Kent State at Minnesota

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Minnesota beat Kent State 10–⁠7. It was their second meeting; Minnesota leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayKent State3–⁠9 in 2015
7
HomeMinnesota6–⁠7 in 2015
10

Final at Huntington Bank Stadium, MinneapolisTV: BTNAttendance 52,823

At kickoff
60°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (KMSP), 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Greg Sujack; umpire Steven Woods; head linesman Michael Dolce; line judge John Shelton; side judge Don Swanson; field judge Phillip Hicks; back judge Reggie Barry; center judge Jason NicklebyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kent State00707
Minnesota370010

Standouts

Player stats

Kent State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Colin Reardon10/286300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Holley1758014
Colin Reardon10909
George Bollas2806
Trayion Durham2402
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Charles Chandler119019
Kris White21407
Nick Holley31309
Connor Arlia21207
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Demetrius Monday200

Minnesota

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mitch Leidner17/2718412
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rodney Smith307308
Rodrick Williams Jr61806
Mitch Leidner715014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nate Wozniak340025
Eric Carter433021
Drew Wolitarsky132032
Rashad Still226017

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Kent StateMinnesota
142Total yards288
63Passing yards184
79Rushing yards104
2.3Yards per pass6.8
2.5Yards per rush2.4
8First downs13
3–⁠17Third downs10–⁠21
1–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers3
7–⁠89Penalties8–⁠85
24:37Possession35:23

Efficiency

Kent StateMinnesota
29%Success rate29%
−0.27EPA per play−0.09
0.59Explosiveness1.19
−0.13Rushing EPA−0.31
−0.41Passing EPA0.24
18%Passing-down success22%
−0.25First-down EPA−0.29
−0.12Second-down EPA−0.72
−0.11Third-down EPA0.78

