Akron Zips at Bowling Green Falcons
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Gant crosses 1,000-yard mark, Schramm makes 4 FGs in Akron's 19-16 win over Bowling Green
Gant finished with 1,032 on the season. Gant entered the game as the 13th-leading rusher (946 yards) in FBS football.
After either side exchanged field goals in the first and second quarters, Schramm made his career best to open the third for the Zips (5-7, 4-4 Mid-American).
The Falcons had the first touchdown when Hunter Najm found Jacob Harris for 21-yard strike at the 3:53 mark of the third.
The Zips responded with a 75-yard touchdown strike on the next play from scrimmage with Ben Finley finding Israel Polk.
The Falcons (3-8, 1-6) defense forced a stop on three downs with 2:12 remaining. A 15-yard return from Brennan Ridley set up the Falcons at the Akron 42-yard line, but Najm threw an interception to Bruno Dall with a minute remaining.
Gant broke free for an 18-yard carry to seal the result.
Bowling Green finished with 272 yards of offense. The Falcons entered averaging 300.3 yards per game, 128th in FBS football.
Both quarterbacks finished 9-of-26 passing with one touchdown. Finley had an interception. Najm threw two.
It was a second-to-last-place MAC finish in a debut season for Bowling Green's Heisman Trophy-winning head coach, Eddie George. It's a fourth consecutive losing season for Akron head coach Joe Moorhead.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Zips at Falcons 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 8:45 | Jackson Kleather 28 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 1st Period 5:14 | Matthew Schramm 39 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 12:00 | Jackson Kleather 28 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:47 | Matthew Schramm 37 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 12:42 | Matthew Schramm 48 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:53 | Jacob Harris 21 Yd pass from Hunter Najm (Jackson Kleather Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:42 | Israel Polk 75 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Matthew Schramm Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 11:43 | Matthew Schramm 30 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 3:20 | Jackson Kleather 31 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 AKR |
 BGSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 15 |
| 3-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-18 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 3-3 |
| 319 | Total Yards | 272 |
| 176 | Passing | 138 |
| 9/28 | Comp/Att | 9/26 |
| 6.3 | Yards per pass | 5.3 |
| 143 | Rushing | 134 |
| 37 | Rushing Attempts | 45 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 3.0 |
| 6-40 | Penalties | 7-90 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 25:48 | Possession | 34:12 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 9,867 · Capacity:
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