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Georgia Southern at Navy

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Navy beat Georgia Southern 52–⁠19. It was their second meeting; Navy leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayGeorgia Southern9–⁠3 in 2014
19
HomeNavy8–⁠5 in 2014
52

Final at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, AnnapolisTV: CBSSNAttendance 33,894

At kickoff
43°F, clear, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; U.S. Naval Academy, 2 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Ed Ardito; umpire Jeffrey Akers; head linesman Jim Casey; line judge Baron Ballester; side judge Justin Jordan; field judge Rick Santilli; back judge Jim Sima; center judge Timothy GoverGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Georgia Southern706619
Navy710142152

Standouts

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Player stats

Georgia Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kevin Ellison7/125901
Favian Upshaw3/41401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Matt Breida17210288
Favian Upshaw660022
L.A. Ramsby1251111
Kevin Ellison947015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Devin Scott218011
Zach Walker218012
Derek Keaton216011
Matt Breida21107

Navy

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keenan Reynolds5/87110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Keenan Reynolds30277639
John Hendrick337018
Chris Swain634012
Geoffrey Whiteside228019
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Demond Brown133033
Ryan Williams-Jenkins122022
Jamir Tillman114114
Quinton Singleton1505
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Quincy Adams100
Daniel Gonzales1680

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

Team stats

Georgia SouthernNavy
448Total yards465
73Passing yards71
375Rushing yards394
4.6Yards per pass8.9
8.0Yards per rush7.9
19First downs23
6–⁠12Third downs3–⁠7
0–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
3Turnovers0
7–⁠65Penalties0–⁠0
30:54Possession29:06

Efficiency

Georgia SouthernNavy
51%Success rate70%
0.19EPA per play0.47
1.08Explosiveness0.93
0.37Rushing EPA0.50
−0.40Passing EPA0.35
25%Passing-down success38%
0.25First-down EPA0.37
0.00Second-down EPA0.62
0.65Third-down EPA0.52

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Navy 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Navy −3.5, over/under 60.

