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Akron at Eastern Michigan

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Eastern Michigan beat Akron 30–⁠27 in double overtime. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Akron led the series 17–⁠14.

AwayAkron2–⁠10 in 2023
27
HomeEastern Michigan6–⁠7 in 2023
30

Final, 2 overtimes at Rynearson Stadium, YpsilantiTV: CBSSNAttendance 13,664

At kickoff
36°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jeremy ValentineGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Akron014037327
Eastern Michigan014037630

Standouts

  • PassingAustin Smith20 of 32, 214 yards, 1 TDEastern Michigan
  • RushingSamson Evans15 carries, 71 yards, 3 TDEastern Michigan
  • ReceivingHamze Elzayat6 catches, 92 yardsEastern Michigan
  • DefenseJoseph Sparacio15 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2.5 for lossEastern Michigan

Player stats

Akron

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jeff Undercuffler19/2622300
Tahj Bullock4/51710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Lorenzo Lingard267118
Tahj Bullock1020114
Drake Anderson1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Daniel George583046
Jasaiah Gathings780031
Jacob Newell425112
T.J. Banks120020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Shammond Cooper9210
Corey Thomas Jr.80.500
Darrian Lewis7000
Bryan McCoy7100
Nate Thompson4110

Eastern Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Austin Smith20/3221410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Samson Evans1571312
Jaylon Jackson1246013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Hamze Elzayat692034
Tanner Knue879034
J.B. Mitchell215011
Jere Getzinger Jr.213110
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chase Kline19000
Joseph Sparacio152.50.50
Londyn Craft10000
Kempton Shine7000
Justin Jefferson620.50
Joseph Zelinsky3110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

AkronEastern Michigan
315Total yards315
240Passing yards214
75Rushing yards101
7.7Yards per pass6.7
1.8Yards per rush3.0
19First downs22
12–⁠19Third downs6–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers0
8–⁠87Penalties6–⁠59
34:18Possession25:42
2Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

AkronEastern Michigan
38%Success rate37%
0.25EPA per play0.13
1.38Explosiveness1.36
−0.02Rushing EPA−0.01
0.68Passing EPA0.25
40%Passing-down success33%
−0.14First-down EPA0.04
−0.15Second-down EPA0.00
1.29Third-down EPA0.33
16%Havoc by its defense13%

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)

Eastern Michigan 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Eastern Michigan −5.5, over/under 39.

