Referee Tim O’Dey; umpire Time Owens; head linesman Ryan MacDonald; line judge Mark Bennett; side judge Rich Ames; field judge Danny Daniel; back judge Bob Stinson; center judge Amanda SauerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Kent State
Ohio
191
Total yards
447
111
Passing yards
114
80
Rushing yards
333
3.6
Yards per pass
8.1
3.2
Yards per rush
5.8
8
First downs
22
2–14
Third downs
5–15
0–2
Fourth downs
0–0
2
Turnovers
0
7–63
Penalties
6–55
23:46
Possession
36:14
Efficiency
Kent State
Ohio
25%
Success rate
41%
−0.38
EPA per play
0.24
1.26
Explosiveness
1.22
−0.25
Rushing EPA
0.32
−0.49
Passing EPA
−0.03
29%
Passing-down success
29%
−0.63
First-down EPA
0.20
−0.03
Second-down EPA
0.27
0.17
Third-down EPA
0.25
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)
Ohio 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Ohio −7, over/under 44.
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 Ohio 69%, Kent State 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Ohio drives left to right, Kent State right to left.
Q1 OhioTouchdown, 3 plays, 35 yards
Q1 Kent StatePunt, 10 plays, −2 yards
Q1 OhioPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
Q1 Kent StatePunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
Q1 OhioField goal, 12 plays, 64 yards
Q2 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −15 yards
Q2 OhioPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q2 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q2 OhioPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q2 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q2 OhioMissed FG, 16 plays, 69 yards
Q2 Kent StateEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q3 OhioPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q3 OhioPunt, 5 plays, 27 yards
Q3 Kent StateInterception, 3 plays, 11 yards
Q3 OhioTouchdown, 2 plays, 11 yards
Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −20 yards
Q3 OhioField goal, 8 plays, 51 yards
Q3 Kent StateInterception, 7 plays, 34 yards
Q4 OhioMissed FG, 4 plays, 14 yards
Q4 Kent StateTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 42 yards
Q4 OhioTouchdown, 5 plays, 72 yards
Q4 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −39 yards
Q4 OhioEnd of game, 8 plays, 58 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then Ohio 7, Kent State 0
Ohio Touchdown, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Anthony Melchiori kickoff for 64 yds , Daz’mond Patterson return for 37 yds to the Ohio 38
14:47
1st & 10 at own 38
Derrius Vick run for 3 yds to the Ohio 41
14:15
2nd & 7 at own 41
Daz’mond Patterson run for 10 yds to the KntSt 49 for a 1ST down
13:46
1st & 10 at opp 49
Derrius Vick pass complete to Sebastian Smith for 49 yds for a TD, (Josiah Yazdani KICK)Ohio 7, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 10 plays
13:46
1st & 10 at own 35
Josiah Yazdani kickoff for 58 yds , Ernest Calhoun return for 14 yds to the KntSt 21
13:34
1st & 10 at own 21
Raekwon James run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 20
13:04
2nd & 11 at own 20
Raekwon James run for 20 yds to the KntSt 40 for a 1ST down
12:33
1st & 10 at own 40
Raekwon James run for 2 yds to the KntSt 42
12:09
2nd & 8 at own 42
George Bollas pass complete to Johnny Woods for 10 yds to the Ohio 48 for a 1ST down
11:45
1st & 10 at opp 48
George Bollas run for 4 yds to the Ohio 44
11:12
2nd & 6 at opp 44
Antwan Dixon run for 1 yd to the Ohio 43
10:38
3rd & 5 at opp 43
George Bollas pass complete to Johnny Woods for 7 yds to the Ohio 36 for a 1ST down
10:18
1st & 10 at opp 36
George Bollas pass incomplete to Antwan Dixon
10:10
2nd & 10 at opp 36
George Bollas pass complete to Ernest Calhoun for a loss of 1 yard to the Ohio 37
9:33
3rd & 11 at opp 37
George Bollas pass incomplete
9:25
4th & 11 at opp 37
Anthony Melchiori punt for 37 yds for a touchback
Ohio Punt, 3 plays
9:12
1st & 10 at own 20
Derrius Vick sacked by Elcee Refuge for a loss of 14 yards to the Ohio 6
8:35
2nd & 24 at own 6
A.J. Ouellette run for 3 yds to the Ohio 9
