NCAAF Game Recap - Central Michigan at Akron
Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:00 PM EDT

Clem
59
FlaSt
10
F
ND
44
Navy
22
F
Tex
35
OkSt
38
F
Fla
17
UGA
36
F
K St
14
Okla
51
F
KY
15
MIZ
14
F
Bayl
14
WVU
58
F
WaSt
41
Stan
38
F
Wash
10
Cal
12
F
TxAM
13
MissSt
28
F
Iowa
24
PSU
30
F
Oreg
15
Ariz
44
F
Wisc
17
NW
31
F
SoFL
36
Hou
57
F
NCSt
41
Syr
51
F
Utah
41
UCLA
10
F
App
14
GaSo
34
F
Troy
38
SoAl
17
F
Toled
51
WestMI
24
F
Ball
14
Ohio
52
F
GATec
49
VaTec
28
F
LT
21
FlAtl
13
F
MiaFL
14
BC
27
F
Ind
31
MIN
38
F
Wyo
34
ColSt
21
F
B-C
9
Neb
45
F
TxTch
31
IASt
40
F
Vand
45
Ark
31
F
Purd
13
MSU
23
F
Wake
56
Lou
35
F
Army
37
E Mi
22
F
UMass
22
UConn
17
F
C Mi
10
Akr
17
F
UNC
21
UVA
31
F
CoCar
37
GASt
34
F
SouLA
25
SamHu
28
F
SMiss
17
UNCC
20
F
OreSt
41
Colo
34
F OT
TCU
26
Kans
27
F
AzSt
38
USC
35
F
NIU
7
BYU
6
F
Cin
26
SMU
20
F OT
Duke
45
Pitt
54
F
MidTN
51
OD
17
F
Ill
33
MD
63
F
Stony
10
JMU
13
F
NM
19
UtSt
61
F
Rice
17
NorTx
41
F
JacSt
42
Murr
15
F
UNLV
37
SJSU
50
F
Boise
48
AF
38
F
ArkSt
43
ULLaf
47
F
Tul
24
Tuls
17
F
NMS
20
TxSt
27
F
UAB
19
UTEP
0
F
FLInt
38
W Ky
17
F
Tenn
24
SCar
27
F
SDSU
24
NEV
28
F
Hawaii
20
Fres
50
F
MiaOH
42
Buff
51
F
Kent
35
BGSU
28
F

Oct 27, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Central Michigan (1-8)

0

0

10

0

10

Akron (4-3)

7

10

0

0

17

Akron rides early lead to 17-10 win over Central Michigan
Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:09 PM

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Van Edwards rushed 20 times for 112 yards and a touchdown and Akron survived four lost fumbles to beat Central Michigan 17-10 on Saturday.

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.

Passing

C Mi Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Poljan 37 19 51.4 0 169 22 0 63.9
B. Childress 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6
Akr Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Nelson 27 10 37.0 1 149 56 0 68.3

Rushing

C Mi Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
R. Ross 22 75 3.4 9 0
T. Poljan 21 28 1.3 14 1
Akr Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
V. Edwards, Jr. 20 96 4.8 40 1
K. Nelson 10 23 2.3 30 0

Receiving

C Mi Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Hicks 5 40 8.0 14 0
J. Sullivan 2 31 15.5 22 0
Akr Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
N. Stewart 2 62 31.0 56 0
A. Williams 5 50 10.0 15 0

Fumbles

C Mi F FL
T. Poljan 1 1
Akr F FL
K. Nelson 1 1
M. Traylor-Bennett 1 1

Returning

C Mi KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Sabbagh 0 0 0 2 4.0 0 5
K. Lewis 1 24.0 0 24 0 0 0
Akr KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Knight 2 22.5 0 29 5 6.2 0 16
D. Sands 1 -1.0 0 5 0 0 0

Punting

C Mi Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Sheldon 10 394 39.4 49
Akr Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Gasser 8 333 41.6 59

Takeaways

C Mi Int Yds InTD
D. Jamison 0 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

C Mi Akr
Points For 10 17
Total Yards 300 303
Rushing Yards 131 154
Passing Yards 169 149
Passing Completions / Attempts 19/39 10/27
Turnovers 1 4
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 5/4
First Downs 18 16
Penalties - Yards 7/75 4/37
Time Of Possession 28:28 32:32
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/20 3/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 10/39 8/42

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter C Mi Akr
Akr 11:55 TD Newman Williams 4 yd pass from Kato Nelson (Nick Gasser kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter C Mi Akr
Akr 00:12 FG Nick Gasser 43 yd FG 0 10
Akr 13:59 TD Van Edwards, Jr. 20 yd run (Nick Gasser kick) 0 17
3rd Quarter C Mi Akr
C Mi 02:40 FG Ryan Tice 28 yd FG 3 17
C Mi 07:20 TD Tony Poljan 1 yd run (Ryan Tice kick) 10 17
4th Quarter C Mi Akr
No scores this quarter

Game Information

Stadium: Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium, Akron, Ohio
Attendance: 17,582
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