Referee Tim O’Dey; umpire Brent Dunker; head linesman Paul Beyerle; line judge Dorsey Skinner; side judge Rich Ames; field judge Kyle DeBuse; back judge Jeff Pasold; center judge Ron KayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Miami (OH)
Akron
260
Total yards
299
153
Passing yards
174
107
Rushing yards
125
5.5
Yards per pass
6.0
3.1
Yards per rush
3.6
15
First downs
16
1–12
Third downs
8–16
1–1
Fourth downs
0–1
3
Turnovers
0
6–50
Penalties
1–5
31:25
Possession
28:35
0
Sacks (by defense)
2
Efficiency
Miami (OH)
Akron
38%
Success rate
31%
−0.18
EPA per play
0.04
0.80
Explosiveness
1.71
−0.17
Rushing EPA
−0.21
−0.16
Passing EPA
0.34
26%
Passing-down success
33%
−0.21
First-down EPA
−0.47
0.24
Second-down EPA
0.46
−1.00
Third-down EPA
0.47
28%
Havoc by its defense
19%
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Akron 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Akron −7.5, over/under 54.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Akron 70%, Miami (OH) 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Akron drives left to right, Miami (OH) right to left.
Q1 Miami (OH)Field goal, 12 plays, 24 yards
Q1 AkronTouchdown, 2 plays, 35 yards
Q1 Miami (OH)Punt, 5 plays, −30 yards
Q1 AkronTouchdown, 10 plays, 78 yards
Q1 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, −34 yards
Q1 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q2 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q2 AkronTouchdown, 13 plays, 84 yards
Q2 Miami (OH)Field goal, 10 plays, 29 yards
Q2 AkronPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
Q2 Miami (OH)End of half, 2 plays, 9 yards
Q3 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q3 Miami (OH)Interception, 2 plays, 11 yards
Q3 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
Q3 Miami (OH)Touchdown, 9 plays, 63 yards
Q3 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q3 Miami (OH)Fumble, 5 plays, −4 yards
Q3 AkronTouchdown, 5 plays, 3 yards
Q3 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, −28 yards
Q3 AkronPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q4 Miami (OH)Interception, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q4 AkronTouchdown, 1 play, 32 yards
Q4 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, −46 yards
Q4 AkronPunt, 9 plays, 16 yards
Q4 Miami (OH)Punt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q4 AkronTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
Q4 Miami (OH)End of game, 1 play, 3 yards
Play by play
1st quarter6 drives, then Akron 14, Miami (OH) 3
Miami (OH) Field goal, 12 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Tom O’Leary kickoff for 65 yds , Kenny Young return for 21 yds to the MiaOh 21
14:52
1st & 10 at own 21
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Jared Murphy for 5 yds to the MiaOh 26
14:52
2nd & 5 at own 26
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Jared Murphy for 9 yds to the MiaOh 35 for a 1ST down
14:52
1st & 10 at own 35
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Jared Murphy for 10 yds to the MiaOh 45 for a 1ST down
14:52
1st & 10 at own 45
Alonzo Smith run for 6 yds to the Akron 49
14:52
2nd & 4 at opp 49
Noah Wezensky pass complete to James Gardner for 18 yds to the Akron 31 for a 1ST down
14:52
1st & 10 at opp 31
Alonzo Smith run for 7 yds to the Akron 24
14:52
2nd & 3 at opp 24
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete
14:52
3rd & 3 at opp 24
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Luke Mayock for 15 yds to the Akron 9 for a 1ST down
14:52
1st & goal at opp 9
Alonzo Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 10
14:52
2nd & goal at opp 10
Alonzo Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 11
9:08
3rd & 0 at opp 11
Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 09:08
9:08
3rd & 0 at opp 11
MIAMI OH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Akron 16
9:08
3rd & 0 at opp 16
Alonzo Smith run for 5 yds to the Akron 11
8:34
4th & goal at opp 11
Nick Dowd 28 yd FG GOODMiami (OH) 3, Akron 0
Akron Touchdown, 2 plays
8:34
1st & 0 at own 35
Samuel Sloman kickoff for 55 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 21 yds to the Akron 31
8:28
1st & 10 at own 31
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to JoJo Natson for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 30
