Week 1
Final
0-1 MC
17
KENT 1-0
21
MC 
KENT17
21
2Q 03:24
0 - 7
C. Wolford 30-yard TD catch from CJ Montes.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 3
2Q 00:09
3 - 7
C. Thai 26-yard field goal.
FG Made
2nd & 5
3Q 10:01
3 - 14
C. Wolford 79-yard TD catch from D. DeShields.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & 9
3Q 02:33
6 - 14
C. Thai 37-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 18
4Q 08:44
14 - 14
S. Sweitzer 36-yard TD catch from A. Pereira.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
1st & 10
4Q 06:14
17 - 14
C. Thai 45-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
4Q 05:41
17 - 21
D. Clark 100-yard TD kickoff return.
Touchdown
Made XP
0th & undefined
Top Performers
Pass Yds
176
Pereira
MC
Rush Yds
103
Pereira
MC
Rec Yds
109
Wolford
KENT
Scrim TD
2
Wolford
KENT
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
325
Total Yds
296
31:31
Possession
28:29
17
1st Downs
15
3/14
3rd Down
5/14
0
Turnovers
1
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2025 AFL
undefined KENT
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
 Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | .600 |
 Ohio | 3 | 2 | .600 |
 Buffalo | 2 | 3 | .400 |
 Western Michigan | 2 | 3 | .400 |
 Toledo | 3 | 2 | .600 |
 Ball State | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 Miami (OH) | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 UMass | 0 | 4 | .000 |
 Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | .400 |
 Kent State | 1 | 3 | .250 |
 Akron | 1 | 4 | .200 |
 Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | .200 |
Game Summary
The Kent State Golden Flashes emerged victorious over the Merrimack Warriors, 21 to 17, on August 30.
Game Info
August 30, 2025
Dix Stadium
Kent, Ohio
60°
6 mph NNE
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pereira #13 | 15/31 | 176 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 2-15 | 106.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeShields #12 | 6/10 | 118 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 192.1 |
CJ Montes #7 | 6/9 | 91 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 188.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pereira #13 | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 0 | 27 |
A. Smith #2 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 22 |
B. Wyatt #7 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
S. Sweitzer #3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Latham #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. McElroy #12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Garcia #5 | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
J. Kimbrough #84 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
D. Delaney Jr. #25 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 |
D. DeShields #12 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 |
C. Wolford #21 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
CJ Montes #7 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sweitzer #3 | 3/6 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | 36 |
C. Lehman | 2/5 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 22 |
J. McDonald #4 | 4/9 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
B. Wyatt #7 | 2/3 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
C. Callahan #89 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
A. Palmer #5 | 1/2 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. McElroy #12 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
H. Fisher #11 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wolford #21 | 2/3 | 109 | 54.5 | 2 | 79 |
S. Brown #85 | 3/3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 19 |
T. Mulder #89 | 2/4 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jay Etheridge #3 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
H. Hopperton #18 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
W. Harris #6 | 2/5 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Rufo #19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. DeShields #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Sims #18 | 9-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Cooper #31 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Frazier #8 | 7-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RJ Chapman #20 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilson | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Graham #46 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Compoh #98 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Rosemond Jr. #2 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Green Jr. | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rufo #19 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #96 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wyatt | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hathaway #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Echols #1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Warrick #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Hamilton #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Claude #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Palanica Jr. #25 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ricks #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McElroy #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CJ Young #3 | 9-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Woods #0 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Rawlison #22 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cordoba #21 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Muhammad #1 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Aden #5 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #95 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tucker #13 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mathis #4 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Carroll #17 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson III #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Williams #10 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bishop #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cross #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Blachewicz #58 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Barnes #19 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Maddox #6 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Abuhamdeh #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thai #88 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 9 | 45 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Hryszko #47 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #83 | 7 | 345 | 49.3 | 57 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stoeckel #97 | 6 | 173 | 28.8 | 42 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Palmer #5 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wolford #21 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Clark #30 | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rosemond Jr. #2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Harris #6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pereira #13 | 15/31 | 176 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 2-15 | 106.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Pereira #13 | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 0 | 27 |
