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Eastern Bested By Georgia Southern’s Walk-Off Field Goal at the Camellia Bowl

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (EMUEagles.com) – A 40-yard field goal by Georgia Southern University's Tyler Bass as time expired decided the 2018 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, as the Eastern Michigan University football team fell, 23-21, Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Cramton Bowl here in Montgomery, Ala.

As one would expect with a game involving EMU, which played in eight games this season decided by a touchdown or less, the Camellia Bowl was a tight one with neither team ever leading by more than 10 points. There were two lead changes in the final four minutes with Eastern Michigan taking a 21-20 lead with 3:33 remaining thanks to a five-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mike Glass III (St.