8:04
3rd & 21 at own 9
A.J. Ouellette run for 7 yds to the Ohio 16
7:30
4th & 14 at own 16
Mitch Bonnstetter punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KntSt 44
Kent State Punt, 5 plays
7:25
1st & 10 at own 44
Trayion Durham run for 7 yds to the Ohio 49
6:56
2nd & 3 at opp 49
Trayion Durham run for 3 yds to the Ohio 46 for a 1ST down
6:26
1st & 10 at opp 46
George Bollas pass complete to Raekwon James for 2 yds to the Ohio 44
5:55
2nd & 8 at opp 44
Raekwon James run for a loss of 3 yards to the Ohio 47
5:18
3rd & 11 at opp 47
George Bollas pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun, broken up by Brett Layton
5:10
4th & 11 at opp 47
Anthony Melchiori punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Daz’mond Patterson at the Ohio 15
Ohio Field goal, 12 plays
5:02
1st & 10 at own 15
Derrius Vick run for 17 yds to the Ohio 32 for a 1ST down
4:39
1st & 10 at own 32
Daz’mond Patterson run for 6 yds to the Ohio 38
4:08
2nd & 4 at own 38
Derrius Vick run for 20 yds to the KntSt 42 for a 1ST down
3:52
1st & 10 at opp 42
Derrius Vick run for 1 yd to the KntSt 41
3:12
2nd & 9 at opp 41
Derrius Vick pass complete to Keith Heitzman for 2 yds to the KntSt 39
2:33
3rd & 7 at opp 39
Derrius Vick run for 10 yds to the KntSt 29 for a 1ST down
2:12
1st & 10 at opp 29
JD Sprague run for 2 yds to the KntSt 27
1:39
2nd & 8 at opp 27
Derrius Vick run for 9 yds to the KntSt 18 for a 1ST down
1:13
1st & 10 at opp 18
Daz’mond Patterson run for 8 yds to the KntSt 10
0:50
2nd & 2 at opp 10
Derrius Vick run for 1 yd to the KntSt 9
0:06
3rd & 1 at opp 9
Derrius Vick sacked by Elcee Refuge for a loss of 12 yards to the KntSt 21
Q2 14:56
4th & 13 at opp 21
Josiah Yazdani 38 yd FG GOODOhio 10, Kent State 0
Q2 14:56
4th & 13 at own 35
KENT ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the 50 yard line
2nd quarter7 drives, then Ohio 10, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
14:56
4th at the 50
Josiah Yazdani kickoff for 40 yds , Ernest Calhoun return for 17 yds to the KntSt 27
14:44
1st & 10 at own 27
George Bollas run for no gain to the KntSt 27
14:09
2nd & 10 at own 27
George Bollas run for 9 yds to the KntSt 36
13:40
3rd & 1 at own 36
Raekwon James run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 35
13:00
4th & 2 at own 35
Anthony Melchiori punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Daz’mond Patterson at the OHIO 18 OHIO Penalty, Illegal Block (Dorian Brown) to the Ohio 9
Ohio Punt, 3 plays
12:54
1st & 10 at own 9
A.J. Ouellette run for 5 yds to the Ohio 14
12:20
2nd & 5 at own 14
Vick, Derrius rush for 3 yards to the OHIO17, PENALTY OHIO personal foul 7 yards to the OHIO7, NO PLAY.
11:59
2nd & 12 at own 7
OHIO Penalty, False Start (Keith Heitzman) to the Ohio 3
11:41
2nd & 16 at own 3
Derrius Vick run for 9 yds to the Ohio 12
11:03
3rd & 7 at own 12
Derrius Vick pass incomplete
10:55
4th & 7 at own 12
Mitch Bonnstetter punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Zaquon Tyson at the KntSt 48
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
10:48
1st & 10 at own 48
George Bollas run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
10:14
2nd & 8 at the 50
George Bollas pass complete to P.J. Simmons for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 49
9:42
3rd & 9 at own 49
George Bollas pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun
9:32
4th & 7 at own 49
Anthony Melchiori punt for 30 yds , Daz’mond Patterson returns for 5 yds to the Ohio 26
Ohio Punt, 3 plays
9:23
1st & 10 at own 26
Derrius Vick sacked by Nate Terhune for a loss of 3 yards to the Ohio 23
8:56
2nd & 13 at own 23
Daz’mond Patterson run for 4 yds to the Ohio 27
8:26
3rd & 9 at own 27
Derrius Vick pass incomplete to Sebastian Smith
8:16
4th & 9 at own 27
Mitch Bonnstetter punt for 41 yds , Zaquon Tyson returns for 5 yds to the KntSt 37
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
8:10
1st & 10 at own 37
James, Raekwon rush for 5 yards to the KENTST42, PENALTY KENTST illegal formation 5 yards to the KENTST32, NO PLAY.
