It was a must-win contest for the Central Michigan Chippewas (2-5, 1-2 MAC West), who traveled down to Ohio to face the Akron Zips (1-6, 0-3 MAC East) for the first of their cross-division games.
Win they did, though it wasn’t quite in the way most expected.
The Chippewa defense, which had melted down in key situations throughout the fourth quarter, found themselves a big break the form of a botched run-pass option exchange between Akron QB DJ Irons and RB Clyde Price III, as defensive end Thomas Incoom scooped up the ball and scored what would be the game-winning touchdown with just over two minutes remaining.