Dayton 30 at Morehead St. 28
Dayton holds off Morehead State 30-28
Saturday, Oct 22, 2011MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP)—Dayton used a dominant ground game and solid special teams play to beat Morehead State 30-28 on Saturday.
The Flyers (5-3, 3-2 Pioneer Football League) rushed for 317 yards and kept possession for 34:43, nearly 10 minutes longer than Morehead State, which has lost three in a row. Dayton scored its most points in a game this season, and got three field goals from Nate Miller and a 32-yard punt return for a score by Tyler Hujik.
Taylor Harris rushed for 216 yards for the Flyers.
Morehead State (2-6, 1-4) led 7-0 before Dayton scored 20 unanswered points. The Flyers led 30-21 after Will Bardo threw his second touchdown pass of the game, a 26-yarder to Branden Johnson, with 2:25 remaining.
Zach Lewis, who threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns for the Eagles, passed to Dante Sawyer for a 2-yard score for the final margin with 1:07 remaining.
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Head to Head - Week 8
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | 386 | 69 | 317 | 21 | 28.6% | 3/34 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Morehead State | 349 | 309 | 40 | 21 | 23.1% | 3/18 | 1 | 15:17 |
