FINAL SCORE
Akron Zips at Kent State Golden Flashes game details
Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 3:30 PM ET
Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium · Attendance 20,167
Put the final score in perspective.
Akron finished 4 points ahead. The teams combined for 58 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Akron 10, Kent State 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Kent State outscored its opponent in 2 and Akron in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Akron | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
 Kent State | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-12 | 8-18 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 378 | 423 |
| Passing | 237 | 285 |
| Comp/Att | 11/28 | 19/36 |
| Yards per pass | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Rushing | 141 | 138 |
| Rushing Attempts | 32 | 41 |
| Yards per rush | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| Penalties | 6-64 | 8-75 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 22:11 | 37:49 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Akron Zips
passing
| Tra'Von Chapman | 11/28 | 237 | 8.5 | 2 | 2 | 34.2 |
rushing
| Van Edwards Jr. | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Tra'Von Chapman | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Manny Morgan | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Mykel Traylor-Bennett | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 2 | 13 |
| JoJo Natson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Kwadarrius Smith | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 40 |
| Austin Wolf | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 23 |
| JoJo Natson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 43 |
| Van Edwards Jr. | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 27 |
| A.J. Coney | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jerome Lane | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Van Edwards Jr. | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 75 | 0 |
| Tyrell Goodman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| JoJo Natson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 38 | 0 |
kicking
| Tom O'Leary | 1/1 | 100.0 | 46 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Nick Gasser | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Kent State Golden Flashes
passing
| Nick Holley | 19/35 | 285 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 37.8 |
| Kavious Price | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 |
rushing
| Nick Holley | 34 | 117 | 3.4 | 1 | 16 |
| Justin Rankin | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Kavious Price | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
receiving
| Justin Rankin | 10 | 181 | 18.1 | 1 | 54 |
| Raekwon James | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Ernest Calhoun | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 18 |
| Kavious Price | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Brice Fackler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
| Jerrell Foster | 2 | 33 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Justin Rankin | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Zaquon Tyson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Zaquon Tyson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
kicking
| Shane Hynes | 2/3 | 66.7 | 41 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Derek Adams | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 13:40 | Tom O'Leary 46 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 2:51 | Nick Holley 13 Yd Run (Shane Hynes Kick) | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 12:04 | Mykel Traylor-Bennett 13 Yd Run (Tom O'Leary Kick) | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 7:04 | Shane Hynes 30 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 10 |
| 2 | 5:19 | Ernest Calhoun 18 Yd pass from Nick Holley (Shane Hynes Kick) | 10 – 17 |
| 3 | 1:53 | Van Edwards Jr. 27 Yd pass from Tra'Von Chapman (Tom O'Leary Kick) | 17 – 17 |
| 4 | 13:23 | Austin Wolf 23 Yd pass from Tra'Von Chapman (Tom O'Leary Kick) | 24 – 17 |
| 4 | 10:19 | Shane Hynes 41 Yd Field Goal | 24 – 20 |
| 4 | 1:02 | Justin Rankin 9 Yd pass from Nick Holley (Shane Hynes Kick) | 24 – 27 |
| 4 | 0:20 | Mykel Traylor-Bennett 3 Yd Run (Tom O'Leary Kick) | 31 – 27 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:13 AM UTCData methodology