CONTENTS n n n - of College Football Games

The Un i v e r s i T y of Ak r o n • 2008 fo o T b A l l Me d i A GU i d e
2007 Season in Review
Game 11
Akron ...................................................................................0
at Miami (Ohio) ..................................................................14
Nov. 14, 2007 • Yager Stadium • 13,274
OXFORD — In a game that featured seven turnovers, including five interceptions in the same endzone,
it was UA’s one fumble which proved to be the difference. With 9:38 left in the game, Akron’s Carlton
Jackson was sacked by Clayton Mullins and fumbled. Craig Mester picked up the ball and returned it
seven yards for the game’s only points as homestanding Miami defeated Akron 7-0 on a Wednesday night
at Yager Stadium before a national ESPN2 audience.
Akron had a final chance with just over two minutes left in the game. Facing fourth and 15 on the
Miami 21, Chris Jacquemain had an open Jabari Arthur at the goal line. However, the pass came up short
and Arthur was not able to make the adjustment.
Miami was forced to go three-and-out and punt with 20 seconds left. Akron completed one pass to the
Miami 45, but the “Hail Mary” was picked off by Miami’s Jerrid Gaines in the endzone as time expired.
In the loss, Arthur set the Akron single-season record for receptions, catching six passes for 73 yards.
Through 11 games, he has 78 for 1,060. Domenik Hixon previously held the single-season receptions
mark with 75 in 13 games during the 2005 season. Arthur, who moved to second on the UA single-season
receiving yards list, became just the third Zip to have at least 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
Neither team crossed midfield until an 18-yard run by Bryan Williams got the Zips to the Miami 36. The
RedHawk defense stiffened and forced an Akron punt. They rode that momentum, getting back-to-back
passes of 13 and 17 yards by Daniel Raudabaugh. Raudabaugh then hit Dustin Woods for a 25-yard
pass, getting to the Akron 15. However, UA senior captain John Mackey picked off the next pass at the
goal line and brought it out to the 34.
Miami threatened again as the first half was drawing to a close. After apparently losing the ball on
the Akron two after an apparent fumble. Video replay overruled the call on the field, saying the ball was
out-of-bounds, allowing the RedHawks to keep possession at the Akron 15. Miami would get to the Akron
five and, one second and goal, Mackey picked off a pass in the endzone, preserving the 0-0 score at the
break.
The RedHawks opened the second half and marched down the field. The Zips, backed up to their own
32, came up with their third interception of the game as Reggie Corner picked off a pass in the endzone.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Akron recovered a fumble on the Miami 38. The Zips got a 12-yard
run from Alex Allen before Chris Jacquemain was picked off in the endzone. The Zip defense forced a
three-and-out with backup quarterback Carlton Jackson taking over the reigns for Akron.
Three plays later, Jackson was sacked by Clayton Mullins, leading to Mester’s.
On the ensuing possession, Akron was facing fourth and eight on its own 47, punter John Stec took
the snap and sprinted down the right sideline for the first down. Then, on third and seven, Jacquemain
hit Arthur for a 24-yard pass. With the Zips on the 21 and facing fourth-and-15, Jacquemain’s pass to an
open Arthur at the goal line came up short with just over two minutes left.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Akron 0 0 0 0 0 Record: (4-7,3-4)
Miami 0 0 0 7 7 Record: (6-5,5-1)
Scoring Summary:
4th 09:38 MIAMI Craig Mestor 7 yd fumble recovery (Nathan Parseghian kick)
AKRON MIAMI
FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 14 19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) .................................................. 36-100 37-131
PASSING YDS (NET) ....................................................... 116 189
Passes Att-Comp-Int ........................................................ 34-12-2 31-16-3
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS................................... 70-216 68-320
Fumble Returns-Yards ..................................................... 0-0 1-7
Punt Returns-Yards .......................................................... 4-29 5-9
Kickoff Returns-Yards ....................................................... 2-38 1-26
Interception Returns-Yards ............................................... 3-34 2-0
Punts (Number-Avg) ......................................................... 10-38.6 8-42.5
Fumbles-Lost ................................................................... 1-1 3-1
Penalties-Yards ................................................................ 8-46 1-10
Possession Time .............................................................. 29:35 30:25
Third-Down Conversions .................................................. 3 of 15 6 of 15
Fourth-Down Conversions................................................ 1 of 2 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances .............................................. 0-1 0-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards ................................................. 0-0 2-18
RUSHING:
Akron - Alex Allen 14-79; Bryan Williams 15-23; John Stec 1-11; Joe Tuzze 1-7; Dennis Kennedy 1-0;
Chris Jacquemain 2-minus 6; Carlton Jackson 2-minus 14.
