North Alabama at Kennesaw State

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Kennesaw State beat North Alabama 40–⁠34 in double overtime. It was their third meeting; Kennesaw State leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayNorth Alabama1–⁠10 in 2022
34
HomeKennesaw State5–⁠6 in 2022
40

Final, 2 overtimes at Fifth Third Stadium, KennesawTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,505

At kickoff
69°F, clear, wind 7 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Cobb Co-Mc Collum Field Airport (KRYY), 3 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff
Official
Brad CarrellGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
North Alabama337147034
Kennesaw State737107640

Standouts

Player stats

North Alabama

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Noah Walters15/2732632
RushingCarYdsTDLong
ShunDerrick Powell1746119
Justin Luke118018
Parker Driggers81404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Takairee Kenebrew4162362
Demarcus Lacey364033
Corson Swan356029
Cortez Hall222012

Kennesaw State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Xavier Shepherd13/1817220
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Shepherd34102220
Yesiah Clemons751036
Gabriel Benyard842014
Isaac Foster636112
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Isaac Foster576140
Xavier Hill346126
Chavis Marshall224018
Gabriel Benyard217010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dylan Hand0001
Garland Benyard0001

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

Team stats

North AlabamaKennesaw State
394Total yards449
326Passing yards172
68Rushing yards277
12.1Yards per pass9.6
1.9Yards per rush4.0
19First downs27
4–⁠11Third downs10–⁠21
0–⁠1Fourth downs3–⁠3
3Turnovers2
9–⁠63Penalties5–⁠48
25:47Possession34:13

