FINAL SCORE
Merrimack Warriors at Kennesaw State Owls game details
Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
Walens Family Field at Fifth Third Stadium · Attendance 11,040
Put the final score in perspective.
Kennesaw State finished 14 points ahead. The teams combined for 40 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Merrimack 0, Kennesaw State 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Kennesaw State outscored its opponent in 2 and Merrimack in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
 Kennesaw State | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 8-16 | 5-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 294 | 369 |
| Passing | 215 | 196 |
| Comp/Att | 13/25 | 21/31 |
| Yards per pass | 8.6 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 79 | 173 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 32 |
| Yards per rush | 2.1 | 5.4 |
| Penalties | 12-83 | 12-102 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 36:48 | 23:47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Merrimack Warriors
passing
| Ayden Pereira | 12/23 | 181 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Aveon Smith | 1/2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Ayden Pereira | 23 | 62 | 2.7 | 1 | 26 |
| Brendon Wyatt | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Hayden Fisher | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Galamama Mulbah | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| DeMarcus McElroy | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Jalen McDonald | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | 34 |
| Hayden Fisher | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 33 |
| Cade Callahan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Cooper Lehman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| DeMarcus McElroy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Brendon Wyatt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Seth Sweitzer | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
defensive
| DJ Frazier | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendal Sims | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajahn Cooper | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Chapman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Rosemond Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markeith Hogan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Compoh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Graham | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Wilson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasir Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Palanica Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus McElroy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Ricks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford Cantave | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juice Ricks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justyce Hathaway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cidney Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| RJ Chapman | 1 | 85 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Austin Palmer | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Carlton Thai | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Mike Ryan | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Kennesaw State Owls
passing
| Amari Odom | 12/14 | 108 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 40.6 |
| Dexter Williams II | 9/17 | 88 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 30.2 |
rushing
| Alexander Diggs | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 25 |
| Dexter Williams II | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 1 | 16 |
| Coleman Bennett | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 |
| Amari Odom | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 |
| Gabriel Benyard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
receiving
| Christian Moss | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Gabriel Benyard | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 25 |
| Coleman Bennett | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Lyndon Ravare | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Tykeem Wallace | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alexander Diggs | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Gerard Bullock Jr. | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
defensive
| JeRico Washington Jr. | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron Hopson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Westmoreland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Patterson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tylon Dunlap | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garland Benyard | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Watkins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Ford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Stevens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milon Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Offord | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Hill | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Dibula | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Miller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson Moss | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Rucks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ziglor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ugonna Nwoha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Tookes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Martin-Burgess | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaiden Grimes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tywon Christopher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick Daniels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Kody Jones | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Gabriel Benyard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
kicking
| Britton Williams | 2/2 | 100.0 | 44 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Joshua Huiet | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 4:45 | Dexter Williams II 4 Yd Run (Britton Williams Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 3 | 9:47 | Gabriel Benyard 7 Yd pass from Amari Odom (Britton Williams Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 3 | 7:07 | Amari Odom 12 Yd Run (Britton Williams Kick) | 0 – 21 |
| 3 | 1:07 | Britton Williams 38 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 24 |
| 4 | 10:04 | Ayden Pereira 1 Yd Run (Carlton Thai Kick) | 7 – 24 |
| 4 | 7:13 | RJ Chapman 85 Yd Interception Return (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 13 – 24 |
| 4 | 1:55 | Britton Williams 44 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 27 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 12:34 AM UTCData methodology