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21

FinalDec 28, 2015 · Ford Field

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Central Michigan	0	7	0	7	14
Minnesota	3	7	3	8	21

Game flow

Minnesota won by 7 · 6 scores

Lead changes

4

0 times tied

MINN biggest lead

+7

Q4 4:26

CMU biggest lead

+4

Q2 14:55

Time in front

MINN 77% · CMU 15%

tied 8% · 46:17 vs 8:54 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Minnesota is ahead, below it Central Michigan. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

10:11

FG Ryan Santoso 22 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 70 yds, 4:49 · from MINN 25

CMU 0–3 MINN

2nd quarter

14:55

TD Cooper Rush 1 Yd Run (Brian Eavey Kick)15 plays, 82 yds, 6:29 · from CMU 18

CMU 7–3 MINN

12:43

TD KJ Maye 11 Yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso Kick)6 plays, 75 yds, 2:12 · from MINN 25

CMU 7–10 MINN

3rd quarter

8:30

FG Ryan Santoso 42 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 64 yds, 4:58 · from MINN 12

CMU 7–13 MINN

4th quarter

11:08

TD Romello Ross 13 Yd Run (Brian Eavey Kick)4 plays, 56 yds, 1:50 · from CMU 44

CMU 14–13 MINN

4:26

TD Mitch Leidner 13 Yd Run (Mitch Leidner Pass to KJ Maye for Two-Point Conversion)13 plays, 74 yds, 6:42 · from MINN 26

CMU 14–21 MINN

Drives

MINN 4/10 scoredCMU 2/11 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	MINN	MINN 25	9	70	4:49	Field Goal
Q1	10:11	CMU	CMU 35	3	3	0:59	Punt
Q1	9:12	MINN	MINN 20	6	14	2:48	Punt
Q1	6:24	CMU	CMU 18	15	82	6:29	Touchdown
Q2	14:55	MINN	MINN 25	6	75	2:12	Touchdown
Q2	12:43	CMU	CMU 20	9	29	3:55	Punt
Q2	8:48	MINN	MINN 9	6	17	3:08	Interception
Q2	5:40	CMU	MINN 46	3	-18	0:26	Punt
Q2	5:14	MINN	MINN 26	8	27	3:42	Punt
Q2	1:32	CMU	CMU 6	3	13	1:32	End of Half
Q3	15:00	CMU	CMU 25	3	8	1:32	Punt
Q3	13:28	MINN	MINN 12	9	64	4:58	Field Goal

Win probability

Minnesota 100% · pregame line Minnesota −6.0 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cooper Rush	15/29	145	5.0	0	1	40.6

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Romello Ross	19	100	5.3	1	17
Anthony Rice	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jahray Hayes	2	1	0.5	0	1
Joe Bacci	1	0	0.0	0	0
Cooper Rush	5	-3	-0.6	1	11

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Corey Willis	4	51	12.8	0	21
Ben McCord	2	42	21.0	0	26
Romello Ross	4	28	7.0	0	16
Anthony Rice	1	11	11.0	0	11
Jesse Kroll	2	10	5.0	0	7
Eric Cooper	1	3	3.0	0	3
Jahray Hayes	1	0	0.0	0	0

Interceptions	INT	YDS	TD
Joshua Cox	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brian Eavey	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Zach Oakley	4	192	48.0	0	0	56
Cooper Rush	1	55	55.0	0	0	55
Brian Eavey	1	38	38.0	0	0	38

Biggest plays

CMU +40% Q4 11:08 Romello Ross run for 13 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)

MINN +31% Q4 11:08 Brian Eavey kickoff for 56 yds , KJ Maye return for 17 yds to the Minn 26

MINN +22% Q4 4:26 Mitch Leidner run for 13 yds for a TD, (Mitch Leidner pass to KJ Maye for Two-Point Conversion)

MINN +22% Q2 12:43 Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 11 yds for a TD, (Ryan Santoso KICK)

CMU +20% Q2 14:55 Cooper Rush run for 1 yd for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)

Team stats

Stat	CMU	MINN
1st Downs	17	21
3rd down efficiency	6-13	8-16
4th down efficiency	0-0	0-1
Total Yards	249	381
Passing	145	223
Comp/Att	15/30	24/30
Yards per pass	4.8	7.4
Rushing	104	158
Rushing Attempts	28	39
Yards per rush	3.7	4.1
Penalties	3-25	1-5
Turnovers	1	1
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	24:31	35:29

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:00 2nd & 10 at CMU 30 Cooper Rush sacked by De'Vondre Campbell for a loss of 5 yards to the CMich 25

Q4 0:04 Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 00:04

Q4 0:04 1st & 10 at CMU 30 TEAM pass incomplete

Q4 0:05 1st & 10 at CMU 4 Cooper Rush pass complete to Ben McCord for 26 yds to the CMich 30 for a 1ST down

Q4 0:13 4th & 6 at 50 Peter Mortell punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 4

Q4 0:21 4th & 1 at CMU 45 MINNESOTA Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the 50 yard line

Q4 0:30 3rd & 3 at CMU 47 Shannon Brooks run for 2 yds to the CMich 45

Q4 1:20 2nd & 7 at MINN 49 Shannon Brooks run for 4 yds to the CMich 47

Q4 1:52 1st & 10 at MINN 46 Mitch Leidner run for 3 yds to the Minn 49

Q4 1:58 3rd & 9 at MINN 36 Shannon Brooks run for 10 yds to the Minn 46 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:02 2nd & 9 at MINN 36 Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to KJ Maye

Q4 2:06 Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 02:06

Q4 2:07 1st & 10 at MINN 35 Shannon Brooks run for 1 yd to the Minn 36

Q4 2:10 3rd & 7 at MINN 42 Cooper Rush pass intercepted Briean Boddy-Calhoun return for no gain to the Minn 35

Q4 2:20 2nd & 10 at MINN 45 Cooper Rush pass complete to Eric Cooper for 3 yds to the Minn 42

Q4 2:55 1st & 10 at MINN 45 Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Corey Willis

Q4 3:19 2nd & 3 at MINN 49 Romello Ross run for 4 yds to the Minn 45 for a 1ST down

Q4 3:29 1st & 10 at CMU 44 Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 7 yds to the Minn 49

Q4 3:59 1st & 10 at CMU 25 Cooper Rush pass complete to Corey Willis for 19 yds to the CMich 44 for a 1ST down

Q4 4:26 Ryan Santoso kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Q4 4:26 3rd & 3 at CMU 13 Mitch Leidner run for 13 yds for a TD, (Mitch Leidner pass to KJ Maye for Two-Point Conversion)

Q4 4:35 2nd & 8 at CMU 18 Mitch Leidner pass complete to Eric Carter for 5 yds to the CMich 13

Q4 5:20 1st & 10 at CMU 20 Shannon Brooks run for 2 yds to the CMich 18

Q4 5:55 3rd & 3 at CMU 27 Mitch Leidner run for 7 yds to the CMich 20 for a 1ST down