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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Akron 21, Pittsburgh 10
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 27, 2014
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 73°
Head Official: Don Willard
Attendance: 40059

Akron 21, Pittsburgh 10: Cody Grice scored on two short touchdown runs and Kyle Pohl tossed a touchdown pass as Akron stunned host Pittsburgh.

Conor Hundley had 148 yards on 19 rushes and Mykel Traylor-Bennett had a scoring reception for the Zips (2-2). Pohl passed for 193 yards and DeAndre Scott had a key fourth-quarter interception for Akron.

James Conner, the nation’s second-leading rusher, gained 92 yards but was held to 3.7 yards per carry for the Panthers. Chad Voytik was 20-of-34 for 220 yards and the interception for Pittsburgh (3-2).

Grice scored on a 1-yard run just 2:47 into the third quarter to give Akron a 14-7 lead before the Panthers cut their deficit to four on a 34-yard field goal by Chris Blewitt. Grice’s 2-yard plunge made it 21-10 with 12:20 remaining in the contest and Scott’s interception with 9:30 left hindered Pittsburgh’s comeback efforts.

Neither team scored over the first 25 minutes before the Panthers broke the drought on Voytik’s 8-yard pass to Manasseh Garner with 4:28 left in the half. It took Akron just three plays to recover and finish a 75-yard drive on Pohl’s 52-yard touchdown throw to Traylor-Bennett with 3:40 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Conner has 791 rushing yards, breaking the school mark set by Ray Graham (734 in 2011) for most in the first five games of a season. … Hundley (shoulder) was back after missing last week’s loss to Marshall. … Panthers WR Tyler Boyd had six receptions for 72 yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Akron   Pittsburgh
Conor Hundley Player James Conner
19 Attempts 25
148 Yards 92
7.8 Avg Yards 3.7
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Akron   Pittsburgh
Mykel Traylor-Bennett Player Tyler Boyd
3 Receptions 6
72 Yards 72
24.0 Avg Yards 12.0
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Akron 382 169 213 3 0 1 3.0 1
Pittsburgh 349 129 220 1 1 1 2.0 1