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 Eastern Michigan 58%, Akron 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Eastern Michigan end zoneAkron end zoneQ1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 9 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 9 playsQ1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 AkronTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 AkronTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 AkronEnd of half, 1 playQ3 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ3 Eastern MichiganMissed FG, 8 playsQ3 AkronPunt, 6 playsQ3 Eastern MichiganPunt, 5 playsQ3 AkronField goal, 16 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 8 playsQ4 Eastern MichiganField goal, 11 playsQ4 AkronEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Eastern Michigan drives left to right, Akron right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 9 plays, 32 yards
  2. Q1 AkronPunt, 9 plays, 20 yards
  3. Q1 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 AkronTouchdown, 12 plays, 76 yards
  5. Q2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 12 plays, 78 yards
  6. Q2 AkronTouchdown, 8 plays, 77 yards
  7. Q2 Eastern MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 59 yards
  8. Q2 AkronEnd of half, 1 play, −3 yards
  9. Q3 AkronPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  10. Q3 Eastern MichiganMissed FG, 8 plays, 28 yards
  11. Q3 AkronPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  12. Q3 Eastern MichiganPunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  13. Q3 AkronField goal, 16 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q4 Eastern MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  15. Q4 AkronPunt, 8 plays, 38 yards
  16. Q4 Eastern MichiganField goal, 11 plays, 66 yards
  17. Q4 AkronEnd of game, 1 play, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 0
Eastern Michigan Punt, 9 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 59 yds , Jaylon Jackson return for 18 yds to the EMU 24
14:421st & 10 at own 24Jaylon Jackson run for 6 yds to the EMU 30
14:182nd & 4 at own 30Jaylon Jackson run for 2 yds to the EMU 32
13:413rd & 2 at own 32Samson Evans run for 1 yd to the EMU 33
12:574th & 1 at own 33Samson Evans run for 9 yds to the EMU 42 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at own 42Samson Evans run for 1 yd to the EMU 43
11:372nd & 9 at own 43Austin Smith pass complete to JB Mitchell III for 11 yds to the AKR 46 for a 1ST down
11:021st & 10 at opp 46Jaylon Jackson run for 2 yds to the AKR 44
10:172nd & 8 at opp 44Jaylon Jackson run for no gain to the AKR 44
9:383rd & 8 at opp 44Austin Smith pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
9:294th & 8 at opp 44Mitchell Tomasek punt for 40 yds
Akron Punt, 9 plays
9:292nd & 2 at own 12Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 09:29
9:211st & 10 at own 4Lorenzo Lingard run for 8 yds to the AKR 12
8:512nd & 2 at own 12Lorenzo Lingard run for 1 yd to the AKR 13
8:113rd & 1 at own 13Lorenzo Lingard run for 2 yds to the AKR 15 for a 1ST down
7:571st & 10 at own 15Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 07:57
7:431st & 10 at own 15Lorenzo Lingard run for 2 yds to the AKR 17
7:112nd & 8 at own 17Tahj Bullock run for 5 yds to the AKR 22
6:323rd & 3 at own 22Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 12 yds to the AKR 34 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 34Lorenzo Lingard run for 2 yds to the AKR 36
5:182nd & 8 at own 36Tahj Bullock run for 3 yds to the AKR 33
4:313rd & 11 at own 33Jeff Undercuffler Jr. sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the AKR 24
3:514th & 20 at own 24Dante Jackson punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Hamze El-Zayat at the EMU 43
Eastern Michigan Punt, 3 plays
3:512nd & 10 at own 43Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 03:51
3:471st & 10 at own 43Austin Smith pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
3:352nd & 10 at own 43Austin Smith pass complete to Jaylon Jackson for 3 yds to the EMU 46
2:543rd & 7 at own 46Austin Smith pass incomplete
2:454th & 7 at own 46Mitchell Tomasek punt for 43 yds , Bobby Golden returns for 13 yds to the AKR 24
Akron Touchdown, 12 plays
2:452nd & 2 at own 32Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 02:45
2:381st & 10 at own 24Lorenzo Lingard run for 8 yds to the AKR 32
1:572nd & 2 at own 32Lorenzo Lingard run for 2 yds to the AKR 34 for a 1ST down
1:101st & 10 at own 34Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Jake Newell for 5 yds to the AKR 39
0:412nd & 5 at own 39Tahj Bullock run for 4 yds to the AKR 43
