2007 Opponents & 2006 Season Recap - Central Michigan ...

2006 Game RecapsGame 7 - CMU 18, Ball State 7October 14 • Mount PleasantDan LeFevour accounted for 246 yards of offense and ran for twotouchdowns to lead CMU to an 18-7 win.The CMU defense was the story, limiting the conference’s toppassing offense to just 160 yards through the air and forcing fiveturnovers. The defense also held the Cardinals out of the end zone onfive consecutive snaps inside the 5-yard line in the fourth quarter.LeFevour scored on a 15-yard run in the first quarter and a 3-yardrun in the third quarter to stake the Chippewas to a 12-0 lead. He was6-for-6 passing for 66 yards and ran for 10 yards, accounting for all76 yards on the third-quarter march.Brad Salyer scored from the 1-yard line on third-and-goal with 2:00left in the third quarter, but the Chippewas took advantage of a keyBall State turnover to put the game out of reach. B.J. Hill fumbled apunt that Josh Gordy recovered at the 7-yard line, and two plays laterMarcel Archer scored from the 1-yard line to extend the CMU lead to18-7 with 13:20 remaining.The Cardinals drove to the doorstep of the end zone on theirensuing possession, but the CMU defense came up with the goal-linestand and the offense responded by draining 4:31 off the fourthquarterclock.The teams traded punts on their first two possessions, includinga career-long 78-yard bomb by CMU’s Tony Mikulec, before theChippewas drove 62 yards in eight plays to go in front, 6-0. LeFevourhit Bryan Anderson for 14 yards on third-and-nine to extend the drive,then scored on a 15-yard run three plays later.Game 8 - CMU 31, Bowling Green 14October 19 • Mount PleasantCMU built a 17-0 first-half lead, then scored twice in the fourthquarter to put away Bowling Green, 31-14.Eric Fraser returned the opening kickoff 50 yards to the BGSU44-yard line, and Ontario Sneed scored on a run off the left side onthe game’s first snap. Later in the quarter, Fraser intercepted a pass,broke a tackle along the sideline and returned the pick 47 yards forthe score.Albreski’s field goal in the second quarter stretched the CMU leadto 17-0, the Chippewas’ largest first-half lead of the season.Bowling Green responded with two touchdown drives in the finaleight minutes of the first half to pull within a field goal, 17-14.Anthony Turner tossed a 6-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Barnes,then BG capitalized on a Sneed fumble with a 14-play, 55-yard drivethat Barnes capped with a 1-yard touchdown run.On the second play of the fourth quarter, following a run for aloss of 3 yards and a penalty, Dan LeFevour hit Cétoute over themiddle, and the senior receiver out-ran the BGSU secondary for the88-yard score. Rick Albreski’s point-after made it 24-14 with 14:06remaining.Bowling Green drove to the CMU 7-yard line on the ensuingpossession, but the drive ended when Cétoute blocked Sean Ellis’24-yard field goal attempt. The CMU offense then responded bymarching 80 yards in 11 plays, the final 15 yards coming on aLeFevour-to-Justin Gardner touchdown pass. CMU converted a trio ofthird downs on the drive, including on the touchdown.98Scoring Summary1 - CMU - LeFevour 15-yd. run (Albreski rush failed)3 - CMU - LeFevour 3-yd. run (LeFevour pass failed)3 - BSU - Salyer 1-yd. run (Jackson kick)4 - CMU - Archer 1-yd. run (Albreski kick failed)Quarter 1 2 3 4 FinalBSU 0 0 7 0 7CMU 6 0 6 6 18CMU BSUFirst Downs 21 13Rushing Attempts 45 25Net Rushing 173 53Net Passing 171 160Total Plays 75 55Total Offense 344 213Passes Attempted 30 30Passes Completed 18 23Passes Intercepted 1 2Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/3Penalties/Yards 10/84 7/80Time of Possession 33:02 26:58Attendance 21,013Scoring Summary1 - CMU - Sneed 44-yd. run (Albreski kick)1 - CMU - Fraser 47-yd. interception return (Albreski kick)2 - CMU - Albreski 48-yd. FG2 - BGSU - Barnes 6-yd. pass from Turner (Ellis kick)2 - BGSU - Barnes 1-yd. run (Ellis kick)4 - CMU - Cétoute 88-yd. pass from LeFevour (Albreski kick)4 - CMU - Gardner 15-yd. pass from LeFevour (Albreski kick)Quarter 1 2 3 4 FinalBGSU 0 14 0 0 14CMU 14 3 0 14 31CMU BGSUFirst Downs 12 15Rushing Attempts 25 42Net Rushing 154 130Net Passing 212 187Total Plays 50 72Total Offense 366 317Passes Attempted 25 30Passes Completed 15 16Passes Intercepted 0 1Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/0Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/50Time of Possession 23:27 36:33Attendance 11,262