FINAL SCORE
Central State (OH) Marauders at Grambling Tigers game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Grambling finished 22 points ahead. The teams combined for 74 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Central State (OH) 10, Grambling 27. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Grambling outscored its opponent in 3 and Central State (OH) in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Central State (OH) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 26 |
 Grambling | 13 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-13 | 9-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 386 | 644 |
| Passing | 248 | 283 |
| Comp/Att | 15/28 | 19/28 |
| Yards per pass | 8.9 | 10.1 |
| Rushing | 138 | 361 |
| Rushing Attempts | 32 | 40 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 9.0 |
| Penalties | 4-27 | 4-38 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 2 |
| Possession | 26:49 | 33:11 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Central State (OH) Marauders
passing
| Jackson Wasik | 15/28 | 248 | 8.9 | 2 | 0 |
rushing
| Isaiah Thompson | 15 | 106 | 7.1 | 0 | 31 |
| Kaleb Jenkins | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Jackson Wasik | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Jahmar Richardson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jonathan Spikes | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Damon Griffin II | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | 59 |
| Nicholas Smith | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Avantae Burt | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 1 | 29 |
| Khamari Adams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jonathan Spikes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Isaiah Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Stephen Hogan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
| Khamari Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Hudson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Bishop Blakely | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Braylon West | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Awls | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travion Searcy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Purry | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Burrell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hudson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dematthew Dixon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinten Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Rebers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Bradley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Miskel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony WIlliams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'yontiss Starks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Grace-Sawyer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Stowers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daequan Lindsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Wellborn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Damon Griffin II | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Andreus Cox | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mason Wellborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Kenyon Gardner | 1/2 | 50.0 | 31 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Levi Carnichael | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Grambling Tigers
passing
| Reginald Johnson | 18/23 | 258 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacobe Robinson | 1/3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashton Frye | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Benoit | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Tony Phillips Jr. | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 1 | 75 |
| Jamarion Parker | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | 40 |
| Byron Eaton Jr. | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 58 |
| Zerrick Jones | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 37 |
| D'Shuan Ford | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 1 | 14 |
| Andre Crews | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Hayden Benoit | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 16 |
| Clyde McClendon Jr. | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 1 | 5 |
| Reginald Johnson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Ashton Frye | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Tyson George | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | 50 |
| Jordan Bride | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 43 |
| Nae'Saan Dickerson | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Dylan Wroblewski | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Patrick Williams II | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Clyde McClendon Jr. | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Byron Eaton Jr. | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
fumbles
defensive
| Lonell Cunningham | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellius Johnson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Hookfin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kilas Francis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christen Williams | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Guillard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Horton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tory Morgan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Foster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayshaun Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Bush Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javorious Sherrod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Katrevrick Banks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delano Franklin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyran McConnell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendrick Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Diego Alfaro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juanterrius Martinez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacorey York | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindell Walters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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kickReturns
| Tony Phillips Jr. | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
kicking
| Theodore Caballero | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
| Diego Alfaro | 2/2 | 100.0 | 24 | 0/0 | 6 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:46 | Jamarion Parker 40 Yd Run (Theodore Caballero Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 7:28 | Diego Alfaro 19 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 10 |
| 1 | 2:09 | Diego Alfaro 24 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 13 |
| 2 | 8:20 | D'Shuan Ford 2 Yd Run (Theodore Caballero Kick) | 0 – 20 |
| 2 | 4:58 | Kenyon Gardner 31 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 20 |
| 2 | 4:43 | Tony Phillips Jr. 75 Yd Run (Theodore Caballero Kick) | 3 – 27 |
| 2 | 1:48 | Damon Griffin II 12 Yd pass from Jackson Wasik (Kenyon Gardner Kick) | 10 – 27 |
| 3 | 7:34 | Clyde McClendon Jr. 2 Yd Run (Theodore Caballero Kick) | 10 – 34 |
| 4 | 9:59 | Jackson Wasik 15 Yd Run (Jackson Wasik Pass to Avantae Burt for Two-Point Conversion) | 18 – 34 |
| 4 | 8:20 | Byron Eaton Jr. 58 Yd Run (Theodore Caballero Kick) | 18 – 41 |
| 4 | 4:47 | Avantae Burt 29 Yd pass from Jackson Wasik (Jackson Wasik Pass to Andreus Cox for Two-Point Conversion) | 26 – 41 |
| 4 | 0:31 | Hayden Benoit 1 Yd Run (Theodore Caballero Kick) | 26 – 48 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:46 AM UTCData methodology