Kennesaw State 44, Middle Tennessee 28 · Box Score

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Final · Week 9 · Wed, Oct 28, 2026

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KENN	7	12	8	17	44
MTSU	7	10	3	8	28

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Team stats

KENN		MTSU
14	First downs	22
318	Total yards	380
206	Passing yards	183
16-19	Comp-Att	21-44
10.8	Yards per pass	4.2
112	Rushing yards	197
29	Rushes	45
3.9	Yards per rush	4.4
2-10	3rd down	11-20
0-1	4th down	0-2
9-72	Penalties-yards	7-55
2	Turnovers	2
1	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	2
19:41	Time of possession	40:19
2	Sacks	2
6	Tackles for loss	4
11	QB hurries	0
6	Passes defended	1
1	Defensive TDs	1
79	Kick return yards	114
61	Punt return yards	5
3	Passing TDs	0
2	Rushing TDs	2
6	Kicking points	8

Advanced stats

KENN		MTSU
+0.08	EPA per play	-0.17
40%	Success rate	37%
1.44	Explosiveness	1.08
-0.03	Rushing EPA per play	+0.13
37%	Rushing success rate	46%
+0.22	Passing EPA per play	-0.41
43%	Passing success rate	27%
52%	Standard downs success	38%
13%	Passing downs success	35%
2.71	Line yards per rush	3.25
1.48	Second-level yards	1.30
0.78	Open-field yards	0.50
26%	Stuff rate	14%
67%	Power success	80%
15%	Havoc caused	15%
6	Scoring chances	5
3.83	Points per chance	4.00
Own 38	Avg. starting field position	Own 30
6	Explosive plays	5
98%	Postgame win expectancy	2%

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

Q112:32
Kennesaw StateTD
(12:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 B.Woods III rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:32, 1ST DOWN #89 D.Kinney kick attempt good (H: #60 B.Walters, LS: #57 B.Blanton)
Drive: 7 plays, 81 yds
7-0
Q17:59
Middle TennesseeTD
(08:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:59 #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin) PENALTY KSU Offside declined
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
7-7
Q211:09
Middle TennesseeTD
(11:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 A.Martin Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:09 #91 D.Bourgeois kick attempt good (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin)
Drive: 14 plays, 76 yds
7-14
Q29:31
Kennesaw StateTD
Davis Bryson 23 Yd pass from Rickie Collins ( Run for Two-Point Conversion)
Drive: 5 plays, 45 yds
13-14
Q25:45
Kennesaw StateTD
Dylan Gary 31 Yd pass from Rickie Collins (Daniel Kinney PAT failed)
Drive: 1 plays, 31 yds
19-14
Q20:00
Middle TennesseeFG
Dominic Bourgeois 45 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 11 plays, 52 yds
19-17
Q312:32
Kennesaw StateINT TD
(12:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass intercepted by #11 T.Christopher at KSU41 #11 T.Christopher return 59 yards to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:32 #24 B.Woods III pass attempt Successful
27-17
Q34:20
Middle TennesseeFG
(04:23) #91 D.Bourgeois field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #92 A.Logan, LS: #59 H.Hamlin), clock 04:20
Drive: 5 plays, 23 yds
27-20
Q411:50
Kennesaw StateTD
(11:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 R.Collins pass complete deep left to #13 D.Gary caught at MTSU00, for 28 yards to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:50, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Pass completion". CALL UPHELD #89 D.Kinney kick attempt good (H: #60 B.Walters, LS: #57 B.Blanton)
Drive: 4 plays, 79 yds
34-20
Q45:15
Kennesaw StateTD
(05:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 B.Woods III rush right for 2 yards gain to the MTSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:15 #89 D.Kinney kick attempt good (H: #60 B.Walters, LS: #57 B.Blanton)
Drive: 1 plays, 2 yds
41-20
Q41:55
Kennesaw StateFG
(01:58) #89 D.Kinney field goal attempt from 44 yards GOOD (H: #60 B.Walters, LS: #57 B.Blanton), clock 01:55
Drive: 4 plays, 7 yds
44-20
Q41:42
Middle TennesseeTD
(01:53) #98 Z.Duke kickoff 65 yards to the MTSU00 #0 S.Fleming return 100 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:42 PENALTY KSU Offside declined #16 R.Gagliano rush attempt Successful
44-28

Score shown KENN-MTSU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Rickie Collins	16/19	206	10.8	3	1	33.9

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Alan Woods III	12	67	5.6	2	13
Davis Bryson	2	30	15.0	0	21
Rickie Collins	12	29	2.4	0	14
Team	3	-14	-4.7	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Dylan Gary	2	59	29.5	2	31
Javon Rogers	3	47	15.7	0	33
Davis Bryson	5	46	9.2	1	23
Brayden Munroe	3	45	15.0	0	34
Reed Jesiolowski	1	8	8.0	0	8
Alan Woods III	2	1	0.5	0	5

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur	TD
Tay'Vion Lawson	9	5	0	2	0	0	0
Baron Hopson	9	3	0	0	0	2	0
Tywon Christopher	8	5	0	1	1	0	1
Cameron Miller	7	3	0	0	1	0	0
Alfred Thomas	7	3	0	0	0	1	0
Marcus Patterson	5	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jeremy Greaves Jr.	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Anglin	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ugonna Nwoha	4	2	2	2	0	1	0
Alex Ford	4	2	0	0	1	0	0
Jaiden Grimes	4	1	0	0	0	2	0
Isaac Paul	4	0	0	0	2	0	0
Perry Fisher	3	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kody Jones	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Montra Sanford	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Evans	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
AJ Miller	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jackson Cooper	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Hallum	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Morgan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zakir Abdul-Salaam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zay Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Tywon Christopher	1	59	1
Isaac Paul	1	41	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Rickie Collins	1	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Daniel Kinney	1/1	100.0	44	3/4	6

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Matt McKenzie	5	212	42.4	0	0	55

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Davis Bryson	2	71	35.5	52	0
Alan Woods III	1	8	8.0	8	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brayden Munroe	2	61	30.5	49	0