{"id":447727,"date":"2026-08-30T03:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T03:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/447727\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T03:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T03:16:12","slug":"noah-kim-leads-eastern-michigan-past-sacramento-state-for-500th-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/447727\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah Kim leads Eastern Michigan past Sacramento State for 500th win"},"content":{"rendered":"

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Noah Kim threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Eastern Michigan<\/a> past Sacramento State<\/a> 28-17 in a season and Mid-American Conference opener on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The win marked the Eagles\u2019 500th victory as they opened their 135th season.<\/p>\n

The game was Sacramento State\u2019s debut in the Football Bowl Subdivision and the first for Alonzo Carter as their head coach. The Hornets are a MAC member in football and have joined the Big West Conference in all other sports.<\/p>\n

Kim completed 27 of 38 passes for 279 yards. Sacramento State’s Carson Conklin went 25-for-46 for 221 yards and was intercepted once.<\/p>\n

Although the first quarter was scoreless, the Eagles had driven to the Sac State 6-yard line at the end of the period. At the other end of the field, they finished off their nine-play, 79-yard drive after Kim scored on a 5-yard run.<\/p>\n

Kim’s 40-yard scoring pass to Santonyo Isaac made it 14-3, and a 7-yard run by Braydon Bennett made it 21-3 with five minutes left in the first half. Kim fumbled while being sacked by Fata Puloka later in the quarter, though, and Xavier Williams returned it 29 yards for a Hornets touchdown.<\/p>\n

Eastern Michigan led 21-10 at halftime, and Kim’s 31-yard strike to Nick Devereaux made it 28-10 early in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Isaiah Ene’s 37-yard run was the highlight of a 75-yard touchdown drive that got the Hornets within 28-17, but Conklin was intercepted by Jason Marshall deep in EMU territory on Sacramento State’s only remaining possession.<\/p>\n

Eastern Michigan: The Eagles host San Jose State on Friday.<\/p>\n

Sacramento State: The Hornets host Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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