7:50
2nd & 11 at own 30
Tra’Von Chapman run for 70 yds for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Akron 7, Miami (OH) 3
Miami (OH) Punt, 5 plays
7:50
1st & 0 at own 35
Tom O’Leary kickoff for 57 yds , Spencer McInnis return for 15 yds to the MiaOh 23
7:44
1st & 10 at own 23
Alonzo Smith run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 26
7:44
2nd & 7 at own 26
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Jared Murphy for 7 yds to the MiaOh 33 for a 1ST down
7:44
1st & 10 at own 33
Alonzo Smith run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 35
7:44
2nd & 8 at own 35
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Jared Murphy
7:44
3rd & 8 at own 35
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete
7:44
4th & 8 at own 35
Justin Martin punt for 43 yds, downed at the Akron 22
Akron Touchdown, 10 plays
5:42
1st & 10 at own 22
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to JoJo Natson
5:42
2nd & 10 at own 22
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete
5:42
3rd & 10 at own 22
Tra’Von Chapman run for 11 yds to the Akron 33 for a 1ST down
5:42
1st & 10 at own 33
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to JoJo Natson for 7 yds to the Akron 40
5:42
2nd & 3 at own 40
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to A.J. Coney for 19 yds to the MiaOh 41 for a 1ST down
5:42
1st & 10 at opp 41
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to JoJo Natson for 2 yds to the MiaOh 39
5:42
2nd & 8 at opp 39
Van Edwards Jr. run for no gain to the MiaOh 39
5:42
3rd & 8 at opp 39
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to Van Edwards Jr. for 15 yds to the MiaOh 24 for a 1ST down
5:42
1st & 10 at opp 24
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to JoJo Natson, broken up by Austin Gearing
2:25
2nd & 10 at opp 24
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to Austin Wolf for 24 yds for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Akron 14, Miami (OH) 3
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
2:25
1st & 0 at own 35
Tom O’Leary kickoff for 60 yds , Spencer McInnis return for 27 yds to the MiaOh 32
2:16
1st & 10 at own 32
Kenny Young run for 4 yds to the MiaOh 36
2:16
2nd & 6 at own 36
Noah Wezensky run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 38
1:02
3rd & 4 at own 38
Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 01:02
1:02
3rd & 4 at own 38
Noah Wezensky sacked by Brock Boxen for a loss of 7 yards to the MiaOh 31
1:02
4th & 11 at own 31
Justin Martin punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 32
Akron Punt, 3 plays
0:19
1st & 10 at own 32
Manny Morgan run for 2 yds to the Akron 34
Q2 15:00
2nd & 8 at own 34
Tra’Von Chapman run for 2 yds to the Akron 36
Q2 15:00
3rd & 6 at own 36
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to Austin Wolf, broken up by Deondre Daniels
Q2 15:00
4th & 6 at own 36
Nick Gasser punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Jared Murphy at the MiaOh 31
2nd quarter5 drives, then Akron 21, Miami (OH) 6
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
14:09
1st & 10 at own 31
Noah Wezensky run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 33
14:09
2nd & 8 at own 33
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Ryan Smith for 6 yds to the MiaOh 39
14:09
3rd & 2 at own 39
Spencer McInnis run for 1 yd to the MiaOh 40
14:09
4th & 1 at own 40
Justin Martin punt for 44 yds, fair catch by JoJo Natson at the Akron 16
Akron Touchdown, 13 plays
11:50
1st & 10 at own 16
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete
11:50
2nd & 10 at own 16
Van Edwards Jr. run for 4 yds to the Akron 20
11:50
3rd & 6 at own 20
MIAMI OH Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the Akron 25
11:50
3rd & 1 at own 25
Van Edwards Jr. run for 2 yds to the Akron 27 for a 1ST down
11:50
1st & 10 at own 27
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete
11:50
2nd & 10 at own 27
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to Anthony Lauro for 6 yds to the Akron 33
11:50
3rd & 4 at own 33
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to Jerome Lane for 5 yds to the Akron 38 for a 1ST down
11:50
1st & 10 at own 38
CHAPMAN, T. pass incomplete to NATSON, JoJo, PENALTY MIAMI pass interference 15 yards to the MIAMI47, 1ST DOWN AKRON, NO PLAY.
