Miami (OH) Dominates Eastern Michigan 44-30 in Week 8
Miami (OH) defeated Eastern Michigan 44-30 on Saturday in a game that exceeded betting expectations. The RedHawks covered the 12.5-point spread and pushed the game over the 47-point over-under.
Eastern Michigan's Noah Kim led the Eagles' offense with 309 passing yards and connected with receiver Ben Prosper nine times. Despite Kim's efforts, Miami's defense made critical plays throughout, including a second-quarter fumble recovery and an interception by Eli Blakey in the third quarter.
Miami's D'Shawntae Jones paced the ground game with 66 rushing yards. The RedHawks controlled the second quarter, outscoring Eastern Michigan 14-14 in that period after a scoreless first quarter before pulling away in the fourth quarter with 16 points.
Eastern Michigan made their fourth-quarter push with 16 points of their own, but Miami's balanced attack and defensive pressure proved decisive. The game remained competitive throughout, with no lead changes, though Miami established and maintained control. The RedHawks' defense recorded five key plays that shifted momentum in their favor across the contest.
AI-generated recap · Aug 8, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eastern Michigan | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 30 |
 Miami (OH) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 44 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Eastern Michigan | Miami (OH) |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 20-36 | 13-22 |
| Pass Yards | 309 | 159 |
| Rush Yards | 60 | 295 |
| Total Yards | 369 | 454 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 6-13 | 11-15 |
| Penalties | 4-24 | 8-75 |
| Possession | 17:51 | 42:09 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Noah Kim pass complete to Nick Devereaux for 3 yds to the EMU 28
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Dontae McMillan
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Joshua Long
Mitchell Tomasek punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the M-OH 21
Josh Ringer run for 2 yds to the M-OH 23
Jordan Brunson run for 1 yd to the M-OH 24
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Lynel Billups-Williams
Pierse Stainton punt for 59 yds , Juan Salas returns for 4 yds to the EMU 21
Noah Kim pass complete to Ben Prosper for 9 yds to the EMU 30
Noah Kim sacked by Jackson Pons for a loss of 5 yards to the EMU 25
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
Mitchell Tomasek punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Lynel Billups-Williams at the M-OH 31
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Kam Perry
Jordan Brunson run for 16 yds to the M-OH 47 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 2 yds to the M-OH 49
Jordan Brunson run for 6 yds to the EMU 45
Dequan Finn pass complete to Brian Shane for 3 yds to the EMU 42 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass complete to Braylon Isom for 7 yds to the EMU 35
Dequan Finn run for 22 yds to the EMU 13 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 4 yds to the EMU 9
Jordan Brunson run for no gain to the EMU 9
Dequan Finn run for 8 yds to the EMU 1 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 1 yd for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the EMU 28 Eastern Michigan Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ben Prosper) to the EMU 18
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Ben Prosper
Noah Kim sacked by Malcolm McCain for a loss of 8 yards to the EMU 10
Noah Kim run for 11 yds to the EMU 21
Mitchell Tomasek punt for 45 yds
(03:59) No Huddle-Shotgun Brunson,Jordan rush right for 6 yards gain to the MIA40 (Manning,Barry; Evans,Carter) PENALTY MIA Holding (Rohrs,Gavin) 10 yards from MIA34 to MIA24. NO PLAY.