Efficiency

North AlabamaKennesaw State
32%Success rate41%
0.15EPA per play0.18
2.11Explosiveness1.27
−0.25Rushing EPA−0.03
0.87Passing EPA0.97
42%Passing-down success32%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Kennesaw State 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Kennesaw State end zoneNorth Alabama end zoneQ1 North AlabamaField goal, 14 playsQ1 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 18 playsQ1 North AlabamaInterception, 3 playsQ2 Kennesaw StateField goal, 7 playsQ2 North AlabamaField goal, 9 playsQ2 Kennesaw StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 North AlabamaFumble, 8 playsQ2 Kennesaw StateMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 North AlabamaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 North AlabamaTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Kennesaw StateFumble, 8 playsQ3 North AlabamaInterception, 6 playsQ3 Kennesaw StateFumble, 3 playsQ3 North AlabamaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Kennesaw StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 North AlabamaTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Kennesaw StateField goal, 12 playsQ4 North AlabamaTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 North AlabamaResult not recorded, 1 playQ5 North AlabamaTouchdown, 3 playsQ5 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ5 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ5 North AlabamaTurnover on downs, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Kennesaw State drives left to right, North Alabama right to left.
  1. Q1 North AlabamaField goal, 14 plays, 66 yards
  2. Q1 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 18 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 North AlabamaInterception, 3 plays, −2 yards
  4. Q2 Kennesaw StateField goal, 7 plays, 15 yards
  5. Q2 North AlabamaField goal, 9 plays, 60 yards
  6. Q2 Kennesaw StatePunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  7. Q2 North AlabamaFumble, 8 plays, 35 yards
  8. Q2 Kennesaw StateMissed FG, 9 plays, 44 yards
  9. Q2 North AlabamaEnd of half, 1 play, −3 yards
  10. Q3 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 82 yards
  11. Q3 North AlabamaTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q3 Kennesaw StateFumble, 8 plays, 49 yards
  13. Q3 North AlabamaInterception, 6 plays, 23 yards
  14. Q3 Kennesaw StateFumble, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q3 North AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q3 Kennesaw StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  17. Q4 North AlabamaTouchdown, 6 plays, 60 yards
  18. Q4 Kennesaw StateField goal, 12 plays, 56 yards
  19. Q4 North AlabamaTouchdown, 4 plays, 71 yards
  20. Q4 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 North AlabamaResult not recorded, 1 play, −4 yards
  22. Q5 North AlabamaTouchdown, 3 plays, 25 yards
  23. Q5 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 25 yards
  24. Q5 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 25 yards
  25. Q5 North AlabamaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Kennesaw State 7, North Alabama 3
North Alabama Field goal, 14 plays
10:14Conor Cummins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:141st & 10 at own 25Noah Walters pass incomplete
10:142nd & 10 at own 25ShunDerrick Powell run for 19 yds to the NorAl 44 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at own 44ShunDerrick Powell run for 9 yds to the Ksaw 47
10:142nd & 1 at opp 47ShunDerrick Powell run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 46 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 46Parker Driggers run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 42
10:142nd & 6 at opp 42Parker Driggers run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 39
10:143rd & 3 at opp 39Noah Walters run for 5 yds to the Ksaw 34 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 34ShunDerrick Powell run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 31
10:142nd & 7 at opp 31NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, False Start (Corson Swan) to the Ksaw 36
10:142nd & 12 at opp 36Noah Walters pass complete to Demarcus Lacey for 13 yds to the Ksaw 23 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 23POWELL, ShunDerrick rush up the middle for a gain of 5 yards to the KSU18 (BENYARD, Garland), clock 10:14. PENALTY KSU Face mask on PARKER, Joel enforced half the distance from the goal, 9 yards from the KSU18 to the KSU9 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
