In a back-and-forth battle, the Akron Zips fell to the Troy Trojans by a score of 22-17 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama on Saturday.
Following a 25-minute lightning delay, Akron got on the board first with a 28-yard field goal by kicker Tom O’Leary. Troy, however, was able to take control to finish out the first half. After two rushing touchdowns and a field goal of their own, the Trojans went into halftime with a 16-3 advantage over the Zips.
The Zips came storming back in the third quarter, closing the gap on Troy’s lead to just 6 points.