American college football season
The 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro , Georgia , and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by third-year head coach Chad Lunsford .
Preseason [ edit ] Sun Belt coaches' poll [ edit ] The Sun Belt coaches poll was released on August 25, 2020. Georgia Southern was picked to finish 2nd in the East Division with 36 total votes.[1]
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Appalachian State 49 (9) 2 Georgia Southern 36 3 Troy 32 (1) 4 Georgia State 20 5 Coastal Carolina 13
West Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Louisiana 47 (7) 2 Arkansas State 40 (2) 3 South Alabama 22 (1) 4 Texas State 21 5 Louisiana–Monroe 20
Preseason All-Sun Belt teams [ edit ] The Eagles had five players selected to the preseason All−Sun Belt teams; three from the defense and two from special teams.[1]
Defense
1st team
Raymond Johnson – SR, Defensive Line Rashad Byrd – R-SR, linebacker Kenderick Duncan Jr. – R-JR, defensive back
Special teams
1st team
Wesley Kennedy III – SR, return specialist 2nd team
Anthony Beck II – R-SO, punter
Schedule [ edit ] Georgia Southern had games against Boise State and Ole Miss , which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2] [3] They added a November game with Army on August 11.[4] On October 7, the game against Appalachian State scheduled for October 14 was postponed to December 12 due to COVID-19 positive tests within the Mountaineers' football program.[5]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 12 3:30 p.m. Campbell * ESPNU W 27–265,789 September 26 12:00 p.m. at No. 19 Louisiana ESPN2 L 18–205,585 October 3 7:00 p.m. at Louisiana–Monroe ESPN+ W 35–306,338 October 17 4:00 p.m. UMass * Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN2 W 41–04,856 October 24 12:00 p.m. at No. 25 Coastal Carolina ESPNU L 14–285,000 7:30 p.m. South Alabama Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN W 24–173,457 November 7 1:00 p.m. Troy Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 20–135,012 November 14 3:00 p.m. Texas State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 40–384,478 November 21 12:00 p.m. at Army * CBSSN L 27–285,078 November 28 12:00 p.m. at Georgia State ESPN3 L 24–304,523 December 5 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic * Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN+ W 20–33,867 December 12 6:00 p.m. Appalachian State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry ) ESPN3 L 26–346,228 December 23 3:30 p.m. vs. Louisiana Tech * ESPN W 38–33,000
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Game summaries [ edit ] Campbell [ edit ] Campbell at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Camels 13 0 7 6 26 • Eagles 3 3 7 14 27
Date: September 12, 2020Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 4:14 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutesGame attendance: 5,789Referee: T. LivingstonTelevision network: ESPNU Scoring summary 1 13:03 CAM Bryant Barr 10-yard rush (Robert Brown kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57) CAM 7–0 08:37 GASO Alex Raynor 41-yard field goal(9 plays, 41 yards, 4:26) CAM 7–3 06:31 CAM Jai Williams 40-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Robert Brown PAT failed)(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06) CAM 13–3 2 04:50 GASO Alex Raynor 39-yard field goal(13 plays, 77 yards, 5:59) CAM 13–6 3 13:38 CAM Hajj-Malik Williams 8-yard rush (Robert Brown kick)(4 plays, 26 yards, 1:15) CAM 20–6 07:32 GASO D. J. Butler 1-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 6:06) CAM 20–13 4 13:50 GASO J. D. King 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(2 plays, 9 yards, 0:47) TIE 20–20 06:42 GASO Shai Werts 41-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(6 plays, 95 yards, 3:27) GASO 27–20 00:15 CAM Jalen Kelsey 20-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Hajj-Malik Williams two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(8 plays, 64 yards, 1:44) GASO 27–26
Pregame line Over/under GASO −34.5 58.5[8]
Statistics Campbell Georgia Southern First downs 17 20 Total yards 380 346 Rushing yards 143 284 Passing yards 237 62 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 26:04 33:56