10:141st & goal at opp 9ShunDerrick Powell run for no gain to the Ksaw 9
10:142nd & goal at opp 9Noah Walters pass incomplete
10:143rd & goal at opp 9Noah Walters run for no gain to the Ksaw 9
Kennesaw State Touchdown, 18 plays
10:141st & 10 at own 25Gabriel Benyard run for 8 yds to the Ksaw 33
10:142nd & 2 at own 33Jonathan Murphy run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 36 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at own 36Yesiah Clemons run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 37
10:142nd & 9 at own 37Isaac Foster run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 39
10:143rd & 7 at own 39Tykeem Wallace run for 17 yds to the KENN 44 for a 1ST down NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, Offsides (Kam’ron Green) declined for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 44Tykeem Wallace run for 2 yds to the NorAl 42
10:142nd & 8 at opp 42Gabriel Benyard run for 7 yds to the NorAl 35
10:143rd & 1 at opp 35Jonathan Murphy run for no gain to the NorAl 35
10:144th & 1 at opp 35Jonathan Murphy run for 2 yds to the NorAl 33 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 33Jordan Lay run for 7 yds to the NorAl 26
10:142nd & 3 at opp 26Jordan Lay run for 2 yds to the NorAl 24
10:143rd & 1 at opp 24Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the NorAl 21 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at opp 21Tykeem Wallace run for 6 yds to the NorAl 15
10:142nd & 4 at opp 15Isaac Foster run for 2 yds to the NorAl 13
10:143rd & 2 at opp 13Xavier Shepherd run for 8 yds to the NorAl 5 for a 1ST down
10:141st & goal at opp 5Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the NorAl 3
10:142nd & goal at opp 3Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the NorAl 3
North Alabama Interception, 3 plays
10:142nd & 6 at own 29Noah Walters sacked by Kerick Reese for a loss of 6 yards to the NorAl 23
9:282nd & goal at opp 9Timeout NORTH ALABAMA, clock 09:28
8:404th & goal at opp 9Sam Contorno 26 yd FG GOODNorth Alabama 3, Kennesaw State 0
Kennesaw State Touchdown, 18 plays
8:40Sam Contorno kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:253rd & goal at opp 3Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds for a TD, (Conor Cummins KICK)Kennesaw State 7, North Alabama 3
North Alabama Interception, 3 plays
1:25Conor Cummins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:251st & 10 at own 25Parker Driggers run for 4 yds to the NorAl 29
Q2 14:533rd & 12 at own 23Noah Walters pass intercepted
2nd quarter7 drives, then Kennesaw State 10, North Alabama 6
Kennesaw State Field goal, 7 plays
14:531st & 10 at opp 34Yesiah Clemons run for 1 yd to the NorAl 33
14:532nd & 9 at opp 33KENNESAW ST Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NorAl 38
14:532nd & 14 at opp 38Michael Benefield run for 2 yds to the NorAl 36
14:533rd & 12 at opp 36Xavier Shepherd run for 8 yds to the NorAl 28
14:534th & 4 at opp 28NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, Offsides (Micah Bland) to the NorAl 23 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 23Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the NorAl 22
14:532nd & 9 at opp 22Jordan Lay run for 2 yds to the NorAl 20
14:533rd & 7 at opp 20Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the NorAl 19
11:054th & 6 at opp 19Conor Cummins 36 yd FG GOODKennesaw State 10, North Alabama 3
North Alabama Field goal, 9 plays
11:00Conor Cummins kickoff for 59 yds , Jaquan Woods return for 13 yds to the NorAl 19
11:001st & 10 at own 19ShunDerrick Powell run for no gain to the NorAl 19
11:002nd & 10 at own 19Noah Walters pass complete to Corson Swan for 23 yds to the NorAl 42 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at own 42ShunDerrick Powell run for a loss of 2 yards to the NorAl 40
11:002nd & 12 at own 40Noah Walters pass incomplete
11:003rd & 12 at own 40Noah Walters pass complete to Demarcus Lacey for 33 yds to the Ksaw 27 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 27ShunDerrick Powell run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 25
11:002nd & 8 at opp 25ShunDerrick Powell run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 21
7:224th & 4 at opp 21Timeout NORTH ALABAMA, clock 07:22
7:223rd & 4 at opp 21Noah Walters pass incomplete
7:174th & 4 at opp 21Sam Contorno 38 yd FG GOODKennesaw State 10, North Alabama 6