0:003rd & 1 at own 43Lorenzo Lingard run for 3 yds to the AKR 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:491st & 10 at own 46Lorenzo Lingard run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Q2 14:202nd & 6 at the 50Eastern Michigan Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the EMU 32 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:591st & 10 at opp 32Lorenzo Lingard run for 2 yds to the EMU 30
Q2 13:062nd & 8 at opp 30Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to TJ Banks for 20 yds to the EMU 10 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:351st & goal at opp 10Lorenzo Lingard run for 3 yds to the EMU 7
Q2 12:022nd & goal at opp 7Tahj Bullock pass complete to Jake Newell for 6 yds to the EMU 1
Q2 11:273rd & goal at opp 1Tahj Bullock run for 1 yd for a TD (Owen Wiley KICK)Akron 7, Eastern Michigan 0
Q2 11:271st & 10 at own 22Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 11:27
2nd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 14
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 12 plays
11:231st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 52 yds , Jaylon Jackson return for 9 yds to the EMU 22
11:161st & 10 at own 22Samson Evans run for 2 yds to the EMU 24
10:302nd & 8 at own 24Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 9 yds to the EMU 33 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 33Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 10:30
10:031st & 10 at own 33Austin Smith pass complete to Hamze El-Zayat for 32 yds to the AKR 35 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at opp 35Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 10:03
9:351st & 10 at opp 35Austin Smith run for 3 yds to the AKR 32
8:452nd & 7 at opp 32Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 3 yds to the AKR 35
7:553rd & 10 at opp 35Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 14 yds to the AKR 21 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at opp 21Samson Evans run for 2 yds to the AKR 19
6:582nd & 8 at opp 19Jaylon Jackson run for 6 yds to the AKR 13
6:363rd & 2 at opp 13Jaylon Jackson run for 3 yds to the AKR 10 for a 1ST down
5:561st & goal at opp 10Austin Smith pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
5:462nd & goal at opp 10Jaylon Jackson run for 4 yds to the AKR 6
5:113rd & goal at opp 6Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 05:11
5:063rd & goal at opp 6(05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass incomplete short right to Knue,Tanner PENALTY AKR Pass Interference (Golden-Nelson,Devonte) 4 yards from AKR06 to AKR02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:001st & goal at opp 2Samson Evans run for 2 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)Tied at 7
5:001st & 10 at own 23Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 05:00
Akron Touchdown, 8 plays
4:541st & 10 at own 35Ryan Kingston kickoff for 54 yds , Blake Hester return for 12 yds to the AKR 23
4:461st & 10 at own 23Tahj Bullock run for no gain to the AKR 23
4:052nd & 10 at own 23Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass incomplete to Jasaiah Gathings
3:523rd & 10 at own 23Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Daniel George for 46 yds to the EMU 31 for a 1ST down
3:091st & 10 at opp 31Lorenzo Lingard run for no gain to the EMU 31
2:322nd & 10 at opp 31Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass incomplete to Lorenzo Lingard
2:283rd & 10 at opp 31Drake Anderson run for 2 yds to the EMU 29
2:284th & 8 at opp 29Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 02:28
2:284th & 8 at opp 29Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Lorenzo Lingard for 15 yds to the EMU 14 for a 1ST down Eastern Michigan Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Joe Sparacio) to the EMU 7 for a 1ST down
1:491st & goal at opp 7Lorenzo Lingard run for 7 yds for a TD (Owen Wiley KICK)Akron 14, Eastern Michigan 7
1:421st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 59 yds , Hamze El-Zayat return for 4 yds to the EMU 39 Akron Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Darrian Lewis) to the EMU 41
Eastern Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
1:351st & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass complete short left to Knue,Tanner for 5 yards to the EMU46 (Durant,Tyson) PENALTY EMU Holding (Conti,Zack) 10 yards from EMU41 to EMU31. NO PLAY.
1:171st & 20 at own 31Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 10 yds to the EMU 41
1:092nd & 10 at own 41Austin Smith pass incomplete to JB Mitchell III
