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Tennessee State Tigers at Kennesaw State Owls

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27 - 20
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Gant runs for 2 touchdowns, helps lead Tennessee State to 27-20 win over Kennesaw State

Gant finished with a career-high 105 yards rushing on 18 carries. His second TD of the game, a 20-yard burst up the middle, gave the Tigers (3-2) a 27-17 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Conor Cummins kicked a 46-yard field goal to get Kennesaw State (1-5) within a touchdown but the Owls turned the ball over on downs on their next possession at the Tigers' 24-yard line with 3:27 remaining. A final possession ended on downs in Owls territory.

Draylen Ellis was 15-of-31 passing for 159 yards including a touchdown to Karate Brenson for the Tigers. James Lowery kicked a pair of field goals, including a 51-yarder.

Kennesaw State's Jonathan Murphy was 12-of-29 passing for 144 yards and an interception, He also had a pair 1-yard TD rushes, the second coming five plays after Gabriel Benyard returned a kickoff 84 yards to the Tigers' 14.

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Scoring Summary

TNST FG 1st Period 12:16 James Lowery 51 Yd Field Goal
TNST TD 1st Period 4:06 Jordan Gant 2 Yd Run (James Lowery Kick)
KENN TD 1st Period 1:22 Jonathan Murphy 1 Yd Run (Conor Cummins Kick)
KENN FG 2nd Period 11:19 Conor Cummins 29 Yd Field Goal
TNST FG 2nd Period 0:46 James Lowery 41 Yd Field Goal
TNST TD 3rd Period 7:03 Karate Brenson 4 Yd pass from Draylen Ellis (James Lowery Kick)
KENN TD 3rd Period 4:45 Jonathan Murphy 1 Yd Run (Conor Cummins Kick)
TNST TD 4th Period 12:15 Jordan Gant 20 Yd Run (James Lowery Kick)
KENN FG 4th Period 7:20 Conor Cummins 46 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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17 1st Downs 17
6-17 3rd down efficiency 5-16
0-0 4th down efficiency 0-2
301 Total Yards 261
175 Passing 144
17-37 Comp-Att 12-31
4.7 Yards per pass 4.6
126 Rushing 117
34 Rushing Attempts 40
3.7 Yards per rush 2.9
8-81 Penalties 6-50
0 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
26:56 Possession 33:04

Game Information

Venue: Fifth Third Stadium

Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 10,436 · Capacity:
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