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# 8 Kennesaw State (0-1) -VS- Samford (1-0)

Box Score

Kennesaw State logo
17
vs
Samford logo
27

# 8 Kennesaw State (0-1) -VS- Samford (1-0)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
KSUKennesaw State 7 0 10 0 17
Winner SAMSamford 0 14 0 13 27
KSU:
Shepherd, Xavie (135),
Daniels, Presto (64),
Farrow, Nykeem (72)
SAM:
Michael Hiers (289),
Jay Stanton (90),
Kendall Watson (187)
Date:
9/1/2022
Site:
Birmingham, Ala.
Stadium:
Seibert Stadium
Attendance:
5333
Kickoff Time:
6 p.m.
End of Game:
9:04
Duration:
3:04
Temperature:
89
Weather:
Partly Cloudy
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Match History vs Kennesaw State

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play KSU SAM
1st - 08:55 1st 08:55 KSU - Daniels, Presto 26 yd run (Robertson, Nath kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:55 7 0
2nd - 09:09 2nd 09:09 SAM - Kendall Watson 28 yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams kick) 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:47 7 7
2nd - 04:18 2nd 04:18 SAM - Kendall Watson 6 yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams kick) 4 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:37 7 14
3rd - 06:44 3rd 06:44 KSU - Robertson, Nath 38 yd field goal 15 plays, 54 yards, TOP 8:16 10 14
3rd - 03:51 3rd 03:51 KSU - Shepherd, Xavie 2 yd run (Robertson, Nath kick), 5 plays, 13 yards, TOP 2:35 17 14
4th - 12:40 4th 12:40 SAM - Chandler Smith 15 yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams kick failed) 8 plays, 93 yards, TOP 2:14 17 20
4th - 05:04 4th 05:04 SAM - Chandler Smith 31 yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams kick) 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 3:10 17 27
17 27
Referee: Thomas Graham Line Judge: Timothy Forman Side Judge: Scotty Setser
Umpire: Keith Baxter Back Judge: Jay Neal Score Keeper:
Linesman: Matt Skeen Field Judge: Rob Barefield

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic KSU SAM
First Downs
Total 20 21
Rushing 15 9
Passing 3 11
Penalty 2 1
Rushing
Total (Net) 193 113
Attempts 62 32
Avg. Per Rush 3.1 3.5
Rushing TDs 2 0
Yds. Gained 221 141
Yds. Lost 28 28
Passing
Total (Net) 135 289
Comp.-Att.-Int. 5-13-1 18-24-0
Avg. / Att. 10.4 12.0
Avg. / Comp. 27.0 16.1
TDs 0 4
Total Offense
Yards 328 402
Plays 75 56
Avg. / Play 4.4 7.2
Fumbles - Lost 3-0 2-2
Penalties - Yds. 5-34 3-30
Punting
Punts - Yds. 5-215 2-92
Avg. / Punt 43.0 46.0
Inside 20 2 0
50+ Yds. 1 0
Touchbacks 1 1
Fair Catch 2 1
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 4-255 5-339
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 63.8 67.8
Touchbacks 2 4
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-20-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 0 20.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-15-0 2-61-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 15.0 30.5
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 39:06 20:54
3rd. Down Conv. 9 of 18 8 of 11
4th. Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 1-2 2-2
Sacks: Total - Yds. 2-19 2-16
PAT: Total - Made 2-2 3-4
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 1-1 0-1

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
KSU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Shepherd, Xavie 5 13 135 0 1 72 2
Totals 5 13 135 0 1 72 2
SAM - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Michael Hiers 18 24 289 4 0 48 2
Totals 18 24 289 4 0 48 2
Individual Rushing Statistics
KSU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Daniels, Presto 8 64 0 64 1 26 8.0
Shepherd, Xavie 35 88 24 64 1 8 1.8
Benyard, Gabrie 3 20 0 20 0 10 6.7
Foster, Isaac 5 17 1 16 0 5 3.2
Farrow, Nykeem 3 12 3 9 0 8 3.0
Lay, Jordan 4 9 0 9 0 3 2.3
Ledet, Marquis 3 6 0 6 0 3 2.0
Benefield, Mich 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0
Totals 62 221 28 193 2 26 3.1
SAM - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Jay Stanton 16 91 1 90 0 20 5.6
Ty King 1 12 0 12 0 12 12.0
Michael Hiers 7 26 17 9 0 11 1.3
Jaylan Thomas 5 8 1 7 0 7 1.4
Jocquet Jiles 1 4 0 4 0 2 4.0
TEAM 2 0 9 -9 0 0 -4.5
Totals 32 141 28 113 0 20 3.5
Individual Receiving Statistics
KSU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Farrow, Nykeem 1 72 0 72
Marshall, Chavi 1 38 0 38
Benyard, Gabrie 1 15 0 15
Gonzalez, Oscar 1 5 0 5
Ledet, Marquis 1 5 0 5
Totals 5 135 0 72
SAM - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Kendall Watson 9 187 2 48
Chandler Smith 3 67 2 31
Judd Cockett 1 26 0 26
Ty King 1 11 0 11
D.J. Rias 2 2 0 4
Jay Stanton 2 -4 0 5
Totals 18 289 4 48