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 Navy 60%, Georgia Southern 40%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Navy end zoneGeorgia Southern end zoneQ1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 NavyTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ1 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ2 NavyTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernFumble, 7 playsQ2 NavyField goal, 7 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 6 playsQ2 NavyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 NavyTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernMissed FG, 6 playsQ3 NavyTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 NavyPunt, 3 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernInterception, 1 playQ4 NavyTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernInterception, 6 playsQ4 NavyTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 1 playQ4 NavyTouchdown, 1 playQ4 Georgia SouthernTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 NavyEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Navy drives left to right, Georgia Southern right to left.
  1. Q1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 NavyTouchdown, 10 plays, 62 yards
  3. Q1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q2 NavyTouchdown, 7 plays, 56 yards
  7. Q2 Georgia SouthernFumble, 7 plays, 30 yards
  8. Q2 NavyField goal, 7 plays, 42 yards
  9. Q2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  10. Q2 NavyEnd of half, 1 play, 5 yards
  11. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 5 plays, 74 yards
  12. Q3 Georgia SouthernMissed FG, 6 plays, 40 yards
  13. Q3 NavyTouchdown, 9 plays, 73 yards
  14. Q3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q3 NavyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  16. Q4 Georgia SouthernInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  17. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 5 plays, 48 yards
  18. Q4 Georgia SouthernInterception, 6 plays, 49 yards
  19. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 2 plays, 21 yards
  20. Q4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 1 play, 88 yards
  21. Q4 NavyTouchdown, 1 play, 39 yards
  22. Q4 Georgia SouthernTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 52 yards
  23. Q4 NavyEnd of game, 6 plays, 44 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 7
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 60 yds , Derek Keaton return for 20 yds to the GeoSo 25
15:001st & 10 at own 25Matt Breida run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Matt Breida run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Kevin Ellison run for 15 yds to the GeoSo 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 44Kevin Ellison pass complete to Derek Keaton for 5 yds to the GeoSo 49
15:002nd & 5 at own 49Kevin Ellison pass complete to Derek Keaton for 11 yds to the Navy 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Devin Scott run for 6 yds to the Navy 34
15:002nd & 4 at opp 34Matt Breida run for 1 yd to the Navy 33
15:003rd & 3 at opp 33Kevin Ellison pass complete to Matt Breida for 4 yds to the Navy 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Matt Breida run for 11 yds to the Navy 18 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 18Alfred Ramsby run for 5 yds to the Navy 13
15:002nd & 5 at opp 13Alfred Ramsby run for 7 yds to the Navy 6 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 6Alfred Ramsby run for 4 yds to the Navy 2
8:072nd & goal at opp 2Alfred Ramsby run for 2 yds for a TD, (Alex Hanks KICK)Georgia Southern 7, Navy 0
Navy Touchdown, 10 plays
8:071st & 0 at own 35Younghoe Koo kickoff for 61 yds , Demond Brown return for 34 yds to the Navy 38
8:071st & 10 at own 38Keenan Reynolds run for 2 yds to the Navy 40
8:072nd & 8 at own 40Keenan Reynolds run for 32 yds to the GeoSo 28 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 28Keenan Reynolds run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 23
8:072nd & 5 at opp 23Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 20
8:073rd & 2 at opp 20Ryan Williams-Jenkins run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 19
8:074th & 1 at opp 19Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 16 for a 1ST down
8:071st & 10 at opp 16Geoffrey Whiteside run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 7
8:072nd & 1 at opp 7Chris Swain run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 3 for a 1ST down
8:071st & goal at opp 3Dishan Romine run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 1
2:522nd & goal at opp 1Keenan Reynolds run for 1 yd for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Tied at 7
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
2:521st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 64 yds , Montay Crockett return for 20 yds to the GeoSo 21
2:521st & 10 at own 21Matt Breida run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 23
2:522nd & 8 at own 23Kevin Ellison pass incomplete to BJ Johnson, broken up by Brendon Clements
2:523rd & 8 at own 23Kevin Ellison pass incomplete to Kentrellis Showers, broken up by Quincy Adams GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
2:524th & 8 at own 23Ryan Nowicki punt for 32 yds, downed at the Navy 45
Navy Punt, 3 plays
1:521st & 10 at own 45Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to Jamir Tillman
1:522nd & 10 at own 45Demond Brown run for no gain to the Navy 46 Demond Brown fumbled, forced by Antonio Glover,
1:523rd & 9 at own 46Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to Demond Brown
1:524th & 9 at own 46Pablo Beltran punt for 36 yds
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
1:151st & 10 at own 18Alfred Ramsby run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 22
1:152nd & 6 at own 22Favian Upshaw pass complete to BJ Johnson for 1 yd to the GeoSo 23
1:153rd & 5 at own 23Favian Upshaw run for a loss of 5 yards to the GeoSo 18