Kennesaw State Punt, 6 plays
7:12Sam Contorno kickoff for 65 yds , Gabriel Benyard return for 27 yds to the Ksaw 27
7:121st & 10 at own 27Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 30
7:122nd & 7 at own 30Gabriel Benyard run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 33
7:123rd & 4 at own 33Xavier Shepherd run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 37 for a 1ST down
7:121st & 10 at own 37Xavier Shepherd run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 39
7:122nd & 8 at own 39Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 40
7:123rd & 7 at own 40Michael Benefield run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 41
North Alabama Fumble, 8 plays
3:292nd & 10 at own 24Justin Luke run for 18 yds to the NorAl 42 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at own 42ShunDerrick Powell run for a loss of 1 yard to the NorAl 41
3:292nd & 11 at own 41Noah Walters pass incomplete
3:293rd & 11 at own 41WALTERS, Noah pass to the left incomplete intended for HALL, Cortez thrown to the KSU45. PENALTY KSU Holding on BENYARD, Garland enforced 10 yards from the UNA41 to the KSU49 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
3:291st & 10 at opp 49Noah Walters pass complete to Cortez Hall for 10 yds to the Ksaw 39 for a 1ST down
3:291st & 10 at opp 39Noah Walters pass incomplete
3:294th & 6 at own 41Charlie Cooper punt for 35 yds
North Alabama Fumble, 8 plays
3:291st & 10 at own 24Noah Walters pass complete to Parker Driggers for 8 yds to the NorAl 32
3:292nd & 2 at own 32Parker Driggers run for 9 yds to the NorAl 41 NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, Offensive Holding (Stevie Young) to the NorAl 24
1:152nd & 10 at opp 39Noah Walters sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the Ksaw 41
Kennesaw State Missed FG, 9 plays
1:072nd & 9 at own 42Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 01:07
1:071st & 10 at own 41Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 42
1:072nd & 9 at own 42Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Chavis Marshall for 18 yds to the NorAl 40 for a 1ST down
1:071st & 10 at opp 40Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete
0:523rd & 4 at opp 34Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 00:52
0:522nd & 10 at opp 40Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Chavis Marshall for 6 yds to the NorAl 34
0:523rd & 4 at opp 34Xavier Shepherd run for 13 yds to the NorAl 21 for a 1ST down
0:252nd & 4 at opp 15Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 00:25
0:251st & 10 at opp 21Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Isaac Foster for 6 yds to the NorAl 15
0:252nd & 4 at opp 15Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete
0:253rd & 4 at opp 15Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete
0:124th & 4 at opp 15Conor Cummins 32 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by
North Alabama End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 20[NHSG] Kneel down by WALTERS, Noah at UNA17 (team loss of 3), clock 00:00.
3rd quarter7 drives, then Kennesaw State 17, North Alabama 13
Kennesaw State Touchdown, 5 plays
14:50Sam Contorno kickoff for 65 yds , Gabriel Benyard return for 18 yds to the Ksaw 18
14:501st & 10 at own 18NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, Block below the waist on FIELDS, Kyree enforced (Kyree Fields) to the Ksaw 39 for a 1ST down
14:502nd & 10 at own 39Xavier Shepherd run for 20 yds to the NorAl 41 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at opp 41Yesiah Clemons run for 36 yds to the NorAl 5 for a 1ST down
14:501st & 10 at own 39Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the Ksaw 39
12:491st & goal at opp 5Xavier Shepherd run for 5 yds for a TD, (Conor Cummins KICK)Kennesaw State 17, North Alabama 6
North Alabama Touchdown, 3 plays
12:49Conor Cummins kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:491st & 10 at own 25Noah Walters pass complete to Takairee Kenebrew for 9 yds to the NorAl 34
12:492nd & 1 at own 34Noah Walters run for 4 yds to the NorAl 38 for a 1ST down
11:461st & 10 at own 38Noah Walters pass complete to Takairee Kenebrew for 62 yds for a TD, (Sam Contorno KICK)Kennesaw State 17, North Alabama 13
Kennesaw State Fumble, 8 plays
11:46Sam Contorno kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:461st & 10 at own 25Yesiah Clemons run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 27
