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Louisiana at Kennesaw State

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Louisiana beat Kennesaw State 34–⁠10. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayLouisiana10–⁠4 in 2024
34
HomeKennesaw State2–⁠10 in 2024
10

Final at Fifth Third Stadium, KennesawTV: ESPN+Attendance 11,040

At kickoff
77°F, clear, wind 14 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Cobb Co-Mc Collum Field Airport (KRYY), 3 km from the stadium, 10 minutes before kickoff
Official
Marshall LewisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Louisiana02014034
Kennesaw State700310

How the win probability moved

Kennesaw State favored

Win probability by play: Kennesaw State 53% at kickoff, 0% at the end. Biggest swing: 20 points.

Louisiana favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (20 points).

Standouts

Player stats

Louisiana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ben Wooldridge15/1918910
Chandler Fields2/2800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zylan Perry10104128
Bill Davis1180249
Ben Wooldridge631014
Tylon Citizen529017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jacob Bernard484052
Robert Williams241138
Lance LeGendre120020
Terrance Carter31707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
K.C. Ossai12000
Mason Narcisse60.500
Jaden Dugger6000
Kyron Mims4000

Kennesaw State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Davis Bryson7/139300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Michael Benefield931010
Davis Bryson829014
Preston Daniels82516
Qua Ashley7907
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tykeem Wallace234018
Destun Thomas119019
Qua Ashley217013
Christian Moss116016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jayven Williams6000
Sidney Porter6000
JeRico Washington Jr.6000
Isaac Paul6000

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

Team stats

LouisianaKennesaw State
455Total yards204
197Passing yards93
258Rushing yards111
9.4Yards per pass7.2
7.4Yards per rush3.0
21First downs12
4–⁠9Third downs4–⁠12
2–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers0
5–⁠45Penalties4–⁠35
32:04Possession27:56
0Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

LouisianaKennesaw State
53%Success rate33%
0.52EPA per play0.13
1.31Explosiveness1.32
0.55Rushing EPA−0.01
0.45Passing EPA0.54
36%Passing-down success25%
0.23First-down EPA−0.26
0.80Second-down EPA0.05
0.50Third-down EPA0.65
6%Havoc by its defense5%

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)

Louisiana 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Louisiana −14, 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 Louisiana 84%, Kennesaw State 16%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Kennesaw State end zoneLouisiana end zoneQ1 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 16 playsQ1 LouisianaField goal, 13 playsQ2 Kennesaw StatePunt, 7 playsQ2 LouisianaTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Kennesaw StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 LouisianaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 Kennesaw StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 LouisianaField goal, 3 playsQ3 LouisianaPunt, 2 playsQ3 Kennesaw StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 LouisianaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Kennesaw StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 LouisianaTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Kennesaw StateField goal, 14 playsQ4 LouisianaEnd of game, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Kennesaw State drives left to right, Louisiana right to left.
  1. Q1 Kennesaw StateTouchdown, 16 plays, 74 yards
  2. Q1 LouisianaField goal, 13 plays, 74 yards
  3. Q2 Kennesaw StatePunt, 7 plays, 30 yards
  4. Q2 LouisianaTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  5. Q2 Kennesaw StatePunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  6. Q2 LouisianaTouchdown, 4 plays, 85 yards
  7. Q2 Kennesaw StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  8. Q2 LouisianaField goal, 3 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q3 LouisianaPunt, 2 plays, 7 yards
  10. Q3 Kennesaw StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q3 LouisianaTouchdown, 5 plays, 71 yards
  12. Q3 Kennesaw StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q3 LouisianaTouchdown, 10 plays, 79 yards
  14. Q3 Kennesaw StateField goal, 14 plays, 63 yards
  15. Q4 LouisianaEnd of game, 12 plays, 62 yards

