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Football Suffers 37-20 Home Defeat to Ohio
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AKRON, Ohio – Donte Harden rushed for 123 yards and Tyler Tettleton threw for 328 yards as Ohio defeated Akron 37-20 on Saturday at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
The Zips (1-6, 0-3 MAC) posted 249 yards of offense and forced three Bobcat (5-3, 2-2 MAC) turnovers, but allowed Ohio to record 556 yards. OU forced one Akron turnover.
Sophomore quarterback Clayton Moore finished the game with 125 yards on 13-for-26 passing and one touchdown pass while Moore and redshirt freshman Jawon Chisholm each finished with 48 yards rushing.
Junior linebacker Brian Wagner led the defense with 17 tackles (13 assisted), while Devonte Morgan and Dan Marcoux had 12 and 10 tackles, respectively.
Junior Patrick Nicely, playing in relief for Moore, hit Marquelo Suel in the back of the endzone with 2:11 to go in the game to create the final margin.
Following an OU scoring drive, freshman kicker A.J. Fox connected on his second 40-plus yard field goal of the game, hitting a 42-yarder to cut the Bobcat lead to 30-13 with 7:44 left in the contest.
Sophomore defensive tackle Nico Caponi gave the Zips life near the end of the third quarter, returning an OU fumble 30 yards to the Ohio four-yard line. Moore connected with Keith Sconiers four plays later on fourth-and-four to cut the Bobcat lead to 23-10 with 35 seconds left in the quarter.
The Zips were able to stop the Bobcats on OU's first drive thanks to a Josh Richmond interception at the Akron 12. The pick was the first for Richmond this season and the second of his career.
On its next drive, Ohio would take a 3-0 lead thanks to a 24-yard field goal at the 7:01 mark of the first quarter.
Fox split the uprights from 43 yards to tie the game at 3-3 with 10:02 to go in the first half. The field goal capped off a 16-play, 72-yard drive that chewed up 7:06 on the clock.
The Bobcats would score twice in the second quarter to take a 13-3 lead into the locker room. Moore led the offensive charge with 134 total yards of offense (86 passing, 48 rushing). Wagner led all players with 10 tackles in the half, while converted wide receiver Antoine Russell had six tackles at the cornerback position in the first half.
The Zips conclude their three-game homestand when they play host to Central Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 29, at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. Kickoff for the contest is set for noon ET with the game set to air as part of the ESPN Plus package.
Zips Notebook: After not recording an interception in their first five games, Akron has now recorded a pick in each of the last two games ... sophomore Antoine Russell made his first appearance for the defense in his career, recording six tackles ... Nico Caponi's fumble return was the first return and second fumble recovery (both in 2011) of his career ... freshman safety Devonte Morgan recorded a career-high 12 tackles and is the sixth player for the Zips this season to hit double digits in the tackle category (Wagner, 6 times; Williams, J., 1; Wilson, O., 1; Little, 1; Marcoux, 1).
