Saturday, 09/24/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| Kent State | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 13,352 |
Scoring Summary
| USA - KentSt | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 2:52 | KentSt | TD | Anthony Meray 3 yd run (Freddy Cortez kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | 14:15 | KentSt | FG | Freddy Cortez 39 yd FG | 0 - 10 |
| 8:45 | KentSt | TD | Spencer Keith 15 yd run (blocked XP) | 0 - 16 | |
| 2:11 | KentSt | FG | Freddy Cortez 35 yd FG | 0 - 19 | |
| 1:19 | KentSt | TD | Anthony Meray 28 yd run (Freddy Cortez kick) | 0 - 26 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:43 | KentSt | TD | Tyshon Goode 10 yd pass from Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez kick) | 0 - 33 |
| 9:48 | USA | TD | Demetre Baker 2 yd run (Jordan Means kick) | 7 - 33 | |
| 5:18 | USA | FG | Jordan Means 25 yd FG | 10 - 33 | |
| 1:05 | USA | TD | Jereme Jones 9 yd pass from C.J. Bennett (Jordan Means kick) | 17 - 33 | |
| 4th Quarter | 6:04 | USA | TD | Demetre Baker 2 yd run (Kevin Helms 2pt pass from C.J. Bennett) | 25 - 33 |
Team Statistics
| USA | KentSt | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 14 | 16 |
| Passing | 9 | 5 |
| Rushing | 5 | 8 |
| Penalty | 0 | 3 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-13 | 7-18 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 374 | 281 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 68 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.8 | 4.1 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 93 | 187 |
| Rushes | 27 | 49 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 281 | 94 |
| Completions - Attempts | 14-38 | 10-19 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 7.4 | 4.9 |
| Times Sacked | 1 | 0 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -2 | 0 |
| Had Intercepted | 3 | 0 |
| Punts | 5 | 7 |
| Average Punt | 43.2 | 42.6 |
| Penalties | 4 | 6 |
| Penalty Yards | 51 | 47 |
| Fumbles | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 |
Passing
| South Alabama | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Bennett | 14 | 36 | 281 | 38.9 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Gibbon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent State | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| S. Keith | 10 | 19 | 94 | 52.6 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| South Alabama | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Houston | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| D. Baker | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 13 | 2 |
| C. Bennett | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| M. Gibbon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kent State | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| T. Durham | 27 | 72 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| A. Meray | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 28 | 2 |
| R. Hollomon | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| S. Keith | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 15 | 1 |
| J. Terry | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| South Alabama | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Lavender | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 61 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 23 | 1 |
| C. Besteda | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 37 | 0 |
| K. Helms | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| C. Waldon | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| L. Gardner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kent State | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| M. Hurdle | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| S. Kirkland | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| J. Thompson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| T. Erjavec | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| T. Goode | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 |
| J. Terry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
| South Alabama | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Means | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 5 |
| Kent State | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| F. Cortez | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 39 | 9 |
Punting
| South Alabama | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Garber | 5 | 43.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent State | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| M. Rinehart | 7 | 42.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| South Alabama | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Baker | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Carnathan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kent State | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| R. Hollomon | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Adeyemi | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
Defense
| South Alabama | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Kent State | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| L. Wollet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| N. Wolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |










