Gant runs for 2 touchdowns, helps lead Tennessee State to 27-20 win over Kennesaw State
KENNESAW, Ga. -- — Jordan Gant ran for two touchdowns and Tennessee State handed Kennesaw State its fifth straight loss, 27-20 on Saturday.
Gant finished with a career-high 105 yards rushing on 18 carries. His second TD of the game, a 20-yard burst up the middle, gave the Tigers (3-2) a 27-17 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Conor Cummins kicked a 46-yard field goal to get Kennesaw State (1-5) within a touchdown but the Owls turned the ball over on downs on their next possession at the Tigers' 24-yard line with 3:27 remaining. A final possession ended on downs in Owls territory.
Draylen Ellis was 15-of-31 passing for 159 yards including a touchdown to Karate Brenson for the Tigers. James Lowery kicked a pair of field goals, including a 51-yarder.
Kennesaw State's Jonathan Murphy was 12-of-29 passing for 144 yards and an interception, He also had a pair 1-yard TD rushes, the second coming five plays after Gabriel Benyard returned a kickoff 84 yards to the Tigers' 14.
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Game Information
2023 Big South-OVC Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Gardner-Webb | 5-1 | 7-5 |
UT Martin | 5-1 | 8-3 |
Eastern Illinois | 4-2 | 8-3 |
Bryant | 4-2 | 6-5 |
Southeast Missouri State | 3-3 | 4-7 |
Tennessee Tech | 2-4 | 4-7 |
Robert Morris | 2-4 | 4-7 |
Charleston Southern | 2-4 | 4-7 |
Tennessee State | 2-4 | 6-5 |
Lindenwood | 1-5 | 3-7 |
2023 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Liberty | 8-0 | 13-1 |
New Mexico State | 7-1 | 10-5 |
Jacksonville State | 6-2 | 9-4 |
Western Kentucky | 5-3 | 8-5 |
Middle Tennessee | 3-5 | 4-8 |
Louisiana Tech | 2-6 | 3-9 |
Sam Houston | 2-6 | 3-9 |
UTEP | 2-6 | 3-9 |
Florida International | 1-7 | 4-8 |