Morgan State Bears vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Match Player Stats On Aug 30, 2014

Eastern Michigan 31, Morgan State 28: Ryan Brumfield scored a pair of rushing touchdowns as the host Eagles rallied in the second half to top the Bears in their season opener.

Bronson Hill led Eastern Michigan (1-0) with 114 yards on 19 carries, while Darius Jackson rushed 17 times for 73 yards and a score. Reginald Bell Jr. and Brogan Roback combined for 99 yards passing, averaging just 5.5 yards per completion.

Morgan State (0-1) won the yardage battle, 479-391, but committed the game's only turnover and gave up a touchdown on a blocked punt. Robert Council completed 18-of-28 passes for 269 yards and three scores, while Lamont Brown III had 124 rushing yards and a touchdown.

The Bears jumped on top midway through the first on Brown's 3-yard scoring scamper, but the Eagles had a pair of scores — Jackson's 1-yard run and Nathan Adams' score off a blocked punt — to take the lead at the end of the first. Brumfield scored from 16 yards out to push the lead to 14, but Morgan State got a pair of touchdown passes from Council to draw even at the half.

Council connected with Thomas Martin on a 75-yard scoring strike to put the Bears back on top, but less than four minutes later, Brumfield tied it with a 14-yard scamper. Dylan Mulder connected on a 42-yard field goal with 13:41 to play to put Eastern Michigan ahead for good, and the Eagles held off the Bears — and a lightning delay — to earn the victory.