| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TNTC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Pegues and Knight each run for TDs in the 4th, lift Tennessee Tech past Kennesaw State 17-7
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- — Justin Pegues and Marcus Knight each had a touchdown run in the fourth quarter and Tennessee Tech beat Kennesaw State 17-7 on Saturday night.
Kennesaw State's only scoring came in their first drive of the game on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Jonathan Murphy to Gabriel Benyard.
Pegues broke loose on a 17-yard touchdown run with 9:59 remaining. Knight added a 4-yard TD run with 1:33 to play.
Knight ran 18 times for 112 yards and Pegues had 13 carries for 71 yards for Tennessee Tech (1-3).
Murphy completed 8 of 24 passes for 76 yards for Kennesaw State (1-3).
Tennessee Tech put up 361 yards of offense while holding Kennesaw State to 172.
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