Defensive

Kennesaw State - Individual Defensive Statistics
Kennesaw State - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Benyard, Garlan 6 - 6 2.0/3 2.0 -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - 1 - -
Burks, Je'Cory 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 2 - -
Montgomery, Mar 4 - 4 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bell, Travis 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Barnum, Jalen 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Silas, Juandari 3 - 3 1.0/9 1.0 -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Gamble, Chance 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hand, Dylan 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jenkins, Montre 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Allen, Kelcy 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Reese, Kerick 2 - 2 1.0/8 1.0 1.0/8 1.0 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Watkins, Adam 2 - 2 1.0/11 1.0 1.0/11 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Remy, Charles 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Harris, Ryan 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Clemons, Yesiah 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Barnes, Demetri 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Myers, Jahon 1 - 1 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Allen, Carlos 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Noah Martin 7 1 8 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kobe Stewart 6 - 6 1.0/12 1.0 1.0/12 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nick Jackson 5 1 6 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Josiah Cotton 3 2 5 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Seth Simmer 5 - 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
I. Richardson 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Drew Mims 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ty Hardimon 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Nathan East 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Braeden Royal 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kourtlan Marsh 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 2 - -
T. Pollard 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hakeem Johnson 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Trey Elston 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Joseph Mera 2 - 2 1.0/4 1.0 1.0/4 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Wade White 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Evan Craighead 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
David Coleman 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
E. Flowers 1 - 1 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
J.T. Swanson 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Fred Flavors 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tay Berry 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas Neville 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
J. Mathiasen 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
KSU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Huiet, Joshua 5 215 43.0 55 2 1 1
SAM - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
B. Porcellato 2 92 46.0 47 0 1 0
Individual Return Statistics
KSU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Foster, Isaac 0 0 0 1 15 15 0 0 0
SAM - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Chandler Smith 1 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judd Cockett 0 0 0 2 61 43 0 0 0
Kourtlan Marsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
KSU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Robertson, Nath 3rd 06:44 38 GOOD
SAM - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Zach Williams 3rd 02:19 49 MISSED
Individual Kickoff Statistics
KSU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Cummins, Conor 4 255 2 0 63.8
SAM - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Daniel Bethel 5 339 4 0 67.8
Individual PAT Statistics
KSU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Robertson, Nath 2 2 0 0 0 0
SAM - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Zach Williams 4 3 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st SAM48 15:00 KO KSU47 13:50 PUNT 3-5 1:10
1st/13:50 KSU 1st KSU20 13:50 PUNT SAM00 08:55 TD 8-80 4:55
1st/08:55 SAM 1st SAM25 08:55 KO SAM34 07:13 PUNT 3-9 1:42
1st/07:13 KSU 1st KSU21 07:13 PUNT SAM41 01:32 PUNT 11-38 5:41
1st/01:32 SAM 1st SAM20 01:32 PUNT KSU28 00:06 FUMB 6-52 1:26
1st/00:06 KSU 1st KSU28 00:06 FUMB SAM46 10:56 DOWNS 9-26 4:10
2nd/10:56 SAM 2nd SAM46 10:56 DOWNS KSU00 09:09 TD 7-54 1:47
2nd/09:09 KSU 2nd KSU25 09:09 KO KSU23 05:55 PUNT 5-(-2) 3:14
2nd/05:55 SAM 2nd KSU40 05:55 PUNT KSU00 04:18 TD 4-40 1:37
2nd/04:18 KSU 2nd KSU25 04:18 KO KSU42 02:17 PUNT 6-17 2:01
2nd/02:17 SAM 2nd SAM03 02:17 PUNT SAM21 00:00 HALF 5-18 2:17
3rd/15:00 KSU 3rd KSU25 15:00 KO SAM21 06:44 FG 15-54 8:16
3rd/06:37 SAM 3rd SAM18 06:37 KO SAM13 06:26 FUMB 1-(-5) 0:11
3rd/06:26 KSU 3rd SAM13 06:26 FUMB SAM00 03:51 TD 5-13 2:35
3rd/03:51 SAM 3rd SAM25 03:51 KO KSU31 02:19 FGA 6-44 1:32
3rd/02:19 KSU 3rd KSU31 02:19 FGA KSU49 14:54 PUNT 5-18 2:25
4th/14:54 SAM 4th SAM07 14:54 PUNT KSU00 12:40 TD 8-93 2:14
4th/12:34 KSU 4th KSU15 12:34 KO KSU39 08:14 PUNT 8-24 4:20
4th/08:14 SAM 4th SAM23 08:14 PUNT KSU00 05:04 TD 7-77 3:10
4th/05:04 KSU 4th KSU25 05:04 KO SAM05 03:41 INT 4-70 1:23
4th/03:41 SAM 4th SAM20 03:41 INT SAM49 00:00 HALF 7-29 3:41