Q2 15:004th & 10 at own 18Ryan Nowicki punt for 38 yds, fair catch by DeBrandon Sanders at the Navy 44
2nd quarter5 drives, then Navy 17, Georgia Southern 7
Navy Touchdown, 7 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 44Noah Copeland run for 5 yds to the Navy 49
14:532nd & 5 at own 49Keenan Reynolds run for 10 yds to the GeoSo 41 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 41Chris Swain run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 35
14:532nd & 4 at opp 35Keenan Reynolds run for 7 yds to the GeoSo 28 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 28Chris Swain run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 25
14:532nd & 7 at opp 25GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the GeoSo 20
14:532nd & 2 at opp 20Keenan Reynolds run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 14 for a 1ST down
11:171st & 10 at opp 14Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Jamir Tillman for 14 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 14, Georgia Southern 7
Georgia Southern Fumble, 7 plays
11:171st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 65 yds , Derek Keaton return for 30 yds to the GeoSo 30
11:171st & 10 at own 30Matt Breida run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 34
11:172nd & 6 at own 34Kevin Ellison run for a loss of 5 yards to the GeoSo 29
11:173rd & 11 at own 29Kevin Ellison pass complete to Zach Walker for 12 yds Zach Walker fumbled, forced by William Tuider, recovered by GeoSo Zach Walker for a 1ST down
11:171st & 10 at own 41Kevin Ellison run for 7 yds to the GeoSo 48
11:172nd & 3 at own 48Kevin Ellison run for no gain to the GeoSo 48
11:173rd & 3 at own 48Zach Walker run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 49
11:174th & 2 at own 49Alfred Ramsby run for 6 yds to the Navy 40 Alfred Ramsby fumbled, forced by William Tuider, recovered by Navy George Jamison
Navy Field goal, 7 plays
7:131st & 10 at own 40Keenan Reynolds run for 6 yds to the Navy 46
7:132nd & 4 at own 46Geoffrey Whiteside run for 19 yds to the GeoSo 35 for a 1ST down
7:131st & 10 at opp 35Chris Swain run for 12 yds to the GeoSo 23 for a 1ST down
7:131st & 10 at opp 23Noah Copeland run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 21
4:282nd & 8 at opp 21Timeout NAVY, clock 04:28
4:282nd & 8 at opp 21Noah Copeland run for no gain to the GeoSo 21
4:283rd & 8 at opp 21Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 18
3:144th & 5 at opp 18Austin Grebe 36 yd FG GOODNavy 17, Georgia Southern 7
Georgia Southern Punt, 6 plays
3:141st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 61 yds , Montay Crockett return for 34 yds to the GeoSo 38
3:141st & 10 at own 38Matt Breida run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 41
3:142nd & 7 at own 41Kevin Ellison run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 46
3:143rd & 2 at own 46Kevin Ellison run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 49 for a 1ST down
3:141st & 10 at own 49Kevin Ellison pass incomplete to Zach Walker
3:142nd & 10 at own 49Kevin Ellison pass complete to Matt Breida for 7 yds to the Navy 44
3:143rd & 3 at opp 44Matt Breida run for a loss of 1 yard to the Navy 45
0:384th & 4 at opp 45Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 00:38
0:384th & 4 at opp 45Timeout NAVY, clock 00:38
0:384th & 4 at opp 45Ryan Nowicki punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Parrish Gaines at the Navy 12
Navy End of half, 1 play
0:301st & 10 at own 12Keenan Reynolds run for 5 yds to the Navy 17
3rd quarter5 drives, then Navy 31, Georgia Southern 13
Navy Touchdown, 5 plays
15:002nd & 5 at own 35Younghoe Koo kickoff for 65 yds , Demond Brown return for 26 yds to the Navy 26
15:001st & 10 at own 26Keenan Reynolds run for 5 yds to the Navy 31
15:002nd & 5 at own 31Keenan Reynolds pass complete to N/A for 22 yds to the GeoSo 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Keenan Reynolds run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 42
15:002nd & 5 at opp 42Keenan Reynolds run for 20 yds to the GeoSo 22 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at opp 22Keenan Reynolds run for 22 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 24, Georgia Southern 7
Georgia Southern Missed FG, 6 plays
12:251st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 63 yds , Derek Keaton return for 31 yds to the GeoSo 33
12:251st & 10 at own 33Matt Breida run for 13 yds to the GeoSo 46 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at own 46Matt Breida run for 37 yds to the Navy 17 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at opp 17Matt Breida run for no gain to the Navy 17
12:252nd & 10 at opp 17Zach Walker run for no gain to the Navy 17
12:253rd & 10 at opp 17Walker, Zach rush for 10 yards to the NAVY7, out-of-bounds (Jamison, George), PENALTY GSU holding (Keaton, Derek) 10 yards to the NAVY27, NO PLAY.
12:253rd & 20 at opp 27Kevin Ellison pass incomplete to Zach Walker, broken up by Parrish Gaines
9:254th & 20 at opp 27Alex Hanks 44 yd FG MISSED
Navy Touchdown, 9 plays
9:251st & 10 at own 27Keenan Reynolds pass incomplete to Chris Swain
9:252nd & 10 at own 27Keenan Reynolds run for 16 yds to the Navy 43 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at own 43Chris Swain run for 6 yds to the Navy 49
9:252nd & 4 at own 49Keenan Reynolds run for 7 yds to the GeoSo 44 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at opp 44Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 40
9:252nd & 6 at opp 40Keenan Reynolds run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 35
9:253rd & 1 at opp 35Keenan Reynolds run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 34 for a 1ST down
9:251st & 10 at opp 34Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Demond Brown for 33 yds to the GeoSo 1 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 0 at opp 1Timeout NAVY, clock 05:15
