoring Summary Matt Campbell, Toledo 1 - UM - Santoso 22-yard field goal Offensive Player of the Year: 2 - CMU - Rush 1-yard run (Eavey PAT) QB Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 2 - UM - Maye 11-yard pass from Leidner (Santoso PAT) Defensive Player of the Year: 3 - UM - Santoso 42-yard field goal 4 - CMU - Ross 13-yard run (Eavey PAT) LB Jatavis Brown, Akron 4 - UM - Leidner 13-yard run (Santoso PAT) Special Teams Player of the Year: KR Aregeros Turner, Northern Illinois CMU UM Freshman of the Year: First Downs 17 21 RB Jamauri Bogan, Western Michigan Net Rushing Attempts-Yards 28-104 39-158 Net Passing 145 223 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-15-1 30-24-1 Total Offense Plays-Yards 58-249 69-381 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-47.5 4-46.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-25 1-5 Possession Time 24:31 35:29 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 8 of 16 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 2-23 Attendance 34,217

RUSHING — CMU: Ross 19-100; Rice 1-6; Hayes 2-1; Bacci 1-0; Cooper Rush 5-minus-3. UM: Smith 15-74; Brooks 15-65; Leidner 9-19. PASSING — CMU: Rush 15-29-1-145. UM: Leidner 24-30-1-223. RECEIVING — CMU: Willis 4-51; Ross 4-28; McCord 2-42; Kroll 2-10; Rice 1-11; Cooper 1-3; Hayes 1-0. UM: Maye 8-67; Lingen 5-33; Brooks 4-45; Wolitarsky 3-52; Carter 2-10; Wozniak 1-11; Smith 1-5. 76 2015 Game2013 Recaps MAC Recap 2013 Statistics2015 Statistics

2015 Schedule & Results Rushing DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND Player GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD LongAvg/G Sept. 3 Oklahoma State L 13-24 19717 WALKER, Martez 11 106 402 29 373 3.5 2 45 33.9 Sept. 12 Monmouth W 31-10 21092 HAYES, Jahray 10 95 336 12 324 3.4 4 31 32.4 Sept. 19 at Syracuse L (OT) 27-30 27949 ROSS, Romello 6 54 263 16 247 4.6 4 17 41.2 Sept. 26 at Michigan State L 10-30 75218 SPALDING, Devon 5 52 194 12 182 3.5 1 42 36.4 Oct. 3 Northern Illinois* W 29-19 17380 CHAPMAN, Mark 13 9 74 0 74 8.2 1 19 5.7 Oct. 10 at Western Michigan* L 39-41 20201 ROBERSON, Jay 9 19 64 2 62 3.3 0 17 6.9 Oct. 17 Buffalo* W 51-14 14301 RUSH, Cooper 13 63 267 219 48 0.8 3 33 3.7 Oct. 24 at Ball State* W 23-21 10025 WILLIS, Corey 13 9 33 14 19 2.1 0 14 1.5 Oct. 31 at Akron* W 14-6 18981 RICE, Anthony 13 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Nov. 10 Toledo* L 23-28 13490 COOPER, Eric 13 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Nov. 18 at Kent State* W 27-14 8742 Nov. 27 Eastern Michigan* W 35-28 8049 Total 13 420 1642 325 1317 3.1 16 45 101.3 Dec. 28 vs. Minnesota# L 14-21 34217 Opponents 13 453 2071 261 1810 4.0 17 49 139.2 *Denotes conference game Home games in BOLD #Quick Lane Bowl Passing