1:023rd & 10 at own 41Akron Penalty, Targeting (15 Yards) to the AKR 38 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at opp 38Austin Smith pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
0:492nd & 10 at opp 38Austin Smith pass incomplete to JB Mitchell III
0:433rd & 10 at opp 38Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 11 yds to the AKR 27 for a 1ST down
0:331st & 10 at opp 27Austin Smith pass complete to Samson Evans for 12 yds to the AKR 15 for a 1ST down
0:231st & 10 at opp 15Austin Smith run for no gain to the AKR 15
0:182nd & 10 at opp 15(00:22) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Austin pass incomplete short left to El-Zayat,Hamze broken up by Martin,KJ PENALTY AKR Pass Interference (Lewis,Darrian) 13 yards from AKR15 to AKR02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:151st & goal at opp 2Samson Evans run for 2 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK)Tied at 14
Akron End of half, 1 play
0:101st & 10 at own 35Kenyon Bowyer kickoff for 53 yds , Lorenzo Lingard return for 2 yds to the AKR 14
0:001st & 10 at own 14J. Undercuffler Jr. takes a knee
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 35PENALTY AKR UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Fish,Antavious) 15 yards from EMU35 to EMU50. NO PLAY.
3rd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 14
Akron Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at the 50Kenyon Bowyer kickoff for 35 yds
14:461st & 10 at own 20Lorenzo Lingard run for 3 yds to the AKR 23
14:162nd & 7 at own 23Tahj Bullock sacked by Joey Zelinsky for a loss of 6 yards to the AKR 17
13:363rd & 13 at own 17Akron Penalty, Offensive Holding (KJ Martin) declined
13:254th & 13 at own 17Dante Jackson punt for 51 yds , Hamze El-Zayat returns for 2 yds to the EMU 34
Eastern Michigan Missed FG, 8 plays
13:171st & 10 at own 34Jaylon Jackson run for 13 yds to the EMU 47 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at own 47Austin Smith pass complete to Hamze El-Zayat for 6 yds to the AKR 47
12:192nd & 4 at opp 47Austin Smith run for no gain to the AKR 47
11:333rd & 4 at opp 47Austin Smith pass complete to Hamze El-Zayat for 8 yds to the AKR 39 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at opp 39Jaylon Jackson run for 3 yds to the AKR 36
10:082nd & 7 at opp 36Austin Smith run for 2 yds to the AKR 38
9:203rd & 9 at opp 38Austin Smith pass incomplete to Jaylon Jackson
9:154th & 9 at opp 38Jesus Gomez 56 yd FG MISSED
Akron Punt, 6 plays
9:152nd & 9 at own 39Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 09:15
9:151st & 10 at own 38Lorenzo Lingard run for 1 yd to the AKR 39
8:232nd & 9 at own 39Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 4 yds to the AKR 43
7:303rd & 5 at own 43Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Daniel George for 15 yds to the EMU 42 for a 1ST down
7:111st & 10 at opp 42PENALTY AKR False Start (Williams,Tyhler) 5 yards from EMU42 to EMU47. NO PLAY.
6:401st & 15 at opp 47Lorenzo Lingard run for 3 yds to the EMU 44
5:582nd & 12 at opp 44Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass incomplete to Jasaiah Gathings
5:523rd & 12 at opp 44Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass incomplete to Bobby Golden
5:454th & 12 at opp 44Dante Jackson punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Eastern Michigan Punt, 5 plays
5:452nd & 8 at own 22Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 05:45
5:451st & 10 at own 20Jaylon Jackson run for 2 yds to the EMU 22
4:392nd & 8 at own 22Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 34 yds to the AKR 44 for a 1ST down
4:191st & 10 at opp 44Jaylon Jackson run for 3 yds to the AKR 41
3:462nd & 7 at opp 41Austin Smith sacked by Shammond Cooper for a loss of 13 yards to the EMU 46
2:553rd & 20 at own 46Austin Smith pass complete to Tanner Knue for 2 yds to the EMU 44
2:234th & 22 at own 44Mitchell Tomasek punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Bobby Golden at the AKR 20
Akron Field goal, 16 plays
2:232nd & 10 at own 20Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 02:23
2:181st & 10 at own 20Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass incomplete to Jasaiah Gathings
2:092nd & 10 at own 20Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 15 yds to the AKR 35 for a 1ST down Akron Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jasaiah Gathings) to the AKR 20 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at own 20Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Lorenzo Lingard for 1 yd to the AKR 21