Team Category Player Statistics Campbell Passing Hajj-Malik Williams 17/27, 237 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Hajj-Malik Williams 11 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jai Williams 4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 7/13, 53 yards, 1 TD Rushing Shai Werts 14 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD Receiving D. J. Butler 3 receptions, 22 yards, 1 TD
At Louisiana [ edit ] Georgia Southern at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 3 8 18 • No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 3 10 20
Date: September 26, 2020Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutesGame attendance: 5,585Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny, Humid • Wind: CalmReferee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Beth Mowins (play–by–play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 2 14:53 GASO J. D. King 2-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(5 plays, 85 yards, 2:49) GASO 7–0 09:25 LA Trey Ragas 10-yard rush (Nate Snyder kick)(9 plays, 83 yards, 5:22) TIE 7–7 3 05:49 GASO Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal(13 plays, 66 yards, 7:34) GASO 10–7 00:30 LA Nate Snyder 25-yard field goal(12 plays, 67 yards, 5:19) TIE 10–10 4 10:34 LA Errol Rogers Jr. 27-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick)(5 plays, 58 yards, 2:46) LA 17–10 00:54 GASO Khaleb Hood 28-yard pass from Shai Werts (Shai Werts two-point converison pass to Darion Anderson)(5 plays, 61 yards, 0:40) GASO 18–17 00:00 LA Nate Snyder 53-yard field goal(7 plays, 39 yards, 0:54) LA 20–18
Pregame line Over/under LA −13.5 52.5[9]
Statistics Georgia Southern Louisiana First downs 21 18 Total yards 447 438 Rushing yards 192 148 Passing yards 255 290 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 35:14 24:46
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 11/18, 255 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing J. D. King 24 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD Receiving Wesley Kennedy III 2 receptions, 105 yards Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 18/32, 290 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Chris Smith 4 carries, 54 yards Receiving Peter LeBlanc 3 receptions, 64 yards
At Louisiana–Monroe [ edit ] Georgia Southern at Louisiana–Monroe 1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 7 14 14 0 35 Warhawks 3 14 6 7 30
Date: October 3, 2020Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, LA Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 hoursGame attendance: 6,338Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 4 ESE MPH Referee: Tre. LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Chris Harris (play–by–play) and Mike Hammett (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:25 GASO J. D. King 3-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, 68 yards, 1:27) GASO 7–0 03:21 ULM Davis Hughes 34-yard field goal(9 plays, 40 yards, 4:14) GASO 7–3 2 12:47 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(11 plays, 81 yards, 5:34) GASO 14–3 10:04 ULM Josh Johnson 26-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick)(6 plays, 72 yards, 2:43) GASO 14–10 01:37 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 8:27) GASO 21–10 00:00 ULM Malik Jackson 2-yard pass from Colby Suits (Davis Hughes kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 1:37) GASO 21–17 3 10:19 GASO Logan Wright 17-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:41) GASO 28–17 05:30 GASO Rashad Byrd 7-yard blocked punt returned (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, 0 yards, 0:55) GASO 35–17 00:29 ULM Josh Johnson 2-yard pass from Colby Suits (Davis Hughes PAT failed)(13 plays, 73 yards, 5:01) GASO 35–23 4 04:59 ULM Josh Johnson 2-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:13) GASO 35–30
Pregame line Over/under GASO −19.5 49.5[10]
Statistics Georgia Southern Louisiana–Monroe First downs 19 24 Total yards 369 426 Rushing yards 340 92 Passing yards 29 334 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 34:53 25:07
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 3/7, 29 yards Rushing J. D. King 21 carries, 196 yards, 1 TD Receiving Beau Johnson 1 reception, 17 yards Louisiana–Monroe Passing Colby Suits 31/54, 334 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Colby Suits 7 carries, 51 yards Receiving Tyler Lamm 5 receptions, 66 yards
Massachusetts at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total Minutemen 0 0 0 0 0 • Eagles 14 14 10 3 41
