Thu, Sep 3, 2026Fifth Third StadiumKennesaw, GA
The Story
Kennesaw State shuts out West Georgia 47–0.
SeriesKennesaw State leads 1–0
ClosingClosing Kennesaw State −22.5 · O/U 50.5 · final margin 47Kennesaw State covered · Under hit
BOX SCORE
Week 1 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennesaw State | 19 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 1 · 2026Passing
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Hurst | 9/15 | 93 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton FitzGerald | 5/8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Marble | 1/3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15/26 | 111 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennesaw StateKENN | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Collins | 18/23 | 156 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Landon Varnes | 6/7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyler Williams | 2/4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 26/34 | 211 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Marble | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Chance Washington | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Justin Montgomery | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Colton FitzGerald | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian Monfort | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Shammai Gates | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Collin Hurst | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kennesaw StateKENN | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrelle Murrell | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 2 | 45 |
| Triston Morgan | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 60 |
| Rickie Collins | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 2 | 24 |
| Alan Woods III | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 1 | 13 |
| Devin Ingram | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Skyler Williams | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jamarcus Harrison | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Varnes | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 47 | 297 | 6.3 | 6 | 60 |
Receiving
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Leverett | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 28 |
| DK Daniel | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Josh Schuchts | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
| T.J. Lockley | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Christian Monfort | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jamarcus Prince | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Shammai Gates | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Montgomery | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aidan Sefa | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Naeem Odeniyi | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 0 | 28 |
| Kennesaw StateKENN | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javon Rogers | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 38 |
| Dylan Gary | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 1 | 16 |
| Brayden Munroe | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Davis Bryson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Zion Booker | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Alan Woods III | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Navelle Dean | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Keon Davis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Triston Morgan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gerard Bullock | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 26 | 211 | 8.1 | 1 | 38 |
Fumbles
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Collin Hurst | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Cummings | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Kennesaw StateKENN | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rickie Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zion Booker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyler Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Kelly | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zay Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Wilson | 1 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Ferguson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Kennesaw StateKENN | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triston Morgan | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myti Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kennesaw StateKENN | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Booker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
| Kennesaw StateKENN | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Kinney | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/6 | 5 |
Punting
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Harris | 8 | 304 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Collin Hurst | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Totals | 10 | 364 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Kennesaw StateKENN | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt McKenzie | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
Defense
| West GeorgiaWest Georgia | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor Bryant | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Naquin | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Epps | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Gibson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Ruffin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Barnes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Lewis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidu Bekee | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tariq Hollinger | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Speight | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Nyenabo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darien Harden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakobi Spurrier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randarius Ogletree | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaleel Chambliss | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Reid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephan French | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Holton Harris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Roberts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Rivers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Brewer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Culbreth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Cummings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 80 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kennesaw StateKENN | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Thomas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Miller | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Russell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Anglin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Hallum | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Kelly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Greaves Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tywon Christopher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaiden Grimes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Cooper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Moss | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay'Vion Lawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ugonna Nwoha | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Tookes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Clemmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlo East Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Cato | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zay Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron Hopson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kody Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Thorner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Keys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
West Georgia vs Kennesaw State Team StatsWest Georgia vs KENN Team Stats
Week 1 · 2026| West GeorgiaWGA | Kennesaw StateKENN | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1ST DOWNS | 30 |
| 0-12 | 3RD DOWN | 7-14 |
| 0-1 | 4TH DOWN | 1-2 |
| 160 | TOTAL YDS | 508 |
| 111 | PASS YDS | 211 |
| 15-26 | COMP/ATT | 26-34 |
| 4.3 | YDS/PASS | 6.2 |
| 49 | RUSH YDS | 297 |
| 25 | RUSH ATT | 47 |
| 2.0 | YDS/RUSH | 6.3 |
| 8-68 | PENALTIES | 9-65 |
| 2 | TURNOVERS | 2 |
| 2 | FUMBLES LOST | 1 |
| 0 | INT THROWN | 1 |
| 25:54 | POSSESSION | 34:06 |
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