Duquesne Dukes at Akron Zips
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Gant rushes for 161 yards, 3 TDs and Akron defeats Duquesne 51-7
Akron (1-3) scored 28 points in the second quarter on its way to a 38-0 halftime lead including Malcom DeWalt IV's 17-yard pick-6 and Ben Finley's 20-yard touchdown pass to Kyan Mason.
Gant finished with a career-high 161 yards on 13 carries. He's the first Akron player to rush for at least 150 yards since Teon Dollard, who had 185 against Bowling Green in 2020. The last Zip with three rushing touchdowns was Cam Wiley on Nov. 8, 2022 against Eastern Michigan.
Finley was 15-of-25 passing for 219 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Duquesne's Ness Davis broke loose for a 74-yard run to the Akron 1 and Logan Kushner dove in for the touchdown late in the third quarter to deny the Zips their first shutout since 2015 when the beat Kent State 20-0.
Davis had 107 yards on 11 carries for the FCS Dukes (1-3).
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:02 | Jordan Gant 17 Yd Run (Owen Wiley Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 0:41 | Owen Wiley 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:11 | Kyan Mason 20 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Owen Wiley Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:18 | Malcom DeWalt IV 22 Yd Interception Return (Owen Wiley Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:34 | Jordan Gant 9 Yd Run (Owen Wiley Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:24 | Jordan Gant 8 Yd Run (Owen Wiley Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:05 | Tim Grear Jr. 15 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Matthew Schramm Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:20 | Logan Kushner 1 Yd Run (Matt Marcinko Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 13:13 | Matthew Schramm 23 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 5:07 | Matthew Schramm 41 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 DUQ |
 AKR |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 6-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-11 |
| 0-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 230 | Total Yards | 514 |
| 52 | Passing | 249 |
| 9/25 | Comp/Att | 16/32 |
| 2.1 | Yards per pass | 7.8 |
| 178 | Rushing | 265 |
| 40 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 7.6 |
| 2-10 | Penalties | 6-55 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 33:18 | Possession | 26:42 |
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