Final/2OT
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KENN | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 48 |
 LIB | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
Game Leaders
Michael Merdinger
· QB
Evan Dickens
· RB
Amari Odom
· QB
Coleman Bennett
· RB
Team Stats
251st Downs24
7-133rd down efficiency9-15
1-24th down efficiency0-2
452Total Yards503
240Passing212
14/23Comp/Att12/22
10.4Yards per pass9.6
212Rushing291
44Rushing Attempts57
4.8Yards per rush5.1
7-49Penalties9-97
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass incomplete deep middle to #11 D.Copeland thrown to KSU00 broken up by #4 A.Ford, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
0:00
(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger sacked for loss of 4 yards to the KSU29 (#56 E.Hill, #46 T.Christopher)
0:00
(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU25 (#46 T.Christopher)
0:00
(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 1 yard loss to the KSU26 (#44 B.Hopson)
0:00
Christian Moss 25 Yd pass from Amari Odom (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
0:00
Gabriel Benyard 25 Yd pass from Amari Odom (Britton Williams Kick)
0:00
End of OT.
0:00
Evan Dickens 25 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick)
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:05
(00:00) Kneel down by #2 A.Odom at KSU18 for loss of 2 yards
0:01
(00:04) #43 J.Billingsley field goal attempt from 32 yards NO GOOD (H: #37 M.Morgan, LS: #47 R.Manis), clock 00:01
0:05
Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 00:05
0:05
(00:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass incomplete, Spike
0:25
Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 00:25
0:17
(00:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush middle for 4 yards gain to the KSU14 (#44 B.Hopson)
0:25
(00:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush middle for 14 yards gain to the KSU18 (#29 M.Jones), 1ST DOWN
0:57
Timeout Liberty, clock 00:57
0:46
(00:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass complete short middle to #6 R.Smith caught at KSU33, for 5 yards to the KSU32 (#44 B.Hopson)
0:57
(01:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush right for 1 yard gain to the KSU37 (#6 M.Patterson)
1:13
(01:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass complete short middle to #8 T.Mobley caught at KSU40, for 11 yards to the KSU38 (#2 C.Offord), 1ST DOWN
1:33
(01:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 4 yards gain to the KSU49 (#44 B.Hopson; #12 K.Jones)
1:52
(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass complete short middle to #8 T.Mobley caught at LU42, for 16 yards to the LU47 (#44 B.Hopson), 1ST DOWN
2:00
Timeout Liberty, clock 02:00
2:05
(02:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 2 yards gain to the LU31 (#46 T.Christopher)
2:13
(02:13) #91 J.Huiet punt 35 yards to the LU25 #15 B.Green return 4 yards to the LU29 (#21 J.Ziglor)
2:20
(02:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom pass incomplete short right to #0 C.Bennett thrown to KSU40 QB hurried by #4 M.Pollard
2:26
Timeout Liberty, clock 02:26
2:26
(02:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #18 C.Coppock rush left for 0 yards to the KSU40 (#11 D.Farrar)
2:34
(02:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom pass incomplete deep left to #9 D.Bryson thrown to LU26
2:53
(03:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 C.Bennett rush right for 6 yards gain to the KSU40 (#4 M.Pollard; #55 D.Dozier), 1ST DOWN
3:13
(03:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU34 (#4 M.Pollard)
3:22
(03:28) #37 M.Morgan kickoff 58 yards to the KSU07 #9 D.Bryson return 20 yards to the KSU27 (#19 J.Whaley)
3:28
Vaughn Blue 59 Yd pass from Michael Merdinger (Jay Billingsley Kick)
4:05
(04:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 4 yards gain to the LU41 (#8 R.Daniels; #46 T.Christopher)
4:39
(04:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 6 yards gain to the LU37 (#2 C.Offord), 1ST DOWN
5:16
(05:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Coleman rush left for 8 yards gain to the LU31 (#9 I.Paul; #96 J.Grimes)
5:26
(05:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass incomplete short middle to #2 C.Cain thrown to LU36
5:30
(05:35) #27 B.Williams kickoff 47 yards to the LU18 #10 J.Monteiro return 5 yards to the LU23 (#11 J.Rucks)
5:35
Coleman Bennett 1 Yd Run (Britton Williams Kick)
6:08
(06:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 C.Bennett rush middle for 2 yards gain to the LU01 (#4 M.Pollard)
6:45
(06:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 G.Benyard rush right for 5 yards gain to the LU03 (#15 B.Green), out of bounds
7:20
(07:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom sacked for loss of 5 yards to the LU08 (#94 N.Pirolli)
7:41
(07:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 C.Bennett rush middle for 11 yards gain to the LU03 (#6 C.Bodnar), 1ST DOWN
8:09
(08:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 C.Bennett rush right for 23 yards gain to the LU14 (#11 D.Farrar), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:47
(09:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom pass complete short left to #1 G.Benyard caught at LU39, for 15 yards to the LU37 (#4 M.Pollard; #14 E.Auguste), 1ST DOWN
9:19
(09:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom rush right for 7 yards gain to the KSU48 (#94 N.Pirolli), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
9:35
(09:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.Odom rush middle for 4 yards gain to the KSU41 (#94 N.Pirolli)
9:57
(10:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 G.Benyard rush left for 9 yards gain to the KSU22 (#1 C.Bazile, Jr.; #26 A.Williams) PENALTY LU Face Mask (#26 A.Williams) 15 yards from KSU22 to KSU37, 1ST DOWN
10:03
(10:09) #37 M.Morgan punt 43 yards to the KSU10 #1 G.Benyard return 3 yards to the KSU13, End Of Play
10:43
(10:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 1 yard gain to the LU47 (#9 I.Paul)
Kennesaw State tops Liberty 48-42 in double OT, will play for Conference USA championship
— Amari Odom threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Christian Moss on the first play of a second overtime and Kennesaw State's defense did the rest in a 48-42 victory over Liberty on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
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