1:152nd & 9 at own 21(01:20) No Huddle-Shotgun Undercuffler,Jeff pass incomplete deep middle to George,Daniel PENALTY EMU Pass Interference (Walker,Bennett) 15 yards from AKR21 to AKR36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1:081st & 10 at own 36Lorenzo Lingard run for 7 yds to the AKR 43
0:002nd & 3 at own 43Lorenzo Lingard run for 4 yds to the AKR 39
Q4 14:533rd & 7 at own 39Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 9 yds to the AKR 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:091st & 10 at own 48Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 6 yds to the EMU 46
Q4 13:352nd & 4 at opp 46Tahj Bullock run for 2 yds to the EMU 44
Q4 12:583rd & 2 at opp 44Tahj Bullock run for 14 yds to the EMU 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:121st & 10 at opp 30Lorenzo Lingard run for 3 yds to the EMU 27
Q4 11:212nd & 7 at opp 27Lorenzo Lingard run for 1 yd to the EMU 26
Q4 10:343rd & 6 at opp 26Tahj Bullock pass complete to Daniel George for 13 yds to the EMU 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 9:531st & 10 at opp 13Lorenzo Lingard run for 4 yds to the EMU 9
Q4 9:132nd & 6 at opp 9Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Lorenzo Lingard for 3 yds to the EMU 6
Q4 8:353rd & 3 at opp 6Lorenzo Lingard run for 1 yd to the EMU 5
Q4 8:004th & 2 at opp 5Owen Wiley 23 yd FG GOODAkron 17, Eastern Michigan 14
Q4 7:551st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 60 yds , Jaylon Jackson return for 18 yds to the EMU 47 Eastern Michigan Penalty, Illegal Block (7 Yards) to the EMU 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Tied at 17
Eastern Michigan Punt, 3 plays
7:431st & 10 at own 7Austin Smith run for 3 yds to the EMU 4
7:082nd & 13 at own 4Austin Smith pass incomplete to Hamze El-Zayat
7:003rd & 13 at own 4Austin Smith pass incomplete
6:494th & 13 at own 4Mitchell Tomasek punt for 66 yds
Akron Punt, 8 plays
6:492nd & 9 at own 31Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 06:49
6:441st & 10 at own 30Lorenzo Lingard run for 1 yd to the AKR 31
5:512nd & 9 at own 31Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Jake Newell for 12 yds to the AKR 43 for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at own 43PENALTY AKR Delay Of Game (Undercuffler,Jeff) 5 yards from AKR43 to AKR38. NO PLAY.
5:031st & 15 at own 38Jeff Undercuffler Jr. run for 3 yds to the AKR 35
4:202nd & 18 at own 35Tahj Bullock run for 3 yds to the AKR 38
3:263rd & 15 at own 38Jeff Undercuffler Jr. pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 31 yds to the EMU 31 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 31Lorenzo Lingard run for 3 yds to the EMU 28
2:472nd & 7 at opp 28Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 02:47
2:432nd & 7 at opp 28Tahj Bullock run for no gain to the EMU 28
2:433rd & 7 at opp 28Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 02:43
2:383rd & 7 at opp 28Tahj Bullock pass complete to Lorenzo Lingard for 4 yds to the EMU 32
2:384th & 11 at opp 32Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 02:38
2:314th & 11 at opp 32Dante Jackson punt for 32 yds for a touchback
Eastern Michigan Field goal, 11 plays
2:312nd & 1 at own 29Timeout Eastern Michigan, clock 02:31
2:231st & 10 at own 20Samson Evans run for 9 yds to the EMU 29
1:582nd & 1 at own 29Samson Evans run for 10 yds to the EMU 39 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 10 at own 39Samson Evans run for 2 yds to the EMU 41
1:162nd & 8 at own 41Austin Smith pass complete to JB Mitchell III for 4 yds to the EMU 45
1:023rd & 4 at own 45Austin Smith pass complete to Hamze El-Zayat for 6 yds to the AKR 49 for a 1ST down
0:561st & 10 at opp 49Austin Smith pass incomplete to Tanner Knue
0:442nd & 10 at opp 49Austin Smith pass complete to Hamze El-Zayat for 34 yds to the AKR 15 for a 1ST down
0:331st & 10 at opp 15Jaylon Jackson run for 2 yds to the AKR 13
0:222nd & 8 at opp 13Austin Smith pass incomplete to Hamze El-Zayat
0:143rd & 8 at opp 13Austin Smith sacked by Nate Thompson for a loss of 1 yard to the AKR 14
0:104th & 9 at opp 14Jesus Gomez 32 yd FG GOOD Akron Penalty, Illegal Formation (KJ Martin) declinedTied at 17
Akron End of game, 1 play
0:091st & 10 at own 35Kenyon Bowyer kickoff for 40 yds , CJ Nunnally IV return for no gain to the AKR 25
0:001st & 10 at own 25J. Undercuffler Jr. takes a knee

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.

The series

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Akron leads 18–⁠15 in 33 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Eastern Michigan 25, Akron 23
2024Akron 25, Eastern Michigan 21
2023Eastern Michigan 30, Akron 27
2022Eastern Michigan 34, Akron 28
2019Eastern Michigan 42, Akron 14
2018Eastern Michigan 27, Akron 7

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