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South Carolina State at Georgia Southern

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Georgia Southern beat South Carolina State 37–⁠6. It was their second meeting; after it, Georgia Southern led the series 2–⁠0.

AwaySouth Carolina State5–⁠6 in 2018
6
HomeGeorgia Southern10–⁠3 in 2018
37

Final at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, StatesboroTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,260

At kickoff
89°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Statesboro-Bullock County Airport (KTBR), 9 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Kyle Olson; umpire Mark Baynes; head linesman Scott Peterson; line judge Dion Quinn; side judge Barry Blackwell; field judge Grant Jackson; back judge Tom Fimmen; center judge Eddie AllbrittoGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Carolina State00606
Georgia Southern13371437

Standouts

  • RushingShai Werts22 carries, 163 yards, 3 TDGeorgia Southern
  • DefenseTomarcio Reese10 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 for loss, 1 INTGeorgia Southern

Player stats

South Carolina State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dewann Ford1/61701
Tyrece Nick1/31400
Cory Fields0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyrece Nick2166110
Omar Cummings731010
Datron James92808
LeBron Morris1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Will Vereen117017
De’ Montrez Burroughs114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chris Adams7000
Lane Jones7000
Chad Gilchrist6100
Cornelius Walker5000

Georgia Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shai Werts5/72900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Shai Werts22163323
Matt LaRoche339033
Wesley Fields1232110
Monteo Garrett727114
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Wesley Fields112012
Wesley Kennedy III1808
Ellis Richardson1505
Colby Ransom2404
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tomarcio Reese100.50.51
Joshua Moon6000
Monquavion Brinson6000
Rashad Byrd6100
Deshon Cooper5110
Quan Griffin20.50.50

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

Team stats

South Carolina StateGeorgia Southern
151Total yards348
31Passing yards29
120Rushing yards319
3.1Yards per pass4.1
2.9Yards per rush6.0
10First downs19
4–⁠12Third downs7–⁠12
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers0
3–⁠35Penalties2–⁠10
25:38Possession34:22
0Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

South Carolina StateGeorgia Southern
35%Success rate53%
−0.07EPA per play0.27
1.06Explosiveness1.07
−0.01Rushing EPA0.31
−0.28Passing EPA0.14
29%Passing-down success41%
−0.29First-down EPA−0.17
0.00Second-down EPA0.49
0.03Third-down EPA0.79
16%Havoc by its defense19%

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 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Georgia Southern −28, over/under 46.5.

