Duquesne Dukes @ Akron Zips

1-3, 0-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Duquesne DUQ	0	0	7	0	7
Akron AKR	10	28	7	6	51

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1-3, 1-1 Home

Gant rushes for 161 yards, 3 TDs and Akron defeats Duquesne 51-7

Sep 20, 2025, 09:33 pm

AKRON, Ohio. -- — Jordan Gant rushed for three first-half touchdowns and Akron picked up its first win of the season with a 51-7 victory over Duquesne.

Akron (1-3) scored 28 points in the second quarter on its way to a 38-0 halftime lead including Malcom DeWalt IV's 17-yard pick-6 and Ben Finley's 20-yard touchdown pass to Kyan Mason.

Gant finished with a career-high 161 yards on 13 carries. He's the first Akron player to rush for at least 150 yards since Teon Dollard, who had 185 against Bowling Green in 2020. The last Zip with three rushing touchdowns was Cam Wiley on Nov. 8, 2022 against Eastern Michigan.

Finley was 15-of-25 passing for 219 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

Duquesne's Ness Davis broke loose for a 74-yard run to the Akron 1 and Logan Kushner dove in for the touchdown late in the third quarter to deny the Zips their first shutout since 2015 when the beat Kent State 20-0.

Davis had 107 yards on 11 carries for the FCS Dukes (1-3).

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Game Information

Akron, OH

FCS

Northeast Conference	CONF	OVR
Central Connecticut	6-1	8-4
Duquesne	5-2	7-5
Mercyhurst	4-3	5-7
Long Island University	4-3	6-6
Wagner	4-3	5-7
Stonehill	3-4	4-8
Robert Morris	2-5	3-9
New Haven	0-0	5-5
Saint Francis	0-7	0-11

FBS

Mid-American Conference	CONF	OVR
Western Michigan	6-1	7-4
Ohio	5-2	7-4
Toledo	5-2	7-4
Central Michigan	5-2	7-4
Miami (OH)	5-2	6-5
Buffalo	4-3	5-6
Akron	4-4	5-7
Eastern Michigan	3-4	4-7
Ball State	3-4	4-7
Kent State	3-4	4-7
Northern Illinois	2-5	3-8
Bowling Green	2-6	4-8
Massachusetts	0-8	0-12

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