◂ Mon, Nov 2 │ Wed, Nov 4 ▸ Ohio 28, Akron 20 InfoCision Stadium
1 2 3 4 T OHIO7-2 7 0 7 14 28 AKR1-8 3 3 3 11 20
First Quarter
AKR — Aidan Stire 42 Yd Field Goal , 3:35(0-3)
OHIO — DJ Walker 45 Yd Interception Return (Brack Peacock Kick), 0:09(7-3)
Second Quarter
AKR — Aidan Stire 47 Yd Field Goal , 3:28(7-6)
Third Quarter
AKR — Aidan Stire 24 Yd Field Goal , 9:32(7-9)
OHIO — Nick Poulos 5 Yd Run (Brack Peacock Kick), 4:22(14-9)
Fourth Quarter
AKR — Jordan Gant 1 Yd Run (Cibastian Broughton Pass to Marcel Williams for Two-Point Conversion), 9:35(14-17)
OHIO — Dom Dorwart 60 Yd pass from Nick Poulos (Brack Peacock Kick), 9:22(21-17)
OHIO — Duncan Brune 91 Yd Run (Brack Peacock Kick), 3:57(28-17)
AKR — Aidan Stire 43 Yd Field Goal , 1:56(28-20)
OHIO AKR First downs 12 26 Total yards 358 392 Rushing yards 161 160 Passing yards 197 232 3rd down eff. 3-9 5-12 4th down eff. 0-1 1-2 Penalties 8-88 5-30 Turnovers 1 2 Possession 24:14 35:46
A —5,479.
Buffalo 34, Miami (OH) 31 Yager Stadium
1 2 3 4 OT T BUFF6-3 3 7 6 15 3 34 M-OH5-4 7 10 7 7 0 31
First Quarter
BUFF — Oliver Hautanen 33 Yd Field Goal , 10:49(3-0)
M-OH — Braylon Isom 21 Yd pass from Caleb Heavner (Kellan McLaughlin Kick), 5:25(3-7)
Second Quarter
M-OH — Rodney Nelson 10 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick), 14:14(3-14)
BUFF — Jason Wright 1 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick), 2:28(10-14)
M-OH — Kellan McLaughlin 35 Yd Field Goal , 0:26(10-17)
Third Quarter
M-OH — Scoop Smith 38 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Kellan McLaughlin Kick), 14:02(10-24)
BUFF — Chance Morrow 2 Yd pass from Jason Wright (Oliver Hautanen PAT failed), 1:30(16-24)
Fourth Quarter
M-OH — Scoop Smith 6 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick), 12:01(16-31)
BUFF — Chance Morrow 4 Yd pass from Jason Wright (Jason Wright Pass to Chance Morrow for Two-Point Conversion), 8:56(24-31)
BUFF — Jason Wright 2 Yd Run (Oliver Hautanen Kick), 1:35(31-31)
Overtime
BUFF — Oliver Hautanen 27 Yd Field Goal , 0:00(34-31)
BUFF M-OH First downs 29 23 Total yards 459 350 Rushing yards 101 196 Passing yards 358 154 3rd down eff. 6-14 5-15 4th down eff. 2-2 1-1 Penalties 6-56 13-104 Turnovers 2 0 Possession 27:24 32:36
A —10,618.
