MAC Football Scoreboard: Saturday, October 13
Buffalo 24, Akron 6 Final
Eastern Michigan 28, Toledo 26 Final
Miami 31, Kent State 6 Final
Ball State 24, Central Michigan 23 Final
Western Michigan 42, Bowling Green 35 Final
NIU 24, Ohio 21 Final
Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Departments
Buffalo 24, Akron 6
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo used its finest defensive effort of the season to defeat Akron, 24-6, at UB Stadium on Saturday afternoon in front of a homecoming crowd of nearly 20,000. It was the Bulls' sixth win of the season, making them bowl eligible for just the fourth time in program history. Buffalo allowed only 235 yards of total offense, its lowest total allowed since allowing 223 yards against Colgate in last season's home opener. The Bulls held their opponent out of the endzone for the first time since the 2013 campaign.
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Eastern Michigan 28, Toledo 26
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YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Eastern Michigan junior Freddie McGee III poked away a two-point conversion pass in the back of the end zone, as Eastern Michigan held off Toledo, 28-26, on Saturday, Oct. 13, at Rynearson Stadium. Toledo (3-3, 1-1 MAC) trailed 28-3 at halftime, but held Eastern Michigan (3-4, 1-3 MAC) scoreless in the second half while posting 20 fourth quarter points. Eastern Michigan had a chance to salt the game away, but was held short on a 4th-and-1 near midfield with less than two minutes to go. Toledo marched the ball inside the nine, but Eastern Michigan's defense stood up to the challenge to force a critical 4th-and-goal with 26 ticks remaining. Toledo's Mitchell Guadagni escaped from a collapsing pocket to score from the 10, making it 28-26 with 20 seconds remaining, but his pass to Bryce Mitchell, crossing in the back of the end zone, was poked away by McGee for Eastern Michigan's first victory over Toledo since 2006.
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Miami 31, Kent State 6
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OXFORD, Ohio -- A dominant defense and balanced rushing effort guided the Miami football team to a decisive 31-6 victory over Kent State on Saturday. Miami (3-4, 3-1 Mid-American) took a shutout into the final minute and finished with a season-high 295 yards on the ground. Miami nearly doubled up Kent State in total yards (504-274) with a wide advantage in rushing (295-125). Four different RedHawks rushed for at least 50 yards on the day, led by Young's 90.
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Ball State 24, Central Michigan 23
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MT. PLEASANT, Mich. -- Ball State scored on its final three possessions and held Central Michigan to three second-half points Saturday in a 24-23, come-from-behind victory at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Morgan Hagee connected on the game-winning field goal in the final minute as the Cardinals (3-4, 2-1 MAC) snapped a six-game MAC road losing streak. Quarterback Riley Neal accounted for three touchdowns as Ball State won for the fifth time in its past six trips to Mount Pleasant. Three times in the first six games this season, Ball State found itself trailing by one score on its final possession. And three times, the Cardinals were unable to produce points.
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NIU 24, Ohio 21
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DeKALB, Ill. -- Northern Illinois overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to pull out a 24-21 Homecoming victory over Ohio Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Trailing 21-9 after Ohio scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nathan Rourke to Connor Brown on the final play of the third quarter, NIU scored a pair of touchdowns, including a two-point conversion by left tackle Max Scharping, to earn its fourth Mid-American Conference win of the season.
NIU (4-3 overall, 4-0 MAC) closed the gap to 21-16 with a 12-play, 77-yard drive to start the fourth period. Quarterback Marcus Childers, who rushed for a career- and team season high 169 yards on 23 carries in the game, went the final 10 yards for the touchdown. The biggest play on the drive came on fourth down and three from the Ohio 34, when Childers hit D.J. Brown for 11 yards to extend the drive, and the Huskies scored four plays later.
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Western Michigan 42, Bowling Green 35
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Western Michigan scored five second half touchdowns to overcome a 21-7 halftime deficit, defeating Bowling Green on the road, 42-35, Saturday, Oct. 13. The win was the Broncos' fifth in a row, as the team improves to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the MAC. Running backs Jamauri Bogan and LeVante Bellamy led the Western Michigan ground game which totaled 199 of its 283 yards rushing in the second half. Bogan scored four of the team's six touchdowns for his third four-touchdown performance of his career. Bellamy ran for a season-high 145 yards off on 24 carries, coming four yards shy of his career high. Bellamy had just 34 yards on seven carries in the first half before exploding for 111 yards on 14 carries in the second half.
The Bronco defense allowed 511 yards but came up with big plays down the stretch. Western Michigan forced four Falcon turnovers on two fumbles and two interceptions. Both of the fumble recoveries were converted to touchdowns. Western Michigan quarterback Jon Wassink completed 22 passes on 37 attempts, totaling 286 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed for a career-high 40 yards.
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