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Kansas at Ohio

Sep 16, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 3

Away

Kansas

Big 12

Final Score

30 - 42

KO

Home

Ohio

Mid-American

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Ohio450
Kansas451

Passing Yards

Ohio254
Kansas343

Rushing Yards

Ohio196
Kansas108

Turnovers

Ohio1
Kansas1

Game Conditions

Temperature75°F
Wind0 mph

Humidity

64%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Peyton Bender

Kansas

YDS: 343

Rushing

Khalil Herbert

Kansas

YDS: 137

Receiving

Brendan Cope

Ohio

YDS: 104

Tackles

Joe Dineen Jr.

Kansas

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Ohio32:38
Kansas27:22

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Ohio beats Kansas 42-30

Standard

Ohio defeated Kansas 42-30 in Week 3 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 450-451 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Ohio set the terms early in a game that finished 42-30. Louie Zervos 41 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 49, 'minutes': 10} left in the first quarter, giving Ohio the first major swing.

Ohio's box score carried the story: 450 total yards, 196 rushing yards, and 254 passing yards. Kansas finished with 451 total yards, including 108 on the ground and 343 through the air.

Ohio converted 5-9 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Ohio led 25-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Louie Zervos 46 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Louie Zervos 41 yd FG GOOD (Ohio led 3-0 over Kansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Nathan Rourke run for 3 yds for a TD, (Michael Farkas pass to Jacob Hale for Two-Point Conversion) (Ohio led 11-0 over Kansas).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Peyton Bender pass complete to Chase Harrell for 9 yds for a TD, (Gabriel Rui KICK) (Kansas led 14-25 over Ohio).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Nathan Rourke pass complete to Troy Mangen for 10 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK) (Ohio led 18-0 over Kansas).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Quinton Maxwell pass complete to Troy Mangen for 9 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK) (Ohio led 25-7 over Kansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Khalil Herbert run for 56 yds for a TD, (Gabriel Rui KICK) (Kansas led 7-18 over Ohio).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    42-30

    Ohio defeated Kansas.

  • Total yards

    450-451

    Ohio held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    196

    Ohio averaged 4.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    254

    Ohio averaged 11.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-9

    Ohio's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-16

    Kansas's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticOhioKansas
Total Yards450451
Passing Yards254343
Rushing Yards196108
First Downs2223
Third Down Efficiency5-97-16
Fourth Down Efficiency0-03-4
Total Penalties (Yards)7-617-50
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts16-2230-47
Rushing Attempts4232
Passing TDs32
Rushing TDs22
Kicking Points106
Possession Time32:3827:22
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)