NCAAF Game Recap - Kansas at Ohio
Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:00 PM EDT

ColSt
23
Bama
41
F
Tul
14
Okla
56
F
Clem
47
Lou
21
F
Tex
24
USC
27
F(1OT)
GASt
0
PSU
56
F
Fres
16
Wash
48
F
AF
13
Mich
29
F
Army
7
OSU
38
F
OkSt
59
Pitt
21
F
Wisc
40
BYU
6
F
LSU
7
MissSt
37
F
Sam
14
UGA
42
F
Mer
10
Aub
24
F
VaTec
64
ECU
17
F
K St
7
Vand
14
F
Stan
17
SDSU
20
F
SMU
36
TCU
56
F
OreSt
23
WaSt
52
F
Ill
23
SoFL
47
F
Tenn
20
Fla
26
F
UCLA
45
Mem
48
F
NM
14
Boise
28
F
UMass
21
Temp
29
F
Ariz
63
UTEP
16
F
IASt
41
Akr
14
F
ULLaf
21
TxAM
45
F
NIU
21
Neb
17
F
DelSt
16
WVU
59
F
UConn
18
UVA
38
F
Kans
30
Ohio
42
F
Furm
16
NCSt
49
F
Bayl
20
Duke
34
F
CoCar
23
UAB
30
F
NoCol
21
Colo
41
F
UtSt
10
Wake
46
F
TnTec
13
Ball
28
F
MidTN
3
MIN
34
F
NorTx
14
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
17
Syr
41
F
Mor
0
Rut
65
F
UNC
53
OD
23
F
Norf
14
JMU
75
F
ND
49
BC
20
F
Purd
35
MIZ
3
F
Colg
10
Buff
33
F
InSt
41
Lib
42
F
NCAT
35
UNCC
31
F
Kent
0
Marsh
21
F
B-C
0
FlAtl
45
F
App
20
TxSt
13
F
ArkPB
3
ArkSt
48
F
Idaho
28
WestMI
37
F
Tuls
51
Toled
54
F
IdSt
30
NEV
28
F
Oreg
49
Wyo
13
F
LT
23
W Ky
22
F
Sou
17
UTSA
51
F
AlaAM
0
SoAl
45
F
SMiss
28
ULMon
17
F
BGSU
7
NW
49
F
KY
23
SCar
13
F
Troy
27
NMS
24
F
AzSt
45
TxTch
52
F
Rice
3
Hou
38
F
Cin
21
MiaOH
17
F
SJSU
16
Utah
54
F
Miss
16
Cal
27
F
FLInt
Ind
Canc
GATec
UCF
Canc

Ohio 42, Kansas 30

Sep 16, 2017, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Kansas (1-2)

0

14

0

16

30

Ohio (2-1)

11

14

14

3

42

Ohio extends Kansas' road losing streak to 42 games, 42-30
Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:08 PM

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Nathan Rourke threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns as Ohio defeated Kansas 42-30 on Saturday, extending the Jayhawks' road losing streak to 42 games, the longest active streak in the nation.

Rourke earned his first start against the Jayhawks after shining in the first two games of the season.

"I really didn't think too much of it (the start) because they were still going to go play both quarterbacks," Rourke said.

Rourke succeeded Quinton Maxwell as starting quarterback, but both played as planned - and both had success. Maxwell entered the game in the middle of the second quarter, and he completed 5 of 6 passes, including a 9-yard touchdown pass to Troy Mangen. That was Maxwell's second touchdown of the season.

Mangen, who hadn't caught a pass this season until Saturday, had three receptions. Two of those were for touchdowns. He finished with 35 receiving yards.

Though Maxwell didn't start, the two-quarterback system worked well.

"They do a good job with the one-two punch with these two quarterbacks," Kansas coach David Beaty said. "Honestly, on the field I didn't recognize just a lot of difference."

Though the Bobcats played both Rourke and Maxwell, the Jayhawks (1-2) especially couldn't contain Rourke, who is deft at evading the rush

Ohio (2-1) prospered on offense, rebounding from a subpar performance against Purdue. The Jayhawks, ranked No. 7 in the Big 12 for total yards allowed per game, gave up 450 total yards to the Bobcats.

"Our receiving corps showed up, did a good job," Ohio coach Frank Solich said. "Quarterbacks did a good job, running backs did a good job, offensive line. So, I thought it was a complete ball game from the offensive standpoint."