11:50
1st & 10 at opp 47
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to JoJo Natson, broken up by Heath Harding
11:50
2nd & 10 at opp 47
Van Edwards Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 48
11:50
3rd & 11 at opp 48
MIAMI OH Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the MiaOh 43
11:50
3rd & 6 at opp 43
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to Jerome Lane for 9 yds to the MiaOh 34 for a 1ST down
11:50
1st & 10 at opp 34
Tra’Von Chapman run for a loss of 4 yards to the MiaOh 37 Tra’Von Chapman fumbled, recovered by Akron Tra’Von Chapman
11:50
2nd & 13 at opp 37
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to Austin Wolf, broken up by Austin Gearing
7:37
3rd & 13 at opp 37
Timeout AKRON, clock 07:37
7:37
3rd & 13 at opp 37
CHAPMAN, T. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MIAMI44 (JONES, JT), PENALTY MIAMI face mask 15 yards to the MIAMI22, 1ST DOWN AKRON, NO PLAY.
7:37
1st & 10 at opp 22
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete
7:19
2nd & 10 at opp 22
Timeout AKRON, clock 07:19
7:12
2nd & 10 at opp 22
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to JoJo Natson for 22 yds for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Akron 21, Miami (OH) 3
Miami (OH) Field goal, 10 plays
7:12
1st & 0 at own 35
Tom O’Leary kickoff for 50 yds , Kenny Young return for 22 yds to the MiaOh 37
7:04
1st & 10 at own 37
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Jared Murphy, broken up by John Lako
7:04
2nd & 10 at own 37
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Ryan Smith for 26 yds to the Akron 37 for a 1ST down
7:04
1st & 10 at opp 37
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Jared Murphy for 6 yds to the Akron 31
7:04
2nd & 4 at opp 31
Alonzo Smith run for 5 yds to the Akron 26 for a 1ST down
7:04
1st & 10 at opp 26
Alonzo Smith run for 7 yds to the Akron 19
7:04
2nd & 3 at opp 19
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Jared Murphy for 12 yds to the Akron 7 for a 1ST down
7:04
1st & goal at opp 7
Spencer McInnis run for 1 yd to the Akron 6
7:04
2nd & goal at opp 6
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Jared Murphy, broken up by Alvin Davis
7:04
3rd & goal at opp 6
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Luke Mayock
3:34
4th & goal at opp 6
Nick Dowd 24 yd FG GOODAkron 21, Miami (OH) 6
Akron Punt, 5 plays
3:34
1st & 0 at own 35
Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:34
1st & 10 at own 25
Manny Morgan run for no gain to the Akron 25
3:34
2nd & 10 at own 25
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to JoJo Natson for 18 yds to the Akron 43 for a 1ST down
3:34
1st & 10 at own 43
Tra’Von Chapman run for a loss of 2 yards to the Akron 41
3:34
2nd & 12 at own 41
Manny Morgan run for 2 yds to the Akron 43
1:35
3rd & 10 at own 43
Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 01:35
1:35
3rd & 10 at own 43
Tra’Von Chapman run for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 40
0:49
4th & 13 at own 40
Timeout AKRON, clock 00:49
0:49
4th & 13 at own 40
Nick Gasser punt for 33 yds, downed at the MiaOh 27
Miami (OH) End of half, 2 plays
0:40
1st & 10 at own 27
Alonzo Smith run for 18 yds to the MiaOh 45 for a 1ST down
0:40
1st & 10 at own 45
Noah Wezensky sacked by Daumantas Venckus for a loss of 9 yards to the MiaOh 36
