Kennesaw State Owls at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
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Caden Creel, Cam Cook lead Jacksonville State past Kennesaw State 35-26 in Conference USA showdown
The Gamecocks (7-3, 6-0) have used a five-game win streak to move a game ahead of the field. The Owls (7-3, 5-1) fall a half-game behind second-place Western Kentucky.
Amari Odom scored on a 1-yard run at the end of a 14-play drive and Kennesaw State jumped in front. Creel answered with an 18-yard touchdown run to tie it 7-all after one quarter.
Daniel Kinney's 43-yard field goal gave the Owls a 10-7 lead with 4:33 left before halftime. Cook scored on a 6-yard run less than two minutes later and Gavin Wimsatt fired a 62-yard scoring strike to Deondre Johnson with 4 seconds left on his only pass to put the Gamecocks up 22-10.
Garrison Rippa stretched the lead to 15 with a 32-yard field goal midway through the third quarter and Creel scored on a 15-yard run for a 32-13 advantage with 10:30 left in the game.
Backup quarterback Dexter Williams II connected with Clayton Coppock for a 10-yard touchdown before scoring on a 9-yard run at 3:22 to cut the Owls' deficit to 32-26.
Jacksonville State ran all but 20 seconds off the clock before Rippa kicked a short field goal.
Creel completed 8 of 13 passes for 137 yards and rushed 14 times for 127 more. Cook carried 27 times for 132 yards. Johnson totaled 112 yards on two catches.
Odom and Williams combined to complete 27 of 44 passes for 362 yards. Odom threw three interceptions and Williams had one.
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- TV Channel: Owls at Gamecocks 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:47 | Amari Odom 1 Yd Run (Britton Williams Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:28 | Caden Creel 18 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 4:33 | Daniel Kinney 43 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:42 | Cam Cook 6 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:00 | Deondre Johnson 62 Yd pass from Gavin Wimsatt (Cade Cunningham Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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FG | 3rd Period 6:56 | Garrison Rippa 32 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 2:49 | Daniel Kinney 25 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 10:30 | Caden Creel 15 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:55 | Clayton Coppock 10 Yd pass from Dexter Williams II (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 3:22 | Dexter Williams II 9 Yd Run (Britton Williams Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 0:21 | Garrison Rippa 27 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 KENN |
 JVST |
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|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-11 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 579 | Total Yards | 451 |
| 362 | Passing | 199 |
| 27/44 | Comp/Att | 9/14 |
| 8.2 | Yards per pass | 14.2 |
| 217 | Rushing | 252 |
| 46 | Rushing Attempts | 42 |
| 4.7 | Yards per rush | 6.0 |
| 10-90 | Penalties | 8-92 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 4 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 34:22 | Possession | 25:38 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 24,166 · Capacity:
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