ATHENS (AP) — Quinton Maxwell threw two touchdown passes, Greg Windham added another and Ohio used a 30-point first half to beat Gardner-Webb 37-21 on Saturday.
Maxwell was 11 of 14 for 167 yards passing, including a 17-yard scoring strike to Sebastian Smith and a 13-yarder to Kyle Belack. Windham threw for 143 yards, opening the scoring with a 17-yard TD pass to Smith, who had six catches for 108 yards.
The Bobcats (2-2) scored on their first four possessions, outgained the Bulldogs 341-118 total yards in the first half and led 30-7 at halftime.
Papi White scored on a 14-yard run, Kent Berger sacked Bulldogs quarterback Tyrell Maxwell for a safety, and Bo Hardy scored on a 1-yard run for Ohio.
Khalil Lewis scored on a 31-yard run for the Bulldogs (1-3). Tyrell Maxwell scored on a 3-yard run and hit Willie Jackson IV on a 28-yard scoring pass.
Gardner-Webb    7    0    7    7    =    21
Ohio    14    16    7    0    =    37
First Quarter
OHI—S.Smith 17 pass from Windham (Zervos kick), 10:29
GWB—T.Maxwell 3 run (Schumacher kick), 6:52
OHI—White 14 run (Zervos kick), :23
Second Quarter
OHI—S.Smith 17 pass from Q.Maxwell (Zervos kick), 8:16
OHI—Belack 13 pass from Q.Maxwell (Zervos kick), 4:20
OHI—safety, 3:24
Third Quarter
GWB—K.Lewis 31 run (Schumacher kick), 11:30
OHI—Hardy 1 run (Zervos kick), 5:28
Fourth Quarter
GWB—W.Jackson 28 pass from T.Maxwell (Schumacher kick), 2:49
A—22,265.
GWB    OHI
First downs    16    31
Rushes-yards    39-196    45-207
Passing    156    310
Comp-Att-Int    13-20-0    25-38-1
Return Yards    98    86
Punts-Avg.    3-39.0    2-42.5
Fumbles-Lost    2-1    1-0
Penalties-Yards    3-36    4-35
Time of Possession    25:40    34:20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Gardner-Webb, K.Lewis 15-83, T.Maxwell 11-52, Perry 5-40, Blackmon 3-20, Cagle 4-4, Jolly 0-0, Rollins 1-(minus 3). Ohio, Hardy 15-65, Windham 10-56, White 9-49, Emanuele 6-26, Q.Maxwell 5-11.
PASSING—Gardner-Webb, T.Maxwell 13-20-0-156. Ohio, Windham 14-24-0-143, Q.Maxwell 11-14-1-167.
RECEIVING—Gardner-Webb, Estes 4-41, Blackmon 3-42, Henderson 3-33, W.Jackson 1-28, Lee 1-8, Cagle 1-4. Ohio, S.Smith 6-108, Belack 3-33, Reid 3-10, Mangen 2-40, Meyer 2-34, J.Brown 2-27, M.Morgan 2-16, Ball 1-15, Marhefka 1-9, Emanuele 1-7, C.Brown 1-7, White 1-4.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Ohio, Zervos 35.