Score By Quarters Player G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G RUSH, Cooper 13 144.73 324-489-11 66.3 3848 25 83 296.0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total 13 144.35 326-495-11 65.9 3905 25 83 300.4 Opponents 13 123.42 226-388-7 58.2 2509 17 64 193.0 Central Michigan 64 107 106 56 3 336 Opponents 78 106 34 62 6 286 Receiving Team Statistics Players GP No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G KROLL, Jesse 13 61 866 14.2 4 46 66.6 CMU OPP RICE, Anthony 13 57 595 10.4 4 30 45.8 SCORING 336 286 CHAPMAN, Mark 13 43 559 13.0 1 52 43.0 Points Per Game 25.8 22.0 McCORD, Ben 13 39 612 15.7 5 83 47.1 Points Off Turnovers 62 47 WILLIS, Corey 13 37 564 15.2 5 67 43.4 FIRST DOWNS 272 223 WALKER, Martez 11 19 97 5.1 0 20 8.8 Rushing 80 92 SPALDING, Devon 5 14 125 8.9 0 48 25.0 Passing 174 120 ROSS, Romello 6 11 106 9.6 1 63 17.7 Penalty 18 11 BACCI, Joe 13 11 49 4.5 3 9 3.8 RUSHING YARDAGE 1317 1810 COOPER, Eric 13 9 84 9.3 1 19 6.5 Rushing Attempts 420 453 HAYES, Jahray 10 9 52 5.8 0 11 5.2 Average Per Rush 3.1 4.0 CONKLIN, Tyler 13 6 95 15.8 0 25 7.3 Average Per Game 101.3 139.2 ROBERSON, Jay 9 5 42 8.4 0 18 4.7 TDs Rushing 16 17 CROUCH, Zach 11 3 42 14.0 0 18 3.8 PASSING YARDAGE 3905 2509 THOMAS, Trevor 12 2 17 8.5 1 15 1.4 Comp-Att-Int 326-495-11 226-388-7 Total 13 326 3905 12.0 25 83 300.4 Average Per Pass 7.9 6.5 Opponents 13 226 2509 11.1 17 64 193.0 Average Per Catch 12.0 11.1 Average Per Game 300.4 193.0 TDs Passing 25 17 Field Goals TOTAL OFFENSE 5222 4319 Player FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Average Per Play 5.7 5.1 EAVEY, Brian 16-24 66.7 0-0 6-6 5-5 5-10 0-3 48 2 Average Per Game 401.7 332.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 37-707 40-932 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-52 20-104 Punting INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-0 11-162 Player No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd FUMBLES-LOST 14-5 22-11 COLUZZI, Ron 59 2310 39.2 61 3 22 20 1 PENALTIES-Yards 81-703 68-596 OAKLEY, Zach 4 192 48.0 56 0 0 1 0 PUNTS-AVG 66-39.6 66-38.5 EAVEY, Brian 1 38 38.0 38 1 0 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:57 27:03 RUSH, Cooper 1 55 55.0 55 0 0 1 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 84/192 (44%) 63/177 (36%) TEAM 1 20 20.0 20 0 0 0 0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/16 (62%) 11/23 (48%) Total...... 66 2615 39.6 61 4 22 22 1 RED-ZONE SCORES 47/53 (89%) 32/42 (76%) Opponents...... 66 2539 38.5 73 3 16 24 3 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 35/53 (66%) 24/42 (57%)

