MAC Football Thursday Scoreboard
MAC Football Scoreboard:
Thursday, Oct. 27
Buffalo 41, Akron 20 Final
Ohio 31, Toledo 26 Final
Saturday, Oct. 29
Kent State at Central Michigan, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
Miami at Eastern Michigan, 3:30 pm ET (American Sports Network/ESPN3)
Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Departments
Buffalo 41, Akron 20
Box Score
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo senior running back Jordan Johnson rushed for a school-record 282 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the University at Buffalo football team to a 41-20 win over Akron at UB Stadium on Thursday night. Johnson broke a 25-year-old record held by Alan Bell who rushed for 266 yards against Duquesne in 1991.
Johnson spearheaded a rushing attack that finished with 378 yards on the ground – the most by a UB team in their FBS era (since 1999). Overall, the Bulls piled up a season-best 518 yards of total offense and their 41 points scored was also a season best.
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Ohio 31, Toledo 26
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Postgame Notes
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The Ohio Bobcats (6-3, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) beat Toledo (6-2, 3-1 MAC) 31-26 for the first time since 1988 behind Dorian Brown’s 212 yards on 29 carries and one touchdown. The victory made Ohio bowl eligible for the eighth-straight year.
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