Scoring summary 1 12:18 GASO Malik Murray 47-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) GASO 7–0 08:14 GASO Beau Johnson 8-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)(7 plays, 39 yards, 1:57) GASO 14–0 2 09:12 GASO Beau Johnson 10-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)(7 plays, 50 yards, 4:13) GASO 21–0 01:39 GASO Shai Werts 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(8 plays, 60 yards, 5:01) GASO 28–0 3 13:08 GASO Alex Raynor 27-yard field goal(5 plays, 10 yards, 1:25) GASO 31–0 06:40 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 56-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(2 plays, 60 yards, 0:55) GASO 38–0 4 02:34 GASO Alex Raynor 31-yard field goal(4 plays, 8 yards, 2:18) GASO 41–0
Pregame line Over/under GASO −31 62[11]
Statistics UMass Georgia Southern First downs 10 20 Total yards 191 436 Rushing yards 111 308 Passing yards 80 128 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 29:09 30:51
Team Category Player Statistics UMass Passing Mike Fallon 7/12, 41 yards, 1 INT Rushing Will Koch 4 carries, 41 yards Receiving Samuel Emilus 4 receptions, 28 yards Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 11/16, 128 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Wesley Kennedy III 6 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD Receiving Malik Murray 4 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
At Coastal Carolina [ edit ] Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 7 0 0 14 • No. 25 Chanticleers 7 7 0 14 28
Date: October 24, 2020Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutesGame attendance: 5,000Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: N 2 MPH Referee: T. LivingstonTV announcers (ESPNU ): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst) Scoring summary 1 07:10 CCU Sam Denmark 72-yard pass from Fred Payton (Massimo Biscardi kick)(2 plays, 71 yards, 0:46) CCU 7–0 00:57 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 60-yard punt returned (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, −7 yards, 2:14) TIE 7–7 2 08:57 CCU Kameron Brown 2-yard pass from Fred Payton (Massimo Biscardi kick)(4 plays, 59 yards, 2:00) CCU 14–7 00:24 GASO J. D. King 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(7 plays, 54 yards, 1:07) TIE 14–14 4 08:53 CCU C. J. Marable 24-yard pass from Fred Payton (Massimo Biscardi kick)(5 plays, 63 yards, 2:34) CCU 21–14 06:58 CCU Reese White 20-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)(1 play, 20 yards, 0:11) CCU 28–14
Pregame line Over/under CCU −1 49[12]
Statistics Georgia Southern Coastal Carolina First downs 12 20 Total yards 218 382 Rushing yards 119 130 Passing yards 99 252 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 7/20, 94 yards, 2 INTs Rushing J. D. King 15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD Receiving Malik Murray 2 receptions, 46 yards Coastal Carolina Passing Fred Payton 15/28, 252 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Shermari Jones 5 carries, 44 yards Receiving Jaivon Heiligh 5 receptions, 107 yards
South Alabama [ edit ] South Alabama at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 3 7 7 0 17 • Eagles 0 10 0 14 24
Date: October 29, 2020Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 7:32 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutesGame attendance: 3,457Referee: Kyle OlsenTV announcers (ESPN ): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Lericia Harris (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 10:07 USA Diego Guajardo 54-yard field goal(10 plays, 40 yards, 4:53) USA 3–0 2 10:09 GASO Alex Raynor 29-yard field goal(11 plays, 81 yards, 5:56) TIE 3–3 06:05 GASO J. D. King 13-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(6 plays, 52 yards, 3:00) GASO 10–3 02:50 USA Brandon Crum 3-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 3:15) TIE 10–10 3 01:39 USA Jalen Tolbert 12-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(6 plays, 52 yards, 2:28) USA 17–10 4 12:57 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 14-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:42) TIE 17–17 08:02 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 15-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(5 plays, 47 yards, 2:45) GASO 24–17
Pregame line Over/under GASO −3.5 52[13]