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 97%, South Carolina State 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Georgia Southern end zoneSouth Carolina State end zoneQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 7 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 South Carolina StateFumble, 3 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 6 playsQ2 South Carolina StateInterception, 6 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernField goal, 8 playsQ2 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ2 South Carolina StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 South Carolina StateTouchdown, 18 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 South Carolina StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Georgia Southern drives left to right, South Carolina State right to left.
  1. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  2. Q1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 7 plays, 11 yards
  3. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  4. Q1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 7 plays, 42 yards
  5. Q1 South Carolina StateFumble, 3 plays, 11 yards
  6. Q1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 2 plays, 28 yards
  7. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 6 plays, 26 yards
  8. Q2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 6 plays, 31 yards
  9. Q2 South Carolina StateInterception, 6 plays, 14 yards
  10. Q2 Georgia SouthernField goal, 8 plays, 30 yards
  11. Q2 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  12. Q2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q2 South Carolina StateEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  14. Q3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 8 plays, 65 yards
  15. Q3 South Carolina StateTouchdown, 18 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 10 plays, 60 yards
  17. Q4 South Carolina StatePunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
  18. Q4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 5 plays, 68 yards
  19. Q4 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  20. Q4 Georgia SouthernEnd of game, 5 plays, 13 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Georgia Southern 13, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Datron James run for no gain to the SCSt 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Tyrece Nick run for 2 yds to the SCSt 27
15:003rd & 8 at own 27Tyrece Nick pass incomplete
15:004th & 8 at own 27Jerome Pettiway punt for 36 yds , Wesley Kennedy III returns for 12 yds to the GeoSo 49
Georgia Southern Punt, 7 plays
13:181st & 10 at own 49Wesley Fields run for 3 yds to the SCSt 48
13:182nd & 7 at opp 48Wesley Fields run for 6 yds to the SCSt 42
13:183rd & 1 at opp 42Monteo Garrett run for no gain to the SCSt 42
13:184th & 1 at opp 42Shai Werts run for 2 yds to the SCSt 40 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at opp 40Timeout S CAROLINA ST, clock 10:55
10:551st & 10 at opp 40Shai Werts run for a loss of 3 yards to the SCSt 43
10:552nd & 13 at opp 43Shai Werts pass complete to Wesley Kennedy III for 8 yds to the SCSt 35
10:553rd & 5 at opp 35Shai Werts run for a loss of 5 yards to the SCSt 40
10:554th & 10 at opp 40Shai Werts punt for 40 yds for a touchback
South Carolina State Punt, 3 plays
8:461st & 10 at own 20Datron James run for 4 yds to the SCSt 24
8:462nd & 6 at own 24Datron James run for a loss of 2 yards to the SCSt 22
7:273rd & 8 at own 22Timeout S CAROLINA ST, clock 07:27
7:273rd & 8 at own 22Tyrece Nick run for 4 yds to the SCSt 26
7:274th & 4 at own 26Jerome Pettiway punt for 71 yds , Wesley Kennedy III returns for 55 yds to the SCSt 42
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 7 plays
6:381st & 10 at opp 42Wesley Fields run for a loss of 2 yards to the SCSt 44
6:382nd & 12 at opp 44Shai Werts run for 9 yds to the SCSt 35
6:383rd & 3 at opp 35Shai Werts run for 8 yds to the SCSt 27 for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at opp 27Monteo Garrett run for 3 yds to the SCSt 24
6:382nd & 7 at opp 24Shai Werts run for 19 yds to the SCSt 5 for a 1ST down
6:381st & goal at opp 5Shai Werts run for 4 yds to the SCSt 1
2:432nd & goal at opp 1Monteo Garrett run for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )Georgia Southern 6, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State Fumble, 3 plays
2:431st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 62 yds , Tayshawn Baines return for 31 yds to the SCSt 34
2:351st & 10 at own 34Jarius Jenkins run for 1 yd to the SCSt 35
2:352nd & 9 at own 35Dewann Ford pass complete to Will Vereen for 17 yds to the GeoSo 48 for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at opp 48Dewann Ford sacked by Deshon Cooper for a loss of 8 yards to the SCSt 28 Dewann Ford fumbled, recovered by GeoSo Ty Phillips , return for 0 yards , return for 17 yds to the SCSt 28
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 2 plays
1:211st & 10 at opp 28Wesley Fields run for 5 yds to the SCSt 23
0:362nd & 5 at opp 23Shai Werts run for 23 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 13, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State Punt, 6 plays
0:361st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 64 yds , Tayshawn Baines return for 30 yds to the SCSt 31
0:291st & 10 at own 31Omar Cummings run for 7 yds to the SCSt 38