77 2015 Statistics2013 Statistics 2013 Statistics2015 Statistics Scoring All-Purpose |------PATs ------| ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts KROLL, Jesse 13 0 866 0 0 0 866 66.6 EAVEY, Brian 0 16-24 38-38 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 86 CHAPMAN, Mark 13 74 559 0 60 0 693 53.3 McCORD, Ben 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 McCORD, Ben 13 0 612 0 0 0 612 47.1 WILLIS, Corey 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 THOMAS, Emmett 13 0 0 39 567 0 606 46.6 ROSS, Romello 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 RICE, Anthony 13 6 595 0 0 0 601 46.2 RICE, Anthony 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 WILLIS, Corey 13 19 564 0 0 0 583 44.8 HAYES, Jahray 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 WALKER, Martez 11 373 97 0 0 0 470 42.7 KROLL, Jesse 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 HAYES, Jahray 10 324 52 0 0 0 376 37.6 BACCI, Joe 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 ROSS, Romello 6 247 106 0 0 0 353 58.8 RUSH, Cooper 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 18 SPALDING, Devon 5 182 125 0 20 0 327 65.4 WALKER, Martez 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 ROBERSON, Jay 9 62 42 0 0 0 104 11.6 CHAPMAN, Mark 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 12 CONKLIN, Tyler 13 0 95 0 0 0 95 7.3 THOMAS, Trevor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 COOPER, Eric 13 3 84 0 0 0 87 6.7 COOPER, Eric 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BACCI, Joe 13 0 49 0 10 0 59 4.5 SPALDING, Devon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 RUSH, Cooper 13 48 0 0 0 0 48 3.7 EDWARDS, Derek 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CROUCH, Zach 11 0 42 0 0 0 42 3.8 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 4 OAKLEY, Zach 13 0 0 10 18 0 28 2.2 Total 41 16-24 38-38 0-1 0 0-2 0 2 336 JONES, Gary 13 0 0 0 21 0 21 1.6 Opponents 37 10-18 32-34 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 286 THOMAS, Trevor 12 0 17 0 0 0 17 1.4 RICKETTS, Nathan 13 0 0 0 11 0 11 0.8 Interceptions FRAZIER, Kavon 13 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.2 LAMB, Ryan 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0 Player No Yds Avg TD Long TEAM 9 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -1.7 ANNESE, Tony 2 0 0.0 0 0 Total 13 1317 3905 52 707 0 5981 460.1 COX, Josh 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 13 1810 2509 104 932 162 5532 425.5 ARMSTEAD, Stefon 1 0 0.0 0 0 FRAZIER, Kavon 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total Offense HAMILTON, Tim 1 0 0.0 0 0 COLEMAN, Amari 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Total 7 0 0.0 0 0 RUSH, Cooper 13 552 48 3848 3896 299.7 Opponents 11 162 14.7 2 38 WALKER, Martez 11 107 373 0 373 33.9 HAYES, Jahray 10 95 324 0 324 32.4 Punt Returns ROSS, Romello 6 54 247 0 247 41.2 SPALDING, Devon 5 52 182 0 182 36.4 Players No Yds Avg TD Long CHAPMAN, Mark 13 9 74 0 74 5.7 THOMAS, Emmett 10 39 3.9 0 12 ROBERSON, Jay 9 19 62 0 62 6.9 FRAZIER, Kavon 1 3 3.0 0 0 KROLL, Jesse 13 3 0 57 57 4.4 OAKLEY, Zach 1 10 10.0 0 0 WILLIS, Corey 13 9 19 0 19 1.5 Total 12 52 4.3 0 12 RICE, Anthony 13 1 6 0 6 0.5 Opponents 20 104 5.2 0 40 COOPER, Eric 13 1 3 0 3 0.2 LAMB, Ryan 2 1 -6 0 -6 -3.0 Kick Returns TEAM 9 11 -15 0 -15 -1.7 Total 13 915 1317 3905 5222 401.7 Players No Yds Avg TD Long Opponents 13 841 1810 2509 4319 332.2 THOMAS, Emmett 28 567 20.2 0 31 CHAPMAN, Mark 3 60 20.0 0 27 JONES, Gary 2 21 10.5 0 11 BACCI, Joe 1 10 10.0 0 10 SPALDING, Devon 1 20 20.0 0 20 OAKLEY, Zach 1 18 18.0 0 18 RICKETTS, Nathan 1 11 11.0 0 11 Total 37 707 19.1 0 31 Opponents 40 932 23.3 1 89

