Kennesaw State off to best start in program history at 4-0
KENNESAW, Ga. -- — Xavier Shepherd passed for a touchdown and ran for another, and Kennesaw State won its first four games of the season for the first time in program history with a 35-0 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday.
Shepherd completed all three of his passes for 45 yards, including a 33-yard TD pass to Will Haigler in the second quarter, and ran 19 times for 93 yards.
Shepard opened the scoring for the Owls (4-0, 2-0 Big South Conference) with a 1-yard keeper on their first drive of the game. Bryson Armstrong made it 14-0 on a 75-yard interception return, and Isaac Foster scored on a 20-yard TD run to make it 21-0 before the end of the first quarter.
Haigler’s TD catch made it 28-0 late in the second quarter, and Adeolu Adeleke capped the scoring with a 15-yard TD run late in the fourth.
The Colonials (0-2, 0-1) drove to the Kennesaw State 2 late in the third quarter but turned it over on a fumble to end their best scoring chance.
Alijah Jackson ran 20 times for 94 yards for Robert Morris, which played a football game in Georgia for the first time in program history.
------
Game Information
2024 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Duquesne | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Long Island University | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Mercyhurst | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Robert Morris | 0-0 | 0-0 |
St. Francis (PA) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Stonehill | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Wagner | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2024 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Florida International | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Liberty | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UTEP | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | 0-0 |