Kennesaw State Holds Off Arkansas State 28-21
Kennesaw State defeated Arkansas State 28-21 on Saturday in Week 4 action. The Owls dominated early, scoring 21 points in the first quarter to establish control. Amari Odom led the Kennesaw State offense with 308 passing yards, while Gerard Bullock led receivers with 9 catches.
Arkansas State mounted a comeback attempt, scoring 7 points in each of the second, third, and fourth quarters to keep pace. Devin Spencer led the Red Wolves' ground game with 61 rushing yards.
Kennesaw State's first-quarter onslaught proved decisive. Gabriel Benyard caught a 54-yard touchdown pass from Odom early in the game to set the tone. The Red Wolves' defense created a key second-quarter turnover when Gavin Ransaw recovered a fumble, but Arkansas State's offense couldn't fully capitalize on the momentum swing.
The home team's strong opening quarter ultimately withstood Arkansas State's steady second-half assault. Kennesaw State covered the 4.5-point spread in the victory, which finished under the 58-point over-under.
AI-generated recap · Aug 15, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arkansas State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
 Kennesaw State | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Arkansas State | Kennesaw State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 25-41 | 25-34 |
| Pass Yards | 226 | 308 |
| Rush Yards | 92 | 199 |
| Total Yards | 318 | 507 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 4-15 | 7-13 |
| Penalties | 6-45 | 7-68 |
| Possession | 27:35 | 32:25 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Britton Williams kickoff for 49 yds , Reed Linder return for 9 yds to the ARST 44 Arkansas State Penalty, Offensive holding (Javante Mackey) to the ARST 15
Devin Spencer run for 6 yds to the ARST 21
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Fortenberry for a loss of 3 yards to the ARST 18
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker
Jackson Waller punt for 57 yds , Gabriel Benyard returns for no gain to the KENN 25
Amari Odom run for 11 yds to the ARST 30 for a 1ST down
Alexander Diggs run for 9 yds to the KENN 49
Alexander Diggs run for 3 yds to the ARST 43
Amari Odom pass complete to Lyndon Ravare for 5 yds to the ARST 46 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Gabriel Benyard
Amari Odom run for 2 yds to the ARST 41
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Lyndon Ravare
Amari Odom pass complete to Gerard Bullock Jr. for 9 yds to the ARST 21
Alexander Diggs run for no gain to the ARST 21
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Christian Moss
Amari Odom pass complete to Lyndon Ravare for 7 yds to the KENN 32
Coleman Bennett run for 2 yds to the KENN 34
Coleman Bennett run for 5 yds to the KENN 39 for a 1ST down
Gabriel Benyard 54 Yd pass from Amari Odom (Britton Williams Kick)
Coleman Bennett run for 7 yds to the KENN 46
Britton Williams kickoff for 51 yds , Reed Linder return for 16 yds to the ARST 30
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for 11 yds to the ARST 41 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 3 yds to the ARST 44
Jaylen Raynor run for 1 yd to the ARST 45
Jackson Waller punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ARST 38 , Gabriel Benyard returns for 46 yds to the ARST 38
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Tyler Fortenberry, broken up by Baron Hopson
Chase Belcher run for 1 yd to the ARST 37
Chase Belcher run for no gain to the ARST 37
Amari Odom pass complete to Alexander Diggs for 14 yds to the ARST 23 for a 1ST down
Alexander Diggs 7 Yd Run (Britton Williams Kick)
Amari Odom pass complete to Christian Moss for 16 yds to the ARST 7 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Lyndon Ravare
Britton Williams kickoff for 60 yds , Reed Linder return for 14 yds to the ARST 19
Devin Spencer run for 1 yd to the ARST 20
Jackson Waller punt for 52 yds , Gabriel Benyard returns for 10 yds to the KENN 35 Kennesaw State Penalty, personal foul (James Ziglor) to the KENN 18
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Devin Spencer for 5 yds to the ARST 25
Amari Odom pass complete to Christian Moss for 19 yds to the KENN 37 for a 1ST down
Coleman Bennett run for 7 yds to the KENN 44
Coleman Bennett run for 7 yds to the ARST 49 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom run for 9 yds to the ARST 40
