ATHENS, Ohio (AP)—Eugene Jarvis rushed for 230 yards on 30 carries and scored twice to lead Kent State past Ohio 33-25 on Saturday.
Jarvis scored on runs of 42 and 35 yards for the Golden Flashes (3-2, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) who totaled 402 yards of offense.
He now has 999 yards rushing on the year on 155 carries, an average of 6.4 yards a carry and 200 per game.
Julian Edelman completed 12-of-25 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown without an interception for Kent State.
The Flashes led 27-10 after Jarvis’ second touchdown run at the 9:28 mark of the third quarter. Ohio never got closer than 10 points after falling behind 17-3 in the first quarter.
Theo Scott hit on 16-of-24 passes for 161 yards and touchdowns of 14 and 13 yards to Andrew Mooney for the Bobcats (2-3, 0-1). Scott had one pass intercepted, as did Brad Bower, who came in to complete 6-of-16 passes for 110 yards.
Kalvin McRae led Ohio with 74 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Nate Reed kicked field goals of 27, 26, 20 and 38 yards for Kent State.
Head to Head - Week 5
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 402 | 169 | 233 | 25 | 26.7% | 12/110 | 0 | 31:49 |
| Ohio | 359 | 271 | 88 | 16 | 25.0% | 16/155 | 2 | 28:11 |