MAC Weekly Re-Cap: Week #7
October 18th, 2009 by Nick Gerogosian
BGSU at Ball State
BG’s Tyler Sheehan threw for 376-yards and Freddie Barnes had 160 of those and all three of his TD passes. Ball State rushed for 273-yards as a team with MiQuale Lewis (115, pictured left thanks Icon SMI) and Eric Williams (88) leading the way. The Falcons led 31-7 late in the 3rd quarter.
Nick’s Pick: BGSU 35 – Ball State 30
Actual Score: BGSU 31 – Ball State 17
Army at Temple
Temple’s defense was dominating and a key INT overturned by reply aided the Owls to pull away from Army and secure their longest winning streak in 24-years. The Black Knights had 14-penalties for 100-yards and produced more total offense (256) than Temple (195).
Nick’s Pick: Army 20 – Temple 16
Actual Score: Temple 27 – Army 13
Miami (O) at Ohio
Donte Harden rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns as OU defeated Miami for the 4th straight season. Ohio is 3-0 in MAC play for the first time since 1997. Miami continues to be plagued with turnovers this season committing four more in this contest. The Bobcats had a commanding 398-218 edge in total offense before a good MAC crowd of just over 20K.
Nick’s Pick: Ohio 26 – Miami 17
Actual Score: Ohio 28 – Miami 7
Central at Western
Central’s Dan LeFevour threw for two touchdowns and ran for one more; LeFevour went 18-30 for 238 yards and added 76-yards rushing. Western’s Tim Hiller added to his record book throwing 88th and 89th career TD passes to break a school record of 87 held since 1999 by Tim Lester. He also set the school’s career completions record with his 879th. The Broncos held a 497-426 edge in total offense behind Hiller’s 410 through the air before a nice MAC crowd of nearly 28K.
Nick’s Pick: Central 38 – Western 35
Actual Score: Central 34 – Western 23
Akron at Buffalo
Buffalo’s Mario Henry’s 1-yard touchdown with 5:59 left was the difference for UB as Zach Maynard threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns – both to Naaman Roosevelt. True freshman Patrick Nicely passed for 200-yards with two interceptions for the Zips.
Nick’s Pick: Buffalo 34 – Akron 16
Actual Score: Buffalo 21 – Akron 17
Kent State at EMU
Spencer Keith passed for 164-yards and two TDs as KSU won at Eastern before a D-III like crowd of 2,400. The Golden Flashes had a 347-248 edge in total offense as Joe Carithers provided all of the offense for the Eagles.
Nick’s Pick: Kent State 23 – EMU 21
Actual Score: Kent State 28 – EMU 6
NIU at Toledo
UT’s DaJuane Collins rushed for 139-yards and scored two TDs while FS Barry Church blocked a field goal in the final seconds to preserve the win for the Rockets. Eric Page has another monster day as the Toledo true freshman produced 127-yards from his ten receptions. Me’co Brown had 94-yards rushing for NIU and scored a TD. Toledo had a 387-321 edge in total offense.
Nick’s Pick: NIU 44 – Toledo 20
Actual Score: Toledo 20 – NIU 19
***Nick’s Picks went 5-2 last week and now stand at 47-20 year-to-date (70%)
Week #7 MAC Football Power Ranking:
1. Central Michigan
2. Ohio
3. BGSU
4. Temple
5. NIU
6. Western Michigan
7. Toledo
8. Buffalo
9. Kent State
10. Akron
11. Ball State
12. Miami
Related posts:
- MAC Weekly Re-Cap (November 15, 2009)
- MAC Weekly Re-Cap (November 22, 2009)
- MAC Weekly Re-Cap
- MAC Weekly Re-Cap
- MAC Weekly Recap Week 8
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