Terry Bowden

Akron Quick Facts Location: Akron, Ohio 44325 Akron (1-2) at Pittsburgh (3-1) Population: 200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) Saturday, Sept. 27 Founded: 1870 as Buchtel College Heinz Field (65,050) Enrollment: 29,699 Nickname: Zips Pittsburgh, Pa. Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (871) 1:30 p.m. Conference: Mid-American (East Division) President: Dr. Scott L. Scarborough Director of Athletics: Tom Wistrcill Television: ESPN3 Faculty Athletics Rep: Dr. Deborah Owens Dave Weekley (pbp), John Gregory (analyst) Athletics Dept. Phone: (330) 972-7080 Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network Ticket Office Phone: 1-888-99-AKRON Steve French (pbp), Brad Detwiler (analyst), Joe Dunn (sideline) (-25766) WARF 1350 AM (flagship), WHK 1420 AM, WHKZ 1440 AM Season of Football: 114th All-Time Record: 494-515-36 All-Time MAC Record: 68-109 First Year of Football: 1891 Head Coaches First Year of Div. I Football: 1987 Paul Chryst (Wisconsin ‘88) Terry Bowden (West Virginia ’78) MAC Titles: 1 (2005) Overall Record: 16-14 (3rd season) Overall Record: 147-82-2 (21st season) MAC East Division Titles: 2 (2000, 2005) Record at Pittsburgh: same Record at Akron: 7-20 (third season) NCAA D-I Bowl Games: 1 (2005 Motor City) Stadium: InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field All-Time Series Capacity: 30,000 [official sellout is 27,881] Surface: ProGrass Akron trails, 0-2 Bowden vs. Pittsburgh: First Meeting Record at InfoCision Stadium: 10-22 Last Meeting: Pittsburgh 35, Akron 0 Oct. 3, 1998, at Pitt Stadium

Akron Football Has: Athletics Communications • Won five of its last eight seven games 373 Carroll St., Suite 83 • Akron, OH 44325 • Won its season opener for the first time since 2007 • Been selected to finish second in the MAC East in 2014 by the media Cathy Bongiovi (Football contact) Assistant AD for Communications E-mail: [email protected] A WIN would give Akron: O: (330) 972-6106 | C: (267) 326-5400 • Its first win over Pittsburgh in series history • Its first win at Heinz Field Dallas Moyer (secondary contact) • Its second win of the 2014 season Associate Director of Communications E-mail: [email protected] O: (330) 972-6292 | C: (330) 571-4145

2014 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Time | TV | Radio Date Opponent Location Stadium Results Notable Aug. 29 Howard Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field W, 41-0 UA scored 3TDs in under :38 Sept. 6 at Penn State University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium L, 3-21 UA had two interceptions Sept. 20 Marshall Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field L, 17-48 UA scored two TDs in 4th quarter Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. Heinz Field 1:30 p.m. ESPN3 Akron-IMG Sports Net. Oct. 4 *Eastern Michigan^ Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field 2 p.m. ESPN3 Akron-IMG Sports Net. Oct. 11 *Miami (Ohio) Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field TBD TBD Akron-IMG Sports Net. Oct. 18 *at Ohio Athens, Ohio Peden Stadium TBD TBD Akron-IMG Sports Net. Oct. 25 *at Ball State Muncie, Ind. Scheumann Stadium TBD TBD Akron-IMG Sports Net. Nov. 4 *Bowling Green Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field 8 p.m. ESPN2/U Akron-IMG Sports Net. Nov. 11 *at Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. University at Buffalo Stadium 8 p.m. ESPN2/U Akron-IMG Sports Net. Nov. 18 *Massachusetts Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field 8 p.m. ESPNU/3 Akron-IMG Sports Net. Nov. 25 *at Kent State Kent, Ohio Dix Stadium 7 p.m. ESPN2/3 Akron-IMG Sports Net Dec. 5 MAC Championship Detroit, Mich. Ford Field 7 p.m. ESPN2 Akron-IMG Sports Net. * - Mid-American Conference Games ^Homecoming • Home games in BOLD • Schedule subject to change (all times Eastern)

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2014 Opponents NCAA STATISTICAL COMPARISON HOWARD Bison PITTSBURGH (3-1)...... Sept. 21...... AKRON (1-2) 1-3, 0-1 MEAC Rank (average)...... Category...... Rank (average) Last: L, 35-38 vs. Morgan State 56 (443.0)...... Total Offense...... 89 (377.7) Next: vs. North Carolina A&T 10 (304.5)...... Rushing Offense ...... 116 (91.3) 117 (138.5)...... Passing Offense ...... 33 (286.3) PENN STATE Nittany Lions 74 (130.16)...... Passing Efficiency...... 98 (116.17) 4-0, 0-0 Big Ten 34 (38.5)...... Scoring Offense...... 107 (20.3) Last: W, 48-7 vs. UMass 4 (236.0)...... Total Defense...... 70 (389.0) Next: vs. Northwestern 15 (91.3)...... Rushing Defense...... 85 (179.3) 15 (100.86)...... Pass Efficiency Defense...... 36 (112.91) 20 (17.3)...... Scoring Defense...... 52 (23.0) MARSHALL Thundering Herd 58 (0.25)...... Turnover Margin...... 48 (0.33) 4-0, 0-0 C-USA 84 (36.33)...... Net Punting...... 93 (35.82) Last: W, 48-17 at Akron 79 (7.50)...... Punt Returns...... 66 (8.83) Next: at Old Dominion (Oct. 4) 108 (1.00)...... Red Zone Defense...... 13 (0.667) 112 (13.59)...... Kickoff Returns...... 49 (22.00) PITTSBURGH Panthers 54 (2.25) ...... Sacks...... 62 (2.75) 3-1, 0-0 ACC 91 (5.0)...... Tackles For Loss ...... 70 (6.5) Last: L, 20-24 vs. Iowa Next: vs. Akron THIS WEEK Akron travels to Heinz Field for the first time to face Pittsburgh on Saturday, Sept. 27. EASTERN MICHIGAN Eagles Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. ET. 1-3, 0-0 MAC Last: L, 14-73 at #11 Mich. St. ESPN3 will broadcast the game live online with Dave Weekley calling the action and Next: at Akron (Oct. 4) John Gregory providing color commentary.

MIAMI RedHawks The Zips’ radio broadcast will air on the Akron-IMG Sports Network [SportsRadio 1350 AM 0-4, 0-0 MAC (WARF) in Akron (flagship), 1420 WHK in Cleveland, 1440 WHKZ in Warren/Youngstown] Last: L, 24-31 at Cincinnati with Steve French calling the action, Brad Detwiler providing analysis, and Joe Dunn Next: at Buffalo with sideline reports. The pregame show starts at 12:30 p.m. ET. A free audio stream is available at SportsRadio1350.com. OHIO Bobcats 2-2, 1-0 MAC The Akron coaching staff will be wearing Coach to Cure MD patches on Saturday to raise Last: W, 36-24 vs. Idaho awareness and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans are encouraged Next: vs. Eastern Illinois to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 by texting CURE to 90999.

BALL STATE Cardinals Under the guidance of third-year head coach , the Zips stand 1-2 after a 1-3, 0-1 MAC Terry Bowden 48-17 loss to Marshall on Sept. 20. The 2014 Akron squad returns 48 lettermen, including Last: L, 23-34 at Toledo 14 starters. The Zips utilize a spread offense and a 4-3 defense. Next: at Army (Oct. 4) After three games, junior QB (Farmersville, Ohio) is the Zips’ leading rusher BOWLING GREEN Falcons Kyle Pohl 2-2, 0-0 MAC with 69 yards on 22 carries. Redshirt sophomore RB Hakeem Lawrence (Miami, Fla.) fol- Last: L, 17-68 at Wisconsin lows with 61 yards on 12 carries. Under center, Pohl is 64-of-119 for 667 yards and four Next: at Massachusetts touchdowns. Redshirt freshman QB Tommy Woodson (Monroeville, Pa.) is 13-of-23 for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Junior WR Zach D’Orazio (Avon Lake, Ohio) is the top BUFFALO Bulls receiver with 14 catches for 167 yards. Defensively, junior LB Jatavis Brown (Belle Glade, 2-2, 0-0 MAC Fla.) is the team leader with 19 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and a forced fumble. Last: W, 36-7 vs. Norfolk State Next: vs. Miami (OH) In this week’s national rankings, Akron is ranked among the nation’s Top 25 in three cate- gories, including No. 1 in blocked punts allowed (0.0), No. 13 in red zone defense (0.667), MASSACHUSETTS Minutemen and No. 19 in punt return defense (2.33). Individually, senior LB Justin March (Danville, 0-4, 0-0 MAC Ill.) is No. 15 in forced fumbles (0.50), junior P Zach Paul (Broadview Heights, Ohio) is No. Last: L, 7-48 at Penn State 20 in punting (44.5), and senior LB C.J. Mizell (Tallahassee, Fla.) and junior DL Alfonso Next: vs. Bowling Green Horner (Miami, Fla.) are tied at No. 22 in fumbles recovered (1). Junior QB Kyle Pohl is No. 33 in completions (21.33). KENT STATE Golden Flashes 0-3, 0-1 MAC Pittsburgh, under the tutelage of third-year head coach Paul Chryst, stands 3-1 after a 24- Last: L, 0-66 at Ohio State 20 loss to Iowa. The Panthers return 13 starters to their pro style offense and 4-3 defense. Next: at Virginia Pittsburgh is receiving votes in the national poll.

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Akron Media Opportunities Last Meeting: Pittsburgh 35, Akron 0 Sept. 22-28 Pitt Stadium [Oct. 3, 1998] Akron 0 0 0 0 – 0 MONDAY Practice open to Media 8:15 -11:15 a.m. Pittsburgh 7 14 14 0 – 35 Coach & Player Interviews 11:15 a.m. Scoring Summary Team Stats UA UP 1st First Downs 10 22 MAC Teleconference UP- Grim 12-yd pass from Lytle Rushing-Net Yards 43-57 47-172 Terry Bowden 10:58 a.m. (Ruzila kick), 12:14 Passing Yards 40 208 Comp-Att-Int 5-22-2 12-18-0 2nd Total Offense 65-97 65-380 TUESDAY UP- Grim 33-yd pass from Lytle Punts-Avg. 8-40.8 4-37.0 Practice open to Media 8:15 -11:15 a.m. (Feremcik kick), 9:54 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 6-3 Player Interviews 11:15 a.m. UP- Murphy 25-yd pass from Lytle Penalties-Yards 7-49 5-46 Bowden Weekly Media Conference Noon (Ferencik kick), 7:52 Possession Time 29:46 30:14

3rd Rushing: UA- Lomax 16-60, Culler 8-25, Hunter 7-11. WEDNESDAY UP- Mendenhall 11-yd run (Ferencik kick), 12:57 UP- Barlow 10-57, Williams 10-41, Mendenhall 8-31. Practice open to Media 8:15 -11:15 a.m. UP- Grim 4-yd pass from Lytle Coach & Player Interviews 11:15 a.m. (Ferencik kick), 5:30 Passing: UA- Washington 3-19-2-23. UP- Lytle 12-17- 0-208. Attendance: 37,357 THURSDAY Receiving: UA- Bailey 2-16, Eaton 1-13, Webb 1-10. Practice open to Media 8:15 -11:15 a.m. UP- Grim 8-151, Murphy 2-42. Coach Interviews 11:15 a.m. Bowden Weekly Radio Show 7-8 p.m. After four games, sophomore RB James Conner is the Panthers’ top rusher with 699 yards FRIDAY and nine touchdowns on 110 carries. Redshirt sophomore QB is 48-of-79 No media opportunities Chad Voytik for 534 yards and five touchdowns. Sophomore WR Tyler Boyd has 293 yards and four touchdowns on 21 receptions. Defensively, redshirt senior LB Anthony Gonzalez leads SATURDAY the Panthers with 22 tackles, including a team-best 16 solo stops, 2.0 TFL, and a sack. GAME DAY Akron at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m. Postgame media interviews In the NCAA stats, Pittsburgh is ranked No. 10 in rushing offense (304.5), No. 15 in rushing defense (91.3), No. 11 in passing yards allowed (144.8), and No. 20 in scoring defense SUNDAY Off (17.3). Sophomore PK Chris Blewitt is No. 1 in field goal percentage (100.0) and No. 21 in field goals per game (1.50). Sophomore RB James Conner is No. 1 in rushing TDs (9), No. 1 in rushing yards (699), No. 4 in scoring (13.5), and No. 6 in all-purpose yards (179.75).

INTERVIEW REQUESTS AKRON-PITTSBURGH CONNECTIONS All interview requests for Akron players and Akron has 11 players from Pennsylvania on its roster, including five from the Western side coaches should be directed to Cathy Bongiovi of the state – senior S Bre’ Ford (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park HS), redshirt freshman S in Athletics Communications. Players are avail- Zach Guiser (Fayette City, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic HS), freshman QB Chandler able on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday and Kincade (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk HS), redshirt freshman TE Michael Kish (Pittsburgh, postgame only. Pa./Brentwood HS), and redshirt freshman QB Tommy Woodson (Monroeville, Pa./Gate- way Senior HS). Media planning to attend practice should no- tify Athletics Communications by 5 p.m. the Pittsburgh has 12 players from Ohio on its roster, but just three that hail from North- day before. east Ohio — freshman LB Jamal Davis II (Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley HS), junior DL Darryl Render (Cleveland, OH/St. Edward HS), and redshirt senior DB Ray Vinopal WEEKLY MEDIA CONFERENCE (Youngstown, OH/Cardinal Mooney HS). Terry Bowden’s weekly media conference is held each week in the Team Room of Stile Field UA’s associate head coach/defensive coordinator Chuck Amato was the defensive coor- House (second floor). dinator and linebackers coach at N.C. State in 1976-79 when UP’s defensive ends coach John Palermo was a graduate assistant with the Wolfpack. 2014 MEDIA GUIDE Copies of Akron’s 2014 football media guide UA’s assistant head coach/offensive line coach John Peterson coached at his alma ma- are now available. It is also available in PDF ter Ohio State from 2004-11 as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, while on our website at GoZips.com. UP’s assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph served as the offensive graduate assistant. CREDENTIALS All requests for home games must be made UA redshirt freshman LB (Akron, Ohio) is the son of Pitt basketball alum through Athletics Communications. Jerome Lane Je- rome Lane (1985-88). A first round draft pick by the Denver Nuggets in 1998, Lane spent five seasons in the NBA.

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MAC Standings

[as of Sept. 21]

East Division MAC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Ohio 1-0 1.000 2-2 .500 2. Bowling Green 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 Buffalo 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 4. AKRON 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 5. UMass 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 Pitt’s running backs coach John Settle spent last season as an assistant coach with the Miami (Ohio) 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 Cleveland Browns. 7. Kent State 0-1 .000 0-3 .000 AKRON-PITTSBURGH: THE SERIES West Division MAC Pct. Overall Pct. Saturday’s game is the third meeting between Akron and Pittsburgh in series history, 1. Toledo 1-0 1.000 2-2 .500 which began in 1900. The Panthers lead, 2-0. 2. Northern Illinois 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 3. Western Michigan 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 In the teams’ last meeting on Oct. 3, 1998, the Panthers picked up a 35-0 win at Pitt 4. Central Michigan 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 Stadium. QB Matt Lytle threw four touchdown passes, including three to WR Latef Grim. 5. Eastern Michigan 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 6. Ball State 0-1 .000 1-3 .250 Lytle led a 62-yard touchdown drive on Pitt’s first possession, hitting Grim with a 12-yard touchdown pass. In the second quarter, Lytle threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Grim, then connected with Terry Murphy on a 25-yard score. 2014 MAC SCHEDULE Saturday, Sept. 27 That was the first of two touchdowns set up by Akron turnovers. Pittsburgh safety Seth Western Mich. at Virginia Tech, 12:30 (ACC) Hornack intercepted James Washington’s pass to give the Panthers the ball at the Akron Akron at Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN3) 36. Eastern Illinois at Ohio, 2 p.m. (ESPN3) *Bowling Green at UMass, 3 p.m. (ESPN3) On the first series of the second half, defensive tackle Demond Gibson recovered Wash- Kent State at Virginia, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) ington’s fumbled snap at the 19. Three plays later, Rickey Mendenhall ran 11 yards for a *Miami at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) touchdown and a 28-0 lead. *Central Michigan at Toledo, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) Pittsburgh had a 98-yard touchdown drive later in the third quarter that included a 40-yard * MAC game pass to Grim. He and Lytle teamed for the touchdown on a 4-yard pass.

Akron freshman Zac Derr missed field goal tries of 50 and 41 yards in the first quarter.

Lytle completed 12 of 17 passes for 208 yards in three quarters. Grim caught eight passes MAC-Sports.com for 151 yards.

