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Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips

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38 - 0
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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  • TV Channel: Golden Flashes at Zips 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

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

Statistics

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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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