Staff and wire report
AKRON — Tyler Sheehan had a record-setting day, throwing for 338 yards and two touchdowns, to lead Bowling Green to a 36-20 victory over Akron on Friday night.
Trailing 10-9, Sheehan threw scoring passes of 4 and 15 yards to Freddie Barnes to put the Falcons (6-5, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) ahead for good with 4:28 left in the third quarter.
Sheehan, who was 23-for-32, became the Bowling Green leader in career pass completions with 914, passing former Rootstown High School star Brian McClure (1982-85) with 900.
Barnes, who leads the nation in receptions per game (11.7), had 12 catches for 197 yards. Chris Bullock rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown.
The Zips (2-9, 1-6) pulled within 30-20 with 10:50 left when Patrick Nicely threw the second of his two touchdown passes, a 34-yarder to Andre Jones, but Keith Morgan returned the ensuing kickoff 41 yards for a TD.
Nicely finished 22-for-32 for 259 yards.
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Toledo 47,
Eastern Michigan 21
TOLEDO — DaJuane Collins ran for two touchdowns and Morgan Williams rushed for another to lead Toledo to a 47-21 win over Eastern Michigan on Friday night.
Williams finished with 155 yards rushing and one touchdown for the Rockets (5-6, 3-4 Mid-American Conference), while Collins rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
In the second quarter, Alex Johnson recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, putting the Rockets up 16-0 with 13:13 left.
A 48-yard touchdown pass from Eastern Michigan quarterback Alex Gillett to Tyrone Burke made the score 16-7 with 11:57 remaining until halftime, but Collins broke a 55-yard touchdown run with 4:29 left in the second frame to give Toledo a 23-7 lead.
The Eagles (0-11, 0-7) were led by Gillett, who threw 13-for-25 with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed for 78 yards.