Irons accounts for 4 TDs, leads Akron over Bryant 35-14
AKRON, Ohio -- — DJ Irons threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Akron to a 35-14 victory over Bryant on Saturday.
With the game tied 14-14 early in the fourth quarter, Irons scrambled to his left before finding room down the right sideline for a TD to give the Zips the lead. He added a 6-yard touchdown pass to Konata Mumpfield with 9:29 remaining.
Irons was 19-of-23 passing for 296 yards and added 117 yards rushing on 14 carries. Anthony Williams Jr. ran for 98 yards that included a 1-yard scoring run late for Akron (1-2). Michael Mathison and Oran Singleton Jr. each had a first-half touchdown catch.
Zevi Eckhaus completed 15 of 20 passes with a touchdown for Bryant (1-2). Fabrice Mukendi's 1-yard TD run for the Bulldogs tied the game at 14 with 5:21 remaining in the third quarter.
It was the Bryant program's first FBS opponent and first game played in Ohio.
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Game Information
2024 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Rhode Island | 5-0 | 8-1 |
Richmond | 5-0 | 7-2 |
Villanova | 4-1 | 7-2 |
Delaware | 4-1 | 7-1 |
Stony Brook | 4-1 | 7-2 |
William & Mary | 3-2 | 6-3 |
New Hampshire | 3-2 | 5-4 |
Towson | 2-3 | 4-5 |
Hampton | 2-3 | 5-4 |
Monmouth | 2-3 | 4-5 |
Maine | 2-3 | 4-5 |
Elon | 2-3 | 3-6 |
Campbell | 1-4 | 3-6 |
UAlbany | 1-4 | 3-6 |
Bryant | 0-5 | 2-7 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-5 | 1-8 |
2024 Mid-American Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Western Michigan | 4-0 | 5-3 |
Miami (OH) | 3-1 | 4-4 |
Ohio | 3-1 | 5-3 |
Bowling Green | 3-1 | 4-4 |
Buffalo | 3-2 | 5-4 |
Toledo | 3-2 | 6-3 |
Ball State | 2-2 | 3-5 |
Eastern Michigan | 2-3 | 5-4 |
Northern Illinois | 1-3 | 4-4 |
Central Michigan | 1-3 | 3-5 |
Akron | 1-4 | 2-7 |
Kent State | 0-4 | 0-8 |