Statistics South Alabama Georgia Southern First downs 16 15 Total yards 264 345 Rushing yards 64 250 Passing yards 200 95 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 28:19 31:41
Team Category Player Statistics South Alabama Passing Desmond Trotter 20/27, 200 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Carlos Davis 20 carries, 70 yards Receiving Kawaan Baker 5 receptions, 65 yards Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 5/9, 95 yards, 1 INT Rushing Wesley Kennedy III 13 carries, 91 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Malik Murray 1 reception, 38 yards
Troy at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 10 3 0 13 • Eagles 0 6 14 0 20
Scoring summary 2 10:18 GASO Alex Raynor 23-yard field goal(18 plays, 87 yards, 10:53) GASO 3–0 09:25 TROY Dell Pettus 44-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick)(1 play, 0 yards, 0:16) TROY 7–3 02:28 GASO Alex Raynor 35-yard field goal(12 play, 57 yards, 6:57) TROY 7–6 01:05 TROY Evan Legassey 35-yard field goal(8 play, 48 yards, 1:18) TROY 10–6 4 08:26 TROY Evan Legassey 20-yard field goal(8 play, 35 yards, 2:31) TROY 13–6 07:37 GASO Gerald Green 69-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(2 play, 75 yards, 0:49) TIE 13–13 02:18 GASO Shai Werts 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(8 play, 85 yards, 4:19) GASO 20–13
Pregame line Over/under TROY −3 52[14]
Statistics Troy Georgia Southern First downs 14 20 Total yards 235 411 Rushing yards 34 326 Passing yards 201 85 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 17:13 42:47
Team Category Player Statistics Troy Passing Jacob Free 21/47, 201 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Jamontez Woods 3 carries, 23 yards Receiving Kaylon Geiger 6 receptions, 49 yards Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 12/13, 85 yards, 1 INT Rushing Gerald Green 10 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD Receiving NaJee Thompson 1 reception, 35 yards
Texas State [ edit ] Texas State at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 14 7 10 38 • Eagles 17 10 3 10 40
Scoring summary 1 12:59 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(2 plays, 7 yards, 0:42) GASO 7–0 12:44 TXST Jeremiah Haydel 97-yard kickoff returned (Seth Keller kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) TIE 7–7 08:25 GASO Shai Werts 29-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:19) GASO 14–7 06:05 GASO Alex Raynor 34-yard field goal(4 plays, −5 yards, 2:13) GASO 17–7 2 12:09 GASO Alex Raynor 41-yard field goal(5 plays, 42 yards, 2:44) GASO 20–7 07:30 TXST Calvin Hill 11-yard rush (Seth Keller kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:39) GASO 20–14 07:13 TXST Marcell Barbee 43-yard pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick)(1 play, 43 yards, 0:07) TXST 21–20 01:08 GASO Shai Werts 2-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(5 plays, 41 yards, 2:30) GASO 27–21 3 07:09 GASO Alex Raynor 39-yard field goal(14 plays, 53 yards, 7:51) GASO 30–21 06:09 TXST Javen Banks 59-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)(3 plays, 65 yards, 1:06) GASO 30–28 4 14:22 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 6-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 6:41) GASO 37–28 10:18 TXST Seth Keller 27-yard field goal(10 plays, 57 yards, 3:58) GASO 37–31 04:15 GASO Alex Raynor 20-yard field goal(10 plays, 76 yards, 5:57) GASO 40–31 02:50 TXST Jah'Marae Sheread 24-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)(4 plays, 79 yards, 1:19) GASO 40–38
Pregame line Over/under GASO −12 49.5[15]
Statistics Texas State Georgia Southern First downs 18 20 Total yards 299 437 Rushing yards 30 386 Passing yards 269 51 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 18:41 41:19
Team Category Player Statistics Texas State Passing Brady McBride 7/13, 155 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Brock Sturges 6 carries, 31 yards Receiving Marcell Barbee 5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 6/9, 51 yards, 1 INT Rushing Shai Werts 21 carries, 120 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Wesley Kennedy III 1 reception, 23 yards
At Army [ edit ] Georgia Southern at Army 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 14 7 6 0 27 • Black Knights 0 7 14 7 28
