Gardner-Webb at Kennesaw State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Gardner-Webb | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 | |
| Kennesaw State | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 3:31 | Gardner-Webb field goal. Austin McKay 36 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 14:49 | Gardner-Webb touchdown. Narii Gaither 27 Yd Run (Austin McKay Kick) |
| 10:49 | Kennesaw State field goal. Nathan Robertson 38 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:16 | Kennesaw State touchdown. Xavier Hill 8 Yd pass from Xavier Shepherd (Nathan Robertson Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 8:33 | Gardner-Webb touchdown. Bailey Fisher 12 Yd Run (Austin McKay Kick) |
| 4:33 | Kennesaw State touchdown. Gabriel Benyard 30 Yd pass from Xavier Shepherd (Nathan Robertson Kick) |
| 0:46 | Kennesaw State touchdown. Caleb O'Neal 51 Yd pass from Xavier Shepherd (Nathan Robertson Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 7:30 | Kennesaw State field goal. Nathan Robertson 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 2:48 | Gardner-Webb touchdown. Narii Gaither 1 Yd Run (Austin McKay Kick) |
| 0:43 | Gardner-Webb touchdown. Narii Gaither 33 Yd pass from Bailey Fisher (Austin McKay PAT blocked) |
| 0:11 | Kennesaw State touchdown. Xavier Hill 15 Yd pass from Xavier Shepherd (Nathan Robertson Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Gardner-Webb | Kennesaw State |
| Total first downs | 27 | 19 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Gardner-Webb | Kennesaw State |
| Third downs attempted | 16 | 13 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 38 % | 38 % |
| Fourth down | Gardner-Webb | Kennesaw State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 6 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 3 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 50 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Gardner-Webb | Kennesaw State |
| Total yards | 519 | 417 |
| Total rushing yards | 165 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 354 | 209 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 32:50 | 27:10 |
| Rushing | Gardner-Webb | Kennesaw State |
| Total rushing plays | 33 | 208 |
| Total rushing yards | 165 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | Gardner-Webb | Kennesaw State |
| Passes attempted | 48 | 14 |
| Passes completed | 31 | 12 |
| Average yards per completion | 7.4 | 14.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties | Gardner-Webb | Kennesaw State |
| Penalties committed | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 50 | 62 |
| Turnovers | Gardner-Webb | Kennesaw State |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Narii Gaither | 22 | 116 | 5.3 | 2 | 28 | ||||
| Justin Franklin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Bailey Fisher | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Tray Dunson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Jalin Graham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Kennesaw State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Xavier Shepherd | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Nykeem Farrow | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Gabriel Benyard | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Preston Daniels | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Iaan Cousin | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Kyle Glover | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Bailey Fisher | 48 | 31 | 65 % | 354 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kennesaw State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Xavier Shepherd | 14 | 12 | 86 % | 209 | 14.9 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jameson Turner | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| Justin Franklin | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| Narii Gaither | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 1 | 33 | ||||
| James Ellis II | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Justin Jordan | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Darius Hough | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Bailey Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kennesaw State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Caleb O'Neal | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 1 | 51 | ||||
| Gabriel Benyard | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 30 | ||||
| Xavier Hill | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Iaan Cousin | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jamari Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Justin Franklin | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Kennesaw State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Desmond Scott | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Xavier Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Nykeem Farrow | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Xavier Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kennesaw State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kennesaw State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Dexter Brown | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Kennesaw State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Gabriel Benyard | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 73 | 0 | ||||
| Nykeem Farrow | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kennesaw State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Nykeem Farrow | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Austin McKay | 1/1 | 36 | 3/3 | 6 | |||||
| Kennesaw State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Nathan Robertson | 2/2 | 43 | 4/4 | 10 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Gardner-Webb | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jack Pawloski | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Kennesaw State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Ben Moran | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 3:12 AM.