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Crum, Cephus claim shootout in Kent St. win over Buffalo
KENT, Ohio (AP) Dustin Crum threw three touchdown passes to Dante Cephus and for a career-high 407 yards and Kent State fought off Buffalo for a 48-38 win on Saturday night.
The teams combined for 1,182 yards of offense. Kent State outgained Buffalo 633-549.
The Golden Flashes (3-3, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) built a 31-10 first-half lead before Buffalo (2-4, 0-2) scored four touchdowns in the third quarter to take the lead.
Buffalo struck quickly on the four scoring drives where the longest lasted 4 1/2 minutes. Kevin Marks Jr. ran for a 16-yard score and Kyle Vantrease threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Jake Molinich. Matt Myers ran into the end zone from the 4 and Dylan McDuffie ran it in from 10 yards to give Buffalo a 38-34 lead.
Crum and Cephus helped closed the door on Buffalo with scoring plays of 5 and 40 yards in the fourth quarter.
Cephus caught 13 passes and piled up 186 yards. Marquez Cooper ran for 112 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown.
Vantrease threw for 229 yards and a touchdown and was intercepted twice.
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Key Players
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K. Marks Jr.
5 RB 79 RuYds, 2 RuTDs, 3 ReYds, 2 RECs |
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D. Crum
7 QB 407 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 71 RuYds, 2 RuTDs |
1st Quarter
Touchdown
12:32
D.Crum rushed to BUF End Zone for 10 yards. D.Crum for 10 yards TOUCHDOWN.
6
plays
75
yds
2:26
pos
0
6
Point After TD
12:34
A.Glass extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
0
7
Touchdown
3:16
D.Crum pass complete to BUF 39. Catch made by D.Cephas at BUF 39. Gain of 39 yards. D.Cephas for 39 yards TOUCHDOWN.
7
plays
76
yds
1:50
pos
0
13
Point After TD
3:16
A.Glass extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
0
14
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
13:19
D.Crum rushed to BUF End Zone for 5 yards. D.Crum for 5 yards TOUCHDOWN.
9
plays
60
yds
2:41
pos
0
20
Point After TD
13:19
A.Glass extra point is good. PENALTY on BUF-A.Glass Defensive Offside 5 yards declined.
plays
yds
pos
0
21
Touchdown
8:03
K.Marks rushed to KNT End Zone for 2 yards. K.Marks for 2 yards TOUCHDOWN.
13
plays
58
yds
5:16
pos
6
21
Point After TD
8:03
A.McNulty extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
21
Touchdown
6:14
M.Cooper rushed to BUF End Zone for 19 yards. M.Cooper for 19 yards TOUCHDOWN.
8
plays
60
yds
1:51
pos
7
27
Point After TD
6:12
A.Glass extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
7
28
Field Goal
2:19
A.McNulty 41 yard field goal attempt is good Center-J.Riordan Holder-BUF.
10
plays
32
yds
3:53
pos
10
28
Field Goal
0:00
A.Glass 26 yard field goal attempt is good Center-B.George Holder-KNT.
12
plays
74
yds
2:19
pos
10
31
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
13:29
K.Marks rushed to KNT End Zone for 16 yards. K.Marks for 16 yards TOUCHDOWN.
6
plays
68
yds
1:29
pos
16
31
Point After TD
13:31
A.McNulty extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
17
31
Touchdown
10:57
K.Vantrease pass complete to KNT 9. Catch made by J.Molinich at KNT 9. Gain of 9 yards. J.Molinich for 9 yards TOUCHDOWN.
5
plays
71
yds
1:36
pos
23
31
Point After TD
10:57
A.McNulty extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
24
31
Touchdown
4:01
M.Myers rushed to KNT End Zone for 4 yards. M.Myers for 4 yards TOUCHDOWN.
11
plays
71
yds
4:36
pos
30
31
Point After TD
4:01
A.McNulty extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
31
31
Field Goal
2:21
A.Glass 42 yard field goal attempt is good Center-B.George Holder-KNT.
7
plays
40
yds
1:40
pos
31
34
Touchdown
0:43
D.McDuffie rushed to KNT End Zone for 10 yards. D.McDuffie for 10 yards TOUCHDOWN.