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Minnesota 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Minnesota −23, over/under 47.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Minnesota 94%, Kent State 6%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Minnesota end zoneKent State end zoneQ1 Kent StatePunt, 7 playsQ1 MinnesotaField goal, 10 playsQ1 Kent StatePunt, 4 playsQ1 MinnesotaInterception, 5 playsQ1 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 MinnesotaInterception, 6 playsQ2 Kent StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Kent StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Kent StateEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 MinnesotaFumble return TD, 9 plays (Kent State scores)Q3 MinnesotaPunt, 5 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 MinnesotaPunt, 6 playsQ4 Kent StatePunt, 10 playsQ4 MinnesotaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 MinnesotaPunt, 6 playsQ4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 MinnesotaMissed FG, 4 playsQ4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 MinnesotaEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Minnesota drives left to right, Kent State right to left.
  1. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 7 plays, −3 yards
  2. Q1 MinnesotaField goal, 10 plays, 43 yards
  3. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  4. Q1 MinnesotaInterception, 5 plays, 26 yards
  5. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  6. Q1 MinnesotaInterception, 6 plays, 32 yards
  7. Q2 Kent StatePunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  8. Q2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  9. Q2 Kent StatePunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  10. Q2 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  12. Q2 MinnesotaTouchdown, 9 plays, 63 yards
  13. Q2 Kent StateEnd of half, 3 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q3 MinnesotaFumble return TD, 9 plays (Kent State scores), 55 yards
  15. Q3 MinnesotaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  16. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  18. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  19. Q3 MinnesotaPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  20. Q4 Kent StatePunt, 10 plays, 18 yards
  21. Q4 MinnesotaPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  22. Q4 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 16 yards
  23. Q4 MinnesotaPunt, 6 plays, 2 yards
  24. Q4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 24 yards
  25. Q4 MinnesotaMissed FG, 4 plays, 4 yards
  26. Q4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −9 yards
  27. Q4 MinnesotaEnd of game, 1 play, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Minnesota 3, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Santoso kickoff for 64 yds , Raekwon James return for 22 yds to the KntSt 23
15:001st & 10 at own 23Nick Holley run for 5 yds to the KntSt 28
15:002nd & 5 at own 28Nick Holley run for 3 yds to the KntSt 31
15:003rd & 2 at own 31Nick Holley run for 1 yd to the KntSt 32
15:004th & 1 at own 32Nick Holley run for 2 yds to the KntSt 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 34HOLLEY, Nick rush for 22 yards to the MINN44 (Campbell, D.), PENALTY KENT personal foul (MILLER, Clay) 15 yards to the KENT19, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 25 at own 19Colin Reardon run for no gain to the KntSt 19
15:002nd & 25 at own 19Nick Holley run for 1 yd to the KntSt 20
15:003rd & 24 at own 20Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Kris White
15:004th & 24 at own 20Anthony Melchiori punt for 50 yds , Craig James returns for 2 yds to the Minn 22 MINNESOTA Penalty, roughing the kicker ( Yards) declined
Minnesota Field goal, 10 plays
11:221st & 10 at own 32Rodney Smith run for 8 yds to the Minn 40
11:222nd & 2 at own 40Rodney Smith run for 1 yd to the Minn 41
11:223rd & 1 at own 41Mitch Leidner pass complete to Eric Carter for 3 yds to the Minn 44 for a 1ST down
11:221st & 10 at own 44Rodrick Williams Jr run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
11:222nd & 4 at the 50Mitch Leidner run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 49
11:223rd & 5 at own 49Mitch Leidner pass complete to Eric Carter for 21 yds to the KntSt 30 for a 1ST down
11:221st & 10 at opp 30Mitch Leidner sacked by Nate Holley and Nick Cuthbert for a loss of 8 yards to the KntSt 38
11:222nd & 18 at opp 38Mitch Leidner pass complete to Rodney Smith for 5 yds to the KntSt 33
11:223rd & 13 at opp 33Mitch Leidner run for 8 yds to the KntSt 25
6:144th & 5 at opp 25Ryan Santoso 42 yd FG GOODMinnesota 3, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 4 plays
6:141st & 0 at own 35Ryan Santoso kickoff for 59 yds , Raekwon James return for 21 yds to the KntSt 27
6:141st & 10 at own 27Nick Holley run for 14 yds to the KntSt 41 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at own 41Colin Reardon pass complete to Nick Holley for 6 yds to the KntSt 47
