NCAAF

Eastern Oregon Mountaineers at Sacramento State Hornets

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Final
20 - 41

Kniffin leads Sacramento State to 41-20 win over E. Oregon

Adams impressive for Ducks against former team

Kniffin threw touchdown passes to Jordan Robinson and Isiah Hennie in the first quarter to open the scoring and the Hornets went on to lead 31-0 at the break.

Kniffin plunged in from the 1 to open the scoring in the second half. Jace Billingsley hauled in the ensuing kickoff and returned it 100 yards for Eastern Oregon's first score.

Sacramento State's Shane Harrison caught eight passes for 125 yards.

Darnell Sankey, with 12 tackles, and Joey Banks, with 11, led the Hornets' defensive charge, holding Eastern Oregon to 244 total yards. Sacramento State had 296 yards passing and 203 on the ground.

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Scoring Summary

SAC TD 1st Period 3:43 Jordan Robinson 10 Yd pass from Daniel Kniffin (Brad Cornish Kick)
SAC TD 1st Period 0:37 Isiah Hennie 21 Yd pass from Daniel Kniffin (Brad Cornish Kick)
SAC TD 2nd Period 13:29 Isiah Hennie 67 Yd Punt Return (Brad Cornish Kick)
SAC TD 2nd Period 8:18 Jordan Robinson 15 Yd Run (Brad Cornish Kick)
SAC FG 2nd Period 1:29 Brad Cornish 29 Yd Field Goal
SAC TD 3rd Period 10:11 Daniel Kniffin 1 Yd Run (Devon Medeiros Kick)
EAS TD 3rd Period 9:56 Jace Billingsley 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
SAC FG 3rd Period 7:07 Brad Cornish 44 Yd Field Goal
EAS TD 4th Period 3:14 TJ Esekielu 1 Yd Run (Marc David Kick)
EAS TD 4th Period 0:43 Brenden Kelly 11 Yd pass from Zach Bartlow (Marc David Kick)

Statistics

EAS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/16.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC
0 1st Downs 27
0-0 3rd down efficiency 6-12
0-0 4th down efficiency 1-2
244 Total Yards 499
163 Passing 296
21/33 Comp/Att 23/37
4.9 Yards per pass 8.0
81 Rushing 203
22 Rushing Attempts 38
3.7 Yards per rush 5.3
0-0 Penalties 3-25
0 Turnovers 2
0 Fumbles lost 2
0 Interceptions thrown 0
Possession 33:45

Game Information

Venue: Hornet Stadium

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 11,735 · Capacity:
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