New Mexico State at Georgia State

Saturday, September 6, 2014

New Mexico State beat Georgia State 34–⁠31. It was their first meeting; after it, New Mexico State led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayNew Mexico State2–⁠10 in 2014
34
HomeGeorgia State1–⁠11 in 2014
31

Final at Georgia Dome, AtlantaTV: ESPN3, ESPNMAttendance 10,126

At kickoff
89°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fulton Co-Brown Field Airport (KFTY), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Tony Backert; umpire S. Jackson; head linesman Keith Johnson; line judge Jeff Chandler; side judge Bart Horne; field judge DuVal West; back judge Lance Bobbitt; alternate Gary BeasleyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
New Mexico State01071734
Georgia State1077731

Standouts

  • PassingTyler Rogers25 of 44, 241 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTNew Mexico State
  • RushingKrysten Hammon25 carries, 123 yards, 2 TDGeorgia State
  • ReceivingTeldrick Morgan8 catches, 89 yards, 2 TDNew Mexico State
  • DefenseRodney Butler1 INTNew Mexico State

Player stats

New Mexico State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyler Rogers25/4424131
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Larry Rose III1789016
Brandon Betancourt1263014
Xavier Hall619010
Teldrick Morgan118018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Teldrick Morgan889236
Jerrel Brown657019
Gregory Hogan440018
Joseph Matthews219114
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Rodney Butler1401
Dalton Herrington100
Rodney Bulter1401

Georgia State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Arbuckle21/3729412
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Krysten Hammon25123254
Kyler Neal626011
Avery Sweeting217017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Avery Sweeting894022
Robert Davis470051
Donovan Harden168168
Lynquez Blair220019
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Bryan Williams100

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

New Mexico StateGeorgia State
435Total yards456
241Passing yards294
194Rushing yards162
5.5Yards per pass7.9
4.7Yards per rush4.2
26First downs23
7–⁠18Third downs4–⁠12
3–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠1
3Turnovers4
5–⁠38Penalties7–⁠59
30:34Possession29:26

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

New Mexico State 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Georgia State −3, over/under 64.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Georgia State 58%, New Mexico State 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2015Georgia State 34, New Mexico State 32
2014New Mexico State 34, Georgia State 31

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