AKRON ZIPS
GAME RECAPS
Oct. 2, 2010 - Akron, Ohio
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Akron (0-6, 0-2 MAC) Kent State (2-3, 1-1 MAC)
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AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron football team suffered a 50-14 defeat to MidAmerican Conference West Division favorite Northern Illinois on rainy Saturday night at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field.
KENT, Ohio - The University of Akron football team fell 28-17 to Mid-American Conference East Division foe and neighborhood rival Kent State on Saturday at Dix Stadium.
Senior running back Alex Allen rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns in the losing effort for UA. Akron took a 7-3 lead midway through the first quarter after Allen punched the ball in on a 1-yard carry. But NIU answered with 26 unanswered points to take a 29-7 lead into the locker room at halftime and never looked back.
PASSING: Northern Illinois-HARNISH, Chand 16-20-0-281; LYNCH, Jordan 1-2-0-11. Akron-NICELY, Patrick 14-26-1-128; RODGERS, Matt 0-1-1-0. RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-MOORE, Martel 6-85; PALMER, Nathan 3-65; CLARK, Willie 3-46; COX, Landon 2-58; SCHEPLER, Jason 1-20; GROENIGER, Nick 1-11; ASHFORD, Perez 1-7. Akron-LaFRANCE, J. 5-57; CARTER, Jalil 3-34; SCONIERS, Keith 3-29; ALLEN, Alex 2-10; BURNEY, Nate 1-minus 2.
With the defeat, the Zips dropped to 0-6 overall and 0-2 in MAC play, while the Golden Flashes improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference standings. The loss ended a three-game UA winning streak in the all-time series with KSU, and the Golden Flashes regained possession of the coveted Wagon Wheel. Alex Allen led the Zips with 51 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown, his team-leading sixth of the season. Jeremy LaFrance added a 10-yard score on a fake field goal to go along with 75 yards receiving on six catches. Allen’s two-yard run gave Akron an early 7-0 lead, capping its second drive of the day. That score was set up by a roughing the passer call on Kent State on third-and-4 and a 34-yard sprint by Jalil Carter. Akron forced a Kent State punt to open the third quarter and drove 71 yards on 12 plays to close within 21-17 with 5:47 on the clock. LaFrance scored on the ground from 10 yards out on a fake field goal, acting as the holder. The Zips’ drive was kept alive thanks to a facemask penalty by KSU on third-and-27, resulting in an automatic first down. SCORING SUMMARY: 1st 08:38 AKRON - ALLEN, Alex 2 yd run (IVELJIC, Igor kick) 7 plays, 89 yards, TOP 2:52 7-0 03:46 KSU - WOLLET, Luke 12 yd interception return (CORTEZ, Freddy kick) 7-7 2nd 08:39 KSU - GOODE, Tyshon 8 yd pass from KEITH, Spencer (CORTEZ kick) 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:55 7 - 14 02:06 KSU - TERRY, Jacquise 6 yd run (CORTEZ, Freddy kick) 12 plays, 90 yards, TOP 4:45 7 - 21 00:01 AKRON - IVELJIC, Igor 41 yd field goal 9 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:59 10 - 21 3rd 05:47 AKRON - LaFRANCE, J. 10 yd run (IVELJIC, Igor kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:12 17 - 21 4th 03:08 KSU - BATTON, Luke 0 yd fumble recovery (CORTEZ, Freddy kick) 17 - 28 AKRON KSU FIRST DOWNS 18 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-62 32-75 PASSING YDS (NET) 133 186 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-16-3 34-17-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-195 66-261 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-5 4-35 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-87 4-53 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-12 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-45.9 9-41.2 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-0 Penalties-Yards 10-65 13-125 Possession Time 32:47 27:13 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 4 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 7-56 RUSHING: Akron-ALLEN, Alex 14-51; CARTER, Jalil 1-34; BURNEY, Nate 7-19; LaFRANCE, J. 1-10; RUSSELL, A. 1-7; NICELY, Patrick 11-minus 59. Kent State-TERRY, Jacquise 21-69; KEITH, Spencer 5-17; ARCHER, Dri 4-minus 5; TEAM 2-minus 6. PASSING: Akron-NICELY, Patrick 16-33-3-133. Kent State-KEITH, Spencer 17-34-0-186. RECEIVING: Akron-LaFRANCE, J. 6-75; CARTER, Jalil 2-16; HALL, Richard 2-11; BAILEY, Austin 2-9; PRIDE, Gary 2-8; ALLEN, Alex 1-9; BURNEY, Nate 1-5. Kent State-KIRKLAND, Sam 5-109; GOODE, Tyshon 3-26; ARCHER, Dri 3-1; GILBERT, Chris 2-23; THOMPSON, J. 2-11; TERRY, Jacquise 1-11; MULDROW, L. 1-5.
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RECORDS
RUSHING: Northern Illinois-SPANN, Chad 16-84; CRIDER, Ricky 11-63; BELL, Cameron 8-42; HOPKINS, Jasmin 5-29; HARNISH, Chand 5-9; LYNCH, Jordan 2-1. Akron-ALLEN, Alex 14-99; BURNEY, Nate 8-31; BOWERS, Giorgio 1-1; NICELY, Patrick 4-minus 2.
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2010 REVIEW
NIU AKRON FIRST DOWNS 26 11 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-228 27-129 PASSING YDS (NET 292 128 Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-17-0 27-14-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-520 54-257 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards. 3-81 9-176 Interception Returns-Yards 2-37 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 1-28.0 7-36.4 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 2-20 5-67 Possession Time 31:55 24:08 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 14 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 2-7
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SCORING SUMMARY: 1st 11:52 NIU - CKLAMOVSKI, M 27 yd field goal 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:08 3-0 07:50 AKRON - ALLEN, Alex 1 yd run (IVELJIC, Igor kick) 4 plays, 11 yards, TOP 2:03 3-7 02:49 NIU - CKLAMOVSKI, M 27 yd field goal 10 plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:55 6-7 2nd 13:36 NIU - CKLAMOVSKI, M 43 yd field goal 8 plays, 41 yards, TOP 3:08 9-7 04:32 NIU - SPANN, Chad 3 yd run (CKLAMOVSKI, M kick) 10 plays, 93 yards, TOP 5:01 16 - 7 01:04 NIU - CLARK, Willie 7 yd pass from HARNISH (CKLAMOVSKI kick failed) 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:43 22 - 7 00:48 NIU - BUTLER, Devon 26 yd interception return (CKLAMOVSKI, M kick) 29 - 7 3rd 13:48 AKRON - ALLEN, Alex 1 yd run (IVELJIC, Igor kick) 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:05 29 - 14 09:38 NIU - CLARK, Willie 16 yd pass from HARNISH (CKLAMOVSKI, M kick) 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:00 36 - 14 06:07 NIU - PALMER, Nathan 58 yd pass from HARNISH (CKLAMOVSKI, M kick) 4 plays, 85 yards, TOP 2:04 43 - 14 4th 14:52 NIU - CRIDER, Ricky 20 yd run (CKLAMOVSKI, M kick) 5 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:25 50 - 14
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STUDENT-ATHLETES
The Zips made one last push, cutting into the deficit on their first offensive series of the second half. Allen sparked the drive with a career-long, 74-yard rush up the middle to the NIU 1-yard line and found the end zone two plays later to make it 29-14. Allen’s long spurt was the 18th-longest rush from scrimmage in UA history.
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AKRON FOOTBALL
Oct. 9, 2010 - Kent, Ohio
Northern Illinois (3-2, 1-0 MAC) 6 23 14 7 50 Akron (0-4, 0-1 MAC) 7 0 7 0 14