Western Michigan Broncos at Marshall Thundering Herd
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Earle's 4th-quarter TD pass to Fitzpatrick sends Marshall to 27-20 win over Western Michigan
Earle hit Christian Fitzpartrick down the left side for a 34-yard touchdown with 7:39 remaining to take the lead. The touchdown came after Jaden Yates recovered a fumble at the Marshall 30 and then the Thundering Herd (2-2) advanced 36 yards on two A.J. Turner rushes.
Western Michigan (1-3) took the next seven minutes to drive down the field and reached the Marshall 5 with a third-and-1. But Jaden Nixon was dropped for a 2-yard loss and Hayden Wolff overthrew a receiver in the back of the end zone.
The Thundering Herd (2-2) had a 17-3 halftime lead before Western Michigan rallied with two third-quarter touchdowns and a field goal early in the fourth to tie it.
Earle finished 15 of 25 for 177 yards passing. Turner had 124 yards rushing on nine carries.
Wolff threw for 126 yards and one TD for the Broncos. Nixon rushed for 146 yards and a score on 23 carries.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 13:08 | Toby Payne 32 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Rece Verhoff Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 6:09 | Luka Zurak 45 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 12:18 | Rece Verhoff 20 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:41 | Carl Chester 7 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Rece Verhoff Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:41 | Jaden Nixon 36 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 5:52 | Rece Verhoff 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:53 | Blake Bosma 3 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 12:47 | Luka Zurak 45 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 7:39 | Christian Fitzpatrick 34 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Rece Verhoff Kick) |
Statistics
 WMU |
 MRSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 4-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 318 | Total Yards | 420 |
| 126 | Passing | 177 |
| 15/28 | Comp/Att | 15/25 |
| 4.5 | Yards per pass | 7.1 |
| 192 | Rushing | 243 |
| 41 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 4.7 | Yards per rush | 6.2 |
| 3-30 | Penalties | 3-35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:29 | Possession | 28:31 |
Game Information
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 18,723 · Capacity:
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