▁season . ▁ ▁North western ▁closed ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 1 - point ▁run . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁those ▁touch down s ▁came ▁off ▁an ▁inter ception . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁opening ▁drive ▁on , ▁the ▁Orange ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁possession ▁that ▁went ▁longer ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁yards . ▁ ▁The ▁drive ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁missed ▁field ▁goal , ▁as ▁k icker ▁Patrick ▁Sh ad le ▁hit ▁the ▁u pr ight ▁from ▁ 5 1 ▁yards ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁opening ▁loss ▁was ▁the ▁Orange ' s ▁fifth ▁straight . ▁ ▁Ak ron ▁ ▁Sy rac use ▁lost ▁its ▁fourth ▁straight ▁home ▁op ener ▁and ▁second ▁straight ▁game ▁to ▁a ▁MAC ▁oppon ent ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 2 – 2 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁Ak ron . ▁ ▁The ▁Z ips ▁set ▁the ▁pace ▁early , ▁taking ▁the ▁ball ▁ 6 5 ▁yards ▁down ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁a ▁touch down . ▁ ▁Ak ron ▁scored ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 9 - yard ▁drive ▁was ▁c apped ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 5 - yard ▁run ▁by ▁Dennis ▁Kennedy . ▁ ▁The ▁Orange ▁found ▁the ▁end zone ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁quarter . ▁ ▁Qu arter back ▁Cam ▁D ant ley ▁connected ▁with ▁tight ▁end ▁Mike ▁O wen ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 2 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass , ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁touch down ▁reception . ▁ ▁Ak ron ▁and ▁Sy rac use ▁would ▁then ▁exchange ▁touch down s ▁on ▁one -