Spokesman-Review
College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 71, Kent State 0
When: 7:45 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 14, 2024
Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 101915
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Kent State 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 37 28 3 3 71
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:32
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 7 - Kent State 0
Dylan Sampson 22 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 10:35
Tennessee   S  Tennessee 9 - Kent State 0
Ky Thomas tackled in end zone for a safety
1st Quarter - 8:11
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 16 - Kent State 0
Dylan Sampson 1 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 5:56
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 23 - Kent State 0
Chris Brazzell II 53 yd. pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 3:35
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 30 - Kent State 0
DeSean Bishop 53 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
1st Quarter - 0:02
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 37 - Kent State 0
Dylan Sampson 1 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 13:06
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 44 - Kent State 0
DeSean Bishop 47 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:49
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 51 - Kent State 0
Dylan Sampson 14 yd. run (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:06
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 58 - Kent State 0
Miles Kitselman 15 yd. pass from Gaston Moore (Max Gilbert kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:19
Tennessee   TD  Tennessee 65 - Kent State 0
Mike Matthews 18 yd. pass from Gaston Moore (Max Gilbert kick)
3rd Quarter - 12:04
Tennessee   FG  Tennessee 68 - Kent State 0
Max Gilbert 36 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 14:05
Tennessee   FG  Tennessee 71 - Kent State 0
Max Gilbert 21 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Kent State Tennessee
W‑L 0 - 3 - 0 3 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Kent State Tennessee
Score 0 71
1st Downs 8 32
3rd Down Efficiency 2-for-12
17%		 9-for-15
60%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%		 3-for-4
75%
Total Yards 112 740
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 32-54 55-456
Average/Rush 1.7 8.3
Passing
Comp-Att 9-16 16-25
Passing Yards 58 284
Average/Pass Play 3.6 10.9
Penalties-Yards 2-7 5-54
Fumbles-Lost 4-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Time of Possession 28:15 31:45
PLAYER STATS
Kent State (0 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Kargman 9/15 58 0 0
J. Sherrod 0/1 0 0 0
Tennessee (3 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
N. Iamaleava 10/16 173 1 0
G. Moore 4/4 94 2 0
J. Merklinger 2/5 17 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Sherrod 7 56 8.0 0
J. Lowe 7 32 4.6 0
C. Douglas 4 14 3.5 0
K. Thomas 7 10 1.4 0
C. Wolford 2 5 2.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Bishop 7 120 17.1 2
D. Sampson 13 101 7.8 4
P. Lewis 10 99 9.9 0
H. Barnes 7 38 5.4 0
N. Iamaleava 5 31 6.2 0
J. Merklinger 4 21 5.2 0
G. Moore 1 15 15.0 0
K. Keith 4 13 3.2 0
P. Wilk 3 12 4.0 0
N. Shuler 1 6 6.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. McCray 3 27 9.0 0
J. Etheridge 2 16 8.0 0
L. Floriea 3 13 4.3 0
K. Thomas 1 2 2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Thornton Jr. 2 64 32.0 0
C. Brazzell II 2 63 31.5 1
M. Matthews 2 35 17.5 1
C. Nimrod 2 34 17.0 0
S. White 1 19 19.0 0
K. Webb 2 17 8.5 0
H. Staes 1 16 16.0 0
M. Kitselman 1 15 15.0 1
B. McCoy 1 9 9.0 0
K. Keith 1 8 8.0 0
D. Sampson 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
M. Harmon 1.0 6.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  Tk Ast
K. Olds 4 0
J. Studio 3 0
J. Baka 3 1
A. Hale 3 2
M. Harmon 3 2
K. Johns 3 5
S. Daley 2 0
C. Young 2 1
D. Branch 2 2
N. Cuva 2 4
R. Nicholl 2 8
J. Boamah 1 0
C. Skehan 1 0
K. Beatty 1 1
M. Woods 1 3
J. Dotson 1 3
T. Tucker 1 6
A. Campbell Jr. 0 2
K. Landry 0 2
C. Williams 0 3
M. Carroll 0 3
O. Billotte 0 3
Z. Hamden 0 5
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Thomas 3 1
J. Matthews 2 0
K. Lindstrom 2 2
E. Farooq 2 4
R. Scott 1 0
J. McMurray 1 0
C. Brazzell 1 0
J. Mathews 1 0
M. Bethea 1 0
K. Beasley 1 0
J. Slaughter 1 0
D. Bailey 1 0
K. Pili 1 2
J. Telander 1 2
W. Brooks 1 3
J. Josephs 0 1
J. Jenkins 0 1
B. Carter 0 1
T. West 0 1
J. Smith 0 1
N. Robinson 0 1
E. Purcell 0 2
E. Spillman 0 2
C. Gentle 0 2
J. Wallace 0 2
K. Perry 0 3
A. Carter 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
M. Harmon 1.5 7.0
A. Campbell Jr. 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
W. Brooks 1.0 2.0
R. Scott 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
B. Carter 1