Kennesaw State Drives

Kennesaw State Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/13:50 KSU 1st KSU20 13:50 PUNT SAM00 08:55 TD 8-80 4:55
1st/07:13 KSU 1st KSU21 07:13 PUNT SAM41 01:32 PUNT 11-38 5:41
1st/00:06 KSU 1st KSU28 00:06 FUMB SAM46 10:56 DOWNS 9-26 4:10
2nd/09:09 KSU 2nd KSU25 09:09 KO KSU23 05:55 PUNT 5-(-2) 3:14
2nd/04:18 KSU 2nd KSU25 04:18 KO KSU42 02:17 PUNT 6-17 2:01
3rd/15:00 KSU 3rd KSU25 15:00 KO SAM21 06:44 FG 15-54 8:16
3rd/06:26 KSU 3rd SAM13 06:26 FUMB SAM00 03:51 TD 5-13 2:35
3rd/02:19 KSU 3rd KSU31 02:19 FGA KSU49 14:54 PUNT 5-18 2:25
4th/12:34 KSU 4th KSU15 12:34 KO KSU39 08:14 PUNT 8-24 4:20
4th/05:04 KSU 4th KSU25 05:04 KO SAM05 03:41 INT 4-70 1:23

Samford Drives

Kennesaw State
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st SAM48 15:00 KO KSU47 13:50 PUNT 3-5 1:10
1st/08:55 SAM 1st SAM25 08:55 KO SAM34 07:13 PUNT 3-9 1:42
1st/01:32 SAM 1st SAM20 01:32 PUNT KSU28 00:06 FUMB 6-52 1:26
2nd/10:56 SAM 2nd SAM46 10:56 DOWNS KSU00 09:09 TD 7-54 1:47
2nd/05:55 SAM 2nd KSU40 05:55 PUNT KSU00 04:18 TD 4-40 1:37
2nd/02:17 SAM 2nd SAM03 02:17 PUNT SAM21 00:00 HALF 5-18 2:17
3rd/06:37 SAM 3rd SAM18 06:37 KO SAM13 06:26 FUMB 1-(-5) 0:11
3rd/03:51 SAM 3rd SAM25 03:51 KO KSU31 02:19 FGA 6-44 1:32
4th/14:54 SAM 4th SAM07 14:54 PUNT KSU00 12:40 TD 8-93 2:14
4th/08:14 SAM 4th SAM23 08:14 PUNT KSU00 05:04 TD 7-77 3:10
4th/03:41 SAM 4th SAM20 03:41 INT SAM49 00:00 HALF 7-29 3:41