Mid-American Conference Ohio 28 , Akron 20
Buffalo 34 , Miami (OH) 31
American Football Conference AFC East W L T Pct Bills 6 1 0 .857 Patriots 5 3 0 .625 Jets 2 6 0 .250 Dolphins 1 6 0 .143
AFC North W L T Pct Steelers 6 2 0 .750 Bengals 5 2 0 .714 Browns 5 3 0 .625 Ravens 4 4 0 .500
AFC South W L T Pct Jaguars 5 2 0 .714 Texans 2 5 0 .286 Colts 2 6 0 .250 Titans 1 7 0 .125
AFC West W L T Pct Broncos 6 2 0 .750 Chiefs 5 2 0 .714 Raiders 4 4 0 .500 Chargers 0 7 0 .000
National Football Conference NFC East W L T Pct Giants 4 2 1 .643 Cowboys 3 5 0 .375 Commanders 2 4 1 .357 Eagles 2 6 0 .250
NFC North W L T Pct Vikings 6 1 0 .857 Bears 6 2 0 .750 Lions 5 2 0 .714 Packers 5 3 0 .625
NFC South W L T Pct Panthers 3 4 0 .429 Buccaneers 3 5 0 .375 Falcons 3 5 0 .375 Saints 2 5 0 .286
NFC West W L T Pct 49ers 6 1 0 .857 Seahawks 4 4 0 .500 Rams 4 4 0 .500 Cardinals 3 5 0 .375
Atlantic Coast Conference Conf All W L W L Miami 6 0 8 0 Wake Forest 5 1 7 1 SMU 4 2 6 2 Louisville 4 2 5 3 Duke 3 2 6 2 Virginia Tech 3 2 6 2 Clemson 3 2 5 3 Pittsburgh 3 3 6 3 Boston College 2 3 4 4 NC State 2 3 4 4 North Carolina 2 3 4 4 Syracuse 2 4 4 4 Stanford 2 4 4 5 Virginia 2 4 4 5 California 2 4 3 6 Florida State 1 4 3 5 Georgia Tech 1 4 2 6
American Conference Conf All W L W L UTSA 4 0 7 1 North Texas 4 0 6 2 Memphis 4 1 7 2 Army 4 2 5 3 South Florida 2 2 6 2 Florida Atlantic 2 2 5 3 East Carolina 2 2 4 4 Tulane 2 2 4 4 UAB 2 2 4 4 Tulsa 1 3 4 4 Temple 1 3 2 6 Charlotte 1 3 1 7 Navy 1 4 2 6 Rice 0 4 1 7
Big 12 Conference Conf All W L W L Utah 5 0 8 0 BYU 4 1 7 1 Texas Tech 4 1 7 1 Arizona 3 2 6 2 Houston 3 2 6 2 Baylor 3 2 5 3 Oklahoma State 3 2 5 3 Cincinnati 2 3 5 3 West Virginia 2 3 5 3 Arizona State 2 3 4 4 Iowa State 2 3 4 4 TCU 2 3 4 4 UCF 2 3 4 4 Kansas State 1 4 4 4 Colorado 1 4 3 5 Kansas 1 4 3 5
Big Ten Conference Conf All W L W L UCLA 5 0 8 0 Indiana 5 1 8 1 Ohio State 4 1 6 2 USC 4 2 7 2 Iowa 3 2 6 2 Northwestern 3 2 6 2 Illinois 3 2 5 3 Minnesota 3 2 5 3 Oregon 3 2 5 3 Wisconsin 3 2 5 3 Michigan 2 3 5 3 Nebraska 2 3 5 3 Washington 2 3 5 3 Purdue 2 3 3 5 Penn State 1 4 4 4 Rutgers 1 4 2 6 Maryland 0 5 2 6 Michigan State 0 5 2 6
Conference USA Conf All W L W L Liberty 4 0 7 1 Jacksonville State 4 0 6 2 Delaware 2 2 4 4 Middle Tennessee 2 2 4 4 Missouri State 2 2 3 5 New Mexico State 2 2 3 5 Western Kentucky 2 2 3 5 Florida International 1 3 3 5 Kennesaw State 1 3 2 6 Sam Houston 0 4 1 7
Mid-American Conference Conf All W L W L Ohio 5 0 7 2 Buffalo 4 1 6 3 Western Michigan 4 1 6 3 Toledo 3 1 6 2 Miami (OH) 3 2 5 4 Eastern Michigan 3 2 4 5 Ball State 2 2 3 5 Kent State 2 3 3 6 Bowling Green 2 3 2 7 Massachusetts 1 3 4 4 Central Michigan 1 3 3 5 Sacramento State 1 5 2 7 Akron 0 5 1 8
Mountain West Conference Conf All W L W L New Mexico 4 0 7 1 Wyoming 4 1 5 3 UNLV 3 1 5 3 North Dakota State 4 2 7 2 Air Force 3 2 6 2 Nevada 2 2 3 5 San José State 2 3 4 5 Hawai'i 1 4 2 6 UTEP 0 4 1 7 Northern Illinois 0 4 0 8
