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31–27
Final
 Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium, KentAKR -5
FINALAkron 31, Kent State 27KENT covered +5CLOSED AKR -5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
N. Holley run for 13 yds for a TD, (S. Hynes KICK)VIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
KENT WINNING
AKR WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: AKR 58% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 72 PTS

Scoring plays

10 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Tom O'Leary 46 Yd Field Goal

13:40
3-0
Rushing Touchdown

Nick Holley 13 Yd Run (Shane Hynes Kick)

2:51
3-7
Q2
Rushing Touchdown

Mykel Traylor-Bennett 13 Yd Run (Tom O'Leary Kick)

12:04
10-7
Field Goal Good

Shane Hynes 30 Yd Field Goal

7:04
10-10
Passing Touchdown

Ernest Calhoun 18 Yd pass from Nick Holley (Shane Hynes Kick)

5:19
10-17
Q3
Passing Touchdown

Van Edwards Jr. 27 Yd pass from Tra'Von Chapman (Tom O'Leary Kick)

1:53
17-17
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Austin Wolf 23 Yd pass from Tra'Von Chapman (Tom O'Leary Kick)

13:23
24-17
Field Goal Good

Shane Hynes 41 Yd Field Goal

10:19
24-20
Passing Touchdown

Justin Rankin 9 Yd pass from Nick Holley (Shane Hynes Kick)

1:02
24-27
Rushing Touchdown

Mykel Traylor-Bennett 3 Yd Run (Tom O'Leary Kick)

0:20
31-27

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Chapman rallies Akron to 31-27 win over Kent State

AKRON, Ohio -- Tra'Von Chapman passed for two touchdowns, Mykel Traylor-Bennett ran for two scores and Akron rallied to beat Kent State 31-27 on Saturday to retain possession of the Wagon Wheel trophy. Trailing 27-24, Chapman led the Zips (3-2, 1-0 Mid-American) on a four-play, 57-yard drive and Taylor-Bennett ran in a 3-yard game-winner with 20 seconds left. Nick Holley passed for two touchdowns for Kent State (1-4, 0-1), including 9-yarder to Justin Rankin to put the Golden Flashes up 27-24 with 1:02 remaining. Holley was 19 of 35 for 285 yards passing, with a TD strike to Ernest Calhoun . Holley gained 117 yards on 34 carries, including a 13-yard scoring run. Chapman hit Van Edwards Jr . on a 27-yard TD pass to tie it at 17. On the next possession, Chapman capped a seven-play, 76-yard drive with a 23-yard pass to Austin Wolf .

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Top performers

AKR
PASSINGTra'Von Chapman11/28, 237 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RUSHINGVan Edwards Jr.8 CAR, 44 YDS
RECEIVINGKwadarrius Smith2 REC, 75 YDS
KENT
PASSINGNick Holley19/35, 285 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGNick Holley34 CAR, 117 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJustin Rankin10 REC, 181 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

AKR · KENT
378
TOTAL YARDS
423
237
PASSING
285
141
RUSHING
138
18
1ST DOWNS
20
3-12
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
8-18
3
TURNOVERS
0
6-64
PENALTIES
8-75
22:11
POSSESSION
37:49

ZOELLER FIELD AT DIX STADIUM, KENT · ATTENDANCE 20,167

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