That was frustrating because the defense was playing well." Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"  This game was the first and so far, the only occasion on which a team from an AQ conference played at Rynearson Stadium. Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"  Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"  Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"  Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"  Following the 38–10 loss to Central Michigan, EMU's eight consecutive loss, Jeff Woodruff, who had compiled a 9–34 record in 3 seasons, was fired on November 3. Running backs coach Al Lavan was named the interim coach while the school conducted a national search for the new permanent coach. Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"  In Al Lavan's first game as interim head coach, the Eagles snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 19–13 win over Central Florida. After the two offenses combined for 20 second-quarter points, neither offense scored in the second half of the game. Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"  With a win over Ball State, the Eagles achieved back-to-back wins over Division I-A opponents for the first time in more than three years; they had last done this in November 2000, in Jeff Woodruff's first season as head coach. Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"  Scoring summary  "1st Quarter"  "2nd Quarter"  "3rd Quarter"  "4th Quarter"