4
plays
63
yds
1:38
pos
37
34
Point After TD
0:43
A.McNulty extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
38
34
4th Quarter
Touchdown
14:19
D.Crum pass complete to BUF 5. Catch made by D.Cephas at BUF 5. Gain of 5 yards. D.Cephas for 5 yards TOUCHDOWN.
6
plays
75
yds
1:24
pos
38
40
Point After TD
14:19
A.Glass extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
38
41
Touchdown
8:24
D.Crum pass complete to BUF 40. Catch made by D.Cephas at BUF 40. Gain of 40 yards. D.Cephas for 40 yards TOUCHDOWN.
4
plays
85
yds
1:18
pos
38
47
Point After TD
8:24
A.Glass extra point is good.
plays
yds
pos
38
48
| Team Stats | |
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| 1st Downs | 34 | 33 |
| Rushing | 16 | 15 |
| Passing | 13 | 15 |
| Penalty | 5 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 6-18 | 5-13 |
| 4th Down Conv | 4-5 | 1-1 |
| Total Net Yards | 549 | 632 |
| Total Plays | 99 | 80 |
| Avg Gain | 5.5 | 7.9 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 313 | 225 |
| Rush Attempts | 54 | 44 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| Yards Passing | 236 | 407 |
| Comp. - Att. | 24-45 | 22-36 |
| Yards Per Pass | 4.8 | 10.8 |
| Penalties - Yards | 7-65 | 10-104 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 6 |
| Rushing TDs | 4 | 3 |
| Passing TDs | 1 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 2-37.5 | 4-38.3 |
| Return Yards | 0 | 2 |
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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K. Vantrease
7 QB
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K. Vantrease | 23/44 | 229 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Marks Jr.
5 RB
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K. Marks Jr. | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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D. McDuffie
8 RB
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D. McDuffie | 10 | 87 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Marks Jr.
5 RB
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K. Marks Jr. | 16 | 79 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Cook Jr.
2 RB
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R. Cook Jr. | 14 | 72 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Vantrease
7 QB
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K. Vantrease | 7 | 49 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Myers
10 QB
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M. Myers | 7 | 26 | 1 | 8 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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Q. Williams
3 WR
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Q. Williams | 15 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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R. Cook Jr.
2 RB
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R. Cook Jr. | 4 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Johnson
9 WR
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D. Johnson | 8 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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D. McDuffie
8 RB
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D. McDuffie | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Laborn
0 WR
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K. Laborn | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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B. Porter
17 WR
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B. Porter | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Molinich
44 TE
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J. Molinich | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Gassett
18 WR
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J. Gassett | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Marks Jr.
5 RB
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K. Marks Jr. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Borland
34 TE
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T. Borland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Stephens
80 TE
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T. Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Johnson
11 WR
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M. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
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J. Ingram
9 CB
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J. Ingram | 10-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Patterson
8 LB
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J. Patterson | 7-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Wright
2 LB
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K. Wright | 7-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Gross Jr.
1 S
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C. Gross Jr. | 7-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Powell
39 S
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D. Powell | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Michel
6 DE
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M. Michel | 4-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A. Washington
3 CB
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A. Washington | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Davis Jr.
22 CB
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M. Davis Jr. | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M. Fuqua
10 S
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M. Fuqua | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Folsom
20 DL
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D. Folsom | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Rogers
99 DT
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J. Rogers | 2-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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C. Bazile
53 DE
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C. Bazile | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Riggins
49 DE
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T. Riggins | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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I. King
4 CB
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I. King | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Brown
7 S
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E. Brown | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Laing
55 DE
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K. Laing | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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E. Black
94 DE
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E. Black | 0-2 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Wilkins
0 LB
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T. Wilkins | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Williams
95 DL
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D. Williams | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
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A. McNulty
16 K
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A. McNulty | 1/3 | 41 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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J. Baltar
14 K
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J. Baltar | 2 | 37.5 | 0 | 47 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
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R. Cook Jr.
2 RB
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R. Cook Jr. | 1 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T. Borland
34 TE
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T. Borland | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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D. Crum
7 QB
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D. Crum | 22/36 | 407 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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M. Cooper
1 RB
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M. Cooper | 21 | 112 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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D. Crum
7 QB
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D. Crum | 15 | 71 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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X. Williams
2 RB
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X. Williams | 7 | 33 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Johnson
82 WR
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N. Johnson | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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D. Cephas
14 WR
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D. Cephas | 18 | 13 | 186 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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N. Johnson
82 WR
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N. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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K. Abram
80 WR
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