Week 1 · 2022

Kennesaw State at Samford

Thu 09/01/2022 07:00 PMSeibert StadiumSamford pregame18%Pregame win probability: 18% for Samford. Kennesaw State favored, and lost — Samford won.

82°Fair7 mph N · 53% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Kennesaw State

17

5–6

Samford

27

11–2

Attendance

not reported

SAM5 plays, 5 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Conor Cummins kickoff for 60 yds , Judd Cockett return for 43 yds to the Samf 48+43
15:001st & 10own 48Michael Hiers pass complete to DJ Rias for 4 yds to the Ksaw 48+4
15:002nd & 6opp 48Jay Stanton run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 47+1
15:003rd & 5opp 47Michael Hiers pass incomplete to DJ Rias, broken up by Je'Cory Burks0
15:004th & 5opp 47Bradley Porcellato punt for 47 yds for a touchback0

KENN10 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown

13:501st & 10own 20Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Chavis Marshall for 38 yds to the Samf 42 for a 1ST down+38
13:501st & 10opp 42Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the Samf 39+3
13:502nd & 7opp 39Xavier Shepherd run for 4 yds to the Samf 35+4
13:503rd & 3opp 35KENNESAW ST Penalty, delay of game (Preston Daniels) to the Samf 40−5
11:283rd & 8opp 40Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 11:280
11:283rd & 8opp 40Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Marquis Ledet for 5 yds to the Samf 35+5
11:284th & 3opp 35Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the Samf 32 for a 1ST down+3
11:281st & 10opp 32Gabriel Benyard run for 5 yds to the Samf 27+5
11:282nd & 5opp 27Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the Samf 26+1
8:553rd & 4opp 26Preston Daniels run for 26 yds for a TD, (Nathan Robertson KICK)+26

SAM6 plays, 9 yd · Punt

8:551st & 0own 35Conor Cummins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
8:551st & 10own 25Michael Hiers run for 1 yd to the Samf 26+1
8:552nd & 9own 26Michael 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.+4
8:552nd & 5own 30Jay Stanton run for 4 yds to the Samf 34+4
8:553rd & 1own 34Jay Stanton run for no gain to the Samf 340
8:554th & 1own 34Bradley Porcellato punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Gabriel Benyard at the Ksaw 210

KENN14 plays, 38 yd · Punt

7:131st & 10own 21Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the Ksaw 16 Xavier Shepherd fumbled, recovered by Ksaw Preston Daniels0
7:132nd & 15own 16Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the Ksaw 160
7:133rd & 15own 16Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 15 yds to the Ksaw 31 for a 1ST down+15
7:131st & 10own 31Gabriel Benyard run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 46 Gabriel Benyard fumbled, recovered by Ksaw for a 1ST down SAMFORD Penalty, Defensive holding (10 Yards) to the Ksaw 46 for a 1ST down+14
7:131st & 10own 46Gabriel Benyard run for 10 yds to the Samf 44 for a 1ST down+10
7:131st & 10opp 44Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the Samf 41+3
7:132nd & 7opp 41Isaac Foster run for 4 yds to the Samf 37 Isaac Foster fumbled, forced by Tyriq Hardimon, recovered by Ksaw Marquis Ledet+4
7:133rd & 3opp 37Preston Daniels run for 3 yds to the Samf 34 for a 1ST down+3
7:131st & 10opp 34KENNESAW ST Penalty, IM (Preston Daniels) to the Samf 39−5
7:131st & 15opp 39Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete0
7:132nd & 15opp 39Xavier Shepherd run for a loss of 2 yards to the Samf 41−2
7:133rd & 17opp 41Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete to Isaac Foster, broken up by Kourtlan Marsh0
1:414th & 17opp 41Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 01:410
1:414th & 17opp 41Joshua Huiet punt for 41 yds for a touchback0