Play by play

1st quarter2 drives, then Kennesaw State 7, Louisiana 0
Kennesaw State Touchdown, 16 plays
15:00Kenneth Almendares kickoff for 61 yds , Gabriel Benyard return for 22 yds to the KENN 26
14:421st & 10 at own 26Michael Benefield run for 3 yds to the KENN 29
14:112nd & 7 at own 29Michael Benefield run for no gain to the KENN 29
13:363rd & 7 at own 29Davis Bryson pass complete to Blake Bohannon for 7 yds to the KENN 36 for a 1ST down
13:021st & 10 at own 36Michael Benefield run for 2 yds to the KENN 38
12:292nd & 8 at own 38Gabriel Benyard run for 5 yds to the KENN 43
11:513rd & 3 at own 43Preston Daniels run for 3 yds to the KENN 46 for a 1ST down
11:111st & 10 at own 46Davis Bryson pass incomplete
11:042nd & 10 at own 46Qua Ashley run for a loss of 3 yards to the KENN 43
10:193rd & 13 at own 43Davis Bryson pass complete to Tykeem Wallace for 16 yds to the UL 41 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at opp 41Alexander Diggs run for 5 yds to the UL 36
9:062nd & 5 at opp 36Davis Bryson run for 7 yds to the UL 29 for a 1ST down
8:401st & 10 at opp 29Tykeem Wallace run for 3 yds to the UL 26
7:592nd & 7 at opp 26Alexander Diggs run for a loss of 2 yards to the UL 28
7:193rd & 9 at opp 28Davis Bryson pass complete to Destun Thomas for 19 yds to the UL 9 for a 1ST down
6:431st & goal at opp 9Preston Daniels run for 6 yds to the UL 3
6:192nd & goal at opp 3Preston Daniels run for 3 yds for a TD (Austin Welch KICK)Kennesaw State 7, Louisiana 0
Louisiana Field goal, 13 plays
6:19Britton Williams kickoff for 65 yds , Zylan Perry return for 47 yds to the UL 18 Louisiana Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jaden Dugger) to the UL 13
5:581st & 10 at own 13Zylan Perry run for 28 yds to the UL 41 for a 1ST down
5:311st & 10 at own 41Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Harvey Broussard for 6 yds to the UL 47
4:522nd & 4 at own 47Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 15 yds to the KENN 38 for a 1ST down
4:171st & 10 at opp 38Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Tavion Smith for 5 yds to the KENN 33
3:362nd & 5 at opp 33Elijah Davis run for 2 yds to the KENN 31
2:503rd & 3 at opp 31Elijah Davis run for 2 yds to the KENN 29
2:024th & 1 at opp 29Elijah Davis run for 3 yds to the KENN 26 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at opp 26Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Dalen Cambre for 9 yds to the KENN 17
0:422nd & 1 at opp 17Louisiana Penalty, False Start (Kaden Moreau) to the KENN 22
0:202nd & 6 at opp 22Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Terrance Carter for 6 yds to the KENN 16 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 16Ben Wooldridge run for 4 yds to the KENN 12
Q2 14:002nd & 6 at opp 12Ben Wooldridge run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENN 13
Q2 14:003rd & 7 at opp 13Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete
Q2 13:554th & 7 at opp 13Kenneth Almendares 30 yd FG GOODKennesaw State 7, Louisiana 3
2nd quarter6 drives, then Louisiana 20, Kennesaw State 7
Kennesaw State Punt, 7 plays
13:55Kenneth Almendares kickoff for 62 yds , Tykeem Wallace return for 20 yds to the KENN 23
13:361st & 10 at own 23Qua Ashley run for 1 yd to the KENN 24
13:222nd & 9 at own 24Davis Bryson run for 14 yds to the KENN 38 for a 1ST down
12:461st & 10 at own 38Qua Ashley run for 1 yd to the KENN 39
12:102nd & 9 at own 39Davis Bryson pass complete to Christian Moss for 16 yds to the UL 45 for a 1ST down
11:341st & 10 at opp 45Qua Ashley run for 3 yds to the UL 42
11:053rd & 7 at opp 42Davis Bryson pass incomplete
11:012nd & 7 at opp 42Davis Bryson pass incomplete
11:014th & 7 at opp 42Kennesaw State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Davis Bryson) to the UL 47
10:514th & 12 at opp 47Jacob Ulrich punt for 47 yds for a touchback
Louisiana Touchdown, 10 plays
10:391st & 10 at own 20Elijah Davis run for 4 yds to the UL 24
9:572nd & 6 at own 24Elijah Davis run for 10 yds to the UL 34 for a 1ST down
9:202nd & 10 at own 34Elijah Davis run for 3 yds to the UL 37
9:151st & 10 at own 34Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete
8:243rd & 7 at own 37Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Tavion Smith for 6 yds to the UL 43
