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Bulls feast on Ohio turnovers

10/24/2015

BUFFALO, NY -- Visiting Ohio outgained Buffalo 422-373 in total offense, but the hosting Bulls took advantage of four OU turnovers on the way to a 41-17 win Saturday at UB Stadium.

Okezie Alozie recorded two picks with one touchdown , while Ryan Williams provided another pick-six for the Bulls (3-14, 1-2 MAC), who picked up their first conference victory.
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MRO Preview: Ohio at Buffalo

10/23/2015

Saturday, Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m. ET
UB Stadium; Buffalo, NY
American Sports Network/ESPN3

Ohio travels to Buffalo Saturday in a battle of two teams coming off lopsided losses.
The Bobcats trailed just 14-7 at intermission thanks, in part, to a defense that held Western Michigan to under 50 yards rushing. The Broncos, however, exploded for over 400 yards rushing in the second half to key a 49-14 victory. That kept WMU undefeated in conference play and handed Ohio (5-2, 2-1 MAC) its first MAC loss.

Buffalo, meanwhile, will try to rebound on home turf after a decisive 51-14 loss at Central Michigan. UB scored an early touchdown to tie the game at 7-all. That turned out to be Buffalo’s only offensive score of the game. Andrews Dadeboe returned an interception 17 yards for a fourth quarter touchdown.

Cooper Rush threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to pace Central Michigan.
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MRO Preview: MIAMI AT WESTERN MICHIGAN

10/23/2015

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 p.m. ET
Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Mich.
ESPN3

By MIKE SMITH
During his MAC coaches conference call this week, Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck remarked that the Miami RedHawks – who face WMU Saturday at Waldo Stadium– remind him of where the Broncos were a couple of years ago. The RedHawks are a team full of young players taking their knocks as they gain crucial game experience.

Nowhere is that more true than at quarterback, where true freshman Billy Bahl is immersed in the school of hard knocks.
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MRO Preview: CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT BALL STATE

10/23/2015

Saturday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m. ET
Scheumann Stadium; Muncie, Ind.
ESPN3
Ball State has won five straight meetings versus Central Michigan. However, the hosting Cardinals have lost four straight and are just 1-2 at home thus far.

Central Michigan is coming off a 51-14 win over Buffalo and has won two of its last four outings. The only loss was a 41-39 setback at Western Michigan Oct. 10.

Central Michigan and Ball State have met 47 times, with BSU leading the series 24-22-1. Ball State has won six of the last seven contests, including five straight. Scott Secor provided the winning points in a 32-29 Cardinals victory last year when he hit a 55-yard field goal in the final minute.

Here’s more on the two teams.
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MRO Preview: TOLEDO AT UMASS

10/22/2015

Saturday, Oct. 24, 3 p.m.
Gillette Stadium; Foxboro, Mass
ESPN3

The Toledo Rockets bring a perfect 6-0 record and No. 19/20 national ranking to Foxboro. UT is off to its best start in 18 years.
UMass, meanwhile, is seeking its first Mid-American Conference win in its final season as a MAC member.
The Minutemen’s only victory this year came against Florida International back on Oct. 3. After scoring 38 points in a 62-38 loss to Bowling Green the following week, UMass dropped a 15-10 defensive battle at home to Kent State last week.
Toledo leads the series, 3-1, and pulled out a 42-35 win last year at the Glass Bowl.
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MRO Preview: BOWLING GREEN AT KENT STATE

10/21/2015

BY EVAN MEYER
One week after getting dominated by the Toledo Rockets, Kent State's Golden Flashes put together an impressive defensive effort that stymied the potent offense of UMass. That defensive performance keyed a 15-10 road win, improving Kent State record to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in Mid-American Conference play.

The Flashes enter week eight tied with Ohio for second place in the East Division and have already surpassed their win total for all of 2014. Adding to that win column this week figures as a daunting task. East leader Bowling Green comes to Dix Stadium with a supercharged offensive attack led by QB Matt Johnson.
Can the Flashes tame another offensive beast?
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MRO POWER RANKINGS – OCT. 20

10/21/2015

By J. OLSEN
Good news and bad news for many MAC teams. The good news is Western Michigan’s super-frosh of 2014, Jarvion Franklin, isn’t carrying the ball 40 times a game anymore. The bad news is that WMU has three talented backs to handle the job. Last week’s devastating second half ground pounding of Ohio proved just how effective that trio can be. Combine that with a Zach Terrell at quarterback, and one of the nation’s top receiving combos; you get a team that should be ready for a serious stretch drive. Western moves up in this week’s power rankings. Let’s take a look at the field.
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MAC announces Week Seven POTW

10/19/2015

The Mid-American Conference on Monday announced its Week Seven MAC Football Players of the week.
This week’s East Division honorees are: Matt Johnson (Bowling Green), Nick Cuthbert (Kent State) and Anthony Melchiori (Kent State).
The MAC West Division honorees are: Jamauri Bogan (Western Michigan), Bobby Jones (Northern Illinois) and Ja’Wuan Woodley (Toledo).
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Broncos power past Ohio

10/19/2015

ATHENS, Ohio – The Western Michigan Broncos imposed their will on the ground and dominated the second half in a 49-14 road win over the Ohio Bobcats Saturday. With the win, the Broncos even their overall season record at 3-3 and improve to 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play for the first time since 2008.