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at own 38Dewann Ford pass incomplete to Will Vereen, broken up by Sean Freeman
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 38Omar Cummings run for 10 yds to the SCSt 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 48Omar Cummings run for no gain to the SCSt 48
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 48Omar Cummings run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 44
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at opp 44Omar Cummings run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 43
Q2 15:004th & 1 at opp 43Cliff Benjamin punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Wesley Kennedy III at the GeoSo 14
2nd quarter6 drives, then Georgia Southern 16, South Carolina State 0
Georgia Southern Punt, 6 plays
12:191st & 10 at own 14Shai Werts pass complete to Colby Ransom for 4 yds to the GeoSo 18
12:192nd & 6 at own 18Shai Werts pass complete to Colby Ransom for no gain to the GeoSo 18
12:193rd & 6 at own 18Shai Werts run for 19 yds to the GeoSo 37 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at own 37Wesley Fields run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 39
12:192nd & 8 at own 39Wesley Fields run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 41
12:193rd & 6 at own 41Shai Werts run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 45
12:194th & 2 at own 45Magill Bauerle punt for 36 yds, downed at the SCSt 19
South Carolina State Interception, 6 plays
8:431st & 10 at own 19Dewann Ford pass incomplete
8:432nd & 10 at own 19Tyrece Nick run for 4 yds to the SCSt 23
8:433rd & 6 at own 23Tyrece Nick run for 10 yds to the SCSt 33 for a 1ST down
8:431st & 10 at own 33Dewann Ford pass incomplete to Will Vereen
8:432nd & 10 at own 33Dewann Ford pass incomplete to Will Vereen, broken up by Sean Freeman
8:433rd & 10 at own 33Dewann Ford pass intercepted Tomarcio Reese return for 4 yds to the SCSt 32
Georgia Southern Field goal, 8 plays
6:591st & 10 at opp 32Shai Werts run for 16 yds to the SCSt 16 for a 1ST down
6:591st & 10 at opp 16Shai Werts run for 6 yds to the SCSt 10
6:592nd & 4 at opp 10Shai Werts run for 3 yds to the SCSt 7
6:593rd & 1 at opp 7Wesley Fields run for 4 yds to the SCSt 3 for a 1ST down
6:591st & goal at opp 3Monteo Garrett run for a loss of 3 yards to the SCSt 6
6:592nd & goal at opp 6GA SOUTHERN Penalty, false start (TEAM) to the SCSt 11
3:082nd & 0 at opp 11Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 03:08
3:082nd & goal at opp 11Shai Werts run for 7 yds to the SCSt 4
3:083rd & goal at opp 4Shai Werts run for 2 yds to the SCSt 2
1:544th & goal at opp 2Tyler Bass 19 yd FG GOODGeorgia Southern 16, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State Punt, 3 plays
1:541st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:541st & 10 at own 25Tyrece Nick run for 4 yds to the SCSt 29
1:542nd & 6 at own 29Tyrece Nick run for a loss of 4 yards to the SCSt 25
1:103rd & 10 at own 25Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 01:10
1:103rd & 10 at own 25Tyrece Nick sacked by Quan Griffin and Tomarcio Reese for a loss of 2 yards to the SCSt 23
1:044th & 12 at own 23Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 01:04
1:044th & 12 at own 23Jerome Pettiway punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the GeoSo 44
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
0:571st & 10 at own 44Shai Werts pass complete to Ellis Richardson for 5 yds to the GeoSo 49
0:572nd & 5 at own 49Shai Werts pass incomplete to Ellis Richardson, broken up by Alex Brown
0:573rd & 5 at own 49Shai Werts pass incomplete to Wesley Fields
0:574th & 5 at own 49Magill Bauerle punt for 51 yds for a touchback
South Carolina State End of half, 1 play
0:331st & 10 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the SCSt 19
3rd quarter3 drives, then Georgia Southern 23, South Carolina State 6
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 8 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Dillon Bredson kickoff for 59 yds , Wesley Kennedy III return for 29 yds to the GeoSo 35
14:531st & 10 at own 35Wesley Fields run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 38
14:532nd & 7 at own 38Shai Werts run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 46 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 46Shai Werts run for 5 yds to the SCSt 49
14:532nd & 5 at opp 49Wesley Fields run for 10 yds to the SCSt 39 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 39Monteo Garrett run for 2 yds to the SCSt 37
14:532nd & 8 at opp 37Wesley Kennedy III run for 22 yds to the SCSt 15 Wesley Kennedy III fumbled, forced by Chris Adams, recovered by GeoSo Logan Wright for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at opp 15Monteo Garrett run for 14 yds to the SCSt 1 for a 1ST down
10:201st & goal at opp 1Wesley Fields run for 1 yd for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 23, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State Touchdown, 18 plays
10:201st & 0 at the 50Tyler Bass kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
10:201st & 10 at own 25Datron James run for 8 yds to the SCSt 33
10:202nd & 2 at own 33Tyrece Nick run for 4 yds to the SCSt 37 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at own 37Tyrece Nick run for 7 yds to the SCSt 44
10:202nd & 3 at own 44Tyrece Nick run for no gain to the SCSt 44
