Kennesaw State at Samford

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Samford beat Kennesaw State 28–⁠23. It was their first meeting; after it, Samford led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayKennesaw State12–⁠2 in 2017
23
HomeSamford8–⁠4 in 2017
28

Final at Seibert Stadium, HomewoodTV: ESPN3Attendance 4,908

At kickoff
80°F, overcast, wind 11 mph from the southeast, gusts to 20 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Birmingham International Airport (KBHM), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Edwin Lee; umpire Warren Kugelman; head linesman Walter Sloan; line judge Greg Zimmerman; side judge Will Lug; field judge Michael Clary; back judge Nathan Umberger; center judge Greg KosloffGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kennesaw State01001323
Samford0714728

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Samford 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Samford 27, Kennesaw State 17
2018Kennesaw State 24, Samford 10
2017Kennesaw State 28, Samford 17
2017Samford 28, Kennesaw State 23

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