Central Michigan 28, Kent State 16 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalNov 19, 2025 · Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Central Michigan	7	7	0	14	28
Kent State	0	3	0	13	16

Game flow

Central Michigan won by 12 · 7 scores

Lead changes

0 times tied

KENT biggest lead

—

never led

CMU biggest lead

+19

Q4 3:02

Time in front

KENT 0% · CMU 79%

tied 21% · 0:00 vs 47:37 of game clock

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

Scoring summary

1st quarter

2:37

TD Tommy McIntosh 1 Yd pass from Joe Labas (Cade Graham Kick)18 plays, 75 yds, 10:53 · from CMU 25

CMU 7–0 KENT

2nd quarter

10:24

TD Brock Townsend 2 Yd Run (Cade Graham Kick)8 plays, 34 yds, 4:31 · from KENT 34

CMU 14–0 KENT

0:53

FG Will Hryszko 36 Yd Field Goal 11 plays, 52 yds, 3:22 · from KENT 28

CMU 14–3 KENT

4th quarter

10:38

TD Wayne Harris 59 Yd Punt Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

CMU 14–9 KENT

4:41

TD Brock Townsend 10 Yd Run (Cade Graham Kick)10 plays, 75 yds, 5:57 · from CMU 25

CMU 21–9 KENT

3:02

TD DeCorion Temple 19 Yd pass from Joe Labas (Cade Graham Kick)3 plays, 24 yds, 0:57 · from KENT 24

CMU 28–9 KENT

1:28

TD Dru DeShields 10 Yd Run (Will Hryszko Kick)7 plays, 68 yds, 1:29 · from KENT 32

CMU 28–16 KENT

Drives

KENT 2/10 scoredCMU 5/11 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	14:56	KENT	KENT 26	4	7	1:26	Punt
Q1	13:21	CMU	CMU 25	18	75	10:53	Touchdown
Q1	2:31	KENT	KENT 35	5	-1	2:36	Fumble
Q2	14:48	CMU	KENT 34	8	34	4:31	Touchdown
Q2	10:20	KENT	KENT 26	8	29	3:26	Punt
Q2	6:46	CMU	CMU 20	5	18	2:39	Interception
Q2	4:08	KENT	KENT 28	11	52	3:22	Field Goal
Q2	0:47	CMU	CMU 26	4	29	0:34	Punt
Q2	0:11	KENT	KENT 0	1	2	0:13	End of Half
Q3	15:00	CMU	CMU 25	4	18	2:20	Punt
Q3	12:33	KENT	KENT 23	10	40	5:22	Downs
Q3	7:12	CMU	CMU 37	3	5	0:42	Punt

Win probability

Central Michigan 100% · no pregame line on file, so it starts at 50–50

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
Joe Labas	11/20	121	6.1	2	1	41.2
Marcus Beamon	1/2	2	1.0	0	0	94.3

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nahree Biggins	12	61	5.1	0	21
Marcus Beamon	9	42	4.7	0	15
Trey Cornist	12	35	2.9	0	11
Brock Townsend	6	27	4.5	2	10
Joe Labas	3	11	3.7	0	7
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeCorion Temple	3	34	11.3	1	19
Langston Lewis	2	29	14.5	0	15
Henry Dryden	2	29	14.5	0	23
Tyson Davis	2	21	10.5	0	15
Tommy McIntosh	2	8	4.0	1	7
Nahree Biggins	1	2	2.0	0	2

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jordan Kwiatkowski	14	6	1	4.5	0	0
Dakota Cochran	5	4	0	1.5	1	0
Jaion Jackson	5	4	0	0	1	2
Michael Heldman	5	3	2	2.5	0	1
Maddix Blackwell	5	3	0	0	0	0
JJ Douglas	4	3	1	1	0	1
Caleb Spann	4	2	0	0	0	0
Elijah Rikard	3	1	0	0	0	1

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cade Graham	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Declan Duley	5	205	41.0	0	3	44

Biggest plays

CMU +17% Q1 2:37 (02:39) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #19 T.McIntosh caught at KSU00, for 1 yard to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:37 #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt)

KENT +16% Q4 10:38 (10:56) #18 D.Duley punt 41 yards to the KSU41 #6 W.Harris return 59 yards to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:38 #12 D.DeShields pass attempt failed

KENT +14% Q1 2:31 (02:37) #47 C.Graham kickoff 64 yards to the KSU01 #23 M.Stephens return 34 yards to the KSU35 (#45 X.White)

CMU +12% Q2 14:48 (14:54) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU32 (#10 C.Williams)

