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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- Travis Prentice tied Ricky Williams' year-old I-A record for rushing touchdowns but was overshadowed by Ohio's Chad Brinker, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns in the Bobcats' 40-28 victory on Saturday.
Prentice's 72nd rushing touchdown in the first quarter tied the record Williams set last season at Texas. It was the 34th game in which Prentice has scored a TD, surpassing Williams' record of 33.
Miami (6-4, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) took a 7-6 lead on Prentice's 1-yard run with one second remaining in the first quarter, but Ohio (5-5, 5-2) held the MAC's career rushing leader to 69 yards on 25 carries. Prentice, who now has 5,433 career rushing yards, is 166 yards shy of moving into fourth place on the I-A rushing list.
Brinker scored on runs of 1 and 74 yards, the latter giving the Bobcats a 26-14 lead with 2:40 to go in the third quarter.
Dontrell Jackson's 30-yard TD pass to Raynald Ray put the Bobcats ahead 33-14, and Joe Sherrill added the second of his 1-yard runs with 4:24 remaining in the fourth for a 40-21 lead.
His first TD run gave Ohio the lead for good at 20-14 with 7:01 remaining in the third.
Miami's Mike Bath was 17-of-35 for 248 yards and three touchdowns, including passes of 4 and 8 yards to Trevor Gaylor, who had nine catches for 148 yards. With his three TD passes, Bath upped his single-season total to 22--a school record. Gaylor also broke a school record as his nine catches upped his career total to 123, a Miami best. Gaylor tied the school's career receiving TD mark at 18.
Miami closes out the 1999 season this Saturday, hosting MAC-newcomer Buffalo at 1 p.m.
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