Follow the Akron Zips Online Pittsburgh and Akron are scheduled to play again on Sept. 12, 2015, at InfoCision Sta- For more information on Akron Football, visit dium – Summa Field. us online at GoZips.com/ZipsFB. SERIES INFORMATION Additionally, you can follow The University of Akron all-time vs. Pittsburgh: 0-2 Akron and Zips Football on social media. Akron in games at Akron: 0-1 Akron in games at Pittsburgh: 0-1 Twitter • Zips Athletics: @FollowtheRoo Akron in games at a neutral site: 0-0 • Akron Football: @ZipsFB First meeting in series: 1900, in Akron, L, 0-17 Last meeting in series: 1998, at Pitt Stadium, L, 0-35 Facebook • Zips Athletics: facebook.com/AkronZips • Zips Football: facebook.com/ZipsFB

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National Polls SERIES HIGHS Akron Zips [Sept. 22] Rushing: Greg Lomax, 16-60 (1998) Passing: James Washington, 3-19-2-23 (1998) Assoc. Press Rank USA Today Receiving: Lavel Bailey, 2-16 (1998) Florida State (34) 1 Florida State (36) Oregon (12) 2 Alabama (11) Pittsburgh Panthers Alabama (6) 3 Oklahoma (12) Rushing: Barlow, 10-57 (1998) Oklahoma (4) 4 Oregon (3) Passing: Matt Lytle, 12-17-0-208, 4 TDs (1998) Auburn 5 Auburn Receiving: Latef Grim, 8-151, 3 TDs (1998) Texas A&M (4) 6 Baylor Baylor 7 Texas A&M Notre Dame 8 Notre Dame Year Site Result Akron Coach Pittsburgh Coach Michigan State 9 Michigan State 1900 Akron, Ohio L, 0-17 None Dr. M. Roy Jackson Mississippi 10 UCLA 1998 Pitt Stadium L, 0-35 Lee Owens Walt Harris UCLA 11 Mississippi Georgia 12 Arizona State ZIPS QUICK HITS South Carolina 13 Georgia • Six of Akron’s 2014 opponents—Marshall (Military), Pittsburgh (Little Caesars Pizza), Mississippi Sttae 14 Stanford Arizona State 15 South Carolina Ohio (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s), Ball State (GoDaddy), Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza), Stanford 16 Mississippi State and Buffalo (Famous Idaho Potato)— participated in bowls in 2013. LSU 17 Wisconsin USC 18 LSU • This is Akron’s sixth season playing on-campus in InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. Wisconsin 19 Nebraska The Zips have a 10-22 record at the venue (1-1 in 2014). The stadium opened in 2009. BYU 20 Ohio State Nebraska 21 BYU • Only one Zips’ alum is playing in the NFL this season. LB Chase Blackburn (2001-04) en- Ohio State 22 USC ters his 10th season in the pros and second season with the Carolina Panthers. East Carolina 23 Duke Oklahoma State 24 East Carolina Kansas State 25 Kansas State LAST GAME: MARSHALL 48, AKRON 17 In a match-up of former Mid-American Conference foes, Akron was held to 92 yards on the ground and 343 total yards, but turned the ball over four times in a 48-17 decision Associated Press Writers’ Poll to undefeated Marshall. The Zips entered the game tied for first in the nation with zero Also Receiving Votes: Duke 86, Penn State giveaways. 81, Clemson 48, TCU 35, Marshall 33, Utah 31, Washington 30, Georgia Tech 22, Boston Junior QB Kyle Pohl threw for 151 yards (17-of-37) and redshirt freshman QB Tommy College 19, West Virginia 15, Cincinnati 11, Woodson threw for 100 yards and a touchdown late in the game. Junior WR Zach Arkansas 9, Arizona 9, Missouri 5, Oregon D’Orazio netted 69 yards on five catches, including a diving grab that put the Zips in the State 5, North Dakota State 3, Pittsburgh 1, red zone early in the second quarter. Indiana 1. Marshall QB Rakeem Cato led the Marshall charge, connecting on 17-of-31 for 210 yards USA Today Coaches’ Poll: and a touchdown to contribute to Marshall’s 526 yards of total offense. ARV: Oklahoma State 110, Penn State 67, Clemson 63, Washington 62, Arizona 45, TCU Junior LB Jatavis Brown and senior S Devonte Morgan led the Zips defensively with 44, Marshall 31, Georgia Tech 27, Oregon eight and seven tackles, respectively. State 20, Arkansas 17, Missouri 13, Cincinnati 13, Utah 8, Boston College 7, North Carolina PRESEASON HONORS State 7, Louisville 6, Boise State 5, Memphis 3, West Virginia 3, Iowa 1. Junior QB Kyle Pohl is one of a record-setting 182 nominees for the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. The nominee list includes 90 student-athletes from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and 92 student-athletes from a combination of the Football 2014 Akron opponents in Bold Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II, Division III, and NAIA levels.

Pohl has been one of the most active members of the Akron football team, while co- ordinating and participating in a number of community service events. He consistently coordinates events that allow our student-athletes to participate in community service, mainly through hospital and school visits. He has been a major part in the Zips’ visitation program at Akron Children’s Hospital, as well as donating his free time in order to spend time with kids of all ages.

The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has served as one of the most coveted and prestigious off-the-field honors in college football. The award recognizes players whose charitable involvement and community service contributions stand out among all other student-athletes participating in the sport.

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Current Streaks WELCOME TO THE BIG HOUSE The Akron seniors are members of a distinct breed: during their collegiate careers, they Games Started have played games in four of the nation’s Top 5 biggest college stadiums. RB Jawon Chisholm, Sr. 34 LB Justin March, Sr. 27 As freshmen in 2011, the Zips began their careers in Columbus, falling to the Buckeyes, WR Keith Sconiers, R-Sr. 26 42-0, before 105,001 fans. In 2012, Coach Bowden’s first season at Akron, the Zips trav- DL Cody Grice, Jr. 27 eled to Tennessee, falling 47-26 before a crowd of 81,719. OL Travis Switzer, Sr. 27 WR L.T. Smith III, Sr. 25 Last season, the Zips traveled to Ann Arbor and took on No. 11 Michigan. With 107,102 OT Dylan Brumbaugh, Jr. 19 LB Jatavis Brown, Jr. 16 screaming fans, the Zips saw a fourth-and-goal play for the win come up short as the Wol- QB Kyle Pohl, Jr. 15 verines pulled out a 28-24 win. WR Zach D’Orazio, Jr. 14 DL Alfonso Horner, Jr. 14 In their first road game this fall, the Zips faced Penn State in front of 97,354 fans. FB Nick Rossi, Sr. 11 1. Michigan Michigan Stadium 109,901 2. Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 Consecutive Games Started 3. Texas A&M Kyle Field 106,512 DL Cody Grice, Jr. 27 4. Ohio State Ohio Stadium 104,944 OL Travis Switzer, Sr. 27 5. Tennessee Neyland Stadium 102,455 LB Justin March, Sr. 21 RB Jawon Chisholm, Sr. 17 OT Dylan Brumbaugh, Jr. 15 LB Jatavis Brown, Jr. 15 WATCH LIST QB Kyle Pohl, Jr. 15 For the second consecutive year, junior P Zach Paul has been named one of 25 preseason WR Zach D’Orazio, Jr. 8 candidates for the 2014 Ray Guy Award which honors the nation’s top collegiate punter.

Last year, Paul was named third-team All-Mid-American Conference after averaging 42.9 yards per punt (65 punts), including 15 punts of 50-plus yards. He finished the season Career Record Watch ranked sixth in the MAC and 30th nationally in punting average (42.9 ypp), while helping the Zips finish second in the MAC and 31st nationally in net punting as a team (38.18 ypp). Rushing Yards 1. Mike Clark (1984-86) 4,257 Paul also earned MAC East Division Special Teams Player of the Week on October 14 after 5. Bobby Hendry (2000-03 2,847 6. Jawon Chisholm (2011-pres.) 2,834 averaging 45.7 yards per punt (nine punts) at Northern Illinois (October 12). He recorded one 60-yard punt, two touchbacks and two punts inside the NIU 20-yard line. 100-Yard Rushing Games Jawon Chisholm (2011-pres.) 12 HIGH EXPECTATIONS Akron was selected to finish second in the Mid-American Conference East Division this fall Passing Yards by the media behind Bowling Green. Following the Falcons and Zips were Ohio, Buffalo, 1. Charlie Frye (2001-04) 11,049 Kent State, Miami (Ohio), and Massachusetts. 6. Vernon Stewart (1983-86) 3,945 7. Kyle Pohl (2012-pres.) 3,467 In the West Division, Toledo was selected as the favorite by a slim four-point margin over Northern Illinois. Reception Leaders 1. Jabari Arthur (2004-07) 184 7. Marquelo Suel (2011-12) 110 The 2014 MAC Championship Game is slated for Friday, Dec. 5 at Ford Field in Detroit. 8. James White (1977-81) 106 Kickoff is 7 p.m. on ESPN2. 9. Keith Sconiers (2010-pres.) 104 Willie Davis (1983-85) 104 MAC EAST MAC WEST 1. Bowling Green 1. Toledo Receptions by a Running Back 2. AKRON 2. Northern Illinois 1. Brett Biggs (2004-05) 97 3. Ohio 3. Ball State 2. Jawon Chisholm (2011-pres.) 79 4. Buffalo 4. Central Michigan 5. Kent State 5. Western Michigan 6. Miami 6. Eastern Michigan 7. Massachusetts

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE As most MAC football fans know, MAC football teams will play anytime. This season five of Akron’s 12 regular-season games will not be played on Saturday. The Zips’ opener against Howard was a Thursday night tilt, while all four games in November will be played on Tuesday evenings. Six of the Zips’ 12 games are night games (three kickoff times still undetermined).

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2014 Honors HITTING THE AIRWAVES A minimum of nine Akron football games will be televised nationally this season: How- Zach Paul, P ard (ESPN3), at Penn State (ABC/ESPN), Marshall (ESPN3), at Pittsburgh (ESPN3), Eastern 2014 Ray Guy Award Watch List Michigan (ESPN3), Bowling Green (ESPN2/U), at Buffalo (ESPN2/U), Massachusetts (ES- PNU/3), and at Kent State (ESPN2/3).

Kyle Pohl, QB CAPTAINS Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® nominee Akron will select game captains for each game throughout the season. The players will MAC East Offensive Player of the Week, vote on their permanent team captains at the conclusion of the season. 9/1/14 MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week, 9/3/14 BOWDEN AMONG NATION’S VOTERS Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week, 9/1/14 For the third consecutive season Akron head coach Terry Bowden is a voting member for the weekly USA Today Coaches’ Poll.

UP NEXT In its annual Homecoming game and Mid-American Conference opener, Akron hosts East- ern Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 4, at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. Kickoff is 2 p.m.

Offense POHL NAMED STARTING QUARTERBACK For the second consecutive year, junior QB Kyle Pohl handle duties under center. In 2013, he started all 12 games and was 225-of-402 passing for 2,438 yards and 14 touchdowns. He is the first quarterback to start in back-to-back seasons in the Bowden era.

In the opener against Howard, Pohl led the Zips with a career-high four touchdown passes on 23-of-36 passing for 308 yards. He threw three touchdown passes in the first six minutes of action, as each scoring drive was under 38 seconds. Pohl Dedication led all rushers with a career-high 48 yards on seven carries. For his efforts, he earned MAC East Offensive Player of the Week and Alan Arrington, Asst. Head Coach/OL Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week honors. Akron assistant head football and O-Line coach Alan “Tank” Arrington (44) died on At Penn State, Pohl went 24-of-46 for 208 yards. After two games, Pohl is 47-of-82 for 516 Dec. 23, 2013, following a car accident in Mississippi. yards and four touchdowns. He is the Zips’ top rusher with 56 yards on 17 carries.

The Zips dedicate this season to Tank, their Against Marshall, Pohl went 17-of-37 for 151 yards while throwing his first interception of fiery mentor and coach. the season (two total).

After three games, Pohl is 64-of-119 for 667 yards and four touchdowns. He moved up to No. 7 on the career passing chart with 3,467 yards.

Backing up Pohl are senior Nick Hirschman (Los Gatos, Calif.) and redshirt freshman Tom- my Woodson (Monroeville, Pa.). Hirschman played in three games last fall before suffer- ing a season-ending injury. Woodson redshirted.

In the win over Howard, Woodson saw his first game action. He went 5-of-8 for 92 yards and a 40-yard touchdown pass to Austin Wolf. Woodson played the entire fourth quarter against Marshall. He went 8-of-15 for 100 yards and a touchdown.

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Zips in the NCAA Stats BORN TO RUN Senior RB Jawon Chisholm (Harrisburg, Pa.) is ready to cap off his senior season. As a junior last fall, the 6-1 back earned All-MAC honors and was the team’s Offensive MVP after rushing for 869 yards and eight touchdowns while recording 12 career 100-yard rushing performances.

In the win over Howard, Chisholm rushed nine times for 21 yards and a touchdown. At Penn State, Chisholm led all rushers with 30 yards on seven carries.

After two games, Chisholm has 51 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. He missed the Marshall game with an injury.

Junior RB Conor Hundley had 25 yards on five carries in the win over Howard. At Penn Completions Per Game State, he had seven carries for 18 games. 33. Kyle Pohl...... 21.33 Forced Fumbles After two games, Hundley has 43 yards on 12 carries. 15. Justin March...... 0.50 Fumbles Recovered YOUNGSTERS TAKES OVER 22. C.J. Mizell...... 1 Sophomore RB Hakeem Lawrence (Miami, Fla.) made his first start as a Zip against Mar- Alfonso Horner...... 1 shall. He played in nine games as a true freshman in 2012 and redshirted last season. Punt Returns 44. Imani Davis...... 8.8 Against the Herd, Lawrence rushed five times for 31 yards. Punting 20. Zach Paul...... 44.5 Redshirt freshman Manny Morgan (Naples, Fla.) led the UA rushers against Marshall with 36 yards on eight carries. He scored his first career touchdown with an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter.

RECEIVERS ARE TOPS Akron’s receiving corps return the top unit in the country. The top two from last season – Akron in the MAC Stats junior Zach D’Orazio and sophomore Fransohn Bickley – return to the starting line-up. [Top 5 finishes only] D’Orazio had 42 receptions for 567 yards and four touchdowns a year ago, while Bickley followed with 39 receptions for 407 yards and two TDs. Scoring Defense 2. Akron...... 23.0 At Penn State, D’Orazio had 61 yards on five receptions. Against Marshall, D’Orazio led Pass Offense the Zips with 69 yards on five receptions. 3. Akron...... 286.3 Pass Defense After three games, D’Orazio is the Zips’ leading receiver with 167 yards on 14 receptions. 2. Akron...... 209.7 Pass Efficiency Defense In the win over Howard, sophomore Mykel Traylor-Bennett scored the first two touch- 2. Akron...... 112.9 downs of his career. He had four receptions for 82 yards. At Penn State, he had three Kickoff Returns catches for 22 yards. Against Marshall, Traylor-Bennett had a 24-yard TD reception from 5. Akron...... 22.0 Tommy Woodson. Kickoff Coverage 3. Akron...... 41.2 After three games, Traylor-Bennett has 144 yards and a team-best three touchdowns on Turnover Margin nine catches. 2. Akron...... +1.0 Red Zone Defense Senior WR L.T. Smith led the Zips in the win over Howard. He had five receptions for 74 2. Akron...... 667 yards and a 57-yard TD catch. At Penn State, he had two catches for 27 yards. Against Marshall, Smith had four receptions for 23 yards.

After three games, Smith is second in team receiving with 124 yards and a touchdown on 11 receptions.

OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE Anchored by four-year starter Travis Switzer at center, Akron’s offensive line brings back experience, combining for 63 starting appearances. Switzer has started the last 27 games for the Zips at center.

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Zips in the MAC Stats At left tackle, junior Quaison Osborne (Hudson, Ohio) made his first collegiate start in the win over Howard. At left guard, junior Dylan Brumbaugh (Green, Ohio) started all 12 games at right guard in 2013.

At right guard, senior Joe McNamara (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), who transferred Passing from Wisconsin after receiving his degree, 5. Kyle Pohl...... 222.3 saw action in all 12 games last year with six starts at left guard. At right tackle, red- Passing Efficiency shirt junior Isaiah Williams (Cleveland, 3. Tommy Woodson...... 155.3 Ohio), who redshirted last season, had three starts on the defensive line in 2012. Total Offense 5. Kyle Pohl...... 245.3 Junior transfer Tommy Brown (Akron, Ohio) saw his first action as a Zip at Penn State. He played both right guard and right tackle. Brown made his first start (at right guard) as a Punt Return Average Zip against Marshall. 1. Imani Davis...... 8.8 In the 41-0 win over Howard, the O-line gave up no sacks. Punting 3. Zach Paul...... 44.5 YOUNG & HUNGRY Field Goals Akron offensive coordinator/QB coach A.J. Milwee (age 26, born Jan. 19, 1986) is the 9. Robert Stein...... 0.67 second-youngest offensive in the Football Bowl Subdivision behind Utah offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson, who is 25. Milwee had a record-setting career PAT Kicking Pct. as a quarterback at Division-II North Alabama. 10. Tom O’Leary...... (5-6) .833

Tackles Defense 29. Jatavis Brown...... 6.3 LINEBACKER U 40. Devonte Morgan...... 5.7 Akron’s top three players are Sam, Mike, and Will; also known as senior Justin March, 42. Justin March...... 5.5 senior C.J. Mizell, and junior Jatavis Brown-- UA’s starting linebackers. 48. C.J. Mizell...... 5.3 As a sophomore last fall, Brown led UA’s defense with 107 tackles, including 6.5 TFL and Sacks two sacks. March followed with 80 tackles, 4.5 TFL, and three interceptions. Mizell racked 13. Dylan Evnas...... 0.67 up 41 tackles, a team-best 7.5 TFL, and team-best 5.5 sacks. 17. Nmesoma Okafor...... 0.50 Brown had five tackles, a TFL, and a break-up in the win over Howard. At Penn State, Passes Defended Brown had six tackles, including three solo stops and 1.5 TFL. Against Marshall, he led 9. Kris Givens...... 1.00 the ZIps with eight tackles, a TFL, and a forced fumble. Justin March...... 1.00 After three games, Brown is the team’s top defender with 19 tackles, a forced fumble, and Interceptions a break-up. 5. Bre’ Ford...... 1 Martel Durant...... 1 In the 41-0 victory over Howard, Mizell tied his career-high with 10 tackles, including a career-best eight solo stops. He also recorded the first fumble recovery of his career with Forced Fumbles a six-yard return inside the red zone, setting up UA’s second TD. At Penn State, Mizell had 2. Justin March...... 0.50 three tackles and a break-up. 6. Jatavis Brown...... 0.33 After three games, Mizell is third with 16 tackles, a fumble recovery, and a break-up. Forced Recovered 2. Alfonso Horner...... 0.33 March had five tackles and a forced fumble in the win over Howard. At Penn State, March had six tackles, including a TFL

After two games, March is tied for fifth in team tackles with 11 stops. He also has 2.0 TFL and a break-up. He did not play against Marshall (injury).

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2014 Zips Under Terry Bowden DON’T MESS WITH CODY Junior DL Cody Grice (Akron, Ohio) has started every game of his collegiate career at At home ...... 1-1 nose guard for Akron (27 and counting). The 5-11, 283-lb. defender, who switched from On the road...... 0-1 full back to nose guard after redshirting his freshman season, has shaved his head this fall. At neutral sites...... 0-0 Well, half of his head. The right side is clean-shaven, business-like offensive side; the left side is mean and unruly -- the way Grice plays defensively. On television (live)...... 1-2 In non-televised games...... Grice had two solo stops and a sack in the win over Howard. At Penn State, he had five tackles, and a sack for a loss of four yards. On natural grass...... 0-1 On artificial surface...... 1-1 SECONDARY TO NONE Thanks to graduation, UA’s secondary may pose the most questions this fall with three In day games...... 0-2 new starters. Seniors Bre’ Ford (Bethel Park, Pa.) and Devonte Morgan (Cleveland Ohio) In night games (6 p.m.+)...... 1-0 took over the starting nods at safety in the win over Howard.