Miami - Cory Jones 18-66; Thomas Merriweather 11-36; Austin Sykes 6-22; Daniel Raudabaugh 2-7.
PASSING:
Akron - Chris Jacquemain 12-33-2-116; TEAM 0-1-0-0; Carlton Jackson 0-0-0-0.
Miami - Daniel Raudabaugh 16-31-3-189.
RECEIVING:
Akron - Jabari Arthur 6-73; Alex Allen 3-10; Stephon Fuqua 1-18; Brandon Williams 1-17; Bryan Williams
1-minus 2.
Miami - Chris Givens 5-78; Jake O’Connell 4-41; Armand Robinson 2-18; Eugene Harris 2-8; Dustin
Woods 1-25; Austin Sykes 1-13; Jared Elliott 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS:
Akron - John Mackey 2-34; Reggie Corner 1-0. Miami - Jeff Thompson 1-0; Jerrid Ganes 1-0.
AKRON TACKLES LEADERS (UA-A): John Mackey 9-0; Davanzo Tate 6-2; Kevin Grant 5-1; Andre
Jones 5-1; Doug Williams 5-0; Almondo Sewell 3-2; Brion Stokes 2-3; Eric Lively 4-0.
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Game 12
Akron ................................................................................ 32
vs. Central Michigan ........................................................ 35
Nov. 23, 2007 • The Rubber Bowl • 15,573
AKRON — Central Michigan scored twice inside the final seven minutes and picked off a pass with just
over a minute to go to hand Akron a 35-32 loss Friday afternoon, spoiling the Zips’ senior day before a
national ESPN U telecast.
In the game, Akron’s Jabari Arthur caught eight passes for 111 yards. With that, he set the UA career
record for receiving yards (2,653), while falling just 40 yards shy of the school’s single season record.
Down 32-20 with 8:08 left, Dan LeFevour completed a 21-yard pass to Antonio Brown and then threw
a 30-yard TD pass to Kito Potah, making the score 32-27 in the Zips’ favor.
Akron tried to seal the game, getting an apparent 27-yard pass to Arthur to the Chippewa 24. However,
a holding call on the play brought the play back and Central Michigan would eventually force an
Akron punt. A short punt gave CMU the ball at midfield. The Chippewas would immediately get into scoring
position thanks to a 45-yard LeFevour to Anderson pass. Three plays later, LeFevour snuck the ball
across from inches away for the score. Duane Brooks added the two point conversion for a 35-32 lead.
Central Michigan would seal the win one play after the ensuing kickoff as Red Keith picked off a
Jacquemain pass with 1:31 left in the contest.
The Zips struck first midway through the first quarter as Bryan Williams, following the block of a pulling
Mike Ward, hit the crease on a counter and raced 61 yards for the score.
After being stopped on back-to-back fourth down conversions inside the Akron 35, Central Michigan
would break through and tie the game at 7-7 with a five-yard run by Ontario Sneed.
Akron answered with a scoring drive of its own. After apparently being stopped after a fake field goal,
the drive was kept alive with a roughing the passer penalty. A pass interference call on the following play
put the ball to the CMU two and Alex Allen scored from one yard out. The scored stayed at 13-7 as holder
Andy Hildreth bobbled the snap on the extra point attempt.
Akron’s advantage was short lived. LeFevour hit Brown with a 17-yard reception to the Akron 43. On
the next play, LeFevour took it the distance for a 14-13 CMU lead.
Two plays into the second half, Akron went back on top as Williams raced down the left sideline for a
56-yard TD. The Zips’ two-point conversion pass was dropped, keeping the score at 19-14.
Central Michigan was marching on its ensuing drive as LeFevour completed to Bryan Anderson to
the Akron 36. However, on the play, Akron’s Andre Jones stripped Anderson of the ball and returned it 64
yards for a TD.