Date: November 21, 2020Location: Michie Stadium West Point, NY Game start: 12:02 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutesGame attendance: 5,078Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 10 MPH Referee: Mike RocheTV announcers (CBSSN ): Bem Holden (play–by–play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 06:55 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(2 plays, 1 yard, 0:45) GASO 7–0 06:45 GASO Derrick Canteen 22-yard fumble returned (Alex Raynor kick)(1 play, -3 yards, 0:10) GASO 14–0 2 06:55 ARMY Sandon McCoy 1-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 8:00) GASO 14–7 09:24 GASO Cam Brown 24-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)(8 plays, 86 yards, 4:14) GASO 21–7 3 08:22 ARMY Braheam Murphy 12-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)(11 plays, 52 yards, 6:31) GASO 21–14 06:18 ARMY Sandon McCoy 2-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)(1 play, 17 yards, 0:04) TIE 21–21 04:17 GASO Logan Wright 39-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor PAT blocked)(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01) GASO 27–21 4 08:16 ARMY Jakobi Buchanan 2-yard rush (Quinn Maretzki kick)(18 plays, 71 yards, 10:50) ARMY 28–27
Pregame line Over/under ARMY –3 38.5[16]
Statistics Georgia Southern Army First downs 12 20 Total yards 311 268 Rushing yards 175 243 Passing yards 126 25 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 21:36 38:24
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 6/7, 80 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Wesley Kennedy III 8 carries, 71 yards Receiving Malik Murray 3 receptions, 41 yards Army Passing Tyhier Tyler 1/1, 25 yards Rushing Tyhier Taylor 35 carries, 121 yards Receiving Chris Cameron 1 reception, 25 yards
At Georgia State [ edit ] Georgia Southern at Georgia State 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 14 3 7 24 • Panthers 3 10 0 17 30
Date: November 28, 2020Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutesGame attendance: 4,523Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSE 8 MPH Referee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst) \ Scoring summary 1 05:55 GSU Noel Ruiz 35-yard field goal(5 plays, 36 yards, 2:26) GSU 3–0 2 14:56 GASO Shai Werts 7-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59) GASO 7–3 12:00 GASO Logan Wright 63-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, 69 yards, 1:30) GASO 14–3 05:35 GSU Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal(8 plays, 76 yards, 2:40) GASO 14–6 00:46 GSU Cornelius McCoy 45-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 1:59) GASO 14–13 3 12:08 GASO Alex Raynor 29-yard field goal(5 plays, 56 yards, 2:52) GASO 17–13 4 14:56 GASO Logan Wright 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, 37 yards, 1:01) GASO 24–13 12:13 GSU Destin Coates 4-yard rush (two-point conversion pass failed)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:43) GASO 24–19 02:54 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Cornelious Brown IV two-point conversion pass to Sam Pinckney)(10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48) GSU 27–24 01:53 GSU Noel Ruiz 35-yard field goal(4 plays, 4 yards, 0:18) GSU 30–24
Pregame line Over/under GSU –3 51[17]
Statistics Georgia Southern Georgia State First downs 13 22 Total yards 370 427 Rushing yards 296 55 Passing yards 74 372 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 30:48 29:12
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 4/7, 67 yards Rushing Logan Wright 8 carries, 143 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Khaleb Hood 1 reception, 44 yards Georgia State Passing Cornelious Brown IV 28/39, 372 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Destin Coates 15 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD Receiving Sam Pinckney 10 receptions, 126 yards
Florida Atlantic [ edit ] Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 0 3 0 3 • Eagles 0 10 0 10 20
Scoring summary 2 13:29 GASO Khaleb Hood 49-yard punt returned (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, 7 yards, 1:25) GASO 7–0 03:30 GASO Alex Raynor 30-yard field goal(10 plays, 34 yards, 4:18) GASO 10–0 3 02:26 FAU Vladimir Rivas 26-yard field goal(10 plays, 67 yards, 3:20) GASO 10–3 4 12:39 GASO Logan Wright 2-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(9 plays, 78 yards, 4:39) GASO 17–3 04:51 GASO Alex Raynor37-yard field goal(10 plays, 23 yards, 5:36) GASO 20–3
Pregame line Over/under FAU –2.5 40.5[18]