When winning coin toss...... 1-0 At Penn State, Ford had three tackles and a 51-yard interception return. When opponent wins toss...... 0-2 Morgan led the Zips at Penn State with seven tackles. Against Marshall, Morgan had In overtime games...... 0-0 seven tackles, including five solo stops. In games decided by 3 pts or less.....0-0 In gamed decided by 7 pts or less.....0-0 Juniors John Senter (Huber Heights, Ohio) and DeAndre Scott (Frederick, Md.) handled corner duties. The defense held Howard scoreless. The shutout was UA’s first since a 41-0 In August...... 1-0 blanking of Morgan State (Sept. 12, 2009). In September...... 0-2 In October...... In November ...... Special Teams In December...... BATTLE OF THE LEGS Junior K (Cincinnati, Ohio) returns for the Zips, but freshman Against ranked opponents...... 0-0 Robert Stein Tom O’Leary (Tucker, Ga.) was listed ahead of him on the depth chart for the first two games. The team’s Against non-ranked opponents...... 1-2 leading scorer in 2013, Stein had nine field goals and went 29-of-30 in PAT for 56 points. Coming off a win...... 1-1 O’Leary had a workout in his collegiate debut. In the 41-0 win over Howard, the frosh Coming off a loss...... 0-1 converted five (of six) extra points (one was blocked). He attempted a 25-yard field goal. When scoring first ...... 1-0 Stein handled kickoff duties. In the win over Howard, he racked up 356 yards on six When opponent scores first...... 0-2 kickoffs (59.3 average) with two touchbacks and one out-of-bounds. At Penn State, Stein reclaimed his kicker status after O’Leary missed a 31-yard field goal. Stein made a 28- When leading at the half...... 1-0 yard field goal, the Zips’ only points in the game. He also kicked off twice for 130 yards When trailing at the half...... 0-2 (65.0 avg.). When tied at the half...... 0-0 Against Marshall, Stein kicked off four times for 223 yards (55.8 avg,). He put UA on the When scoring 0-9 points...... 0-1 scoreboard with a 24-yard field. When opp. scores 0-9 pts...... 1-0 When scoring 10-19 points...... 0-1 FIELD POSITION MATTERS When opp. scores 10-19 pts...... 0-0 When scoring 20-29 points...... 0-0 Junior P Zach Paul (Broadview Heights, Ohio) has given the Zips good field position in When opp. scores 20-29 pts...... 0-1 their first few games. When scoring 30+ points...... 1-0 When opp. scores 30+pts...... 0-1 In the win over Howard, he punted four times for 180 yards (45.0 average) with a long of 59 yard. Two landed inside the 20 and two were touchbacks. Paul also had a 65-yard With 100-yard rusher...... 0-0 kickoff. When opp. has 100-yard rusher...... 0-1 With no 100-yard rusher...... 1-1 At Penn State, Paul punted seven times for 331 yards, averaging 47.3 yards per punt. He gave the Zips vital field position at crucial times during the game. His long punt on With 100-yard receiver...... 0-0 the day was 62 yards. Two punts were inside the 20, and two were touchbacks. Akron When opp. has 100-yard receiver...... 0-1 remained in a tight game until 2:38 in the third quarter. With no 100-yard receiver...... 1-1 Against Marshall, Paul punted six times for 235 yards (40.8 avg.) with a long of 61 yards. With 300-yard passer...... 1-0 When opp. has 300-yard passer...... 0-1 After three games, Paul punted 17 times for 756 yards (44.5 avg.). Five of his punts were With no 300-yard passer ...... 0-1 longer than 50 yards, including a 62-yarder.

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Coaching Staff QUICK RETURNS Players of the Game Senior WR L.T. Smith III has used his speed to help the Zips in kickoff returns. He has three returns for 87 yards, averaging 29.0 yards per return. OFFENSE HU QB Kyle Pohl Junior WR Imani Davis returns the Zips’ punts. He has six returns for 53 yards, including PSU WR Zach D’Orazio a long of 34 yards. MU RB Manny Morgan UP EMU UM Ohio On the Sidelines BSU THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME BGSU Akron is in its sixth season on campus at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. The Zips have UB a 10-22 record at the venue. UMass KSU The 30,000-seat stadium features 17 suites, state-of-the-art video board, and 80,000 DEFENSE square feet of academic space used daily by all University students. Additionally, the HU LB C.J. Mizell Sport Science and Wellness Education Department conducts classes on two levels, and PSU S Bre’ Ford the University’s Alumni Association resides there as well. MU LB Jatavis Brown UP HOME GROWN TALENT EMU UM The majority of the Akron squad hails from the state of Ohio, including 12 student-ath- Ohio letes from the Akron-Canton area alone. The second-most represented state is Florida BSU with 17 Zips. The player that traveled the farthest to school is senior QB Nick Hirschman BGSU who calls Los Gatos, Calif., home. UB UMass KSU ZIPS LIVE COACH’S RADIO SHOW Every Thursday throughout the season from 7-8 p.m. ET, Akron head coach Terry Bowden SPECIAL TEAMS can be heard on the weekly radio program Zips Live, presented by Lee Hyder and Associ- HU PR Imani Davis ates. The show airs locally on 1350 AM (WARF) and originates from Johnny J’s Pub and PSU P Zach Paul MU KR L.T. Smith Grill in the Valley (1282 Weathervane Lane). A free audio stream is available on SportsRa- UP dio1350.com. EMU UM ZIPS FOOTBALL WITH TERRY BOWDEN Ohio BSU Weekly throughout the season, head coach Terry Bowden will review the previous week’s BGSU game and preview the Zips’ upcoming opponent on the 30-minute television show, Zips UB Football with Terry Bowden, presented by the Wentz Financial Group. The show will be UMass carried by SportsTime Ohio on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. ET. KSU WHAT IS A ZIP? One of the unique nicknames in collegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Game Captains Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth “Red” Cochrane officially shortened the HU LB Justin March, OL Travis Switzer, WR Tyler Williams nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been PSU RB Jawon Chisholm, conducted to choose a nickname for the University’s athletics teams. LB C.J. Mizell, FB Nick Rossi MU FB Jeff Allen, S Devonte Morgan, Suggestions submitted by students, faculty, and alumni included Golden Blue Devils, Tip CB Martel Durant UP Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos, and Cheveliers. EMU UM The winner, freshman Margaret Hamlin, received a prize of $10 for Zippers, a $6 pair of Ohio rubber overshoes and a brand name of the BF Goodrich Company. BSU BGSU UB The evolution of Zippy, UA’s mascot, began 40 years ago when the student council UMass decided the University needed a mascot. KSU

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2014 Weekly Media Conference “Zippy” the kangaroo was officially declared the school’s mascot on May 1, 1953. The first known printed reference to the mascot as “Zippy” was a 1965 Zip football press Akron head coach Terry Bowden will meet brochure. The Buchtelite’s first use of the name “Zippy” came Sept. 24, 1965, in an iden- with the media at Noon each week prior to tification of a photo of the cheerleaders listing “Mascot - ‘Zippy’ - Charles Huettner.” Zips’ games. All media conferences will be held in the Football Team Room in the Stile Field House (289 South Union). In 2007, Zippy was named the Capital One National Mascot of the Year.

Parking is a available in Lot 6 (west side of VOTE FOR ZIPPY stadium) or along Vine Street with gameday parking passes. Once again, our beloved mascot Zippy is a candidate for the Capital One National Mascot of the Year. One of 16 candidates, she has her work cut out for her! Game 1: Howard Monday, Aug, 25 Game 2: at Penn State Tuesday, Sept. 2 This year’s voting structure provides fans three ways to catapult their mascot to victory. By Game 3: Marshall Tuesday, Sept. 16 Game 4: at Pitt Tuesday, Sept. 23 clicking “vote now,” fans earn one (1) point for their mascot. To go even further in express- Game 5: Eastern Mich. Tuesday, Sept. 30 ing their enthusiasm, fans can complete weekly 50-point and/or 100-point challenges by Game 6: Miami (OH) Tuesday, Oct. 7 posting clever entries on Twitter or Facebook using their mascot’s unique hashtag. Voting Game 7: at Ohio Tuesday, Oct. 14 opens Monday, August 25, 2014 and continues weekly through Sunday, December 7, 2014. Game 8: at Ball State Tuesday, Oct. 21 Game 9: Bowling Green Friday, Oct. 31 Fans can visit Zippy’s Mascot Challenge Headquarters (GoZips.com/VoteForZippy) for Game 10: at Buffalo Friday, Nov. 7 more information on the competition, Zippy’s schedule, social media resources and more. Game 11: Massachusetts Friday, Nov. 14 Game 12: at Kent State Friday, Nov. 2 MAC Championship Monday, Dec. 1 Did You Know . . .

• Zippy is just one of five female-gendered college mascots in Division I athletics. Do you know the other four? (YoUDee, the Delaware Blue Hen; Mrs. Wuf of N.C. State; Lucy Lobo of New Mexico; and Wilma Wildcat of Arizona)

• Akron was the first school to jump from Division I-AA football (now called FCS) to I-A (now called FBS). The Zips made the move in 1987.

• Hall of Fame coach John Heisman coached football from 1893-94 for Buchtel College (Akron’s original name). The Cleveland native went on to take Georgia Tech to the national championship in 1917. The Heisman Trophy, given to the nation’s most outstanding college player, is named in his honor.

• One player in school history has had his number retired- #89 Chris Angeloff. The 2014 Weekly MAC Coaches Call junior tight end collapsed and died of cardiac arrest during UA’s 20-8 victory over Marshall on Sept. 6, 1975. The Chris Angeloff Scholarship was created in his honor. The Mid-American Conference football coaches will be available each Monday for a weekly • Four players and two teams are members of Akron’s Ring of Honor: Jim Dennison, media conference call. Please call Cathy Chris Angeloff, 1968 team, and the 1976 team (all inducted in 2003); Jason Taylor Bongiovi (Akron) or Ken Mather (MAC) for (2004); and (2005). phone access number. Gordon Larson

9:30-9:38 P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan 9:38-9:46 Matt Campbell, Toledo 9:46-9:54 Rod Carey, Northern Illinois 9:54-10:02 Chris Creighton, Eastern Mich. 10:02-10:10 Dan Enos, Central Michigan 10:10-10:18 Pete Lembo, Ball State 10:18-10:26 Frank Solich, Ohio 10:26-10:34 Chuck Martin, Miami 10:34-10:42 Paul Haynes, Kent State 10:42-10:50 Jeff Quinn, Buffalo 10:50-10:58 Dino Babers, Bowling Green 10:58-11:06 Terry Bowden, Akron 11:06-11:14 Mark Whipple, UMass

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THE TERRY BOWDEN FILE COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Record Notable 1983 Salem 3-7 Terry Bowden 1984 Salem 8-3 • WVIAC Champions Head Coach 1983 Salem 8-3 • WVIAC Champions Salem Totals (three seasons) 19-13-0 Third Season at Akron 1987 Samford 9-1 21st Season Overall 1988 Samford 5-6 • Transition to I-AA West Virginia ‘78 1989 Samford 4-7 HC 1990 Samford 6-4-1 Terry Bowden is in his third season at the helm of the UA program. He was 1991 Samford 12-2 • Division I-AA Playoffs-Semifinals named the Zips’ 27th all-time head coach on Dec. 22, 2011, but is just the 1992 Samford 9-3 • Division I-AA Playoffs-First Rd. seventh person to hold the position since 1960. Samford Totals (six seasons) 45-23-1 1993 Auburn 11-0 • National Champions (NCF) Last season, Bowden led UA to its highest win total since 2008 by going 1994 Auburn 9-1-1 • No. 9 AP Final Ranking 5-7 overall and 4-4 against the MAC, as well as ending the year by win- 1995 Auburn 8-4 • Outback Bowl Appearance ning three straight and four of its last five games. The Zips went 3-3 at 1996 Auburn 8-4 • Independence Bowl Win home, including a 31-29 win over Toledo in the season finale and a 16-7 1997 Auburn 10-3 • Peach Bowl Win victory over neighborhood rival Kent State to regain possession of the 1998 Auburn 1-5 coveted wooden Wagon Wheel. Auburn Totals (six seasons) 47-17-1 2009 North Alabama 11-2 • Division II Playoffs-Quarterfinals Additionally in 2013, seven players were named All-Mid-American Con- 2010 North Alabama 9-4 • Division II Playoffs-Second Rd. ference, highlighted by first-team selection sophomore linebacker Jatavis 2011 North Alabama 9-3 • Division II Playoffs-Second Rd. Brown – the first Zip named to the first team since Bryan Wagner in 2011. UNA Totals (three seasons) 29-9 Last year’s squad also landed defensive lineman Nico Caponi, sophomore 2012 Akron 1-11 quarterback Kyle Pohl and sophomore kicker Robert Stein on the Aca- 2013 Akron 5-7 • 4-4 in MAC play demic All-MAC Team – the most for the program since 2006. Eight other 2014 Akron 1-2 student-athletes were awarded academic honorable mention. Akron Totals (third season) 7-20 Career Totals (21st season) 147-82-2 (.645) In 2012, Bowden, serving as offensive coordinator, ushered in a spread offense that resulted in an aerial attack responsible for a school-record and COACHING HONORS MAC season-high 30 passing touchdowns. The offense, which was con- 1993 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year ducted in a hurry-up no-huddle style, was led by fifth-year senior transfer Walter Camp Coach of the Year quarterback Dalton Williams, who set the program’s single-season record Scripps Howard Coach of the Year for touchdown passes (25) and pass completions (326-for-522), while com- Football News Coach of the Year piling the third most passing yards (3,387) in a season in school history. Toyota Coach of the Year Paul “Bear” Bryant Award (Football Writers Association) Williams’ arm was complimented by sophomore running back Jawon 2009 Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year Chisholm’s 953 yards rushing on the strength of 180 carries and senior receiver Marquelo Suel’s team-high 820 receiving yards off 76 catches. COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER Suel’s receptions were the second most in a single season in program his- 1977-78 - Football (West Virginia) tory and earned him a place on the All-MAC Team. won the GSC championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. He followed that in 2010 by guiding the Lions to a 9-4 record and The UA offense finished 2012 ranked first in the MAC and 16th nationally another trip to the playoffs. in passing (312.8 ypg), and sixth in the league and 45th in the country in total offense (427.2 ypg). Akron’s 5,126 yards of total offense ranked sixth As head coach of Auburn, he went 47-17-1 (73.4 winning pct.) and posted in the MAC and 61st nationally, and was the second most in a season in the best opening five-year run of any head football coach i-n school his- program history, behind the 2003 squad’s 5,643. tory. Also during his time with the Tigers, Bowden became the first collegiate coach in 50 years to win his 100th career game by his 40th birthday. Other highlights of the 2012 season include redshirt freshman kicker Rob- ert Stein being one of 38 student-athletes named to the Academic All- In his first season at AU, he became the first coach in Division I-A (now MAC Team. Additionally, 11 Zips earned academic honorable mention FBS) history to have an undefeated and untied season in his inaugural from the league. Fifth-year senior transfer linebacker Kurt Mangum was year at that level. selected to compete in the NFL Players Association Collegiate Bowl after he led the squad with 110 tackles. Prior to his stint at Auburn, Bowden built two programs from the ground up as head coach at Salem College (W.Va.) and Samford University (Ala.). Bowden, who served as a studio analyst and color commentator with ABC When he took the job at Salem in 1983 he became the nation’s youngest Sports’ college football for 10 years, was the head coach at Auburn from head coach in college football at age 26. 1993-98 and spent the three seasons prior to coming to Akron at Division II North Alabama. Inheriting a Samford program which had won just six games in three years prior to his arrival, Bowden led the Bulldogs to a 9-1 record his first year, In his time at North Alabama, Bowden led the Lions to a 29-9 record and tying the record for the best season in school history. The squad led the three consecutive playoff appearances. In 2011, the squad went 9-3 and nation in total offense (523 yards per game) and scoring offense (51.7 advanced to the second round of the playoffs. He was named Gulf South points per game), both national Division III records. The team’s 40 touch- Conference Co-Coach of the Year in 2009 when the team went 11-2 and down passes were also a national single-season record.

