Both teams were badly in need of a win, and both teams played like it.
Western Michigan (6-4, 3-3 MAC) defeated Akron (2-8, 1-5) by a final score of 45-40 on Tuesday night, in a back and forth affair at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo.
Akron’s offense did not waste any time getting the scoring started in this one. The Zips put together a fantastic opening drive, going 80 yards in only eight plays, with Zach Gibson finding Konata Mumpfield on a corner route for a 17-yard touchdown to give the Zips a 7-0 lead just over four minutes into the game.