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Captains for KSU: 88, 96, 12
Captains for Samford: 7, 5, 44, 84
KSU wins toss and defers. Samford will receiver to start the game.
Cummins, Conor kickoff 60 yards to the SAM5, Judd Cockett return 43 yards to the SAM48, out-of-bounds.
Samford at 15:00
Samford at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 15:00
1st and 10 at SAM48 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 4 yards to the KSU48 (Burks, Je'Cory).
2nd and 6 at KSU48 Jay Stanton rush for 1 yard to the KSU47 (Barnum, Jalen).
3rd and 5 at KSU47 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to D.J. Rias (Burks, Je'Cory).
4th and 5 at KSU47 B. Porcellato punt 47 yards to the KSU0, touchback.
Total 3 plays , 5 yards Time of Possession: 1:10
Kennesaw State at 13:50
Kennesaw State at 13:50
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 13:50
1st and 10 at KSU20 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 13:50.
1st and 10 at KSU20 Shepherd, Xavie pass complete to Marshall, Chavi for 38 yards to the SAM42, 1ST DOWN KSU (Trey Elston).
1st and 10 at SAM42 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 3 yards to the SAM39 (Tay Berry).
2nd and 7 at SAM39 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 4 yards to the SAM35 (Noah Martin).
3rd and 3 at SAM35 PENALTY KSU delay of game 5 yards to the SAM40.
3rd and 8 at SAM40 Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 11:28.
3rd and 8 at SAM40 Shepherd, Xavie pass complete to Ledet, Marquis for 5 yards to the SAM35 (I. Richardson).
4th and 3 at SAM35 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 3 yards to the SAM32, 1ST DOWN KSU (Noah Martin).
1st and 10 at SAM32 Benyard, Gabrie rush for 5 yards to the SAM27 (Ty Hardimon).
2nd and 5 at SAM27 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 1 yard to the SAM26 (Fred Flavors).
3rd and 4 at SAM26 Daniels, Presto rush for 26 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN KSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:55.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Robertson, Nath kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at KSU35 Cummins, Conor kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Total 8 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 4:55
Score:
Kennesaw State 7-0 Samford
Samford at 08:55
Samford at 08:55
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 08:55
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 08:55.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Michael Hiers rush for 1 yard to the SAM26 (Bell, Travis).
2nd and 9 at SAM26 Michael Hiers pass complete to J.R. Tran-Reno for 1 yard to the SAM27, out-of-bounds, PENALTY KSU offside 4 yards to the SAM30, NO PLAY.
2nd and 5 at SAM30 Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the SAM34 (Bell, Travis).
3rd and 1 at SAM34 Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the SAM34 (Bell, Travis).
4th and 1 at SAM34 B. Porcellato punt 45 yards to the KSU21, fair catch by Benyard, Gabrie.
Total 3 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 1:42
Kennesaw State at 07:13
Kennesaw State at 07:13
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 07:13
1st and 10 at KSU21 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 07:13.
1st and 10 at KSU21 Shepherd, Xavie rush for no gain to the KSU21, fumble by Shepherd, Xavie recovered by KSU Daniels, Presto at KSU16.
2nd and 15 at KSU16 Shepherd, Xavie rush for no gain to the KSU16 (Braeden Royal).
3rd and 15 at KSU16 Shepherd, Xavie pass complete to Benyard, Gabrie for 15 yards to the KSU31, 1ST DOWN KSU (T. Pollard).
1st and 10 at KSU31 Benyard, Gabrie rush for 4 yards to the KSU35, fumble by Benyard, Gabrie recovered by KSU TEAM at KSU36, PENALTY SAM holding 10 yards to the KSU46, 1ST DOWN KSU.
1st and 10 at KSU46 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at KSU46 Benyard, Gabrie rush for 10 yards to the SAM44, 1ST DOWN KSU (Josiah Cotton).
1st and 10 at SAM44 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 3 yards to the SAM41 (Thomas Neville).
2nd and 7 at SAM41 Foster, Isaac rush for 4 yards to the SAM37, fumble forced by Ty Hardimon, fumble by Foster, Isaac recovered by KSU Ledet, Marquis at SAM37.
3rd and 3 at SAM37 Daniels, Presto rush for 3 yards to the SAM34, 1ST DOWN KSU (Nick Jackson).
1st and 10 at SAM34 PENALTY KSU IM 5 yards to the SAM39.
1st and 15 at SAM39 Shepherd, Xavie pass incomplete to Gonzalez, Oscar (Ty Hardimon).
2nd and 15 at SAM39 Shepherd, Xavie rush for loss of 2 yards to the SAM41 (Noah Martin).
3rd and 17 at SAM41 Shepherd, Xavie pass incomplete to Foster, Isaac (Kourtlan Marsh).
4th and 17 at SAM41 Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 01:41.
4th and 17 at SAM41 Huiet, Joshua punt 41 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Total 11 plays , 38 yards Time of Possession: 5:41
Samford at 01:32
Samford at 01:32
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 01:32
1st and 10 at SAM20 SAMFORD drive start at 01:32.
1st and 10 at SAM20 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to D.J. Rias (Silas, Juandari).
2nd and 10 at SAM20 Jay Stanton rush for 20 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Benyard, Garlan).
1st and 10 at SAM40 Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM43 (Reese, Kerick).
2nd and 7 at SAM43 Michael Hiers rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM42 (Benyard, Garlan).
3rd and 8 at SAM42 Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 26 yards to the KSU32, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at KSU32 Jocquet Jiles rush for 2 yards to the KSU30, fumble forced by Silas, Juandari, fumble by Jocquet Jiles recovered by KSU Benyard, Garlan at KSU28.