7:43
1st & 15 at own 32
George Bollas pass complete to Johnny Woods for 4 yds to the KntSt 36
7:16
2nd & 11 at own 36
Raekwon James run for no gain to the KntSt 36
6:46
3rd & 11 at own 36
George Bollas run for 8 yds to the KntSt 44
6:25
4th & 3 at own 44
Anthony Melchiori punt for 56 yds for a touchback
Ohio Missed FG, 16 plays
6:16
1st & 10 at own 20
Derrius Vick run for 3 yds to the Ohio 23
5:47
2nd & 7 at own 23
A.J. Ouellette run for 9 yds to the Ohio 32 for a 1ST down
5:40
1st & 10 at own 32
A.J. Ouellette run for 4 yds to the Ohio 36
5:12
2nd & 6 at own 36
Derrius Vick run for a loss of 2 yards to the Ohio 34
4:28
3rd & 8 at own 34
OHIO Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Ohio 29
4:03
3rd & 13 at own 29
Derrius Vick run for 13 yds to the Ohio 42 for a 1ST down
3:39
1st & 10 at own 42
A.J. Ouellette run for 4 yds to the Ohio 46
3:01
2nd & 6 at own 46
A.J. Ouellette run for 11 yds to the KntSt 43 for a 1ST down
2:41
1st & 10 at opp 43
Daz’mond Patterson run for 8 yds to the KntSt 35
2:18
2nd & 2 at opp 35
Daz’mond Patterson run for 4 yds to the KntSt 31 for a 1ST down
1:44
1st & 10 at opp 31
Derrius Vick pass incomplete to Kawmae Sawyer, broken up by Najee Murray
1:32
2nd & 10 at opp 31
Daz’mond Patterson run for 6 yds to the KntSt 25
1:01
3rd & 4 at opp 25
Derrius Vick pass complete to Jordan Reid for 6 yds to the KntSt 19 for a 1ST down
1:00
1st & 10 at opp 19
Timeout OHIO, clock 01:00
0:54
1st & 10 at opp 19
Derrius Vick pass complete to Jordan Reid for 4 yds to the KntSt 15
0:33
2nd & 6 at opp 15
Derrius Vick run for 4 yds to the KntSt 11
0:32
3rd & 2 at opp 11
Timeout OHIO, clock 00:32
0:26
3rd & 2 at opp 11
Derrius Vick pass incomplete to Brendan Cope, broken up by Demetrius Monday
0:22
4th & 2 at opp 11
Josiah Yazdani 28 yd FG MISSED
Kent State End of half, 1 play
0:17
1st & 10 at own 20
Raekwon James run for a loss of 1 yard to the KntSt 19
3rd quarter9 drives, then Ohio 20, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Josiah Yazdani kickoff for 55 yds
14:54
1st & 10 at own 35
George Bollas pass incomplete
14:47
2nd & 10 at own 35
Raekwon James run for 1 yd to the KntSt 36
14:22
3rd & 9 at own 36
George Bollas pass incomplete to Antwan Dixon
14:10
4th & 9 at own 36
Anthony Melchiori punt for 53 yds , Daz’mond Patterson returns for 2 yds to the Ohio 13
Ohio Punt, 3 plays
14:03
1st & 10 at own 13
Derrius Vick pass incomplete
13:53
2nd & 10 at own 13
Derrius Vick pass complete to Daz’mond Patterson for 6 yds to the Ohio 19
13:16
3rd & 4 at own 19
Derrius Vick run for 1 yd to the Ohio 20
12:39
4th & 3 at own 20
Mitch Bonnstetter punt for 55 yds , Zaquon Tyson returns for 3 yds to the KntSt 28
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
12:32
1st & 10 at own 28
George Bollas pass complete to Raekwon James for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 25
11:51
2nd & 13 at own 25
George Bollas pass complete to Ernest Calhoun for 6 yds to the KntSt 31
11:30
3rd & 7 at own 31
George Bollas run for 3 yds to the KntSt 34
10:52
4th & 4 at own 34
Anthony Melchiori punt for 47 yds, downed at the Ohio 19
Ohio Punt, 5 plays
10:40
1st & 10 at own 19
A.J. Ouellette run for 9 yds to the Ohio 28
10:08
2nd & 1 at own 28
A.J. Ouellette run for 10 yds to the Ohio 38 for a 1ST down
9:41
1st & 10 at own 38
Derrius Vick run for 2 yds to the Ohio 40
9:07
2nd & 8 at own 40