3rd quarter9 drives, then Akron 28, Miami (OH) 13
Akron Punt, 3 plays
15:00
2nd & 19 at own 35
Samuel Sloman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Tra’Von Chapman run for 2 yds to the Akron 27
15:00
2nd & 8 at own 27
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to JoJo Natson
15:00
3rd & 8 at own 27
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to JoJo Natson
15:00
4th & 8 at own 27
Nick Gasser punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MiaOh 49
Miami (OH) Interception, 2 plays
14:14
1st & 10 at own 49
Alonzo Smith run for 11 yds to the Akron 40 for a 1ST down
14:14
1st & 10 at opp 40
Noah Wezensky pass intercepted Larry Hope return for no gain to the Akron 30
Akron Punt, 3 plays
13:25
1st & 10 at own 30
Van Edwards Jr. run for no gain to the Akron 30
13:25
2nd & 10 at own 30
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to Anthony Lauro for 7 yds to the Akron 37
13:25
3rd & 3 at own 37
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to JoJo Natson for 1 yd to the Akron 38
13:25
4th & 2 at own 38
Nick Gasser punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Jared Murphy at the AKRON 32 AKRON Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the MiaOh 37
Miami (OH) Touchdown, 9 plays
11:43
1st & 10 at own 37
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Ryan Smith for 18 yds to the Akron 45 for a 1ST down
11:43
1st & 10 at opp 45
Kenny Young run for 15 yds to the Akron 30 for a 1ST down
11:43
1st & 10 at opp 30
Kenny Young run for no gain to the Akron 30
11:43
2nd & 10 at opp 30
Kenny Young run for 12 yds to the Akron 18 for a 1ST down
11:43
1st & 10 at opp 18
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Jared Murphy, broken up by Bryce Jones
11:43
2nd & 10 at opp 18
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Jared Murphy
11:43
3rd & 10 at opp 18
Alonzo Smith run for 8 yds to the Akron 10
11:43
4th & 2 at opp 10
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Rokeem Williams for 9 yds to the Akron 1 for a 1ST down
11:43
1st & 0 at opp 1
MIAMI OH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Akron 6
7:56
1st & goal at opp 6
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Ryan Smith for 6 yds for a TD, (Nick Dowd KICK)Akron 21, Miami (OH) 13
Akron Punt, 3 plays
7:56
1st & 0 at own 35
Samuel Sloman kickoff for 57 yds
7:56
1st & 10 at own 35
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to Austin Wolf
7:56
2nd & 10 at own 35
Manny Morgan run for 3 yds to the Akron 38
7:56
3rd & 7 at own 38
Tra’Von Chapman run for 6 yds to the Akron 44
6:49
4th & 1 at own 44
Timeout AKRON, clock 06:49
6:49
4th & 1 at own 44
Nick Gasser punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MiaOh 20
Miami (OH) Fumble, 5 plays
6:34
1st & 10 at own 20
Alonzo Smith run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 23
6:34
2nd & 7 at own 23
Alonzo Smith run for 10 yds to the MiaOh 33 for a 1ST down
5:23
1st & 10 at own 33
Timeout MIAMI OH, clock 05:23
5:23
1st & 10 at own 33
Kenny Young run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 35
5:23
2nd & 8 at own 35
Alonzo Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 34
5:23
3rd & 9 at own 34
Noah Wezensky run for a loss of 14 yards to the MiaOh 16 Noah Wezensky fumbled, recovered by Akron Van Edwards Jr.