Jordan Brunson run for 1 yd to the M-OH 25
Dequan Finn pass complete to Cole Weaver for 18 yds to the M-OH 43
Jordan Brunson run for no gain to the M-OH 43
Jordan Brunson run for 2 yds to the M-OH 45 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 1 yd to the M-OH 46
Dequan Finn sacked by Tyrell Martin for a loss of 6 yards to the M-OH 40
Dequan Finn pass complete to Cole Weaver for 16 yds to the EMU 44 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass complete to Jordan Brunson for 5 yds to the EMU 39
Keith Reynolds run for 19 yds Miami (OH) Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Brian Shane) to the EMU 35
Jordan Brunson run for no gain to the EMU 35
Jordan Brunson run for 2 yds to the EMU 33 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Cole Weaver
Keith Reynolds run for 5 yds to the EMU 28
Dequan Finn run for 12 yds to the EMU 16 for a 1ST down
Keith Reynolds run for 3 yds to the EMU 13
Jordan Brunson run for 6 yds to the EMU 7
Jordan Brunson run for 3 yds to the EMU 4 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass incomplete
Jordan Brunson run for 1 yd to the EMU 3
Dequan Finn pass complete to Josh Ringer for 3 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
Dontae McMillan run for 9 yds to the EMU 34
(07:06) Shotgun McMillan,Dontae rush right for 2 yards loss to the EMU32 (Blakey,Eli) PENALTY MIA Face Mask 15 yards from EMU34 to EMU49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Noah Kim pass complete to Harold Mack for 51 yds for a TD (Rudy Kessinger KICK)
Jordan Brunson run for 20 yds to the M-OH 45 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass complete to Brian Shane for 17 yds to the EMU 38 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass complete to Brian Shane for 16 yds to the EMU 22 for a 1ST down
Keith Reynolds run for 2 yds to the EMU 20
Dequan Finn pass complete to Brian Shane for 20 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Tavierre Dunlap run for 2 yds to the EMU 27
Noah Kim pass intercepted Corban Hondru return for 11 yds to the EMU 31
Josh Ringer run for 1 yd to the EMU 30
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Josh Ringer
Dequan Finn pass complete to Keith Reynolds for 14 yds to the EMU 16 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Keith Reynolds
Keith Reynolds run for no gain to the EMU 16 Keith Reynolds fumbled, recovered by EMU Bryce Llewellyn
Harold Mack run for 1 yd to the EMU 17
Dontae McMillan run for no gain to the EMU 17
Noah Kim pass complete to Joshua Long for 11 yds to the EMU 28 for a 1ST down
Noah Kim pass complete to Tavierre Dunlap for 4 yds to the EMU 32
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Harold Mack
Noah Kim pass complete to Harold Mack for 50 yds to the M-OH 18 for a 1ST down
Noah Kim pass complete to Joshua Long for 6 yds to the M-OH 12
Noah Kim pass complete to Harold Mack for 12 yds for a TD (Rudy Kessinger KICK)
End of 2nd Quarter
D. Finn takes a knee
Nathan Dibert kickoff for 65 yds , Keith Reynolds return for 29 yds to the M-OH 29
Jordan Brunson run for 1 yd to the M-OH 30
Jordan Brunson run for 6 yds to the M-OH 36
(13:33) PENALTY MIA False Start (Weaver,Cole) 5 yards from MIA36 to MIA31. NO PLAY.
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Josh Ringer
Pierse Stainton punt for 65 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the EMU 4
Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the EMU 7
Noah Kim pass complete to Porter Rooks for 5 yds to the EMU 12
Dontae McMillan run for 2 yds to the EMU 14 for a 1ST down
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Nick Devereaux
Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the EMU 17
Noah Kim pass complete to Harold Mack for 23 yds to the EMU 40 for a 1ST down
Tavierre Dunlap run for 25 yds to the M-OH 35 for a 1ST down
Dontae McMillan run for 2 yds to the M-OH 33
Noah Kim pass intercepted Eli Blakey return for 7 yds to the M-OH 38
Dequan Finn pass complete to Braylon Isom for 17 yds to the EMU 45 for a 1ST down
Jordan Brunson run for 6 yds to the EMU 39
Jordan Brunson run for 38 yds to the EMU 1 for a 1ST down
(07:03) PENALTY MIA False Start (Becker,Chase) 5 yards from EMU01 to EMU06. NO PLAY.
Jordan Brunson run for 3 yds to the EMU 3
Jordan Brunson run for 2 yds to the EMU 1
Dequan Finn run for 1 yd for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Noah Kim pass complete to Jamarien Wheeler for 3 yds to the EMU 28
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
PENALTY EMU False Start (Gallegos,Nicholas) 5 yards from EMU23 to EMU18. NO PLAY.
(04:45) PENALTY EMU False Start (Anderson,Joshua) 5 yards from EMU28 to EMU23. NO PLAY.
