SATURDAY’s MAC GAMES


SATURDAY’s MAC GAMES

Akron 37, Miami (Ohio) 28

OXFORD

Conor Hundley ran for 110 yards and three touchdowns for Akron. Hundley had two scoring runs from 9-yards out and a 4-yard touchdown run while Thomas Woodson threw for 221 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown pass to Jerome Lane, for Akron (5-5, 3-3). Billy Bahl had 206 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Miami (2-9, 1-6). Freshman quarterback Gus Ragland was 7-of-10 passing for 69 yards with a touchdown before leaving with a left foot injury. Hundley ran for his third touchdown a minute into the second half to give the Zips a 34-7 lead. Bahl threw two touchdown passes, and Marshall Taylor intercepted a Woodson pass and returned it 31 yards for a score to pull the Red Hawks to 34-28 with eight minutes left. Robert Stein kicked a 50-yard field goal with 2:45 remaining for the Zips.

Massachusetts 28, Eastern Michigan 17

YPSILANTI, MICH.

Jamal Wilson ran for two second half touchdowns as Massachusetts snapped a five-game losing streak. Wilson had 112 yards rushing on 16 carries. Marquis Young ran for 168 yards and a touchdown, and Blake Frohnapfel threw a 39-yard scoring strike to Tajae Sharpe for Massachusetts (2-8, 1-5). Brogan Roback threw for 260 yards and two touchdown passes to lead Eastern Michigan (1-10, 0-7). Roback threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Daugherty to pull the Eagles to 14-10 at halftime. Wilson bullied in from the 1-yard line twice, capping long scoring drives, and the Minutemen stretched their lead to 28-10 early in the fourth quarter. Roback connected with Dustin Creel on a 4-yard scoring pass with three minutes left. On the ensuing series, Wilson ran for 20 yards on third-and-2 before the Minutemen ran out the clock.

Associated Press