The Chippewas were undaunted, marching 85-yards in seven plays to make the score 26-20. LeFevour
hit an open Anderson in the left corner of the endzone for a 27-yard pass. The PAT hit off the right
upright to kept it a six-point game.
While CMU moved the ball effectively once again, the Akron defense stiffened and forced a field goal.
Aguila’s 35-yard attempt sailed wide left and the Zips retained their 26-20 lead. Akron built on that momentum
with an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive as Poindexter scored on a Jacquemain seven-yard pass.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Central Michigan 0 14 6 15 35 Record: (7-5,6-1)
Akron 7 6 13 6 32 Record: (4-8,3-5)
Scoring Summary:
1st 06:29 AKRON Bryan Williams 61 yd run (Igor Iveljic kick), 3-78 1:10
2nd 07:48 CMU Ontario Sneed 5 yd run (Andrew Aguila kick), 9-57 3:16
02:29 AKRON Alex Allen 1 yd run (TEAM kick failed), 10-64 5:10
01:55 CMU Dan LeFevour 43 yd run (Andrew Aguila kick), 2-60 0:26
3rd 14:36 AKRON Bryan Williams 56 yd run (pass failed), 2-59 0:19
13:37 AKRON Andre Jones 64 yd fumble recovery (Igor Iveljic kick)
07:52 CMU Bryan Anderson 27 yd pass from Dan LeFevour (kick failed), 7-85 2:04
4th 08:08 AKRON Merce Poindexter 7 yd pass from Chris Jacquemain (pass failed), 11-80 5:34
06:58 CMU Kito Poblah 30 yd pass from Dan LeFevour (Andrew Aguila kick), 4-57 1:05
01:31 CMU Dan LeFevour 1 yd run (Duane Brooks rush), 5-53 1:12
CMU AKRON
FIRST DOWNS ................................................................ 27 19
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) .................................................. 40-257 32-113
PASSING YDS (NET) ....................................................... 382 210
Passes Att-Comp-Int ........................................................ 54-33-2 38-23-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS................................... 94-639 70-323
Fumble Returns-Yards ..................................................... 0-0 1-64
Punt Returns-Yards .......................................................... 1-14 1--1
Kickoff Returns-Yards ....................................................... 3-30 3-24
Interception Returns-Yards ............................................... 1-0 2-0
Punts (Number-Avg) ......................................................... 4-29.0 7-36.4
Fumbles-Lost ................................................................... 2-1 3-1
Penalties-Yards ................................................................ 10-100 8-55
Possession Time .............................................................. 28:17 31:43
Third-Down Conversions .................................................. 7 of 17 8 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions................................................ 1 of 4 0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances .............................................. 2-4 2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards ................................................. 4-34 1-3
RUSHING:
CMU - Dan LeFevour 16-132, 2 TDs; Ontario Sneed 13-94, 1 TD; Justin Hoskins 7-30; Antonio Brown 1-10
Akron - Bryan Williams 18-145, 2 TDs; Alex Allen 6-8, 1 TD; Joe Tuzze 1-2; Chris Jacquemain 7- -42.
PASSING:
CMU - Dan LeFevour 33-54-2-382, 2 TDs.
Akron - Chris Jacquemain 23-38-1-210, 1 TD.
RECEIVING:
CMU - Antonio Brown 15-174; Bryan Anderson 9-131, 1 TD; Kito Poblah 2-34, 1 TD; Ontario Sneed 2-14;
Justin Garder 2-12; Taylor Bradley 1-9; Duane Brooks 1-8; Justin Hoskins 1-0.
Akron - Jabari Arthur 8-111; Joe Tuzze 4-25; Stephon Fuqua 3-15; Kris Kasparek 2-18; Merce Poindexter
2-15, 1 TD; Bryan Williams 2-14; Richard Sandilands 1-15; Alex Allen 1-minus 3.
INTERCEPTIONS: CMU - Red Keith 1-0. Akron - Andre Jones 1-0; Reggie Corner 1-0.
AKRON TACKLES LEADERS (UA-A): Davanzo Tate 8-2; Andre Jones 7-3; Doug Williams 6-0; Chevin
Pace 5-1; Reggie Corner 4-2; Kevin Grant 5-0; Almondo Sewell 2-3; Brion Stokes 3-1.
Akron’s 66th and Final Season at the Rubber Bowl