7:414th & 1 at own 43Ben Wooldridge run for 3 yds to the UL 46 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at own 46Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete
6:512nd & 10 at own 46Elijah Davis run for 49 yds to the KENN 5 for a 1ST down
6:291st & goal at opp 5Elijah Davis run for 4 yds to the KENN 1
6:022nd & goal at opp 1Elijah Davis run for 1 yd for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)Louisiana 10, Kennesaw State 7
Kennesaw State Punt, 5 plays
6:02Kenneth Almendares kickoff for 65 yds , Tykeem Wallace return for 17 yds to the KENN 17
5:551st & 10 at own 17Michael Benefield run for 3 yds to the KENN 20
5:202nd & 7 at own 20Michael Benefield run for 10 yds to the KENN 30 for a 1ST down
4:541st & 10 at own 30Davis Bryson pass incomplete
4:492nd & 10 at own 30Davis Bryson run for 2 yds to the KENN 32
4:113rd & 8 at own 32Davis Bryson run for 4 yds to the KENN 36
3:264th & 4 at own 36Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 03:26
3:134th & 4 at own 36Jacob Ulrich punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Jacob Bernard at the UL 15
Louisiana Touchdown, 4 plays
3:111st & 10 at own 15Zylan Perry run for 8 yds to the UL 23
2:352nd & 2 at own 23Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 52 yds to the KENN 25 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at opp 25Zylan Perry run for 6 yds to the KENN 19
1:542nd & 4 at opp 19Zylan Perry run for 19 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)Louisiana 17, Kennesaw State 7
Kennesaw State Punt, 3 plays
1:54Kenneth Almendares kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:541st & 10 at own 25Qua Ashley run for 7 yds to the KENN 32
1:182nd & 13 at own 22Timeout Louisiana, clock 01:18
1:112nd & 3 at own 32(01:11) ASHLEY, Qua rush up the middle for a gain of 7 yards to the KSU39 (CLARK, Jalen), clock 01:18. PENALTY KSU Holding on PENNINGTON, J.T. enforced 10 yards from the KSU32 to the KSU22 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
1:092nd & 13 at own 22Qua Ashley run for no gain to the KENN 22
1:043rd & 13 at own 22Timeout Louisiana, clock 01:04
1:043rd & 13 at own 22Navelle Dean run for 6 yds to the KENN 28
0:264th & 7 at own 28Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 00:26
Louisiana Field goal, 3 plays
0:091st & goal at opp 10Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Zylan Perry for 1 yd to the KENN 9
0:042nd & goal at opp 9Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete
0:003rd & goal at opp 9Kenneth Almendares 26 yd FG GOODLouisiana 20, Kennesaw State 7
3rd quarter7 drives, then Louisiana 34, Kennesaw State 7
Louisiana Punt, 2 plays
15:00Britton Williams kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:511st & 10 at own 25Ben Wooldridge pass incomplete
14:472nd & 10 at own 25(14:47) WOOLDRIDGE, Ben pass up the middle complete for 5 yards to BERNARD, Jacob caught at the UL24 and advanced to the UL30 (HOPSON, Baron;WALKER, Pooda), clock 14:35. PENALTY Before the snap, UL False Start on DAVIS, Elijah enforced 5 yards from the end of the play at the UL30 to the UL25. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:403rd & 10 at own 25Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Terrance Carter for 7 yds to the UL 32
Kennesaw State Punt, 3 plays
13:111st & 10 at own 28Michael Benefield run for 5 yds to the KENN 33
13:064th & 3 at own 32Nathan Torney punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Terrence Williams at the KENN 28
Kennesaw State Punt, 3 plays
12:242nd & 5 at own 33Davis Bryson run for no gain to the KENN 33
11:473rd & 5 at own 33Davis Bryson pass incomplete
11:434th & 5 at own 33Jacob Ulrich punt for 38 yds
Louisiana Touchdown, 5 plays
11:371st & 10 at own 29Zylan Perry run for 4 yds to the UL 33
10:522nd & 6 at own 33Zylan Perry run for 6 yds to the UL 39 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at own 39Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Lance LeGendre for 20 yds to the KENN 41 for a 1ST down
9:191st & 10 at opp 41Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Robert Williams for 38 yds to the KENN 3 for a 1ST down
9:021st & goal at opp 3Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Robert Williams for 3 yds for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)Louisiana 27, Kennesaw State 7
Kennesaw State Punt, 3 plays
