Tuesday's MAC Football Results
Ohio 24, Akron 10
Kent State 62, Bowling Green 24
Buffalo 42, Miami 10
Stories Courtesy of the Associated Press
Ohio 24, Akron 10
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- De'Montre Tuggle rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns to help Ohio beat Akron 24-10 on Tuesday night.
Ohio (1-1, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) has won 12 of the last 13 meetings in the series. Akron (0-2, 0-2) has lost 19 straight games.
Tuggle, who had 239 all-purpose yards in a 30-27 loss to Central Michigan last week, scored on a 9-yard run on the sixth play for Ohio's second straight game with a TD on its opening possession. He added a 1-yard score with 2:02 remaining, capping a nine-play drive, in the fourth quarter.
Kurtis Rourke passed for 92 yards for Ohio, and Shane Hooks made four catches for 73 yards. Keye Thompson and Jett Elad each made a second-half interception - both leading to missed field goals.
Zach Gibson threw for 218 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Akron. Teon Dollard had 165 yards rushing on 22 carries.
Kent State 62, Bowling Green 24
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) -- Dustin Crum passed for four touchdowns in the first half and Kent State cruised past Bowling Green 62-24 on a rainy Tuesday night.
Crum was 16 of 21 for 254 yards in the first half, and finished with 18 completions for 271 yards and a career-high-tying four scores. He also carried it 10 times for 25 yards.
Bryan Bradford added 113 yards on the ground for Kent State (2-0, 2-0 Mid-American Conference), which has won two straight to open a season for the first time since 1988. Marquez Cooper had two rushing touchdowns, and Isaiah McKoy and Ja'Shaun Poke each had two receiving scores.
Kent State scored 35 unanswered points, including four touchdowns in the second quarter, for a 38-10 halftime lead. It was Kent State's most first-half points since 2015.
Matt McDonald was just 6-of-20 passing for 105 yards for Bowling Green (0-2, 0-2). Terion Stewart rushed for 162 yards and two fourth-quarter TDs.
Buffalo 42, Miami 10
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Kyle Vantrease passed for 353 yards and four touchdowns, Jaret Patterson rushed for two scores and Buffalo beat Miami 42-10 on Tuesday night.
Vantrease had two scoring plays over 75 yards. Trevor Wilson caught a deep ball and raced 78 yards for his first career TD and a 14-0 lead.
Vantrease connected with Antonio Nunn for 82 yards as Buffalo scored 28 straight points in the second half.
Kevin Marks Jr. had a team-high 109 yards rushing on 16 carries for Buffalo (2-0, 2-0 Mid-American Conference). Patterson rushed 20 times for 73 yards, becoming the fastest running back to reach 3,000 career yards in program history.
Jovany Ruiz and Zac Lefebvre also had receiving touchdowns for Buffalo.
AJ Mayer was 7-of-25 passing for 116 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Miami (1-1, 1-1). Jalen Walker scored on a 33-yard reception to get within 14-7 at the end of the second quarter.