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
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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
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 |