MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - Zurlon Tipton ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lead Central Michigan to a 30-16 win over Miami of Ohio on Saturday.
Tipton carried 24 times and scored on runs of 12 and 1 yards to keep the bowl hopes alive for the Chippewas (5-6, 3-4 Mid-American). Central Michigan must defeat Massachusetts Friday in Foxboro, Mass., to be bowl eligible.
Ryan Radcliff threw for 202 yards and a TD for Central Michigan, which led 21-7 at halftime. After Miami got within 21-16, Saylor Lavallii's 10-yard touchdown run gave the Chippewas a 28-16 with 10:28 remaining.
Zac Dysert ran for a score and threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Nick Harwell for the RedHawks (4-7, 3-4). Dysert finished with 343 yards on 26-of-43 passing, but was sacked five times. He was intercepted once.
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| Scoring Summary |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 12 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| MIAOH | Nick Harwell 68 yd pass from Zac Dysert (Kaleb Patterson kick) |
| CMICH | Zurlon Tipton 1 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| CMICH | Connor Odykirk 8 yd pass from Ryan Radcliff (David Harman kick) |
| MIAOH | Kaleb Patterson 39 yd FG |
| MIAOH | Zac Dysert 1 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
| CMICH | Saylor Lavallii 10 yd run (David Harman kick) |
| CMICH | Caesar Rodriguez safety |
| Team Stats | ||
| MIAOH | CMICH | |
| First Downs | 21 | 19 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-16 | 3-9 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 80-434 | 59-386 |
| Rushes-Yds | 36-74 | 36-184 |
| Passing Yds | 360 | 202 |
| Kick Return Yds | 81 | 80 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 1 |
| Passes | 27-44-1 | 13-23-1 |
| Punts | 3-122 | 6-260 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-53 | 4-23 |
| Time of Poss. | 32:48 | 27:12 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MIAOH: Jamire Westbrook 12-41, Spencer Treadwell 5-20, Willie Culpepper 2-12, Andy Cruse 1-3, Nick Harwell 1-3, Dawan Scott 1-1, Justin Semmes 1-1, Zac Dysert 12--1, Orlando David 1--6 |
| CMICH: Zurlon Tipton 24-113, Saylor Lavallii 8-68, Ryan Radcliff 2-5, Team 2--2 |
| PASSING |
| MIAOH: Zac Dysert 26-43-343-1, Spencer Treadwell 1-1-17-0 |
| CMICH: Ryan Radcliff 13-23-202-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| MIAOH: Nick Harwell 11-215, Luke Swift 6-48, Andy Cruse 5-54, Dawan Scott 3-31, Dustin White 1-6, Willie Culpepper 1-6 |
| CMICH: Andrew Flory 2-62, Courtney Williams 2-27, Saylor Lavallii 2-26, Titus Davis 2-25, Cody Wilson 1-24, Caleb Southworth 1-14, Zurlon Tipton 1-13, Connor Odykirk 1-8, Mike Kinville 1-3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Miami (Ohio) | 4th Mid American East | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Central Michigan | 4th Mid American West | 4-4 | 7-6 |
