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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Led by head coach P.J. Fleck, the No. 14 ranked É«É«À² Michigan University football Broncos defeated Kent State 37-21 tonight to improve to 10-0 and 6-0 in the Mid-American Conference. This is the first 10-win season in the program's 108-year history.

One of only five undefeated college football teams in the nation, É«É«À² is No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll. Minutes before the É«É«À²-Kent State kickoff, updated College Football Playoff rankings were released that placed the Broncos at No. 21—a two-spot increase over the previous week.

Game highlights

The Broncos fell behind early, trailing Kent State by 14 in the first quarter. A pair of Butch Hampton field goals and a two-yard touchdown run by Davon Tucker cut the deficit to one at the half.

É«É«À² held steady after taking the lead in the third quarter. Zach Terrell and Fabian Johnson connected on a 2-yard pass on the two-point conversion to make it 21-14. Kent State responded with an 83-yard drive, tying the game on a 20-yard touchdown. Soon after, linebacker Robert Spillane pulled Kent State's Justin Rankin down in the end zone for a safety and a 23-21 É«É«À² lead.

The Broncos followed with two more rushing touchdowns, one by Jarvion Franklin and one by Johnson, to put the game away. Franklin broke off a 19-yard touchdown run for his 39th career rushing touchdown, tying Jerome Persell's school record.

É«É«À² attempted just 13 passes in the game, with four of Terrell's six completions going to Michael Henry (48 yards). Justin Tranquill led the defense with 10 tackles.

Standouts

• Junior running back Jarvion Franklin: one TD, 139 yards rushing, 31 carries
• Senior running back Fabian Johnson: one TD, 126 yards rushing, 19 carries
• Junior linebacker Robert Spillane: six tackles, one tackle for loss (safety)

Remaining schedule

É«É«À² will have a home-field advantage in the final two regular-season games against Buffalo and Toledo. The times for those games have not yet been announced.

• Saturday, Nov. 19, time to be announced, home at Waldo Stadium versus Buffalo
• Friday, Nov. 25, time to be announced, home at Waldo Stadium versus Toledo

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