Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips
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Dru DeShields throws 5 TD passes, Kent State beats Akron 42-35 in OT
DeShields finished 17-of-25 passing for 317 yards for Kent State (4-6, 3-3 Mid-American Conference). The redshirt freshman threw TD passes of 89 yards to Da’Realyst Clark, 43 yards to Cade Wolford, 7 yards to Terik Mulder and 27 yards to DaShawn Martin, the last of which gave the Golden Flashes a 35-17 lead less than a minute into the fourth quarter.
Ben Finley, who connected with Marcel Williams for a 30-yard TD in the second quarter, hit Williams for a 12-yard score with 10:58 left in regulation for Akron (4-7, 3-4). Matthew Schramm kicked a 20-yard field goal about four minutes later that made it 35-27. After a fumble by DeShields was recovered by Ronald Hull at the Akron 42, Finley threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Israel Polk and then hit Williams for the 2-point conversion with 2:04 to go in the fourth quarter to make it 35-all.
Finley's pass to Connor Cravaack on fourth-and-4 in OT fell incomplete.
Finley was 32-of-59 passing for 424 yards with three touchdowns and an interception and Williams finished with 14 receptions for 206 yards. Jordan Gant had 96 yards rushing and a TD on 22 carries.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Golden Flashes at Zips 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 8:43 | Matthew Schramm 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 3:51 | Gavin Garcia 3 Yd Run (Will Hryszko Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:51 | Jordan Gant 4 Yd Run (Matthew Schramm Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:50 | Da'Realyst Clark 89 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:10 | Marcel Williams 30 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Matthew Schramm Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:52 | Cade Wolford 43 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 6:18 | Terik Mulder 7 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:04 | Dashawn Martin 27 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 10:53 | Marcel Williams 12 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Matthew Schramm Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 7:12 | Matthew Schramm 20 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 1:59 | Israel Polk 13 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Marcel Williams Pass to Ben Finley for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Ardell Banks 25 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick) |
Statistics
 KENT |
 AKR |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1st Downs | 33 |
| 3-9 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-19 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 2-4 |
| 374 | Total Yards | 530 |
| 317 | Passing | 424 |
| 17/25 | Comp/Att | 32/59 |
| 12.7 | Yards per pass | 7.2 |
| 57 | Rushing | 106 |
| 22 | Rushing Attempts | 36 |
| 2.6 | Yards per rush | 2.9 |
| 7-71 | Penalties | 3-30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 21:20 | Possession | 38:40 |
Game Information
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 8,501 · Capacity:
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