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Rockets Outlast Eagles, 20-15, in a Game of Inches

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TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – For the third consecutive week, the Eastern Michigan University football team dropped a game by a single possession as it fell to Mid-American Conference West Division rival the University of Toledo, 20-15, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 7, inside the Glass Bowl. The Eagles (2-3, 0-2 MAC) had the ball down five with a minute to play, but a Rockets' (4-1, 1-0 MAC) interception sealed the five-point defeat.

The EMU defense held Toledo to its fewest point total of the season, as the Rockets came into the game averaging 42 points per game.