MAC Football Final Scoreboard:
Saturday, October 21:
Toledo 48, Akron 21
Ohio 48, Kent State 3
NIU 48, Bowling Green 17
Western Michigan 20, Eastern Michigan 17 (OT)
Miami 24, Buffalo 14
Central Michigan 56, Ball State 9
Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Departments
Toledo 48, Akron 21
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TOLEDO, Ohio -- Toledo senior quarterback Logan Woodside threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns, including three in the first quarter, to lead Toledo to a 48-21 victory over Akron at the Glass Bowl on Saturday afternoon. Woodside, who completed 17-of-24 passes, hit 10 different receivers on the day. Junior Jon'Vea Johnson led the way with five catches and two scores. Senior Terry Swanson led the ground attack with 123 yards on 20 carries.
Toledo's defense held Akron to just 333 yards of total offense, including just 119 in the first half when Toledo held a 24-7 lead. The Zips, who had just 42 yards rushing on 24 attempts, never got any closer as the Rockets scored two more times in the third quarter to take an insurmountable 38-7 lead. Sophomore safety Kahlil Robinson led Toledo with nine tackles. Junior defensive end Olasunkanmi Adeniyi had four tackles, a tackle for loss and two QB hurries.
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Ohio 48, Kent State 3
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ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio running back Dorian Brown ran for a touchdown and broke 100 yards for the first time this season and quarterback Nathan Rourke passed for two touchdowns and Ohio defeated Kent State 48-3 on Saturday at Peden Stadium. Brown, a redshirt senior running back, finished with 108 yards on 13 carries, the highlight being a 39-yard touchdown run up the middle late in the third quarter. Starting his fifth game at Ohio (6-2, 3-1 MAC), sophomore quarterback Rourke ran for a touchdown in the first half, his 13th rushing touchdown of the year. But the dual-threat quarterback shined throwing the ball, finishing 8 of 17 for 132 yards to balance the offense. His two touchdown passes both went to redshirt senior tight end Mason Morgan.
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NIU 48, Bowling Green 17
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Northern Illinois put together its most complete performance of the year, defeating Bowling Green 48-17 Saturday at Doyt Perry Stadium. The win improved NIU's record to 3-0 in the MAC and 5-2 overall as NIU moved within one win of bowl eligibility. Bowling Green fell to 1-7, 1-3 in the MAC. NIU has now won 23 of its last 24 regular season meetings with MAC East Division opponents after collecting wins over Kent State, Buffalo and Bowling Green in the last three weeks. In his second career start, freshman quarterback Marcus Childers accounted for 312 yards of total offense, passing for career high 239 yards on 21-of-33 passing and rushing for 73 yards on 19 carries. Childers threw three touchdown passes, including a career-long 73-yard scoring pass to Chad Beebe, and was not intercepted.
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Western Michigan 20, Eastern Michigan 17 (OT)
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YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Western Michigan improved to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the Mid-American Conference with a 20-17 overtime win on the road at Eastern Michigan Saturday. After missing what would have been a game-winning 37-yard field goal at the end of regulation freshman Josh Grant got a shot at redemption and nailed a 21-yarder through the goalposts in overtime. Switching over to defense up 20-17 in overtime the Broncos were called for a pair of penalties that helped Eastern Michigan (2-5, 0-3 MAC) reach the two before Caleb Bailey and Robert Spillane stuffed EMU on back-to-back tackles. Eagles' kicker Paulie Fricano's field goal try just shaved the outside of the right goalpost, cementing Western Michigan's win.
Western Michigan senior running back Jarvion Franklin had his third straight 100-yard rushing game with 104 yards on 24 carries. He became Western Michigan's all-time career rusher with 4,281 yards, breaking Robert Sanford's previous record of 4,219. Franklin had a 7-yard touchdown run that put WMU up 17-10 in the third quarter for his 52nd career TD. The touchdown followed an interception deep down the field by the Broncos' Sam Beal.
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Miami 24, Buffalo 14
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OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami running back Kenny Young enjoyed a career day while the Miami defense allowed just 271 yards as the RedHawks topped Buffalo 24-14 at Yager Stadium on Saturday. Saturday's win snaps Miami's (3-5, 2-2 Mid-American) three-game skid while evening its MAC record. The RedHawks aired it out on the first play with Billy Bahl hitting James Gardnerover the top for a 57 yard gain into Bull territory.
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Central Michigan 56, Ball State 9
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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Central Michigan football coach John Bonamego said his team re-committed itself to the run this week in practice. The Chippewas rushed for a season-high 256 yards in dominating Ball State, 56-9, to spoil the Cardinals’ homecoming at Scheumann Stadium on Saturday. The win lifted the Chippewas to 4-4, 2-2 in the Mid-American Conference and it came one week after a 30-10 loss at home to Toledo, during which CMU was held to a season-low 62 yards on the ground. Ball State is 2-5, 0-3. Jonathan Ward ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries to lead the CMU ground game, which was perfectly complemented by an efficient aerial attack triggered by quarterback Shane Morris.
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