5:111st & goal at opp 1Keenan Reynolds run for 1 yd for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 31, Georgia Southern 7
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 8 plays
5:111st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 59 yds , Montay Crockett return for 19 yds to the GeoSo 25
5:111st & 10 at own 25Kevin Ellison run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 31
5:112nd & 4 at own 31Kevin Ellison run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 36 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at own 36Kevin Ellison pass complete to BJ Johnson for 9 yds to the GeoSo 45
5:112nd & 1 at own 45Kevin Ellison pass complete to Devin Scott for 11 yds to the Navy 44 for a 1ST down
5:111st & 10 at opp 44Matt Breida run for 4 yds to the Navy 40
5:112nd & 6 at opp 40Matt Breida run for 3 yds to the Navy 37
5:113rd & 3 at opp 37Kevin Ellison run for 11 yds to the Navy 26 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, illegal block (-10 Yards) to the Navy 36
1:273rd & 2 at opp 36Matt Breida run for 36 yds for a TD, (Alex Hanks PAT MISSED)Navy 31, Georgia Southern 13
Navy Punt, 3 plays
1:271st & 0 at own 35Younghoe Koo kickoff for 65 yds , Toneo Gulley return for 27 yds to the NAVY 38 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Darius Jones) to the Navy 42
1:271st & 10 at own 42Keenan Reynolds run for 3 yds to the Navy 45
1:272nd & 7 at own 45Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Geoffrey Whiteside for a loss of 3 yards to the Navy 42
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at own 42Keenan Reynolds pass complete to Quinton Singleton for 5 yds to the Navy 47
Q4 15:004th & 5 at own 47Pablo Beltran punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Brandan Thomas at the GeoSo 13
4th quarter8 drives, then Navy 52, Georgia Southern 19
Georgia Southern Interception, 1 play
14:131st & 10 at own 13Kevin Ellison pass intercepted Quincy Adams return for no gain to the GeoSo 48
Navy Touchdown, 5 plays
14:051st & 10 at opp 48Keenan Reynolds run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 43
14:052nd & 5 at opp 43Keenan Reynolds run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 34 for a 1ST down
14:051st & 10 at opp 34Keenan Reynolds run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 30
14:052nd & 6 at opp 30Chris Swain run for a loss of 3 yards to the GeoSo 27 Chris Swain fumbled, recovered by Navy Chris Swain
11:253rd & 3 at opp 27Keenan Reynolds run for 27 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 38, Georgia Southern 13
Georgia Southern Interception, 6 plays
11:251st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 62 yds , Derek Keaton return for 38 yds to the NAVY 27 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Offensive holding (Antonio Glover) to the GeoSo 31
11:251st & 10 at own 31Favian Upshaw run for 22 yds to the Navy 47 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 47Matt Breida run for 3 yds to the Navy 44
11:252nd & 7 at opp 44Favian Upshaw run for 14 yds to the Navy 30 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 30Favian Upshaw run for 8 yds to the Navy 22
11:252nd & 2 at opp 22Matt Breida run for 2 yds to the Navy 20 for a 1ST down
11:251st & 10 at opp 20Favian Upshaw pass intercepted Daniel Gonzales return for 68 yds to the GeoSo 21
Navy Touchdown, 2 plays
8:551st & 10 at opp 21Keenan Reynolds run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 15
8:112nd & 4 at opp 15Keenan Reynolds run for 15 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 45, Georgia Southern 13
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 1 play
8:111st & 0 at own 35Austin Grebe kickoff for 63 yds , Montay Crockett return for 20 yds to the NAVY 45 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the GeoSo 12
7:481st & 10 at own 12Matt Breida run for 88 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Navy 45, Georgia Southern 19
Navy Touchdown, 1 play
7:481st & 0 at own 35Younghoe Koo on-side kick recovered by NAVY at the GeoSo 44 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Defensive offside (-5 Yards) to the GeoSo 39
7:361st & 10 at opp 39Keenan Reynolds run for 39 yds for a TD, (Austin Grebe KICK)Navy 52, Georgia Southern 19
Georgia Southern Turnover on downs, 10 plays
7:361st & 0 at own 35Gavin Jernigan kickoff for 59 yds , Derek Keaton return for 27 yds to the GeoSo 33
7:361st & 10 at own 33Alfred Ramsby run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 39
7:362nd & 4 at own 39Alfred Ramsby run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 45 for a 1ST down
7:361st & 10 at own 45Alfred Ramsby run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 48
7:362nd & 7 at own 48Favian Upshaw run for 3 yds to the Navy 49
7:363rd & 4 at opp 49Alfred Ramsby run for 8 yds to the Navy 41 for a 1ST down
7:361st & 10 at opp 41Favian Upshaw run for 18 yds to the Navy 23 for a 1ST down
7:361st & 10 at opp 23Alfred Ramsby run for 1 yd to the Navy 22
7:362nd & 9 at opp 22Alfred Ramsby run for a loss of 6 yards to the Navy 28
7:363rd & 15 at opp 28Favian Upshaw pass complete to Devin Scott for 7 yds to the Navy 21
7:364th & 8 at opp 21Favian Upshaw pass complete to Zach Walker for 6 yds to the Navy 15
Navy End of game, 6 plays
2:301st & 10 at own 15Tago Smith run for 5 yds to the Navy 20
2:302nd & 5 at own 20Quentin Ezell run for 4 yds to the Navy 24
2:303rd & 1 at own 24John Hendrick run for 9 yds to the Navy 33 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at own 33John Hendrick run for 10 yds to the Navy 43 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at own 43John Hendrick run for 18 yds to the GeoSo 39 for a 1ST down
2:301st & 10 at opp 39TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSo 41

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Navy leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2014Navy 52, Georgia Southern 19
2010Navy 13, Georgia Southern 7

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