Eastern Michigan football team concludes winless season
Akron's Miguel Graham avoids a tackle by Eastern Michigan quarterback Alex Gillett after an interception in the second quarter Friday afternoon in Akron. (AP Photo/Akron Beacon Journal, Mike Cardew)
Graham intercepted Eastern Michigan quarterback Alex Gillett's pass, returning it 62 yards for a touchdown to give the Zips (3-9, 2-6 Mid-American Conference) a 21-14 lead in the second quarter.
Akron pushed its lead to 14 points on Dashan Miller's 29-yard touchdown run in the third. Miller finished with 49 yards rushing on two carries and Allen had 50 yards on the ground on 14 attempts.
Broderick Alexander led the Zips' rushing attack with 54 yards.
Gillett, who went 16-for-30, passed for 148 yards and two interceptions for the Eagles (0-12, 0-8). The freshman quarterback also rushed for 102 yards on 17 carries, including a 27-yard touchdown run in second quarter.
Dwayne Priest also had two rushing scores for Eastern Michigan.
Eastern, 0-12 overall and 0-8 in the Mid-American Conference, is winless for the 9th time in the program's 118 years, according to emueagles.com. Akron finishes 3-9 overall, 2-6 in the MAC.