6:142nd & 4 at own 47Colin Reardon run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
6:143rd & 1 at the 50KENT ST Penalty, false start (Brice Fackler) to the KntSt 45
6:143rd & 6 at own 45Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Kris White
6:144th & 6 at own 45Anthony Melchiori punt for 39 yds , Craig James returns for no gain to the Minn 16
Minnesota Interception, 5 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 16Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the Minn 19
4:122nd & 7 at own 19Rodney Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Minn 18
4:123rd & 8 at own 18Mitch Leidner pass complete to Rodney Smith for 22 yds to the Minn 40 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 40Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the Minn 42
4:122nd & 8 at own 42Mitch Leidner pass intercepted Demetrius Monday return for no gain to the KntSt 27
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
2:111st & 10 at own 27Colin Reardon pass incomplete
2:112nd & 10 at own 27Colin Reardon pass complete to Ernest Calhoun for no gain to the KntSt 27
2:113rd & 10 at own 27Colin Reardon pass complete to Connor Arlia for 7 yds to the KntSt 34
2:114th & 3 at own 34Anthony Melchiori punt for 37 yds , Craig James returns for 1 yd to the Minn 35 MINNESOTA Penalty, illegal block (Jalen Myrick) to the Minn 20
Minnesota Interception, 6 plays
2:111st & 10 at own 20KENT ST Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the Minn 35 for a 1ST down
2:111st & 10 at own 35Rodney Smith run for no gain to the Minn 35
2:112nd & 10 at own 35MINNESOTA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Minn 30
Q2 15:002nd & 15 at own 30Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to Drew Wolitarsky
Q2 15:003rd & 15 at own 30Mitch Leidner pass complete to Rashad Still for 17 yds to the Minn 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 47Rodney Smith run for 8 yds to the KntSt 45
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 45Rodney Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 48
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 48Mitch Leidner pass intercepted Demetrius Monday return for no gain to the KntSt 12
2nd quarter7 drives, then Minnesota 10, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 5 plays
12:491st & 10 at own 12Colin Reardon run for 4 yds to the KntSt 16
12:492nd & 6 at own 16Colin Reardon pass complete to Nick Holley for 9 yds to the KntSt 25 for a 1ST down
12:491st & 10 at own 25Nick Holley run for 6 yds to the KntSt 31
12:492nd & 4 at own 31Colin Reardon run for 2 yds to the KntSt 33
12:493rd & 2 at own 33Nick Holley run for a loss of 5 yards to the KntSt 28
12:494th & 7 at own 28Anthony Melchiori punt for 42 yds , Craig James returns for a loss of 2 yards to the Minn 28
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
10:111st & 10 at own 28Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to KJ Maye, broken up by Najee Murray
10:112nd & 10 at own 28Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to KJ Maye
10:113rd & 10 at own 28Mitch Leidner pass complete to Noah Scarver for 5 yds to the Minn 33
10:114th & 5 at own 33Peter Mortell punt for 51 yds , Ernest Calhoun returns for 8 yds to the KntSt 41 KENT ST Penalty, personal foul (Trayion Durham) to the KntSt 12
Kent State Punt, 6 plays
9:111st & 10 at own 12Nick Holley run for 5 yds to the KntSt 17
9:112nd & 5 at own 17Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Kris White
9:113rd & 5 at own 17Colin Reardon pass complete to Kris White for 7 yds to the KntSt 24 for a 1ST down
9:111st & 10 at own 24Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun
9:112nd & 10 at own 24Nick Holley run for 1 yd to the KntSt 25
9:113rd & 9 at own 25Colin Reardon pass incomplete
9:114th & 9 at own 25Anthony Melchiori punt for 58 yds , Craig James returns for 10 yds to the Minn 27
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
7:221st & 10 at own 27Rodrick Williams Jr run for 4 yds to the Minn 31
7:222nd & 6 at own 31Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to KJ Maye
7:223rd & 6 at own 31Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to Drew Wolitarsky
7:224th & 6 at own 31Peter Mortell punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Ernest Calhoun at the KntSt 26
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
6:291st & 10 at own 26George Bollas run for 6 yds to the KntSt 32
6:292nd & 4 at own 32George Bollas run for 2 yds to the KntSt 34
6:293rd & 2 at own 34Nick Holley run for 1 yd to the KntSt 35
6:294th & 1 at own 35Anthony Melchiori punt for 28 yds, downed at the Minn 37
Minnesota Touchdown, 9 plays
4:441st & 10 at own 37Rodney Smith run for 4 yds to the Minn 41
4:442nd & 6 at own 41Rodney Smith run for 1 yd to the Minn 42
4:443rd & 5 at own 42Mitch Leidner pass complete to Nate Wozniak for 25 yds to the KntSt 33 for a 1ST down
4:441st & 10 at opp 33Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the KntSt 28
