By the numbers: CMU’s 34-27 win over Miami (Ohio)
Sophomore quarterback Cooper Rush runs the ball past a Miami (Ohio) defensive lineman on Saturday at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
By the numbers: CMU’s 34-27 win over Miami (Ohio)
471 – The number of yards allowed by CMU’s defense. They averaged giving up 314.1 yards per game coming into Saturday.
7 – The number of consecutive games sophomore Cooper Rush has thrown for 200 yards or more. Rush passed for 218 yards and three touchdowns. He completed eight of his nine throws in the first half and went 16-for-23 on the day.
27 – The number of points allowed by CMU, the most it’s allowed in a victory this season.
3 – The number of carries for senior running back Thomas Rawls before sitting the rest of the game. Head Coach Dan Enos expects him to be ready for Western Michigan University next Saturday.
9 – The number of touchdown receptions in 2014 for senior wide receiver Titus Davis, one shy of the single season record. His three scores Saturday tied a single game record.
7 – The largest lead either team had during the game. Miami (Ohio) came back to tie the game on three separate occasions and nearly tied it again in the closing seconds.
8-2 – CMU’s record in November since 2012.
4 – The number of Michigan Mid-American Conference Trophies CMU has earned since the trophy’s inception in 2005. The winner of Saturday’s CMU-WMU game will earn the 2014 trophy.
7,689 – The announced attendance for Saturday’s game. CMU is average attendance is 16,114.6 per home game in 2014.
9-1 – CMU’s record in games decided by seven or fewer points since 2012.
5 – Five MAC teams have five conference victories this season. CMU has two conference losses while the other four teams have one.
10/04/14 – The last time CMU won at Kelly/Shorts Stadium before Saturday.
