Smigel connected with a 31-yard field goal and Adams posted a 61-yard touchdown reception for the Zips 27-6 advantage by the 10:45 mark in the third quarter. Following a 34-yard field goal, Akron added 17 more points on the scoreboard as Price found pay dirt on an eight-yard run, Durant returned an interception for 76 yards and Smigel launched a 31-yard field goal attempt through the uprights. FIVE ZIPS EARN ALL-MAC ACCOLADES Led by redshirt senior LB Bubba Arslanian and WR Alex Adams, who were named First-Team All-Mid-American Conference selections, five members of The University of Akron football team were among those honored with All-League accolades by the conference on Wednesday, Nov.
Akron forced the home team to settle for four field goals. Redshirt junior DB Nate Thompson (Sanford, N. C. ) and redshirt senior LB Bubba Arslanian (Aurora, Ohio) led the defense with nine tackles apiece as Thompson had six solo stops with three assisted takedowns and Arslanian posted five solo, four assisted and one tackle for a loss. Redshirt senior DL Victor Jones (Sacramento, Calif. ) recorded both of the Zips sacks for 16 yards of loss as part of his five tackles on the day.
• Akron boasts a league-best three receivers in the top-eight in the MAC as WR Alex Adams, WR Shocky Jacques-Louis and WR Daniel George rank first (83. 7), fourth (76. 1) and eighth (63. 0), respectively. • Twenty different Zips recorded a tackle versus Northern Illinois. • Seven different Zips posted four or more tackles against the Huskies, led by a team-high nine tackles (six solo and three assists) from DB Nate Thompson and (five solo and four assists) courtesy of LB Bubba Arslanian. • WR Alex Adams posted his fourth consecutive 100-yard receiving game against Northern Illinois pulling in seven catches for 150 yards.
(Burlington, N. J. ) at Huskie Stadium on Saturday. The victory marked the first for the Zips versus the Huskies since a 48-42 triumph in the Mid-American Conference title game and the initial road win in Dekalb, Ill., since a 34-17 decision in 1996. The Zips (2-9, 1-6 MAC) generated 512 yards of total offense as Undercuffler threw for a career-best 312 yards and a career-high three touchdown passes on 21-of-32 passing with one Interception.
Collectively, the Zips posted nine pass break-ups and five quarterback hurries on the afternoon. After the Huskies (3-9, 2-6 MAC) established a 6-0 lead on a pair of field goals, Undercuffler marched the Zips down the field with a seven-play, 59-yard drive that ended on the foot of redshirt junior PK Cory Smigel (North Royalton, Ohio) connecting on a field goal from 33 yards out. The Zips followed two touchdown drives as Undercuffler found George for the Zips first touchdown catch and Adams for the second.
• QB DJ Iron's 2, 606 passing yards ranks as the eighth-best single-season effort in program history. He enters the Buffalo game 17 yards behind Charlie Frye (2, 623-2004) for seventh place and 56 yards shy of Luke Getsy (2, 662-2006) for sixth place. • QB DJ Irons is on pace to become only the fourth 3, 000-yard single-season passer in program history joining Charlie Fry (3, 549-2003), Luke Getsy (3, 455-2006) and Dalton (3, 387-2012), while his 260. 6 passing average ranks as the fourth-best single-season mark in program history.
The 74-yard run marked a career long for Norrils and the longest run for the Zips since Tra'Von Chapman broke-off a 70-yard run for a TD against Miami in 2016. Norrils finished the game with 155 yards on 11 carries for a 14. 1 yards per carry average. The Akron defense was paced by redshirt senior S Jaylen Kelly-Powell (Detroit, Mich. ) with 16 tackles followed by sophomore LB Andrew Behm (Appleton, Wisc. ) and redshirt junior LB Jeslord Boateng (Dublin, Ohio) with 14 and 11, respectively. ZIPS EARN 44-12 VICTORY AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS The University of Akron football team scored 27 unanswered points en route to a 44-12 win over Northern Illinois behind a career performance by junior QB Jeff Undercuffler, Jr.
613), 41st in kickoff returns (21. 30), 47th in fewest penalty yards per outing (48. 64) and 49th in tackles for a loss (6. 2). Individually, Snyder is ranked 35th in the NCAA in completions per game (20. 64). Additionally, Dolac leads the nation in solo tackles (7. 8) and is third in total tackles (11. 1), while Cook is rated 27th in the NCAA in all-purpose yards (121.
• The Zips have posted an interception in six of Akron's 11 games this season. • WR Shocky Jacques-Louis has registered four 100-yard receiving games this season pulling in eight catches for 122 yards against Saint Francis (Sept. 1), nine receptions for 103 yards at Tennessee (Sept. 17), 11 catches for 152 yards at Ohio (Oct. 8) and nine receptions versus Miami (Oct. 29) for 103 yards.
