MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE roundup Saturday’s games

Bowling Green 36, Kent State 35

KENT — Tyler Sheehan scored a 9-yard touchdown run with 5 seconds to go to lift Bowling Green past Kent State 36-35 on Saturday. While Sheehan clinched the game on a run, he led the Falcons (2-4, 1-1 Mid-American) with his arm. Sheehan was 44-for-63 with 505 yards, the most allowed by Kent State, and four touchdowns, setting school records for completions, attempts and passing yards. Freddie Barnes set school records with 22 receptions and 278 receiving yards, and scored on catches of 2, 8 and 45 yards. Bowling Green trailed 35-23 with 12:08 left to play before scoring twice in the final 4:29. Barnes cut the lead to 35-30 on a 45-yard touchdown catch from Sheehan. Jacquise Terry led the Golden Flashes (2-4, 1-1) with 81 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries.

Ohio 19, Akron 7

AKRON — Two costly fumbles proved to be too much for Akron to overcome. After removing three-year starting quarterback Chris Jacquemain from the team in week three, Matt Rodgers was pressed into the starting role. Late in the second quarter, Rodgers was lost for the game with an injury, forcing true freshman Patrick Nicely to see his first collegiate action. The Bobcats took advantage of a short field to take an early 3-0 lead after a 25-yard Akron punt on the first possession. Chris Garrett had a 20-yard rush to get Ohio in scoring range and Matt Weller capped the 10-play, 35-yard drive with a 27-yard field goal. The Zips looked to put points on the board just prior to halftime. Akron got down to the Ohio four before Rodgers was tackled on the three and fumbled, which Patrick Tafua recovered in the endzone. The play was even more costly as Rodgers was injured on the play and did not return. Rodgers was the Zips leading rusher with 80 yards on 11 attempts while he completed 10-of-19 passes for 89 yards with two interceptions. On the first drive on the second half for the Zips, Akron was forced to punt from its own 15. Melvin Payne came up with the block and recovered the ball in the endzone for a 10-0 Bobcat lead.

Temple 24, Ball St. 19

PHILADELPHIA — Record-setting freshman Bernard Pierce ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and Jaiquawn Jarrett grabbed two interceptions and recovered a fumble in Temple’s win. Pierce’s short touchdown runs allowed the Owls to hold off a second-half charge by the Cardinals, who had had taken a third-quarter lead with 13 unanswered points. Temple (3-2) has won three straight games to run its unbeaten Mid-American Conference record to 3-0. The Cardinals fell to 0-6 (0-2 MAC).

Central Michigan 56, Eastern Michigan 8

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Dan LeFevour threw three touchdown passes and ran for three more as Central Michigan. LeFevour, who was 16 of 22 for 318 yards, connected with Antonio Brown for a 70-yard score 6 minutes into the game for the Chippewas (5-1, 3-0), who never punted in the game. Corey Welch ran for 81 yards and the only touchdown for Eastern Michigan (0-5, 0-2).

Buffalo 40, Gardner-Webb 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Zach Maynard had 232 yards passing and three touchdowns and Buffalo raced to a big halftime lead. A total of 132 yards in the air went to Brett Hamlin, who had one touchdown of 7 yards.

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