A. Smith #2 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 22 |
B. Wyatt #7 | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
S. Sweitzer #3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
M. Latham #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
D. McElroy #12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sweitzer #3 | 3/6 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | 36 |
C. Lehman | 2/5 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 22 |
J. McDonald #4 | 4/9 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
B. Wyatt #7 | 2/3 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
C. Callahan #89 | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
A. Palmer #5 | 1/2 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
D. McElroy #12 | 2/2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
H. Fisher #11 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Rufo #19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Sims #18 | 9-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Cooper #31 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Frazier #8 | 7-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RJ Chapman #20 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilson | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Graham #46 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Compoh #98 | 4-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Rosemond Jr. #2 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Green Jr. | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Rufo #19 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Johnson #96 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Wyatt | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Hathaway #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Echols #1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Warrick #99 | 1-1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Hamilton #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Claude #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Palanica Jr. #25 | 1-1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Ricks #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McElroy #12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Thai #88 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 9 | 45 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ryan #83 | 7 | 345 | 49.3 | 57 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Palmer #5 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rosemond Jr. #2 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeShields #12 | 6/10 | 118 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 192.1 |
CJ Montes #7 | 6/9 | 91 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 188.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Garcia #5 | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
J. Kimbrough #84 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
D. Delaney Jr. #25 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 |
D. DeShields #12 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 |
C. Wolford #21 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
CJ Montes #7 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wolford #21 | 2/3 | 109 | 54.5 | 2 | 79 |
S. Brown #85 | 3/3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 19 |
T. Mulder #89 | 2/4 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. Jay Etheridge #3 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
H. Hopperton #18 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
W. Harris #6 | 2/5 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
D. DeShields #12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CJ Young #3 | 9-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Woods #0 | 8-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Rawlison #22 | 7-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cordoba #21 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Muhammad #1 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Aden #5 | 4-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Davis #95 | 4-2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tucker #13 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mathis #4 | 3-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Carroll #17 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Jackson III #31 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Williams #10 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Williams #94 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Bishop #28 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Cross #2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Blachewicz #58 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Barnes #19 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Maddox #6 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Abuhamdeh #15 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Hryszko #47 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stoeckel #97 | 6 | 173 | 28.8 | 42 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Wolford #21 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Clark #30 | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Harris #6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 21 | 0 |
MC KENT17
21
Punt
3 plays,
7 yd,
02:120-0
Downs
4 plays,
9 yd,
01:410-0
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:230-0
Missed FG
14 plays,
79 yd,
08:010-0
Punt
4 plays,
30 yd,
02:270-0
Punt
5 plays,
21 yd,
02:470-0
Punt
3 plays,
1 yd,
01:380-0
Punt
4 plays,
11 yd,
02:200-0
Punt
3 plays,
16 yd,
01:210-0
Touchdown
6 plays,
61 yd,
02:460-7
Punt
3 plays,
8 yd,
01:070-7
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:200-7
Field Goal
8 plays,
55 yd,
00:563-7
End of Half
0 play,
0 yd,
00:013-7
Punt
3 plays,
0 yd,
01:003-7
Missed FG
7 plays,
28 yd,
03:193-7
Touchdown
2 plays,
80 yd,
00:453-14
Field Goal
14 plays,
65 yd,
07:346-14
Punt
4 plays,
20 yd,
02:036-14
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
01:276-14
Punt
5 plays,
18 yd,
03:086-14
Touchdown
4 plays,
75 yd,
02:0714-14
Fumble
3 plays,
-6 yd,
00:4014-14
Field Goal
4 plays,
11 yd,
02:1617-14
Touchdown
0 play,
0 yd,
00:0917-21
Downs
11 plays,
34 yd,
03:4417-21
End of Game
4 plays,
8 yd,
01:4817-21
325
Total Yds
296
161
Pass Yds
200
164
Rush Yds
96
12
Total Drives
15
68
Total Plays
59
4.8
Yards Per Play
5
4.9
Yards Per Pass
9.1
4.7
Yards Per Rush
2.6
31:31
Possession
28:29
3
Biggest Lead
11
17
1st Downs
15
9
Passing 1st Downs
8
6
Rushing 1st Downs
5
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
3/14
3rd Down
5/14
0/1
4th Down
0/1
7
Punts
6
0
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
11
Penalties
8
3.0
Sacks
2.0
4
Tackles For Loss
2
0
D/ST TD
1
