Ohio 55, Akron 34
Associated Press
ATHENS, Ohio - Kurtis Rourke passed for three touchdowns, Sieh Bangura ran for three and added another receiving and Ohio beat Akron 55-34.
Rourke was an efficient 24-of-27 passing for 427 yards with Sam Wiglusz grabbing two TDs with a career-high 144 yards on seven catches including a 75-yarder for the game's first points and a lead the Bobcats (3-3, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) would keep. Jacoby Jones added a personal-best 121 yards receiving, also on seven receptions. Bangura had 90 yards on 16 carries.
Ohio led 28-13 at halftime. Akron got within seven on Clyde Price III's 4-yard run but Ohio followed with a Wiglusz's 30-yard TD catch, Bangura's 25-yard scoring catch and Jack McCrory's fumble return for a score to make it 48-20 heading into the fourth quarter.
DJ Irons completed 43 of 54 passes for a person-best 418 yards but no scores plus a late interception for the Zips (1-5, 0-2). He ran for one score. Shocky Jacques-Louis had a career-high 152 yards receiving and Daniel George 108, also a career best, on 11 receptions apiece. Price had three short touchdown runs.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Akron | Ohio |
| Ohio |
TD |
14:48 |
Sam Wiglusz 75 yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
0 |
7 |
| Ohio |
TD |
3:31 |
Nolan McCormick 8 yd run (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
0 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
Akron | Ohio |
| Akron |
FG |
13:26 |
Noah Perez 25 yd FG |
3 |
14 |
| Ohio |
TD |
9:29 |
Sieh Bangura 12 yd run (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
3 |
21 |
| Akron |
FG |
6:28 |
Noah Perez 42 yd FG |
6 |
21 |
| Akron |
TD |
0:45 |
DJ Irons 18 yd run (Noah Perez kick) |
13 |
21 |
| Ohio |
TD |
0:00 |
Sieh Bangura 1 yd run (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
13 |
28 |
| Third Quarter |
Akron | Ohio |
| Akron |
TD |
11:38 |
Clyde Price III 4 yd run (Noah Perez kick) |
20 |
28 |
| Ohio |
TD |
9:14 |
Sam Wiglusz 30 yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
20 |
35 |
| Ohio |
TD |
5:13 |
Sieh Bangura 25 yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (missed kick) |
20 |
41 |
| Ohio |
TD |
4:54 |
Jack McCrory 13 yd fumble return (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
20 |
48 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Akron | Ohio |
| Akron |
TD |
14:54 |
Clyde Price III 3 yd run (Noah Perez kick) |
27 |
48 |
| Akron |
TD |
5:24 |
Clyde Price III 1 yd run (Noah Perez kick) |
34 |
48 |
| Ohio |
TD |
3:08 |
Sieh Bangura 6 yd run (Nathanial Vakos kick) |
34 |
55 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Akron |
Ohio |
| First downs |
33 |
25 |
| Rushing |
5 |
7 |
| Passing |
25 |
17 |
| Penalty |
3 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-10, 30% |
2-7, 29% |
| 4th down efficiency |
3-4, 75% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
26-60 |
31-134 |
| Passing Yards |
418 |
427 |
| Return Yards |
123 |
87 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
43-54-1 |
24-27-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2--16 |
1--8 |
| Punts |
1 |
1 |
| Punts-Average |
21 |
37 |
| Fumbles Lost |
2-1 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
3-22 |
6-47 |
| Time of Possession |
32:24 |
27:36 |
| Akron Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Irons |
43 |
54 |
418 |
0 |
1 |
| Ohio Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| K. Rourke |
24 |
27 |
427 |
3 |
0 |
| Akron Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Price III |
14 |
39 |
2.8 |
3 |
| D. Irons |
8 |
23 |
2.9 |
1 |
| J. Norrils |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Ohio Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Bangura |
16 |
90 |
5.6 |
3 |
| K. Rourke |
4 |
32 |
8.0 |
0 |
| N. McCormick |
8 |
21 |
2.6 |
1 |
| Akron Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Jacques-Louis |
11 |
152 |
13.8 |
0 |
| D. George |
11 |
108 |
9.8 |
0 |
| T. Brank |
6 |
69 |
11.5 |
0 |
| A. Adams |
7 |
56 |
8.0 |
0 |
| C. Price III |
6 |
21 |
3.5 |
0 |
| T. Banks |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Ohio Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Wiglusz |
7 |
144 |
20.6 |
2 |
| J. Jones |
7 |
121 |
17.3 |
0 |
| M. Cross |
3 |
47 |
15.7 |
0 |
| W. Kacmarek |
2 |
40 |
20.0 |
0 |
| J. Bostic |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
0 |
| S. Bangura |
1 |
25 |
25.0 |
1 |
| N. McCormick |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| T. Foster |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Akron Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Ohio Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| K. Thompson |
1 |
0 |
| Akron Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| N. Gettman |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
| Ohio Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Wilson |
1 |
37 |
37.0 |
| Akron Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Jacques-Louis |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
| Ohio Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Akron Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Golden |
3 |
68 |
22.7 |
| B. Hester |
2 |
42 |
21.0 |
| S. Jacques-Louis |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| Ohio Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Wood |
5 |
88 |
17.6 |
| M. Cross |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| P. Cole |
0 |
-1 |
-∞ |
| Akron Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Ohio Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
