The University of Akron Athletics
University of Akron
1-4 , 0-1
Ohio
3-2 , 1-0
Akron Falls at Ohio in League Opener
September 28 | Football
ATHENS, Ohio --Akron fell 30-10 to Ohio at Peden Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Zips offense was led by redshirt junior Ben Finley's 196 passing yards (25-38-2) that featured a 17-yard strike to redshirt sophomore Jake Newell for a touchdown.
Sophomore Adrian Norton led the receiving corps with five receptions for 59 yards while Newell hauled in eight passes for 44 yards and the Zips lone touchdown. Junior Bobby Golden added five catches for 49 yards. AkronÂ
The defense was led by junior Bryan McCoy's 14 tackles while redshirt juniors Justin Anderson and Darrian Lewis each had eight. Akron forced three fumbles on the day against the Bobcats, with senior Paul Lewis III, redshirt senior Kabbash Richards and redshirt junior Aman Greenwood each forcing one. Redshirt freshman Marcus Moore, Jr. and redshirt junior Malcom DeWalt IV recovered two of the three fumbles (one each). Richards and senior Bennett Adler were able to get to Ohio's quarterback with the pair each recording one sack. Adler recorded a nine yard loss, while posted a five yard loss. Akron also registeredÂ
Akron's defense recorded a season-high 85Â tackles in the loss.
The Bobcats improved to 3-2 on the year and 1-0 in the Mid-American Conference, while the Zips fell to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in league play..
Akron scored first and took a 3-0 lead with 6:42 remaining in the first quarter on a 49-yard field goal from redshirt junior Garrison Smith. Ohio responded and went ahead 7-3 before the Zips got on the scoreboard again on a 17-yard touchdown reception from Finley to Newell to jump back ahead 10-7. Akron didn't score again in the game and Ohio tacked on 23 more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes» The Zips had three players with more than eight tackles, led by McCoy, who had 14.
» Senior Avery Book punted seven times for the Zips with an average of 47.3 yards per punt while pinning the Bobcats inside their own 20 two times.
» The Zips racked up eight tackles for loss and added two sacks.
» Finley completed 65.8% of his passes on the day, going 25-for-38.
» Finley has thrown at least one touchdown in the past four games.
» Akron has recorded 70 or more tackles three times this season (85 at Ohio, 75 at South Carolina, 71 at Rutgers).
» The Zips have had a player record 10 or more tackles in three games this season.
» Adler has recorded a sack in back-to-back games.
What's Next?
The Zips return to InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field when they host Bowling Green on October 5 at 3:30 p.m. on Homecoming.
Team Stats
AKR 3, OHI 0
AKR - Smith,Garrison 49 yd field goal 11 plays, 54 yards, TOP 05:38
AKR 3, OHI 7
OHI - Williams,Mason 0 yd run (Spetic,Gianni kick), 4 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:02
AKR 10, OHI 7
AKR - Newell,Jake 17 yd pass from Finley,Ben (Smith,Garrison kick) 3 plays, 31 yards, TOP 00:40
AKR 10, OHI 14
OHI - Owen,Coleman 18 yd pass from Navarro,Parker (Spetic,Gianni kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:03
AKR 10, OHI 16
OHI - Walker-Burgess,Marcel 0 yd safety
AKR 10, OHI 23
OHI - Owen,Coleman 75 yd pass from Navarro,Parker (Spetic,Gianni kick) 2 plays, 73 yards, TOP 00:42
AKR 10, OHI 30
OHI - Navarro,Parker 3 yd run (Spetic,Gianni kick), 10 plays, 85 yards, TOP 05:30
