Central Michigan 35,
Akron 32
Cent. Michigan 35, Akron 32
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| 1st Downs | 27 | 19 |
| Total Yards | 639 | 323 |
| Passing | 382 | 210 |
| Rushing | 257 | 113 |
| Penalties | 10-100 | 8-55 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 7-17 | 8-17 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Possession | 28:17 | 31:43 |
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| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | CMU | AKR | |||
![]() | TD | 06:29 | Bryan Williams 61 Yd Run (Igor Iveljic Kick) Drive: 3 plays, 78 yds, 1:10 | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | CMU | AKR | |||
![]() | TD | 07:48 | Ontario Sneed 5 Yd Run (Andrew Aguila Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 57 yds, 3:16 | 7 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 02:29 | Alex Allen 1 Yd Run (Pat Failed) Drive: 10 plays, 64 yds, 5:10 | 7 | 13 |
![]() | TD | 01:55 | Dan Lefevour 43 Yd Run (Andrew Aguila Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 60 yds, :26 | 14 | 13 |
| THIRD QUARTER | CMU | AKR | |||
![]() | TD | 14:36 | Bryan Williams 56 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) Drive: 2 plays, 59 yds, :19 | 14 | 19 |
![]() | TD | 13:37 | Andre Jones 64 Yd Fumble Return (Igor Iveljic Kick) | 14 | 26 |
![]() | TD | 07:52 | Bryan Anderson 27 Yd Pass From Dan Lefevour (Pat Failed) Drive: 7 plays, 85 yds, 2:04 | 20 | 26 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CMU | AKR | |||
![]() | TD | 08:08 | Merce Poindexter 7 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds, 5:34 | 20 | 32 |
![]() | TD | 06:58 | Kito Poblah 30 Yd Pass From Dan Lefevour (Andrew Aguila Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 57 yds, 1:05 | 27 | 32 |
![]() | TD | 01:31 | Dan Lefevour 1 Yd Run (Duane Brooks Run For Two-Point Conversion) Drive: 5 plays, 53 yds, 1:12 | 35 | 32 |
AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Quarterback Dan LeFevour's 1-yard touchdown run with 1:31 remaining and a 2-point conversion capped a 15-point fourth-quarter to give Central Michigan a 35-32 victory over Akron on Friday and a spot in next week's Mid-American championship game.
The West Division-winning Chippewas (6-5, 5-1 MAC) face East-winning Miami (Ohio) in the title game Dec. 1.
Central Michigan, down 32-20, scored on LeFevour's 30-yard pass to Kito Poblah with 6:58 left and then on LeFevour's run and 2-point conversion on a run by Duane Brooks.
The Zips (4-7, 3-4) scored first on Bryan Williams' 61-yard run with 6:29 left in the first quarter.
Central scored on Ontario Sneed's 5-yard run, then Akron scored three of the next four touchdowns but missed two tries for extra points. Its final score came on a 7-yard pass from Chris Jacquemain to Merce Poindexter to go up 32-20 with 8:08 left in the game.
LeFevour completed 33-of-54 passes for 382 yards and rushed 16 times for 136 more yards. Antonio Brown caught 15 passes for 174 yards for the Chippewas.
Jacquemain was 23-for-38 for 210 yards. Jabari Arthur rushed for 111 yards on 8 carries for the Zips.
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Friday, November 23rd
| Central Michigan | 35 | Final |
| Akron | 32 |
| Toledo | 10 | Final |
| Bowling Green | 37 |
Saturday, November 24th
| Buffalo | 30 | Final |
| Kent State | 23 | OT |
| Miami (OH) | 29 | Final |
| Ohio | 38 |
| Temple | 3 | Final |
| Western Michigan | 16 |
| Ball State | 27 | Final |
| Northern Illinois | 21 |