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Coaching Staff

Chuck Amato John Peterson A.J. Milwee Associate Head Coach/ Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator/ Defensive Coordinator Offensive Line Quarterbacks N.C. State ‘69 Ohio State ‘91 North Alabama ‘09 3rd Season at Akron 1st Season at Akron 3rd Season at Akron 42nd season overall 25th season overall 6th season overall Gameday: Field Gameday: Field Gameday: Booth

Jeff Bowden Trent Boykin Otis Mounds Special Teams Coord. / Running Backs Cornerbacks Outside Receivers Youngstown State ‘95 Auburn ‘03 Florida State ‘83

3rd Season at Akron 3rd Season at Akron 1st Season at Akron 31st season overall 19th season overall 10th season overall Gameday: Field Gameday: Field Gameday: Field

John Pont Todd Stroud Mike Woodford Recruiting Coordinator/ Defensive Line Safeties Inside Receivers Florida State ‘85 Arizona ‘82 Miami (Ohio) ‘07

3rd Season at Akron 3rd Season at Akron 3rd Season at Akron 7th season overall 29th season overall 30th season overall Gameday: Field Gameday: Field Gameday: Booth

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Akron Depth Chart OFFENSE (Spread) DEFENSE (4-3)

QB 16 Kyle Pohl (Jr., 6-3, 217) DE 96 Alphonso Horner (Jr., 6-3, 217) 13 Tommy Woodson (R-Fr., 6-1, 233) OR 10 Richard Dorvilus (Jr., 6-1, 235) 15 Nick Hirschman (Sr., 6-4, 239) DT 90 Se’Von Pittman (So., 6-3, 268) RB 7 Jawon Chisholm (Sr., 6-1, 205) 9 Keontae Hollis (Sr., 6-5, 295) 34 Conor Hundley (Jr., 5-10, 213) 10 Hakeem Lawrence (R-So., 5-7, 172) NG 36 Cody Grice (Jr., 5-11, 284) 95 Darius Copeland (So., 6-1, 257) FB 44 Nick Rossi (Sr., 6-0, 234) 49 Christian Allen (So., 6-0, 250) DE 11 Nordly Capi (Sr., 6-3, 252) 99 Nmesoma Okafor (Sr., 6-6, 240) TE 45 Jeff Allen (Sr., 6-2, 260) 84 Jerome Lewis (Sr., 6-3, 237) SAM 5 Justin March (Sr, 6-0, 230) 87 Anthony Ritossa (Sr., 6-4, 252) 54 Dylan Evans (Jr., 6-2, 211)

X- WR 80 Andrew Pratt (Jr., 6-2, 200) MIKE 12 C.J. Mizell (Sr., 6-2, 236) 1 Mykel Traylor-Bennett (So., 6-3, 205) 59 John Rachal (So., 5-11, 225)

Z- WR 3 L.T. Smith III (Sr., 6-0, 202) WILL 1 Jatavis Brown (Jr., 5-11, 217) 8 Keith Sconiers (R-Sr., 6-0, 173) 52 Jon Shelby (Sr., 6-1, 205) 82 Austin Wolf (R-Fr., 6-3, 204) ROV 23 Bre’ Ford (Sr., 5-10, 210) H 4 Fransohn Bickley (So., 5-6, 147) 32 Martel Durant (Sr., 5-10, 170) OR 5 Tyrell Goodman (Jr., 6-2, 205) OR 41 Zach Guiser (R-Fr., 6-0, 195) 2 Tyler Williams (Sr., 5-7, 161) FS 7 Devonte Morgan (Sr., 5-10, 180) Y- WR 11 Zach D’Orazio (Jr., 6-2, 217) 4 Johnny Robinson (Sr., 5-9, 187) OR 12 Imani Davis (Jr., 5-9, 176) 14 Jerome Lane (R-Fr., 6-3, 212)

LT 71 Quaison Osborne (Jr., 6-3, 295) CB 27 John Senter (Jr., 5-7, 163) 56 Isaiah Williams (R-Jr., 6-3, 295) 21 Kris Givens (Jr., 5-9, 163) OR 17 Donte Williams (Sr., 5-10, 172) LG 75 Dylan Brumbaugh (Jr., 6-5, 309) 70 Michael Casimos (So., 6-2, 302) CB 29 Bryce Cheek (Jr., 6-0, 191) 6 DeAndre Scott (So., 5-11, 180) C 67 Travis Switzer( Sr., 6-2, 302) 57 Stephen Erickson (R-Fr., 6-3, 305)

RG 50 Joe McNamara (Sr., 6-1, 314) 77 Andrew Bohan (Jr., 6-3, 290)

RT 55 Tommy Brown (Jr., 6-4, 310) 74 Cedric Brittnum (Sr., 6-4, 311) OR 72 Scott Boyett (Jr., 6-7, 315) SPECIALISTS

K 48 Robert Stein (Jr., 5-8, 169) H 11 Zach D’Orazio (Jr., 6-2, 217) 37 Tom O’Leary (Fr., 5-11, 175) 15 Nick Hirschman (Sr., 6-4, 235)

P 38 Zach Paul (Jr., 6-3, 216) PR 12 Imani Davis (Jr., 5-9, 176) 64 Kyle Foster (Fr., 6-2, 185) 4 Fransohn Bickley (So., 5-6, 147)

LS 88 Michael Buddenberg (R-Fr., 5-11, 183) KR 3 L.T. Smith III (Sr., 6-0, 202) 65 Hayden Grover (Fr., 5-11, 205) 1 Mykel Traylor-Bennett (So., 6-3, 205)

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2014 Akron Zips Football Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School NUMERICAL ROSTER 27 Donnell Alexander RB Jr. 5-11 219 Kansas City, Mo. / Blue Springs South / Colorado St. 1 Jatavis Brown LB Jr. 5-11 212 49 Christian Allen FB So. 6-0 249 Morgantown, W.Va. / Morgantown 1 Mykel Traylor-Bennett WR So. 6-3 205 45 Jeff Allen FB Sr. 6-2 262 Morgantown, W.Va. / Coastal Carolina / Morgantown 2 Tyler Williams WR Sr. 5-7 161 31 Jamal Baggett S Fr. 5-11 185 Oak Park, Ill. / River Forest 2 Larry Hope DB So. 6-0 183 14 Nick Bice WR R-Jr. 5-8 153 Dresden, Ohio / Tri Valley 3 L.T. Smith III WR Sr. 6-0 203 4 Fransohn Bickley WR So. 5-6 138 Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary 4 Johnny Robinson S Sr. 5-9 187 43 Nathan Bischof DB Fr. 6-2 193 Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary 4 Fransohn Bickley WR So. 5-6 138 77 Andrew Bohan OL Jr. 6-3 280 Avon Lake, Ohio / Avon Lake 5 Justin March LB Sr. 6-0 222 50 Brock Boxen DL Fr. 6-2 250 New Galilee, Pa. / Beaver Falls 5 Tyrell Goodman WR Jr. 6-2 205 72 Scott Boyett OL Jr. 6-7 315 Dania, Fla. / South Broward / Santa Rosa JC 6 DeAndre Scott CB So. 5-11 174 74 Cedric Brittnum OL Sr. 6-4 316 Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Career Acad. / ASA CC 6 Matthew Hoyer QB So. 6-4 195 1 Jatavis Brown LB Jr. 5-11 212 Belle Glade, Fla. / Glades Central 7 Jawon Chisholm RB Sr. 6-1 206 20 Kyron Brown CB Fr. 6-1 170 Boynton Beach, Fla. / Boynton Beach 7 Devonte Morgan S Sr. 5-10 185 55 Tommy Brown OL Jr. 6-4 310 Akron, Ohio / Firestone / Ohio State 8 Keith Sconiers WR R-Sr. 6-0 178 75 Dylan Brumbaugh OL Jr. 6-5 310 Green, Ohio / Green 9 Keontae Hollis DL Sr. 6-1 295 88 Michael Buddenberg LS R-Fr. 5-11 183 Massillon, Ohio / Jackson 9 Tra’Von Chapman QB So. 6-1 210 97 Undrea Bullard DL Fr. 6-6 250 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Gibbs 10 Richard Dorvilus DL Jr. 6-1 235 11 Nordly Capi DL Sr. 6-3 249 Ocoee, Fla. / Ocoee / Colorado State 10 Hakeem Lawrence RB R-So. 5-7 172 62 Rodney Carroll OL So. 6-5 291 Orange, Va. / Orange County / Hargrave 11 Zach D’Orazio WR Jr. 6-2 213 70 Michael Casimos OL So. 6-2 297 Upper Saddle River, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep 11 Nordly Capi DL Sr. 6-3 249 9 Tra’Von Chapman QB So. 6-1 210 Kent, Ohio / Roosevelt / Pittsburgh 12 C.J. Mizell LB Sr. 6-2 230 13 Wedley Charles DB R-So. 5-7 158 12 Imani Davis WR Jr. 5-9 175 29 Bryce Cheek CB Jr. 6-0 188 Lewis Center, Ohio / Olentangy 13 Tommy Woodson QB R-Fr. 6-1 233 7 Jawon Chisholm RB Sr. 6-1 206 Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg 13 Wedley Charles DB R-So. 5-7 158 94 Anthony Clark DL Fr. 6-4 276 Akron, Ohio / Buchtel 14 Nick Bice WR R-Jr. 5-8 153 91 Rodney Coe DL Jr. 6-3 305 Fulton, Mo. / Edwardsville / Iowa State 14 Jerome Lane LB R-Fr. 6-3 212 25 A.J. Coney DB R-Fr. 5-8 170 Orlando, Fla. / Oviedo / Weber State 15 Nick Hirschman QB Sr. 6-4 239 95 Darius Copeland DL So. 6-1 257 Ft. Myers, Fla. / Ft. Myers 15 Cory Morrow S So. 6-0 204 11 Zach D’Orazio WR Jr. 6-2 213 Avon Lake, Ohio / Cuyahoga Heights 16 Kyle Pohl QB Jr. 6-3 213 12 Imani Davis WR Jr. 5-9 175 Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Prep 17 Donte Williams CB Sr. 5-10 172 79 Mike Davis DL Jr. 6-0 282 Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty 17 Wade Edwards WR So. 5-8 167 10 Richard Dorvilus DL Jr. 6-1 235 Miami, Fla. / Cypress Bay / Independence CC 18 Chandler Kincade QB Fr. 6-5 230 32 Martel Durant CB Sr. 5-10 168 Akron, Ohio / Copley / College of the Desert 18 K’Von Wilson DB Fr. 17 Wade Edwards WR So. 5-8 167 Seffner, Fla. / Armwood 19 Drew Phillips WR Sr. 5-11 168 57 Stephen Ericksen OL R-Fr. 6-3 305 Sherrodsville, Ohio / Carrollton 20 Kyron Brown CB Fr. 6-1 170 54 Dylan Evans LB Jr. 6-2 216 Nazareth, Pa. / Pen Argyl Area 21 Kris Givens CB Jr. 5-11 175 23 Bre’ Ford S Sr. 5-10 206 Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park 22 Mikee Hayes CB R-Fr. 5-9 170 64 Kyle Foster P Fr. 6-2 185 Parkersburg, W. Va. / Parkersburg 23 Bre’ Ford S Sr. 5-10 206 63 Varnell Garrett DL Sr. 6-3 227 Cleveland, Ohio / Collinwood 23 Devyn Wood QB Fr. 6-2 185 93 Lavonne Gauthney DL R-Fr. 6-1 287 Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg / Hargrave 24 Jordan George DB Fr. 5-11 188 24 Jordan George DB Fr. 5-11 188 Kettering, Ohio / Archbishop Alter 25 D.J. Jones RB So. 5-8 191 21 Kris Givens CB Jr. 5-11 175 Ridgeland, Miss. / Ridgeland / Holmes CC 25 A.J. Coney DB R-Fr. 5-8 170 5 Tyrell Goodman WR Jr. 6-2 205 Yonkers, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac 26 Myron Mounds DB R-Fr. 5-8 170 30 Bryan Green DB So. 5-10 199 Farmington, Mich. / Farmington 27 John Senter CB Jr. 5-7 161 36 Cody Grice DL Jr. 5-11 283 Akron, Ohio / Firestone 27 Donnell Alexander RB Jr. 5-11 219 65 Hayden Grover LS Fr. 5-11 205 Spencer, N.Y. / Spencer-van Etten Central 28 Manny Morgan RB R-Fr. 5-8 180 41 Zach Guiser S R-Fr. 6-0 195 Fayette City, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic 29 Bryce Cheek CB Jr. 6-0 188 58 Andrew Hauser LB So. 6-1 219 Mason, Ohio / William Mason 30 Bryan Green DB So. 5-10 199 22 Mikee Hayes CB R-Fr. 5-9 170 Ocala, Fla. / West Port 31 Jamal Baggett S Fr. 5-11 185 15 Nick Hirschman QB Sr. 6-4 239 Los Gatos, Calif. / Colorado / Los Gatos 32 Martel Durant CB Sr. 5-10 168 9 Keontae Hollis DL Sr. 6-1 295 Pontiac, Mich. / Pontiac / Iowa Central CC 34 Conor Hundley RB Jr. 5-10 216 2 Larry Hope DB So. 6-0 183 Miami, Fla. / American Senior / Miami (Fla.) 34 Jamal Marcus DL Jr. 6-2 240 96 Alfonso Horner DL Jr. 6-3 217 Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Prep 35 Newman Williams LB Fr. 6-2 240 6 Matthew Hoyer QB So. 6-4 195 North Olmsted, Ohio / St. Ignatius / Mercyhurst 36 Cody Grice DL Jr. 5-11 283 34 Conor Hundley RB Jr. 5-10 216 Hamilton, Ohio / St. Xavier 37 Danny Seafler WR Jr. 5-9 164 25 D.J. Jones RB So. 5-8 191 Ravenna, Ohio / Ravenna 37 Tom O’Leary K Fr. 5-11 175 53 Travonte Junius DE/LB Fr. 6-3 205 Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary 38 Zach Paul P/K Jr. 6-3 221 18 Chandler Kincade QB Fr. 6-5 230 Beaver Falls, Pa. / Blackhawk 38 Julian Lowe WR So. 5-11 173 83 Michael Kish TE R-Fr. 6-4 255 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Brentwood 39 James Turner S Jr. 5-11 201 69 Ryan Kortokrax OL R-Fr. 6-3 297 Haviland, Ohio / Wayne Trace 40 Anthony Lauro RB/WR Fr. 5-10 195 14 Jerome Lane LB R-Fr. 6-3 212 Akron, Ohio / Firestone 41 Zach Guiser S R-Fr. 6-0 195 40 Anthony Lauro RB/WR Fr. 5-10 195 Bradenton, Fla. / Manatee 43 Nathan Bischof DB Fr. 6-2 193 10 Hakeem Lawrence RB R-So. 5-7 172 Miami, Fla. / Hialeah-Miami Lakes 44 Nick Rossi FB Sr. 6-0 230 73 Brett Lee OL Jr. 6-0 291 Canton, Ohio / Malvern 45 Jeff Allen FB Sr. 6-2 262 84 Jerome Lewis TE Sr. 6-3 231 Rochester, N.Y. / Bishop Kearny / Massachusetts 38 Julian Lowe WR So. 5-11 173 Gahanna, Ohio / Gahanna Lincoln

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No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Previous School . 5 Justin March LB Sr. 6-0 222 Danville, Ill. / Danville NUMERICAL ROSTER 34 Jamal Marcus DL Jr. 6-2 240 Durham, N.C. / Hillside / Ohio State 92 Daryan Martin DL So. 6-0 229 Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton 47 Josh Smith WR R-Fr. 6-1 190 50 Joe McNamara OL Sr. 6-1 312 Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Cypress Bay / Wisconsin 48 Robert Stein PK Jr. 5-8 171 12 C.J. Mizell LB Sr. 6-2 230 Tallahassee, Fla. / Leon / Washington State 49 Christian Allen FB So. 6-0 249 56 Deon’Tae Moore DE R-Fr. 6-2 230 Akron, Ohio / Kenmore 50 Joe McNamara OL Sr. 6-1 312 7 Devonte Morgan S Sr. 5-10 185 Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville 50 Brock Boxen DL Fr. 6-2 250 28 Manny Morgan RB R-Fr. 5-8 180 Naples, Fla. / Naples 51 Tevan Ray LB R-Fr. 5-10 210 15 Cory Morrow S So. 6-0 204 Geneva, Ohio / Geneva 52 Jon Shelby LB Sr. 6-1 197 26 Myron Mounds DB R-Fr. 5-8 170 53 Travonte Junius DE/LB Fr. 6-3 205 37 Tom O’Leary K Fr. 5-11 175 Tucker, Ga. / St. Pius X Catholic 54 Dylan Evans LB Jr. 6-2 216 99 Nmesoma Okafor DL Sr. 6-6 230 Queens, N.Y. / Campus Magnet / Nassau CC 55 Tommy Brown OL Jr. 6-4 310 71 Quaison Osborne OL Jr. 6-3 297 Hudson, Ohio / Hudson 56 Isaiah Williams OL R-Jr. 6-3 281 38 Zach Paul P/K Jr. 6-3 221 Broadview Heights, Ohio / Padua 56 Deon’Tae Moore DE R-Fr. 6-2 230 19 Drew Phillips WR Sr. 5-11 168 Boaz, Ala. / Boaz / College of the Canyons 57 Stephen Ericksen OL R-Fr. 6-3 305 90 Se’Von Pittman DL So. 6-3 269 Canton, Ohio / Canton McKinley / Ohio State 58 Andrew Hauser LB So. 6-1 219 16 Kyle Pohl QB Jr. 6-3 213 Farmersville, Ohio / Valley View 59 John Rachal LB So. 6-2 223 80 Andrew Pratt WR Jr. 6-5 203 North Canton, Ohio / Green 62 Rodney Carroll OL So. 6-5 291 59 John Rachal LB So. 6-2 223 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Dillard 63 Varnell Garrett DL Sr. 6-3 227 51 Tevan Ray LB R-Fr. 5-10 210 Cleveland, Ohio / John Adams 64 Kyle Foster P Fr. 6-2 185 87 Anthony Ritossa TE Sr. 6-4 252 Kirtland, Ohio / Kirtland 65 Hayden Grover LS Fr. 5-11 205 66 Kyle Ritz OL Fr. 6-5 295 Willoughby, Ohio / Willoughby South 66 Kyle Ritz OL Fr. 6-5 295 4 Johnny Robinson S Sr. 5-9 187 Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville 67 Travis Switzer OL Sr. 6-2 296 44 Nick Rossi FB Sr. 6-0 230 Moosic, Pa. / Riverside 69 Ryan Kortokrax OL R-Fr. 6-3 297 8 Keith Sconiers WR R-Sr. 6-0 178 Calumet Park, Ill. / H.L. Richards 70 Michael Casimos OL So. 6-2 297 6 DeAndre Scott CB So. 5-11 174 Frederick, Md. / Thomas Johnson / Hargrave 71 Quaison Osborne OL Jr. 6-3 297 37 Danny Seafler WR Jr. 5-9 164 Brecksville, Ohio / Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 72 Scott Boyett OL Jr. 6-7 315 27 John Senter CB Jr. 5-7 161 Huber Heights, Ohio / Wayne 73 Brett Lee OL Jr. 6-0 291 52 Jon Shelby LB Sr. 6-1 197 Brockton, Mass. / Brockton / Nassau CC 74 Cedric Brittnum OL Sr. 6-4 316 47 Josh Smith WR R-Fr. 6-1 190 Cincinnati, Ohio / Western Hills University 75 Dylan Brumbaugh OL Jr. 6-5 310 3 L.T. Smith III WR Sr. 6-0 203 Painesville, Ohio / Riverside 77 Andrew Bohan OL Jr. 6-3 280 98 Christopher Spruill DL R-Fr. 6-2 230 Maple Heights, Ohio / John Adams 79 Mike Davis DL Jr. 6-0 282 48 Robert Stein PK Jr. 5-8 171 Cincinnati, Ohio / Sycamore 80 Andrew Pratt WR Jr. 6-5 203 67 Travis Switzer OL Sr. 6-2 296 Lancaster, Pa. / Conestoga Valley 82 Austin Wolf WR R-Fr. 6-3 204 1 Mykel Traylor-Bennett WR So. 6-3 205 Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg 83 Michael Kish TE R-Fr. 6-4 255 39 James Turner S Jr. 5-11 201 Fairfield, Ohio / Fairfield 84 Jerome Lewis TE Sr. 6-3 231 17 Donte Williams CB Sr. 5-10 172 Greenbelt, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt / ASA CC 87 Anthony Ritossa TE Sr. 6-4 252 56 Isaiah Williams OL R-Jr. 6-3 281 Cleveland, Ohio / John Adams 88 Michael Buddenberg LS R-Fr. 5-11 183 35 Newman Williams LB Fr. 6-2 240 Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary 90 Se’Von Pittman DL So. 6-3 269 2 Tyler Williams WR Sr. 5-7 161 Cincinnati, Ohio / Colerain 91 Rodney Coe DL Jr. 6-3 305 18 K’Von Wilson DB Fr. 92 Daryan Martin DL So. 6-0 229 82 Austin Wolf WR R-Fr. 6-3 204 Lebanon, Ohio / Lebanon 93 Lavonne Gauthney DL R-Fr. 6-1 287 23 Devyn Wood QB Fr. 6-2 185 Mount Orab, Ohio / Western Brown 94 Anthony Clark DL Fr. 6-4 276 13 Tommy Woodson QB R-Fr. 6-1 233 Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway Senior 95 Darius Copeland DL So. 6-1 257 96 Alfonso Horner DL Jr. 6-3 217 97 Undrea Bullard DL Fr. 6-6 250 98 Christopher Spruill DL R-Fr. 6-2 230 99 Nmesoma Okafor DL Sr. 6-6 230 Coaching Staff Terry Bowden, Head Coach PRONUNCIATIONS Mykel Traylor-Bennett Michael Chuck Amato, Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator Jawon Chisholm CHISUM , Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line John Peterson Bre’ Ford Bray A.J. Milwee, Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Nmesoma Okafor NEH-soma Jeff Bowden, Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Receivers John Rachal RAH-schal Trent Boykin, Running Backs Keith Sconiers SKON-yers Otis Mounds, Cornerbacks Travis Switzer SWITE-zer John Pont, Recruiting Coordinator / Inside Receivers Todd Stroud, Defensive Line Mike Woodford, Safeties

