Javon Tracy at Toledo
Joe Zak
20
Miami (OH) MIA 1-4 , 0-1
30
Winner Toledo TOL 4-1 , 1-0
Miami (OH) MIA
1-4 , 0-1
20
Final
30
Toledo TOL
4-1 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MIA Miami (OH) 3 3 7 7 20
TOL Toledo 14 6 3 7 30

Game Recap: Football |

Miami Drops MAC Opener at Toledo, 30-20

TOLEDO, Ohio– The Miami University football team dropped its Mid-American Conference opener 30-20 at Toledo Saturday afternoon. Javon Tracy caught 10 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown for the RedHawks (1-4, 0-1 MAC), while Corban Hondru recorded two interceptions and a career-high 11 tackles for the Miami defense. Tucker Gleason threw for 318 yards for the Rockets, who move to 4-1 (1-0 MAC). 
   
 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Toledo scored on its opening drive to take a 7-0 lead, as Gleason recovered a fourth-down fumble and plunged into the end zone midway through the first period.
  • After the Rockets extended the margin to 14-0, capitalizing on a blocked punt with a three-play scoring drive, the RedHawks got on the board. Miami moved into Rocket territory on back-to-back completions from Brett Gabbert to Andre Johnson and Cade McDonald, and Dom Dzioban finished off an 11-play, 68-yard drive with a 26-yard field goal. 
  • The Rockets responded with a 10-play, 67-yard drive of their own, moving the ball into the red zone, but Hondru made an interception at the RedHawks' three-yard line to end the UT threat.
  • Toledo went ahead 17-3 on a second-quarter field goal, and the RedHawks came right back with a field goal of their own. A 51-yard pass to Reggie Virgil set up a 35-yard kick from Dzioban with 2:38 left in the half. 
  • Hondru picked off another pass to thwart the Rockets' next possession, but the home team eventually tacked on a 48-yard field goal before halftime and a 47-yard field goal to begin the third quarter.
  • After an Adam Trick sack near the UT goal line, Miami took advantage of good field position on the ensuing punt to claim their first touchdown of the day. A 22-yard strike to Tracy set up a nine-yard scoring pass to Kevin Davis with 24 seconds left in the third quarter.
  • The deficit grew to 30-13 early in the fourth quarter on a one-yard Toledo touchdown pass, but Miami wouldn't go away. The RedHawks drove 75 yards in 15 plays and reached the end zone on a three-yard pass from Gabbert to Tracy with 5:46 remaining. The visitors would get one more possession, but were unable to put any additional points on the board.

 NOTES
  • Hondru's interceptions were Miami's first of the season; the redshirt junior linebacker matched his previous career total with two picks in the game.
  • Gabbert threw for 296 yards and two scores.
  • Miami was a season-best 10-of-18 converting third downs.
  • Oscar McWood matched his career high with nine tackles.
  • Mychal Yharbrough made a career-high seven tackles.
  • Connor Briggs and Preston Daniel made their first career starts as RedHawks.
  • The RedHawks and Rockets played for the third time in less than 12 months after not having faced each other for the previous 12 years.

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks travel to Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 12. Kickoff in Ypsilanti, Mich. is set for 2 p.m.
 
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