Bilo's College Football Week 4 PASS/FAIL Reports: MAC

The MAC had another up and down week, but really fell short where it mattered. Central Michigan was 3-0 heading into Virginia and imploded, while Northern Illinois fell to 0-4 in a loss to FCS member Western Illinois. Western Michigan is still carrying the torch, however, beating previously undefeated Georgia Southern handily. Here are the final grades for week 4 in the MAC:

MAC

PASS: Ohio, Ball State, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan

Ohio was 4/4 on 4^th downs, and rolled up 500 yards of offense on the way to a 37-21 rout of Gardner-Webb that was not as close as the score indicates.

Riley Neal passed for 2 TDs, and ran for 2 more, carrying Ball State to a weather marred 31-27 win over FAU on the road. Ball State rallied from behind three times to notch the win.

Tyree Jackson passed for a score, and ran for two more, and Army missed a pair of potentially game winning FGs as Buffalo pulled the huge upset of previously unstoppable Army 23-20 in OT.

Darius Phillips returned a kickoff for a TD, and then returned a pick 6, as Western Michigan used a 28 point 2^nd quarter to beat Georgia Southern 49-31 to remain undefeated.

Brogan Robock entered the game at QB in 4^th quarter and drove Eastern Michigan to a winning TD drive, and the Eagles are now a surprising 3-1 after a 27-24 win over Wyoming at home in a game that was marred by a student protest at the half. EMU won despite 4 picks by starter Todd Porter, and the defense sealed the win with a pick as well.

FAIL: Kent State, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Miami (Ohio), Akron, Bowling Green

Kent State trailed 41-0 on the road at the half against Alabama in a 48-0 loss. Hardly a shock there.

Central Michigan trailed bug at Virginia, rallied to tie the game, and then imploded a second time in a 49-35 loss to Virginia, the first of the year for CMU.

Northern Illinois is now 0-4 after falling at home to FCS Western Illinois, which has now driven some to question Rod Carey’s job security with the Huskies. NIU scored 16 in the 4^th just to make it close.

Miami (Ohio) had Cincinnati on the ropes, but eventually fell short in a 27-20 loss to their arch rivals. The RedHawks allowed the final ten points of the game to Cincy to fall on the road.

A week after hammering Marshall and scoring 65 points, the Akron defense fell short in a 45-38 loss to reeling Appalachian State. Thomas Woodson tossed 2 picks in the loss.

Bowling Green never got off the bus in Memphis, falling 77-3 against the Tigers. The Falcons turned the ball over 4 times, and had given up 56 points by the half. Still not loving the Mike Jinks hire.