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Kennesaw State Owls vs Liberty Flames

College Football
48-42
Final/2OT
Williams Stadium (VA)

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Drives

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Who won: Kennesaw St 48-42

The Kennesaw State Owls beat the Liberty Flames 48-42 in overtime on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Williams Stadium (VA). Amari Odom led the Kennesaw St in passing yards (14/23, 240 YDS, 4 TD). Michael Merdinger led the Liberty in passing yards (12/21, 212 YDS, 1 TD).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.8Evan Dickens
  2. 29.2Amari Odom
  3. 38.1Coleman Bennett
  4. 47.9Gabriel Benyard
  5. 57.9Baron Hopson
  6. 67.5Tywon Christopher
  7. 77.4Michael Merdinger
  8. 87.3Nathan Pirolli
  9. 97.2Christian Moss
  10. 107.2Vaughn Blue
  11. 116.8Adam Watkins
  12. 126.8Caleb Offord

Team stats

KENNLIB
251st Downs24
7-133rd down efficiency9-15
1-24th down efficiency0-2
452Total Yards503
240Passing212
14/23Comp/Att12/22
10.4Yards per pass9.6
212Rushing291
44Rushing Attempts57
4.8Yards per rush5.1
7-49Penalties9-97
0Turnovers1
0Fumbles lost1
0Interceptions thrown0
27:03Possession32:57

Player of the game

Evan Dickens

LIB · 43 CAR, 267 YDS, 4 TD

9.8

Win probability

100%KENN final
KENNLIB

Tap or hover the line to see the play. Dots mark the biggest swings.

Play by play

  1. 2OT 0:00Michael Merdinger

    Incomplete to D. Copeland

    No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass incomplete deep middle to #11 D.Copeland thrown to KSU00 broken up by #4 A.Ford, TURNOVER ON DOWNS

    M. Merdinger · 12/21, 212 YDS · 4th & 14 · 4th & 14 at KENN 29

  2. 2OT 0:00Michael Merdinger

    Sacked for a loss of 2

    No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger sacked for loss of 4 yards to the KSU29 (#56 E.Hill, #46 T.Christopher)

    M. Merdinger · 12/21, 212 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at KENN 25

  3. 2OT 0:00Evan Dickens

    1 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU25 (#46 T.Christopher)

    E. Dickens · 43 CAR, 267 YDS · 2nd & 11 · 2nd & 11 at KENN 26

  4. 2OT 0:00Evan Dickens

    Stuffed for a loss of 1

    No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 1 yard loss to the KSU26 (#44 B.Hopson)

    E. Dickens · 43 CAR, 267 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at KENN 25

  5. TOUCHDOWN2OT 0:00
    KEN

    Touchdown! 25 yd pass

    Christian Moss 25 Yd pass from Amari Odom (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

    KENN 48 - 42 LIB
  6. OT 0:00KEN

    Touchdown! 25 yd pass

    Gabriel Benyard 25 Yd pass from Amari Odom (Britton Williams Kick)

    1st & 10 at LIB 25

    KENN 42 - 42 LIB
  7. SCOREOT 0:00
    KEN

    End of OT.

    KENN 42 - 42 LIB
  8. TOUCHDOWNOT 0:00
    LIB

    Touchdown! 25 yd run

    Evan Dickens 25 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick)

    KENN 35 - 42 LIB
  9. Q4 0:00KEN

    End of 4th quarter

    End of 4th quarter.

  10. Q4 0:05Amari Odom

    Stuffed for a loss of 2

    Kneel down by #2 A.Odom at KSU18 for loss of 2 yards

    A. Odom · 13 CAR, 72 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at KENN 20

  11. Q4 0:01Jay Billingsley

    32 yd field goal missed

    #43 J.Billingsley field goal attempt from 32 yards NO GOOD (H: #37 M.Morgan, LS: #47 R.Manis), clock 00:01

    J. Billingsley · 0/1 FG · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at KENN 14

  12. Q4 0:05KEN

    Timeout

    Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 00:05

  13. Q4 0:05Michael Merdinger

    Incomplete

    No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass incomplete, Spike

    M. Merdinger · 12/21, 212 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at KENN 14

  14. Q4 0:25KEN

    Timeout

    Timeout Kennesaw State, clock 00:25

  15. Q4 0:17LIB

    Rush

    No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush middle for 4 yards gain to the KSU14 (#44 B.Hopson)

    1st & 10 at KENN 18

  16. Q4 0:25Evan Dickens

    14 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush middle for 14 yards gain to the KSU18 (#29 M.Jones), 1ST DOWN

    E. Dickens · 43 CAR, 267 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at KENN 32

  17. Q4 0:57LIB

    Timeout

    Timeout Liberty, clock 00:57

  18. Q4 0:46Michael Merdinger

    5 yd completion to R. Smith

    No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass complete short middle to #6 R.Smith caught at KSU33, for 5 yards to the KSU32 (#44 B.Hopson)

    M. Merdinger · 12/21, 212 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at KENN 37

  19. Q4 0:57Evan Dickens

    1 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush right for 1 yard gain to the KSU37 (#6 M.Patterson)

    E. Dickens · 43 CAR, 267 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at KENN 38

  20. Q4 1:13Michael Merdinger

    11 yd completion to T. Mobley

    No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass complete short middle to #8 T.Mobley caught at KSU40, for 11 yards to the KSU38 (#2 C.Offord), 1ST DOWN

    M. Merdinger · 12/21, 212 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at KENN 49

  21. Q4 1:33Evan Dickens

    4 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 4 yards gain to the KSU49 (#44 B.Hopson; #12 K.Jones)

    E. Dickens · 43 CAR, 267 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LIB 47

  22. Q4 1:52Michael Merdinger

    16 yd completion to T. Mobley

    No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Merdinger pass complete short middle to #8 T.Mobley caught at LU42, for 16 yards to the LU47 (#44 B.Hopson), 1ST DOWN

    M. Merdinger · 12/21, 212 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at LIB 31

  23. Q4 2:00LIB

    Timeout

    Timeout Liberty, clock 02:00

  24. Q4 2:05Evan Dickens

    2 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #23 E.Dickens rush left for 2 yards gain to the LU31 (#46 T.Christopher)

    E. Dickens · 43 CAR, 267 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at LIB 29

  25. Q4 2:13Joshua Huiet

    Punt, 4 yds

    #91 J.Huiet punt 35 yards to the LU25 #15 B.Green return 4 yards to the LU29 (#21 J.Ziglor)

    J. Huiet · 4th & 10 · 4th & 10 at KENN 40

Leaders

KENNLIB
Passing Yards
Amari Odom
14/23, 240 YDS, 4 TD
Michael Merdinger
12/21, 212 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing Yards
Coleman Bennett
14 CAR, 92 YDS, 1 TD
Evan Dickens
43 CAR, 267 YDS, 4 TD
Receiving Yards
Gabriel Benyard
4 REC, 82 YDS, 2 TD
Vaughn Blue
2 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks
Marcus Patterson
1
Nathan Pirolli
1
Tackles
Baron Hopson
16
Micah Pollard
8