Starks rips off three TDs as Buffalo drops Akron in four-hour, 4OT marathon

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	27	20
Total Yards	476	474
Passing	252	295
Rushing	224	179
Penalties	2-30	7-70
3rd Down Conversions	6-19	5-14
4th Down Conversions	5-5	3-3
Turnovers	0	2
Possession	38:21	21:39

Air/Ground Leaders
Buffalo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Willy 27/39 252 1 0	Akron Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Jacquemain 20/38 295 2 0
Buffalo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Starks 37 151 3 35 Thermilus 8 59 0 26	Akron Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Kennedy 25 142 3 24 Jacquemain 6 27 0 10
Buffalo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Roosevelt 9 111 1 24 Starks 13 90 0 16	Akron Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Kennedy 5 121 1 57 Jones 8 99 0 33

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				BUFF	AKR
	TD	09:36	Naaman Roosevelt 24 Yd Pass From Drew Willy. (A.J. Principe Kick)	7	0
	FG	05:08	A.J. Principe 28 Yd	10	0
	TD	04:53	Dennis Kennedy 57 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain. (Igor Iveljic Kick)	10	7
SECOND QUARTER				BUFF	AKR
	TD	04:48	James Starks 3 Yd Run. (A.J. Principe Kick)	17	7
	FG	00:08	Igor Iveljic 49 Yd	17	10
THIRD QUARTER				BUFF	AKR
	TD	11:14	Dennis Kennedy 24 Yd Run. (Igor Iveljic Kick)	17	17
FOURTH QUARTER				BUFF	AKR
	TD	11:14	James Starks 5 Yd Run. (A.J. Principe Kick)	24	17
	TD	00:23	Dennis Kennedy 1 Yd Run. (Igor Iveljic Kick)	24	24
OVERTIME				BUFF	AKR
	TD		Drew Willy 1 Yd Run. (A.J. Principe Kick)	31	24
	TD		Dashan Miller 4 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain. (Igor Iveljic Kick)	31	31
2ND OVERTIME				BUFF	AKR
	FG		Igor Iveljic 42 Yd	31	34
	FG		A.J. Principe 24 Yd	34	34
3RD OVERTIME				BUFF	AKR
	TD		James Starks 1 Yd Run. (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	40	34
	TD		Dennis Kennedy 1 Yd Run. (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	40	40
4TH OVERTIME				BUFF	AKR
	FG		A.J. Principe 40 Yd	43	40

AKRON, Ohio -- A.J. Principe kicked a 40-yard field goal, his second in overtime, to give Buffalo a 43-40 victory over Akron Thursday night in a game that went into a fourth overtime and lasted more than four hours.

James Starks rushed 37 times for 151 yards and three touchdowns for the Bulls (6-4, 4-2 Mid-American Conference), who captured sole possession of first place in the MAC East division with the win. Drew Willy was 27-of-39 for 252 yards and a touchdown, and also scored on a 1-yard run.

It was the final game for Akron (5-5, 3-3) in the Rubber Bowl, where they have played since 1940. A new stadium is expected to be ready for the start of the 2009 season.

The score was tied at 24-24 at the end of regulation after the Zips' Dennis Kennedy ran 1 yard for a touchdown with 23 seconds left. Kennedy had 25 carries for 142 yards and three touchdowns, and five catches for 121 yards and a touchdown.

Chris Jacquemain was 20-of-38 for 295 yards and two touchdowns for Akron.

Buffalo and Akron matched touchdown, field goal, touchdown in overtime until Buffalo took advantage of a fumble on the Zips' final possession.