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Football Suffers Road Defeat at Cincinnati
September 17 | Football
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CINCINNATI – Zach Collaros threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Cincinnati's defense returned three turnovers for touchdowns in the first half, setting up a 59-14 victory over Akron on Saturday at Nippert Stadium.
The Bearcats (2-1) got ahead 49-0 in the first half.
Collaros played the first half only and was 10 of 16 for 157 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown pass. He also ran 7 yards for a score.
Clayton Moore had a fumble that was returned for a touchdown and two sideline interceptions that were run back for scores. He fumbled while getting sacked, and linebacker Maalik Bomar returned the ball 54 yards for a 14-0 lead.
Patrick Nicely took over and had an interception that set up a touchdown.
Akron (0-3) quarterbacks were 8 of 19 for 97 yards with three interceptions, three sacks and two fumbles in the first half.
Cincinnati led 59-0 in the fourth quarter when the Zips got on the scoreboard. Keith Sconiers caught a 51-yard pass from Moore with 12:37 left in the game. Moore threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Price with 50 seconds remaining after a Cincinnati fumble, leaving him 16 of 30 for 213 yards.
Sconiers had seven catches for 137 yards.
Jamar Williams led Akron in tackles, with 11. Hasan Hazime blocked Tony Miliano's 43-yard field goal attempt.
Akron returns home on Sept. 24 to play host to Virginia Military Institute in a 2 p.m. ET contest at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
Zips Notebook: The Zips outgained the Bearcats 349-342 in total offense, including a 220-178 edge in passing ... UA also held an edge in time of possession, 30:15 compared to 29:35 ... Freshman S Bre' Ford recorded his first collegiate start and had five tackles ... Redshirt freshman RB Jawon Chisholm rushed 25 times for 133 yards, including a long of 31 ... Senior P Zack Campbell kicked four times for 161 yards (40.2 avg.) ... Freshman Tyler Williams saw his first collegiate action, returning two kickoffs for a combined 40 yards in the second half.