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|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------5 FRAZIER, Kavon 74 34 108 4.5-14 . 1-0 4 . 1-0 2 1 . 18 ANNESE, Tony 58 26 84 2.5-2 . 2-0 5 . . . . . 31 FOUNTAIN, Malik 35 32 67 4.5-5 . . 1 1 . 1 . . 42 RICKETTS, Nathan 37 18 55 4.0-11 . . . . 1-0 . . . 14 COX, Josh 35 15 50 2.5-6 . 1-0 8 . . 3 . . 43 HAMILTON, Tim 26 18 44 3.5-10 . 1-0 . . 1-0 . . . 7 COLEMAN, Amari 29 14 43 2.0-9 1.0-8 1-0 7 . 1-0 1 . . 33 WALLER, Tyree 26 11 37 4.0-12 2.0-10 . 2 1 1-0 . . . 2 SERPA, Blake 25 12 37 9.5-41 3.0-18 . 2 4 1-0 2 . . 98 LATTA, Kelby 20 13 33 3.5-8 1.0-2 . 2 . . . . . 32 PERRY, Jeff 20 11 31 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 8 PALMER, Louis 14 16 30 4.0-6 1.0-1 . 1 3 . . . . 90 KANTZAVELOS, Chris 14 11 25 6.5-18 1.5-5 . . 2 . . . . 16 ARMSTEAD, Stefon 12 7 19 . . 1-0 4 . 2-17 . . . 44 STANITZEK, Mitch 8 8 16 3.0-14 1.5-12 . . 2 . . . . 11 APSEY, Trevor 13 2 15 . . . . 1 1-0 . . . 52 DEAN, Jabari 8 4 12 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . . . 1 . 45 OSTMAN, Joe 5 6 11 1.0-4 1.0-4 ...... 22 JONES, Gary 8 2 10 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 95 JOHNSON, Shafer 5 2 7 1.0-2 . . . . . 1 . . 10 OAKLEY, Zach 3 3 6 ...... 1 . 46 BRISSON-FAST, Nate 5 1 6 3.0-14 1.0-11 . 1 . . . . . 4 CHAPMAN, Winslow 4 1 5 ...... 83 CONKLIN, Tyler 4 1 5 ...... 30 BRIONES, Alex 4 1 5 ...... 55 STEINHAUER, Michael 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 37 KEARNEY, Otis 3 . 3 ...... 80 RICE, Anthony 3 . 3 ...... 38 DAVIS, Cameron 1 2 3 ...... 23 SCARCELLI, Anthony 1 2 3 ...... 17 COLUZZI, Ron 2 1 3 ...... 10 RUSH, Cooper 2 . 2 ...... 88 KROLL, Jesse 2 . 2 ...... 11 HAYES, Jahray 1 . 1 ...... 89 McCORD, Ben 1 . 1 ...... 3 THOMAS, Emmett 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . . 39 COOK, Jadon 1 . 1 ...... 77 AHMETI, Ramadan 1 . 1 ...... 92 ZENK, Mike 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM ...... 1 2 Total...... 514 276 790 61-183 14-77 7-0 40 14 11-17 10 4 2 Opponents...... 572 266 838 83.0-324 28-211 11-162 48 30 5-61 10 3 .

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2015 CMU Game-By-Game Stats — Offense

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns Total Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/3 OKLAHOMA STATE 28 78 1 22 29 265 0 40 29-42-1 265 0 40 3 62 0 21 0 0 0 0 343 9/12 MONMOUTH 34 84 1 15 25 328 3 83 25-36-1 328 3 83 3 61 0 25 1 2 0 2 412 9/19 at Syracuse 40 90 1 31 37 430 2 48 37-51-1 430 2 48 2 31 0 20 0 0 0 0 520 9/26 at Michigan State 26 55 0 42 26 285 1 42 26-39-0 285 1 42 4 54 0 18 1 -2 0 0 340 10/3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 34 93 1 12 16 182 2 23 16-32-1 182 2 23 3 53 0 22 0 0 0 0 275 10/10 at Western Michigan 31 161 1 26 23 321 4 52 23-32-1 321 4 52 5 114 0 30 0 0 0 0 482 10/17 BUFFALO 45 156 3 15 23 313 4 46 23-30-1 313 4 46 3 78 0 31 3 15 0 6 469 10/24 at Ball State 31 118 0 45 30 316 2 41 30-39-1 316 2 41 2 39 0 27 1 0 0 0 434 10/31 at Akron 24 39 0 18 23 226 2 37 23-37-1 226 2 37 1 21 0 21 1 7 0 7 265 11/10 TOLEDO 20 59 1 33 33 349 2 37 33-53-1 349 2 37 5 100 0 24 0 0 0 0 408 11/18 at Kent State 44 105 2 9 20 337 1 48 20-34-0 337 1 48 2 39 0 25 1 4 0 4 442 11/27 EASTERN MICHIGAN 35 175 3 23 26 408 2 67 26-40-1 408 2 67 3 37 0 16 3 20 0 12 583 12/28 vs Minnesota 28 104 2 17 15 145 0 26 15-30-1 145 0 26 1 18 0 18 1 6 0 6 249 Totals 420 1317 16 45 326 3905 25 83 326-495-11 3905 25 83 37 707 0 31 12 52 0 12 5222 Opponent 453 1810 17 49 226 2509 17 64 226-388-7 2509 17 64 40 932 1 89 20 104 0 40 4319 Avg/rush: 3.1 | Avg/catch: 12.0 | Pass effic: 144.35 | KR avg: 19.1 | PR avg: 4.3 | All purpose avg/game: 460.1 | Total offense avg/gm: 401.7

