Nov. 24, 2001

Quarterback Joshua Cribbs ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns as Kent State beat Miami 24-20 on Saturday for its first winning season since 1987.

The Golden Flashes (6-5, 3-3 Mid-American) held the RedHawks (7-5, 4-2) scoreless in the second half, rallying from a 20-6 deficit.

Cribbs scored Kent State's first touchdown with a 24-yard run in the first quarter and had a 51-yard run in the third that put the Golden Flashes ahead 21-20.

Cribbs also completed 9 of 20 passes for 79 yards with two interceptions, one returned for a 28-yard touchdown by MIAMI's Matt Robillard in the first quarter.

DeMarlo Rozier had a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for Kent State.

Miami's Ben Roethlisberger was 20-of-36 passing for 238 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jason Branch. He also threw two interceptions and was sacked five times.

The RedHawks were held to minus-1 yard rushing on 31 attempts.

Jared Parseghian kicked field goal of 34 and 42 yards in the second quarter for MIAMI. Michael Larkin had seven catches for 97 yards.

Chante Murphy rushed for 95 yards on 10 carries for Kent State.

Box Score

Miami at Kent State
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001
Kent, Ohio - Dix Stadium

Miami Notes
* Matt Robillard's interception return for Miami's first score was the RedHawks' first since Rod Clark picked off a Western Michigan pass and returned it 15 yards earlier this season. Those are the RedHawks only defensive touchdowns this season.
* Ben Roethlisberger's 3-yard touchdown pass to Jason Branch in the first quarter broke the school record for most touchdown passes in a season, eclipsing Mike Bath's 1999 mark of 24. It also ties for the sixth-most touchdown passes in MAC history. He has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 11 of 12 games this season.
* Roethlisberger threw for 238 yards, the ninth time in 12 career starts he has broken the 200-yard plateau.
* Jared Parseghian's back-to-back field goals in the second quarter extended the RedHawks' streak to a season-high 3 straight. His 42-yarder with 5:57 left in the second quarter tied his career long.
* Roethlisberger's interception at the end of the first half was his first in 123 attempts.
* Roethlisberger is the first Miami quarterback to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a season. He has thrown for more than 200 yards in eight straight games.
* Kent State's 335 rushing yards mark the first time Miami has given up 300 or more yards on the ground in a game since 1999 vs. Ohio.
* Miami was held to -1 yards rushing, the first time since 1989 vs. Western Michigan the RedHawks had negative rushing yards in a game.
* Miami was held scoreless in the second half, the first time the RedHawks have been shut out in a half all season.
* The RedHawks end the year on a three-game losing streak, the first one they have experienced since 1996, and the first time since 1941 they have concluded a season on such a string.

Ben Roethlisberger - One for the Books
Roethlisberger's final stats and the rank in school and MAC top 10s.

           No.          School Rank     MAC RankAttempts        381          2nd         NRCompletions     241      1st         8thYards           3,105        1st         8thTouchdowns      25       1st         t-7thCompletion %    63.3%        1st         8th