College Football First Look: Army vs. Eastern Michigan

Army-Eastern Michigan

Army football meets Eastern Michigan on Saturday in Ypsilanti. Here is a first look at the Army-EMU matchup.

Army Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Aug. 31 at Duke L 34-14
Sept. 8 Liberty W 38-14
Sept. 15 Hawaii W 28-21
Sept. 22 at Oklahoma L 28-21
Sept. 29 at Buffalo W 42-13
Oct. 13 at San José State [Santa Clara] W 52-3
Oct. 20 Miami (Ohio) W 31-30 (OT)

Eastern Michigan Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Aug. 31 Monmouth W 51-17
Sept. 8 at Purdue W 20-19
Sept. 15 at Buffalo L 35-28
Sept. 22 at San Diego State L 23-20
Sept. 29 NIU L 26-23
Oct. 6 at Western Michigan L 27-24
Oct. 13 Toledo W 28-26
Oct. 20 at Ball State W 42-20

Stat Comparison

Army Stat EMU
32.3 Points Scored 29.5
20.4 Points Allowed 24.1
404.7 Total YDS 405.4
86.4 Pass YDS 260.3
318.3 Rush YDS 145.1
335.3 Total YDS Allowed 407.6
229.4 Pass YDS Allowed 186.8
105.9 Rush YDS Allowed 220.8
.540 3rd down conv % .350
0.57 Turnover margin 0.75
31 & Massey Composite 71

& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.

Eastern Michigan Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/21/18 QB Mike Glass III Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Army

Army Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/21/18 RB Artice Hobbs IV Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Eastern Michigan
10/21/18 DB James Gibson Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Eastern Michigan
10/21/18 QB Kelvin Hopkins Jr Hip is "?" Saturday vs Eastern Michigan
10/17/18 RB Fred Cooper Jr. Suspension is out indefinitely

Source: DonBest.com

Challenges for Army

Army barely escaped its most recent game against a MAC team. Eastern Michigan is one of the better teams in the MAc. Consider that just days ago Purdue dominated Ohio State. Eastern Michigan defeated Purdue earlier in the season. The Eagles might be the best remaining opponent of Army’s 2018 slate. Army can’t afford to overlook them.

Saturday’s game kicks off at Noon ET and can be seen on the CBS Sports Network.