Coleman Bennett run for 4 yds to the ARST 36 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass complete to Lyndon Ravare for 11 yds to the ARST 25 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass complete to Christian Moss for 11 yds to the ARST 14 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom run for 14 yds for a TD (Britton Williams KICK)
Britton Williams kickoff for 59 yds , Chauncy Cobb return for 15 yds to the ARST 21
Kenyon Clay run for 14 yds to the ARST 35 for a 1ST down
Kenyon Clay run for 4 yds to the ARST 39
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 10 yds to the ARST 49 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 8 yds to the KENN 43
Devin Spencer run for 5 yds to the KENN 38 for a 1ST down
Devin Spencer run for 3 yds to the KENN 35
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Devin Spencer
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for a loss of 5 yards Jaylen Raynor fumbled, recovered by KENN Tylon Dunlap
Devin Spencer run for 5 yds to the ARST 26
Devin Spencer run for 10 yds to the ARST 36 for a 1ST down
Devin Spencer run for 1 yd to the ARST 37
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Tyler Fortenberry, broken up by Baron Hopson
Jaylen Raynor sacked by Elijah Hill and Tylon Dunlap for a loss of 9 yards to the ARST 28
Jackson Waller punt for 37 yds Kennesaw State Penalty, roughing kicker (James Ziglor) to the KENN 35
Amari Odom run for 5 yds to the KENN 40
Amari Odom pass complete to Tykeem Wallace for 14 yds to the ARST 46 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom run for 4 yds to the ARST 42
Amari Odom pass complete to Tykeem Wallace for 3 yds to the ARST 39
Amari Odom pass complete to Tykeem Wallace for 4 yds to the ARST 35 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Alexander Diggs
Amari Odom pass complete to Navelle Dean for 11 yds to the ARST 24 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom run for 1 yd to the ARST 23
Alexander Diggs run for no gain to the ARST 23
Amari Odom pass complete to Alexander Diggs for 11 yds to the ARST 12 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 9 yds to the ARST 3
Alexander Diggs run for 2 yds to the ARST 1 for a 1ST down
run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARST 4 fumbled, recovered by ARST Gavin Ransaw
Kennesaw State Penalty, off-side (Marcus Patterson) to the ARST 9
Kenyon Clay run for 3 yds to the ARST 12
Devin Spencer run for 12 yds to the ARST 24 for a 1ST down
Devin Spencer run for 3 yds to the ARST 27
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 4 yds to the ARST 31
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Corey Rucker for 4 yds to the ARST 35 for a 1ST down
Devin Spencer run for 2 yds to the ARST 37
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Devin Spencer, broken up by Ebenezer Dibula
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Devin Spencer
Jackson Waller punt for 39 yds
Amari Odom run for 13 yds to the KENN 37 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for no gain to the KENN 37 Kennesaw State Penalty, Offensive holding (JaDarious Lee) to the KENN 27
Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 31 yds to the ARST 42 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom sacked by Bryan Whitehead for a loss of 5 yards to the ARST 47
Amari Odom pass complete to Christian Moss for 22 yds to the ARST 25 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom sacked by Trenton Alan Yowe for a loss of 4 yards to the ARST 29 Amari Odom fumbled, recovered by ARST Ethan Hassler , return for 0 yards
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 8 yds to the ARST 45 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers, broken up by JeRico Washington Jr.
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jabari Bush for 28 yds to the KENN 27 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Jabari Bush for 8 yds to the ARST 37
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 4 yds to the KENN 23
Arkansas State Penalty, false start (Mason Myers) to the KENN 28
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 28 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Kennesaw State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (JeRico Washington Jr.) to the KENN 3
Alexander Diggs run for 9 yds to the KENN 34
Alexander Diggs run for 3 yds to the KENN 37 for a 1ST down
Alexander Diggs run for 4 yds to the KENN 41
Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 11 yds to the ARST 48 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom run for 5 yds to the KENN 49 Odom,Amari rush middle for 5 yards to the ASU43, fumble by Odom,Amari recovered by ASU Yowe,Trenton Alan, Yowe,Trenton Alan rush (Diggs,Alexander).
