Liberty routs Kennesaw State 34-6
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Liberty routed Kennesaw State 34-6. Share this game
We had Liberty favored. It won.
Next: Liberty vs Florida International, Sat Oct 31 · 3:30 PM ET
Next: Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee, Wed Oct 28 · 7:00 PM ET
What it cost
Liberty’s chance to make the playoff rose from 3% to 4%.
Make the playoff
Win the conference
Before the game (October 21, 2026) → after this result, in our model.
Liberty plays vs Florida International on Sat Oct 31 with a 4% chance to make the playoff.
Box score
Liberty 34, Kennesaw State 6
Liberty covered −8.5 by 19.5. The total, 40, stayed under 50.5.
| Team totals | Liberty | Kennesaw State |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 402 | 297 |
| Passing | 12 of 21, 187 yds | 24 of 41, 235 yds |
| Rushing | 41 for 215 yds | 27 for 62 yds |
| First downs | 21 | 15 |
| Third down | 3 of 10 | 6 of 17 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 0 | 1 of 3 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | 12 for 85 yds | 4 for 32 yds |
| Time of possession | 37:05 | 22:55 |
Liberty leaders
- Passing Deshawn Purdie 10 of 19, 176 yds, 1 TD
- Rushing Kam Davis 9 for 59 yds, 1 TD; Peyton Jones 9 for 47 yds
- Receiving Jamari Person 4 for 72 yds; Jaylon Coleman 4 for 64 yds, 1 TD
Kennesaw State leaders
- Passing Rickie Collins 15 of 26, 124 yds, 2 INT
- Rushing Alan Woods III 13 for 38 yds; Rickie Collins 8 for 24 yds
- Receiving Brayden Munroe 3 for 53 yds; Dylan Gary 5 for 43 yds
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games
Liberty · 5-1
Rated 83rd in our preseason ratings, 54th now, up 29 spots.
Three straight wins — but still hunting a ranked opponent.
Last three games
Kennesaw State · 1-5
Rated 158th in our preseason ratings, 141st now, up 17 spots.
Three straight losses.
L 21-24 @ Missouri State #136 of 668
lost by 3 as a 2.5-point favorite
Week by week
Kennesaw State
- Wk 2Lvs Georgia State17-31
- Wk 3Lat Tennessee9-42
- Wk 4Lat Arkansas State14-17
- Wk 6Lvs Jacksonville State26-27
- Wk 7Lat Missouri State21-24
Liberty
- Wk 2Wvs Gardner-Webb24-23
- Wk 3Wvs Ball State51-15
- Wk 4Wat Coastal Carolina34-17
- Wk 5Wat Delaware30-14
- Wk 6Wvs Sam Houston35-3
Power rating by week
Liberty is rated 7.5 points ahead as of week 7. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
Matchups
Biggest mismatch: Kennesaw State’s passing EPA against Liberty, 65 points
Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.
Kennesaw State’s passing EPA against Liberty’s defense
Kennesaw State offense, 24th percentile · Liberty defense, 89th
Kennesaw State’s EPA/play against Liberty’s defense
Kennesaw State offense, 29th percentile · Liberty defense, 85th
Liberty’s explosive plays against Kennesaw State’s defense
Liberty offense, 22nd percentile · Kennesaw State defense, 82nd
Season profile, all the rows
Season profile
The series
Kennesaw State leads the series 3-2
5 meetings since 2015 · Kennesaw State has won the last 3
- 2025Kennesaw State 48-42
- 2024Kennesaw State 27-24
- 2017Kennesaw State 42-28
- 2016Liberty 36-21
- 2015Liberty 45-35
Each line is Kennesaw State’s chance to win through that meeting. Kennesaw State is 2-0 in the meetings since 2018 that were still close in the fourth quarter. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Kennesaw State fans are in a better mood than Liberty fans (79th vs 63rd among FBS fanbases), even with Liberty favored.
- Model · 15%
- Line · 25%
- Kennesaw State fans · 79th
- Liberty fans · 63rd
Liberty favored by 8.5 · Total 50.5
The market
The total rose 3 points.
Total: 47.5 → 50.5
The books’ cut: 4.2%, the margin built into the odds
Home field
Kennesaw State is worth +4.7 points (±6.0) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 61st percentile.
57% at home, 22% on the road against FBS opponents (8-6 home, 5-18 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +3.7 at home vs. away over 35 games — inside the ±9.6 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 380 miles to get here.
Last meeting in our History pages
- Kennesaw State 48, Liberty 42Nov 29, 2025
Our History pages cover 2 of their meetings since 2024.
Where next
Conference standings
Place in the conference, then conference record.
- Kennesaw State9th0-2
- Liberty2nd2-0