Total 6 plays , 52 yards Time of Possession: 1:26
Kennesaw State at 00:06
Kennesaw State at 00:06
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 00:06
1st and 10 at KSU28 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 00:06.
1st and 10 at KSU28 Foster, Isaac rush for 5 yards to the KSU33 (Josiah Cotton).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
2nd and 5 at KSU33 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
2nd and 5 at KSU33 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 5 yards to the KSU38, 1ST DOWN KSU (Nick Jackson).
1st and 10 at KSU38 Lay, Jordan rush for 2 yards to the KSU40 (Seth Simmer).
2nd and 8 at KSU40 Benefield, Mich rush for 5 yards to the KSU45 (Drew Mims).
3rd and 3 at KSU45 Foster, Isaac rush for 4 yards to the KSU49, 1ST DOWN KSU (Drew Mims).
1st and 10 at KSU49 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the SAM49 (Hakeem Johnson).
2nd and 8 at SAM49 Foster, Isaac rush for loss of 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Josiah Cotton).
3rd and 9 at KSU50 Foster, Isaac rush for 4 yards to the SAM46 (Nathan East).
4th and 5 at SAM46 Shepherd, Xavie pass incomplete to Marshall, Chavi (Kourtlan Marsh).
Total 9 plays , 26 yards Time of Possession: 4:10
Samford at 10:56
Samford at 10:56
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 10:56
1st and 10 at SAM46 SAMFORD drive start at 10:56.
1st and 10 at SAM46 Ty King rush for 12 yards to the KSU42, 1ST DOWN SAM (Barnes, Demetri).
1st and 10 at KSU42 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for 5 yards to the KSU37 (Jenkins, Montre).
2nd and 5 at KSU37 Michael Hiers sacked for loss of 11 yards to the KSU48 (Watkins, Adam).
3rd and 16 at KSU48 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 17 yards to the KSU31, 1ST DOWN SAM (Benyard, Garlan).
1st and 10 at KSU31 Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the KSU28 (Montgomery, Mar).
2nd and 7 at KSU28 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett (Benyard, Garlan).
3rd and 7 at KSU28 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 28 yards to the KSU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:09.
1st and GOAL at KSU03 Zach Williams kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Daniel Bethel kickoff 65 yards to the KSU0, touchback.
Total 7 plays , 54 yards Time of Possession: 1:47
Score:
Kennesaw State 7-7 Samford
Kennesaw State at 09:09
Kennesaw State at 09:09
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 09:09
1st and 10 at KSU25 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 09:09.
1st and 10 at KSU25 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 8 yards to the KSU33 (I. Richardson).
2nd and 2 at KSU33 Ledet, Marquis rush for 3 yards to the KSU36, 1ST DOWN KSU (Noah Martin).
1st and 10 at KSU36 Farrow, Nykeem rush for loss of 3 yards to the KSU33 (E. Flowers).
2nd and 13 at KSU33 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the KSU35 (Wade White).
3rd and 11 at KSU35 Shepherd, Xavie sacked for loss of 12 yards to the KSU23 (Kobe Stewart).
4th and 23 at KSU23 Huiet, Joshua punt 37 yards to the SAM40, Chandler Smith return 20 yards to the KSU40 (Harris, Ryan).
Total 5 plays , -2 yards Time of Possession: 3:14
Samford at 05:55
Samford at 05:55
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 05:55
1st and 10 at KSU40 SAMFORD drive start at 05:55.
1st and 10 at KSU40 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 36 yards to the KSU4, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds.
1st and GOAL at KSU04 Jaylan Thomas rush for no gain to the KSU4 (Silas, Juandari).
2nd and GOAL at KSU04 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for loss of 2 yards to the KSU6 (Benyard, Garlan).
3rd and GOAL at KSU06 Timeout Samford, clock 04:24.
3rd and GOAL at KSU06 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 6 yards to the KSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:18.
1st and GOAL at KSU03 Zach Williams kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Daniel Bethel kickoff 65 yards to the KSU0, touchback.
Total 4 plays , 40 yards Time of Possession: 1:37
Score:
Kennesaw State 7-14 Samford
Kennesaw State at 04:18
Kennesaw State at 04:18
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 04:18
1st and 10 at KSU25 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 04:18.
1st and 10 at KSU25 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 5 yards to the KSU30 (Kourtlan Marsh).
2nd and 5 at KSU30 Shepherd, Xavie pass incomplete to Ledet, Marquis.
3rd and 5 at KSU30 Daniels, Presto rush for 10 yards to the KSU40, 1ST DOWN KSU (Josiah Cotton;Drew Mims).
1st and 10 at KSU40 Shepherd, Xavie pass incomplete to Hill, Xavier.
2nd and 10 at KSU40 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the KSU42 (Drew Mims).
3rd and 8 at KSU42 Timeout Samford, clock 02:36.
3rd and 8 at KSU42 Shepherd, Xavie pass incomplete to Ledet, Marquis.
4th and 8 at KSU42 Huiet, Joshua punt 55 yards to the SAM3, downed.
Total 6 plays , 17 yards Time of Possession: 2:01
Samford at 02:17
Samford at 02:17
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 02:17
1st and 10 at SAM03 SAMFORD drive start at 02:17.
1st and 10 at SAM03 Jaylan Thomas rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM2 (Myers, Jahon).
2nd and 11 at SAM02 Jaylan Thomas rush for no gain to the SAM2 (Barnum, Jalen).
3rd and 11 at SAM02 Michael Hiers rush for 11 yards to the SAM13, 1ST DOWN SAM (Burks, Je'Cory).
1st and 10 at SAM13 Jaylan Thomas rush for 7 yards to the SAM20 (Benyard, Garlan).
2nd and 3 at SAM20 Jaylan Thomas rush for 1 yard to the SAM21 (Allen, Kelcy).
3rd and 2 at SAM21 End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 5 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 2:17

