CUSA matchup features Liberty against Kennesaw State

Liberty (5-1) at Kennesaw State (1-5), Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Liberty by 10.5. Against the spread: Liberty 4-2, Kennesaw State 4-2.

How to watch: CBS Sports Network

Key stats

Liberty Offense

Overall: 415.8 yards per game (52nd in FBS)

Passing: 192.8 yards per game (105th)

Rushing: 223.0 yards per game (15th)

Scoring: 31.2 points per game (58th)

Liberty Defense

Overall: 291.7 yards per game (19th in FBS)

Passing: 167.5 yards per game (15th)

Rushing: 124.2 yards per game (44th)

Scoring: 15.3 points per game (15th)

Kennesaw State Offense

Overall: 367.3 yards per game (86th in FBS)

Passing: 223.7 yards per game (78th)

Rushing: 143.7 yards per game (88th)

Scoring: 22.3 points per game (106th)

Kennesaw State Defense

Overall: 376.3 yards per game (94th in FBS)

Passing: 233.3 yards per game (102nd)

Rushing: 143.0 yards per game (74th)

Scoring: 23.5 points per game (66th)

Kennesaw State ranks 74th in third down percentage, converting 40.3% of the time. Liberty ranks 8th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 28.4%.

Both teams are heavily penalized. Liberty ranks 137th in the FBS averaging 85.8 penalty yards per game, and Kennesaw State ranks 129th with a 77.8-yard average.

Kennesaw State is 132nd in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 95.5% of trips. Liberty's red zone offense ranks 45th, scoring on 88.5% of red zone opportunities.

Kennesaw State ranks 102nd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 28:40, compared to Liberty's 12th-ranked average of 33:26.

Team leaders

Liberty

Passing: Deshawn Purdie, 1,050 yards, 8 TDs, 0 INTs, 61.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Kam Davis, 524 yards on 74 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Makai Jackson, 515 yards on 22 catches, 5 TDs

Kennesaw State

Passing: Rickie Collins, 1,287 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs, 70.1 completion percentage

Rushing: Collins, 271 yards on 64 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Javon Rogers, 308 yards on 18 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Liberty won 35-3 over Sam Houston on Oct. 8. Purdie led Liberty with 114 yards on 10-of-14 passing (71.4%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 57 yards. Jaylon Coleman carried the ball seven times for 92 yards. Jackson put up 46 yards on three catches.

Kennesaw State fell 24-21 to Missouri State on Oct. 14. Collins led Kennesaw State with 260 yards on 26-of-34 passing (76.5%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball nine times for 25 yards and one rushing touchdown. Alan Woods III had 47 rushing yards on 13 carries and one touchdown, adding six receptions for 36 yards. Dylan Gary had 10 receptions for 135 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Liberty hosts Florida International on Oct. 31. Kennesaw State plays at Middle Tennessee on Oct. 28.