Ohio Football Falls on The Road to Miami (OH)

Tuesday, November 10

Oxford, OH

8 p.m. ET

7-3 , 5-1

Miami (OH)

6-4 , 4-2

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Ohio	7	10	0	0	17
Miami (OH)	0	7	7	20	34

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Box Score

By: Charlie Fadel

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OXFORD, Ohio – The Ohio football team (7-3 overall, 5-1 Mid-American Conference) traveled to Oxford, Ohio to take on Miami OH (6-4 overall, 3-3 MAC) in the Battle of the Bricks, falling by a score of 34-17.

Individually, graduate student quarterback Nick Poulos (Granite Bay, Calif.) had 193 yards and a touchdown pass as well as 63 rushing yards. Junior running back Duncan Brune (Cologne, Germany) had 47 yards and a touchdown on the ground, while redshirt sophomore wide receiver Riley Neer (Bellefontaine, Ohio) had 74 receiving yards and a touchdown

Defensively, Redshirt senior linebacker Michael Molnar (Mason, Ohio) had eight tackles and an interception, while redshirt sophomore safety Darren James-Hamilton (Charlotte, N.C.) had eight tackles and a tackle for loss. Redshirt senior linebacker Jack Fries (Cincinnati, Ohio) had seven tackles, while redshirt junior safety DJ Walker (Aliquippa, Pa) had five tackles.

Ohio received the opening kick and capitalized early, marching down the field on the back of some strong runs from Brune. On third and goal, Poulos found Neer in the end zone for an eight-yard touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.

After the Bobcats were forced to punt, redshirt sophomore Barry Dillon (Vicksburg, Miss.) punched the ball out on the return, and Walker got the recovery to get Ohio back on offense.

The Bobcats converted off the turnover, driving the ball down the field before Brune punched it in from the one-yard line on fourth and one to go up 14-0 with 13:27 left in the second.

The Bobcat defense forced another three-and-out, giving the ball back to the offense. Ohio once again marched down the field, getting into field goal range after converting on fourth and 14, setting up a 27-yard field goal for redshirt junior Brack Peacock (Granbury, Texas) to give the Bobcats a 17-0 lead.

Miami responded, scoring its first touchdown of the game to cut its deficit to 17-7 with a minute left in the half.

Ohio could not extend the lead before the end of the half, setting the score at 17-7.

The RedHawks opened the scoring in the second half, cutting the lead to 17-14 on their second possession of the third quarter. The third quarter ended with Ohio leading 17-14.

To start the fourth quarter, Miami tied the game at 17 with a field goal, giving Ohio the ball back with less than a minute gone in the fourth.

The RedHawks got into field goal range again in the fourth, kicking a 34-yard goal to take a 20-17 lead with less than four minutes left in the game.

Miami scored again with less than two minutes remaining, taking a 27-17 lead. The RedHawks defense scored on a pick-six on the next drive to take a 34-17 lead, ultimately winning the game, 34-17.

Up next, the Bobcats return home to take on Ball State. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPNU/ESPN2/CBSSN.

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