College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Central Florida 56,
Kent State 6
When:
7:00 PM
ET
,
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Where: FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 44088
Where: FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 44088
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Kent State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Central Florida | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 10:56 | ||
| Central Florida | TD | Central Florida 7
- Kent State 0 Xavier Townsend 9 yd. pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 6:07 | ||
| Central Florida | TD | Central Florida 14
- Kent State 0 John Rhys Plumlee 17 yd. run (Colton Boomer kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 3:20 | ||
| Kent State | FG | Central Florida 14
- Kent State 3 Andrew Glass 45 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 8:46 | ||
| Central Florida | TD | Central Florida 21
- Kent State 3 Jordan McDonald 2 yd. run (Colton Boomer kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:42 | ||
| Central Florida | TD | Central Florida 28
- Kent State 3 Alec Holler 18 yd. pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 10:37 | ||
| Central Florida | TD | Central Florida 35
- Kent State 3 RJ Harvey 50 yd. pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:07 | ||
| Central Florida | TD | Central Florida 42
- Kent State 3 RJ Harvey 48 yd. run (Colton Boomer kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:49 | ||
| Kent State | FG | Central Florida 42
- Kent State 6 Andrew Glass 43 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 7:26 | ||
| Central Florida | TD | Central Florida 49
- Kent State 6 Mark-Antony Richards 7 yd. run (Colton Boomer kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:54 | ||
| Central Florida | TD | Central Florida 56
- Kent State 6 Demarkcus Bowman 5 yd. run (Colton Boomer kick) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Kent State | Central Florida | |
| W‑L | 0 - 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 - 0 |
| Conference | 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Kent State | Central Florida | |
| Score | 6 | 56 |
| 1st Downs | 15 | 32 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 7-for-17 41% |
9-for-13 69% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 0-for-1 0% |
1-for-1 100% |
| Total Yards | 240 | 723 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 36-95 | 46-389 |
| Average/Rush | 2.6 | 8.5 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 12-32 | 25-35 |
| Passing Yards | 145 | 334 |
| Average/Pass Play | 4.1 | 9.3 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-30 | 7-70 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 28:34 | 31:26 |
PLAYER STATS
Kent State
(0 - 1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Alaimo | 12/31 | 145 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Ulatowski | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Central Florida
(1 - 0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Plumlee | 22/30 | 281 | 3 | 2 |
| T. McClain | 3/5 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| G. Garcia | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 0 |
| M. Alaimo | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 |
| C. Douglas | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| X. Williams | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 |
| C. McCray | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| T. Ulatowski | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| J. Richardson | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 0 |
| J. Plumlee | 8 | 90 | 11.2 | 1 |
| R. Harvey | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 1 |
| D. Bowman | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 1 |
| X. Townsend | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 |
| T. McClain | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| J. McDonald | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 1 |
| M. Richards | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| C. McCray | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 |
| T. Harris | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 |
| J. Holmes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| L. Floriea | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| H. Junker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| X. Townsend | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 1 |
| J. Baker | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 |
| R. Harvey | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 |
| K. Hudson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 |
| J. McDonald | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 |
| R. Pittman | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 |
| A. Holler | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 |
| J. Richardson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| J. Griffin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| D. Bowman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| N. Giacolone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Miller Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Mask | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. West | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| R. Barber | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| M. Lawrence | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| I. Nixon | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| K. Choute | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Nicholson | 11 | 2 |
| K. Johns | 6 | 1 |
| C. Blue | 5 | 0 |
| J. Williams | 4 | 1 |
| B. Sheppert | 3 | 1 |
| N. Giacolone | 3 | 1 |
| K. Saunders | 3 | 2 |
| C. Harris | 2 | 0 |
| J. Baka | 2 | 0 |
| A. Branch | 2 | 0 |
| D. Craddieth | 2 | 1 |
| D. Miller Jr. | 2 | 2 |
| S. Daley | 1 | 0 |
| T. Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| C. West | 1 | 0 |
| M. Winfield | 1 | 0 |
| O. Billotte | 1 | 1 |
| M. Harmon | 1 | 2 |
| J. Duran | 0 | 1 |
| R. Nicholl | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| L. Hunter | 6 | 2 |
| J. Celiscar | 4 | 3 |
| R. Davis | 3 | 2 |
| Q. Bullard | 2 | 0 |
| N. Martinez | 2 | 0 |
| K. Call | 2 | 0 |
| M. Lawrence | 2 | 0 |
| C. Thornton | 2 | 0 |
| J. Johnson | 2 | 1 |
| S. Peterson | 1 | 0 |
| H. Gibbs | 1 | 0 |
| R. Barber | 1 | 0 |
| B. Marshall | 1 | 1 |
| W. Wells | 1 | 1 |
| J. Walker | 1 | 1 |
| D. Mask | 1 | 1 |
| K. Choute | 1 | 2 |
| T. Morris-Brash | 1 | 2 |
| W. Yates III | 1 | 6 |
| I. Nixon | 0 | 1 |
| T. Bullard | 0 | 1 |
| J. Wilson | 0 | 4 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Nicholson | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| C. West | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| T. Morris-Brash | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| J. Celiscar | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| R. Barber | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| M. Lawrence | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| I. Nixon | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| K. Choute | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Plumlee | 1 |