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
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
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