Akron Zips

0-3

Ugh, no.

Akron Zips lost to the UAB Blazers

0-3 28 – 31

2-1

Final · Sat, Sep 13

Game Details

Protective Stadium (Birmingham) · 17,823 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Kitna's throws for 341 yards and 2 TDs, Beebe scores on KO return to help UAB beat Akron 31-28

Jalen Kitna threw for 341 yards and two touchdowns, Solomon Beebe ran for a 96-yard touchdown on the opening kickoff, and UAB beat Akron 31-28 on Saturday night.

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Protective Stadium · Birmingham

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
AKR	17	3	0	8	28
UAB	14	17	0	0	31

Win Probability · Akron Zips

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Game Leaders

Akron Zips

Ben Finley · 19/35, 282 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Sean Patrick · 19 CAR, 81 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Israel Polk · 4 REC, 99 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Bruno Dall · 2Sacks
Rodrick Hunter · 8Tackles

UAB Blazers

Jalen Kitna · 30/44, 341 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Jevon Jackson · 14 CAR, 45 YDSRushing Yards
Iverson Hooks · 5 REC, 84 YDSReceiving Yards
Chris Burge · 1.5Sacks
Tylan McNichols · 8Tackles

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

Scoring

Q4 12:38

TD Sean Patrick 1 Yd Run (Ben Finley Run for Two-Point Conversion)28–31

Q2 0:47

TD Corri Milliner 5 Yd pass from Jalen Kitna (Jonah Delange Kick)20–31

Q2 1:53

FG Owen Wiley 23 Yd Field Goal 20–24

Q2 8:48

TD Jevon Jackson 6 Yd pass from Jalen Kitna (Jonah Delange Kick)17–24

Q2 14:24

FG Jonah Delange 44 Yd Field Goal 17–17

Q1 1:26

FG Owen Wiley 36 Yd Field Goal 17–14

Q1 4:21

TD Nate Rogers 8 Yd Run (Jonah Delange Kick)14–14

Q1 8:36

TD Israel Polk 5 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Owen Wiley Kick)14–7

Q1 14:38

TD Israel Polk 75 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Owen Wiley Kick)7–7

Q1 14:49

TD Solomon Beebe 96 Yd Kickoff Return (Jonah Delange Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Akron ZipsUAB Blazers

Offense

441 Total Yards 421

282 Passing Yards 341

159 Rushing Yards 80

21 First Downs 26

Efficiency

6-16 3rd Down 3-12

1-3 4th Down 1-3

19/35 Completions 30/44

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

5-44 Penalties 4-29

29:58 Possession 30:02

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Ben Finley	19/35	282	8.1	2	0	39.1
Team	19/35	282	8.1	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Sean Patrick	19	81	4.3	1	18
Jordan Gant	11	67	6.1	0	13
Ben Finley	10	10	1.0	0	9
Michael Johnson Jr.	2	2	1.0	0	5
Kyan Mason	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	43	159	3.7	1	18

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Israel Polk	4	99	24.8	2	75
Myles Walker	4	69	17.3	0	24
Tim Grear Jr.	3	36	12.0	0	17
Kyan Mason	2	33	16.5	0	32
Marcel Williams	2	19	9.5	0	11
Cameron Monteiro	1	12	12.0	0	12
Sean Patrick	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jacob Newell	2	6	3.0	0	3
Team	19	282	14.8	2	75

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Markus Boswell	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Rodrick Hunter	8	5	0	0	1	0
DiMarco Johnson	7	5	0	0	0	0
Malcolm DeWalt IV	7	5	0	2	1	0
Alex Branch	6	5	1	1.5	1	1
Shammond Cooper	6	3	0	0	0	0
Elijah Reed	5	5	0	1	1	0
Gage Summers	4	3	0	1	0	1
Markus Boswell	4	3	0	0	0	0
Bruno Dall	3	3	2	2	0	0
Melvin Spriggs	3	2	0	0	1	0
Austin Wondolowski	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kiawan Murphy	2	2	0	0	0	1
Ronald Hull	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mehki Flowers	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Anderson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jon'Trell Mixon	1	1	0	0	0	0
Terence Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cyrus Durham	1	0	0	0.5	0	1
Julien Laventure	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Walker	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	66	44	3	8	5	5

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon Hills	3	64	21.3	25	0
Team	3	64	21.3	25	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sean Patrick	1	8	8.0	8	0
Team	1	8	8.0	8	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Owen Wiley	2/3	67.0	36	2/2	8
Team	2/3	66.7	36	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joseph Castle	4	190	47.5	1	1	56
Team	4	190	47.5	1	1	56

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jalen Kitna	30/44	341	7.8	2	0	43.0
Team	30/44	341	7.8	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jevon Jackson	14	45	3.2	0	12
Isaiah Jacobs	6	37	6.2	0	15
Nate Rogers	1	8	8.0	1	8
Solomon Beebe	4	8	2.0	0	3
Kaleb Brown	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	3	-9	-3.0	0	0
Jalen Kitna	3	-14	-4.7	0	0
Team	32	80	2.5	1	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Iverson Hooks	5	84	16.8	0	48
Corri Milliner	6	70	11.7	1	23
Brandon Hawkins Jr.	5	59	11.8	0	24
Evan McCray	3	30	10.0	0	14
Solomon Beebe	3	28	9.3	0	13
J.C. Sivley	2	25	12.5	0	21
Jevon Jackson	3	17	5.7	1	12
Kaleb Brown	1	16	16.0	0	16
Elijah Lagg	2	12	6.0	0	16
Team	30	341	11.4	2	48

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Jalen Kitna	1	1
Team	1	0
Solomon Beebe	1	0
Team	3	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Tylan McNichols	8	5	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Burge	7	3	1.5	1.5	0	1	0
Pierre Royster	6	3	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Hightower	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eamon Smalls	5	4	0	1	0	1	0
Amorie Morrison	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Ennis	3	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jalen Cheek	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
Perry Fisher	3	3	0	0	2	0	0
T'sai McDaniel	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sirad Bryant	3	1	0	0	2	0	0
Jeremiah Vessel	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Mosley	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Tamarion Crumpley	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
Roy Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Demarcus Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Warren	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Ezra Odinjor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
J'Quan Mason	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Jacobs	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylyn Ferguson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Delvon Gulley	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
JaSire Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calvin Pitcher	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Smyre	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eddy Toussom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Crozier	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jamichael Rogers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Solomon Beebe	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	74	42	5	8	8	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Solomon Beebe	4	154	38.5	96	1
Isaiah Jacobs	1	26	26.0	26	0
Team	5	180	36.0	96	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Iverson Hooks	1	14	14.0	14	0
Team	1	14	14.0	14	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jonah Delange	1/1	100.0	44	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	44	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Patrick Foley	4	169	42.3	1	1	56
Team	4	169	42.3	1	1	56

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