Chippewas Roll Past Eastern in Motor City MACtion

Central Michigan University Athletics

11/5/2026 1:02:00 AM | Football

Nick Woodford ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns and Central Michigan was in control from start to finish Wednesday as the Chippewas rolled past Eastern Michigan, 35-7, in the Motor City MACtion game before 12,656 fans at Ford Field.

The Chippewas snapped a three-game losing streak in improving to 4-5, 2-3 MAC. Eastern is 4-6, 3-3. CMU entertains MAC newcomer Sacramento State on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

"I was excited to see us execute as well as we did and get back in the win column," second-year CMU coach Matt Drinkall said. "One of those deals where we played well and we caught a lot of breaks. It's…