College Football
BOXSCORE
Sam Houston State 24,
Kennesaw State 21
When:
1:00 PM
ET
,
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Where: Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas
Attendance: 7143
Where: Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas
Attendance: 7143
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Kennesaw State | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Sam Houston State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 11:00 | ||
| Kennesaw State | TD | Sam Houston State 0
- Kennesaw State 7 Michael Benefield 75 yd. run (Conor Cummins kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 2:13 | ||
| Kennesaw State | TD | Sam Houston State 0
- Kennesaw State 14 Michael Benefield 3 yd. run (Conor Cummins kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 7:18 | ||
| Sam Houston State | TD | Sam Houston State 7
- Kennesaw State 14 Noah Smith 24 yd. pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Colby Sessums kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:58 | ||
| Kennesaw State | TD | Sam Houston State 7
- Kennesaw State 21 Jonathan Murphy 57 yd. run (Conor Cummins kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:33 | ||
| Sam Houston State | TD | Sam Houston State 14
- Kennesaw State 21 Elijah Sohn 5 yd. pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Colby Sessums kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 3:49 | ||
| Sam Houston State | TD | Sam Houston State 21
- Kennesaw State 21 Jay Rockwell 2 yd. pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Colby Sessums kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Sam Houston State | FG | Sam Houston State 24
- Kennesaw State 21 Colby Sessums 35 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Kennesaw State | Sam Houston State | |
| W‑L | 2 - 6 - 0 | 1 - 8 - 0 |
| Conference | 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 - 5 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Kennesaw State | Sam Houston State | |
| Score | 21 | 24 |
| 1st Downs | 9 | 27 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 5-for-13 38% |
9-for-16 56% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 1-for-1 100% |
2-for-3 67% |
| Total Yards | 291 | 347 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 34-247 | 43-105 |
| Average/Rush | 7.3 | 2.4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 8-14 | 30-38 |
| Passing Yards | 44 | 242 |
| Average/Pass Play | 3.1 | 5.9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-69 | 2-15 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 24:06 | 35:54 |
PLAYER STATS
Kennesaw State
(2 - 6)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Murphy | 8/14 | 44 | 0 | 1 |
Sam Houston State
(1 - 8)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| K. Shoemaker | 30/38 | 242 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| M. Benefield | 11 | 108 | 9.8 | 2 |
| J. Murphy | 16 | 100 | 6.2 | 1 |
| I. Foster | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 |
| A. Diggs | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| T. Wallace | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| Z. Hrbacek | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 |
| J. Gentry | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 |
| N. Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| K. Shoemaker | 12 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 |
| J. Yates | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| R. Darnell | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| I. Foster | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| P. Daniels | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| T. Wallace | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| C. Kent | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| M. Benefield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| N. Smith | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 |
| A. Woodard | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 |
| E. Sohn | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 |
| Z. Hrbacek | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| M. Phillips | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| J. Gentry | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 |
| J. Rockwell | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 |
| J. Sherrard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Crosby | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| T. Williams | 6 | 2 |
| D. Crosby | 6 | 4 |
| D. Hobbs | 3 | 1 |
| J. Leon | 3 | 1 |
| I. Nixon | 2 | 0 |
| C. Scott | 2 | 0 |
| C. Weaver | 2 | 0 |
| T. Fields | 2 | 0 |
| K. Gaither | 2 | 3 |
| E. Escobar | 1 | 0 |
| E. Hagler | 1 | 0 |
| S. Jackson | 1 | 0 |
| Y. Mascorro | 1 | 0 |
| E. Allen | 1 | 1 |
| D. Adkins | 0 | 1 |
| A. Smith | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| S. Jackson | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| J. Leon | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| K. Gaither | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| T. Williams | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| K. Shoemaker | 2 |