Oct. 15, 2016
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Eastern Michigan 27, Ohio 20 â FINAL GAME NOTES
CAPTAINS: Casey Sayles, Quentin Poling, Jordan Reid, A.J. Ouellette
WEATHER: 73 degrees, Wind: S 7 mph, Mostly cloudy
ATTENDANCE: 23,566
-Ohio is now 4-3 (2-1 MAC)
-Ohio lost its first game to Eastern Michigan since 1999, snaps a six-game winning streak in the series
and moves the series to 18-12-1.
-Solich is now 5-1 against EMU.
-Solich is now 84-64 at Ohio, 142-83 in his career.
Offense
-Ohio totaled 415 yards of offense, 124 rushing, 291 passing.
-RS SR QB Greg Windham threw for over 100-yards in the first half. Windham went 9-17 for 103 yards in the game.
-RS FR QB Quinton Maxwell threw for over 100-yards in the first half. Maxwell went for 17-26, 188 yards throwing for a touchdown and recording an interception in the game.
-Maxwell rushed for a career-long 16-yard rush in the contest
-RS JR RB Dorian Brown rushed for 40-yards in the first half and had his first touchdown of the season finishing the game with 94 total yards in his first action since the Tennessee game.
-SR WR Sebastian Smith hauled in 123 yards on eight catches for 123-yards.
-RS FR WR Elijah Ball totaled 125 all-purpose yards, 37 receiving, 88 kickoff returns.
Defense
-RS SR LB Blair Brown had 12 tackles including seven solo stops leading the team.
-RS JR LB Chad Moore and RS SOPH CB Jalen Fox each broke up two passes, RS JR LB Quentin Poling and SR DL Casey Sayles each had one.
-RS JR DE Kevin Robbins recorded the only sack in the game for the Bobcats.
-SR DE Tarell Basham had two QB hurry-ups on the night. Ohio had seven hurries as a team.
-Moore had one forced fumble while also racking up 10 tackles. It was the third forced fumble of the season for Moore.
Special Teams
-RS FR PK Louie Zervos went 2-2 in field goals and had a career-long 47-yard field goal.
-RS FR P Michael Farkas had 5 punts for 176-yards. Averaged 35.2, longest was 40 yards, had 1 inside the 20.
-Ohio attempted its first onside kick of the season.