If you would have told me that Eastern Michigan would have rushed for over 200 yards against Western Michigan when I wrote my preview, I would have told you that you were nuts. But that happened as Eastern Michigan ran for 247 yards, and only passed for 175 yards.
When it looked like Western Michigan was going to be slipping out of Rynearson with a win, Eastern Michigan (7-4, 4-3 Mid-American Conference) was able to claw back and steal the victory by a final score of 22-21 over rival WMU (6-5, 3-4 MAC) on Tuesday night thanks to a stellar defensive effort in the fourth quarter allowing the offense to find its rhythm.