Noah Kim pass complete to Tavierre Dunlap for 10 yds to the EMU 28
Mitchell Tomasek punt for 42 yds , Lynel Billups-Williams returns for 15 yds to the M-OH 45
Josh Ringer run for 7 yds to the EMU 48
Dequan Finn pass complete to Kam Perry for 9 yds to the EMU 39 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn run for 2 yds to the EMU 37
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Brian Shane
Dequan Finn pass complete to Lynel Billups-Williams for 14 yds to the EMU 23 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn run for 9 yds to the EMU 14
Dequan Finn run for 6 yds to the EMU 8 for a 1ST down
Dequan Finn pass incomplete to Kam Perry
(14:55) Shotgun Finn,Dequan rush right for 5 yards loss to the EMU13 (Deener,Tyrelle) PENALTY EMU Block Below Waist (Gonzalez,Hector) 4 yards from EMU08 to EMU04, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Dequan Finn run for 4 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 64 yds , Jayvin Norman return for 11 yds to the EMU 12
Noah Kim pass incomplete
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Jamarien Wheeler
Noah Kim pass incomplete
run for a loss of 12 yards for a SAFETY
Nathan Dibert kickoff for 73 yds , Keith Reynolds return for 33 yds to the M-OH 40
Josh Ringer run for a loss of 2 yards to the M-OH 38
(13:18) Shotgun Finn,Dequan rush right for 0 yards to the MIA38 (Manning,Barry), out of bounds PENALTY MIA Holding (Shane,Brian) 10 yards from MIA38 to MIA28. NO PLAY.
Josh Ringer run for 4 yds to the M-OH 32
Josh Ringer run for 5 yds to the M-OH 37
PENALTY MIA Delay Of Game (Stainton,Pierse) 5 yards from MIA37 to MIA32. NO PLAY.
Pierse Stainton punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Porter Rooks at the EMU 26
Dontae McMillan run for 4 yds to the EMU 30
Dontae McMillan run for 6 yds to the EMU 36 for a 1ST down Miami (OH) Penalty, Defensive Holding (Roosevelt Andrews III) to the EMU 46 for a 1ST down
Noah Kim pass complete to Harold Mack for 33 yds to the M-OH 21 for a 1ST down
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
Dontae McMillan run for 2 yds to the M-OH 19
Nick Devereaux 19 Yd pass from Noah Kim (Noah Kim Pass to Porter Rooks for Two-Point Conversion)
D'Shawntae Jones run for 4 yds to the M-OH 29
D'Shawntae Jones run for 46 yds to the EMU 25 for a 1ST down
Josh Ringer run for 4 yds to the EMU 21
Josh Ringer run for 5 yds to the EMU 16
D'Shawntae Jones run for 2 yds to the EMU 14 for a 1ST down
D'Shawntae Jones run for 9 yds to the EMU 5
D'Shawntae Jones run for 2 yds to the EMU 3 for a 1ST down
D'Shawntae Jones run for 1 yd to the EMU 2
D'Shawntae Jones run for 2 yds for a TD (Dom Dzioban KICK)
Kellan McLaughlin kickoff for 65 yds , Jayvin Norman return for 18 yds to the EMU 18
Noah Kim pass complete to Nick Devereaux for 6 yds to the EMU 24
Noah Kim pass incomplete
Tavierre Dunlap run for 3 yds to the EMU 27
Tavierre Dunlap run for 6 yds to the EMU 33 for a 1ST down
Noah Kim run for 4 yds to the EMU 37
Noah Kim pass complete to Nick Devereaux for 4 yds to the EMU 41
Dontae McMillan run for 3 yds to the EMU 44 for a 1ST down
Noah Kim pass complete to Harold Mack for 10 yds to the M-OH 46 for a 1ST down
Noah Kim sacked by Christian McKinney for a loss of 4 yards to the 50 yard line
Noah Kim pass complete to Dontae McMillan for 6 yds to the M-OH 44
Noah Kim pass incomplete to Joshua Long
Noah Kim pass complete to Porter Rooks for 23 yds to the M-OH 21 for a 1ST down
Nick Devereaux 21 Yd pass from Noah Kim (Noah Kim Pass to Joshua Long for Two-Point Conversion)
H. Hesson takes a knee
H. Hesson takes a knee