2014 Akron Football Game Notes - 17 GAME 4 • at PITTSBURGH

Career Game Highs Offense #34 RB Conor Hundley #87 TE Anthony Ritossa Rushes...... 18 vs. Northern Illinois, 10-20-12 Receptions...... 2 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Yards...... 92 at CMU, 10-27-12 Yards...... 22 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #27 RB Donnell Alexander Rushes...... Long...... 21 at CMU, 10-27-12 Long...... 19 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Yards...... TD...... 2 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 TD...... Long...... Receptions...... 3 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 TD...... Yards...... 30 vs. UMass 11-10-12 #44 FB Nick Rossi KOR...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 Long...... 18 vs. Norther Illinois, 10-20-12 Rushes...... KOR Yards...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 TD...... 0 Yards...... KOR Long...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 Long...... #25 RB D.J. Jones TD...... Rushes...... 5 (twice), last Marshall, 9-20-14 Tackles...... 9 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 #4 RB Fransohn Bickley Rushes...... 3 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Yards...... 54 at UCF, 8-29-13 Solo...... 4 at Michigan, 9-14-13 Yards...... 22 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 TD...... 0 Asst...... 7 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Long...... 9 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Receptions...... 1 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 TFL...... 1.0 (twice), las vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 TD...... 0 Yards...... 2 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 FF...... 2 at Miami, 10-19-13 Receptions...... 6 at Miami , 10-19-13 Long...... 2 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 FR...... 1 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 Yards...... 79 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 TD...... 0 FR D...... 1 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 Long...... 45 vs. Kent State, 11-2-12 TD...... 2 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 #10 RB Hakeem Lawrence #8 WR Keith Sconiers KOR....3 (twice), last vs. Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Rushes...... 6 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Receptions...... 6 (twice), last at Ohio 10-13-12 KOR Yards...... 68 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 Yards...... 31 Marshall, 9-20-14 Yards...... 64 at FIU, 8-8-12 KOR Long...... 26 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 Long...... 13 at Penn State, 9-6-14 Long...... 34 at Kent State, 11-3-12 TD...... TD...... 1 at Toledo, 11-20-12 Receptions...... 1 (twice), last Marshall, 9-20-14 #7 RB Jawon Chisholm Rushes...... 28 at Ohio, 10-13-12 Yards...... 12 Marshall, 9-20-14 #3 WR L.T. Smith Yards...... 188 vs. VMI, 8-24-11 Long...... 12 Marshall, 9-20-14 Receptions...... 7 vs. UCF, 8-30-12 Long...... 65 vs. Ball State, 10-26-13 TD...... Yards...... 125 at Michigan, 9-14-13 TD...... 3 at Miami, 10-19-13 Long...... 87 vs. UCF, 8-30-12 Receptions...... 8 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 #84 TE Jerome Lewis TD...... 1 (6X), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Yards...... 57 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 Receptions...... 1 (5X), last at Penn State, 9-6-14 KOR...... 4 vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 Long...... 34 (twice), last at Ohio, 10-13-12 Yards...... 9 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 KOR Yards...... 92 at UMass, 11-16-13 TD...... 2 at FIU, 8-8-12 Long...... 9 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 KOR Long...... 47 at UMass, 11-16-13 TD...... 1 vs. Ball State, 10-26-13 #12 WR Imani Davis #1 WR Mykel Traylor-Bennett Receptions...... 4 Marshall, 9-20-14 #28 RB Manny Morgan Receptions...... 4 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Yards...... 55 Marshall, 9-20-14 Rushes...... 8 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 Yards...... 89 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Long...... 19 Marshall, 9-20-14 Yards...... 36 Marshall, 9-20-14 Long...... 43 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 TD...... 1 (twice), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Long...... 12 Marshall, 9-20-14 TD...... 2 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 PR...... 3 at Penn State, 9-6-14 TD...... 1 Marshall, 9-20-14 KOR...... 2 (4X), last vs. Ohio, 10-5-13 PR Yards...... 35 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 KOR Yards...... 42. at Michigan, 9-14-13 PR Long ...... 34 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #19 WR Drew Phillips KOR Long...... 25 at Northern Illinois, 10-12-13 KOR...... 1 (twice), last vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 Receptions...... KOR Yards...... 29 at Bowling Green , 9-28-13 Yards...... #2 WR Tyler Williams KOR Long...... 29 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Long...... Receptions...... 3 at Toledo, 11-20-12 TD...... Yards...... 29 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 KOR...... 3 (twice), last vs. Ohio, 10-5-13 Long...... 29 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 #11 WR Zach D’Orazio Receptions...... 7 at Miami, 10-19-13 KOR Yards...... 53 at UCF, 8-29-13 TD...... 1 at Ohio, 10-13-12 Yards...... 97 at Michigan, 9-14-13 KOR Long ...... 27 vs. Ohio, 10-5-13 PR...... 3 at Northern Illinois, 10-12-13 Long...... 77 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 PR Yards...... 4 (twice), last at UMass, 11-16-13 TD...... 2 at UCF, 8-29-13 #16 QB Kyle Pohl PR Long...... 11 Rushes...... 1 at UCF, 8-29-13 Attempts...... 49 at Michigan, 9-14-13 KOR...... 1 at UMass, 11-16-13 Yards...... Completions...... 28 at Toldeo, 11-20-12 KOR Yards...... 13 at UMass, 11-16-13 TD...... 0 Passing Yards...... 321 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 KOR Long...... 13 at UMass, 11-16-13 Attempts...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 TD...... 4 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Tackles...... 2 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 Completions...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 Long Pass...... 77 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 Solo...... 2 vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 Passing Yards...... 33 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 Rushes...... 10 at Penn State, 9-6-14 Asst...... 0 TD...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 Yards...... 48 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Long...... 18 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #82 WR Austin Wolf TD...... 1 (3X), last at UMass, 11-16-13 Receptions...... 3 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #5 WR Tyrell Goodman Receptions...... 3 (4X), last vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 Yards...... 70 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Yards...... 76 vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 #80 WR Andrew Pratt Long...... 40 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Long...... 38 vs. Ball State, 10-26-13 Receptions...... 3 (4X), last Marshall, 9-20-14 TD...... 1 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 TD...... 1 (5X), last vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 Yards...... 118 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Long...... 68 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 #13 QB Tommy Woodson TD...... 2 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 Attempts...... 15 Marshall, 9-20-14 #15 QB Nick Hirschman Attempts...... 10 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 PR...... 1 at Miami, 10-19-13 Completions...... 8 Marshall, 9-20-14 Completions...... 6 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 PR Yards...... 12 at Miami, 10-19-13 Passing Yards...... 100 Marshall, 9-20-14 Passing Yards..... 144 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 PR Long...... 12 at Miami, 10-19-13 TD...... 1 (twice), last Marshall, 9-20-14 TD...... 2 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Tackles...... 1 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Long Pass...... 40 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Long Pass...... 68 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Solo...... Rushes...... Rushes...... 3 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Asst...... 1 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Yards...... Yards...... 5 at UCF, 8-29-13 Long...... TD...... 1 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 TD......

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Career Game Highs Defense #56 LB Andrew Hauser #4 S Johnny Robinson Tackles...... Tackles...... 10 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Solo...... Solo...... 5 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 #1 LB Jatavis Brown Tackles...... 16 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 Asst...... Asst...... 5 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Solo...... 9 vs. Ohio, 10-15-13 KOR...... 1 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 TFL.... 1.0 (twice), last at Northern Illinois, 10-12-13 Asst...... 7 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 KOR Yards...... 6 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 INT...... 1 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 11-16-13 Sacks...... 1.0 (twice), last at Miami, 10-19-13 KOR Long...... 6 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 FR...... 1 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 TFL...... 1.5 (4X), last at Penn State, 9-6-14 FF...... 1 (3X), last vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 #9 DL Keontae Hollis #6 CB DeAndre Scott Tackles...... 6 at UMass, 11-16-13 Tackles...... 7 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Solo...... 3 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... 2 (3X), last vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 #29 CB Bryce Cheek Tackles...... 4 at UMass, 11-16-13 Asst...... 6 at UMass, 11-16-13 Asst...... 5 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Solo...... 3 vs. Ohio, 10-5-13 Sacks...... 0.5 vs. Ball State, 10-6-13 Asst...... 2 at UMass, 11-16-13 TFL...... 1.0 at Michigan, 9-14-13 #27 CB John Senter Tackles...... 5 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 Solo...... 4 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 #11 DL Nordly Capi #96 DL Alfonso Horner Tackles.5 (twice), last vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Tackles...... 8 at Ohio, 10-13-12 Asst...... 1 (5X), last vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 Solo...... 5 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Solo...... 2 (4X), last at UCF, 8-29-13 Asst...... 3 at UCF, 8-29-13 Asst...... 7 at Ohio, 10-13-12 #52 LB Jon Shelby Sacks...... 1.0 (3X), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Sacks...... 1.0 vs. UCF, 8-30-12 Tackles...... 6 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 TFL...... 1.5 (twice), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 TFL...... 1.0 (twice), last vs. UMass, 11-10-12 Solo...... 4 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 FF...... 1 (twice), last vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 FR...... 1 (twice), last at Penn State, 9-6-14 Asst...... 3 at UMass, 11-16-13

#95 DL Darius Copeland #14 LB Jerome Lane #39 S James Turner Tackles...... 2 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Tackles...... 2 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Tackles...... 1 (twice), last vs. Miami, 10-19-13 Solo...... 2 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... 2 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... Asst...... Asst...... Asst...... 1 (twice), last vs. Miami, 10-19-13 TFL...... 1.0 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #5 LB Justin March #17 CB Donte Williams Tackles...... 11 vs. UMass, 11-10-12 Tackles...... 5 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 #10 DL Richard Dorilus Tackles...... 1 at Penn State, 9-6-14 Solo...... 6 vs. Northern Illinois, 10-20-12 Solo...... 4 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Solo...... Asst...... 8 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 Asst...... 2 at Louisiana, 9-21-13 Asst...... 1 at Penn State, 9-6-14 Sacks...... 1.0 vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 KOR...... 4 at Ball State, 10-26-13 TFL...... 1.0 (5X), last vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 KOR Yards...... 87 at Ball State, 10-26-13 INT...... 2 at Michigan, 9-14-13 KOR Long...... 34 at Ball State, 10-26-13 #32 CB Martel Durant Tackles...... 2 (4X), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 FF...... 1 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... 2 (3X), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 PBU...... 2 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Asst...... 2 at UMass, 11-16-13 INT...... 1 (twice), last at Penn State, 9-6-14 #12 LB C.J. Mizell Tackles...... 10 (twice), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... 8 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #54 LB Dylan Evans Tackles...... 13 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Asst...... 7 at UMass, 11-16-13 Solo...... 6 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 Sacks...... 1.0 (twice), last at Michigan, 9-14-13 Asst...... 4 at Northern Illinois, 10-12-13 TFL...... 3.0 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Sacks...... 1.0 (4X), last vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 FR...... 1 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 TFL...... 2.0 vs. Ball State, 10-6-13 FF...... 1 (twice), last at UMass, 11-16-13 #28 S Devonte Morgan Tackles...... 8 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Solo...... 5 (4X), last Marshall, 9-20-14 #23 S Bre’ Ford Tackles...... 6 vs. Bowling Green, 10-6-12 Asst...... 7 at Bowling Green, 9-28-13 Solo...... 5 at Tennessee, 9-22-12 Asst...... 4 at Northern Illinois, 10-12-13 #15 S Cory Morrow TFL...... 1.0 (twice), last vs. Miami, 9-29-13 Tackles...... 2 vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 INT...... 1(twice), last at Penn State, 9-6-14 Solo...... 1 (3X), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 FF...... 1 at Tennessee, 9-22-12 Asst...... 1 (twice), last vs. Kent State, 11-2-13 FR...... 1 at Toledo, 11-20-12 #99 DL Nmesoma Okafor Tackles...... 7 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #21 CB Kris Givens Tackles...... 7 at Penn State, 9-6-14 Solo...... 4 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... 4 at Penn State, 9-6-14 Asst...... 3 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Asst...... 3 at Penn State, 9-6-14 Sacks...... 1.0 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 TFL...... 0.5 at Penn State, 9-6-14 TFL...... 1.5 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 INT...... 1 vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 #59 LB John Rachal Tackles...... 5 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #36 DL Cody Grice Tackles...... 9 at CMU, 10-27-12 Solo...... 4 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... 5 at CMU , 10-27-12 Asst...... 1 (twice), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Asst...... 5 at UMass, 11-16-13 Sacks...... 1.0 (3X), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #90 DL Se’Von Pittman TFL...... 2.0 (5X), last at UMass, 11-16-13 Tackles...... 6 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... 4 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Asst...... 2 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 #41 S Zach Guiser Tackles...... 1 (twice), last vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 TFL...... 2.0 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Solo...... 1 (twice), last vs. Marshall, 9-20-14 Asst......

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Career Game Highs

Specialists

#37 PK Tom O’Leary Kickoffs...... Yards...... Game Avg......

Field Goals Made...... FG Attempted..1 (twice), last at Penn St., 9-6-14 Long...... Consecutive FG......

PAT Made...... 5 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 PAT Attempted...... vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Consecutive PAT...... 1

#38 PK Zach Paul Kickoffs...... 4 (twice), last vs. Louisiana, 9-21-13 Yards...... 258 vs. James Madison, 9-7-13 Game Avg. .65.0 (twice), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14

Field Goals Made...... 0 FG Attempted...... 0 Long...... Consecutive FG......

PAT Made...... 0 PAT Attempted...... 0 Consecutive PAT......

Punts...... 10 at FIU, 9-8-12 Yards...... 420 at FIU, 9-8-12 Game Avg...... 54.0 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 Long...... 67 at Kent State, 11-3-12 Inside 20...... 4 at FIU, 9-8-12

#48 PK Robert Stein Kickoffs...... 6 (twice), last vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Yards...... 356 vs. Howard, 8-28-14 Game Avg...... 66.3 vs. Ohio, 10-5-13

Field Goals Made...... 4 at Tennessee 9-22-12 FG Attempted...... 4 at Tennessee 9-22-12 Long...... 51 vs. Ball State, 10-26-13 Consecutive FG...... 6

PAT Made...... 9 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 PAT Attemptes...... 9 vs. Morgan State, 9-15-12 Consecutive PAT...... 2

Punts...... 0 Yards...... 0 Game Avg...... Long...... Inside 20......

Tackles...... 1 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 11-16-13 Solo...... 1 (twice), last vs. Toledo, 11-16-13 Asst......

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2014 RESULTS

Date Opponent Score W/L Overall MAC Time Att. Aug. 28 Howard (ESPN3) W 41-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 3:16 9,104 Sept. 6 at Penn State (ABC Sports) L 3-21 1-1-0 0-0-0 3:15 97,354 Sept. 20 Marshall (ESPN3) L 17-48 1-2-0 0-0-0 3:40 13,357 Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh (ESPN3) Oct. 4 Eastern Michigan*^ Oct. 11 Miami (Ohio)* Oct. 18 at Ohio* Oct. 25 at Ball State* Nov. 4 Bowling Green* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Nov. 11 at Buffalo* (ESPN2/ESPNU) Nov. 18 Massachusetts* (ESPNU/ESPN2) Nov. 25 at Kent State* (ESPN2/ESPN3) Dec. 5 MAC Championship Game$ * - Mid-American Conference Games ^ - Homecoming Home games in bold $ - Played in Detroit, Mich. (Ford Field)

2014 TEAM STATISTICS 2014 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

TEAM STATISTICS AKRON OPP RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LG AVG/G SCORING 61 69 POHL, Kyle 3 22 105 36 69 3.1 0 18 23.0 Points Per Game 20.3 23.0 LAWRENCE, Hakeem 3 12 64 3 61 5.1 0 13 20.3 Points Off Turnovers 20 34 CHISHOLM, Jawon 2 16 55 4 51 3.2 1 13 25.5 FIRST DOWNS 66 70 HUNDLEY, Conor 2 12 46 3 43 3.6 0 10 21.5 Rushing 19 29 MORGAN, Manny 3 9 40 2 38 4.2 1 12 12.7 Passing 37 30 JONES, D.J. 1 5 14 2 12 2.4 0 7 12.0 Penalty 10 11 TOTAL 3 76 324 50 274 3.6 2 18 91.3 RUSHING YARDAGE 274 538 OPPONENTS 3 120 608 70 538 4.5 5 80 179.3 Yards gained rushing 324 608 Yards lost rushing 50 70 PASSING GP EFFIC COMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LG AVG/G Rushing Attempts 76 120 POHL, Kyle 3 108.59 64-119-2 53.8 667 4 57 222.3 Average Per Rush 3.6 4.5 WOODSON, Tommy 2 155.34 13-23-0 56.5 192 2 40 96.0 Average Per Game 91.3 179.3 TOTAL 3 116.17 77-142-2 54.2 859 6 57 286.3 TDs Rushing 2 5 OPPONENTS 3 112.91 54-101-3 53.5 629 4 44 209.7 PASSING YARDAGE 859 629 Comp-Att-Int 77-142-2 54-101-3 RECEIVING GP NO. YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G D’ORAZIO, Zach 3 14 167 11.9 0 32 55.7 Average Per Pass 6.0 6.2 SMITH, L.T. 3 11 124 11.3 1 57 41.3 Average Per Catch 11.2 11.6 DAVIS, Imani 3 10 84 8.4 1 19 28.0 Average Per Game 286.3 209.7 BICKLEY, Fransohn 3 10 80 8.0 0 16 26.7 TDs Passing 6 4 TRAYLOR-BENNETT 3 9 144 16.0 3 43 48.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 1133 1167 SCONIERS, Keith 3 6 78 13.0 0 26 26.0 Total Plays 218 221 WOLF, Austin 2 3 70 23.3 1 40 35.0 Average Per Play 5.2 5.3 WILLIAMS, Tyler 3 3 31 10.3 0 18 10.3 Average Per Game 377.7 389.0 CHISHOLM, Jawon 2 3 19 6.3 0 11 9.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-110 8-159 PRATT, Andrew 3 3 18 6.0 0 7 6.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-53 3-7 RITOSSA, Anthony 3 2 22 11.0 0 19 7.3 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-52 2-7 LAWRENCE, Hakeem 3 2 19 9.5 0 12 6.3 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.0 19.9 LEWIS, Jerome 2 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.8 2.3 TOTAL 3 77 859 11.2 6 57 286.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 17.3 3.5 OPPONENTS 3 54 629 11.6 4 44 209.7 FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 4-2 PENALTIES-Yards 24-228 28-261 PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LG Average Per Game 76.0 87.0 DAVIS, Imani 6 53 8.8 0 34 PUNTS-Yards 17-756 18-791 TOTAL 6 53 8.8 0 34 Average Per Punt 44.5 43.9 OPPONENTS 3 7 2.3 0 5 Net punt average 35.8 39.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 13-774 14-807 KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LG Average Per Kick 59.5 57.6 SMITH, L.T. 3 87 29.0 0 43 Net kick average 39.6 39.1 TRAYLOR-BENNETT, Myk 1 17 17.0 0 17 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:33 32:27 HAUSER, Andrew 1 6 6.0 0 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 12/42 15/43 TOTAL 5 110 22.0 0 43 3rd-Down Pct 29% 35% OPPONENTS 8 159 19.9 0 35 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/6 2/4 4th-Down Pct 0% 50% PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LG TB FC I20 50+ BLK SACKS BY-Yards 6-28 6-30 PAUL, Zach 17 756 44.5 62 7 3 5 0 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOTAL 17 756 44.5 62 7 3 5 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 8 9 OPPONENTS 18 791 43.9 53 1 5 3 0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-4 2-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN RED-ZONE SCORES (6-12) 50% (6-9) 67% STEIN, Robert 12 709 59.1 4 1 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-12) 33% (4-9) 44% PAUL, Zach 1 65 65.0 0 0 PAT-ATTEMPTS (7-8) 88% (9-9) 100% TOTAL 13 774 59.5 4 1 159 39.6 25 ATTENDANCE 22461 97354 OPPONENTS 14 807 57.6 6 3 110 39.1 25 Games/Avg Per Game 2/11230 1/97354 Neutral Site Games 0/0 FIELD GOALS FG PCT. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLK O’LEARY, Tom 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 STEIN, Robert 2-2 100.0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 28 0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Akron 21 3 16 21 61 Opponents 24 14 17 14 69

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ALL PURPOSE G RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G 2014 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SMITH, L.T. 3 0 124 0 87 0 211 70.3 D’ORAZIO, Zach 3 0 167 0 0 0 167 55.7 FG SEQUENCE AKRON OPPONENTS Howard 25 - TRAYLOR-BENNETT 3 0 144 0 17 0 161 53.7 at Penn State 31,(28) - DAVIS, Imani 3 0 84 53 0 0 137 45.7 Marshall (24) (24),(33) LAWRENCE, H. 3 61 19 0 0 0 80 26.7 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. BICKLEY, Fransohn 3 0 80 0 0 0 80 26.7 SCONIERS, Keith 3 0 78 0 0 0 78 26.0 CHISHOLM, Jawon 2 51 19 0 0 0 70 35.0 INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LG FORD, Bre’ 1 51 51.0 0 51 WOLF, Austin 2 0 70 0 0 0 70 35.0 DURANT, Martel 1 1 1.0 0 1 POHL, Kyle 3 69 0 0 0 0 69 23.0 GIVENS, Kris 1 0 0.0 0 0 FORD, Bre’ 3 0 0 0 0 51 51 17.0 HUNDLEY, Conor 2 43 0 0 0 0 43 21.5 TOTAL 3 52 17.3 0 51 MORGAN, Manny 3 38 0 0 0 0 38 12.7 OPPONENTS 2 7 3.5 0 7 WILLIAMS, Tyler 3 0 31 0 0 0 31 10.3 RITOSSA, Anthony 3 0 22 0 0 0 22 7.3 FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LG MIZELL, C.J. 1 6 6.0 0 6 PRATT, Andrew 3 0 18 0 0 0 18 6.0 JONES, D.J. 1 12 0 0 0 0 12 12.0 TOTAL 1 6 6.0 0 6 McNAMARA, Joe 3 0 0 0 6 0 6 2.0 OPPONENTS 0 0 0.0 0 0 LEWIS, Jerome 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 1.5 DURANT, Martel 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G POHL, Kyle 3 141 69 667 736 245.3 TOTAL 3 274 859 53 110 52 1348 449.3 WOODSON, Tommy 2 23 0 192 192 96.0 OPPONENTS 3 538 629 7 159 7 1340 446.7 LAWRENCE, Hakeem 3 12 61 0 61 20.3 CHISHOLM, Jawon 2 16 51 0 51 25.5 HUNDLEY, Conor 2 12 43 0 43 21.5 MORGAN, Manny 3 9 38 0 38 12.7 JONES, D.J. 1 5 12 0 12 12.0 TOTAL 3 218 274 859 1133 377.7 OPPONENTS 3 221 538 629 1167 389.0

SCORING TD FG KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS TRAYLOR-BENNETT 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 STEIN, Robert 0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 8 MORGAN, Manny 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CHISHOLM, Jawon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DAVIS, Imani 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SMITH, L.T. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WOLF, Austin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 O’LEARY, Tom 0 0-2 5-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5 TOTAL 8 2-4 7-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 61 OPPONENTS 9 2-2 9-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 69

2014 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT X H/FB Y Z QB RB Howard Osborne Brumbaugh Switzer McNamara Williams, I. Pratt Williams, T. (H) D’Orazio Smith, L.T. Pohl Chisholm at Penn State Osborne Brumbaugh Switzer McNamara Williams, I. Traylor-Bennett Williams, T. (H) D’Orazio Smith, L.T. Pohl Chisholm Marshall Osborne McNamara Switzer Brown, T. Williams, I. Davis Rossi (FB) D’Orazio Smith, L.T. Pohl Lawrence at Pittsburgh Eastern Michigan Miami (Ohio) at Ohio at Ball State Bowling Green at Buffalo Massachusetts at Kent State DEFENSE DE DT NG DE SAM/CB MIKE WILL ROV FS CB CB Howard Horner Pittman Grice Capi March (SAM) Mizell Brown, J. Ford Morgan Scott Senter at Penn State Horner Pittman Grice Capi March (SAM) Mizell Brown, J. Ford Morgan Scott Cheek Marshall Horner Pittman Grice Capi Givens (CB) Mizell Brown, J. Ford Morgan Scott Senter at Pittsburgh Eastern Michigan Miami (Ohio) at Ohio at Ball State Bowling Green at Buffalo Massachusetts at Kent State

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OVERALL INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |------Pass Def------| |-Fumbles-| Blkd # DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 1 BROWN, Jatavis 3-3 10 9 19 3.0-11 . . 1 . . 1 . . 7A MORGAN, Devonte 3-3 12 5 17 ...... 12 MIZELL, C.J. 3-3 10 6 16 . . . 1 . 1-6 . . . 54 EVANS, Dylan 3-0 12 3 15 2.5-6 2.0-6 ...... 99 OKAFOR, Nmesoma 3-0 7 4 11 2.0-11 1.5-11 ...... 5 MARCH, Justin 2-2 4 7 11 0.5-1 . . 2 . . 1 . . 52 SHELBY, Jon 3-0 7 3 10 ...... 4A ROBINSON, Johnny 3-0 5 4 9 . . . 1 . . . . . 36 GRICE, Cody 3-3 5 4 9 1.5-5 1.5-5 ...... 21 GIVENS, Kris 3-1 5 4 9 0.5-0 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 1C CAPI, Nordly 3-3 8 1 9 2.5-10 1.0-6 . 2 1 . . . . 90 PITTMAN, Se’Von 3-3 5 3 8 2.0-4 . . . 1 . . . . 6 SCOTT, DeAndre 3-3 4 3 7 . . . 1 . . . . . 59 RACHAL, John 2-0 6 1 7 ...... 9 HOLLIS, Keontae 3-0 5 1 6 ...... 27 SENTER, John 3-2 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 32 DURANT, Martel 3-0 4 . 4 . . 1-1 ...... 23 FORD, Bre’ 3-3 3 1 4 . . 1-51 ...... 96 HORNER, Alfonso 3-3 1 2 3 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 29 CHEEK, Bryce 3-1 3 . 3 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 44 ROSSI, Nick 3-1 2 1 3 ...... 14 LANE, Jerome 3-0 3 . 3 ...... 41 GUISER, Zach 3-0 2 . 2 ...... 95 COPELAND, Darius 3-0 2 . 2 1.0-1 ...... 11 D’ORAZIO, Zach 3-3 1 . 1 ...... 15 MORROW, Cory 3-0 1 . 1 ...... 80 PRATT, Andrew 3-1 . 1 1 ...... 2 WILLIAMS, Tyler 3-2 1 . 1 ...... 1B DORVILUS, Richard 2-0 . 1 1 ...... TOTAL 3-0 132 66 198 17-51 6-28 3-52 12 2 2-6 2 . . OPPONENTS 3-0 126 33 159 16.0-53 6-30 2-7 12 1 2-0 2 1 .

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INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS PASSING 16 POHL, Kyle ATT-COMP-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK-YDS EFFIC HOWARD 36-23-0 63.9 308 4 57 0-0 172.4 at Penn State 46-24-0 52.2 208 0 23 4-14 90.2 MARSHALL 37-17-2 45.9 151 0 32 2-16 69.4 TOTALS 119-64-2 53.8 667 4 57 6-30 108.6

13 WOODSON, Tommy ATT-COMP-INT PCT YARDS TD LONG SACK-YDS EFFIC HOWARD 8-5-0 62.5 92 1 40 0-0 200.4 Marshall 15-8-0 53.3 100 1 24 0-0 131.3 TOTALS 23-13-0 56.5 192 2 40 0-0 155.3

RUSHING NO-YDS/TD HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU POHL, Kyle QB 22-69/0 7-48/0 10-8/0 5-13/0 LAWRENCE, H. RB 12-61/0 6-17/0 1-13/0 5-31/0 CHISHOLM, Jawon RB 16-51/1 9-21/1 7-30/0 DNP HUNDLEY, Conor RB 12-43/0 5-25/0 7-18/0 DNP MORGAN, Manny RB 9-38/1 1-2/0 - 8-36/1 JONES, D.J. RB 5-12/0 DNP DNP 5-12/0

RECEIVING NO-YDS/TD HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU D’ORAZIO, Zach WR 14-167/0 4-37/0 5-61/0 5-69/0 TRAYLOR-BENN.,M WR 9-144/3 4-89/2 3-22/0 2-33/1 SMITH, L.T. WR 11-124/1 5-74/1 2-27/0 4-23/0 DAVIS, Imani WR 10-84/1 3-14/1 3-15/0 4-55/0 BICKLEY, F. WR 10-80/0 1-4/0 5-45/0 4-31/0 SCONIERS, Keith WR 6-78/0 4-61/0 1-10/0 1-7/0 WOLF, Austin WR 3-70/1 3-70/1 DNP - WILLIAMS, Tyler WR 3-31/0 1-18/0 1-10/0 1-3/0 RITOSSA, A. TE 2-22/0 2-22/0 - - CHISHOLM, Jawon RB 3-19/0 1-11/0 2-8/0 DNP LAWRENCE, H. RB 2-19/0 - 1-7/0 1-12/0 PRATT, Andrew WR 3-18/0 - - 3-18/0 LEWIS, Jerome TE 1-3/0 DNP 1-3/0 -

PUNT RETURNS NO-YDS/TD HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU DAVIS, Imani 6-53 2-35 3-17 1-1

KICK RETURNS NO-YDS/TD HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU SMITH, L.T. 3-87 - 1-19 2-68 TRAYLOR-BENN.,M 1-17 - 1-17 - HAUSER, Andrew 1-6 - - 1-6

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS TOTAL HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU SMITH, L.T. 211 74 46 91 D’ORAZIO, Zach 167 37 61 69 TRAYLOR-BENN.,M 161 89 39 33 DAVIS, Imani 137 49 32 56 BICKLEY, F. 80 4 45 31 LAWRENCE, H. 80 17 20 43 SCONIERS, Keith 78 61 10 7 WOLF, Austin 70 70 DNP - CHISHOLM, Jawon 70 32 38 DNP POHL, Kyle 69 48 8 13 FORD, Bre’ 51 - 51 - HUNDLEY, Conor 43 25 18 DNP MORGAN, Manny 38 2 - 36 WILLIAMS, Tyler 31 18 10 3 RITOSSA, A. 22 22 - - PRATT, Andrew 18 - - 18 JONES, D.J. 12 DNP DNP 12 McNAMARA, Joe 6 - - 6 LEWIS, Jerome 3 DNP 3 - DURANT, Martel 1 - 1 -

INT. RETURNS NO-YDS HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU FORD, Bre’ 1-51 - 1-51 - GIVENS, Kris 1-0 - - 1-0 DURANT, Martel 1-1 - 1-1 -

SACKS UA-A TOTAL HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU EVANS, Dylan LB 2-0 2.0 1.0-2 - 1.0-4 GRICE, Cody DL 1-1 1.5 1.0-1 0.5-4 - OKAFOR, Nmesoma DL 1-1 1.5 1.0-7 0.5-4 - CAPI, Nordly DL 1-0 1.0 1.0-6 - -

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INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

FUMBLES FORCED FF HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU MARCH, Justin 1 1 - DNP BROWN, Jatavis 1 - - 1

FUMBLES RECOVERED FR HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU MIZELL, C.J. 1 1 - - HORNER, Alfonso 1 - 1 -

FUMBLE RETURNS NO-YDS/TD HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU MIZELL, C.J. 1-6 1-6 - -

TACKLES UA-A TOTAL HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU BROWN, Jatavis LB 10-9 19 2-3 3-3 5-3 MORGAN, Devonte SAF 12-5 17 2-1 5-2 5-2 MIZELL, C.J. LB 10-6 16 8-2 0-3 2-1 EVANS, Dylan LB 12-3 15 5-1 1-2 6-0 OKAFOR, Nmesoma DL 7-4 11 4-3 2-1 1-0 MARCH, Justin LB 4-7 11 3-2 1-5 DNP SHELBY, Jon LB 7-3 10 2-0 1-1 4-2 CAPI, Nordly DL 8-1 9 3-1 4-0 1-0 ROBINSON, J. SAF 5-4 9 1-1 2-3 2-0 GIVENS, Kris CB 5-4 9 1-0 4-3 0-1 GRICE, Cody DL 5-4 9 2-0 2-3 1-1 PITTMAN, Se’Von DL 5-3 8 4-2 - 1-1 RACHAL, John LB 6-1 7 4-1 DNP 2-0 SCOTT, DeAndre CB 4-3 7 - 2-2 2-1 HOLLIS, Keontae DL 5-1 6 3-0 2-1 - SENTER, John CB 4-2 6 0-1 - 4-1 FORD, Bre’ SAF 3-1 4 - 2-1 1-0 DURANT, Martel CB 4-0 4 2-0 1-0 1-0 HORNER, Alfonso DL 1-2 3 - 0-1 1-1 ROSSI, Nick LB 2-1 3 1-1 - 1-0 LANE, Jerome LB 3-0 3 2-0 1-0 - CHEEK, Bryce CB 3-0 3 1-0 2-0 - COPELAND, D. DL 2-0 2 2-0 - - GUISER, Zach SAF 2-0 2 1-0 - 1-0 WILLIAMS, Tyler 1-0 1 1-0 - - D’ORAZIO, Zach 1-0 1 - - 1-0 PRATT, Andrew 0-1 1 0-1 - - DORVILUS, R. DL 0-1 1 - 0-1 DNP MORROW, Cory SAF 1-0 1 1-0 - -

TACKLES FOR A LOSS UA-A TOTAL HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU BROWN, Jatavis LB 2-2 3.0 0.5-1 1.5-4 1.0-6 EVANS, Dylan LB 2-1 2.5 1.5-2 - 1.0-4 CAPI, Nordly DL 2-1 2.5 1.5-7 1.0-3 - PITTMAN, Se’Von DL 2-0 2.0 2.0-4 - - OKAFOR, Nmesoma DL 1-2 2.0 1.5-7 0.5-4 - GRICE, Cody DL 1-1 1.5 1.0-1 0.5-4 - CHEEK, Bryce CB 1-0 1.0 1.0-1 - - COPELAND, D. DL 1-0 1.0 1.0-1 - - HORNER, Alfonso DL 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-1 - GIVENS, Kris CB 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-0 - MARCH, Justin LB 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-1 DNP

