College Football
BOXSCORE
Eastern Michigan 33, Howard 23
When: 6:30 PM   ET ,  Friday, September 1, 2023
Where: Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Attendance: 18056
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Howard 0 9 14 0 23
Eastern Michigan 16 14 0 3 33
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:17
Eastern Michigan   TD  Eastern Michigan 7 - Howard 0
Samson Evans 2 yd. run (Kenyon Bowyer kick)
1st Quarter - 2:19
Eastern Michigan   S  Eastern Michigan 9 - Howard 0
tackled in end zone for a safety
1st Quarter - 2:07
Eastern Michigan   TD  Eastern Michigan 16 - Howard 0
Jaylon Jackson 84 yd. kickoff return (Kenyon Bowyer kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:20
Eastern Michigan   TD  Eastern Michigan 23 - Howard 0
Tanner Knue 20 yd. pass from Austin Smith (Kenyon Bowyer kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:45
Howard   TD  Eastern Michigan 23 - Howard 6
Jamarr Ebron 69 yd. pass from Quinton Williams (kick failed)
2nd Quarter - 9:32
Eastern Michigan   TD  Eastern Michigan 30 - Howard 6
Hamze El-Zayat 96 yd. kickoff return (Kenyon Bowyer kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:32
Howard   FG  Eastern Michigan 30 - Howard 9
Aaron Bickerton 38 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 8:20
Howard   TD  Eastern Michigan 30 - Howard 16
Kasey Hawthorne 2 yd. run (Dylan West kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:00
Howard   TD  Eastern Michigan 30 - Howard 23
Kasey Hawthorne 23 yd. pass from Quinton Williams (Dylan West kick)
4th Quarter - 4:04
Eastern Michigan   FG  Eastern Michigan 33 - Howard 23
Kenyon Bowyer 25 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Howard Eastern Michigan
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Howard Eastern Michigan
Score 23 33
1st Downs 21 16
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-16
44%		 5-for-12
42%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-5
20%		 2-for-2
100%
Total Yards 398 285
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 42-204 30-110
Average/Rush 4.9 3.7
Passing
Comp-Att 16-33 19-28
Passing Yards 194 175
Average/Pass Play 5.2 6.2
Penalties-Yards 11-59 6-79
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 29:40 30:11
PLAYER STATS
Howard (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
Q. Williams 16/33 194 2 0
Eastern Michigan (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
A. Smith 19/28 175 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
E. James 9 96 10.7 0
I. Wheeler 8 67 8.4 0
K. Hawthorne 7 47 6.7 1
J. Hunter 7 23 3.3 0
B. Smith 1 6 6.0 0
A. Bickerton 1 -5 -5.0 0
Q. Williams 9 -30 -3.3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
S. Evans 16 52 3.2 1
A. Smith 4 27 6.8 0
J. Jackson 7 18 2.6 0
B. Moss 1 8 8.0 0
H. El-Zayat 1 6 6.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Ebron 2 79 39.5 1
K. Hawthorne 3 37 12.3 1
O. Williams 3 29 9.7 0
I. Wheeler 2 13 6.5 0
G. Harris 1 13 13.0 0
N. Hezekiah 1 12 12.0 0
R. Ilarraza 1 7 7.0 0
B. Smith 2 4 2.0 0
J. Hunter 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
T. Knue 8 73 9.1 1
J. Getzinger Jr. 4 27 6.8 0
A. Paaske 1 21 21.0 0
B. Daniels 3 20 6.7 0
J. Mitchell III 1 16 16.0 0
H. El-Zayat 1 12 12.0 0
M. Reese 1 6 6.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Grant-Randall 1.5 8.0
P. Price 1.0 13.0
M. Coleman 1.0 10.0
J. Zelinsky 0.5 2.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Sparacio 4 6
K. Shine 3 1
C. Smith 3 1
P. Price 3 3
Q. Scandrett 3 3
T. Grant-Randall 3 3
K. Gulley 2 0
J. Janvier 2 0
M. Coleman 2 0
Z. Mowchan 2 2
J. Zelinsky 2 2
T. Peavy 2 4
H. El-Zayat 1 0
D. White 1 0
A. Merritt 1 0
B. Eliuk 1 0
M. Tullis 1 1
E. Williams 0 1
L. Craft 0 1
B. Walker 0 1
U. Nosike 0 1
D. Carter Jr. 0 3
L. Cameron 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Grant-Randall 1.5 8.0
J. Zelinsky 1.5 3.0
P. Price 1.0 13.0
M. Coleman 1.0 10.0
K. Shine 1.0 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles