9 Kennesaw State 1st Conference USA10-4

10 Wake Forest 11th ACC9-4

FINAL 9 FINAL 10 7:00PM ET · Aug 29, 2025

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Kennesaw State vs Wake Forest Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Livescore details
Team	1	2	3	4	Total
KENN Kennesaw State	6	0	3	0	9
WAKE Wake Forest	7	0	3	0	10

Location Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium

Temperature 81° Temperature

Attendance 30,789 attendance

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Team	ATS (Margin)	O/U (Margin)
KENN Kennesaw State	+18.5 (+17.5)	51.5o
WAKE Wake Forest	-18.5	51.5u (32.5)

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
7:58	TD R. Ashford 5 yard run ( C. Calvert kick)	0 - 7
4:38	TD C. Bennett 19 yard run ( failed kick)	6 - 7
2nd Quarter
No Scoring
3rd Quarter
9:45	FG D. Kinney 29 yard field goal	9 - 7
3:05	FG C. Calvert 22 yard field goal	9 - 10
4th Quarter
No Scoring

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
statistical category	Kennesaw State	Wake Forest
First downs	18	20
Rushes-Yards	43-158	47-130
Passing Yards	149	218
Sacked-Yards Lost	2-5	4-9
Return Yardage	0	47
Passing	12-33-0	20-28-0
Punts-Average	6-45.2	7-35.7
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	0-0
Penalties-Yards	9-68	8-75
Field Goals	1-2	1-2
Time of Possession	24:59	35:01

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
D. Williams II	12/33	149	0	0

Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
C. Bennett	17	66	1	19
D. Williams II	14	44	0	13
A. Diggs	11	39	0	10
G. Benyard	1	9	0	9

Receiving
Player	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG
G. Benyard	9	5	103	0	47
T. Wallace	3	1	19	0	19
L. Ravare	8	2	12	0	7
A. Diggs	2	1	7	0	7
J. Jackson	2	1	5	0	5
G. Bullock Jr.	3	1	2	0	2
C. Bennett	3	1	1	0	1

Interceptions
Player	NO	YDS	TD
No Interception Data

Sacks
Player	NO	YDS
R. Daniels	1	3
T. Dunlap	1	2
D. Westmoreland	1	2
K. Jones	1	2

Tackles
Player	TK	AST
B. Hopson	6	5
I. Paul	5	3
C. Offord	4	2
F. Hamilton	3	2
M. Jones	3	2
T. Dunlap	3	0
D. Westmoreland	2	3
K. Jones	2	3
R. Daniels	2	2
A. Stevens	1	3
J. Cooper	1	0
J. Washington Jr.	1	0
A. Ford	1	0
J. Kelly	0	4
J. Silas	0	3
U. Nwoha	0	2
T. Christopher	0	1
J. Rucks	0	1
A. Watkins	0	1
E. Tookes	0	1
J. Ziglor	0	1

Fumbles
Player	NO	LOST
D. Williams II	1	0

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	LG
J. Huiet	6	271	53

Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
No Punt Return Data

Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
No Kick Return Data

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
R. Ashford	20/28	218	0	0

Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
R. Ashford	18	42	1	11
T. Clark III	11	37	0	6
J. Clements	11	26	0	9
D. Claiborne	3	19	0	13
C. Barnes	1	15	0	15

Receiving
Player	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG
E. Falayi	4	4	52	0	18
K. Brenson	1	1	41	0	41
S. Berkhalter	3	3	34	0	18
M. Mays Jr.	5	3	33	0	23
C. Barnes	4	3	23	0	15
C. Hernandez	6	3	20	0	11
T. Clark III	2	2	8	0	7
J. Clements	2	1	7	0	7

