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Eastern Michigan beats Alabama State 14-7
Saturday, Sep 10, 2011YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP)—Dominique Sherrer ran for a touchdown and Eastern Michigan piled up 336 rushing yards on the way to a 14-7 victory over Alabama State on Saturday.
Sherrer finished with 111 yards on 16 carries, while Javonti Greene ran 22 times for 146 yards for the Eagles (2-0), who held Alabama State of the FCS to minus-13 yards rushing.
Quarterback Alex Gillett ran for 74 yards—including a 58-yard run that set up Sherrer’s 6-yard score in the third quarter—and threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Nick Olds for the game’s only first-half points.
The Hornets (1-1) got on the board on Devin Dominguez’s 22-yard pass to T.C. McWilliams.
It was the first meeting between the schools.
Updated Saturday, Sep 10, 2011
Head to Head - Week 2
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 223 | 236 | -13 | 18 | 33.3% | 3/20 | 1 | 00:00 |
| Eastern Michigan | 397 | 61 | 336 | 20 | 42.9% | 12/135 | 2 | 19:05 |
