Arkansas State Edges Kennesaw State 17-14 on Late Field Goal
Nobody scored in the first quarter. Nobody scored for most of the second. By the end, Arkansas State had a 17-14 win and a 2-2 record, and Kennesaw State had a 1-3 record and a question about what the last eight minutes were for.
Arkansas State got on the board first when Trey Owens hit Hunter Summers from 14 yards out with 4:42 left in the second quarter. Kennesaw State came right back, Alan Woods III running in from 8 yards to tie it at 7-7 with 1:23 on the clock before the break. Woods struck again from 6 yards with 4:24 left in the third quarter to make it 14-7. Owens tied it himself on a 2-yard run with 1:19 left in the quarter, and that was the end of the touchdowns.
The game-winner was a 33-yard Clune Van Andel field goal with 8:19 to play. Neither team scored after that. The score was tied twice and the lead changed twice, and Arkansas State's field goal was the last score of the day.
The box score is oddly split. Arkansas State threw for 244 yards and ran for 127, while Kennesaw State threw for 129 and ran for 197 on 38 carries. Total yards: 371 for the winners, 326 for the losers. Neither team turned the ball over, and that is rare, so nobody can hang this on a giveaway. It was decided by one more scoring drive, and Arkansas State finished it.
Fantasy owners got a quiet game with two clear lines. Woods led everyone with 29.1 points on two touchdowns, and Owens was the best passer at 24.4 (24 of 31, one touchdown through the air and one on the ground).