9:02Kenneth Almendares kickoff for 56 yds , Tykeem Wallace return for 27 yds to the KENN 36
8:551st & 10 at own 36Qua Ashley run for no gain to the KENN 36
8:152nd & 10 at own 36Davis Bryson run for 1 yd to the KENN 37
7:323rd & 9 at own 37Davis Bryson pass complete to Qua Ashley for 4 yds to the KENN 41
6:544th & 5 at own 41Jacob Ulrich punt for 38 yds , Jacob Bernard returns for no gain to the UL 41 Louisiana Penalty, Offensive Holding (Courtline Flowers) to the UL 21
6:521st & 10 at own 21Kennesaw State Penalty, Personal Foul (Preston Daniels) to the UL 36 for a 1ST down
Louisiana Touchdown, 10 plays
6:421st & 10 at own 36Ben Wooldridge run for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at the 50Elijah Davis run for 1 yd to the KENN 49
5:342nd & 9 at opp 49Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Jacob Bernard for 12 yds to the KENN 37 for a 1ST down
4:581st & 10 at opp 37Ben Wooldridge run for 3 yds to the KENN 34
4:142nd & 7 at opp 34Zylan Perry run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENN 35
3:283rd & 8 at opp 35Ben Wooldridge run for 8 yds to the KENN 27 for a 1ST down
2:451st & 10 at opp 27Zylan Perry run for 21 yds to the KENN 6 for a 1ST down
2:131st & goal at opp 6Zylan Perry run for 1 yd to the KENN 5
1:162nd & goal at opp 5Ben Wooldridge pass complete to Terrance Carter for 4 yds to the KENN 1
0:523rd & goal at opp 1Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 00:52
0:493rd & goal at opp 1Elijah Davis run for 1 yd for a TD (Kenneth Almendares KICK)Louisiana 34, Kennesaw State 7
Kennesaw State Field goal, 14 plays
0:49Kenneth Almendares kickoff for 63 yds , Tykeem Wallace return for 23 yds to the KENN 25
0:421st & 10 at own 25Davis Bryson run for 1 yd to the KENN 26
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at own 26Preston Daniels run for 4 yds to the KENN 30
Q4 14:163rd & 5 at own 30Preston Daniels run for 4 yds to the KENN 34
Q4 13:284th & 1 at own 34Preston Daniels run for 2 yds to the KENN 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:531st & 10 at own 36Davis Bryson pass complete to Tykeem Wallace for 18 yds to the UL 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:171st & 10 at opp 46Louisiana Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Mason Narcisse) to the UL 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:031st & 10 at opp 28Davis Bryson pass incomplete
Q4 11:582nd & 10 at opp 28Davis Bryson run for no gain to the UL 28
Q4 11:163rd & 10 at opp 28Kennesaw State Penalty, False Start (JT Pennington) to the UL 33
Q4 10:523rd & 15 at opp 33Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 10:52
Q4 10:413rd & 15 at opp 33Davis Bryson pass complete to Qua Ashley for 13 yds to the UL 20
Q4 10:084th & 2 at opp 20Preston Daniels run for 3 yds to the UL 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 9:261st & 10 at opp 17Michael Benefield run for 4 yds to the UL 13
Q4 8:512nd & 6 at opp 13Preston Daniels run for no gain to the UL 13
Q4 8:073rd & 6 at opp 13Michael Benefield run for 1 yd to the UL 12
Q4 7:304th & 5 at opp 12Austin Welch 30 yd FG GOODLouisiana 34, Kennesaw State 10
4th quarter1 drive, then Louisiana 34, Kennesaw State 10
Louisiana End of game, 12 plays
7:30Britton Williams kickoff for 58 yds , Zylan Perry return for 18 yds to the UL 25
7:131st & 10 at own 25Zylan Perry run for 12 yds to the UL 37 for a 1ST down
6:331st & 10 at own 37Tylon Citizen run for 4 yds to the UL 41
5:512nd & 6 at own 41Tylon Citizen run for 17 yds to the KENN 42 for a 1ST down
5:021st & 10 at opp 42Tylon Citizen run for 3 yds to the KENN 39
4:172nd & 7 at opp 39Tylon Citizen run for 4 yds to the KENN 35
3:343rd & 3 at opp 35Chandler Fields pass complete to Dale Martin for 6 yds to the KENN 29 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at opp 29Kendrell Williams run for 3 yds to the KENN 26
2:062nd & 7 at opp 26Kendrell Williams run for 2 yds to the KENN 24
2:003rd & 5 at opp 24Chandler Fields run for 9 yds to the KENN 15 for a 1ST down
1:391st & 10 at opp 15Tylon Citizen run for 1 yd to the KENN 14
0:562nd & 9 at opp 14Chandler Fields pass complete to Dale Martin for 2 yds to the KENN 12
0:113rd & 7 at opp 12(00:11) Kneel down by WOOLDRIDGE, Ben at KSU13 (team loss of 1), clock 00:05.

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.

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