4:442nd & 5 at opp 28Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the KntSt 25
4:443rd & 2 at opp 25Mitch Leidner run for 14 yds to the KntSt 11 for a 1ST down MINNESOTA Penalty, Offensive holding (Nate Wozniak) to the KntSt 21 for a 1ST down
1:291st & 10 at opp 21Timeout KENT ST, clock 01:29
1:291st & 10 at opp 21Rodney Smith run for 6 yds to the KntSt 15
1:292nd & 4 at opp 15Rodney Smith run for 1 yd to the KntSt 14
1:003rd & 3 at opp 14Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 01:00
0:513rd & 3 at opp 14Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 14 yds for a TD, (Ryan Santoso KICK)Minnesota 10, Kent State 0
Kent State End of half, 3 plays
0:511st & 0 at own 35Ryan Santoso kickoff for 65 yds , Raekwon James return for 17 yds to the KntSt 17
0:511st & 10 at own 17Nick Holley run for 7 yds to the KntSt 24
0:512nd & 3 at own 24Nick Holley run for 2 yds to the KntSt 26
0:513rd & 1 at own 26Nick Holley run for a loss of 4 yards to the KntSt 22
3rd quarter6 drives, then Minnesota 10, Kent State 7
Minnesota Fumble return TD, 9 plays (Kent State scores)
15:004th & 5 at own 22Anthony Melchiori kickoff for 78 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Rodney Smith run for 1 yd to the Minn 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the Minn 31
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Mitch Leidner pass complete to Drew Wolitarsky for 32 yds to the KntSt 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the KntSt 35
15:002nd & 8 at opp 35Rodney Smith run for 1 yd to the KntSt 34
15:003rd & 7 at opp 34Mitch Leidner pass complete to Nate Wozniak for 5 yds to the KntSt 29
15:004th & 2 at opp 29Mitch Leidner pass complete to Nate Wozniak for 10 yds to the KntSt 19 for a 1ST down KENT ST Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Rodrick Williams Jr run for no gain to the KntSt 19
15:002nd & 10 at opp 19Williams, R. rush for no gain to the KENT19 (SIMPSON, Erik), PENALTY MINN holding (Bjorklund, Joe) 10 yards to the KENT29, NO PLAY.
9:442nd & 20 at opp 29Mitch Leidner pass complete to Rashad Still for 9 yds for a TD Rashad Still fumbled, forced by Demetrius Monday, recovered by KntSt Demetrius Monday , return for 80 yds, (Shane Hynes KICK)Minnesota 10, Kent State 7
Minnesota Punt, 5 plays
9:441st & 0 at own 35Anthony Melchiori kickoff for 59 yds , Jalen Myrick return for 21 yds to the MINNESOTA 44 KENT ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Matt Bahr) to the Minn 42
9:441st & 10 at own 42Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the Minn 47
9:442nd & 5 at own 47Mitch Leidner pass complete to KJ Maye for 10 yds to the KntSt 43 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at opp 43Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the KntSt 40
9:442nd & 7 at opp 40Mitch Leidner pass complete to Rodney Smith for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 42
9:443rd & 9 at opp 42Mitch Leidner pass incomplete
9:444th & 9 at opp 42Peter Mortell punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Ernest Calhoun at the KntSt 13
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
6:501st & 10 at own 13Colin Reardon pass complete to Nick Holley for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 11
6:502nd & 12 at own 11Colin Reardon run for 1 yd to the KntSt 12
6:503rd & 11 at own 12Colin Reardon run for 9 yds to the KntSt 21
6:504th & 2 at own 21Anthony Melchiori punt for 37 yds , Craig James returns for no gain to the Minn 42 Craig James fumbled, recovered by Minn Craig James
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
4:471st & 10 at own 42Rodrick Williams Jr run for 3 yds to the Minn 45
4:472nd & 7 at own 45Rodrick Williams Jr run for 1 yd to the Minn 46
4:473rd & 6 at own 46Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to KJ Maye, broken up by Nate Holley
4:474th & 6 at own 46Peter Mortell punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KntSt 6
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
3:131st & 10 at own 6Colin Reardon run for 2 yds to the KntSt 8
3:132nd & 8 at own 8Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Kris White, broken up by Adekunle Ayinde
3:133rd & 8 at own 8Colin Reardon run for 1 yd to the KntSt 9
3:134th & 7 at own 9Anthony Melchiori punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Craig James at the Minn 48
Minnesota Punt, 6 plays
1:551st & 10 at own 48Rodney Smith run for 7 yds to the KntSt 45
1:552nd & 3 at opp 45Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the KntSt 43
1:553rd & 1 at opp 43Mitch Leidner run for 2 yds to the KntSt 41 for a 1ST down
1:551st & 10 at opp 41Mitch Leidner pass complete to Rodney Smith for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 42
1:552nd & 11 at opp 42Rodney Smith run for 2 yds to the KntSt 40
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at opp 40Mitch Leidner pass incomplete to Drew Wolitarsky
Q4 15:004th & 9 at opp 40Peter Mortell punt for 33 yds, downed at the KntSt 7