) 60 catches is two shy of cracking the top-10 leaderboard. Jacques-Louis surpassed Matthew Cherry (2003), who won an Academy Award in 2019, and Domenik Hixon (2004) for fourth place with a four-catch performance at Northern Illinois. He enters plays at Buffalo five shy of Hixon (2005) for third place.
30), 37th in kickoff returns (21. 6) and 40th in combined kick returns (408), and junior S Marcus Fuqua ranks seventh in interceptions (5) and in interceptions per contest (0. 5) and 22nd in fumble recoveries (2). IN OUR LAST MEETING (OCT. 23, 2021 - AKRON, OHIO) Akron dropped a 45-10 Mid-American Conference decision to Buffalo at InfoCision Stadium on Oct. 23, 2021 as the Bulls led 24-10 at halftime and scored 21-unanswered points while generating 484 yards total of offense. The Zips registered 304 total yards, including 229 yards on the ground as sophomore RB Jonzell Norrils (Toledo, Ohio) led the way. On his first touch in three games, Norrils traveled 74 yards for a touchdown.
tilt will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Ben Shulman and Randy Buffington calling the action with a link on GoZips. com. HEAD COACHES Buffalo: Maurice Linguist (Baylor, 2006), overall record: 9-14 (Second Season)/record at Buffalo: 9-14 (Second Season) Akron: Joe Moorhead (Fordham, 1996), overall record - 54-34 (Seventh Season)/record at Akron - 2-9 (First Season) SERIES HISTORY Akron is meeting Buffalo for the 22nd time in program history with the Zips owning a 11-10 series advantage. In the last meeting between the two schools, the Bulls registered a 45-10 triumph past Akron on Oct. 23, 2021 at InfoCision Stadium.
Lose, and the season is over. The Bulls have to control the clock and the game from the start. They’re good at operating at their own pace, and Akron has too many problems consistently converting on third downs to keep things going – the Northern Illinois game aside. The offense has stalled a bit, but it doesn’t have a bit problem with turnovers, Akron is good for at least two giveaways, probably three, and few teams are better at taking advantage of its chances with UB terrific in the red zone. – Championship Week Schedule, Game Previews What’s Going To Happen This was supposed to be played a few weeks ago, and then natured dumped a whole lot of snow on Buffalo. At the very least, both teams should be fresh.
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Undercuffler found sophomore WR Alex Adams (Osyka, Miss. ) for two touchdowns, including a 61-yard strike for six points. Adams led the receiving corps with 150 yards on seven snags and gained 83 after the catch. Redshirt junior WR Daniel George (Fort Washington, Md. ) hauled in seven passes for 96 yards and a touchdown with a 43-yard long reception. On the ground, redshirt sophomore RB Cam Wiley (Las Vegas, Nev.
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Buffalo vs Akron Prediction Game PreviewBuffalo vs Akron prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Championship Week, Friday, December 2 – Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak Buffalo vs Akron How To Watch Date: Friday, December 2 Game Time: 1:00 ET Venue: UB Stadium, Amherst, NY How To Watch: ESPN+ Record: Buffalo (5-6), Akron (2-9) – Sign up and live stream college football on ESPN+ Why Akron Will Win Where did that come from? Akron had fought through the first season under head coach Joe Moorhead with more production and promise than previous years, but without the results to show for it. Jeff Undercuffler stepped up with his best performance of the season – throwing for 312 yards and three scores in the stunning 44-12 win over Northern Illinois for the first win of the year over an FBS team.
Senior RB Ron Cook and redshirt freshman RB Mike Washington have rushed for 600 and 547 yards, respectively, while running for 11 combined touchdowns. The duo of senior WR Justin Marshall and senior WR Quian Williams have pulled down 47 and 54 passes, respectively, for 627 and 613 yards and 10 touchdowns. Defensively, the duo of junior LB Shaun Dolac and redshirt senior LB James Patterson have combined to record 122 and 101 tackles, including posting 86 and 60 solo stops, respectively. Buffalo has tallied 19 sacks and 68 tackles for a loss.
30. Hauling in Third-Team All-MAC laurels were redshirt junior QB DJ Irons, redshirt senior WR Shocky Jacques-Louis and redshirt senior OL Anthony Whigan (Lexington Park, Md. ). The first-team selections of Adams and Arslanian marked only the second time in program history that an Akron offensive and defensive player have earned first-team accolades in the same season. In 2007, WR Jabari Arthur and DB Reggie Corner collected first-team honors for the Zips ZIP TIDBITS • WR Alex Adams and WR Shocky Jacques-Louis own 838 and 837 receiving yards, respectively, on the campaign and are on pace to become only the fifth and sixth Zips to post a 1, 000-yard receiving season. The duo would join Domenik Hixon (1, 210-2005), Jabari Arthur (1, 171-2007), Dan Ruff (1, 041-1968) and Jerome Lane (1, 018-2016). • The 69 receptions for WR Shocky Jacques-Louis rank as the fourth-best single-season mark in program history, while redshirt junior WR Daniel George's (Fort Washington, Md.
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