Toledo 34, Ball State 14
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- Bruce Gradkowski threw for 207 yards and
three touchdowns in Toledo's 34-14 win over Ball State on Saturday.
Trinity Dawson ran for 146 yards and one touchdown as the
Rockets (4-1, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) held the Cardinals to
190 total yards.
Gradkowski hit John Allen with a 13-yard TD pass at 8:48 in the
first quarter to give the Rockets a 6-0 lead, but the Cardinals
blocked the extra point kick.
Three minutes later, Ball State's Louis Johnson blocked a Toledo
punt and Larry Bostic recovered the ball in the end zone for a
touchdown. Brian Jackson nailed the extra point to give the
Cardinals (1-4, 1-1) a 7-6 lead, their last of the game.
Toledo scored 21 unanswered points on a 10-yard run by Dawson
and Gradkowski passes of 18 and 32 yards respectively to Steve Odom
and Nick Moore, giving the Rockets a 27-7 lead at halftime.
Ball State's Darius Hill scored early in the third on a 16-yard
pass from Joey Lynch to narrow the gap to 27-14.
But Jordan Anthony intercepted a Lynch pass with 14:16 left in
the fourth and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown to give the
Rockets the winning edge.
It was the 30th meeting between the two schools. Toledo owns a
16-14-1 edge in the series.
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2021 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 6-2 | 7-7 |
| Miami (OH) | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Ohio | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| Bowling Green | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Buffalo | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Akron | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Northern Illinois | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Central Michigan | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Toledo | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Ball State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Western Michigan | 4-4 | 8-5 |