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
Daniel Bethel kickoff 79 yards to the KSU0, touchback.
Kennesaw State at 15:00
Kennesaw State at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 15:00
1st and 10 at KSU25 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 15:00.
1st and 10 at KSU25 Ledet, Marquis rush for 1 yard to the KSU26 (Noah Martin).
2nd and 9 at KSU26 Daniels, Presto rush for 8 yards to the KSU34 (Nathan East).
3rd and 1 at KSU34 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 1 yard to the KSU35, 1ST DOWN KSU (Seth Simmer).
1st and 10 at KSU35 Lay, Jordan rush for 2 yards to the KSU37 (Joseph Mera).
2nd and 8 at KSU37 Lay, Jordan rush for 3 yards to the KSU40 (Noah Martin).
3rd and 5 at KSU40 Daniels, Presto rush for 4 yards to the KSU44 (Seth Simmer).
4th and 1 at KSU44 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the KSU46, 1ST DOWN KSU (Seth Simmer).
1st and 10 at KSU46 Daniels, Presto rush for 3 yards to the KSU49 (Kobe Stewart).
2nd and 7 at KSU49 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 4 yards to the SAM47 (Braeden Royal).
3rd and 3 at SAM47 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 3 yards to the SAM44, 1ST DOWN KSU (J. Mathiasen).
1st and 10 at SAM44 Farrow, Nykeem rush for 4 yards to the SAM40 (Nathan East), PENALTY SAM face mask 15 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN KSU.
1st and 10 at SAM25 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Lay, Jordan rush for 2 yards to the SAM23 (Evan Craighead).
2nd and 8 at SAM23 Shepherd, Xavie rush for no gain to the SAM23 (Hakeem Johnson).
3rd and 8 at SAM23 Ledet, Marquis rush for 2 yards to the SAM21 (Braeden Royal).
4th and 6 at SAM21 Robertson, Nath field goal attempt from 38 GOOD, clock 06:44.
1st and GOAL at KSU35 Cummins, Conor kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, Judd Cockett return 18 yards to the SAM18 (Clemons, Yesiah).
Total 15 plays , 54 yards Time of Possession: 8:16
Score:
Kennesaw State 10-14 Samford
Samford at 06:37
Samford at 06:37
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 06:37
1st and 10 at SAM18 SAMFORD drive start at 06:37.
1st and 10 at SAM18 Michael Hiers sacked for loss of 8 yards to the SAM10 (Reese, Kerick), fumble by Michael Hiers recovered by KSU Allen, Carlos at SAM13.
Total 1 plays , -5 yards Time of Possession: 0:11
Kennesaw State at 06:26
Kennesaw State at 06:26
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 06:26
1st and 10 at SAM13 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 06:26.
1st and 10 at SAM13 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the SAM11 (Kobe Stewart).
2nd and 8 at SAM11 Daniels, Presto rush for 4 yards to the SAM7 (J.T. Swanson).
3rd and 4 at SAM07 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 4 yards to the SAM3, 1ST DOWN KSU (Kobe Stewart).
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 1 yard to the SAM2 (Nick Jackson).
2nd and GOAL at SAM02 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:51.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Robertson, Nath kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at KSU35 Cummins, Conor kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Total 5 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 2:35
Score:
Kennesaw State 17-14 Samford
Samford at 03:51
Samford at 03:51
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 03:51
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 03:51.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Jay Stanton rush for 11 yards to the SAM36, 1ST DOWN SAM (Burks, Je'Cory).
1st and 10 at SAM36 Jay Stanton rush for 19 yards to the KSU45, 1ST DOWN SAM (Benyard, Garlan).
1st and 10 at KSU45 PENALTY KSU targeting (Reese, Kerick) 15 yards to the KSU30, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at KSU30 Jay Stanton rush for loss of 1 yard to the KSU31 (Montgomery, Mar).
2nd and 11 at KSU31 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Jay Stanton.
3rd and 11 at KSU31 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to D.J. Rias (Burks, Je'Cory).
4th and 11 at KSU31 Zach Williams field goal attempt from 49 MISSED - short, spot at KSU31, clock 02:19.
Total 6 plays , 44 yards Time of Possession: 1:32
Kennesaw State at 02:19
Kennesaw State at 02:19
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 02:19
1st and 10 at KSU31 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 02:19.
1st and 10 at KSU31 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 5 yards to the KSU36 (Evan Craighead;Wade White).
2nd and 5 at KSU36 Daniels, Presto rush for 6 yards to the KSU42, 1ST DOWN KSU (Kobe Stewart).
1st and 10 at KSU42 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the KSU44 (Noah Martin).
2nd and 8 at KSU44 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 5 yards to the KSU49 (Kobe Stewart).
3rd and 3 at KSU49 Shepherd, Xavie rush for no gain to the KSU49 (T. Pollard).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
4th and 3 at KSU49 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
4th and 3 at KSU49 Huiet, Joshua punt 44 yards to the SAM7, fair catch by Chandler Smith.
Total 5 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 2:25
Samford at 14:54
Samford at 14:54
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 14:54
1st and 10 at SAM07 SAMFORD drive start at 14:54.
1st and 10 at SAM07 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 48 yards to the KSU45, 1ST DOWN SAM (Burks, Je'Cory).
