Ohio Bobcats @ Kent State Golden Flashes — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Bobcats Ohio OHIO 2-2, 1-2 Away
13
Final
10
Golden Flashes Kent State KNT 1-3, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
OHIO 3 7 3 0 13
KNT 0 3 7 0 10
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L. Davis QB OHIO
34 PASS
D. DeShields QB KNT
217 PASS
Rushing Yards
D. Brune RB OHIO
86 RUSH
B. White RB KNT
32 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Furtney TE OHIO
17 REC
D. Clark WR KNT
68 REC
Passing
Ohio
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Vezza 3/8 25 0 0 2 46.4
L. Davis 4/5 34 0 0 0 95.0
Kent State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. DeShields 20/36 217 0 2 2 50.3
Rushing
Ohio
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Vezza 6 25 4.2 1 35
D. Brune 18 86 4.8 0 15
V. Rosa 10 30 3.0 0 12
L. Davis 5 42 8.4 0 17
Kent State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Clark 2 1 0.5 0 1
D. DeShields 11 0 0.0 0 8
M. Blakemore 8 15 1.9 1 6
B. White 9 32 3.6 0 8
H. Hopperton 1 1 1.0 0 1
Receiving
Ohio
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
R. Neer 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
P. Bowman 1 4 9 9.0 0 9 0
D. Brune 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
D. Dorwart 1 2 11 11.0 0 11 0
R. Palmeter 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
E. Pugh 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Furtney 2 2 17 8.5 0 16 0
Kent State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
W. Harris 3 5 31 10.3 0 15 0
D. Clark 6 8 68 11.3 0 19 0
M. Blakemore 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
T. Mulder 2 2 22 11.0 0 15 0
Z. Fletcher 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
B. White 3 4 4 1.3 0 3 0
A. Banks 2 5 60 30.0 0 47 0
H. Hopperton 2 3 24 12.0 0 13 0
Defense
Ohio
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. J. Hamilton 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Molnar 7 6 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
D. Walker 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Fries 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Dukes 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Banniste 6 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
R. Jackson 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Gillison 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Dillon 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Street 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Neubert 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
I. Ackerman 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
N. R. Hale 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. DiFranco 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kent State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Muhamad 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Roy 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Nicholl 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
S. Abuhamdeh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Dawahare 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Cordoba 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Blachewicz 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D. Jackson 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
T. Rubinstein 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Aden 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Wilborn 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Hazmine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cordoba 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Bivens 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
S. Bridgeman 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
A. Stockstill 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Long 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Terrero 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Bottiggi 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Ohio
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
W. Hryszko 2/2 1/1 7 0
Kent State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Leonard 1/3 1/1 4 1
Returns
Ohio
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. J. Hamilton 1 26 26.0 0 26 0
V. Rosa 1 10 10.0 0 10 1
Kent State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Clark 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Ohio
Kent State
240 Total Yards 266
15 First Downs 16
2 Passing 11
12 Rushing 3
2 Penalty 0
4/10 3rd Down Eff. 5/16
59 Passing Yards 217
181 Rushing Yards 49
2 Turnovers 2
6-65 Penalties 6-55
27:07 Possession 36:39
0/0 Red Zone 2/3
Play-by-Play
Q2 7 - 3 10 - 3
XP W. Hryszko
10 - 3 6:12
TD M. Vezza
9 - 3 3:49
3 - 3 12:00
S. Leonard FG
Q1 3 - 0 3 - 0
FG W. Hryszko
3 - 0 3:16
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: OHIO +7 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m