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PARTICIPATION

NO. PLAYER GP/GS HOWARD PENN ST MARSHALL PITT EMU MIAMI OHIO BSU BGSU BUFFALO UMASS KSU 49 ALLEN, C. 2/- XXX XXX ... 45 ALLEN, Jeff 3/- XXX XXX XXX 1F BICE, Nick 1/- ...... XXX 4 BICKLEY, F. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 77 BOHAN, Andrew 3/- XXX XXX XXX 50 BOXEN, Brock 1/- XXX ...... 74 BRITTNUM, C. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 1 BROWN, Jatavis 3/3 START START START 55 BROWN, Tommy 2/1 ... XXX START 75 BRUMBAUGH, D. 2/2 START START ... 88 BUDDENBERG, M. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 1C CAPI, Nordly 3/3 START START START 70 CASIMOS, M. 2/- XXX XXX ... 29 CHEEK, Bryce 3/1 XXX START XXX 7 CHISHOLM, Jawon 2/2 START START ... 95 COPELAND, D. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 11 D’ORAZIO, Zach 3/3 START START START 1D DAVIS, Imani 3/1 XXX XXX START 1B DORVILUS, R. 2/- XXX XXX ... 32 DURANT, Martel 3/- XXX XXX XXX 54 EVANS, Dylan 3/- XXX XXX XXX 23 FORD, Bre’ 3/3 START START START 21 GIVENS, Kris 3/1 XXX XXX START 30 GREEN, Bryan 1/- ... XXX ... 36 GRICE, Cody 3/3 START START START 41 GUISER, Zach 3/- XXX XXX XXX 58 HAUSER, Andrew 1/- ...... XXX 9 HOLLIS, Keontae 3/- XXX XXX XXX 96 HORNER, Alfonso 3/3 START START START 34 HUNDLEY, Conor 2/- XXX XXX ... 25 JONES, D.J. 1/- ...... XXX 14 LANE, Jerome 3/- XXX XXX XXX 40 LAURO, Anthony 2/- XXX XXX ... 10 LAWRENCE, H. 3/1 XXX XXX START 84 LEWIS, Jerome 2/- ... XXX XXX 5 MARCH, Justin 2/2 START START ... 5B McNAMARA, Joe 3/3 START START START 12 MIZELL, C.J. 3/3 START START START 56 MOORE, Deon’Tae 2/- XXX XXX ... 7A MORGAN, Devonte 3/3 START START START 28 MORGAN, Manny 3/- XXX XXX XXX 15 MORROW, Cory 3/- XXX XXX XXX 3B O’LEARY, Tom 2/- XXX XXX ... 99 OKAFOR, Nmesoma 3/- XXX XXX XXX 71 OSBORNE, Q. 3/3 START START START 38 PAUL, Zach 3/- XXX XXX XXX 19 PHILLIPS, Drew 1/- ...... XXX 90 PITTMAN, Se’Von 3/3 START START START 16 POHL, Kyle 3/3 START START START 80 PRATT, Andrew 3/1 START XXX XXX 59 RACHAL, John 2/- XXX ... XXX 87 RITOSSA, A. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 4A ROBINSON, J. 3/- XXX XXX XXX 44 ROSSI, Nick 3/1 XXX XXX START 8 SCONIERS, Keith 3/- XXX XXX XXX 6 SCOTT, DeAndre 3/3 START START START 37 SEAFLER, Danny 2/- XXX XXX ... 27 SENTER, John 3/2 START XXX START 52 SHELBY, Jon 3/- XXX XXX XXX 3 SMITH, L.T. 3/3 START START START 48 STEIN, Robert 3/- XXX XXX XXX 67 SWITZER, Travis 3/3 START START START 1A TRAYLOR-BENN.,M 3/1 XXX START XXX 5C WILLIAMS, I. 3/3 START START START 2 WILLIAMS, Tyler 3/2 START START XXX 82 WOLF, Austin 2/- XXX ... XXX 13 WOODSON, Tommy 2/- XXX ... XXX

XXX – Played START – Started ... – Did Not Play

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TEAM GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON

|------FIRST DOWNS------| RUSHING |------PASSING------| TOTAL OFFENSE RETURN OPPONENT SCORE TOTAL RUSH PASS PEN NUMBER-YARDS COMP-ATT-INT YARDS UA PLAYS/YDS OPP PLAYS/YDS TOs HOWARD 41-0 24/15 7/9 15/3 2/3 28-113/51-148 28-44-0/12-26-0 400/68 72-513/77-216 41/78 0/1 at Penn State 3-21 17/27 4/7 12/16 1/4 25-69/31-106 24-46-0/22-37-2 208/319 71-277/68-425 105/58 0/3 MARSHALL 17-48 25/28 8/13 10/11 7/4 23-92/38-284 25-52-2/20-38-1 251/242 75-343/76-526 75/37 4/1 TOTALS 61-69 66/70 19/29 37/30 10/11 76-274/120-538 77-142-2/54-101-3 859/629 218-1133/221-1167 221/173 4/5

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format AKRON/OPPONENT for each category.

3RD DOWN 4TH DOWN TIME OF TOP AVG AVG AVG PUNTING PENALTIES OPPONENT CONVERSIONS CONVERSIONS POSSESSION MARGIN YDS/RUSH YDS/PASS YDS/PLAY NUMBER-AVG NUMBER-YARDS HOWARD 5-12/3-18 0-2/1-3 26:35/33:25 -6:50 4.0/2.9 9.1/2.6 7.1/2.8 4-45.0/9-40.6 7-70/5-48 at Penn State 5-17/4-10 0-2/0-0 29:21/30:39 -1:18 2.8/3.4 4.5/8.6 3.9/6.2 7-47.3/5-48.8 7-64/3-25 MARSHALL 2-13/8-15 0-2/1-1 26:42/33:18 -6:36 4.0/7.5 4.8/6.4 4.6/6.9 6-40.8/4-45.5 10-94/20-188 TOTALS 12-42/15-43 0-6/2-4 82:38/97:22 -14:44 3.6/4.5 6.0/6.2 5.2/5.3 17-44.5/18-43.9 228/261

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format AKRON/OPPONENT for each category.

AKRON INSIDE OPPONENT RED-ZONE

TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS ---- FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ ---- DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME 08/28/14 HOWARD W 41-0 5 3 20 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 09/06/14 at Penn State L 3-21 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 09/20/14 Marshall L 17-48 4 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 TOTALS 12 6 33 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 of 12 (50.0%)

OPPONENTS INSIDE AKRON RED-ZONE

TIMES TIMES TOTAL RUSH PASS FGS ---- FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE RZ ---- DATE OPPONENT SCORE IN RZ SCORED PTS TDS TDS TDS MADE FGA DOWNS INT FUMB HALF GAME 08/28/14 HOWARD W 41-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09/06/14 at Penn State L 3-21 3 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09/20/14 Marshall L 17-48 5 5 27 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 9 6 34 4 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 of 9 (66.7%)

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TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |------PASSING------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| TOTAL DATE OPPONENT NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG OFF 08/28/2014 HOWARD 28 113 1 18 28 400 5 57 28-44-0 400 5 57 0 0 0 0 2 35 0 34 513 09/06/2014 at Penn State 25 69 0 13 24 208 0 23 24-46-0 208 0 23 2 36 0 19 3 17 0 13 277 09/20/2014 MARSHALL 23 92 1 16 25 251 1 32 25-52-2 251 1 32 3 74 0 43 1 1 0 1 343 AKRON 76 274 2 18 77 859 6 57 77-142-2 859 6 57 5 110 0 43 6 53 0 34 1133 OPPONENT 120 538 5 80 54 629 4 44 54-101-3 629 4 44 8 159 0 35 3 7 0 5 1167

|------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| |-PASS DEFENSE-| BLKD |-KICKS--XPTS-| DATE OPPONENT SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS NO-YDS FF FR-YDS INT-YDS QBH BRK KICK ATT-MAD RUN RCV SAF PTS 08/28/2014 HOWARD 55 20 75 10.0-24 4.0-16 1 1-6 0-0 2 7 0 6-5 0 0 0 41 09/06/2014 at Penn State 35 32 67 5.0-17 1.0-8 0 1-0 2-52 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 09/20/2014 MARSHALL 42 14 56 2.0-10 1.0-4 1 0-0 1-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 AKRON 132 66 198 17.0-51 6.0-28 2 2-6 3-52 2 12 0 8-7 0 0 0 61 OPPONENT 126 33 159 16.0-53 6.0-30 2 2-0 2-7 1 12 1 9-9 0 0 0 69

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| DATE OPPONENT NO YDS AVG LONG BLKD TB FC 50+ I20 ATT-MADE LG BLKD NO YDS AVG TB OB 08/28/2014 HOWARD 4 180 45.0 59 0 2 0 2 2 1-0 0 0 7 421 60.1 2 1 09/06/2014 at Penn State 7 331 47.3 62 0 2 3 2 2 2-1 28 0 2 130 65.0 0 0 09/20/2014 MARSHALL 6 245 40.8 61 0 3 0 2 1 1-1 24 0 4 223 55.8 2 0 AKRON 17 756 44.5 62 0 7 3 6 5 4-2 28 0 13 774 59.5 4 1 OPPONENT 17 756 44.5 62 0 7 3 6 5 4-2 28 0 13 774 59.5 4 1

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AKRON INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 10 POHL, Kyle at Penn State (09/06/2014) Rushes 18 TUSAN,Terrance, vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Rushing 48 POHL, Kyle vs Howard (08/28/2014) JOHNSON, Devon, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) TD Rushes 1 CHISHOLM, Jawon vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Rushing 124 WATSON, Remi, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) MORGAN, Manny vs Marshall (09/20/2014) TD Rushes 2 CATO, Rakeem, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Long Rush 18 POHL, Kyle vs Howard (08/28/2014) Long Rush 80 WATSON, Remi, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Pass attempts 46 POHL, Kyle at Penn State (09/06/2014) Pass attempts 36 Hackenberg, C., at Penn State (09/06/2014) Pass completions 24 POHL, Kyle at Penn State (09/06/2014) Pass completions 22 Hackenberg, C., at Penn State (09/06/2014) Yards Passing 308 POHL, Kyle vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Passing 319 Hackenberg, C., at Penn State (09/06/2014) TD Passes 4 POHL, Kyle vs Howard (08/28/2014) TD Passes 3 Hackenberg, C., at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Pass 57 POHL, Kyle vs Howard (08/28/2014) Long Pass 44 Hackenberg, C., at Penn State (09/06/2014) Receptions 5 SMITH, L.T. vs Howard (08/28/2014) Receptions 7 Hamilton, D., at Penn State (09/06/2014) D’ORAZIO, Zach at Penn State (09/06/2014) Yards Receiving 98 Lewis, Eugene, at Penn State (09/06/2014) BICKLEY, Fransohn at Penn State (09/06/2014) TD Receptions 2 James, Jesse, at Penn State (09/06/2014) D’ORAZIO, Zach vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Long Reception 44 James, Jesse, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Yards Receiving 89 TRAYLOR-BENNETT, Myk vs Howard (08/28/2014) Field Goals 2 HAIG, Justin, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) TD Receptions 2 TRAYLOR-BENNETT, Myk vs Howard (08/28/2014) Long Field Goal 33 HAIG, Justin, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Long Reception 57 SMITH, L.T. vs Howard (08/28/2014) Punts 9 FLECK,John, vs Howard (08/28/2014) Field Goals 1 STEIN, Robert at Penn State (09/06/2014) Punting Avg 48.8 Gulla, Chris, at Penn State (09/06/2014) STEIN, Robert vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Long Punt 53 Gulla, Chris, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Field Goal 28 STEIN, Robert at Penn State (09/06/2014) Punts inside 20 3 Gulla, Chris, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Punts 7 PAUL, Zach at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Punt Return 5 Della Valle, J., at Penn State (09/06/2014) Punting Avg 47.3 PAUL, Zach at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Kickoff Return 35 Walker, Von, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Punt 62 PAUL, Zach at Penn State (09/06/2014) Tackles 11 Hull, Mike, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Punts inside 20 2 PAUL, Zach vs Howard (08/28/2014) Sacks 1.0 Lucas, Jordan, at Penn State (09/06/2014) PAUL, Zach at Penn State (09/06/2014) Hull, Mike, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Punt Return 34 DAVIS, Imani vs Howard (08/28/2014) Zettel, Anthony, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Kickoff Return 43 SMITH, L.T. vs Marshall (09/20/2014) MYERS, R., vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Tackles 10 MIZELL, C.J. vs Howard (08/28/2014) MASSAQUOI, Joe, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Sacks 1.0 CAPI, Nordly vs Howard (08/28/2014) Tackles For Loss 1.0 ANTOINE,Tamlin, vs Howard (08/28/2014) GRICE, Cody vs Howard (08/28/2014) JOHNSON,Craig, vs Howard (08/28/2014) EVANS, Dylan vs Howard (08/28/2014) ROLLINS,Devin, vs Howard (08/28/2014) OKAFOR, Nmesoma vs Howard (08/28/2014) Lucas, Jordan, at Penn State (09/06/2014) EVANS, Dylan vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Barnes, Deion, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Tackles For Loss 2.0 PITTMAN, Se’Von vs Howard (08/28/2014) Hull, Mike, at Penn State (09/06/2014) Interceptions 1 FORD, Bre’ at Penn State (09/06/2014) Olaniyan, C.J., at Penn State (09/06/2014) DURANT, Martel at Penn State (09/06/2014) Zettel, Anthony, at Penn State (09/06/2014) GIVENS, Kris vs Marshall (09/20/2014) WAITERS, Raheem, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) MCKELVEY, Evan, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) MYERS, R., vs Marshall (09/20/2014) AKRON TEAM GAME HIGHS HOLMES, J., vs Marshall (09/20/2014) MASSAQUOI, Joe, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Rushes 28 vs Howard (08/28/2014) WILLIAMS, R., vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Yards Rushing 113 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Interceptions 1 LEGGETT, A.J., vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Yards Per Rush 4.0 vs Howard (08/28/2014) LANG, Tiquan, vs Marshall (09/20/2014) TD Rushes 1 vs Howard (08/28/2014) vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Pass attempts 52 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Pass completions 28 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Passing 400 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Rushes 51 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Per Pass 9.1 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Rushing 284 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) TD Passes 5 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Per Rush 7.5 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Total Plays 75 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) TD Rushes 5 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Total Offense 513 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Pass attempts 38 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Yards Per Play 7.1 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Pass completions 22 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Points 41 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Passing 319 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Sacks By 4 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Yards Per Pass 8.6 at Penn State (09/06/2014) First Downs 25 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) TD Passes 3 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Penalties 10 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Total Plays 77 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Penalty Yards 94 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Total Offense 526 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Turnovers 4 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Yards Per Play 6.9 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Interceptions By 2 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Points 48 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Punts 7 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Sacks By 4 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Punting Avg 47.3 at Penn State (09/06/2014) First Downs 28 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Long Punt 62 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Penalties 20 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Punts inside 20 2 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Penalty Yards 188 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) at Penn State (09/06/2014) Turnovers 3 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Punt Return 34 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Interceptions By 2 vs Marshall (09/20/2014) Punts 9 vs Howard (08/28/2014) Punting Avg 48.8 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Punt 53 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Punts inside 20 3 at Penn State (09/06/2014) Long Punt Return 5 at Penn State (09/06/2014)