SAM6 plays, 52 yd · Turnover

1:321st & 10own 20Michael Hiers pass incomplete to DJ Rias, broken up by Juandarion Silas0
1:322nd & 10own 20Jay Stanton run for 20 yds to the Samf 40 for a 1ST down+20
1:321st & 10own 40Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the Samf 43+3
1:322nd & 7own 43Michael Hiers run for a loss of 1 yard to the Samf 42−1
1:323rd & 8own 42Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 26 yds to the Ksaw 32 for a 1ST down+26
1:321st & 10opp 32Jocquet Jiles run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 28 Jocquet Jiles fumbled, forced by Juandarion Silas, recovered by Ksaw Garland Benyard+2

KENN10 plays, 26 yd · On downs

0:061st & 10own 28Isaac Foster run for 5 yds to the Ksaw 33+5
0:00own 28End of 1st Quarter0
15:002nd & 5own 33Xavier Shepherd run for 5 yds to the Ksaw 38 for a 1ST down+5
15:001st & 10own 38Jordan Lay run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 40+2
15:002nd & 8own 40Michael Benefield run for 5 yds to the Ksaw 45+5
15:003rd & 3own 45Isaac Foster run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 49 for a 1ST down+4
15:001st & 10own 49Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Samf 49+2
15:002nd & 8opp 49Isaac Foster run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line−1
15:003rd & 9midfieldIsaac Foster run for 4 yds to the Samf 46+4
15:004th & 5opp 46Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete to Chavis Marshall, broken up by Kourtlan Marsh0

SAM7 plays, 54 yd · Touchdown

10:561st & 10own 46Ty King run for 12 yds to the Ksaw 42 for a 1ST down+12
10:561st & 10opp 42Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for 5 yds to the Ksaw 37+5
10:562nd & 5opp 37Michael Hiers sacked by Adam Watkins for a loss of 11 yards to the Ksaw 48−11
10:563rd & 16opp 48Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 17 yds to the Ksaw 31 for a 1ST down+17
10:561st & 10opp 31Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 28+3
10:562nd & 7opp 28Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett, broken up by Garland Benyard0
9:093rd & 7opp 28Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 28 yds for a TD, (Zach Williams KICK)+28

KENN7 plays, -2 yd · Punt

9:091st & 0own 35Daniel Bethel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
9:091st & 10own 25Xavier Shepherd run for 8 yds to the Ksaw 33+8
9:092nd & 2own 33Marquis Ledet run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 36 for a 1ST down+3
9:091st & 10own 36Nykeem Farrow run for a loss of 3 yards to the Ksaw 33−3
9:092nd & 13own 33Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 35+2
9:093rd & 11own 35Xavier Shepherd sacked by Kobe Stewart for a loss of 12 yards to the Ksaw 23−12
9:094th & 23own 23Joshua Huiet punt for 37 yds , Chandler Smith returns for 20 yds to the Ksaw 40+20

SAM5 plays, 40 yd · Touchdown

5:551st & 10opp 40Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 36 yds to the Ksaw 4 for a 1ST down+36
5:551st & goalopp 4Jaylan Thomas run for no gain to the Ksaw 40
5:552nd & goalopp 4Michael Hiers pass complete to DJ Rias for a loss of 2 yards to the Ksaw 6−2
4:243rd & 0opp 6Timeout SAMFORD, clock 04:240
4:183rd & goalopp 6Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 6 yds for a TD, (Zach Williams KICK)+6

KENN9 plays, 17 yd · Punt

4:181st & 0own 35Daniel Bethel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
4:181st & 10own 25Xavier Shepherd run for 5 yds to the Ksaw 30+5
4:182nd & 5own 30Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete to Marquis Ledet0
4:183rd & 5own 30Preston Daniels run for 10 yds to the Ksaw 40 for a 1ST down+10
4:181st & 10own 40Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete to Xavier Hill0
4:182nd & 10own 40Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 42+2
2:363rd & 8own 42Timeout SAMFORD, clock 02:360
2:363rd & 8own 42Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete to Marquis Ledet0
2:364th & 8own 42Joshua Huiet punt for 55 yds, downed at the Samf 30

