Kent State 10, Sacramento State 31 · Box Score

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Final · Week 9 · Fri, Oct 30, 2026

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KENT	7	3	0	0	10
SAC	0	6	11	14	31

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Team stats

KENT		SAC
15	First downs	16
302	Total yards	278
209	Passing yards	117
17-38	Comp-Att	14-25
5.5	Yards per pass	4.7
93	Rushing yards	161
24	Rushes	42
3.9	Yards per rush	3.8
4-13	3rd down	6-17
1-3	4th down	0-0
6-46	Penalties-yards	10-89
5	Turnovers	1
3	Fumbles lost	1
2	Interceptions thrown	0
25:13	Time of possession	34:47
2	Sacks	2
8	Tackles for loss	4
5	QB hurries	12
3	Passes defended	4
0	Defensive TDs	1
136	Kick return yards	—
—	Punt return yards	24
1	Passing TDs	0
0	Rushing TDs	2
4	Kicking points	11

Advanced stats

KENT		SAC
-0.56	EPA per play	-0.04
23%	Success rate	32%
1.54	Explosiveness	1.25
-0.82	Rushing EPA per play	-0.16
25%	Rushing success rate	33%
-0.28	Passing EPA per play	+0.05
22%	Passing success rate	30%
29%	Standard downs success	39%
13%	Passing downs success	21%
3.05	Line yards per rush	2.35
0.75	Second-level yards	0.75
0.42	Open-field yards	1.35
17%	Stuff rate	25%
67%	Power success	100%
17%	Havoc caused	21%
4	Scoring chances	5
2.50	Points per chance	1.80
Own 27	Avg. starting field position	Own 38
3	Explosive plays	3
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

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

Q17:25
Kent StateTD
(07:39) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete deep right to #6 W.Harris caught at Kent50, for 92 yards to the SAC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:25, 1ST DOWN #49 T.Newcomb kick attempt good (H: #97 J.Stoeckel, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
Drive: 2 plays, 94 yds
7-0
Q212:58
Sacramento StateFG
(13:02) #49 G.Meadors field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #37 H.Adams, LS: #48 K.Sutton), clock 12:58
Drive: 13 plays, 49 yds
7-3
Q25:28
Sacramento StateFG
(05:33) #49 G.Meadors field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #37 H.Adams, LS: #48 K.Sutton), clock 05:28
Drive: 11 plays, 57 yds
7-6
Q20:02
Kent StateFG
Tommy Newcomb 29 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 11 plays, 67 yds
10-6
Q34:35
Sacramento StateFG
(04:39) #49 G.Meadors field goal attempt from 36 yards GOOD (H: #37 H.Adams, LS: #48 K.Sutton), clock 04:35
Drive: 12 plays, 66 yds
10-9
Q32:58
Sacramento StateTD
(03:06) Shotgun #22 I.Ene rush left for 35 yards gain to the Kent00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:58, 1ST DOWN #8 J.Sharman pass attempt failed #8 J.Sharman pass attempt failed PENALTY #8 J.Sharman pass attempt failed PENALTY Kent Pass Interference (#4 R.Nicholl) 1 yard from Kent03 to Kent02. NO PLAY #22 I.Ene rush attempt Successful
Drive: 1 plays, 35 yds
10-17
Q49:04
Sacramento StatePUNT TD
(09:17) Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass intercepted by #0 D.Turner at Kent38 #0 D.Turner return 38 yards to the Kent00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:04 #49 G.Meadors kick attempt good (H: #37 H.Adams, LS: #48 K.Sutton)
10-24
Q42:55
Sacramento StateDOWNS
(02:58) #22 I.Ene rush right for 5 yards gain to the Kent00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:55 #49 G.Meadors kick attempt good (H: #37 H.Adams, LS: #48 K.Sutton)
Drive: 4 plays, 1 yds
10-31

Score shown KENT-SAC.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Dru Deshields	16/33	190	5.8	1	1	6.5
Nolan Good	1/5	19	3.8	0	1	10.0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Dru Deshields	10	43	4.3	15
Brandon White	10	33	3.3	8
Jakorion Caffey	3	13	4.3	12
Brendyn Smith	1	4	4.0	4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Wayne Harris	3	122	40.7	1	92
Brendyn Smith	4	39	9.8	0	19
Jakorion Caffey	3	19	6.3	0	19
Hunter Hopperton	2	13	6.5	0	12
Jay Jay Etheridge	2	10	5.0	0	10
Brandon White	3	6	2.0	0	4

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Josue Cordoba	6	3	0	0.5	0	0
Hayden Dawahare	6	3	0	0	0	0
Joel Cordoba	5	3	0	0	0	0
Darian Blachewicz	5	1	0	1.5	0	0
Rocco Nicholl	4	4	0	1	1	0
Trey Rubinstein	4	3	1	1	0	1
Antonio Bottiggi	4	2	1	1.5	0	0
Thomas Aden	4	1	0	2	0	0
Garrett Long	4	0	0	0	0	1
Atiq Muhammad	3	3	0	0	1	0
Tyler Bivens	3	2	0	0	0	0
Angelo Stockstill	2	2	0	0	0	0
Davion Pritchard	2	2	0	0	0	0
Derrick Jackson	2	2	0	0	1	0
Aiden Burgess	2	1	0	0	0	2
Norey Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Camdon Wilborn	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mofe Adewole	1	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Barnes	1	1	0	0	0	1
Martell Buchanan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rafael Terrero Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy Arnold	1	1	0	0	0	0
Moustafa Daoud	1	1	0	0	0	0
Semaj Bridgeman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaihien Roy	1	0	0	0.5	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Dru Deshields	2	2	0
Brandon White	1	1	0
Josue Cordoba	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Tommy Newcomb	1/1	100.0	29	1/1	4

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Jake Stoeckel	5	193	38.6	0	2	42

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Brendyn Smith	2	55	27.5	39
Donovan Delaney	2	42	21.0	26
Brandon White	1	39	39.0	39