Final at Georgia Dome, AtlantaTV: ESPN3Attendance 23,513
At kickoff
58°F, clear, wind 20 mph from the northwest, gusts to 31 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fulton Co-Brown Field Airport (KFTY), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jason McArthur; umpire Stanford Jackso; head linesman Keith Johnson; line judge Jeff Chandler; side judge Bart Horne; field judge DuVal West; back judge Lance Bobbitt; center judge Mike BlockGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Georgia Southern
7
10
0
7
24
Georgia State
20
0
10
0
30
Standouts
No. 7PassingConner Manning21 of 39, 318 yards, 2 TDGeorgia State
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
363
Total yards
391
122
Passing yards
318
241
Rushing yards
73
4.7
Yards per pass
8.2
5.2
Yards per rush
2.7
19
First downs
20
6–14
Third downs
7–16
1–2
Fourth downs
0–0
2
Turnovers
0
11–78
Penalties
5–49
32:44
Possession
27:16
1
Sacks (by defense)
1
Efficiency
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
48%
Success rate
39%
0.01
EPA per play
0.20
0.62
Explosiveness
1.36
0.02
Rushing EPA
−0.08
0.05
Passing EPA
0.41
31%
Passing-down success
42%
−0.12
First-down EPA
0.11
0.00
Second-down EPA
0.02
0.51
Third-down EPA
0.67
10%
Havoc by its defense
10%
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)
Georgia Southern 58% to win. Georgia State won as Elo’s underdog.
The line
Georgia Southern −3.5, over/under 47.5.
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 Southern 59%, Georgia State 41%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Georgia State drives left to right, Georgia Southern right to left.
Q1 Georgia StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
Q1 Georgia SouthernFumble, 2 plays, 10 yards
Q1 Georgia StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 26 yards
Q1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q1 Georgia StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 70 yards
Q1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 7 plays, 78 yards
Q1 Georgia StatePunt, 3 plays, 52 yards
Q1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 4 plays, 27 yards
Q2 Georgia StateMissed FG, 5 plays, 52 yards
Q2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q2 Georgia StatePunt, 3 plays, 16 yards
Q2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
Q2 Georgia StatePunt, 6 plays, 11 yards
Q2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 7 plays, 16 yards
Q2 Georgia StatePunt, 4 plays, 39 yards
Q2 Georgia SouthernField goal, 3 plays, 15 yards
Q3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
Q3 Georgia StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 83 yards
Q3 Georgia SouthernFumble, 9 plays, 39 yards
Q3 Georgia StateField goal, 9 plays, 29 yards
Q3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 5 plays, 31 yards
Q4 Georgia StatePunt, 6 plays, 47 yards
Q4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 14 plays, 87 yards
Q4 Georgia StatePunt, 6 plays, 37 yards
Q4 Georgia SouthernTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 13 yards
Q4 Georgia StateEnd of game, 1 play, −2 yards
Play by play
1st quarter8 drives, then Georgia State 20, Georgia Southern 7
Georgia State Touchdown, 7 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 23 yds to the GeoSt 48 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 48
Conner Manning pass complete to Glenn Smith for 7 yds to the GeoSo 45
15:00
2nd & 3 at opp 45
Darius Stubbs run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 40 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 40
Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 9 yds to the GeoSo 31
15:00
2nd & 1 at opp 31
Conner Manning pass complete to Glenn Smith for a loss of 3 yards to the GeoSo 34
15:00
3rd & 4 at opp 34
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Glenn Smith, broken up by William Bussey Jr.
15:00
4th & 4 at opp 34
Manning, Conner pass complete to Neal, Kyler for loss of 1 yard to the GS35 (M. Brinson), PENALTY GS offside defense (S. Freeman) 5 yards to the GS29, 1ST DOWN GSU, NO PLAY.
