Ohio Bobcats take 17-game home win streak into midweek game at Akron
The gist
Ohio beat Eastern Michigan 24-20 to reach bowl eligibility and extend its 17-game home winning streak.
The Bobcats face 1-7 Akron next, chasing an eighth straight win in the series.
How it unfolded
- Sep 12, 2026Ohio beat Jacksonville State 29-27 in four overtimes in Athens, Ohio.
- Oct 24, 2026Ohio beat Eastern Michigan 24-20, clinching bowl eligibility, extending the nation's longest home winning streak to 17 and moving to 4-0 in MAC play for the first time since 1997.
- Oct 26, 2026Darren James-Hamilton and Michael Molnar received MAC Player of the Week awards.