Bowling Green defeats Akron

Associated Press

AKRON

Donovan Wilson ran for 119 yards and a touchdown and Fred Coppet had 116 and two scores to help Bowling Green turn back Akron 38-28 on Wednesday night.

Wilson, who entered the game with 131 yards, scored on a 22-yard run with 2:12 left — one play after the Zips failed to cover the kickoff following the Falcons’ tiebreaking field goal.

A 76-yard fumble return by Marcus Milton gave Bowling Green (2-8, 1-5 Mid-American), the defending league champions, a 28-10 lead.

The Zips (5-6, 3-4) rallied to tie the game when wide receiver Tyrell Goodman, the third-string quarterback pressed into duty because of injuries, connected with Jerome Lane for a 64-yard touchdown and 2-point conversion, with 10:48 to play. Coppet had two touchdowns and Ronnie Moore one to give Bowling Green a 21-10 lead at the half.

Toledo 31, Northern Illinois 24.

CHICAGO

Kareem Hunt ran for 122 yards and scored a touchdown with 1:15 left in Toledo’s comeback victory over Northern Illinois in NIU’s Chi-Town Showdown at the Chicago White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field.

Logan Woodside threw for three touchdowns in the second half after entering the game with 34, tied with Jake Browning of No. 4 Washington for the national lead.