A.J. Ouellette run for 5 yds to the Ohio 45
8:24
3rd & 3 at own 45
Derrius Vick pass complete to A.J. Ouellette for 1 yd to the Ohio 46
7:58
4th & 2 at own 46
Mitch Bonnstetter punt for 54 yds for a touchback
Kent State Interception, 3 plays
7:53
1st & 10 at own 20
Trayion Durham run for 5 yds to the KntSt 25
7:20
2nd & 5 at own 25
George Bollas pass complete to Kris White for 6 yds to the KntSt 31 for a 1ST down
7:06
1st & 10 at own 31
George Bollas pass intercepted Jovon Johnson return for 10 yds to the KntSt 11
Ohio Touchdown, 2 plays
6:57
1st & 10 at opp 11
Derrius Vick run for 4 yds to the KntSt 7
6:20
2nd & 6 at opp 7
Derrius Vick run for 7 yds for a TD, (Josiah Yazdani KICK)Ohio 17, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
6:20
2nd & 6 at opp 35
Josiah Yazdani kickoff for 63 yds , Ernest Calhoun return for 16 yds to the OHIO 49 KENT ST Penalty, Personal Foul (Ryan Malone) to the KntSt 8
6:08
1st & 10 at own 8
Durham, Trayion rush for 14 yards to the KENTST22, PENALTY KENTST holding (Scott, Wayne) 4 yards to the KENTST4, NO PLAY.
5:50
1st & 14 at own 4
Trayion Durham run for 5 yds to the KntSt 9
5:04
2nd & 9 at own 9
Trayion Durham run for 6 yds to the KntSt 15
4:37
3rd & 3 at own 15
George Bollas pass incomplete to Charles Chandler
4:23
4th & 3 at own 15
Anthony Melchiori punt for 55 yds , Daz’mond Patterson returns for 1 yd to the Ohio 31
Ohio Field goal, 8 plays
4:15
1st & 10 at own 31
Daz’mond Patterson run for 14 yds to the Ohio 45 for a 1ST down
3:55
1st & 10 at own 45
Derrius Vick pass incomplete to Sebastian Smith
3:35
2nd & 10 at own 45
Derrius Vick run for 1 yd to the Ohio 46
2:55
3rd & 9 at opp 46
Derrius Vick run for 37 yds to the OHIO 17 for a 1ST down KENT ST Penalty, Personal Foul (9 Yards) to the KntSt 8 for a 1ST down
2:26
1st & goal at opp 8
Daz’mond Patterson run for 1 yd to the KntSt 7
2:25
2nd & 0 at opp 7
OHIO Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Daz’mond Patterson) to the KntSt 22
1:54
2nd & 0 at opp 22
A.J. Ouellette run for 4 yds to the KntSt 18
1:22
3rd & 0 at opp 18
A.J. Ouellette run for no gain to the KntSt 18
0:50
4th & 0 at opp 18
Josiah Yazdani 35 yd FG GOODOhio 20, Kent State 0
Kent State Interception, 7 plays
0:50
4th & 20 at opp 35
Josiah Yazdani kickoff for 65 yds , Ernest Calhoun return for 22 yds to the OHIO 43 KENT ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the KntSt 12
0:36
1st & 10 at own 12
Trayion Durham run for 3 yds to the KntSt 15
0:12
2nd & 7 at own 15
George Bollas run for 4 yds to the KntSt 19
Q4 14:50
3rd & 3 at own 19
George Bollas pass complete to Antwan Dixon for 44 yds to the Ohio 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:35
1st & 10 at opp 37
George Bollas pass complete to Antwan Dixon for 5 yds to the Ohio 32
Q4 14:12
2nd & 5 at opp 32
Raekwon James run for 4 yds to the Ohio 28
Q4 13:43
3rd & 1 at opp 28
Trayion Durham run for a loss of 3 yards to the Ohio 31
Q4 13:16
4th & 4 at opp 31
Timeout KENT ST, clock 13:16
Q4 13:07
4th & 4 at opp 31
George Bollas pass intercepted Quentin Poling return for 25 yds to the KntSt 44 Chad Moore return for 4 yds to the KntSt 44
4th quarter5 drives, then Ohio 27, Kent State 0
Ohio Missed FG, 4 plays
12:59
1st & 10 at opp 44
Vick, Derrius pass incomplete to Smith, Sebastian, PENALTY KENTST holding (Monday, Demetrius) 10 yards to the KENTST34, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN OHIO.
