Eastern Michigan Keeps Lindenwood to One Field Goal
Rudy Kessinger kicked three field goals, from 51, 42 and 28 yards, and he was not even the main event. Eastern Michigan beat Lindenwood 29-3 at home, and the Eagles led from the first score on.
Amareon Blue scored first, a two-yard run with 9:58 left in the first quarter (the extra point was blocked, so it was 6-0). Noah Kim then found Benson Prosper from 24 yards at 3:53 to make it 13-0. Kessinger added the 51-yarder in the second quarter and the 42-yarder with 51 seconds left in the half, and Eastern Michigan took a 19-0 lead into the break. Lindenwood did not score until Will Graham hit a 44-yard field goal with 6:37 left in the third, which made it 19-3. Kessinger answered with a 28-yarder before the quarter ended, and Kim's 19-yard touchdown pass to Harold Mack at 5:19 of the fourth closed it out at 29-3.
Eastern Michigan led by 19 at the half and finished 26 clear. Lindenwood never got closer than 16, and Graham's field goal was the only thing it put on the board.
Eastern Michigan finished with 396 yards, 257 through the air and 139 on 31 rushes, with no turnovers, and its defense recorded 4.5 sacks. Kim went 23 of 38 with two touchdowns and no interceptions, which is a quiet way to have a good day.
The result moves Eastern Michigan to 2-3 and Lindenwood to 0-2. The fantasy takeaway is simple: Prosper caught 10 passes for 109 yards and led everyone in the box score, and Mack and Kim followed him up the list.