1st and 10 at KSU45 Jay Stanton rush for 1 yard to the KSU44 (Watkins, Adam).
2nd and 9 at KSU44 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Kendall Watson.
3rd and 9 at KSU44 Michael Hiers rush for 11 yards to the KSU33, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jenkins, Montre).
1st and 10 at KSU33 PENALTY SAM IM 5 yards to the KSU38.
1st and 15 at KSU38 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for loss of 9 yards to the KSU47 (Silas, Juandari).
2nd and 24 at KSU47 Michael Hiers pass complete to Ty King for 11 yards to the KSU36.
3rd and 13 at KSU36 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 21 yards to the KSU15, 1ST DOWN SAM (Montgomery, Mar).
1st and 10 at KSU15 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 15 yards to the KSU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:40.
1st and GOAL at KSU03 Zach Williams kick attempt failed.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Daniel Bethel kickoff 65 yards to the KSU0, Foster, Isaac return 15 yards to the KSU15 (David Coleman).
Total 8 plays , 93 yards Time of Possession: 2:14
Score:
Kennesaw State 17-20 Samford
Kennesaw State at 12:34
Kennesaw State at 12:34
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 12:34
1st and 10 at KSU15 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 12:34.
1st and 10 at KSU15 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 6 yards to the KSU21 (Josiah Cotton;Ty Hardimon).
2nd and 4 at KSU21 Farrow, Nykeem rush for 8 yards to the KSU29, 1ST DOWN KSU (I. Richardson).
1st and 10 at KSU29 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the KSU31 (Nick Jackson).
2nd and 8 at KSU31 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 5 yards to the KSU36 (Kourtlan Marsh).
3rd and 3 at KSU36 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 4 yards to the KSU40, 1ST DOWN KSU (Seth Simmer).
1st and 10 at KSU40 Shepherd, Xavie rush for loss of 1 yard to the KSU39 (Nick Jackson).
2nd and 11 at KSU39 Shepherd, Xavie pass complete to Gonzalez, Oscar for 5 yards to the KSU44 (Trey Elston).
3rd and 6 at KSU44 PENALTY KSU IM (Foster, Isaac) 5 yards to the KSU39.
3rd and 11 at KSU39 Shepherd, Xavie pass incomplete to Hill, Xavier (Thomas Neville).
4th and 11 at KSU39 Huiet, Joshua punt 38 yards to the SAM23, fair catch by Chandler Smith.
Total 8 plays , 24 yards Time of Possession: 4:20
Samford at 08:14
Samford at 08:14
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 08:14
1st and 10 at SAM23 SAMFORD drive start at 08:14.
1st and 10 at SAM23 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 21 yards to the SAM44, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Hand, Dylan).
1st and 10 at SAM44 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 7 yards to the KSU49, out-of-bounds (Barnum, Jalen).
2nd and 3 at KSU49 Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the KSU46, 1ST DOWN SAM (Gamble, Chance).
1st and 10 at KSU46 Michael Hiers rush for 3 yards to the KSU43 (Allen, Carlos).
2nd and 7 at KSU43 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 10 yards to the KSU33, 1ST DOWN SAM (Montgomery, Mar).
1st and 10 at KSU33 Jay Stanton rush for 2 yards to the KSU31 (Hand, Dylan;Bell, Travis).
2nd and 8 at KSU31 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 31 yards to the KSU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:04.
1st and GOAL at KSU03 Zach Williams kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Daniel Bethel kickoff 65 yards to the KSU0, touchback.
Total 7 plays , 77 yards Time of Possession: 3:10
Score:
Kennesaw State 17-27 Samford
Kennesaw State at 05:04
Kennesaw State at 05:04
Down & Distance Play
Kennesaw State at 05:04
1st and 10 at KSU25 KENNESAW STATE drive start at 05:04.
1st and 10 at KSU25 Shepherd, Xavie sacked for loss of 4 yards to the KSU21 (Joseph Mera).
2nd and 14 at KSU21 Shepherd, Xavie pass complete to Farrow, Nykeem for 72 yards to the SAM7, 1ST DOWN KSU (I. Richardson).
1st and GOAL at SAM07 Shepherd, Xavie rush for 2 yards to the SAM5 (Noah Martin;Nick Jackson).
2nd and GOAL at SAM05 Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 03:47.
2nd and GOAL at SAM05 Shepherd, Xavie pass intercepted by Kourtlan Marsh at the SAM0, Kourtlan Marsh return 0 yards to the SAM0, clock 03:41.
Total 4 plays , 70 yards Time of Possession: 1:23
Samford at 03:41
Samford at 03:41
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 03:41
1st and 10 at SAM00 SAM ball on SAM20.
1st and 10 at SAM20 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 14 yards to the SAM34, 1ST DOWN SAM (Gamble, Chance).
1st and 10 at SAM34 Jay Stanton rush for 11 yards to the SAM45, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at SAM45 Jay Stanton rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (Allen, Kelcy).
2nd and 5 at SAM50 Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the KSU46 (Remy, Charles).
3rd and 1 at KSU46 Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 01:54.
3rd and 1 at KSU46 Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the KSU42, 1ST DOWN SAM (Remy, Charles).
1st and 10 at KSU42 TEAM rush for loss of 4 yards to the KSU46.
2nd and 14 at KSU46 TEAM rush for loss of 5 yards to the SAM49.
3rd and 19 at SAM49 End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 7 plays , 29 yards Time of Possession: 3:41
Score:
Kennesaw State 17-27 Samford