12:06
1st & 10 at opp 29
Glenn Smith run for 29 yds for a TD, (Rogier Ten Lohuis KICK)Georgia State 7, Georgia Southern 0
Georgia Southern Fumble, 2 plays
12:06
1st & 0 at own 35
Brandon Wright kickoff for 65 yds , Quan Howard return for 16 yds to the GeoSo 16
12:06
1st & 10 at own 16
Kevin Ellison run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 24
12:06
2nd & 2 at own 24
Matt Breida run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 26 Matt Breida fumbled, forced by Shawanye Lawrence, recovered by GeoSt Shawanye Lawrence
Georgia State Touchdown, 4 plays
11:09
1st & 10 at opp 26
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Robert Davis
11:09
2nd & 10 at opp 26
Glenn Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSo 27
11:09
3rd & 11 at opp 27
Conner Manning pass complete to Ari Werts for 26 yds to the GeoSo 1 for a 1ST down
10:10
1st & goal at opp 1
Conner Manning run for 1 yd for a TD, (Rogier Ten Lohuis PAT BLOCKED)Georgia State 13, Georgia Southern 0
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
10:10
1st & 0 at own 35
Brandon Wright kickoff for 65 yds , Myles Campbell return for 20 yds to the GEORGIAST 45 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Offensive holding (BJ Johnson III) to the GeoSo 10
10:10
1st & 10 at own 10
Kevin Ellison pass complete to BJ Johnson III for 3 yds to the GeoSo 13
10:10
2nd & 7 at own 13
Matt Breida run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 19
10:10
3rd & 1 at own 19
Matt Breida run for no gain to the GeoSo 19
10:10
4th & 1 at own 19
Matt Flynn punt for 51 yds
Georgia State Touchdown, 3 plays
7:51
1st & 10 at own 30
GA SOUTHERN Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the GeoSt 35
7:51
1st & 5 at own 35
Conner Manning pass complete to Robert Davis for 36 yds to the GeoSo 29 for a 1ST down
7:51
1st & 10 at opp 29
Kyler Neal run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 28
6:55
2nd & 9 at opp 28
Conner Manning pass complete to Robert Davis for 28 yds for a TD, (Rogier Ten Lohuis KICK)Georgia State 20, Georgia Southern 0
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 7 plays
6:55
1st & 0 at own 35
Brandon Wright kickoff for 65 yds , Myles Campbell return for 22 yds to the GeoSo 22
6:55
1st & 10 at own 22
L.A. Ramsby run for 7 yds to the GeoSo 29
6:55
2nd & 3 at own 29
Kevin Ellison pass incomplete to BJ Johnson III
6:55
3rd & 3 at own 29
Kevin Ellison run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 35 for a 1ST down
6:55
1st & 10 at own 35
Kevin Ellison run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 36
6:55
2nd & 9 at own 36
Kevin Ellison run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 41
6:55
3rd & 4 at own 41
Kevin Ellison pass complete to Montay Crockett for 35 yds to the GeoSt 24 for a 1ST down
3:40
1st & 10 at opp 24
Kevin Ellison run for 24 yds for a TD, (Younghoe Koo KICK)Georgia State 20, Georgia Southern 7
Georgia State Punt, 3 plays
3:40
1st & 0 at own 35
Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:40
1st & 10 at own 25
Darius Stubbs run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 26
3:40
2nd & 9 at own 26
Manning, Conner pass incomplete to Stubbs, Darius, PENALTY GSU face mask (Simonsen, Tyler) 13 yards to the GSU13, NO PLAY.
3:40
2nd & 22 at own 13
Conner Manning pass complete to Ari Werts for 6 yds to the GeoSt 19
3:40
3rd & 16 at own 19
Kyler Neal run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 23
3:40
4th & 12 at own 23
Brandon Wright punt for 38 yds , Montay Crockett returns for 34 yds to the GeoSt 27
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 4 plays
1:26
1st & 10 at opp 27
Kevin Ellison run for 8 yds to the GeoSt 19
1:26
2nd & 2 at opp 19
Kevin Ellison run for 15 yds to the GeoSt 4 for a 1ST down
1:26
1st & goal at opp 4
Kevin Ellison run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 3
Q2 14:57
2nd & goal at opp 3
Matt Breida run for 3 yds for a TD, (Younghoe Koo KICK)Georgia State 20, Georgia Southern 14
2nd quarter8 drives, then Georgia State 20, Georgia Southern 17
Georgia State Missed FG, 5 plays
14:57
1st & 0 at own 35
Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:57
1st & 10 at own 25
Manning, Conner pass complete to Nobles, Jawan for no gain to the GSU25 (T. Griffin), PENALTY GS offside defense (D. Sapp) 5 yards to the GSU30, NO PLAY.