4th quarter8 drives, then Minnesota 10, Kent State 7
Kent State Punt, 10 plays
14:471st & 10 at own 7Trayion Durham run for 2 yds to the KntSt 9
14:472nd & 8 at own 9Nick Holley run for 6 yds to the KntSt 15
14:473rd & 2 at own 15Nick Holley run for 10 yds to the KntSt 25 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at own 25Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun
14:472nd & 10 at own 25Colin Reardon pass complete to Kris White for 7 yds to the KntSt 32
14:473rd & 3 at own 32Colin Reardon pass complete to Connor Arlia for 5 yds to the KntSt 37 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at own 37Nick Holley run for 3 yds to the KntSt 40 KENT ST Penalty, personal foul (Ernest Calhoun) to the KntSt 25
14:471st & 22 at own 25Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Brice Fackler
14:472nd & 22 at own 25Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Connor Arlia, broken up by Jonathan Celestin
14:473rd & 22 at own 25Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Kris White
14:474th & 22 at own 25Anthony Melchiori punt for 49 yds , Craig James returns for no gain to the Minn 26
Minnesota Punt, 3 plays
11:141st & 10 at own 26Williams, R. rush for 7 yards to the MINN33 (CUTHBERT, Nick;ITALIANO, J.), PENALTY MINN holding (Pirsig, Jonah) 10 yards to the MINN16, NO PLAY.
11:141st & 20 at own 16Rodrick Williams Jr run for 4 yds to the Minn 20
11:142nd & 16 at own 20Mitch Leidner run for 4 yds to the Minn 24
11:143rd & 12 at own 24Mitch Leidner sacked by Terence Waugh and Nate Terhune for a loss of 4 yards to the Minn 20
11:144th & 16 at own 20Peter Mortell punt for 38 yds, downed at the KntSt 42
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
8:471st & 10 at own 42REARDON, Colin pass incomplete to DIXON, Antwan, PENALTY MINN pass interference (Johnson,Antonio) 15 yards to the MINN43, 1ST DOWN KENT, NO PLAY.
8:471st & 10 at opp 43Colin Reardon run for a loss of 4 yards to the Minn 47
8:472nd & 14 at opp 47Colin Reardon pass complete to Ernest Calhoun for 5 yds to the Minn 42
8:473rd & 9 at opp 42Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Brice Fackler, broken up by De’Vondre Campbell
8:474th & 9 at opp 42Anthony Melchiori punt for 2 yds, downed at the Minn 40
Minnesota Punt, 6 plays
7:201st & 10 at own 40Rodney Smith run for 1 yd to the Minn 41
7:202nd & 9 at own 41Mitch Leidner pass complete to Eric Carter for 5 yds to the Minn 46
7:203rd & 4 at own 46Rodney Smith run for 5 yds to the KntSt 49 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 49Smith, Rodney rush for 2 yards to the KENT47 (DELLINGER, Matt), PENALTY MINN holding (Campion, Josh) 10 yards to the MINN41, NO PLAY.
7:201st & 20 at own 41Rodney Smith run for no gain to the Minn 41
7:202nd & 20 at own 41Mitch Leidner pass complete to Eric Carter for 4 yds to the Minn 45
7:203rd & 16 at own 45Rodney Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the Minn 42
3:364th & 19 at own 42Timeout KENT ST, clock 03:36
3:364th & 19 at own 42Peter Mortell punt for 51 yds , Miles Hibbler returns for no gain to the KntSt 7 Miles Hibbler fumbled, recovered by KntSt Miles Hibbler
Kent State Turnover on downs, 5 plays
3:361st & 10 at own 7Trayion Durham run for 2 yds to the KntSt 9 for a 1ST down MINNESOTA Penalty, personal foul (Scott Ekpe) to the KntSt 24 for a 1ST down
3:361st & 10 at own 24Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Raekwon James
3:362nd & 10 at own 24REARDON, Colin pass incomplete to CALHOUN, Ernest, PENALTY KENT personal foul (MACAULAY, Brock) 12 yards to the KENT12, NO PLAY.
3:362nd & 22 at own 12Colin Reardon pass complete to Charles Chandler for 19 yds to the KntSt 31
3:363rd & 3 at own 31Colin Reardon pass incomplete, broken up by Alex Keith
3:364th & 3 at own 31Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Kris White
Minnesota Missed FG, 4 plays
2:181st & 10 at opp 31Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the KntSt 28
2:122nd & 7 at opp 28Timeout KENT ST, clock 02:12
2:122nd & 7 at opp 28Rodney Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 30
2:073rd & 9 at opp 30Timeout KENT ST, clock 02:07
2:073rd & 9 at opp 30Rodney Smith run for 3 yds to the KntSt 27
1:214th & 6 at opp 27Timeout MINNESOTA, clock 01:21
1:184th & 6 at opp 27Ryan Santoso 44 yd FG MISSED
Kent State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 27Colin Reardon pass incomplete, broken up by Alex Keith
1:182nd & 10 at own 27Colin Reardon pass incomplete to Kris White
1:183rd & 10 at own 27Colin Reardon sacked by Julian Huff for a loss of 9 yards to the KntSt 18
1:184th & 19 at own 18Colin Reardon pass incomplete
Minnesota End of game, 1 play
0:331st & 10 at opp 18TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 20

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Minnesota leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2015Minnesota 10, Kent State 7
2006Minnesota 44, Kent State 0

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