FINAL SCORE
Valparaiso Beacons at Morehead State Eagles game details
Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Phil Simms Stadium · Attendance 4,128
Put the final score in perspective.
Valparaiso finished 34 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 Valparaiso 13, Morehead State 3. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Morehead State outscored its opponent in 0 and Valparaiso in 4. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Valparaiso | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
 Morehead State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 20 | 13 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 10-18 | 2-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-3 |
| Total Yards | 389 | 251 |
| Passing | 228 | 114 |
| Comp/Att | 19/28 | 8/30 |
| Yards per pass | 8.1 | 3.8 |
| Rushing | 161 | 137 |
| Rushing Attempts | 46 | 23 |
| Yards per rush | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Penalties | 6-70 | 3-45 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 3 |
| Possession | 40:46 | 19:14 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Valparaiso Beacons
passing
| Rowan Keefe | 14/21 | 174 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Noah Ehrlich | 5/7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Cedric Benning Iii | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 1 | 12 |
| Noah Ehrlich | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Rowan Keefe | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Chris Gundy | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Russell Tye | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ashton Allen | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Rumoro | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Marty O'Keeffe | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 0 | 46 |
| Daniel White | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | 35 |
| Chris Gundy | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Micah Mackay | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Cedric Benning Iii | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Colin Hayes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Devin Yeats | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Russell Tye | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dom DiNuzzo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryson Winbush | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Rumoro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
defensive
| Nic Lendino | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Samuel | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Feltrinelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Goworowski | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Markley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Batres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Little | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Salman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colten Tripp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beidl | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.C. Nurse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Thorp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Cervantes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JQ Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Olojo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Baczek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Risley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyler Slifer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gundy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bertrand Berry II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Easton Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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interceptions
kickReturns
| Chris Gundy | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Chris Gundy | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 95 | 1 |
kicking
| Luke Scoma | 2/3 | 67.0 | 25 | 4/4 | 10 |
| Talan Samosky | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 0/0 | 3 |
punting
| Will Orlando | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Morehead State Eagles
passing
| David Parsons | 5/16 | 83 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryce Patterson | 3/14 | 31 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 |
rushing
| Bryce Patterson | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 32 |
| Jackson Lanier | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 20 |
| Blake Fisher | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 |
| David Parsons | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Cannon Dinger | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Anthony Ice | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 29 |
| Keegan Zylstra | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Riley Purcell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mak Hoover | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
| Sidney Webb | 1 | 1 | 0 |
defensive
| Sidney Webb | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Watts | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Sumerel | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Hardesty | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tazion McQueen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bowling | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Herrera Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Griffin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Rhodes | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Edwards | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Krupp | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ludwig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Francis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damiano Mastroianni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Surratt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zayden Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luciano Corpora-Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennett Hobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Hogue Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Valencia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Sidney Webb | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Anthony Ice | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Sidney Webb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Jordan Price | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 0/0 | 3 |
punting
| Ashton Adams | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:35 | Jordan Price 28 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 5:53 | Chris Gundy 95 Yd Punt Return (Luke Scoma Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 8:41 | Luke Scoma 25 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 3 |
| 2 | 0:03 | Luke Scoma 21 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 3 |
| 3 | 7:46 | Daniel White 19 Yd pass from Rowan Keefe (Luke Scoma Kick) | 20 – 3 |
| 3 | 2:48 | Colin Hayes 7 Yd pass from Rowan Keefe (Luke Scoma Kick) | 27 – 3 |
| 4 | 12:41 | Cedric Benning Iii 1 Yd Run (Luke Scoma Kick) | 34 – 3 |
| 4 | 1:55 | Talan Samosky 26 Yd Field Goal | 37 – 3 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:30 PM UTCData methodology