Chasing 500: The Story of Gary Kelly

[milldaddy35]

Liking it so far. I think you should be able to win this next game. Iowa is really good too, played it closer than I expected. Go Hawks.

[Miles Perry]

Big Third Quarter Lifts Zips

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Akron Zips
Sep 19, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1-3)	0	7	7	0	14
Akron Zips (1-2)	7	6	21	0	34

Team Stats Comparison
	ULL	AKR
Total Offense	320	395
Rushing Yards	121	233
Passing Yards	199	162
First Downs	17	21
Punt Return Yards	17	0
Kick Return Yards	111	58
Total Yards	448	453
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	9-15	6-11
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0	4-3-1
Penalties	4-20	0-0
Posession Time	15:41	20:19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ULL	AKR
3:12	(AKR) TD Zips: Pohl, 7 yard run	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ULL	AKR
3:21	(AKR) FG Zips: Stein, 45 yard field goal	0	10
1:33	(ULL) TD ULL: Barnes, 4 yard reception	7	10
0:00	(AKR) FG Zips: Stein, 29 yard field goal	7	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ULL	AKR
3:24	(AKR) TD Zips: Hundley, 9 yard run	7	20
3:14	(AKR) TD Zips: Givens, INT returned 23 yards	7	27
2:33	(AKR) TD Zips: Hundley, 3 yard run	7	34
0:22	(ULL) TD ULL: Haack, 1 yard run	14	34

Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Haack 25/33 199 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Haack 19 79 4.1 1 Reed 4 12 3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Bates 6 63 10.5 0 Tatford 5 45 9 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Crawford 9 1 0 0 Walker 9 0 0 0 Tovell 8 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Alvarez 0/2 2/2 2 - PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Coutts 3 120 40 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD McCollum 4 111 27.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD McCollum 2 17 8.5 0

Akron Zips PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Pohl 18/27 162 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Hundley 25 163 6.5 2 Lawrence 7 52 7.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kish 4 24 6.2 0 Davis 4 44 11 0 Traylor 3 42 14 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Rachal 8 1 0 0 Givens 8 1 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Stein 2/3 4/4 10 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Paul 3 140 34.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Lawrence 2 39 19.5 0 Bickley 1 19 19 0

Akron, OH --- Coach Gary Kelly got his first win as Akron head coach this afternoon. The Zips defeated UL-Lafayette 34-14 in their home opener. The win was spurred by a huge third quarter by the Akron defense. The Zips scored to go up 20-7, and on the next offensive play ULL threw a pick 6. The Ragin' Cajuns got the ball back and threw another pick on the first play of the series! Five plays later the Zips were in the end zone again and the score was 34-7. Coach Kelly was very proud of the way his team played, stating that this win could spur the Zips entire season.

"This was a big win. The team fed off the crowd and really came alive in the third quarter. That pick 6 changed this ball game," coach Kelly said. And he was right. As ULL walked back on to the field the team was noticeably shaken. "Back to back interceptions is incredibly tough to swallow as a quarterback. He wasn't the same after that. I'm proud of the way our defense played today," Kelly remarked.

Coming in to the game, the Zips were giving up 529 yards per contest, so holding the ULL offense to just 320 yards was a big deal. The offense ran the ball well, and Kyle Pohl protected the football and managed the game well. Next week Akron will travel to Bowling Green to take on the high powered Falcon offense.

[Miles Perry]

Matchup Preview *|* September 26, 2015
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Akron Zips (1-2, Away)		Bowling Green Falcons (4-0, Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 26 (71) Points Per Game 37 (10) 361 (70) Total Yards 468 (4) 187 (67) Passing Yards 255 (14) 173 (64) Rushing Yards 212 (29) Defensive Stats Comparison 31 (112) Points Allowed 19 (38) 459 (124) Total Yards Allowed 300 (32) 199 (86) Passing Yards Allowed 193 (74) 260 (125) Rushing Yards Allowed 106 (6) Game Notes Akron enters their first conference game as huge underdogs. The Bowling Green Falcons have one of the most high powered offenses in the nation and will look to exploit what has been a terrible Akron defense.

[Miles Perry]

Falcons Outlast Zips

Akron Zips at Bowling Green Falcons
Sep 26, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Akron Zips (1-3)	10	7	7	14	38
Bowling Green Falcons (5-0)	0	17	7	17	41

Team Stats Comparison
	AKR	BGSU
Total Offense	476	612
Rushing Yards	240	256
Passing Yards	236	356
First Downs	24	36
Punt Return Yards	5	10
Kick Return Yards	155	57
Total Yards	636	679
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	10-15	10-13
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-5-1	7-5-1
Penalties	1-5	4-26
Posession Time	19:31	16:29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		AKR	BGSU
6:42	(AKR) TD Zips: Hundley, 3 yard run.	7	0
1:54	(AKR) FG Zips: Stein, 17 yard FG	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AKR	BGSU
8:50	(BGSU) TD BGSU: Greene, 2 yard run	10	7
5:07	(BGSU) TD BGSU: Greene, 1 yard run	10	14
2:15	(AKR) TD Zips: Traylor, 6 yard reception	17	14
0:42	(BGSU) FG BGSU: Tate, 52 yard FG	17	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AKR	BGSU
6:57	(BGSU) TD BGSU: Greene, 5 yard run	17	24
1:08	(AKR) TD Zips: Traylor, 9 yard reception	24	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AKR	BGSU
8:23	(BGSU) TD BGSU: Coppet, 1 yard run	24	31
5:47	(AKR) TD Zips: Hundley, 3 yard run	31	31
2:53	(BGSU) TD BGSU: Coppet, 2 yard run	31	38
0:52	(AKR) TD Zips: Goodman, 9 yard reception	38	38
0:00	(BGSU) FG BGSU: Tate, 25 yard FG	38	41

Akron Zips PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Pohl 23/38 236 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Hundley 22 164 7.4 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Davis 6 67 11.1 0 Traylor 5 34 6.8 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Morrow 17 0 0 0 Cheek 13 0 0 0 Brown 11 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Stein 1/1 5/5 8 17 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Paul 3 128 39.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Lawrence 3 77 25.6 0 Bickley 3 78 26 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Lawrence 1 5 5 0

Bowling Green Falcons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Johnson 39/51 356 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Greene 23 154 6.6 3 Coppet 12 66 5.5 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Burbrink 6 107 17.8 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Gourdine 16 0 1 0 Watson 9 0 0 0 Turner 9 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Tate 2/3 5/5 11 52 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Davidson 1 40 40 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Lewis 1 30 30 0 Coppet 1 27 27 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Coppet 1 10 10 0

Bowling Green, OH --- The Akron Zips were handed their third loss of the season on Saturday. The Zips hung with heavily favored Bowling Green until the last second of the game when Tyler Tate hit a game winning 25 yard field goal. Most experts predicted that the Falcons would win this game by 20 points, so it is obvious that this Akron team is progressing under interim coach Gary Kelly.

"I was proud of the way we played today. Nobody gave us a shot, and that's a good football team that we hung with. I think we easily could've won this game, but we made a few mistakes in key moments. Giving up five touchdowns on the ground is tough to swallow," coach Kelly said after the game. Bowling Green QB Matt Johnson threw for over 350 yards, but never found the endzone on the day. All five of the Falcon's touchdowns came on the ground. It's tough to judge if the Akron defense was better this week than they were last. They gave up 612 yards of offense, but Bowling Green is one of the top offenses in the country. Next week is Akron enters a crucial matchup with the Ohio Bobcats. Another one that coach Kelly is calling a "must win" if the Zips wish to fulfill their season goal and get to a bowl game.