Indiana 29, Akron 27
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 23, 2023
Where: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
Temperature:
73°
Head Official:
Kole Knueppel
Attendance:
44968
By Field Level Media
Quarterback Tayven Jackson found an open DeQuece Carter for a two-point conversion in the fourth overtime as Indiana staved off an upset with a sloppy 29-27 victory over Akron on Saturday night in Bloomington, Ind.
The Hoosiers (2-2) won their fifth straight overtime game despite a rocky performance in which they were outgained in total yards 474-282.
Jackson's clutch flip to Carter came just moments before the Indiana defense turned away Akron in the same situation when quarterback DJ Irons' last-gasp pass fell incomplete.
Irons rushed 18 times for a game-high 141 yards and two touchdowns, including a 10-yard touchdown run that gave the Zips a short-lived 24-17 lead in the first overtime.
Akron (1-3) had a chance to win the game in regulation after marching 45 yards in 1:25, but kicker Dante Jackson missed a 32-yard field goal wide left as time expired.
Tayven Jackson, who connected on just 11 of 26 passes for 190 yards, one touchdown and an interception, found Cam Camper for a 12-yard score to knot the game at 24-all at the end of the first overtime.
Indiana took a three-point lead in the second overtime when Chris Freeman drilled a 39-yard field goal. Akron stayed alive on Dante Jackson's 23-yard chip shot to tie it at 27.
Akron's Lorenzo Lingard had 14 carries for 113 yards. His 71-yard touchdown burst with three and a half minutes remaining in the fourth quarter tied the game at 17-all.
Irons, who left the game in the third quarter but later returned, finished with 194 yards and two interceptions on 22-of-35 passing.
The Indiana defense registered three interceptions, including two by Louis Moore. He also ran back a 22-yard pick-six off Akron backup Jeff Undercuffler Jr. to provide Indiana with a 14-10 lead late in the third quarter.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Akron |
|
Indiana |
|
Alex Adams
|
Player |
Cam Camper
|
|
5 |
Receptions |
4 |
|
63 |
Yards |
103 |
|
12.6 |
Avg Yards |
25.8 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Akron
|
494 |
283 |
211 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Indiana
|
282 |
92 |
190 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2.0 |
0 |
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