Akron Touchdown, 5 plays
3:47
1st & goal at opp 3
Mykel Traylor-Bennett run for no gain to the MiaOh 3
3:47
1st & 10 at opp 16
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to Van Edwards Jr. for 8 yds to the MiaOh 8
3:47
2nd & 2 at opp 8
Van Edwards Jr. run for 5 yds to the MiaOh 3 for a 1ST down
2:34
2nd & 0 at opp 3
Timeout AKRON, clock 02:34
2:34
2nd & goal at opp 3
Tra’Von Chapman run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 1
1:50
3rd & goal at opp 1
Mykel Traylor-Bennett run for 1 yd for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Akron 28, Miami (OH) 13
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
1:50
1st & 0 at own 35
Tom O’Leary kickoff for 48 yds , Spencer McInnis return for 14 yds to the MiaOh 31
1:45
1st & 10 at own 31
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Rokeem Williams
1:45
2nd & 10 at own 31
Noah Wezensky pass complete to Ryan Smith for 6 yds to the MiaOh 37
1:45
3rd & 4 at own 37
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Jared Murphy
1:45
4th & 4 at own 37
Justin Martin punt for 39 yds , JoJo Natson returns for 11 yds to the Akron 35
Akron Punt, 3 plays
0:40
1st & 10 at own 35
Manny Morgan run for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 34
Q4 15:00
2nd & 11 at own 34
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to JoJo Natson, broken up by Junior McMullen
Q4 15:00
3rd & 11 at own 34
Tra’Von Chapman pass incomplete to JoJo Natson, broken up by Joshua Allen
Q4 15:00
4th & 11 at own 34
Nick Gasser punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MiaOh 22
4th quarter7 drives, then Akron 35, Miami (OH) 13
Miami (OH) Interception, 3 plays
14:41
1st & 10 at own 22
Alonzo Smith run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 24
14:41
2nd & 8 at own 24
Noah Wezensky run for 4 yds to the MiaOh 28
14:41
3rd & 4 at own 28
Noah Wezensky pass intercepted Kyron Brown return for no gain to the MiaOh 32
Akron Touchdown, 1 play
13:01
1st & 10 at opp 32
Tra’Von Chapman pass complete to JoJo Natson for 32 yds for a TD, (Tom O’Leary KICK)Akron 35, Miami (OH) 13
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
13:01
1st & 0 at own 35
Tom O’Leary kickoff for 58 yds , Spencer McInnis return for 10 yds to the MiaOh 17
12:50
1st & 10 at own 17
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Ryan Smith
12:50
2nd & 10 at own 17
Alonzo Smith run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 19
12:50
3rd & 8 at own 19
Noah Wezensky pass incomplete to Ryan Smith
12:50
4th & 8 at own 19
Justin Martin punt for 31 yds, fair catch by A.J. Coney at the 50 yard line
Akron Punt, 9 plays
11:51
1st & 10 at the 50
Manny Morgan run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 48
11:51
2nd & 8 at opp 48
Manny Morgan run for 7 yds to the MiaOh 41
11:51
3rd & 1 at opp 41
Manny Morgan run for 5 yds to the MiaOh 36 for a 1ST down
11:51
1st & 10 at opp 36
Van Edwards Jr. run for 5 yds to the MiaOh 31
11:51
2nd & 5 at opp 31
Van Edwards Jr. run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 29
11:51
3rd & 3 at opp 29
Van Edwards Jr. run for 4 yds to the MiaOh 25 for a 1ST down
11:51
1st & 10 at opp 25
Van Edwards Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the MiaOh 28
11:51
2nd & 13 at opp 28
Manny Morgan run for a loss of 1 yard to the MiaOh 29
11:51
3rd & 14 at opp 29
Tra’Von Chapman run for a loss of 5 yards to the MiaOh 34
11:51
4th & 19 at opp 34
AKRON Penalty, delay of game ( Yards) declined
11:51
4th & 19 at opp 34
Nick Gasser punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MiaOh 3
Miami (OH) Punt, 3 plays
5:11
1st & 10 at own 3
Spencer McInnis run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 5
5:11
2nd & 8 at own 5
Spencer McInnis run for no gain to the MiaOh 5
5:11
3rd & 8 at own 5
Spencer McInnis run for 7 yds to the MiaOh 12
5:11
4th & 1 at own 12
Justin Martin punt for 31 yds, fair catch by A.J. Coney at the MiaOh 43
Akron Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:07
1st & 10 at opp 43
Denzel Jones Jr. run for 4 yds to the MiaOh 39
3:07
2nd & 6 at opp 39
Denzel Jones Jr. run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 37
3:07
3rd & 4 at opp 37
Denzel Jones Jr. run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 34
3:07
4th & 1 at opp 34
Denzel Jones Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the MiaOh 36
Miami (OH) End of game, 1 play
0:48
1st & 10 at own 36
Spencer McInnis run for 3 yds to the MiaOh 39
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.
ReceivingJoJo Natson7 catches, 81 yards, 2 TDAkron
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