Tuesday's MAC Football Results
Western Michigan 42, Akron 14
Bowling Green 33, Kent State 28
Miami 34, Ohio 17
Stories courtesy of the Associated Press
Western Michigan 42, Akron 14
Boxscore
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jalen Buckley dashed for 121 yards and two touchdowns, Cole Cabana added 107 rushing yards and a score, and Western Michigan defeated Akron 42-14 on Tuesday night.
The Broncos (7-3, 5-1 MAC) opened their mid-week MACtion slate in convincing fashion, out-gaining Akron 566-233 and holding possession for nearly 43 minutes of clock.
Broc Lowry completed all 15 of his passing attempts for 149 yards and a score, and Mason Reynolds was 7-for-8 passing for 57 yards and two touchdowns.
Western Michigan scored on three straight drives in the first half, as Nate Levicki caught a 3-yard score and Cole Cabana broke free for an 82-yard dash to the end zone to complete a 98-yard drive. Buckley punched it in from the 1-yard line to send WMU into halftime up 21-7.
Buckley added his second on a 35-yard rush in the third, Keivin Boone-Nelson caught a 20-yarder, and Levicki caught his second score for 10 yards to round out the scoring.
Cibastian Broughton threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns for the Zips (1-9, 0-6 MAC).
Bowling Green 33, Kent State 28
Boxscore
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Austin Novosad threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start, and Nakai Amachree scored twice as Bowling Green rallied past Kent State 33-28 on Tuesday night.
The Falcons (3-7, 3-3 MAC) trailed 28-27 after Kent State’s Dru DeShields scored on a 25-yard run with 2:00 remaining, but Amachree answered nine seconds later with a 48-yard touchdown run to put Bowling Green back in front.
Amachree finished with 110 yards rushing on 19 carries and added three catches for 87 yards. His 70-yard touchdown reception from Novosad opened the scoring in the first quarter.
Novosad completed 15 of 25 passes without an interception. He connected with Eli Jacon-Duffy for a 23-yard touchdown late in the second quarter and Blane Cleaver for a 1-yard score in the third.
Bowling Green led 17-14 at halftime and extended the advantage to 27-14 before Kent State rallied with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
DeShields threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 35 yards and two more scores for Kent State (3-7, 2-4). Wayne Harris caught eight passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns, while Da’Realyst Clark had five catches for 107 yards.
Travis Kenner made field goals of 46 and 38 yards for Bowling Green.
Miami 34, Ohio 17
Boxscore
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Miami scored 34 unanswered points behind true freshman quarterback Drew Bellisari in his first collegiate game, and the RedHawks spotted Ohio 17 points before ending the Bobcats’ six-game win streak with a 34-17 victory on Tuesday night.
Freshman kicker Brady Stidham’s 36-yard field goal tied it 17-all just 44 seconds into the fourth quarter, and his 25-yarder gave the RedHawks the lead for good with 3:55 to go.
Nick Poulos fumbled on fourth down, and Malcolm McCain recovered. D’Shawntae Jones ran 48 yards for a touchdown on the next play to seal the victory.
Poulos followed with his first interception of the season and Amariyun Knighten returned it 58 yards for a touchdown for the finishing touch. McCain led the RedHawks with 11 tackles.
Ohio (7-3, 5-1 MAC) led 17-0 late in the second quarter on Poulos’ 8-yard touchdown pass to Riley Neer; a 1-yard scoring plunge by Duncan Brune, and Brack Peacock’s short field goal.
Miami (6-4, 4-2 MAC) didn’t get anything going until Bellisari replaced an injured Caleb Heavner late in the second quarter — the third RedHawks quarterback to go down this season.
Bellisari’s first pass was a 13-yard completion to Braylon Isom and the two connected again for a 17-yard gain to set up first-and-goal. The Redhawks lost 5 yards for a false start before scoring on a trick play — wide receiver Scoop Smith 15-yard toss to Maleek Huggins — to cut it to 17-7 at halftime.
Bellisari directed an eight-play, 69-yard drive with Jones running it in from a yard out for the only score of the third quarter and the RedHawks trailed 17-14.
Bellisari completed 8 of 15 passes for 99 yards and rushed three times for 64 more. Jones finished with 115 yards on 18 carries.
Poulos had 193 yards on 20-for-39 passing and rushed for 68 on 17 carries.
