Bangura leads Ohio past Akron, 25-14
Published 10:57 pm Friday, November 24, 2023
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Sieh Bangura ran for 121 yards and a touchdown and Ohio beat Akron 25-14 on Friday in a Mid-American Conference regular-season finale.
Akron (2-10, 1-7) built a 14-3 halftime lead before Kurtis Rourke scored on a short-yardage touchdown run and then tossed a 1-yard TD pass to Miles Cross that gave Ohio (9-3, 6-2) an 18-14 lead with 2:04 left in the third quarter.
On the ensuing possession, Jeff Undercuffler Jr. threw an interception near midfield, setting up Bangura’s 1-yard score to end a 15-play drive that chewed 8:41 off the clock.
Rourke completed 19 of 30 passes for 208 yards. Cross finished with seven catches for 103 yard receiving.
Undercuffler was 16-of-27 passing for 103 yards. Tahj Bullock threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Lorenzo Lingard and ran for a 5-yard score for the Zips.
Ohio awaits its bowl matchup after finishing behind Miami (Ohio), which clinched the conference’s East Division with its 23-10 win over Buffalo on Nov. 15. Akron ends its season.
Ohio | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | — | 25 |
Akron | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 |
First Quarter
OHIO–FG Spetic 26, 10:50.
Second Quarter
AKR_Lingard 43 pass from Bullock (Wiley kick), 9:53.
AKR–Bullock 5 run (Wiley kick), 1:50.
Third Quarter
OHIO–Rourke 4 run (Walton pass from Rourke), 8:16.
OHIO–Cross 1 pass from Rourke (Spetic kick), 2:06.
Fourth Quarter
OHIO–Bangura 1 run (Spetic kick), 7:23.
A–6,152.
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OHIO | AKR | |
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First downs | 27 | 13 |
Total Net Yards | 394 | 183 |
Rushes-yards | 47-186 | 20-37 |
Passing | 208 | 146 |
Punt Returns | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Kickoff Returns | 2-40 | 4-63 |
Interceptions Ret. | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Comp-Att-Int | 19-30-0 | 17-30-1 |
Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-23 | 4-26 |
Punts | 3-43.333 | 4-46.25 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 4-43 | 7-68 |
Time of Possession | 38:35 | 21:25 |
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Ohio, Bangura 23-121, Allison 12-50, Rourke 9-10, Tr.Cox 1-7, (Team) 2-(minus 2). Akron, Bullock 6-31, Lingard 6-29, D.Anderson 2-4, (Team) 1-(minus 1), Undercuffler 5-(minus 26).
PASSING–Ohio, Rourke 19-30-0-208. Akron, Undercuffler 16-27-1-103, Bullock 1-3-0-43.
RECEIVING–Ohio, Cross 7-85, Foster 4-53, Wiglusz 3-30, Walton 2-18, Allison 1-2, Kacmarek 1-2, R.Harris 1-(minus 4). Akron, Lingard 5-54, Gathings 5-43, D.George 4-21, D.Anderson 2-18, Golden 1-10.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–Ohio, Spetic 52, Spetic 48.