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Eastern Michigan at Minnesota

Sep 9, 2023 • Completed

Season 2023RegularWeek 2

Away

Eastern Michigan

Mid-American

Final Score

6 - 25

EMM

Home

Minnesota

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Minnesota413
Eastern Michigan152

Passing Yards

Minnesota117
Eastern Michigan71

Rushing Yards

Minnesota296
Eastern Michigan81

Turnovers

Minnesota2
Eastern Michigan1

Game Conditions

ConditionLight Rain
Temperature66°F
Wind9 mph NW

Humidity

78%

Precipitation

0.01 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Athan Kaliakmanis

Minnesota

YDS: 117

Rushing

Darius Taylor

Minnesota

YDS: 193

Receiving

Corey Crooms

Minnesota

YDS: 45

Tackles

Joseph Sparacio

Eastern Michigan

TOT: 14

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Minnesota39:34
Eastern Michigan20:26

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Minnesota beats Eastern Michigan 25-6

Standard

Minnesota defeated Eastern Michigan 25-6 in Week 2 of the 2023 regular slate, finishing with a 413-152 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Minnesota set the terms early in a game that finished 25-6. Darius Taylor run for 2 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK) came with {'seconds': 57, 'minutes': 3} left in the quarter 2, giving Minnesota the first major swing.

Minnesota's box score carried the story: 413 total yards, 296 rushing yards, and 117 passing yards. Eastern Michigan finished with 152 total yards, including 81 on the ground and 71 through the air.

Minnesota converted 8-13 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-1, Minnesota led 10-6 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Dragan Kesich 24 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Darius Taylor run for 2 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK) (Minnesota led 10-3 over Eastern Michigan).

  • Field Goal Good

    Dragan Kesich 24 yd FG GOOD (Minnesota led 3-0 over Eastern Michigan).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jesus Gomez 20 yd FG GOOD (Eastern Michigan led 3-3 over Minnesota).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jesus Gomez 37 yd FG GOOD (Eastern Michigan led 6-10 over Minnesota).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Athan Kaliakmanis run for 1 yd for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK) (Minnesota led 20-6 over Eastern Michigan).

  • Field Goal Good

    Dragan Kesich 19 yd FG GOOD (Minnesota led 13-6 over Eastern Michigan).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    25-6

    Minnesota defeated Eastern Michigan.

  • Total yards

    413-152

    Minnesota held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    296

    Minnesota averaged 5.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    117

    Minnesota averaged 7.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-13

    Minnesota's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-10

    Eastern Michigan's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMinnesotaEastern Michigan
Total Yards413152
Passing Yards11771
Rushing Yards29681
First Downs289
Third Down Efficiency8-133-10
Fourth Down Efficiency0-10-0
Total Penalties (Yards)2-178-75
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts10-159-20
Rushing Attempts5622
Passing TDs00
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points116
Possession Time39:3420:26
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2023)