Third-quarter touchdowns help Central Michigan beat Akron 17-10

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- , Jase Bauer and Myles Bailey ran for third-quarter touchdowns to snap a halftime tie and Central Michigan held on to beat Akron 17-10 on Saturday. Marcus Badgett 's interception set up a four-play, 30-yard drive capped by Bauer's TD run for a 10-3 lead early in the third quarter. With a minute left in the third, Bailey scored to finish the Chippewas' 18-play, 76-yard drive that took 9:36, their longest this season in number of plays and time of possession. Jeff Undercuffler threw a 14-yard scoring pass to Alex Adams to cut the lead to seven early in the fourth quarter, but the Zips' final three drives went for a total of only 43 yards. Bauer threw for 181 yards but was intercepted twice. He was the leading ground gainer for CMU (4-3, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) with 61 yards.