Akron 39, W. Michigan 38

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	22	27
Total Yards	501	491
Passing	389	375
Rushing	112	116
Penalties	8-68	8-60
3rd Down Conversions	9-16	7-15
4th Down Conversions	0-2	0-3
Turnovers	3	2
Possession	26:27	33:33

Air/Ground Leaders
Akron Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Jacquemain 23/41 389 4 1	Western Michigan Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hiller 27/40 375 3 0
Akron Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Williams 14 72 0 16 Allen 6 27 0 9	Western Michigan Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Bonds 26 83 1 9 West 11 65 1 21
Akron Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Arthur 15 223 3 51 Williams 3 74 1 60	Western Michigan Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Simmons 10 172 2 52 Martin 4 66 0 41

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				AKR	WMU
	FG	13:20	Igor Iveljic 51 Yd	3	0
	FG	10:53	Mike Jones 27 Yd	3	10
	TD	04:12	Jabari Arthur 7 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain (Igor Iveljic Kick)	10	10
	TD	02:02	Juan Nunez 25 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (Mike Jones Kick)	10	0
SECOND QUARTER				AKR	WMU
	TD	11:36	Jamarko Simmons 15 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (Mike Jones Kick)	10	17
	TD	09:36	Jabari Arthur 35 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain (Igor Iveljic Kick)	17	17
	TD	04:32	Bryan Williams 60 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain (Igor Iveljic Kick)	24	17
THIRD QUARTER				AKR	WMU
	TD	09:29	Brandon West 1 Yd Run (Mike Jones Kick)	24	24
	TD	04:18	Jamarko Simmons 13 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (Mike Jones Kick)	24	31
FOURTH QUARTER				AKR	WMU
	TD	12:25	Mark Bonds 7 Yd Run (Mike Jones Kick)	24	38
	TD	04:54	Jabari Arthur 51 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain (Igor Iveljic Kick)	31	38
	SF	00:15	Jamarko Simmons Tackled By Chevin Pace In End Zone	33	38
	TD	00:00	Andre Jones 89 Yd Kickoff Return	39	38

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Andre Jones and Alphonso Owen combined on an 89-yard kick return on the game's final play, giving Akron a 39-38 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday night.

Western Michigan (2-4, 1-1 Mid-American) led 38-31 with 15 seconds left when Jamarko Simmons ran out of the end zone on a fourth-down designed safety, cutting the Broncos' lead to 38-33.

On the ensuing free kick, Owen grabbed the ball, headed toward the left sideline, then tossed it to Jones near the 25-yard line. Jones, who plays mostly at defensive back, followed a blocking wedge to the end zone for the winning score and his first career TD.

Akron (3-3, 2-0) scored the last 15 points of the game in the final five minutes. Zips receiver Jabari Arthur caught a school-record 15 passes for 223 yards and three TDs, including a 51-yard scoring pass from Chris Jacquemain with 4:54 left.

Tim Hiller completed 27-of-40 passes for a career-high 375 yards and three touchdowns for Western Michigan. Simmons caught a career-high 10 passes for 172 yards and two TDs. The two teams combined for 992 offensive yards.

Jacquemain completed 23-of-41 passes for 389 yards and four TDs.

The Broncos scored touchdowns on their first three possessions of the second half. Hiller at one point completed 14 consecutive passes, including a 13-yard scoring pass to Simmons.

After a 7-yard TD run by Mark Bonds with 12:25 left gave Western a 38-24 lead, the Zips began their rally, sparked by Arthur's 51-yard TD reception.