Pac-12 Conference Conf All W L W L Boise State 4 0 7 1 Oregon State 3 1 5 3 San Diego State 3 2 4 5 Fresno State 2 2 5 3 Texas State 2 2 4 4 Utah State 2 2 3 5 Colorado State 1 3 3 5 Washington State 0 5 1 8
Southeastern Conference Conf All W L W L Georgia 5 1 7 1 Kentucky 5 1 7 1 Alabama 4 2 6 2 Ole Miss 4 2 6 2 LSU 3 2 6 2 Missouri 3 2 6 2 Tennessee 3 2 6 2 Texas 3 2 6 2 Florida 3 3 5 3 South Carolina 3 3 5 3 Oklahoma 2 3 4 4 Auburn 2 4 4 4 Mississippi State 2 4 4 4 Texas A&M 1 4 4 4 Arkansas 1 4 3 5 Vanderbilt 0 5 3 5
Sun Belt Conference Conf All W L W L East Georgia Southern 3 1 4 4 James Madison 4 2 7 2 App State 2 2 5 3 Marshall 2 2 5 3 Coastal Carolina 2 2 3 5 Georgia State 1 3 4 4 Old Dominion 1 5 2 7 West Louisiana Tech 4 0 6 2 Louisiana 2 2 5 3 Arkansas State 2 2 4 4 South Alabama 2 2 4 4 Troy 2 2 4 4 Southern Miss 2 2 3 5 UL Monroe 1 3 1 7
AP Top 25 Rec Pts Trend 1. Miami (62) 8-0 1740 – 2. Georgia (7) 7-1 1648 ↑1 3. Utah (1) 8-0 1540 ↑3 4. Notre Dame 7-1 1476 ↑1 5. UCLA 8-0 1473 ↑2 6. Indiana 8-1 1446 ↓2 7. BYU 7-1 1358 ↑1 8. Kentucky 7-1 1253 ↑1 9. Alabama 6-2 1107 ↑1 10. Texas 6-2 1057 ↑1 11. Ohio State 6-2 1049 ↓9 12. Ole Miss 6-2 953 – 13. Texas Tech 7-1 931 – 14. Wake Forest 7-1 898 – 15. LSU 6-2 814 – 16. Tennessee 6-2 719 – 17. Houston 6-2 590 ↑1 18. USC 7-2 539 NR 19. Missouri 6-2 475 ↑4 20. Boise State 7-1 451 – 21. Iowa 6-2 401 NR 22. New Mexico 7-1 179 NR 23. South Carolina 5-3 163 NR 24. Arizona 6-2 154 ↓2 25. Florida 5-3 94 ↓8
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 79, Oregon 55, UTSA 43, SMU 27, Virginia Tech 12, Duke 10, Minnesota 8, Liberty 4, Oklahoma State 3, Louisville 1
Dropped out: No. 19 SMU, No. 20 Northwestern, No. 24 Oklahoma State, No. 25 Wisconsin
AFCA Coaches Poll Rec Pts Trend 1. Miami (68) 8-0 1818 – 2. Georgia (4) 7-1 1719 ↑1 3. Indiana 8-1 1597 ↑1 4. Utah 8-0 1590 ↑1 5. UCLA 8-0 1501 ↑2 6. Notre Dame 7-1 1498 – 7. Kentucky (1) 7-1 1344 ↑1 8. BYU 7-1 1278 ↑1 9. Alabama 6-2 1131 ↑1 10. Ohio State 6-2 1101 ↓8 11. Texas 6-2 1057 – 12. Ole Miss 6-2 1034 – 13. Texas Tech 7-1 962 ↑1 14. Wake Forest 7-1 897 ↑1 15. LSU 6-2 886 ↓2 16. Tennessee 6-2 761 ↑1 17. USC 7-2 570 ↑8 18. Houston 6-2 556 ↑1 19. Missouri 6-2 488 ↑4 20. Iowa 6-2 448 ↑4 21. Boise State 7-1 445 ↑1 22. Arizona 6-2 174 ↓1 23. Northwestern 6-2 150 ↓5 24. SMU 6-2 146 ↓8 25. New Mexico 7-1 119 NR
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 91, Florida 81, UTSA 76, Duke 76, Virginia Tech 53, Oregon 41, Minnesota 10, Oklahoma State 9, Liberty 6, North Texas 4, Wisconsin 3, Memphis 2, North Dakota State 1, Cincinnati 1, Nebraska 1
Dropped out: No. 20 Florida
Playoff Committee Rankings Rec Trend 1. Miami 8-0 NR 2. Georgia 7-1 NR 3. Utah 8-0 NR 4. Indiana 8-1 NR 5. Alabama 6-2 NR 6. Kentucky 7-1 NR 7. Texas 6-2 NR 8. UCLA 8-0 NR 9. BYU 7-1 NR 10. Ole Miss 6-2 NR 11. Notre Dame 7-1 NR 12. Ohio State 6-2 NR 13. Tennessee 6-2 NR 14. LSU 6-2 NR 15. Texas Tech 7-1 NR 16. Wake Forest 7-1 NR 17. Houston 6-2 NR 18. Missouri 6-2 NR 19. Iowa 6-2 NR 20. USC 7-2 NR 21. South Carolina 5-3 NR 22. Arizona 6-2 NR 23. Oregon 5-3 NR 24. Florida 5-3 NR 25. Boise State 7-1 NR