The Broncos were nothing short of dominant in their rushing attack, posting 430 yards on 44 carries for a 9.8 yards per rush average. That number has not been topped by the Broncos in any game dating back to the 2000 season and is potentially among a handful of top rushing performances in Bronco history.
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Rockets rise to No. 19/20

10/18/2015

Toledo, OH – Following their 63-20 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday, the Toledo Rockets moved up to No.19 in the latest Associated Press media poll and No. 20 in the latest USA Today coaches poll.

This is the highest Toledo has been ranked since 1997, when the Rockets peaked at No. 18 in the AP Poll on Nov. 3. The all-time highest ranking for Toledo came in 1970 when UT was No. 12 in the final AP poll.

Toledo (6-0, 3-0 MAC) travels to UMass (1-5, 0-2 MAC) this Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.

Flashes put fizzle to UMass offense

10/18/2015

Minutemen gain just 51 yards after intermission
AMHERST, Mass. – Youth served up the opportunity and Kent State's defense finished it off Saturday in a 15-10 win over UMass to move the Golden Flashes into a second-place tie in the Mid-American Conference's East Division.

The victory sets up a battle with Bowling Green for first place in the East next week at Dix Stadium.

"Our defense did a really good job and a lot of guys played and contributed," said Kent State head coach Paul Haynes, whose Flashes improved to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in MAC play. "I'm proud of the team effort. The defense did a very good job, but when your offense plays like it did and doesn't turn the ball over…you always have a chance to win."
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No. 22 Rockets start slow, still route EMU

10/18/2015

Toledo, OH - Senior quarterback Phillip Ely threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns as No. 22 Toledo pounded Eastern Michigan, 63-20, at the Glass Bowl Saturday afternoon.

The 63-point output was a season-high and the most since Toledo's 63-44 victory over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl on Jan. 4, 2015. It also was the most in a regular-season game since a 66-63 Rocket win over Western Michigan in 2011.

The Rockets trailed 6-0 after one quarter of play but scored 56 unanswered points to roll to their sixth consecutive victory. After being held scoreless in the first 15 minutes, Toledo (6-0, 3-0 MAC) scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 28-6 lead into the locker room. The Rockets then exploded for four more TDs in the third to put the game away.
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Ground game, defense lead NIU over Miami

10/18/2015

Joel Bouagnon races for one of his three touchdowns.

Story and photos by MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, OH -- The Northern Illinois Huskies flexed their ground game muscle and continued a long run of success against MAC East teams with a 45-12 victory over the Miami RedHawks Saturday at Yager Stadium.
Northern Illinois (4-3, 2-1 MAC) has not lost a regular season game to a MAC East opponent in six seassons. The Huskies jumped on Miami (1-6, 0-3) with 21 first quarter points and added another 24 points in the second half.

Junior running back Joel Bouagnon recorded three of five NIU touchdowns on the day as he used 14 carries to provide 134 of 314 Huskie rushing yards on the day. Northern Illinois entered the contest ranked second among MAC teams in rushing (184.2 ypg). Miami, meanwhile, came in ranked eighth in rush defense (177.3).

"Defensively, it comes down to (us) misfitting run plays," Miami head coach Chuck Martin said. "Northern does a good job with all the jets and motions. ... We made some plays, but we missed an inordinate amount of plays."

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Falcons blast Akron to secure first place

10/18/2015

BG's Roger Lewis registered six catches with two touchdowns as the Falcons hammered Akron. (SGWarren/BMP)

Story by EVAN MEYER
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO – The Bowling Green Falcons boast one college football's best offensive combinations in fifth year senior quarterback Matt Johnson and sophomore wide receiver Roger Lewis.

On Saturday afternoon, that pair hooked up six times for 118 yards and two touchdowns as Bowliing Green dominated the Akron Zips in every facet of the game as they rolled to their fourth consecutive victory, 59-10, before a homecoming crowd of 20,021 at Perry Stadium.

With the win and Western Michigan's victory at Ohio earlier in the day, Bowling Green (5-2, 3-0 MAC) moved into sole possession of first place in the MAC Eastern Division.

“It was a team win today.” Falcons head coach Dino Babers said. “We played great in every phase of the game. The defense came together today, allowing 10 points to a team like Akron. Special teams came up with big plays.”

Akron (2-4, 1-2 MAC) has lost five of its last six MAC games away from home while absorbing its worst conference road loss since 2011 at Western Michigan (68-19).
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MRO preview: EASTERN MICHIGAN AT TOLEDO

10/18/2015

Saturday, Oct. 17, 12 p.m. ET
The Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH
BCSN/ESPN3
At least on the surface -- and maybe a layor or two deeper than that - Saturday's Eastern Michigan at Toledo matchup would seem to have a David vs. Goliath feel to it.
The hosting Rockets sport a perfect 5-0 record (2-0 MAC) and are ranked No. 22 in this week's AP poll. EMU, on the other hand, owns just one win and is currently on a four-game losing streak.
This is the 43rd meeting between the two schools, who are separated by about 50 miles. Toledo holds a 31-11 advantage. The Rockets have won the last eight meetings and 14 of the last 15.
Here is more on the two teams.
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