SAM6 plays, 18 yd · End of period

2:171st & 10own 3Jaylan Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the Samf 2−1
2:172nd & 11own 2Jaylan Thomas run for no gain to the Samf 20
2:173rd & 11own 2Michael Hiers run for 11 yds to the Samf 13 for a 1ST down+11
2:171st & 10own 13Jaylan Thomas run for 7 yds to the Samf 20+7
2:172nd & 3own 20Jaylan Thomas run for 1 yd to the Samf 21+1
0:00own 20End of 2nd Quarter0

KENN16 plays, 54 yd · Field goal

15:003rd & 2own 21Daniel Bethel kickoff for 79 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Marquis Ledet run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 26+1
15:002nd & 9own 26Preston Daniels run for 8 yds to the Ksaw 34+8
15:003rd & 1own 34Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 35 for a 1ST down+1
15:001st & 10own 35Jordan Lay run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 37+2
15:002nd & 8own 37Jordan Lay run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 40+3
15:003rd & 5own 40Preston Daniels run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 44+4
15:004th & 1own 44Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 46 for a 1ST down+2
15:001st & 10own 46Preston Daniels run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 49+3
15:002nd & 7own 49Xavier Shepherd run for 4 yds to the Samf 47+4
15:003rd & 3opp 47Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the Samf 44 for a 1ST down+3
15:001st & 10opp 44Nykeem Farrow run for 4 yds to the Samf 40 for a 1ST down SAMFORD Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the Samf 25 for a 1ST down+19
15:001st & 10opp 25Jordan Lay run for 2 yds to the Samf 23+2
15:002nd & 8opp 23Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the Samf 230
15:003rd & 8opp 23Marquis Ledet run for 2 yds to the Samf 21+2
6:444th & 6opp 21Nathan Robertson 38 yd FG GOOD+38

SAM2 plays, -5 yd · Turnover

6:441st & 0own 35Conor Cummins kickoff for 65 yds , Judd Cockett return for 18 yds to the Samf 18+18
6:371st & 10own 18Michael Hiers sacked by Kerick Reese for a loss of 8 yards to the Samf 13 Michael Hiers fumbled, recovered by Ksaw Carlos Allen , return for 0 yards−8

KENN5 plays, 13 yd · Touchdown

6:261st & 10opp 13Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Samf 11+2
6:262nd & 8opp 11Preston Daniels run for 4 yds to the Samf 7+4
6:263rd & 4opp 7Xavier Shepherd run for 4 yds to the Samf 3 for a 1ST down+4
6:261st & goalopp 3Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the Samf 2+1
3:512nd & goalopp 2Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds for a TD, (Nathan Robertson KICK)+2

SAM8 plays, 44 yd · Missed FG

3:511st & 0own 35Conor Cummins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
3:511st & 10own 25Jay Stanton run for 11 yds to the Samf 36 for a 1ST down+11
3:511st & 10own 36Jay Stanton run for 19 yds to the Ksaw 45 for a 1ST down+19
3:511st & 10opp 45KENNESAW ST Penalty, targeting (Kerick Reese) to the Ksaw 30 for a 1ST down+15
3:511st & 10opp 30Jay Stanton run for a loss of 1 yard to the Ksaw 31−1
3:512nd & 11opp 31Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Jay Stanton0
3:513rd & 11opp 31Michael Hiers pass incomplete to DJ Rias, broken up by Je'Cory Burks0
2:194th & 11opp 31Zach Williams 49 yd FG MISSED+49

KENN7 plays, 18 yd · Punt

2:191st & 10own 31Xavier Shepherd run for 5 yds to the Ksaw 36+5
2:192nd & 5own 36Preston Daniels run for 6 yds to the Ksaw 42 for a 1ST down+6
2:191st & 10own 42Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 44+2
2:192nd & 8own 44Xavier Shepherd run for 5 yds to the Ksaw 49+5
2:193rd & 3own 49Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the Ksaw 490
0:00own 49End of 3rd Quarter0
15:004th & 3own 49Joshua Huiet punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Chandler Smith at the Samf 70

