Cent. Michigan 31, E. Illinois 12

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	18	26
Total Yards	284	389
Passing	201	217
Rushing	83	172
Penalties	6-59	6-59
3rd Down Conversions	6-14	7-14
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-2
Turnovers	1	0
Possession	29:26	30:34

Air/Ground Leaders
Eastern Illinois Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Reeder 19/28 201 1 0	Central Michigan Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT LeFevour 21/31 217 3 0
Eastern Illinois Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Ward 9 33 0 12 Bess 6 23 0 8	Central Michigan Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Sneed 13 88 1 24 LeFevour 11 42 0 13
Eastern Illinois Receiving   REC YDS TD LG McGrath 6 66 1 15 Graves 5 66 0 29	Central Michigan Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Anderson 9 66 1 13 Brown 2 48 0 46

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				EIU	CMU
	FG	11:48	Andrew Aguila 20 Yd	0	3
	FG	02:06	Tyler Wilke 29 Yd	3	3
SECOND QUARTER				EIU	CMU
	TD	11:58	Ontario Sneed 23 Yd Run (Andrew Aguila Kick)	3	10
	TD	01:57	Jean Pitts 18 Yd Pass From Dan Lefevour (Andrew Aguila Kick)	3	17
THIRD QUARTER				EIU	CMU
	FG	05:51	Tyler Wilke 29 Yd	6	17
	TD	02:11	Bryan Anderson 5 Yd Pass From Dan Lefevour (Andrew Aguila Kick)	6	24
FOURTH QUARTER				EIU	CMU
	TD	12:29	Sean Mcgrath 15 Yd Pass From Bodie Reeder (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)	12	24
	TD	08:02	Sean Skergan 11 Yd Pass From Dan Lefevour (Andrew Aguila Kick)	12	31

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) -- Dan LeFevour threw for 213 yards and had three touchdown passes as Central Michigan defeated Eastern Illinois 31-12 on Thursday night.

LeFevour was 21-of-31 and had 42 yards rushing on 11 carries for the Chippewas (1-0).

Central Michigan never trailed, as Ontario Sneed scored the first touchdown of the season on a 23-yard run to put CMU up 10-3 in the second quarter. Sneed finished with 88 yards rushing on 13 carries.

Bodie Reeder threw for 201 yards for Eastern Illinois (0-1) and one touchdown, a 15-yard touchdown pass to Sean McGrath.

Bryan Anderson had nine receptions for 66 yards for Central Michigan, including a 5-yard touchdown reception, while Jean Pitts and Sean Skergen also had touchdown catches for the Chippewas.

Frank Zombo had 2 1/2 sacks to lead the Central Michigan defense, which held the Panthers to 83 yards rushing.

Central Michigan won its season opener for the first time since 2002.