MAC Football Scoreboard: Saturday, September 15
Indiana 38, Ball State 10 Final
No. 11 Penn State 63, Kent State 10 Final
No. 21 Miami (Fla.) 49, Toledo 24 Final
NIU 24, Central Michigan 16 Final
Minnesota 26, Miami 3 Final
Bowling Green 42, Eastern Kentucky 35 Final
Virginia 45, Ohio 31 Final
Buffalo 35, Eastern Michigan 28 Final
Western Michigan 68, Delaware State 0 Final
Akron 39, Northwestern 34 Final
Game stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Departments
Akron 39, Northwestern 34
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Akron Zips used three defensive touchdowns in the second half to turn a 21-3 halftime deficit into a 39-34 win at Northwestern on Saturday night at Ryan Field. For the Zips, this marked the program's first ever win over a Big Ten opponent at the FBS level. Technically, Akron, formerly Buchtel College back in 1894 defeated Ohio State, 12-6.
Whatever Zips' head coach Terry Bowden said to the team at halftime worked as the Akron offense nearly doubled its yardage output in the third quarter. The Zips only managed to gain 123 yards of total offense in the first half, but the next 30 minutes proved to be the game changer.
Akron put up 213 yards of total offense alone in the third quarter, starting with the initial drive. The Zips opened the final 30 minutes with a nine-play, 68-yard drive that ended on the foot of senior P Nick Gasser. Senior WR Kwadarrius Smith caught two passes during the run, worth 11 yards and 40 yards, from sophomore QB Kato Nelson. Akron trailed 21-6 at that point, but not for long.
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Indiana 38, Ball State 10
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Ball State football team struggled to sustain drives and to contain a balanced Indiana attack Saturday in a 38-10 loss at Memorial Stadium. The Cardinals (1-2) ran for 204 yards, led by James Gilbert's 89, but threw for only 143. Indiana (3-0) topped the 200-yard mark on the ground and through the air. Third-down conversions were the name of the game for Ball State, offensively. The Cardinals converted their first one of the day and didn't make another one until quarterback Riley Neal scrambled to get to the sticks with 3:00 left in the third quarter.
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No. 21 Miami (Fla.) 49, Toledo 24
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TOLEDO, Ohio -- Toledo junior quarterback Mitchell Guadagni's arm and legs kept Toledo in the game in its matchup with No. 21 Miami (Fla.) but ultimately the Rockets could not keep up the pace, falling to the Hurricanes, 49-24, before a sell-out crowd of 28,117 at the Glass Bowl on Saturday. After a slow start, Guadagni threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, and also extended drives by running the ball. He rallied the Rockets from a 21-0 deficit in the first half to make it a close game before Miami pulled away in the fourth quarter. Guadagni hit junior wide receiver Diontae Johnson with a 40-yard TD to cut the lead to 28-21 with 7:39 to play in the third quarter. But the Hurricanes answered with four consecutive touchdowns to put the game away. Johnson led all receivers with six receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
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No. 11 Penn State 63, Kent State 10
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No. 11 Penn State continued its trend of putting up points in bunches with a 63-10 home victory Saturday over Kent State. The Golden Flashes remained competitive for the better part of two quarters at Beaver Stadium, before the Nittany Lions began to pull away. Penn State opened up the scoring when a roughing the kicker penalty negated a punt and set up a 40-touchdown pass from Trace McSorley to DeAndre Thompkins. The Flashes committed three, 15-yard penalties in the opening half. Kent State responded on its opening drive when junior Mike Carrigan caught a 47-yard strike from Woody Barrett to tie the game at 7-7. Carrigan sprinted down the left sideline for his second touchdown of the year and fifth of his career. Barrett now has a TD toss in each of his three games.
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Minnesota 26, Miami 3
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Miami University football team dropped a 26-3 decision to Big Ten foe Minnesota Saturday on a hot afternoon inside TCF Bank Stadium. The RedHawks fall to 0-3 on the season while the Golden Gophers improve to 3-0. After Miami was unable to get the offense going on its first drive of the game, the Gophers got on the board first with a 13-play touchdown drive. The next RedHawk drive saw the ball come free as Gus Raglanddropped back to pass, with the Gophers recovering. Minnesota would be unable to convert, however, as the Miami defense held strong and kept the score at 7-0 going into the second quarter.
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NIU 24, Central Michigan 16
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DeKALB, Ill. -- NIU sophomore quarterback Marcus Childers had three touchdown passes while sophomore Tre Harbison rushed for 124 yards as the NIU Huskies held on for a 24-16 victory over Central Michigan in the MAC opener on Saturday afternoon at Huskie Stadium. The Chippewas (0-3, 0-1 MAC) were driving in the final minute looking for a game-tying score when redshirt freshman linebacker Vinny Labus intercepted a deflected pass inside the 10-yard line to secure the victory for the Huskies.
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Bowling Green 42, Eastern Kentucky 35
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Bowling Green earned their first taste of victory in 2018 with a thrilling 42-35 decision over Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday at Doyt L. Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. The contest was the second of three consecutive home games for the Falcons. Sophomore quarterback Jarret Doege tied his career-high by tossing four touchdown passes and registered his seventh consecutive game with multiple scoring tosses. Doege and an opportunistic defense helped BGSU overcome a 14-0 first quarter deficit with 21 straight second quarter points. The Falcons trailed again 35-34 in the second half but rebounded with Doege's final touchdown throw, which scored the only points of the fourth quarter.
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Virginia 45, Ohio 31
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Ohio football team (1-1) fell to Virginia (2-1), 45-31, today at Vanderbilt Stadium. The Bobcats battled back from a 35-7 second-quarter deficit to make it a 10-point game with just over nine minutes to play but could not quite complete the comeback. Redshirt senior wide receiver Papi White posted his third-straight game with at least 100 yards receiving, hauling in six catches for 131 yards and a touchdown. Redshirt senior running back Maleek Irons scored a pair of one-yard touchdowns. Junior quarterback Nathan Rourke finished 16-of-31 for 246 yards and two touchdown passes and added a team-high 72 rushing yards.
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Buffalo 35, Eastern Michigan 28
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo prevailed in an exciting 35-28 win over Eastern Michigan at UB Stadium on Saturday night. The Bulls beat a 2-0 Eastern Michigan team to improve to 3-0 on the season for the first time since 1983. Quarterback Tyree Jackson had arguably the best game of his career, going 21-of-26 for 325 yards and three touchdowns. His favorite target was K.J. Osborn who had seven receptions for 188 yards and three scores. Two of Osborn's three touchdowns were 70 yards or longer. The Bulls jumped out to a 14-0 lead, scoring touchdowns on each of their first two drives. Following a 45-yard completion from Jackson the Anthony Johnson, Kevin Marks punched it in from 1-yard out to put the Bulls on the board. Osborn's first touchdown was an 8-yarder that extended the UB lead to 14-0.
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Western Michigan 68, Delaware State 0
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- On the 27th annual CommUniverCity night at Waldo Stadium, Western Michigan football had seven different players register a touchdown en route to 68-0 shutout of Delaware State. Western Michigan's defense held Delaware State to just eight yards passing and 127 yards of total offense. The Broncos forced three fumbles, recovering two, one for a touchdown. The 68-0 victory was Western Michigan's largest margin of victory during the modern football era. The shutout was the Broncos' first since defeating Buffalo, 38-0 on Nov. 19, 2016.
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