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Fortenberry for 5 yds to the ARST 35
Jaylen Raynor run for 2 yds to the ARST 30
Devin Spencer run for 4 yds to the ARST 39 for a 1ST down
Devin Spencer run for 4 yds to the ARST 43
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Devin Spencer for a 1ST down Kennesaw State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Alexander Ford) to the KENN 44 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for 13 yds to the KENN 31 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Tyler Fortenberry, broken up by Caleb Offord
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Corey Rucker for no gain to the KENN 31
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 7 yds to the KENN 6 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker for a 1ST down Kennesaw State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Caleb Offord) to the KENN 16 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor run for 3 yds to the KENN 13
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers
Jaylen Raynor run for no gain to the KENN 6
Jaylen Raynor run for 5 yds to the KENN 1
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Jordan Smart
Arkansas State Penalty, false start (Tyler Fortenberry) to the KENN 6
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for 6 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK) (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 43 yds to the KENN 6 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Tyler Fortenberry for 5 yds to the KENN 1
Jaylen Raynor run for 1 yd for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Clayton Amaya kickoff for 64 yds , Isaac Paul return for 28 yds to the KENN 37 Arkansas State Penalty, personal foul (Jordan Sample) to the KENN 44
Amari Odom run for 10 yds to the ARST 46 for a 1ST down
Coleman Bennett run for 6 yds to the ARST 40
Amari Odom pass complete to Christian Moss for 9 yds to the ARST 31 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom run for 5 yds to the ARST 26
Coleman Bennett run for 1 yd to the ARST 25
Amari Odom pass complete to Coleman Bennett for 15 yds to the ARST 10 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Gerard Bullock Jr., broken up by Malekhi Weedon
Coleman Bennett 10 Yd Run (Britton Williams Kick)
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 17 yds to the ARST 42 for a 1ST down
Devin Spencer run for 2 yds to the ARST 44
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for 4 yds to the ARST 48
Arkansas State Penalty, false start (Riley McGehee) to the ARST 43
Jaylen Raynor run for no gain to the ARST 43
Jackson Waller punt for 37 yds
Alexander Diggs run for 5 yds to the KENN 25
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Lyndon Ravare, broken up by AG McGhee
Amari Odom run for 5 yds to the KENN 30 for a 1ST down
Alexander Diggs run for no gain to the KENN 30
Amari Odom pass complete to Lyndon Ravare for 7 yds to the KENN 37
Chase Belcher run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for a loss of 1 yard to the KENN 49
Amari Odom run for 21 yds to the ARST 30 for a 1ST down
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Tykeem Wallace
Alexander Diggs run for a loss of 10 yards to the ARST 40 Alexander Diggs fumbled, recovered by KENN Brandon Best
Amari Odom pass complete to Coleman Bennett for a loss of 1 yard to the ARST 41
Joshua Huiet punt for 13 yds
Amari Odom pass complete to Gabriel Benyard for 10 yds to the KENN 35 for a 1ST down
Coleman Bennett run for 4 yds to the KENN 39
Coleman Bennett run for no gain to the KENN 39 Kennesaw State Penalty, Offensive holding (Gerard Bullock Jr.) to the KENN 29
Coleman Bennett run for a loss of 5 yards to the KENN 24
Amari Odom pass complete to Christian Moss for 7 yds to the KENN 31
Joshua Huiet punt for 50 yds , Aaron Blancas returns for no gain to the ARST 19
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers, broken up by Isaac Paul
Devin Spencer run for 3 yds to the ARST 22
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Devin Spencer
Jackson Waller punt for 40 yds
Coleman Bennett run for 3 yds to the KENN 41
Amari Odom run for 5 yds to the KENN 46
Coleman Bennett run for no gain to the KENN 46
Joshua Huiet punt for 47 yds
Kenyon Clay run for 2 yds to the ARST 9
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Kenyon Clay for 6 yds to the ARST 15
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers, broken up by JeRico Washington Jr.
Jackson Waller punt for 42 yds
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Chauncy Cobb for 4 yds to the ARST 16
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Corey Rucker, broken up by Caleb Offord
Arkansas State Penalty, false start (Wil Saxton) to the ARST 17
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Hunter Summers, broken up by Milon Jones for a 1ST down Kennesaw State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Milon Jones) to the ARST 16 for a 1ST down
Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Hunter Summers for 6 yds to the ARST 22
Jaylen Raynor pass incomplete to Chauncy Cobb
Jaylen Raynor run for 2 yds to the ARST 19
Coleman Bennett run for 2 yds to the KENN 45
Coleman Bennett run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENN 44
Amari Odom pass incomplete to Lyndon Ravare Kennesaw State Penalty, Offensive holding (Nikola Milovac) to the KENN 44
Joshua Huiet punt for 42 yds , Aaron Blancas returns for no gain to the ARST 12
Amari Odom run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARST 22
End of 4th Quarter