Ohio’s late comeback falls short

Published 11:07 pm Saturday, October 19, 2024

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Brett Gabbert threw three touchdown passes and Keyon Mozee scored on a 58-yard run to lead Miami (Ohio) to a 30-20 victory over Ohio on Saturday.

Miami (Ohio) led 3-0 after one quarter on a 28-yard field goal by Dom Dzioban. Gabbert followed with second-quarter touchdown passes covering 14 yards to Reggie Virgil midway through and 8 yards to Javon Tracy with 19 seconds left to give the RedHawks (3-4, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) a 17-0 lead at halftime.

Mozee’s scoring run came with 1:47 left in the third quarter, putting the RedHawks ahead 23-6. Ohio (4-3, 2-1) turned the ball over three plays later and Gabbert connected with Cade McDonald for a 28-yard touchdown on the next snap for a 30-6 advantage heading to the final quarter.

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Gabbert totaled 178 yards on 14-for-21 passing. Mozee finished with 111 yards on 16 carries. McDonald had 84 yards on five receptions.

Parker Navarro completed 13 of 22 passes for 88 yards with two interceptions for the Bobcats. Backup Nick Poulos completed 6 of 17 for 60 yards. Poulos, Anthony Tyus III and Nolan McCormick all had short touchdown runs.

Ohio 0 0 6 14 = 20
Miami (Ohio) 3 13 14 0 = 30

First Quarter

M-OH–FG Dzioban 28, 6:42.

Second Quarter

M-OH–Virgil 14 pass from Gabbert (Dzioban kick), 8:18.

M-OH–J.Tracy 8 pass from Gabbert (kick failed), :19.

Third Quarter

OHIO–Tyus 1 run (pass failed), 7:25.

M-OH–Mozee 58 run (Dzioban kick), 1:47.

M-OH–McDonald 28 pass from Gabbert (Dzioban kick), :43.

Fourth Quarter

OHIO–McCormick 1 run (Gossett pass from Poulos), 5:58.

OHIO–Poulos 11 run (pass failed), :06.

A–17,021.

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OHIO M-OH
First downs 21 15
Total Net Yards 291 328
Rushes-yards 33-110 30-150
Passing 181 178
Punt Returns 0-0 3-20
Kickoff Returns 3-55 2-19
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-33
Comp-Att-Int 22-43-2 14-21-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 3-15 0-0
Punts 7-43.429 7-38.143
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-31 7-52
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–Ohio, Navarro 11-38, Poulos 7-29, Hunt 6-27, Tyus 8-15, McCormick 1-1. Miami (Ohio), Mozee 16-111, Downing 7-28, K.Davis 5-8, Gabbert 1-5, (Team) 1-(minus 2).

PASSING–Ohio, Poulos 9-21-0-93, Navarro 13-22-2-88. Miami (Ohio), Gabbert 14-21-0-178.

RECEIVING–Ohio, Harris 7-82, Hendricks 5-50, M.Williams 2-15, Owen 2-12, Gossett 2-8, Hunt 2-5, Titsworth 1-5, Bruno 1-4. Miami (Ohio), McDonald 5-84, Virgil 3-39, J.Tracy 3-24, Perry 1-18, Coldiron 1-10, Brunson 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.