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Football Drops Rain-Soaked Decision to Ohio, 43-3
October 05 | Football
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AKRON, Ohio – Akron took an early lead on a 31-yard field goal in the first quarter, but the Zips were ultimately unable to find the holes in Ohio's defense in a 43-3 loss on a rainy Saturday afternoon at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.
The Zips fell to 1-5 on the season and 0-2 in the Mid-American Conference, while Ohio moved to 4-1 and 1-0 in the league.
UA was held to just 157 yards of total offense for the game, 56 of which came on the ground. Quarterback Kyle Pohl threw 11 completions for 101 yards, finding both Imani Davis and Jerrod Dillard twice for a combined 41 yards.
Jatavis Brown and Malachi Freeman were bright spots for the Akron defense. Brown tied a game-high seven total tackles, including five solo efforts, and Freeman added five solo tackles of his own to go with one interception and two pass breakups.
Akron went down 2-0 after fumbling its first punt return of the day. Recovered by Mykel Traylor-Bennett, he was brought down in the endzone for a safety less than three minutes into the game.
The defense forced Ohio into a three-and-out on the ensuing possession and marched down the field for a drive that ended in Robert Stein's field goal at the 7:17 mark of the first quarter.
UA's 3-2 lead stood until the Bobcats' quarterback Tyler Tettleton completed a 13-yard touchdown pass four minutes later, marking the first of Ohio's 41-straight points. Tettleton was one of three Ohio quarterbacks that combined for 215 yards through the air.
Ohio posted 362 yards of total offense, progress that was partially aided by Akron's 12 penalties that totaled 135 yards.
The Zips return to the field on Saturday, Oct. 12 traveling to Northern Illinois for the first of two road games over the next two weeks. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET and the game will be streamed live on ESPN3.
Zips Notebook: After not giving up a sack in three-straight games (five total in the first five games), the Zips did so eight times today ... UA allowed a safety for the first time since Nov. 25, 2011 at Western Michigan ... Robert Stein's first quarter field goal ended a streak of three-straight missed attempts ... today's game was part of the University's annual Homecoming festivities.
