Shepherd's 5 TDs leads Kennesaw State past Davidson 48-21 | |
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Quarterback Xavier Shepherd had four touchdown runs and threw for another score as Kennesaw State won its 10th straight game with an 48-21 victory over Davidson on Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Series playoffs. The Owls (10-1) will face No. 7 East Tennessee State in the second round. Shepherd, who entered with a nation-leading 19 touchdowns rushing, carried the ball 13 times for 15 yards with all four touchdown runs coming from inside the 6. His 56-yard TD pass to Xavier Hill stretched the Owls' lead to 41-14. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | L. Colosimo | 1012 | |||
| Passing TDs: | L. Colosimo | 11 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | D. Sparks | 902 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | C. Williams | 15 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | J. Staples | 269 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Sherrard | 6 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/4 | at VMI | L 24 - 45 | ||
| 9/11 | vs. Shaw | W 28 - 26 | ||
| 9/25 | vs. San Diego | W 28 - 16 | ||
| 10/2 | at Stetson | W 35 - 28 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. Presbyterian | W 70 - 35 | ||
| 10/23 | at Butler | W 49 - 35 | ||
| 10/30 | at Morehead State | W 29 - 22 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. St. Thomas (MN) | W 42 - 15 | ||
| 11/13 | at Dayton | L 29 - 38 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. Drake | W 45 - 14 | ||
| 11/27 | at Kennesaw State | L 21 - 48 | ||
| Pioneer League | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Davidson | 7-1 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
| San Diego | 7-1 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Morehead State | 6-2 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Marist | 5-3 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| Dayton | 5-3 | 6-4 | ||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Stetson | 2-6 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Drake | 1-7 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Butler | 1-7 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 0-8 | 2-9 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4890 (20) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1179 (118) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 3711 (1) | ||||
| Points per game: | 36.4 (9) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 444.5 (12) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 54 (7) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 4 (107) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3660 (25) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2101 (23) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1559 (46) | ||||
| Points per game: | 29.3 (72) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 332.7 (26) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 42 (85) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 4 (2) | ||||
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