Statistics Florida Atlantic Georgia Southern First downs 16 18 Total yards 322 339 Rushing yards 133 269 Passing yards 189 70 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 23:15 36:45
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Atlantic Passing Javion Posey 7/15, 107 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Javion Posey 8 carries, 61 yards Receiving Jordan Merrell 3 receptions, 67 yards Georgia Southern Passing Justin Tomlin 3/12, 70 yards Rushing Justin Tomlin 20 carries, 78 yards Receiving Logan Wright 2 receptions, 65 yards
Appalachian State [ edit ] Appalachian State at Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 0 7 10 17 34 Eagles 7 10 0 9 26
Date: December 12, 2020Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 6:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutesGame attendance: 6,228Referee: Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Danny Waugh (analyst) Scoring summary 1 01:59 GASO David Spaulding 28-yard interception returned (Alex Raynor kick)(2 plays, 3 yards, 0:40) GASO 7–0 2 09:22 GASO Justin Tomlin 14-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:38) GASO 14–0 01:55 APP Jalen Virgil 16-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)(17 plays, 65 yards, 7:27) GASO 14–7 00:00 GASO Alex Raynor 33-yard field goal(7 plays, 50 yards, 1:10) GASO 17–7 3 10:44 APP Thomas Hennigan 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)(10 plays, 72 yards, 4:10) GASO 17–14 04:20 APP Chandler Staton 33-yard field goal(8 plays, 41 yards, 4:07) TIE 17–17 4 14:51 GASO Alex Raynor 47-yard field goal(10 plays, 46 yards, 4:29) GASO 20–17 14:36 APP Jalen Virgil 100-yard kickoff returned (Chandler Staton kick) 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) APP 24–20 12:51 APP Nate Noel 70-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)(1 play, 70 yards, 0:12) APP 31–20 05:23 GASO Dexter Carter Jr. 78-yard pass from Miller Mosley (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(2 plays, 85 yards, 0:34) APP 31–26 02:44 APP Chandler Staton 37-yard field goal(7 plays, 55 yards, 2:39) APP 34–26
Pregame line Over/under APP –9 45[19]
Statistics Appalachian State Georgia Southern First downs 17 16 Total yards 381 349 Rushing yards 173 204 Passing yards 208 145 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 34:52 25:08
Team Category Player Statistics Appalachian State Passing Zac Thomas 18/29, 208 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Nate Noel 13 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD Receiving Thomas Hennigan 8 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD Georgia Southern Passing Miller Mosley 5/14, 122 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Justin Tomlin 6 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dexter Carter Jr. 1 reception, 78 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana Tech (New Orleans Bowl) [ edit ] Georgia Southern vs. Louisiana Tech 1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 7 14 7 10 38 Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
Scoring summary 1 09:52 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(10 plays, 65 yards, 5:08) GASO 7–0 2 14:51 GASO Khaleb Hood 65-yard pass from Shai Werts (Alex Raynor kick)(5 plays, 72 yards, 1:41) GASO 14–0 06:26 GASO Shai Werts 37-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(3 plays, 0 yards, 1:20) GASO 21–0 00:09 LT Jacob Barnes 45-yard field goal(4 plays, -7 yards, 0:22) GASO 21–3 3 05:54 GASO Shai Werts 1-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(4 plays, 47 yards, 1:29) GASO 28–3 4 13:28 GASO Alex Raynor 25-yard field goal(10 plays, 38 yards, 4:58) GASO 31–3 03:07 GASO Gerald Green 4-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(7 plays, 80 yards, 4:40) GASO 38–3
Pregame line Over/under GASO –4.5 51[20]
Statistics Louisiana Tech Georgia Southern First downs 15 17 Total yards 232 448 Rushing yards 113 322 Passing yards 119 126 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 25:33 34:27
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Tech Passing JD Head 9/14, 78 yards, 1 INT Rushing Israel Tucker 20 carries, 123 yards Receiving Isaiah Graham 3 receptions, 26 yards Georgia Southern Passing Shai Werts 7/12, 126 yards, 1 TD Rushing Gerald Green 16 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD Receiving Khaleb Hood 1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD
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