SAM9 plays, 93 yd · Touchdown

14:541st & 10own 7Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 48 yds to the Ksaw 45 for a 1ST down+48
14:541st & 10opp 45Jay Stanton run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 44+1
14:542nd & 9opp 44Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Kendall Watson0
14:543rd & 9opp 44Michael Hiers run for 11 yds to the Ksaw 33 for a 1ST down+11
14:541st & 10opp 33SAMFORD Penalty, IM (-5 Yards) to the Ksaw 38−5
14:541st & 15opp 38Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for a loss of 9 yards to the Ksaw 47−9
14:542nd & 24opp 47Michael Hiers pass complete to Ty King for 11 yds to the Ksaw 36+11
14:543rd & 13opp 36Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 21 yds to the Ksaw 15 for a 1ST down+21
12:401st & 10opp 15Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 15 yds for a TD, (Zach Williams PAT MISSED)+15

KENN11 plays, 24 yd · Punt

12:401st & 0own 35Daniel Bethel kickoff for 65 yds , Isaac Foster return for 15 yds to the Ksaw 15+15
12:341st & 10own 15Xavier Shepherd run for 6 yds to the Ksaw 21+6
12:342nd & 4own 21Nykeem Farrow run for 8 yds to the Ksaw 29 for a 1ST down+8
12:341st & 10own 29Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 31+2
12:342nd & 8own 31Xavier Shepherd run for 5 yds to the Ksaw 36+5
12:343rd & 3own 36Xavier Shepherd run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 40 for a 1ST down+4
12:341st & 10own 40Xavier Shepherd run for a loss of 1 yard to the Ksaw 39−1
12:342nd & 11own 39Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Oscar Gonzalez for 5 yds to the Ksaw 44+5
12:343rd & 6own 44KENNESAW ST Penalty, IM (Isaac Foster) to the Ksaw 39−5
12:343rd & 11own 39Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete to Xavier Hill, broken up by Thomas Neville0
12:344th & 11own 39Joshua Huiet punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Chandler Smith at the Samf 230

SAM7 plays, 77 yd · Touchdown

8:141st & 10own 23Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 21 yds to the Samf 44 for a 1ST down+21
8:141st & 10own 44Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 7 yds to the Ksaw 49+7
8:142nd & 3opp 49Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 46 for a 1ST down+3
8:141st & 10opp 46Michael Hiers run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 43+3
8:142nd & 7opp 43Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 10 yds to the Ksaw 33 for a 1ST down+10
8:141st & 10opp 33Jay Stanton run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 31+2
5:042nd & 8opp 31Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 31 yds for a TD, (Zach Williams KICK)+31

KENN6 plays, 70 yd · Turnover

5:041st & 0own 35Daniel Bethel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:041st & 10own 25Xavier Shepherd sacked by Joseph Mera for a loss of 4 yards to the Ksaw 21−4
5:042nd & 14own 21Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Nykeem Farrow for 72 yds to the Samf 7 for a 1ST down+72
5:041st & goalopp 7Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Samf 5+2
3:472nd & 0opp 5Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 03:470
3:412nd & goalopp 5Xavier Shepherd pass intercepted Kourtlan Marsh return for no gain to the Samf 00

SAM9 plays, 29 yd · End of period

3:411st & 10own 20Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 14 yds to the Samf 34 for a 1ST down+14
3:411st & 10own 34Jay Stanton run for 11 yds to the Samf 45 for a 1ST down+11
3:411st & 10own 45Jay Stanton run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line+5
3:412nd & 5midfieldJay Stanton run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 46+4
1:543rd & 1opp 46Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 01:540
1:543rd & 1opp 46Jay Stanton run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 42 for a 1ST down+4
1:541st & 10opp 42TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the Ksaw 46−4
1:542nd & 14opp 46TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the Samf 49−5
0:00own 49End of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 3 meetings vs. Team

Samford 1–2 vs Kennesaw State

  • 2018 · wk 5Samford 10 @ Kennesaw State 24
  • 2017 · wk 13Samford 17 @ Kennesaw State 28
  • 2017 · wk 1Kennesaw State 23 @ Samford 28

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