Kent State Golden Flashes vs South Florida Bulls

College Football

Kent State

2-5

2-29

Final

South Florida

5-2

Raymond James Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Safety
Punt
Punt
Field Goal
Downs

Team	1	2	3	4	T
KENT	2	0	0	0	2
USF	0	10	7	12	29

Who won: South Florida 29-2

The South Florida Bulls beat the Kent State Golden Flashes 29-2 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium. The South Florida outscored the Kent State 12-0 in the 4th quarter. Michael Van Buren Jr. led the South Florida in passing yards (22/27, 193 YDS, 1 TD). Dru DeShields led the Kent State in passing yards (17/30, 165 YDS).

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

KENTUSF

151st Downs16

6-173rd down efficiency3-11

0-44th down efficiency1-2

228Total Yards271

165Passing193

17/33Comp/Att22/27

5.0Yards per pass7.1

63Rushing78

35Rushing Attempts32

1.8Yards per rush2.4

8-38Penalties6-62

1Turnovers0

1Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown0

31:46Possession28:14

Player of the game

Michael Williams II

USF · 5 TKL, 1.5 SACKS

7.3

Win probability

100%USF final

KENTUSF

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Play by play

Q4 0:00USF
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:10
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #3 M.Van Buren Jr. at USF30 for loss of 1 yard
M. Van Buren Jr. · 10 CAR, -8 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at USF 31
Q4 0:11
Kickoff, touchback
#96 S.Leonard kickoff 49 yards to the USF31 fair catch by #19 J.Smith at USF31
S. Leonard · 0/1 FG
SAFETYQ4 0:11
Safety!
N. Good · 0/3, 0 YDS
Shotgun #2 N.Good rush left for 1 yard loss to the KSU00 (#12 J.Smith). #12 J.Smith SAFETY, clock 00:11
KENT 2 - 29 USF
Q4 0:15
Punt, 0 yds
#39 L.Goater punt 43 yards to the KSU01
L. Goater · 4th & 9 · 4th & 9 at KENT 44
Q4 0:24USF
Timeout
Timeout South Florida, clock 00:24
Q4 1:04USF
Rush
Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the KSU44 (#52 A.Burgess)
3rd & 15 at 50
Q4 1:10KEN
Timeout
Timeout Kent State, clock 01:10
Q4 1:10
Sacked for a loss of 11
Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. sacked for loss of 11 yards to the KSU50 (#52 A.Burgess)
M. Van Buren Jr. · 22/27, 193 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at KENT 39
Q4 1:55
6 yd run
Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the KSU39 (#25 M.Buchanan)
J. Collins Jr. · 6 CAR, 40 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at KENT 45
Q4 2:00USF
Timeout
Timeout South Florida, clock 02:00
Q4 2:00
11 yd run
Shotgun #2 J.Collins Jr. rush right for 11 yards gain to the KSU45 (#22 D.Pritchard), 1ST DOWN
J. Collins Jr. · 6 CAR, 40 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at USF 44
Q4 2:06
Punt, 35 yds
#97 J.Stoeckel punt 35 yards to the USF45 #80 J.Porter return for loss of 1 yard to the USF44 (#24 J.Farley; #28 B.Bishop)
J. Stoeckel · 1 CAR, -14 YDS · 4th & 15 · 4th & 15 at KENT 20
Q4 2:52
Sacked for a loss of 4
Shotgun #2 N.Good sacked for loss of 7 yards to the KSU20 (#12 J.Smith, #4 M.Williams II)
N. Good · 0/3, 0 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at KENT 27
Q4 3:30
14 yd run
Shotgun #2 N.Good rush left for 14 yards gain to the KSU27, out of bounds at KSU27
N. Good · 4 CAR, 16 YDS · 2nd & 22 · 2nd & 22 at KENT 13
Q4 4:07
No gain on the run
Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU13 (#33 A.Mosley)
D. Delaney Jr. · 1 CAR, 0 YDS · 1st & 22 · 1st & 22 at KENT 13
Q4 4:44
FLAG
Flag: penalty
Shotgun #2 N.Good rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU32 (#11 A.Redwood) PENALTY KSU Personal Foul (#5 J.Caffey) 12 yards from KSU25 to KSU13. NO PLAY
N. Good · 0/3, 0 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at KENT 25
Q4 4:45
Kickoff, touchback
#37 L.Thorn kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback
L. Thorn
FIELD GOALQ4 4:45
33 yd field goal is good
N. Gramatica · 2/3 FG
#7 N.Gramatica field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #39 L.Goater, LS: #49 E.Bonnett), clock 04:45
KENT 2 - 27 USF
Q4 5:19
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. rush middle for 1 yard loss to the KSU15 (#20 R.Terrero Jr.)
M. Van Buren Jr. · 10 CAR, -8 YDS · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at KENT 14
Q4 6:06
No gain on the run
Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU14 (#52 A.Burgess)
M. Van Buren Jr. · 10 CAR, -8 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at KENT 14
Q4 6:45
4 yd completion to D. Crowther
Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short left to #5 D.Crowther caught at KSU24, for 4 yards to the KSU14 (#14 T.Bivens)
M. Van Buren Jr. · 22/27, 193 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at KENT 18
Q4 6:54KEN
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #2 N.Good pass incomplete short left to #1 A.Banks thrown to KSU35, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 12 at KENT 18
Q4 7:00
Incomplete to A. Banks
Shotgun #2 N.Good pass incomplete deep left to #1 A.Banks thrown to KSU39
N. Good · 0/3, 0 YDS · 3rd & 12 · 3rd & 12 at KENT 18
Q4 7:06KEN
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY KSU False Start (#56 M.Daoud) 5 yards from KSU23 to KSU18. NO PLAY
3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at KENT 23