12:35
1st & 10 at opp 34
A.J. Ouellette run for 3 yds to the KntSt 31
12:06
2nd & 7 at opp 31
Derrius Vick run for a loss of 4 yards to the KntSt 35
11:26
3rd & 11 at opp 35
Derrius Vick pass complete to A.J. Ouellette for 5 yds to the KntSt 30
10:44
4th & 6 at opp 30
Timeout OHIO, clock 10:44
10:38
4th & 6 at opp 30
Josiah Yazdani 47 yd FG MISSED
Kent State Turnover on downs, 9 plays
10:32
1st & 10 at own 30
George Bollas pass incomplete to Raekwon James
10:27
2nd & 10 at own 30
George Bollas pass incomplete to Antwan Dixon
10:20
3rd & 10 at own 30
George Bollas pass complete to Antwan Dixon for 6 yds to the Ohio 36 for a 1ST down OHIO Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Ohio 49 for a 1ST down
10:02
1st & 10 at opp 49
Antwan Dixon run for 2 yds to the Ohio 47
9:41
2nd & 8 at opp 47
George Bollas pass complete to Kris White for 13 yds to the Ohio 34 for a 1ST down
9:15
1st & 10 at opp 34
George Bollas pass incomplete to Kris White, broken up by Brett Layton
9:04
2nd & 10 at opp 34
George Bollas pass complete to Kris White for 6 yds to the Ohio 28
8:43
3rd & 4 at opp 28
George Bollas pass incomplete to Ernest Calhoun
8:36
4th & 4 at opp 28
George Bollas pass incomplete to Kris White
Ohio Touchdown, 5 plays
8:31
1st & 10 at own 28
Dorian Brown run for 2 yds to the Ohio 30
8:18
2nd & 8 at own 30
JD Sprague run for 13 yds to the Ohio 43 for a 1ST down
7:40
1st & 10 at own 43
Maleek Irons run for 6 yds to the Ohio 49
7:04
2nd & 4 at own 49
Maleek Irons run for 10 yds to the KntSt 41 for a 1ST down
6:35
1st & 10 at opp 41
JD Sprague pass complete to Jordan Reid for 41 yds for a TD, (Josiah Yazdani KICK)Ohio 27, Kent State 0
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
6:35
1st & 10 at own 35
Josiah Yazdani kickoff for 61 yds , Raekwon James return for 15 yds to the KntSt 19
6:19
1st & 10 at own 19
George Bollas pass complete to Antwan Dixon for 9 yds to the KntSt 28
6:02
2nd & 1 at own 28
George Bollas pass complete to Antwan Dixon for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 26
5:28
3rd & 3 at own 26
George Bollas pass incomplete to Charles Chandler
5:21
4th & 3 at own 26
Anthony Melchiori punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Langston Provitt at the Ohio 36
Ohio End of game, 8 plays
5:14
1st & 10 at own 36
Dorian Brown run for 8 yds to the Ohio 44
4:30
2nd & 2 at own 44
Dorian Brown run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3:51
1st & 10 at the 50
Maleek Irons run for 4 yds to the KntSt 46
2:53
2nd & 6 at opp 46
Maleek Irons run for 2 yds to the KntSt 44
2:28
3rd & 4 at opp 44
Bo Hardy run for 37 yds to the KntSt 7 for a 1ST down
1:54
1st & goal at opp 7
Bo Hardy run for 6 yds to the KntSt 1
1:13
2nd & 0 at opp 1
Timeout OHIO, clock 01:13
1:09
2nd & goal at opp 1
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the KntSt 3
0:35
3rd & goal at opp 3
TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the KntSt 6
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.
Kent State
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