Kent State University
1-2
Auburn
3-0
Flashes Stifled by Tigers
9/14/2019 10:19:00 PM | Football
AUBURN, Ala. – The Kent State football team (1-2) fell to Auburn (3-0), 55-16, in a nearly sold-out Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers closed the game on a 41-6 run.
Kent State received the ball to start the game and marched down the field for a 21-yard Matthew Trickett field goal. The Flashes used a 17-play, 71-yard drive in which they converted four third downs.
Auburn scored the next 14 points and took a 14-3 lead into the second quarter. Dustin Crum linked up with Isaiah McKoy on a 53-yard touchdown with 10:47 to go in the first half to pull the Flashes within a score, 14-10.
Bo Nix led the Tigers on a 60-yard drive following McKoy's touchdown that he capped off with a one-yard touchdown run. Anders Carlson added a 45-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 24-10 advantage at the break.
Auburn scored the first 14 points of the second half, including a 49-yard flea flicker from Nix to Eli Stove.
Woody Barrett and Kavious Price hooked up for a 15-yard touchdown to bring the score to 41-16. The reception for Price was his first touchdown since 2017 against Buffalo.
Crum led the Flashes through the air, going 15-for-24 for 198 yards and a touchdown. He set a career high with 228 total yards. McKoy paced Kent State with four receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown. Akeam Peters set a career high and led the Flashes with nine total tackles.
The Golden Flashes are will open Mid-American Conference play next Saturday, Sept. 21, against Bowling Green for homecoming.
Team Stats
KENTST 3, AU 0
KENTST - TRICKETT, M. 21 yd field goal 17 plays, 71 yards, TOP 6:18
KENTST 3, AU 7
AU - J. Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:55
KENTST 3, AU 14
AU - Kam Martin 35 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 7 plays, 93 yards, TOP 3:12
KENTST 10, AU 14
KENTST - MCKOY, Isaiah 53 yd pass from CRUM, Dustin (TRICKETT, M. kick) 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:13
KENTST 10, AU 21
AU - Bo Nix 1 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:30
KENTST 10, AU 24
AU - Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal 12 plays, 58 yards, TOP 2:34
KENTST 10, AU 31
AU - J. Whitlow 16 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:53
KENTST 10, AU 38
AU - Eli Stove 49 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick) 5 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:11
KENTST 10, AU 41
AU - Anders Carlson 37 yd field goal 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 4:38
KENTST 16, AU 41
KENTST - PRICE, Kavious 15 yd pass from BARRETT, Woody (ADAMS, Derek passintercepted) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:19
KENTST 16, AU 48
AU - Joey Gatewood 2 yd run (Sage Ledbetter kick), 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 3:47
KENTST 16, AU 55
AU - Joey Gatewood 2 yd run (Sage Ledbetter kick), 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 4:40
