EMU versus Howard Preview

When: 9-3-2011, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Ypsilanti, MI
TV: Eagle All Access



                                Eastern Michigan University                       Howard University

2010 Record:                           2-10                                                                                       1-10

Ended Season:                Regular Season, No Bowl                                                     Regular Season, No Playoffs

Points Scored Average:          19.0                                                                                    18.0

Points Allowed Average:        43.9                                                                                    37.5

Total Offense Per Game:        333.4                                                                                  262.8

Passing YPG:                              172.8                                                                                  139.5

Rushing YPG:                             173.7                                                                                  123.3

Overall Breakdown: The biggest positive going for this game is that it will only be on local access television up in Michigan. The rest of the country will not be subjected to a matchup between one of the worst D-I teams in 2010 versus one of the worst D-II teams in 2010. Howard got outscored by 19.5 points per game in route to a 1-10 record that highlighted by a win over a D2 school and a one point loss to a 6-5 Norfolk State team. EMU was just as dreadfully bad with a 2-10 record with both wins over struggling conference foes in Ball State and Buffalo. EMU should win this game but it won’t be pretty.