Putting Up Numbers· college football

Kent State @ South Carolina

Sat, Sep 5, 2026

South Carolina 57, Kent State 0South Carolina was favored by 36, and South Carolina covered.

Kent State at South Carolina: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameKent State1 gameSouth Carolina1 game
Points−27.2+26.3
Points allowed+25.4−16.0
Total offense, yards−194+273
Total defense, yards+232−121
Touchdowns−3.2+4.6
Passer rating−62.5+71.5
Third downs−3.7%+48.1%
Sacks−1.1−1.1
Penalty yards−22.4−34.3
Turnovers forced−1.2−0.2
Turnovers lost−0.2−1.2

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

South Carolina

Kent State

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

  • South Carolina leads the series 2–0 since 1995. South Carolina has won the last 2.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • South Carolina had lost 8 of its last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • South Carolina had beaten 8 of its last 10 unranked opponents.countits form →Now 9 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 5, 2026at South CarolinaSouth Carolina 57, Kent State 0
Oct 7, 1995at South CarolinaSouth Carolina 77, Kent State 14

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Sep 4, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
  • A game with no box score sits out.