11:462nd & 8 at own 27Gabriel Benyard run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 28
11:463rd & 7 at own 28Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Blake Bohannon for 9 yds to the Ksaw 37 for a 1ST down
11:461st & 10 at own 37Iaan Cousin run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 41
11:462nd & 6 at own 41Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Isaac Foster for 40 yds to the NorAl 19 for a 1ST down
11:461st & 10 at opp 19Gabriel Benyard run for no gain to the NorAl 19
11:462nd & 10 at opp 19Xavier Shepherd run for 4 yds to the NorAl 15
7:333rd & 6 at opp 15Xavier Shepherd run for a loss of 11 yards to the NorAl 26 Xavier Shepherd fumbled, recovered by NorAl E.J. Colbert
North Alabama Interception, 6 plays
7:331st & 10 at own 26ShunDerrick Powell run for 1 yd to the NorAl 27
7:332nd & 9 at own 27ShunDerrick Powell run for 3 yds to the NorAl 30
7:333rd & 6 at own 30Noah Walters pass complete to Demarcus Lacey for 18 yds to the NorAl 48 for a 1ST down
7:332nd & 12 at own 46NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, False Start (Cortez Hall) to the NorAl 41
7:332nd & 17 at own 41Noah Walters pass complete to Parker Driggers for 8 yds to the NorAl 49
7:331st & 10 at own 48Parker Driggers run for a loss of 2 yards to the NorAl 46
4:073rd & 9 at own 49Noah Walters pass intercepted
Kennesaw State Fumble, 3 plays
4:071st & 10 at own 27Yesiah Clemons run for 2 yds to the Ksaw 29
4:072nd & 8 at own 29Gabriel Benyard run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 32
2:553rd & 5 at own 32Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the Ksaw 33 Xavier Shepherd fumbled, recovered by NorAl Zakobe Shoulders
North Alabama Punt, 3 plays
2:551st & 10 at opp 33ShunDerrick Powell run for 4 yds to the Ksaw 29
2:552nd & 6 at opp 29ShunDerrick Powell run for a loss of 3 yards to the Ksaw 32
2:553rd & 9 at opp 32Noah Walters run for a loss of 3 yards to the Ksaw 35
0:474th & 12 at opp 35Thomas Dowis punt for 16 yds
Kennesaw State Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 19Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 22
0:002nd & 12 at own 46PENALTY UNA Unsportsmanlike Conduct on LACEY, Demarcus KSU Unsportsmanlike Conduct on REESE, Kerick KSU Unsportsmanlike Conduct on MORRIS, Deontre , Offsetting penalties [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
4th quarter6 drives, then Tied at 27
Kennesaw State Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 7 at own 22Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete
15:003rd & 7 at own 22Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 25
14:194th & 4 at own 25Charlie Cooper punt for 44 yds , Kobe Warden returns for 9 yds to the NorAl 40
North Alabama Touchdown, 6 plays
14:191st & 10 at own 40Noah Walters sacked by Jerrod Woods for a loss of 5 yards to the NorAl 35
14:192nd & 15 at own 35Noah Walters pass complete to Corson Swan for 4 yds to the NorAl 39
14:193rd & 11 at own 39KENNESAW ST Penalty, Roughing the Passer on PARKER, Joel enforced (Joel Parker) to the Ksaw 40 for a 1ST down
14:191st & 10 at opp 40Noah Walters pass incomplete
14:192nd & 10 at opp 40Noah Walters pass complete to Corson Swan for 29 yds to the Ksaw 11 for a 1ST down
14:191st & 10 at opp 11WALTERS, Noah pass to the left incomplete intended for LACEY, Demarcus thrown to the KSU0. PENALTY KSU Pass Interference on MORRIS, Deontre enforced 9 yards to the KSU2 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
11:381st & goal at opp 2ShunDerrick Powell run for 2 yds for a TD, (Sam Contorno KICK)North Alabama 20, Kennesaw State 17
Kennesaw State Field goal, 12 plays
11:38Sam Contorno kickoff for 64 yds
11:381st & 10 at own 35Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the Ksaw 35
11:382nd & 10 at own 35Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the Ksaw 35
11:383rd & 10 at own 35Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Isaac Foster for 13 yds to the Ksaw 48 for a 1ST down
9:591st & 10 at opp 26Timeout NORTH ALABAMA, clock 09:59
9:591st & 10 at own 48Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Xavier Hill for 26 yds to the NorAl 26 for a 1ST down
9:591st & 10 at opp 26Yesiah Clemons run for 4 yds to the NorAl 22
9:592nd & 6 at opp 22Xavier Shepherd pass incomplete
9:593rd & 6 at opp 22Xavier Shepherd run for 5 yds to the NorAl 17
9:594th & 1 at opp 17Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the NorAl 14 for a 1ST down
9:591st & 10 at opp 14Xavier Shepherd run for 6 yds to the NorAl 8
