Eastern Michigan Eagles at Akron Zips
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Akron hangs on to beat Eastern Michigan 25-21 for first MAC win this season
Elijah Jackson-Anderson rushed for a 40 yards on EMU's ensuing possession but was stripped of the ball by Justin Anderson and Paul Lewis recovered for the Zips (2-6, 1-3) at Akron's 16. The Eagles got the ball back with less than a minute remaining but a Hail Mary failed.
The Eagles (5-3, 2-2) had taken a 21-18 lead on Delbert Mimms' fourth-down plunge midway through the fourth quarter after an unsportsmanlike penalty at the Akron 5 gave EMU a first down.
Jordon Simmons had 109 yards rushing on 16 carries for Akron. Finley threw for 122 yards before being knocked out of the game while throwing his winning TD pass.
Cole Snyder was 28-of-47 passing for 346 yards and two scores for EMU. Oran Singleton had 102 yards on 10 catches.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 2:54 | Tahj Bullock 3 Yd Run (Tahj Bullock Pass to Liam Reardon for Two-Point Conversion) |
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FG | 2nd Period 14:09 | Garrison Smith 34 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:45 | Tahj Bullock 14 Yd Run (Garrison Smith Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:15 | Jere Getzinger 2 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Cole Snyder Pass to Max Reese for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:31 | Jere Getzinger 18 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Jesus Gomez PAT failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:41 | Delbert Mimms III 1 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:59 | Adrian Norton 21 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Garrison Smith Kick) |
Statistics
 EMU |
 AKR |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 7-18 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-10 |
| 3-4 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 475 | Total Yards | 377 |
| 354 | Passing | 157 |
| 29/48 | Comp/Att | 14/25 |
| 7.4 | Yards per pass | 6.3 |
| 121 | Rushing | 220 |
| 34 | Rushing Attempts | 34 |
| 3.6 | Yards per rush | 6.5 |
| 10-89 | Penalties | 9-77 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 31:44 | Possession | 28:16 |
Game Information
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 4,277 · Capacity:
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