Participation

Starters

KSU - Offense
# Player Pos.
2 Daniels, Presto 2B
70 Dawson, James C
50 Paxton, Terrell LG
71 Wright, Nathan LT
8 Shepherd, Xavie QB
65 Katina, Zion RG
54 Adams, Seth RT
12 Foster, Isaac SB
32 Ledet, Marquis SB
17 Marshall, Chavi WR
83 Bohannon, Blake WR
KSU - Defense
# Player Pos.
11 Burks, Je'Cory CB
31 Gamble, Chance CB
58 Myers, Jahon DE
95 Parker, Joel DE
96 Bell, Travis DT
21 Montgomery, Mar FS
49 Silas, Juandari MLB
92 Allen, Carlos NT
41 Benyard, Garlan SLB
38 Hand, Dylan SS
14 Barnum, Jalen WLB
SAM - Offense
# Player Pos.
62 Jabari Brooks C
80 Judd Cockett HWR
58 Chris Noble LG
65 Austin Guyse LT
10 Michael Hiers QB
20 Jay Stanton RB
54 Luke Byrne RG
72 Gavin Orr RT
11 D.J. Rias XWR
0 Chandler Smith YWR
84 Kendall Watson ZWR
SAM - Defense
# Player Pos.
35 Joseph Mera BAN
21 I. Richardson CB
38 Fred Flavors CB
15 E. Flowers FREE
32 Noah Martin MIKE
4 Ty Hardimon NICK
99 Seth Simmer NOSE
27 Trey Elston ROV
5 Nathan East STIN
44 Tay Berry TACK
41 Evan Craighead WOLF

Player Participation

Kennesaw State
# Player
3 Farrow, Nykeem
5 Hill, Xavier
7 Gonzalez, Oscar
15 Williams, Jayve
16 Harris, Ryan
25 Morris, Deontre
26 Benyard, Gabrie
27 Loden, Cade
28 Wallace, Tykeem
35 Benefield, Mich
37 Clemons, Yesiah
39 Jenkins, Willia
40 Leiataua, Eli
42 Jenkins, Montre
43 Woods, Jerrod
44 Davis, Damarion
45 Mincey, Michael
46 Lay, Jordan
51 Allen, Kelcy
52 Love, Jordan
55 Hines, Seaburn
57 Barnes, Demetri
62 Love, Tristan
75 O'Neal, Hall
77 Cummins, Conor
81 McCracken, Zane
82 Nelson, Clayton
88 Robertson, Nath
90 Huiet, Joshua
94 Reese, Kerick
97 Watkins, Adam
99 Remy, Charles
Samford
# Player
1 Kourtlan Marsh
6 Jaylan Thomas
7 B. Porcellato
8 J.R. Tran-Reno
9 M. Steward
12 Ty King
13 David Coleman
14 T. Pollard
16 Hakeem Johnson
24 Jocquet Jiles
25 J.T. Swanson
28 Josiah Cotton
29 Drew Mims
30 Dakota Chapman
40 Wade White
42 Jordan Russell
43 Daniel Bethel
45 Thomas Neville
55 Johnny Johnson
59 Zach Williams
60 Alex Jarrell
61 Alex Applefield
75 Motley-Simmons
77 Zach Brown
79 Donovan Hawkins
81 Jamall Thompson
83 Thomas D'Armond
89 M. Mitchler
91 Kobe Stewart
92 Braeden Royal
93 Daniel Bettis
94 Makhi Gilbert
97 Nick Jackson
98 J. Mathiasen