14:57
1st & 5 at own 30
Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 44 yds to the GeoSo 26 for a 1ST down
14:57
1st & 10 at opp 26
Glenn Smith run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 23
14:57
2nd & 7 at opp 23
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Jawan Nobles
13:13
3rd & 7 at opp 23
Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 13:13
13:13
3rd & 7 at opp 23
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Glenn Smith
12:58
4th & 7 at opp 23
Rogier Ten Lohuis 40 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by null N/A return for 12 yds to the GeoSo 15
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
12:58
1st & 10 at own 15
Favian Upshaw run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 21
12:58
2nd & 4 at own 21
Matt Breida run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 23
12:58
3rd & 2 at own 23
Favian Upshaw sacked by Jerome Smith for a loss of 6 yards to the GeoSo 17
12:58
4th & 8 at own 17
Matt Flynn punt for 43 yds
Georgia State Punt, 3 plays
10:47
1st & 10 at own 40
Kyler Neal run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 44
10:47
2nd & 6 at own 44
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Jawan Nobles
10:47
3rd & 6 at own 44
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Glenn Smith, broken up by Joshua Moon
10:47
4th & 6 at own 44
Brandon Wright punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Montay Crockett at the GeoSo 21
Georgia Southern Punt, 5 plays
9:57
1st & 10 at own 21
L.A. Ramsby run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 24
9:57
2nd & 7 at own 24
Kevin Ellison run for 7 yds to the GeoSo 31 for a 1ST down
9:57
1st & 10 at own 31
L.A. Ramsby run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 34
9:57
2nd & 7 at own 34
Kevin Ellison run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 37
9:57
3rd & 4 at own 37
Kevin Ellison pass complete to L.A. Ramsby for a loss of 7 yards to the GeoSo 30
9:57
4th & 11 at own 30
Matt Flynn punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the GeoSt 42
Georgia State Punt, 6 plays
6:26
1st & 10 at own 42
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Glenn Smith
6:26
2nd & 10 at own 42
Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
6:26
3rd & 2 at the 50
Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 7 yds to the GeoSo 43 for a 1ST down
6:26
1st & 10 at opp 43
Darius Stubbs run for no gain to the GeoSo 43
6:26
2nd & 10 at opp 43
Manning, Conner pass complete to Smith, Glenn for 18 yards to the GS25 (J. Liptrot), PENALTY GSU holding (Ivory, Michael) 10 yards to the GSU47, NO PLAY.
6:26
2nd & 20 at own 47
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Glenn Smith
6:26
3rd & 20 at own 47
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Robert Davis
6:26
4th & 20 at own 47
Brandon Wright punt for 39 yds , Quan Howard returns for 1 yd to the GeoSo 48 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, roughing the kicker ( Yards) declined
Georgia Southern Punt, 7 plays
3:50
1st & 10 at own 15
Matt Breida run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 18
3:50
2nd & 7 at own 18
Favian Upshaw run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 20 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Offensive holding (Ryan Northrup) to the GeoSo 10
3:50
2nd & 15 at own 10
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Montay Crockett for 12 yds to the GeoSo 22
3:50
3rd & 3 at own 22
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Ross Alexander for 7 yds to the GeoSo 29 for a 1ST down
3:50
1st & 10 at own 29
Matt Breida run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 31
3:50
2nd & 8 at own 31
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete
3:50
3rd & 8 at own 31
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete
3:50
4th & 8 at own 31
Matt Flynn punt for 37 yds
Georgia State Punt, 4 plays
1:17
1st & 10 at own 32
Conner Manning pass complete to Glenn Smith for 12 yds to the GeoSt 44 for a 1ST down
1:17
1st & 10 at own 44
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Keith Rucker
1:17
2nd & 10 at own 44
Conner Manning sacked by Zack Copeland for a loss of 13 yards to the GeoSt 31
0:41
3rd & 23 at own 31
Timeout GEORGIA ST, clock 00:41
0:41
3rd & 23 at own 31
Kyler Neal run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 29
0:34
4th & 25 at own 29
Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 00:34
0:34
4th & 25 at own 29
Brandon Wright punt for 48 yds , Montay Crockett returns for 36 yds to the GeoSt 41
Georgia Southern Field goal, 3 plays
0:34
1st & 10 at opp 41
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete
0:34
2nd & 10 at opp 41
Seth Shuman run for 15 yds to the GeoSt 26 for a 1ST down
Brandon Wright kickoff for 63 yds , Quan Howard return for 22 yds to the GeoSo 24
1:00
1st & 10 at own 24
Matt Breida run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 33
1:00
2nd & 1 at own 33
Matt Breida run for 20 yds to the GeoSt 47 for a 1ST down
1:00
1st & 10 at opp 47
Kevin Ellison run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 44
Q4 15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 44
Favian Upshaw run for 5 yds to the GeoSt 39
Q4 15:00
3rd & 2 at opp 39
L.A. Ramsby run for a loss of 6 yards to the GeoSt 45
Q4 15:00
4th & 8 at opp 45
Matt Flynn punt for 31 yds
4th quarter5 drives, then Georgia State 30, Georgia Southern 24
Georgia State Punt, 6 plays
13:35
1st & 10 at own 14
Demarcus Kirk run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 18
13:35
2nd & 6 at own 18
Demarcus Kirk run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 19
13:35
3rd & 5 at own 19
Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 25 yds to the GeoSt 44 for a 1ST down
13:35
1st & 10 at own 44
Manning, Conner pass incomplete to Davis, Robert, PENALTY GS holding (C. Matthew) 10 yards to the GS46, 1ST DOWN GSU, NO PLAY.