CMU +12% Q2 0:47 (00:53) #47 W.Hryszko kickoff 64 yards to the CMU01 #5 N.Biggins return 25 yards to the CMU26 (#25 M.Buchanan; #84 J.Kimbrough)

Team stats

Stat	CMU	KENT
1st Downs	16	20
3rd down efficiency	5-14	4-13
4th down efficiency	4-4	1-3
Total Yards	297	274
Passing	123	185
Comp/Att	12/22	14/28
Yards per pass	5.6	6.6
Rushing	174	89
Rushing Attempts	43	36
Yards per rush	4.0	2.5
Penalties	5-29	4-40
Turnovers	1	1
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Possession	33:21	26:39

Play by play

Q4 0:32 1st & 10 at KENT 32 (00:32) Kneel down by #10 M.Beamon at KSU34 for loss of 2 yards

Q4 1:11 3rd & 1 at KENT 35 (01:15) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU32 (#8 N.Brown; #55 J.Cordoba), 1ST DOWN

Q4 1:16 2nd & 3 at KENT 37 (01:21) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU35 (#13 T.Tucker)

Q4 1:20 1st & 10 at KENT 44 (01:25) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU37 (#11 A.Campbell)

Q4 1:27 (01:28) #47 W.Hryszko onside kickoff 9 yards to the KSU44, End Of Play

Q4 1:28 1st & Goal at CMU 10 (01:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush middle for 10 yards gain to the CMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:28, 1ST DOWN #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #61 C.Durkin, LS: #41 G.Goodell)

Q4 1:41 1st & 10 at CMU 19 (01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right to #6 W.Harris thrown to CMU09 PENALTY CMU Holding (#3 B.Deasfernandes) 9 yards from CMU19 to CMU10, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY

Q4 1:45 1st & 10 at CMU 34 (01:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #6 W.Harris caught at CMU19, for 15 yards to the CMU19, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN

Q4 1:53 4th & 10 at CMU 49 (01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #85 S.Brown caught at CMU41, for 15 yards to the CMU34 (#4 J.Jackson; #8 A.Snell), 1ST DOWN

Q4 2:01 3rd & 10 at CMU 49 (02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #6 W.Harris thrown to CMU39 broken up by #4 J.Jackson

Q4 2:28 2nd & 10 at CMU 49 (02:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush right for 0 yards to the CMU49 (#40 L.Brown), out of bounds

Q4 2:36 1st & 10 at CMU 49 (02:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short middle to #6 W.Harris thrown to CMU31

Q4 2:49 1st & 10 at KENT 32 (02:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #85 S.Brown caught at KSU41, for 19 yards to the CMU49 (#1 D.Cochran), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN

Q4 2:57 (03:02) #47 C.Graham kickoff 46 yards to the KSU19 #23 M.Stephens return 13 yards to the KSU32 (#7 E.Conoran; #26 C.Rhodes)

Q4 3:02 3rd & 5 at KENT 19 (03:07) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short left to #8 D.Temple caught at KSU00, for 19 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:02, 1ST DOWN #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt)

Q4 3:09 2nd & 6 at KENT 20 (03:13) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU19 (#0 M.Woods; #17 M.Carroll)

Q4 3:52 1st & 10 at KENT 24 (03:57) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 4 yards gain to the KSU20 (#21 J.Cordoba)

Q4 3:59 4th & 7 at KENT 34 (04:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields sacked for loss of 10 yards to the KSU24 (#85 J.Douglas), TURNOVER ON DOWNS

Q4 4:04 3rd & 7 at KENT 34 (04:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #89 T.Mulder thrown to KSU43 QB hurried by #40 L.Brown and #85 J.Douglas

Q4 4:11 2nd & 7 at KENT 34 (04:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #6 W.Harris thrown to KSU41 QB hurried by #97 M.Heldman

Q4 4:23 1st & 10 at KENT 31 (04:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #89 T.Mulder caught at KSU33, for 3 yards to the KSU34 (#4 J.Jackson)

Q4 4:35 (04:41) #47 C.Graham kickoff 53 yards to the KSU12 #23 M.Stephens return 19 yards to the KSU31 (#45 X.White)

Q4 4:41 2nd & 1 at KENT 10 (04:44) Shotgun #22 B.Townsend rush middle for 10 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:41, 1ST DOWN #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt)

Q4 5:21 1st & 10 at KENT 19 (05:28) Shotgun #22 B.Townsend rush middle for 9 yards gain to the KSU10 (#22 J.Rawlison; #0 M.Woods)

Q4 5:51 3rd & 8 at KENT 34 (05:57) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short right to #3 T.Davis caught at KSU19, for 15 yards to the KSU19, out of bounds at KSU19, 1ST DOWN