10:203rd & 3 at own 44GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Defensive offside (Ian Bush) to the SCSt 49 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at own 49Tyrece Nick run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 46
10:202nd & 5 at opp 46Datron James run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 38 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at opp 38Tyrece Nick run for no gain to the GeoSo 38
10:202nd & 10 at opp 38Tyrece Nick run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 30
10:203rd & 2 at opp 30Omar Cummings run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 26 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at opp 26Datron James run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 23
10:202nd & 7 at opp 23Tyrece Nick run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 15 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at opp 15Tyrece Nick run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 7
10:202nd & 2 at opp 7Tyrece Nick run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 2 S CAROLINA ST Penalty, Offensive holding (De’Montrez Burroughs) to the GeoSo 12
10:202nd & 7 at opp 12Datron James run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 9
10:203rd & 4 at opp 9Tyrece Nick run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 6
10:204th & 1 at opp 6Datron James run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 2 for a 1ST down
10:201st & goal at opp 2Datron James run for no gain to the GeoSo 2
1:082nd & goal at opp 2Tyrece Nick run for 2 yds for a TD (Dillon Bredson PAT BLOCKED)Georgia Southern 23, South Carolina State 6
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 10 plays
1:081st & 0 at own 35Austin Kemp kickoff for 57 yds , Wesley Kennedy III return for 32 yds to the GeoSo 40
1:001st & 10 at own 40Wesley Fields run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSo 39
1:002nd & 11 at own 39Logan Wright run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 43
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at own 43Shai Werts pass complete to Wesley Fields for 12 yds to the SCSt 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 45Shai Werts run for a loss of 3 yards to the SCSt 48
Q4 15:002nd & 13 at opp 48Logan Wright run for 4 yds to the SCSt 44
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at opp 44Shai Werts run for 15 yds to the SCSt 29 for a 1ST down S CAROLINA ST Penalty, Defensive holding (Lane Jones) to the SCSt 19 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Monteo Garrett run for 10 yds to the SCSt 9 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 9Shai Werts run for a loss of 3 yards to the SCSt 12
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 12Wesley Fields run for a loss of 1 yard to the SCSt 13
Q4 10:303rd & goal at opp 13Shai Werts run for 13 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 30, South Carolina State 6
4th quarter4 drives, then Georgia Southern 37, South Carolina State 6
South Carolina State Punt, 6 plays
10:301st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:301st & 10 at own 25Omar Cummings run for 1 yd to the SCSt 26
10:302nd & 9 at own 26Tyrece Nick pass incomplete
10:303rd & 9 at own 26Tyrece Nick pass complete to De’Montrez Burroughs for 14 yds to the SCSt 40 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 40Tyrece Nick run for a loss of 2 yards to the SCSt 38
10:302nd & 12 at own 38Tyrece Nick run for no gain to the SCSt 38
7:583rd & 12 at own 38Timeout S CAROLINA ST, clock 07:58
7:583rd & 12 at own 38Tyrece Nick run for no gain to the SCSt 38
7:584th & 12 at own 38Cliff Benjamin punt for 30 yds, downed at the GeoSo 32
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 5 plays
7:181st & 10 at own 32Matt LaRoche run for 33 yds to the SCSt 35 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at opp 35Matt LaRoche run for 5 yds to the SCSt 30
7:182nd & 5 at opp 30Logan Wright run for 15 yds to the SCSt 15 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at opp 15Matt LaRoche run for 1 yd to the SCSt 14
4:272nd & 9 at opp 14Shai Werts run for 14 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 37, South Carolina State 6
South Carolina State Punt, 3 plays
4:271st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:271st & 10 at own 25Cory Fields pass incomplete to De’Montrez Burroughs
4:272nd & 10 at own 25LeBron Morris run for 2 yds to the SCSt 27
4:273rd & 8 at own 27Cory Fields sacked for 0 yards to the SCSt 27 Cory Fields fumbled, recovered by SCSt Cory Fields , return for 0 yards
4:274th & 8 at own 27Cliff Benjamin punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Wesley Kennedy III at the GeoSo 39
Georgia Southern End of game, 5 plays
2:561st & 10 at own 39Grant Walker run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 43
2:562nd & 6 at own 43Grant Walker run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 48
2:563rd & 1 at own 48Grant Walker run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:561st & 10 at the 50Grant Walker run for 2 yds to the SCSt 48
2:562nd & 8 at opp 48Grant Walker run for no gain to the SCSt 48

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.

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Georgia Southern leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

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