The Akron Zips (1-3) came in highly motivated and outplayed the Indiana Hoosiers (2-2) for big chunks of the game in Bloomington, but couldn’t pull out a quadruple overtime win on Saturday night, as the Zips came up a few inches short in a 29-27 contest.
Akron could taste the big upset road win with five seconds to go in regulation. It was 17-17 and QB DJ Irons had just battled through an injury to lead his team into Indiana territory to give the Zips a chance to walk off winners. With the ball at the Hoosiers’ 15, all that needed to happen for the Zips to come out with the victory was for them to make a 32-yard field goal.