The Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-0) play an FCS opponent, the Howard Bison (0-0) at Rynearson Stadium on Friday, September 1, 2023. Look below for more important info, including how to watch this matchup on Fubo.
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Eastern Michigan vs. Howard Game Time and How to Watch
- Game Day: Friday, September 1, 2023
- Game Time: 6:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Stadium: Rynearson Stadium
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Eastern Michigan vs. Howard Stats and Insights (2022)
- Eastern Michigan outscored opponents by just 17 points last year (1.3 per game), and Howard put up 32 more points than its opponents (2.9 per game).
- Eastern Michigan put an average of 29.8 points on the board last season, 4.4 more than the 25.4 Howard surrendered.
- In games where the Eagles scored more than 25.4 points last year, they were 6-1.
- Eastern Michigan allowed 28.5 points per game last season, close to the same as the 28.3 Howard scored.
- The Bison were 4-0 overall when scoring more than 28.5 points last season.
Top Performers
Eastern Michigan (2022 Stats)
- On the ground, Samson Evans had 15 touchdowns and 1,167 yards (89.8 per game) last year.
- Taylor Powell passed for 2,114 yards (162.6 per game), completing 64.8% of his throws, with 16 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 13 games.
- Tanner Knue had 46 catches for 637 yards (49.0 per game) and nine touchdowns in 13 games a season ago.
- In 13 games, Austin Smith threw for 774 yards (59.5 per game), with six touchdowns and four interceptions, and a completion percentage of 57.1%.
- On the ground, Smith scored two touchdowns and picked up 255 yards.
- Jose Ramirez had 47 tackles, 14.0 TFL, and 12 sacks last year.
- Joseph Sparacio had one interception to go with 53 tackles, 3.0 TFL, one sack, and one pass defended.
- In 13 games a season ago, Chase Kline registered 39 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack.
- In 2022, Grant Trueman had one interception in addition to 17 tackles, 4.0 TFL, three sacks, and one pass defended.
Howard (2022 Stats)
- To go along with his 1,884 passing yards and 64.6% completion percentage last year, Quinton Williams tallied 16 touchdowns against eight interceptions.
- Williams made a difference with his legs, too, scrambling for 184 yards and four TDs.
- Jarett Hunter put up 612 rushing yards (5.2 yards per carry) and five TDs.
- Hunter had 23 receptions (2.1 per game) for 234 yards (21.3 per game) and two TDs.
- In 11 games last season, Kasey Hawthorne turned nine targets into 31 receptions, 293 yards and one touchdown.
- Antoine Murray was targeted 24 times leading to 40 catches, 615 yards and four touchdowns in 11 games.
- Last season Marcus Brown collected five sacks in 11 games.
- Terrance Hollon accumulated 1.5 sacks to go along with six tackles and two interceptions in 11 games.
- Jevin Jackson recorded four sacks in 11 games.
- Carson Hinton registered 2.0 sacks to go with one interception in 11 games.