13:35
1st & 10 at opp 46
Neal, Kyler rush for no gain to the GS46 (J. Moon), PENALTY GSU holding (Rucker, Keith) 10 yards to the GSU44, NO PLAY.
13:35
1st & 20 at own 44
Conner Manning pass complete to Keith Rucker for 8 yds to the GeoSo 48
13:35
2nd & 12 at opp 48
Conner Manning pass complete to Glenn Smith for 9 yds to the GeoSo 39
13:35
3rd & 3 at opp 39
Conner Manning pass incomplete to Robert Davis
13:35
4th & 3 at opp 39
Oliver Holdensen punt for 26 yds, downed at the GeoSo 13
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 14 plays
10:07
1st & 10 at own 13
Favian Upshaw run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 18
10:07
2nd & 5 at own 18
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete to Montay Crockett
10:07
3rd & 5 at own 18
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Myles Campbell for 5 yds to the GeoSo 23 for a 1ST down
10:07
1st & 10 at own 23
Favian Upshaw pass complete to BJ Johnson III for 12 yds to the GeoSo 35 for a 1ST down
10:07
1st & 10 at own 35
GA SOUTHERN Penalty, false start (Montay Crockett) to the GeoSo 29
10:07
1st & 16 at own 29
Favian Upshaw run for 12 yds to the GeoSo 41
10:07
2nd & 4 at own 41
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Hampton McConnell for 7 yds to the GeoSo 48 for a 1ST down
10:07
1st & 10 at own 48
GA SOUTHERN Penalty, false start (John Freeman) to the GeoSo 43
10:07
1st & 15 at own 43
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Montay Crockett for 5 yds to the GeoSo 48
10:07
2nd & 10 at own 48
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete to BJ Johnson III, broken up by Bryan Williams
10:07
3rd & 10 at own 48
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Quan Howard for 19 yds to the GEORGIAST 33 for a 1ST down GEORGIA ST Penalty, targeting (Michael Shaw) to the GeoSt 18 for a 1ST down
10:07
1st & 10 at opp 18
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Myles Campbell for 4 yds to the GeoSt 14
10:07
2nd & 6 at opp 14
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Montay Crockett for 8 yds to the GeoSt 6 for a 1ST down
10:07
1st & goal at opp 6
Matt Breida run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 5
10:07
2nd & goal at opp 5
Favian Upshaw pass complete to Myles Campbell for 3 yds to the GeoSt 2
10:07
3rd & goal at opp 2
F. Upshaw rush for no gain to the GSU2 (Payne, Trey), PENALTY GSU offside defense (Traylor, James) 1 yards to the GSU1, NO PLAY.
4:42
3rd & goal at opp 1
L.A. Ramsby run for 1 yd for a TD, (Younghoe Koo KICK)Georgia State 30, Georgia Southern 24
Georgia State Punt, 6 plays
4:42
1st & 0 at own 35
Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:42
1st & 10 at own 25
Kyler Neal run for 6 yds to the GeoSt 31
4:42
2nd & 4 at own 31
Kyler Neal run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 34
4:42
3rd & 1 at own 34
Kyler Neal run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 35 for a 1ST down
4:42
1st & 10 at own 35
Kyler Neal run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 37
4:42
2nd & 8 at own 37
Kyler Neal run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 35
1:36
3rd & 10 at own 35
Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 01:36
1:36
3rd & 10 at own 35
Glenn Smith run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 38
1:31
4th & 7 at own 38
Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 01:31
1:31
4th & 7 at own 38
Brandon Wright punt for 49 yds , Montay Crockett returns for a loss of 3 yards to the GeoSo 35 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, illegal block (6 Yards) to the GeoSo 4
Georgia Southern Turnover on downs, 6 plays
1:14
1st & 10 at own 4
F. Upshaw pass complete to L. Ramsby for 7 yards to the GS11 (Williams, Bryan), PENALTY GS ineligible downfield on pass 2 yards to the GS2, NO PLAY.
1:14
1st & 12 at own 2
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete to BJ Johnson III, broken up by Cedric Stone
1:14
2nd & 12 at own 2
Favian Upshaw run for 15 yds to the GeoSo 17 for a 1ST down
1:14
1st & 10 at own 17
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete to Quan Howard
1:14
2nd & 10 at own 17
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete to Montay Crockett
1:14
3rd & 10 at own 17
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete to BJ Johnson III
1:14
4th & 10 at own 17
Favian Upshaw pass incomplete to Keigan Williams
Georgia State End of game, 1 play
0:29
1st & 10 at opp 17
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSo 19
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