9:592nd & 4 at opp 8Xavier Shepherd run for a loss of 1 yard to the NorAl 9
5:494th & 5 at opp 9Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 05:49
5:493rd & 5 at opp 9Xavier Shepherd run for no gain to the NorAl 9
5:454th & 5 at opp 9Conor Cummins 26 yd FG GOODTied at 20
North Alabama Touchdown, 4 plays
5:39Conor Cummins kickoff for 58 yds , Parker Driggers return for 22 yds to the NorAl 29
5:391st & 10 at own 29NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, Illegal Forward Pass (Noah Walters) to the NorAl 28
5:392nd & 11 at own 28Noah Walters pass complete to Cortez Hall for 12 yds to the NorAl 40 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at own 40Parker Driggers run for no gain to the NorAl 40
3:432nd & 10 at own 40Noah Walters pass complete to Takairee Kenebrew for 60 yds for a TD, (Sam Contorno KICK)North Alabama 27, Kennesaw State 20
Kennesaw State Touchdown, 10 plays
3:43Sam Contorno kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:431st & 10 at own 25Isaac Foster run for 12 yds to the Ksaw 37 for a 1ST down
3:431st & 10 at own 37Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 10 yds to the Ksaw 47 for a 1ST down
3:431st & 10 at own 47Xavier Shepherd run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
3:432nd & 7 at the 50Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 7 yds to the NorAl 43 for a 1ST down
2:011st & 10 at opp 32Timeout NORTH ALABAMA, clock 02:01
2:011st & 10 at opp 43Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Xavier Hill for 11 yds to the NorAl 32 for a 1ST down
2:011st & 10 at opp 32Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Isaac Foster for 16 yds to the NorAl 16 for a 1ST down NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, Personal Foul (Gallil Guillaume) to the NorAl 8 for a 1ST down
2:011st & goal at opp 8Yesiah Clemons run for 5 yds to the NorAl 3
2:012nd & goal at opp 3Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the NorAl 2
0:254th & goal at opp 1Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 00:25
0:253rd & goal at opp 2Xavier Shepherd run for 1 yd to the NorAl 1
0:214th & goal at opp 1Xavier Shepherd pass complete to Isaac Foster for 1 yd for a TD, (Conor Cummins KICK)Tied at 27
North Alabama Result not recorded, 1 play
0:21Timeout KENNESAW ST, clock 00:21
0:21Conor Cummins kickoff for 40 yds
0:001st & 10 at own 25[NHSG] Kneel down by WALTERS, Noah at UNA21 (team loss of 4), clock 00:00.
Overtime3rd & 8 at opp 9Timeout NORTH ALABAMA, clock 00:00
Overtime5 drives, then Tied at 34
North Alabama Touchdown, 3 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25ShunDerrick Powell run for a loss of 1 yard to the Ksaw 26
2nd & 11 at opp 26Noah Walters pass incomplete
3rd & 11 at opp 26NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, False Start (Nathan Brown) to the Ksaw 31
3rd & 16 at opp 31Noah Walters pass complete to Takairee Kenebrew for 31 yds for a TD, (Sam Contorno KICK)North Alabama 34, Kennesaw State 27
NORTH ALABAMA Penalty, False Start (Stevie Young) to the Ksaw 8
Kennesaw State Touchdown, 4 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Gabriel Benyard run for 14 yds to the NorAl 11 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at opp 11Xavier Shepherd run for 4 yds to the NorAl 7
2nd & 6 at opp 7DeAngelo Hardy run for a loss of 2 yards to the NorAl 9
3rd & 8 at opp 9Xavier Hill 9 Yd pass from Xavier Shepherd (Conor Cummins Kick)Tied at 34
North Alabama Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3rd & 7 at opp 22Noah Walters pass incomplete
Kennesaw State Touchdown, 5 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Isaac Foster run for 8 yds to the NorAl 17
2nd & 2 at opp 17Isaac Foster run for no gain to the NorAl 17
3rd & 2 at opp 17Xavier Shepherd run for 5 yds to the NorAl 12 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at opp 12Jordan Lay run for no gain to the NorAl 12
2nd overtime2nd & 10 at opp 12Isaac Foster 12 Yd RunKennesaw State 40, North Alabama 34
North Alabama Turnover on downs, 4 plays
1st & 10 at opp 25Parker Driggers run for 3 yds to the Ksaw 22
2nd & 7 at opp 22Parker Driggers run for no gain to the Ksaw 22

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.

Kennesaw State leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
2022Kennesaw State 40, North Alabama 34
2021Kennesaw State 28, North Alabama 24
2019Kennesaw State 41, North Alabama 17

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