Trailing 39-14 after three quarters, Kansas' Peyton Bender passed a 1-yard touchdown to Jeremiah Booker early in the fourth, and Gabriel Rui added a 34-yard field goal with 5:35 remaining to cut the deficit to 39-24. But Louie Zervos padded the lead with a 46-yard field goal before Kansas scored a touchdown on the game's final play.

Jayhawks running back Khalil Herbert ran for two touchdowns and finished with 137 yards rushing. Bender threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns. His offensive line struggled, allowing five sacks.

Bender said he missed a few blitz pickups and acknowledged that he needed to throw the ball quicker to help his offensive line.

"Some of those they just made nice plays, and then other times in a few instances I could have got the ball out my hand seeing blitz," Bender said.

The Jayhawks struggled on defense, too, as they allowed an average of 7 yards per play.

The Jayhawks outscored the Bobcats 16-3 in the fourth quarter.

"We gotta come out faster and that will take care of everything," Kansas wide receiver Steven Sims said.

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas: The road losing streak continues. The Jayhawks again struggled to defend, which has been a problem this season.

Ohio: The Bobcats used both of their quarterbacks, which was expected. But what was not totally expected was Maxwell's solid play in the second quarter. Rourke shined again, but Maxwell didn't waver. As coach Scott Isphording said, the Bobcats have two good quarterbacks, and that's a good thing for them.

UP NEXT

Kansas: Kansas is host to West Virginia on Saturday.

Ohio: The Bobcats play Saturday at Eastern Michigan.

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Passing

Kans Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
P. Bender 47 30 63.8 2 343 36 1 91.0
Ohio Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
N. Rourke 16 11 68.8 2 152 24 0 138.5
Q. Maxwell 6 5 83.3 1 102 58 1 118.8

Rushing

Kans Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Herbert 19 137 7.2 56 2
D. Williams 4 5 1.3 3 0
Ohio Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Ouellette 10 102 10.2 63 1
D. Brown 12 68 5.7 26 0

Receiving

Kans Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
E. Fairs 3 77 25.7 34 0
S. Sims Jr. 6 60 10.0 16 0
Ohio Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Cope 5 104 20.8 58 0
A. Meyer 5 86 17.2 24 1

Fumbles

Returning

Kans KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Schadler 4 21.0 0 24 0 0 0
S. Sims Jr. 2 19.5 0 20 1 -3.0 0 0
Ohio KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
W. Evans 1 12.0 0 12 0 0 0
P. White 0 0 0 1 5.0 0 5

Punting

Kans Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Moos 4 173 43.3 52
Ohio Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Farkas 2 94 47.0 48

Takeaways

Kans Int Yds InTD
M. Lee 1 0 0
Ohio Int Yds InTD
J. Fox 1 13 0

Team Stats Comparison

Kans Ohio
Points For 30 42
Total Yards 451 450
Rushing Yards 108 196
Passing Yards 343 254
Passing Completions / Attempts 30/47 16/22
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 23 22
Penalties - Yards 7/50 7/61
Time Of Possession 22:22 38:38
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/16 5/9
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 3/4 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 4/43 2/47

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Kans Ohio
Ohio 04:11 FG Louie Zervos 41 yd FG 0 3
Ohio 10:45 TD Nathan Rourke 3 yd run (Jake Hale 2pt pass from Michael Farkas) 0 11
2nd Quarter Kans Ohio
Ohio 00:07 TD Troy Mangen 10 yd pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick) 0 18
Kans 05:49 TD Khalil Herbert 56 yd run (Gabriel Rui kick) 7 18
Ohio 08:40 TD Troy Mangen 9 yd pass from Quinton Maxwell (Louie Zervos kick) 7 25
Kans 14:52 TD Chase Harrell 9 yd pass from Peyton Bender (Gabriel Rui kick) 14 25
3rd Quarter Kans Ohio
Ohio 05:07 TD A.J. Ouellette 8 yd run (Louie Zervos kick) 14 32
Ohio 14:42 TD Andrew Meyer 9 yd pass from Nathan Rourke (Louie Zervos kick) 14 39
4th Quarter Kans Ohio
Kans 03:13 TD Jeremiah Booker 1 yd pass from Peyton Bender (Gabriel Rui kick) 21 39
Kans 09:25 FG Gabriel Rui 34 yd FG 24 39
Ohio 12:47 FG Louie Zervos 46 yd FG 24 42
Kans 15:00 TD Khalil Herbert 2 yd run 30 42

Game Information

Stadium: Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio
Attendance: 22,056
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