Ohio 36, South Alabama 41 · Box Score

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Final · Week 3 · Sat, Sep 19, 2026

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OHIO	7	0	14	15	36
USA	14	10	7	10	41

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The final, key stats and each team's top performer.

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Team stats

OHIO		USA
22	First downs	21
387	Total yards	458
234	Passing yards	192
21-31	Comp-Att	13-20
7.5	Yards per pass	9.6
153	Rushing yards	266
28	Rushes	50
5.5	Yards per rush	5.3
7-11	3rd down	8-15
0-1	4th down	2-2
7-52	Penalties-yards	10-91
2	Turnovers	0
1	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
27:30	Time of possession	32:30
0	Sacks	3
8	Tackles for loss	5
2	QB hurries	2
2	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
167	Kick return yards	8
7	Punt return yards	—
4	Passing TDs	1
1	Rushing TDs	4
4	Kicking points	11

Advanced stats

OHIO		USA
+0.39	EPA per play	+0.39
50%	Success rate	44%
1.43	Explosiveness	1.44
+0.47	Rushing EPA per play	+0.29
54%	Rushing success rate	42%
+0.28	Passing EPA per play	+0.68
44%	Passing success rate	50%
53%	Standard downs success	46%
45%	Passing downs success	37%
4.22	Line yards per rush	3.18
1.67	Second-level yards	1.04
1.71	Open-field yards	1.38
4%	Stuff rate	12%
67%	Power success	75%
14%	Havoc caused	17%
7	Scoring chances	7
5.14	Points per chance	5.86
Own 34	Avg. starting field position	Own 34
4	Explosive plays	6
32%	Postgame win expectancy	69%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q112:07
South AlabamaTD
(12:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Phillips rush middle for 6 yards gain to the OHIO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:07, 1ST DOWN #35 D.Little kick attempt good (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #44 B.Turner)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q14:37
OhioTD
(04:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Vezza pass complete short right to #15 R.Neer caught at USA 00, for 5 yards to the USA 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:37 #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #42 M.Haines, LS: #52 N.Hemer)
Drive: 13 plays, 78 yds
7-7
Q11:39
South AlabamaTD
(01:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Hollins pass complete short right to #9 R.Gibbs caught at OHIO15, for 34 yards to the OHIO00 QB hurried by #51 I.Street TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:39, 1ST DOWN #35 D.Little kick attempt good (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #44 B.Turner)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
7-14
Q214:53
South AlabamaINT
7-21
Q20:52
South AlabamaFG
(00:55) #35 D.Little field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #44 B.Turner), clock 00:52
Drive: 18 plays, 66 yds
7-24
Q313:59
OhioTD
(14:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 V.Rosa rush middle for 33 yards gain to the USA 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:59, 1ST DOWN #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #42 M.Haines, LS: #52 N.Hemer)
Drive: 2 plays, 41 yds
14-24
Q312:09
OhioTD
(12:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 M.Vezza pass complete short left to #15 R.Neer caught at USA 00, for 9 yards to the USA 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:09 #47 W.Hryszko kick attempt good (H: #42 M.Haines, LS: #52 N.Hemer)
Drive: 2 plays, 25 yds
21-24
Q38:05
South AlabamaTD
(08:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 P.Martin rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OHIO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:05 #35 D.Little kick attempt good (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #44 B.Turner)
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yds
21-31
Q48:21
South AlabamaTD
(08:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 T.Dunbar rush middle for 5 yards gain to the OHIO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:21 #35 D.Little kick attempt good (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #44 B.Turner)
Drive: 14 plays, 81 yds
21-38
Q45:20
OhioTD
(05:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 L.Davis pass complete short left to #84 A.Miller caught at USA 00, for 10 yards to the USA 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:20, 1ST DOWN #84 A.Miller pass attempt Successful
Drive: 9 plays, 63 yds
29-38
Q41:10
South AlabamaFG
(01:13) #35 D.Little field goal attempt from 21 yards GOOD (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #44 B.Turner), clock 01:10
Drive: 4 plays, 7 yds
29-41
Q40:00
OhioTD
Dom Dorwart 21 Yd pass from Levi Davis (Will Hryszko Kick)
Drive: 6 plays, 70 yds
36-41

Score shown OHIO-USA.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Levi Davis	9/15	121	8.1	2	0	85.3
Matt Vezza	12/16	113	7.1	2	1	72.7

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Victor Rosa	13	78	6.0	1	33
Matt Vezza	9	46	5.1	0	19
Levi Davis	4	27	6.8	0	18
Mike Taylor Jr.	2	2	1.0	0	5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Riley Neer	6	61	10.2	2	17
Dom Dorwart	5	61	12.2	1	21
Riley Palmeter	3	49	16.3	0	41
Preston Bowman	3	45	15.0	0	24
Victor Rosa	2	13	6.5	0	11
AJ Miller	1	10	10.0	1	10
Irving Brown	1	-5	-5.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Michael Molnar	16	9	1	0	0
DJ Walker	9	3	3	1	0
Ronald Jackson Jr.	8	5	1	0	0
JT Haskins	8	2	0	0	0
Barry Dillon	6	4	0	0	0
Kendall Bannister	4	3	0	0	0
Isaiah Street	4	2	0	0	1
Evan Herrmann	4	0	0	0	0
Bobby Miller	3	3	1	0	0
Nathan Hale	3	2	0	0	0
Jack Fries	3	0	0	0	1
DJ James-Hamilton	3	0	0	0	0
Tyler Gillison	2	1	0	1	0
Owen Difranco	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew Metzger	1	1	0	0	0
Miles Cremascoli	1	1	0	0	0
Ty Neubert	1	1	1	0	0
Nehemiah Dukes	1	0	0	0	0
Jermaine Minnis	1	0	0.5	0	0
DJ Morton	1	0	0	0	0
Tyson Long	1	0	0	0	0
Derek Reagans	1	0	0.5	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Matt Vezza	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Will Hryszko	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Magnus Haines	2	66	33.0	0	2	33

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DJ James-Hamilton	6	150	25.0	56	0
Zach Hackleman	1	17	17.0	17	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
DJ James-Hamilton	1	7	7.0	7	0