Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips

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Kent State Golden Flashes

6-5, 2-5 Away

Final
38 - 0

Akron Zips

2-9, 1-5 Home

Kent State shuts out Akron 38-0

Dustin Crum runs it in for 10-yard Kent State TD

The win for the Golden Flashes (6-5, 5-2) sets up a home showdown with Miami (Ohio), also 5-2, for the Mid-American Conference East title in a regular-season final next Saturday.

Crum had 104 yards and his two rushing scores by halftime. He ran for a pair of 10-yard touchdowns and Bryan Bradford added a 29-yarder in the second quarter when the Golden Flashes scored 22 points to lead 29-0.

Marquez Cooper had 25 carries for 135 yards and a score for Kent State, which came into the game with the MAC's top offense, averaging 37 points per game and nearly 500 yards offense. Against the Zips (2-9, 1-6), they had 495 yards offense, 410 on the ground.

It was the first shutout for Kent State since 2009 and the first on the road since 1974.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 11:03	Marquez Cooper 1 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)
TD	2nd Period 13:06	Dustin Crum 10 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)
TD	2nd Period 10:34	Bryan Bradford 29 Yd Run (Zayin West Run for Two-Point Conversion)
TD	2nd Period 0:59	Dustin Crum 10 Yd Run (Andrew Glass Kick)
FG	3rd Period 5:09	Andrew Glass 20 Yd Field Goal
FG	4th Period 11:56	Andrew Glass 31 Yd Field Goal
FG	4th Period 5:22	Andrew Glass 43 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

KENT		AKR
23	1st Downs	11
7-13	3rd down efficiency	5-13
2-2	4th down efficiency	1-4
476	Total Yards	188
66	Passing	111
9/15	Comp/Att	14/21
4.4	Yards per pass	5.3
410	Rushing	77
52	Rushing Attempts	34
7.9	Yards per rush	2.3
9-85	Penalties	2-15
0	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	2
0	Interceptions thrown	0
31:59	Possession	28:01

Game Information

InfoCision Stadium

Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 8,879 · Capacity:

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