Eastern Michigan Eagles @ Massachusetts Minutemen — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Eagles Eastern Michigan EMU 2-3, 1-2 Away
38
Final
14
Massachusetts Minutemen UMass MASS 2-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
EMU 7 7 14 10 38
MASS 0 7 0 7 14
Top Performers
Passing Yards
N. Kim QB EMU
219 PASS
W.
W. Watson QB MASS
210 PASS
Rushing Yards
A. Blue EMU
66 RUSH
C.
C. Kimmons IV MASS
73 RUSH
Receiving Yards
H. Mack EMU
49 REC
J.
J. Lewis MASS
102 REC
Passing
Eastern Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
N. Kim 21/30 219 2 0 0 113.1
UMass
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Watson 20/27 210 1 1 0 93.1
Rushing
Eastern Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Blue 11 66 6.0 1 13
N. Kim 5 16 3.2 0 8
B. Bennett 10 42 4.2 1 16
J. Mattord 8 54 6.8 1 25
D. Johnson 4 15 3.8 0 10
UMass
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
E. Faulkner 5 19 3.8 0 6
J. Williams 1 5 5.0 0 5
W. Watson 4 13 3.3 0 7
K. Dia-Johnson 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
C. Kimmons IV 14 73 5.2 1 21
Receiving
Eastern Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Long 5 6 37 7.4 1 13 0
H. Mack 3 6 49 16.3 0 29 0
B. Prosper 3 4 31 10.3 0 13 0
T. Lemaster 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
S. Isaac 3 4 41 13.7 1 27 0
J. Mattord 3 3 22 7.3 0 21 0
D. Wilkins 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Q. Fracassi 1 2 12 12.0 0 12 0
D. Johnson 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
A. Floyd 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
UMass
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
R. Adkins 3 4 28 9.3 0 15 0
C. Kimmons IV 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
J. Lewis 6 9 102 17.0 0 27 0
T. Harding 6 6 15 2.5 0 5 0
J. Griffin 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
M. Dowling 3 3 48 16.0 1 34 0
D. Elliott 1 2 10 10.0 0 10 0
Defense
Eastern Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
E. McDuffey 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Williams 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
T. Boykin 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Hardin 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Salas 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Mowchan 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Gilbert 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Llewellyn 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Christian 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Oluwayemi 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Adkins 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Dobbs 2 2 0 0 0 1 31 1 0
D. Rogers 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Evans 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Byas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Eliuk 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Tayou 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Hester 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
UMass
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
Z. Daniel 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Bendolph 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Martin 7 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Krueger 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Dirstine 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Hinspeter 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Nobles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Johnson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Reed 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Bournes 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Harmon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Stanley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Morris 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Depaepe 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Iseah 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Robinson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Passmore 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Sexil 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Chiavegato 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Eastern Michigan
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Kessinger 1/1 5/5 8 0
UMass
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Morris 0/1 2/2 2 0
Returns
Eastern Michigan
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UMass
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Dia-Johnson 2 36 18.0 0 19 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Eastern Michigan
UMass
411 Total Yards 316
26 First Downs 18
12 Passing 12
9 Rushing 5
1 Penalty 4
11/14 3rd Down Eff. 6/10
219 Passing Yards 210
192 Rushing Yards 106
0 Turnovers 2
6-70 Penalties 6-59
30:12 Possession 29:43
5/5 Red Zone 1/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 10 - 7 38 - 14
38 - 14 1:02
D. Morris XP
38 - 13 1:02
C. Kimmons IV TD
FG R. Kessinger
38 - 7 4:07
XP R. Kessinger
35 - 7 14:13
TD J. Mattord
34 - 7 14:13
Q3 14 - 0 28 - 7
XP R. Kessinger
28 - 7 9:46
TD A. Blue
27 - 7 9:46
XP R. Kessinger
21 - 7 10:10
TD J. Long
20 - 7 10:10
Q2 7 - 7 14 - 7
14 - 7 0:28
D. Morris XP
14 - 6 0:28
M. Dowling TD
XP R. Kessinger
14 - 0 1:55
TD B. Bennett
13 - 0 1:55
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP R. Kessinger
7 - 0 5:38
TD S. Isaac
6 - 0 5:38
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: EMU +31 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m