Interceptions
Player	NO	YDS	TD
No Interception Data

Sacks
Player	NO	YDS
J. Loving	1	3
G. Kirschke	1	2

Tackles
Player	TK	AST
Q. Bryant	4	1
N. Andersen	3	7
D. Hazen	3	2
F. Cusano	3	2
R. Tongue	3	1
T. West	3	1
Z. Stevenson	3	0
L. Hardy	2	2
G. Kirschke	2	1
J. Loving	2	0
Z. Lohavichan	2	0
D. Patterson	1	3
N. Gatkuoth	1	2
K. Prunty	1	2
T. Walton	1	0
A. Williams	1	0
L. Webb Jr.	1	0
B. Johnson	1	0
A. Hall	0	3
M. Ibirogba	0	1
B. Williams	0	1
D. Afalava	0	1

Fumbles
Player	NO	LOST
No Fumble Data

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	LG
C. Joseph	7	250	43

Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
No Punt Return Data

Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
C. Barnes	2	47	29

KENN vs WAKERecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
KENN	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0
WAKE	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0-0

KENN RecordLast 10

Win / Loss

2-8-0

ATS

4-6-0

Over / Under

4-6-0

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ATS	O/U
Nov 30, '24	@ LT	L 0 - 33	L 11	u41.0
Nov 23, '24	FIU	W 27 - 26	W 9	o42.5
Nov 16, '24	SHSU	L 17 - 23	W 21	u42.5
Nov 09, '24	@ UTEP	L 35 - 43	L 4.5	o42.0
Oct 30, '24	@ WKU	L 14 - 31	W 24	u49.0
Oct 23, '24	LIB	W 27 - 24	W 26.5	o48.0
Oct 15, '24	@ MTU	L 5 - 14	L 8	u50.0
Oct 04, '24	JVST	L 24 - 63	L 17	o49.5
Sep 28, '24	UTM	L 13 - 24	L 2.5	u45.5
Sep 14, '24	@ SJSU	L 10 - 31	L 16.5	u42.5

KENN Next 3 Games

Kennesaw State does not have any upcoming games scheduled.

WAKE RecordLast 10

Win / Loss

3-7-0

ATS

3-6-1

Over / Under

3-7-0

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ATS	O/U
Nov 30, '24	DUKE	L 17 - 23	L 3.5	u53.0
Nov 23, '24	@ MIA	L 14 - 42	L 23.5	u66.5
Nov 16, '24	@ UNC	L 24 - 31	W 11	u64.0
Nov 08, '24	CAL	L 36 - 46	L 7	o55.5
Oct 26, '24	@ STAN	W 27 - 24	P -3	u53.0
Oct 19, '24	@ CONN	W 23 - 20	W -2.5	u56.0
Oct 12, '24	CLEM	L 14 - 49	L 21	u64.0
Oct 05, '24	@ NCST	W 34 - 30	W 4	o53.0
Sep 28, '24	ULL	L 38 - 41	L -3	o59.5
Sep 14, '24	MISS	L 6 - 40	L 20.5	u65.5

WAKE Next 3 Games

Wake Forest does not have any upcoming games scheduled.

KENN vs WAKE Preview

Kennesaw State at

Wake Forest

With new coaches and teams looking for bounce-back seasons, Kennesaw State and Wake Forest have plenty in common going into their opener Friday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jake Dickert has taken charge at Wake Forest, moving across the country from Washington State. Jerry Mack is the new coach at Kennesaw State.

Both teams had losing records in 2024 and will go with well-traveled quarterbacks as the season begins.

Dickert's assignment follows Dave Clawson's 11 seasons as Wake Forest's head coach before Clawson resigned. The Demon Deacons are coming off back-to-back 4-8 seasons.

"I think since Day 1 the guys have really embraced the change," Dickert said.

Robby Ashford -- formerly of Oregon, Auburn and South Carolina -- will start at quarterback for Wake in the opener, but the Demon Deacons will rely heavily on running back Demond Claiborne, who had 1,049 rushing yards, 254 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns last year.

Ashford completed 23 of 32 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns last season for South Carolina, with no interceptions. He ran for 227 yards and two scores on 41 carries.

"It isn't going to be one player; it's going to be us as a collective," Dickert said.

Kennesaw State is turning to Dexter Williams II as its starting quarterback, making his debut with the team and after stops at Indiana and Georgia Southern.

"He has played and he has been in college before," Mack said of Williams, who passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns at Georgia Southern last year. "... He has led teams to victory. He just has a lot of experience, being on the field. He understands what it's supposed to look like."

Another area to watch for Kennesaw State will be Davis Bryson, who started 11 games at quarterback last year and has shifted to receiver.

"I love myself with the ball in space," Bryson said. "That's what I pride myself on."

The Owls, who went 2-10 last year in their first FBS season, will have plenty of questions going into the opener, especially along the offensive line.

"Whenever you get so many men in a room that have never played together, come from all different backgrounds ... has been really a challenge," Mack said.

Mack most recently was running backs coach with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. Until he was hired by Kennesaw State in December, his only previous job as a head coach came from 2014-17 at North Carolina Central, where his teams won three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships.

--Field Level Media

KENN vs WAKEInjury report

Kennesaw State's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date	Note
No injuries to report.

Wake Forest's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date	Note
No injuries to report.

QB Passing StatsRecent Games

Kennesaw State
Wake Forest

Yds/Game

1.0

Yds/Att

0.3

TDs/Int

0 / 1

Kennesaw State Passing Stats
	Date	Score	YDS	Att	Comp	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int	Rating
L.Scheerhorn	Nov 23, 2024	KENN 27 - FIU 26	1	3	1	33.3	0.3	0/1	-30.5

Yds/Game

213.0

Yds/Att

7.1

TDs/Int

8 / 7

Wake Forest Passing Stats
	Date	Score	YDS	Att	Comp	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int	Rating
H.Bachmeier	Nov 30, 2024	WAKE 17 - DUKE 23	207	30	22	73.3	6.9	1/0	142.3
H.Bachmeier	Nov 23, 2024	MIA 42 - WAKE 14	86	14	8	57.1	6.1	1/1	118.0
M.Kern	Nov 23, 2024	MIA 42 - WAKE 14	13	3	1	33.3	4.3	0/0	69.7
M.Kern	Nov 16, 2024	UNC 31 - WAKE 24	172	23	14	60.9	7.5	1/2	120.6
H.Bachmeier	Nov 16, 2024	UNC 31 - WAKE 24	68	14	10	71.4	4.9	0/0	112.2
H.Bachmeier	Nov 8, 2024	WAKE 36 - CAL 46	274	36	19	52.8	7.6	2/3	118.4
H.Bachmeier	Oct 26, 2024	STAN 24 - WAKE 27	245	30	20	66.7	8.2	3/1	161.6

KENN vs WAKE Offense vs Defense

KENNKennesaw State Offense
WAKEWake Forest Offense

Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis

Key Stats
OFFENSE	Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank	DEFENSE
0.0	(--)	Yards	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Yards/Play	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Rush Yds	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Rush Att	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Yards/Rush	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Pass Yds	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Pass Att	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Comp	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Comp%	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Yards/Comp	(--)	0.0
0.0	(--)	Yards/Att	(--)	0.0
.0	(42)	QB rating	(21)	.0

League Average
League Avg.
351.0
5.3
147.6
36.0
4.1
204.3
29.8
18.5
62.0
11.1
6.8
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Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank
(--)	Sacks	(--)
(--)	Sack Yds	(--)
(--)	Intercepts	(--)
(--)	Fumbles	(--)
(--)	Penalties	(--)
(--)	Penalty Yds	(--)

League Average
League Avg.
1.9
12.8
0.6
0.4
6.1
51.1

Points

Points
Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank
(--)	Score	(--)
(--)	1st Q	(--)
(--)	2nd Q	(--)
(--)	3rd Q	(--)
(--)	4th Q	(--)

League Average
League Avg.
22.3
4.1
6.2
5.4
6.5

Special Teams

Special Teams
Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank
(--)	Yards/Punt Ret	(--)
(--)	Yards/KO Ret	(--)
(--)	FG Att	(--)
(--)	FG Made	(--)
(--)	FG%	(--)

League Average
League Avg.
11.7
20.2
2.2
1.6
74.3

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