MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - Zurlon Tipton rushed for three touchdowns, including a 72-yard run, to help Central Michigan beat Akron 35-14 on Saturday afternoon.
Tipton ran 72 yards up the sideline for his first touchdown of the game for Central Michigan (3-5, 1-3 Mid-American). He later had a 5-yard run and a 6-yard run for touchdowns. Tipton finished the game with 37 carries for 243 yards - a career high. Central Michigan had a total of 264 yards on the ground.
Ryan Radcliff was 15 of 25 for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Titus Davis caught both TD passes - one at 27 yards and another at 36.
Central Michigan led 14-7 at halftime, but Akron could only score seven more points.
Dalton Williams was 31 of 51 for 329 yards, including two touchdowns, for Akron (1-8, 0-5). Dee Frieson caught a 9-yard pass and Jerrod Dillard caught a 10-yard pass for touchdowns.
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| Scoring Summary |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 72 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| AKRON | Dee Frieson 9 yd pass from Dalton Williams (Robert Stein kick) |
| CMICH | Titus Davis 27 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 5 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| CMICH | Titus Davis 36 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) |
| AKRON | Jerrod Dillard 10 yd pass from Dalton Williams (Robert Stein kick) |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 6 yd run (Curtis Huge kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| AKRON | CMICH | |
| First Downs | 27 | 21 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-16 | 7-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 82-492 | 69-444 |
| Rushes-Yds | 29-140 | 44-264 |
| Passing Yds | 352 | 180 |
| Kick Return Yds | 66 | 0 |
| Punt Return Yds | 24 | 0 |
| Passes | 33-53-2 | 15-25-0 |
| Punts | 5-156 | 6-268 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 8-64 | 6-50 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:59 | 32:1 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| AKRON: Conor Hundley 17-92, Quentin Hines 4-19, Hakeem Lawrence 6-14, Kyle Pohl 1-9, Imani Davis 1-6 |
| CMICH: Zurlon Tipton 37-243, Saylor Lavallii 5-21, Anthony Garland 1-4, Ryan Radcliff 1--4 |
| PASSING |
| AKRON: Dalton Williams 31-51-329-2, Kyle Pohl 2-2-23-0 |
| CMICH: Ryan Radcliff 15-25-180-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| AKRON: Dee Frieson 8-65, Jerrod Dillard 7-91, Keith Sconiers 5-63, Marquelo Suel 4-65, L.T. Smith 3-26, Andrew Pratt 2-16, Tyler Williams 2-3, Imani Davis 1-12, Quentin Hines 1-11 |
| CMICH: Cody Wilson 5-23, Titus Davis 4-112, Zurlon Tipton 2-8, Courtney Williams 1-19, Connor Odykirk 1-12, Ben McCord 1-4, Adam Fenton 1-2 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Akron | 7th Mid American East | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| Central Michigan | 4th Mid American West | 4-4 | 7-6 |