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BY AKRON AKRON TEAM 100 Yards Rushing 103, Jawon Chisholm vs. Massachusetts, 11-10-12 500 Yards Total Offense 513 vs. Howard, 08-28-14 150 Yards Rushing 151, Jawon Chisholm vs. Kent State, 11-08-13 600 Yards Total Offense 629 vs. Miami (Ohio), 09-29-12 175 Yards Rushing 177, Jawon Chisholm at Ohio, 10-13-12 700 Yards Total Offense 753 vs Morgan State , 09-15-12* 200 Yards Rushing 277, Dennis Kennedy vs. Eastern Mich., 10-18-08 300 Yards Rushing Offense 339 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-18-08 25+ Rushing Attempts 27, Jawon Chisholm vs. Kent State, 11-08-13 400 Yards Rushing Offense 440 vs. Liberty, 10-12-02 30+ Rushing Attempts 32, Alex Allen vs. Buffalo, 11-26-10 500 Yards Rushing Offense 503 vs. Northern Arizona, 09-28-91 2 Touchdowns Rushing Jawon Chisholm at Northern Ill., 10-12-13 300 Yards Passing Offense 321 vs. Louisiana, 09-21-13 3 Touchdowns Rushing Jawon Chisholm at Miami (Ohio), 10-19-13 400 Yards Passing Offense 400 vs. Howard, 08-28-14 4+ Touchdowns Rushing 5, Bobby Hendry vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 500 Yards Passing Offense 565 vs. Morgan State, 09-15-12*^ 50-Yard Run 55, Jawon Chisholm vs. James Madison, 09-07-13 60-Yard Run 65 (TD), Jawon Chisholm vs. Ball State, 10-26-13 BY OPPONENT 70-Yard Run 70 (TD), by Quentin Hines at Tennessee, 09-22-12 100 Yards Rushing 120, Jahwan Edwards, Ball State, 10-26-13 80-Yard Run 87, Greg Lomax vs. Kent State, 11-08-97 150 Yards Rushing 151, Rjion Neal, Tennessee, 09-22-12 90-Yard Run 91, Alex Allen vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-17-10 200 Yards Rushing 243, Zurlon Tipton, Central Michigan, 10-27-12 Two Players Rushing for 100 Yards (each) Nate Burney (119) and 250 Yards Rushing 270, Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois, 12-01-05 Alex Allen (110) vs. Gardner-Webb, 09-11-10 300 Yards Rushing 376, Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio), 11-06-99 250 Yards Passing 259, Kyle Pohl vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 20 Rushing Attempts 22, Jamal Wilson, Massachusetts, 11-16-13 300 Yards Passing 308, Kyle Pohl vs. Howard, 08-28-14 30 Rushing Attempts 37, Zurlon Tipton, Central Michigan, 10-27-12 400 Yards Passing 446, Dalton Williams vs. Miami (Ohio), 09-29-12 40 Rushing Attempts 42, Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois, 12-01-05 20 Pass Completions 24, Kyle Pohl at Penn State, 09-06-14 3 Touchdowns Rushing Trayion Durham, Kent State, 11-03-12 30 Pass Completions 39, Chris Jacquemain vs. Kent State, 10-03-08 4+ Touchdowns Rushing 5, Thomas Hammock, Northern Ill., 10-14-00 40 Pass Attempts 46, Kyle Pohl at Penn State, 09-06-14 70-Yard Run 80, Remi Watson, Marshall, 09-20-14 50 Pass Attempts 56, Kyle Pohl at Northern Ill., 10-12-13 Two Players 100 Yards Rushing (each) 124, Remi Watson and 2 Touchdown Passes Kyle Pohl at Michigan, 09-14-13 103, Devon Johnson, Marshall, 09-20-14 3 Touchdown Passes Kyle Pohl vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 300 Yards Passing 319, Christian Hackenberg, at Penn St., 09-06-14 4 Touchdown Passes Kyle Pohl vs. Howard, 08-28-14 400 Yards Passing 401, Tyler Bray, Tennessee, 09-22-12 5 Touchdown Passes Dalton Williams at FIU, 09-08-12% 500 Yards Passing 516, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 09-29-12 2 Interceptions Thrown Kyle Pohl vs. Marshall, 09-20-14 20 Pass Completions 22, Christian Hackenberg, at Penn St., 09-06-14 3 Interceptions Thrown Dalton Williams at Tennessee, 09-22-12 30 Pass Completions 34, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 09-29-12 4 Interceptions Thrown Dalton Williams vs. Massachusetts, 11-10-12 40 Pass Attempts 49, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 09-29-12 300 Yards Total Offense 322, Kyle Pohl at Michigan, 09-14-13 50 Pass Attempts 59, Spencer Keith, Kent State, 11-07-09 350 Yards Total Offense 356, Kyle Pohl vs. Howard, 08-28-14 4 Touchdown Passes Tyler Bray, Tennessee, 09-22-12 400 Yards Total Offense 446, Dalton Williams vs. Miami (Ohio), 09-29-12 5 Touchdown Passes Keith Wenning, Ball State, 10-26-13 100 Yards Receiving 111, Zach D’Orazio vs. Louisiana, 09-21-13 5+ Touchdown Passes 6, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 09-29-12 150 Yards Receiving 154, Keith Sconiers vs. VMI, 09-24-11 3 Interceptions Thrown Colin Reardon, Kent State, 11-02-13 200 Yards Receiving 223, Jabari Arthur vs. Western Michigan, 10-06-07 500 Yards Total Offense 514, Dan LeFevour, Central Mich., 11-23-07 10 Receptions 10, Marquelo Suel vs. Massachusetts, 11-10-12 600 Yards Total Offense 624, Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio), 9-29-12 10+ Receptions 11, Marquelo Suel at Kent State, 11-03-12 100 Yards Receiving 124, Jordan Williams, Ball State, 10-26-13 50-Yard Reception 57 (TD), L.T. Smith (Kyle Pohl) vs. Howard, 08-28-14 150 Yards Receiving 175, Jack Tomlinson, Ball State, 11-06-10 60-Yard Reception 68 (TD), Andrew Pratt (Nick Hirschman) 200 Yards Receiving 214, Lee Evans, Wisconsin, 09-06-03 vs. James Madison, 09-07-13 10 Receptions James Perry, Gardner-Webb, 09-11-10 70-Yard Reception 77 (TD), Zach D’Orazio (Kyle Pohl) vs. Louisiana, 09-21-13 10+ Receptions 12, Jordan Williams, Ball State, 10-26-13 80-Yard Reception 80, Andre Jones (Alex Allen) vs. Northern Ill., 10-31-09 3 Touchdown Receptions Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State, 09-03-11 2 Touchdowns Receiving Mykel Traylor-Bennett vs. Howard, 8-28-14 60-Yard Reception 60, Alex Bayer, Bowling Green, 10-06-12 3 Touchdowns Receiving 3, Deryn Bowser vs. Morgan State, 09-12-09 70-Yard Reception 78, LaVon Brazill (Tyler Tettleton), Ohio, 10-22-11 Two Players Receiving 100 Yards (each) Jabari Arthur (137) and 90-Yard Reception 91, Breshad Perriman, UCF, 08-29-13 David Harvey (133) vs. Central Michigan, 09-16-06 Two Players Receiving 100 Yards (each) Jordan Williams (124) and 150 Yard Rusher and 150 Yard Receiver in Same Game Willie Snead (100), Ball State, 10-26-13 Jawon Chisholm (188 rushing) and Keith Sconiers (154 receiving) Kickoff Return for TD Dervon Wallace (91 yards), Western Mich., 10-23-10 vs. VMI, 09-24-11# Punt Return for TD Delano Grennl (66 yards), Temple, 11-13-09 Kickoff Return for TD Dashan Miller (98 yards) vs. Syracuse, 10-24-09 70-Yard Punt Return Stafford Owens (81 yards), Ohio, 11-13-04 Free Kick Return for TD 89, Andre Jones (78) and Alphonso Owen (11) Had 2 Interceptions 2, Byron Moore, Tennessee, 09-29-12 vs. Western Michigan, 10-06-07 Returned Interception for TD Camerron Cheatham (53 yds), 100-Yard Kickoff Return Jamie Goodwin at Connecticut, 10-25-03 Cincinnati, 09-17-11 Punt Return for TD Domenik Hixon (85 yards) vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 Had 3 Interceptions Brian Lainhart, Kent State, 10-04-08 70-Yard Punt Return Domenik Hixon (85 yards) vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 Fumble Return for TD Maalik Bomar (54 yards), Cincinnati, 09-17-11 200 All-Purpose Yards 200, Jawon Chisholm vs. Ball State, 10-26-13 75-Yard Fumble Return for TD 99, Quan Dillahunt, Howard, 09-20-03 250 All-Purpose Yards 263, Dennis Kennedy vs. Buffalo, 11-13-08 Blocked a Field Goal Kee-ayre Griffin, Temple, 10-30-10 Interception for TD Justin March (27 yards) at Michigan, 09-14-13 Blocked PAT Boomer Mays, Northern Ill., 10-12-13 Intercepted 2 Passes 2, Justin March (one for TD) at Michigan, 09-14-13 Blocked Punt Khalil Mack, Buffalo, 11-19-11 Fumble Return for TD Nick Rossi (29 yards) vs. Morgan State, 09-15-12 Blocked Punt Returned for TD Melvin Payne, Ohio, 10-10-09 Blocked a Field Goal Anthony Holmes (40-yard att.) Had a 2-Pt. Conversion Deane Cheatham (rush), JMU, 09-07-13 at Northern Ill., 10-12-13 50-Yard Field Goal Kaleb Patterson (52 yards), Miami (Ohio), 10-19-13 Blocked 2 Field Goals Nick Rossi (46-yard att.) and 500 Yards Total Offense 526, Marshall, 09-20-14 Anthony Holmes (40-yard att.) at Northern Ill., 10-12-13 600 Yards Total Offense 633, Tennessee, 09-22-12 Blocked a PAT Cody Grice vs. Toledo, 11-29-13 700 Yards Total Offense 705, Miami (Ohio), 09-29-12 Blocked Punt Andrew Pratt at Miami (Ohio), 10-19-13 Less Than 200 Yards of Total Offense 127, Morgan State, 09-12-09 Blocked Punt Returned for TD 0, Aaron Willliams vs. Indiana, 09-19-09 UA Allowed a Safety vs. Ohio, 10-05-13 Had a 2-Pt Conversion Dalton Williams pass to Dee Frieson at FIU, 09-08-12 * - indicates school record Had a Defensive 2-Pt. Conversion Shawn Lemon (98 yds) % - indicates tied school record vs. Toledo, 11-05-08 # - first time in program history 50-Yard Field Goal 51, Robert Stein vs. Ball State, 10-26-13 ^ - indicates Mid-American Conference record 55-Yard Field Goal 56, Daron Alcorn vs. Toledo, 09-12-92 BOLD - Indicates 2014 season UA Recorded a Safety James Harvey vs. Western Michigan, 11-25-11

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Aug. 28, 2014 – Akron, Ohio 1 2 3 4 F Sept. 6, 2014 – University Park, Pa. 1 2 3 4 F Howard (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 Akron (1-1) 0 0 3 0 3 Akron (1-0) 21 0 13 7 41 Penn State (2-0) 7 0 7 7 21

AKRON, Ohio – Behind an offensive attack led by junior QB Kyle Pohl, Akron had no UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Akron defense forced three turnovers but the Zips were trouble handling Howard in its season opener, cruising to a 41-0 victory at InfoCision only able to convert them into three points as UA dropped a 21-3 decision at Penn Stadium – Summa Field. State.

The decisive win was Akron’s first in a season-opening contest since 2007, when the Akron picked off Christian Hackenberg twice and forced a fumble on the day, while Zips defeated Army 22-14. the offense was without a turnover for the second-straight week. However, Penn Stat would post 425 yards of total offense. Pohl finished the night 23-of-36 with 308 yards through the air and four touchdowns to help Akron rack up 506 yards and 24 first downs as a team. He threw touchdowns to The Zips finished with 277 yards of total offense, but went 1-of-3 in the redzone and three different receivers and tallied 48 yards rushing on seven carries. 5-of-17 on third down.

One of Pohl’s top targets, sophomore Mykel Traylor-Bennett, caught four passes for 89 QB Kyle Pohl finished the game going 24-of-46 for 208 yards. Jawon Chisholm led the yards and his two touchdowns, his first two TDs as a Zip. Zips with 30 yards on seven carries. Devonte Morgan led the Zips with seven tackles.

C.J. Mizell recorded 10 tackles (eight solo) and a fumble recovery to lead the defense Hackenberg led the Penn State air attack, connecting on 22-of-36 passes for 319 yards as the unit recorded its first shutout since a 41-0 triumph over Morgan State on Sept. and three touchdowns to go with his two interceptions. 12, 2009. SCORING SUMMARY: UA - PSU SCORING SUMMARY: HU - UA 1st 02:58 PSU Belton, Bill 22 yd pass from Hackenberg, C.. (Ficken kick) 1st 13:28 UA SMITH, L.T. 57 yd pass from POHL, Kyle. (O’LEARY kick) Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards in 1:40 0 - 7 Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards in 0:38 0 - 7 3rd 11:11 UA STEIN, Robert 28 yd field goal 11:24 UA DAVIS, Imani 9 yd pass from POHL, Kyle. (O’LEARY kick) Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards in 2:27 3 - 7 Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards in 0:09 0 - 14 02:38 PSU James, Jesse 13 yd pass from Hackenberg, C.. (Ficken kick) 09:34 UA TRAYLOR-BENN.,M 43 yd pass from POHL, Kyle. (O’LEARY kick) Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards in 5:26 3 - 14 Drive: 1 plays, 43 yards in 0:11 0 - 21 4th 08:58 PSU James, Jesse 44 yd pass from Hackenberg, C.. (Ficken kick) 3rd 08:40 UA CHISHOLM, Jawon 6 yd run. (O’LEARY kick) Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards in 0:25 3 - 21 Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards in 2:55 0 - 28 03:06 UA TRAYLOR-BENN 28 yd pass from POHL. (O’LEARY kick blocked) AKRON PENN STATE Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards in 1:16 0 - 34 FIRST DOWNS 17 27 4th 09:42 UA WOLF, Austin 40 yd pass from WOODSON, Tommy. (O’LEARY kick) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-69 31-106 Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards in 1:45 0 - 41 PASSING YDS (NET) 208 319 Passes Att-Comp-Int 46-24-0 37-22-2 HOWARD AKRON TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 71-277 68-425 FIRST DOWNS 15 24 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-148 28-113 Punt Returns-Yards 3-17 1-5 PASSING YDS (NET) 68 400 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-36 2-53 Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-12-0 44-28-0 Interception Returns-Yards 2-52 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-216 72-513 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-331 5-244 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 2-35 Penalties-Yards 7-64 3-25 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-75 0-0 Possession Time 29:21 30:39 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Third-Down Conversions 29% (5 of 17) 40% (4 of 10) Punts (Number-Avg) 9-365 4-180 Fourth-Down Conversions 0% (0 of 2) 0% (0 of 0) Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 1-3 Penalties-Yards 5-48 7-70 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 4-14 Possession Time 33:25 26:35 Third-Down Conversions 17% (3 of 18) 42% (5 of 12) RUSHING: Fourth-Down Conversions 33% (1 of 3) 0% (0 of 2) Akron - Jawon Chisholm 7-30; Conor Hundley 7-18; Hakeem Lawrence 1-13; Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 3-5 Kyle Pohl 10-8. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-16 Penn State - Lynch, Akeel 7-45; Belton, Bill 9-36; Zwinak, Zach 10-30; Hamilton, D. RUSHING: 1-1; Hackenberg, C. 2-1; TEAM 2--7 Howard - TUSAN,Terrance 18-60; PARKER,William 11-42; McGHEE,Greg 13-29; FREEMAN,Aquaniu 9-17. PASSING: Akron - Kyle Pohl 46-24-0-208. Akron - Kyle Pohl 7-48; Conor Hundley 5-25; Jawon Chisholm 9-21; Hakeem Law- rence 6-17; Manny Morgan 1-2. Penn State - Hackenberg, C. 36-22-2-319; Belton, Bill 1-0-0-0.

PASSING: RECEIVING: Howard - McGHEE,Greg 26-12-0-68. Akron - Zach D’Orazio 5-61; Fransohn Bickley 5-45; L.T. Smith 2-27; Mykel Traylor-Bennett 3-22; Imani Davis 3-15; Tyler Williams 1-10; Keith Sconiers 1-10; Jawon Chisholm 2-8; Akron - Kyle Pohl 36-23-0-308; Tommy Woodson 8-5-0-92. Hakeem Lawrence 1-7; Jerome Lewis 1-3.

RECEIVING: Penn State - Lewis, Eugene 6-98; Hamilton, D. 7-69; James, Jesse 2-57; Belton, Bill 4-49; Howard - BROWN,Tavius 4-39; FREEMAN,Aquaniu 4-13; PARKER,William 2-6; Carter, Kyle 1-23; Godwin, Chris 1-12; Gesicki, Mike 1-11. MERCER,Robert 1-6; COLVIN,Matthew 1-4.

Akron - Mykel Traylor-Bennett 4-89; L.T. Smith 5-74; Austin Wolf 3-70; Keith Sconiers 4-61; Zach D’Orazio 4-37; Anthony Ritossa 2-22; Tyler Williams 1-18; Imani Davis 3-14; Jawon Chisholm 1-11; Fransohn Bickley 1-4.

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Sept. 20, 2014 – Akron, Ohio 1 2 3 4 F (rv/rv) Marshall (4-0) 17 14 10 7 48 Akron (1-2) 0 3 0 14 17 AKRON, Ohio – The Zips dropped a 48-17 decision to Marshall University at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.

In a match-up of former Mid-American Conference foes, Akron was held to 92 yards on the ground and 343 total yards, but turned the ball over four times. The Zips entered the game tied for first in the nation with zero giveaways.

Junior QB Kyle Pohl threw for 151 yards (17-of-37) and redshirt freshman QB Tommy Woodson threw for 100 yards and a touchdown late in the game.

Marshall QB Rakeem Cato led the Marshall charge, connecting on 17-of-31 for 210 yards and a touchdown to contribute to Marshall’s 526 yards of total offense.

Junior LB Jatavis Brown and senior S Devonte Morgan led the Zips defensively with eight and seven tackles, respectively.

SCORING SUMMARY: MU - UA 1st 09:48 MU CATO, Rakeem 11 yd run. (HAIG kick) Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards in 3:04 7 - 0 05:00 MU HAIG, Justin 24 yd field goal Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards in 4:19 10 - 0 02:53 MU JEAN-LOUIS, A. 24 yd pass from CATO, Rakeem. (HAIG kick) Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards in 1:11 17 - 0 2nd 14:52 MU JOHNSON, Devon 22 yd run. (HAIG kick) Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards in 2:09 24 - 0 10:16 UA STEIN, Robert 24 yd field goal Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards in 4:30 24 - 3 08:14 MU WATSON, Remi 80 yd run. (HAIG kick) Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards in 0:13 31 - 3 3rd 12:42 MU CATO, Rakeem 13 yd run. (HAIG kick) Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards in 2:18 38 - 3 04:26 MU HAIG, Justin 33 yd field goal Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards in 6:28 41 - 3 4th 08:03 UA MORGAN, Manny 11 yd run. (STEIN kick) Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards in 3:12 41 - 10 04:07 MU BYRD, Brandon 19 yd run. (HAIG kick) Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards in 3:51 48 - 10 01:36 UA TRAYLOR-BENN. 24 yd pass from WOODSON, Tommy. (STEIN kick) Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards in 2:31

MARSHALL AKRON FIRST DOWNS 28 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-284 23-92 PASSING YDS (NET) 242 251 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-20-1 52-25-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-526 75-343 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1--1 1-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-31 3-74 Interception Returns-Yards 2-7 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-182 6-245 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 20-188 10-94 Possession Time 33:18 26:42 Third-Down Conversions 53% (8 of 15) 15% (2 of 13) Fourth-Down Conversions 100% (1 of 1) 0% (0 of 2) Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-16 1-4

RUSHING: Marshall - WATSON, Remi 9-124; JOHNSON, Devon 18-103; BYRD, Brandon 4-43; CATO, Rakeem 4-23; TEAM 3--9.

Akron - Manny Morgan 8-36; Hakeem Lawrence 5-31; Kyle Pohl 5-13; D.J. Jones 5-12.

PASSING: Marshall - CATO, Rakeem 31-17-1-210; HOLCOMBE, G. 7-3-0-32.

Akron - Kyle Pohl 37-17-2-151; Tommy Woodson 15-8-0-100.

RECEIVING: Marshall - SHULER, Tommy 6-63; JEAN-LOUIS, A. 2-43; FROHNAPFEL, E. 3-32; ALLEN, Davonte 1-30; YURACHEK, Ryan 3-30; HUNT, Justin 2-20; JOHNSON, Devon 1-10; FOSTER, Hyleck 1-8; KNIGHT, Josh 1-6.

Akron - Zach D’Orazio 5-69; Imani Davis 4-55; Mykel Traylor-Bennett 2-33; Fransohn Bickley 4-31; L.T. Smith 4-23; Andrew Pratt 3-18; Hakeem Lawrence 1-12; Keith Sconiers 1-7; Tyler Williams 1-3.

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