2015 CMU Game-By-Game Stats — Defense Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts 9/3 OKLAHOMA STATE 41 26 67 4.0-11 2.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 9/12 MONMOUTH 42 16 58 7.0-25 2.0-14 1 0-0 1-0 2 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 9/19 at Syracuse 36 10 46 7.0-19 1.0-2 0 0-0 1-0 0 1 1 3-3 0 0 0 27 9/26 at Michigan State 14 50 64 1.0-1 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 1-1 0 0 0 10 10/3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 60 16 76 4.0-12 0.0-0 1 3-0 1-0 0 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 29 10/10 at Western Michigan 42 26 68 2.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 4-4 0 0 1 39 10/17 BUFFALO 39 12 51 4.0-11 1.0-8 1 2-0 2-0 1 6 1 7-7 0 0 1 51 10/24 at Ball State 30 44 74 5.0-6 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 2 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 23 10/31 at Akron 36 16 52 10.0-37 4.0-25 2 0-0 1-0 2 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 11/10 TOLEDO 47 14 61 5.0-8 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 23 11/18 at Kent State 31 26 57 2.0-9 1.0-3 1 2-0 0-0 1 6 0 3-3 0 0 0 27 11/27 EASTERN MICHIGAN 40 12 52 5.0-20 1.0-5 1 2-17 0-0 1 0 1 5-5 0 0 0 35 12/28 vs Minnesota 56 8 64 5.0-20 2.0-15 0 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 Totals 514 276 790 61.0-183 14.0-77 10 11-17 7-0 14 40 4 38-38 0 0 2 336 Opponent 572 266 838 83.0-324 28.0-211 10 5-61 11-162 30 48 3 34-32 0 1 0 286

2015 CMU Game-By-Game Stats — Special Teams Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 att-md long blkd no. yds avg tb 9/3 OKLAHOMA STATE 7 277 39.6 58 0 0 3 1 4 2-2 31 0 4 253 63.2 2 0 9/12 MONMOUTH 4 113 28.2 36 1 0 1 0 1 1-1 30 0 6 375 62.5 2 1 9/19 at Syracuse 5 222 44.4 54 0 1 2 1 2 3-2 34 0 4 256 64.0 1 0 9/26 at Michigan State 2 52 26.0 34 0 0 1 0 0 3-1 42 2 3 195 65.0 3 0 10/3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6 238 39.7 55 0 1 2 2 0 4-3 44 0 7 407 58.1 3 1 10/10 at Western Michigan 4 208 52.0 61 0 0 1 3 2 1-1 22 0 7 407 58.1 2 0 10/17 BUFFALO 5 228 45.6 60 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 0 0 8 479 59.9 2 1 10/24 at Ball State 5 178 35.6 48 0 1 2 0 1 3-3 47 0 6 363 60.5 2 0 10/31 at Akron 8 333 41.6 55 0 0 5 1 4 0-0 0 0 3 194 64.7 1 0 11/10 TOLEDO 5 198 39.6 49 0 0 1 0 1 2-1 48 0 4 217 54.2 0 1 11/18 at Kent State 4 117 29.2 57 0 0 0 1 3 3-2 35 0 6 353 58.8 1 0 11/27 EASTERN MICHIGAN 5 166 33.2 45 0 0 2 0 2 2-0 0 0 6 375 62.5 2 0 12/28 vs Minnesota 6 285 47.5 56 0 1 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 3 186 62.0 2 0 Totals 66 2615 39.6 61 1 4 22 12 22 24-16 48 2 67 4060 60.6 23 4 Opponent 66 2539 38.5 73 3 3 16 14 24 18-10 47 0 60 3402 56.7 17 3

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