College Football · Week 2 · 2026
Gardner-Webb 23, Liberty 24
Sat, Sep 12
NovaModel entering Week 2
Built only from games played before this one.
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Box Score
| Gardner-Webb | LIB | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Score | 24 |
| 304 | Total Yards | 379 |
| 118 | Rushing Yards | 193 |
| 186 | Passing Yards | 186 |
| 4.3 | Yards / Play | 5.7 |
| 23 | First Downs | 18 |
| 5/14 (36%) | 3rd Down | 2/12 (17%) |
| 0/1 (0%) | 4th Down | 0/2 (0%) |
| 5-27 | Penalties | 11-96 |
| 30:52 | Time of Possession | 29:08 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles Lost | 2 |
Top Performers
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Passing
Deshawn Purdie
122 YDS
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Rushing
Peyton Jones
76 YDS
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Receiving
Makai Jackson
69 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 2.
| Gardner-Webb | LIB | |
|---|---|---|
– | Record | 0-1 |
– | Streak | L1 |
– | Last 1 | |
– | Points / game | 13.0 |
– | Allowed / game | 20.0 |
– | Rank this season | #97 |
– | Off. / def. rank | #105 / #31 |
– | Avg. opp. rank | #39 |
– | Rest | 7 days |
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshawn PurdieQB | 6/17 | 122 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Jaylen HendersonQB | 2/4 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 16.9 |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton JonesRB | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 0 | 20 |
| Kam DavisRB | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 0 | 26 |
| Jaylon ColemanRB | 3 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| Terron KellmanRB | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaylen HendersonQB | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Kanye UdohRB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryce RandolphWR | 1 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshawn PurdieQB | 6 | -18 | -3 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makai JacksonWR | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 1 | 65 |
| Darius CopelandWR | 1 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 54 |
| Zeke WimbushTE | 2 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| Bryce RandolphWR | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Jamari PersonWR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiquavious MarshallDB | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Brenton WilliamsRB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Derrell FarrarLB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Deuce SpurlockLB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Nathan PirolliDL | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| D-Icey HopkinsDB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jeremiah VesselDB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Ashton WhitnerDB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kam CullinsDL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kyle FermLB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Markus ClarkDL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Aidan VaughanLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Elijah HopkinsDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jayden DavisDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lorenzo PayneDL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Ashton McShaneDB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Dillano GlaudLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Ethan CrispRB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Joe StricklandDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Michael FloydeDL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Mike JarvisDL | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Ronald Moore Jr.DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Myke GunnDB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| Chase ReevesPK | 6 | 30 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam CrossanPK | 6 | 264 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
Kick Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon MonteiroWR | 2 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 23 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makai JacksonWR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce RandolphWR | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylen HendersonQB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lorenzo PayneDL | 0 | 0 | 1 |
