|
|
AKRON |
LIB |
Liberty holds on to defeat Akron 21-12
LYCHBURG, Va. (AP) Jonathan Bennett threw two touchdown passes and Dae Dae Hunter ran for the clinching touchdown as Liberty defeated Akron 21-12 on Saturday night.
Bennett threw touchdown passes of 22 yards to Khaleb Coleman and 30 to Treon Sibley to put the Flames (3-1) up 14-0 in the first minute of the second quarter. The Zips (1-3) had a chance to tie it early in the fourth.
DJ Irons hit Alex Adams for an 11-yard score to pull Akron within 14-12 but Irons was stopped on a 2-point conversion run. The Zips final four drives did not produce a threat.
Bennett, Liberty's third-string quarterback, was 13 of 27 for 152 yards and an interception. With the offense struggling following the early lead, fourth-straight quarter Nate Hampton entered the game to engineer the key drive.
Starting on their own 48, Hunter carried four times, including a 31-yard burst, and Hampton had back-to-back carries for 12 yards. Eventually Hunter capped it with a 1-yard plunge. Hunter finished with 118 yards on 18 carries.
Irons was 29 of 52 for 269 yards.
The Flames lost quarterback Charlie Brewer in the first quarter of the season opener and Kaidon Salter, who started the last two games, sat out with a groin injury after nearly leading the Flames past Wake Forest last week.
-----
More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/ap-top25. Sign up for the AP's college football newsletter: https://bit.ly/3pqZVaF
Copyright 2024 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
Team Stats | ||
---|---|---|
1st Downs | 19 | 19 |
Rushing | 4 | 7 |
Passing | 14 | 10 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 6-18 | 6-15 |
4th Down Conv | 1-3 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 321 | 315 |
Total Plays | 80 | 65 |
Avg Gain | 4.0 | 4.8 |
Net Yards Rushing | 52 | 163 |
Rush Attempts | 28 | 37 |
Avg Rush Yards | 1.9 | 4.4 |
Yards Passing | 269 | 152 |
Comp. - Att. | 29-52 | 13-28 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.1 | 5.2 |
Penalties - Yards | 8-79 | 8-45 |
Touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 6-37.0 | 6-47.2 |
Return Yards | 72 | 9 |
Punts - Returns | 3-52 | 2-9 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-20 | 1-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Irons
0 QB
|
D. Irons | 29/52 | 269 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Wiley
1 RB
|
C. Wiley | 12 | 52 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Norrils
6 RB
|
J. Norrils | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Price III
20 RB
|
C. Price III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Irons
0 QB
|
D. Irons | 14 | -1 | 0 | 9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. George
3 WR
|
D. George | 18 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Adams
7 WR
|
A. Adams | 7 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Jacques-Louis
18 WR
|
S. Jacques-Louis | 6 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Banks
5 TE
|
T. Banks | 4 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Wiley
1 RB
|
C. Wiley | 8 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Naim
81 WR
|
S. Naim | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Williams Jr.
2 RB
|
A. Williams Jr. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Anderson
15 WR
|
C. Anderson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Brank
25 TE
|
T. Brank | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Grimes Jr.
16 WR
|
T. Grimes Jr. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Price III
20 RB
|
C. Price III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
B. Arslanian
27 LB
|
B. Arslanian | 5-10 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Durant
28 CB
|
T. Durant | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Lewis
24 CB
|
D. Lewis | 3-4 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Thompson
16 DB
|
N. Thompson | 3-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Boateng
9 LB
|
J. Boateng | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Hence
26 S
|
R. Hence | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Johnson
4 DL
|
R. Johnson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. McCoy
40 LB
|
B. McCoy | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Fish
35 LB
|
A. Fish | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Kelly-Powell
8 S
|
J. Kelly-Powell | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Threatt
21 DB
|
C. Threatt | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Morton
3 DL
|
Z. Morton | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V. Jones
44 DL
|
V. Jones | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Hawkins
98 DL
|
L. Hawkins | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Robinson
99 DL
|
D. Robinson | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Behm
59 LB
|
A. Behm | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Harper
1 DL
|
C. Harper | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Thomas
55 DL
|
K. Thomas | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
N. Perez
44 K
|
N. Perez | 2/3 | 34 | 0/0 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
N. Gettman
36 P
|
N. Gettman | 6 | 37.0 | 1 | 45 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Jacques-Louis
18 WR
|
S. Jacques-Louis | 1 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Grimes Jr. 16 WR
|
T. Grimes Jr. | 3 | 17.3 | 38 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Bennett
11 QB
|
J. Bennett | 13/27 | 152 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Hampton
10 QB
|
N. Hampton | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Salter
7 QB
|
K. Salter | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Hunter
0 RB
|
D. Hunter | 18 | 118 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Louis
1 RB
|
S. Louis | 7 | 28 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Hampton
10 QB
|
N. Hampton | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bollinger
30 TE
|
M. Bollinger | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bennett
11 QB
|
J. Bennett | 5 | -3 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Lofton
6 WR
|
J. Lofton | 5 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Douglas
3 WR
|
D. Douglas | 10 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Coleman
17 WR
|
K. Coleman | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Sibley
21 WR
|
T. Sibley | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Yarbrough
13 WR
|
C. Yarbrough | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Louis
1 RB
|
S. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Frith
5 WR
|
N. Frith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Johnson
11 DE
|
D. Johnson | 5-1 | 3.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Megginson
4 CB
|
C. Megginson | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Walker
34 LB
|
A. Walker | 4-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Smith Jr.
|