College Football
BOXSCORE
Western Michigan 45, Akron 40
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Where: Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Attendance: 8443
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Akron 7 7 10 16 40
Western Michigan 7 17 7 14 45
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 10:55
Akron   TD  Western Michigan 0 - Akron 7
Konata Mumpfield 17 yd. pass from Zach Gibson (Cory Smigel kick)
1st Quarter - 5:23
Western Michigan   TD  Western Michigan 7 - Akron 7
Jaxson Kincaide 27 yd. run (Parker Sampson kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:31
Western Michigan   FG  Western Michigan 10 - Akron 7
Nick Mihalic 24 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 3:02
Western Michigan   TD  Western Michigan 17 - Akron 7
Sean Tyler 2 yd. run (Parker Sampson kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:50
Akron   TD  Western Michigan 17 - Akron 14
Michael Mathison 94 yd. kickoff return (Cory Smigel kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:24
Western Michigan   TD  Western Michigan 24 - Akron 14
Sean Tyler 4 yd. pass from Kaleb Eleby (Parker Sampson kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:18
Akron   FG  Western Michigan 24 - Akron 17
Cory Smigel 38 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 6:04
Western Michigan   TD  Western Michigan 31 - Akron 17
Sean Tyler 96 yd. kickoff return (Parker Sampson kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:26
Akron   TD  Western Michigan 31 - Akron 24
Jonzell Norrils 4 yd. run (Cory Smigel kick)
4th Quarter - 13:39
Western Michigan   TD  Western Michigan 38 - Akron 24
Kaleb Eleby 1 yd. run (Parker Sampson kick)
4th Quarter - 9:44
Akron   TD  Western Michigan 38 - Akron 31
Konata Mumpfield 11 yd. pass from Zach Gibson (Cory Smigel kick)
4th Quarter - 9:37
Akron   TD  Western Michigan 38 - Akron 37
Zach Morton 24 yd. interception return (kick failed)
4th Quarter - 2:22
Akron   FG  Western Michigan 38 - Akron 40
Cory Smigel 39 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:00
Western Michigan   TD  Western Michigan 45 - Akron 40
Corey Crooms 45 yd. pass from Kaleb Eleby (Parker Sampson kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Akron Western Michigan
W‑L 2 - 8 - 0 6 - 4 - 0
Conference 1 - 5 - 0 3 - 3 - 0
Team Stats
  Akron Western Michigan
Score 40 45
1st Downs 25 30
3rd Down Efficiency 5-for-14
36%		 4-for-8
50%
4th Down Efficiency 3-for-4
75%		 0-for-0
0%
Total Yards 391 533
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 29-84 45-316
Average/Rush 2.9 7.0
Passing
Comp-Att 27-43 12-20
Passing Yards 307 217
Average/Pass Play 6.7 10.3
Penalties-Yards 13-83 14-102
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 32:20 27:40
PLAYER STATS
Akron (2 - 8)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
Z. Gibson 26/40 305 2 0
D. Irons Jr. 1/2 2 0 0
K. Mumpfield 0/1 0 0 0
Western Michigan (6 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
K. Eleby 12/20 217 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Norrils 15 58 3.9 1
Z. Gibson 9 27 3.0 0
A. Williams Jr. 4 3 0.8 0
D. Irons Jr. 1 -4 -4.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
S. Tyler 16 147 9.2 1
L. Jefferson 19 99 5.2 0
J. Kincaide 6 70 11.7 1
K. Eleby 4 0 0.0 1
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Mumpfield 11 122 11.1 2
M. Mathison 8 112 14.0 0
T. Brank 3 41 13.7 0
A. Williams 1 13 13.0 0
J. Norrils 3 10 3.3 0
T. Grimes Jr. 1 9 9.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Crooms 3 73 24.3 1
J. Hall 4 64 16.0 0
S. Moore 2 46 23.0 0
S. Tyler 2 25 12.5 1
B. Borske 1 9 9.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
Z. Morton 1 24 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. McClain 1.0 11.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Fayad 1.5 8.0
M. Kneeland 1.0 6.0
B. Fiske 0.5 4.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Boateng 8 1
C. Amankwaa 5 0
J. Hooks 5 0
J. Kelly-Powell 3 6
C. Fann Jr. 2 0
K. Dever Jr. 2 0
L. Hawkins 2 0
A. Watts 2 0
R. McClain 2 2
R. Jackson Jr. 2 2
A. Behm 2 3
D. Johnson 2 4
Z. Morton 1 0
T. Durant 1 0
Z. DiLauro 1 0
B. Bischof 1 0
J. Richardson 1 1
R. Johnson 1 2
J. Jarrett 0 1
C. Thomas Jr. 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
Z. Barnes 7 1
A. Thomas 5 0
J. Moertl 5 1
R. Selig 5 2
A. Fayad 4 1
R. Holley 4 1
B. Bonnema 2 0
D. Ware 2 0
A. Carter 2 0
D. Jackson 2 1
C. Moment 2 1
M. Kneeland 2 1
T. Coleman 2 1
B. Fiske 2 2
A. Sambucci 1 0
M. Stuckey 1 0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
R. McClain 1.0 11.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
A. Fayad 2.5 12.0
M. Kneeland 2.0 7.0
R. Holley 1.5 4.0
B. Fiske 0.5 4.0
D. Jackson 0.5 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
Z. Gibson 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles