1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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OHIO | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
KENT | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
Rourke sparks Ohio to 27-26 comeback win over Kent State
Ohio seals comeback win with INT
Ohio DB Javon Hagan goes airborne for the game-clinching interception on Kent State's final drive.
KENT, Ohio -- Nathan Rourke passed for 284 yards and a touchdown and scored on an 8-yard run with 1:28 remaining to rally Ohio to a 27-26 victory over Kent State in its Mid-American Conference opener on Saturday.
Kent State used two first-quarter TD passes from Woody Barrett -- including a 75-yarder to Isaiah McKoy -- and three field goals by Matthew Trickett to take a 23-14 lead into the final quarter.
The Bobcats (3-2) used a 5-yard TD run by A.J. Ouellette to pull within 23-21 with 12:45 left. Trickett added his fourth field goal to push the Golden Flashes lead to 26-21 with 5:12 remaining. But Rourke directed a nine-play, 81-yard drive, ending with his TD run to give Ohio a 27-26 lead.
After Kent State (1-5, 0-2) stopped Ohio on a two-point conversion run, the Golden Flashes saw their bid for a comeback fall short when Javon Hagan picked off Barrett with 1:15 to go.
Justin Rankin carried 16 times for 123 yards for the Golden Flashes. Barrett passed for 271 yards and McKoy had eight catches for 118 yards.
Game Information
2024 Mid-American Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Ohio | 7-1 | 11-3 |
Miami (OH) | 7-1 | 8-5 |
Buffalo | 6-2 | 8-4 |
Bowling Green | 6-2 | 7-5 |
Western Michigan | 5-3 | 6-7 |
Toledo | 4-4 | 7-5 |
Northern Illinois | 4-4 | 7-5 |
Akron | 3-5 | 4-8 |
Eastern Michigan | 2-6 | 5-7 |
Central Michigan | 2-6 | 4-8 |
Ball State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
Kent State | 0-8 | 0-12 |