MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE | Saturday’s games

Akron 17, Central Michigan 10

AKRON

Van Edwards rushed 20 times for 112 yards and a touchdown and Akron survived four lost fumbles to beat Central Michigan. Edwards took a handoff off a zone read and raced down the left side to score and give the Zips (4-3, 2-2 Mid-American) a 17-0 halftime lead. Kato Nelson found Newman Williams alone in the middle of the end zone for a 7-0 first-quarter lead to complete an 88-yard drive. Nick Glaser’s 43-yard field total made it 10-0. Central Michigan rallied with a Ryan Tice field goal and a 1-yard run by Tony Poljan to get within seven in the third quarter. They reached the Akron 6 after driving 72 yards but John Lako, who had 23 tackles, stopped Kumehnnu Gwilly on fourth-and-1 with 3:27 left in the game. Poljan was 19-of-38 passing for 169 yards for Central Michigan (1-8, 0-5), who lost their fifth straight and had a six-game win streak over the Zips end.

Northern Illinois 7, BYU 6

PROVO, UTAH

Marcus Childers capped the opening drive of the second half with a 1-yard touchdown run and Northern Illinois defeated Brigham Young in a defensive struggle. The Huskies (5-3) had 84 yards of total offense in the second half, 65 coming on a 10-play drive that included three third-down conversions. The third was a holding penalty on BYU on third-and-2 at the Cougars 3. Skylar Southham had a 35-yard field goal late in the first quarter and a 22-yard late in the third but he missed on a 51-yard attempt with 9:27 to play. The career long for the freshman kicker is 47 yards. After getting a first down at the NIU 29, an incompletion and two tackles for loss for 5 yards forced the long field goal attempt. BYU (4-4) had 301 yards of offense. The teams combined to go 6 of 29 on third down and 3 for 3 in the red zone. There was just one turnover.

Army 37, Eastern Michigan 22

YPSILANTI, MICH.

Jordan Asberry caught a touchdown pass and ran for another as Army topped Eastern Michigan, as the fourth straight Army win secured bowl eligibility for the third straight season. Army (6-2) took a 16-0 lead at halftime on three field goals by John Abercrombie and Asberry’s first score, a 3-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds left in the half. The Black Knights held possession for 23 minutes, 8 seconds of the first half. Eastern Michigan (4-5) closed the deficit to 16-14 on touchdown passes from Tyler Wiegers to Mathew Sexton and Blake Banham in the third quarter. Wiegers finished 19-of-29 passing for 201 yards.

Associated Press