Score: Keiser 48, Florida Memorial 7
Records: Keiser (2-3) Florida Memorial (2-3)
Location: Keiser Multipurpose Field (1,500) - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Time of Game: 3:08
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 77 degrees.
Marques Burgess went over 4,000-career rushing yards as Keiser football smashed Florida Memorial, 48-7. The Seahawks put up 508 total yards, forced two turnovers, and
Shea Spencer threw three touchdown passes.
Keiser 10, Florida Memorial 0
- Keiser forced the Lions to punt on their opening possession, driving the Lions back -16 yards.
- The Seahawks took the lead on their opening possession with a Chance Gagnon 30-yard field goal.
- After each team exchanged punts, Keiser stuffed Florida Memorial on a fake field goal attempt.
- KU added to its lead with a 51 yard touchdown pass from Shea Spencer to Myles Henderson.
- The score gave Keiser a 10-0 lead with seven seconds left in the quarter.
Keiser 27, Florida Memorial 7
- After forcing another FMU punt, Keiser would take a 17-0 lead when Myles Henderson broke free on a 67-yard passing TD from Shea Spencer with 7:20 left in the half.
- Three minutes later, Marques Burgess put the Seahawks up 24-0 with a two-yard rushing score.
- Keiser (Wendol Philord) forced a fumble on the next FMU possession, which was recovered by Jaelin Willis.
- Gagnon would end the next KU possession with a 35-yard field goal, putting Keiser up 27-0 (2:21 on the game clock).
- The Lions were able to get into the end zone with a 15-yard passing score on their final possession of the half.
Keiser 34, Florida Memorial 7
- Keiser began the third quarter with the ball, and methodically drove down the field and capped the drive with a 32 yard passing touchdown to Jaylen Arnold.
- Keiser and Florida Memorial each had long possessions that didn't result in points.
Keiser 48, Florida Memorial 7
- The fourth quarter began with FMU in the red zone (3rd-and-10 from the KU 14-yard line).
- However, Jace Stewart ended the Lion's threat, picking off an Antoine Williams pass in the endzone.
- On Keiser's opening possession of the fourth quarter, the Seahawks gave the ball to Jaden Meizinger five times in a row, and he capped the drive by rumbling into the endzone on a 56-yard score with 11:45 left in the game.
- After forcing the Lions to punt, the Seahawks engineered a clock-draining drive that ate up 5:19 of game time and ended with a two yard Maurico Porcha rushing touchdown.
- KU forced a turnover on downs on Florida Memorial's next drive, and ran out the remaining 2:24 to finish the game.
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- With the win, Keiser improves to 3-0 all-time versus the Lions.
- The Seahawks have outscored the Lions, 141-33, all-time.
- The Seahawks are now 21-3 all-time in conference action.
- Saturday marked the KU's first Sun Conference game in program history - previous four seasons were in the Mid-South.
- The Seahawks improve to 19-3 all-time at the KU Mutli-Purpose Field.
- Keiser outgained Florida Memorial, 302-25, on the ground.
- Marques Burgess rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. It marked the first 100-yard rushing game of the season for Burgess.
- Burgess reached the 4,000-yard rushing plateau in the first quarter. The native of Fort Pierce, Florida, needed just 24 yards, entering the game.
- Jaden Meizinger rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, averaging 9.6 yards per carry.
- Meizinger's 56-yard touchdown run on Saturday was the longest by a Seahawks since he recorded a 75-yard TD run versus Arizona Christian (4/17/21).
- Myles Henderson set the school record for receiving yards with 122 (on only three catches).
- Henderson's performance was the first 100-yard receiving game by a receiver since Jerson Jacques posted 144 yards versus Point (Ga.) (9/25/21).
- Shea Spencer posted the second three-touchdown-passing game of his career (3 at Warner - 8/27/22).
- Spencer recorded the second-longest touchdown pass in school history with a 67-yarder to Henderson.
- Jaylen Arnold added to his career totals with five catches for 52 yards and a touchdown. The KU tight end is the school's all-time leader in catches (119), receiving yards (1,541), and receiving touchdowns (22).
- Shea Spencer: 13-of-17 passing for 206 yards and three touchdowns.
- Wendol Philord: Six tackles, four solo, 1 forced fumble, 1 quarterback hurry
- Jaelin Willis: Six tackles, two solo, 0.5 tackle for loss, 1 fumble recovery.
- Austin Gray: Four total tackles, two solo, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, 1 quarterback hurry.
- Tivon Sutton: Four total tackles, two solo, 1.5 tackles for loss.
- Jace Stewart: One interception, one tackle.
Keiser will travel to Miami Gardens, Florida to take on St. Thomas on October 8th.