The Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE
Kent State 38, Central Conn. St. 10
When: 12:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 16, 2023
Where: Dix Stadium, Kent, Ohio
Attendance: 10731
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Central Conn. St. 0 0 0 10 10
Kent State 14 7 17 0 38
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:57
Kent State   TD  Kent State 7 - Central Conn. St. 0
Gavin Garcia 2 yd. run (Andrew Glass kick)
1st Quarter - 5:21
Kent State   TD  Kent State 14 - Central Conn. St. 0
Trell Harris 40 yd. pass from Michael Alaimo (Andrew Glass kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:58
Kent State   TD  Kent State 21 - Central Conn. St. 0
Gavin Garcia 25 yd. run (Andrew Glass kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:27
Kent State   TD  Kent State 28 - Central Conn. St. 0
Michael Alaimo 3 yd. run (Andrew Glass kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:24
Kent State   FG  Kent State 31 - Central Conn. St. 0
Andrew Glass 24 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 2:28
Kent State   TD  Kent State 38 - Central Conn. St. 0
Jaylen Thomas 23 yd. run (Will Hryszko kick)
4th Quarter - 11:08
Central Conn. St.   FG  Kent State 38 - Central Conn. St. 3
Jack Barnum 22 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 2:04
Central Conn. St.   TD  Kent State 38 - Central Conn. St. 10
Ricky Ortega 17 yd. run (Jack Barnum kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Central Conn. St. Kent State
W‑L 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0
Conference 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Central Conn. St. Kent State
Score 10 38
1st Downs 10 20
3rd Down Efficiency 4-for-14
29%		 7-for-16
44%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-1
0%		 2-for-3
67%
Total Yards 153 467
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 36-103 54-295
Average/Rush 2.9 5.5
Passing
Comp-Att 6-17 12-16
Passing Yards 50 172
Average/Pass Play 2.9 10.8
Penalties-Yards 6-35 7-64
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Time of Possession 26:21 33:39
PLAYER STATS
Central Conn. St. (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Jenner 4/14 40 0 2
R. Ortega 2/3 10 0 0
Kent State (1 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Alaimo 12/16 172 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Johnson 5 35 7.0 0
M. Jenner 7 30 4.3 0
R. Ortega 9 22 2.4 1
M. Thomas 8 9 1.1 0
C. Williams 2 9 4.5 0
E. Howard 5 -2 -0.4 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
G. Garcia 21 125 6.0 2
J. Thomas 7 70 10.0 1
X. Williams 13 55 4.2 0
C. Douglas 5 22 4.4 0
M. Alaimo 5 18 3.6 1
C. McCray 2 8 4.0 0
T. Ulatowski 1 -3 -3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Plaskon 1 15 15.0 0
J. Allen 1 13 13.0 0
D. Attafah 1 11 11.0 0
D. Johnson 3 11 3.7 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
T. Harris 3 94 31.3 1
L. Floriea 2 34 17.0 0
J. Gardner Jr. 1 14 14.0 0
J. Holmes 2 14 7.0 0
C. McCray 3 11 3.7 0
H. Junker 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
K. Saunders 1 0 0
J. Williams 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  Tk Ast
N. Giacolone 4 0
C. West 3 1
S. Daley 2 0
C. Fortkamp 2 0
C. Harris 2 0
S. Abuhamdeh 2 0
D. Craddieth 2 0
B. Sheppert 2 0
C. Blue 2 0
J. Williams 2 0
O. Billotte 2 1
K. Saunders 2 1
J. Jackson 1 0
A. Campbell Jr. 1 0
T. Baylor 1 0
R. Nicholl 1 0
X. Cokley 1 0
M. Maddox 1 0
N. Muhammad 1 0
M. Winfield 1 0
T. Miller 1 1
D. Nicholson 1 1
M. Carroll 0 1
T. Tucker 0 1
J. Duran 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
C. West 2.0 8.0
N. Giacolone 2.0 4.0
M. Winfield 1.0 4.0
J. Jackson 1.0 2.0
M. Maddox 1.0 2.0
S. Daley 1.0 2.0
K. Saunders 1.0 2.0
T. Baylor 1.0 1.0
J. Duran 0.5 2.0
M. Carroll 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles