
South Alabama 25
(2-2, 0-2 away)

Kent St 33
(1-3, 1-1 home)
3:30 PM ET, September 24, 2011
Dix Stadium, KENT, OH
Top Performers
Passing: C. Bennett (SOAL) - 281 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: A. Meray (KENT) - 13 CAR, 64 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: B. Lavender (SOAL) - 5 REC, 97 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SOAL | KENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 02:52 | Anthony Meray 3 Yd Run (Freddy Cortez Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | SOAL | KENT | |||
![]() | FG | 14:15 | Freddy Cortez 39 Yd | 0 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 08:45 | Spencer Keith 15 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) | 0 | 16 |
![]() | FG | 02:11 | Freddy Cortez 35 Yd | 0 | 19 |
![]() | TD | 01:19 | Anthony Meray 28 Yd Run (Freddy Cortez Kick) | 0 | 26 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SOAL | KENT | |||
![]() | TD | 11:43 | Tyshon Goode 10 Yd Pass From Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez Kick) | 0 | 33 |
![]() | TD | 09:48 | Demetre Baker 2 Yd Run (Jordan Means Kick) | 7 | 33 |
![]() | FG | 05:18 | Jordan Means 25 Yd | 10 | 33 |
![]() | TD | 01:05 | Jereme Jones 9 Yd Pass From C.J. Bennett (Jordan Means Kick) | 17 | 33 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SOAL | KENT | |||
![]() | TD | 06:04 | Demetre Baker 2 Yd Run (C.J. Bennett Pass To Kevin Helms For Two-Point Conversion) | 25 | 33 |
Team Stat Comparison
| SOAL | KENT | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 14 | 16 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-13 | 7-18 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 374 | 281 |
| Passing | 281 | 94 |
Comp-Att | 14-38 | 10-19 |
Yards per pass | 7.4 | 4.9 |
| Rushing | 93 | 187 |
Rushing Attempts | 27 | 49 |
Yards per rush | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Penalties | 4-51 | 6-47 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Possession | 25:01 | 34:59 |
| South Alabama Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Bennett | 14/36 | 281 | 7.8 | 1 | 3 |
| -. Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Gibbon | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14/38 | 281 | 7.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kent State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| S. Keith | 10/19 | 94 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 10/19 | 94 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 |
| South Alabama Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Bennett | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 18 |
| D. Baker | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 2 | 13 |
| K. Houston | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Gibbon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 27 | 93 | 3.4 | 2 | 18 |
| Kent State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Durham | 27 | 72 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| A. Meray | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 2 | 28 |
| S. Keith | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | 15 |
| R. Hollomon | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Terry | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 49 | 187 | 3.8 | 3 | 28 |
| South Alabama Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Lavender | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | 61 |
| C. Besteda | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 | 37 |
| C. Waldon | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 42 |
| K. Helms | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Jones | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 23 |
| L. Gardner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 14 | 281 | 20.1 | 1 | 61 |
| Kent State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Kirkland | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 18 |
| M. Hurdle | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Erjavec | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Thompson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Goode | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
| J. Terry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 1 | 18 |
| South Alabama Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Baker | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 37 |
| R. Carnathan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 10 |
| Team | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 37 |
| Kent State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| R. Hollomon | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 28 |
| E. Adeyemi | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 |
| Team | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 28 |
| South Alabama Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Jones | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 15 |
| Team | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 15 |
| Kent State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| E. Adeyemi | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 21 |
| Team | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 21 |
| South Alabama Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Means | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Kent State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| F. Cortez | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/4 | 9 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/4 | 9 |
| South Alabama Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Garber | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| Team | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| Kent State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Rinehart | 7 | 298 | 42.6 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Team | 7 | 298 | 42.6 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
ATTENDANCE: 13,352




