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Arkansas State at Georgia Southern

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Georgia Southern beat Arkansas State 28–⁠21. It was their third meeting; after it, Arkansas State led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayArkansas State8–⁠5 in 2018
21
HomeGeorgia Southern10–⁠3 in 2018
28

Final at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, StatesboroTV: ESPN+Attendance 17,320

At kickoff
83°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Statesboro-Bullock County Airport (KTBR), 9 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Jason Autrey; umpire Jason Yates; head linesman Stuart Slaughte; line judge Ryan Hagan; side judge Fred Wiedower; field judge Jonathan Middle; back judge Timothy P. Smit; center judge Ron TurnerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Arkansas State0311721
Georgia Southern0771428

Standouts

  • PassingJustice Hansen38 of 50, 376 yards, 1 TDArkansas State
  • RushingShai Werts22 carries, 113 yards, 1 TDGeorgia Southern
  • ReceivingKirk Merritt11 catches, 92 yards, 1 TDArkansas State
  • DefenseLogan Hunt9 tackles, 3 sacks, 3.5 for lossGeorgia Southern

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Player stats

Arkansas State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Justice Hansen38/5037610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Marcel Murray104208
Justice Hansen1640116
Armond Weh-Weh628014
Warren Wand4706
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kirk Merritt1192115
Omar Bayless584023
Jonathan Adams Jr.474032
Justin McInnis860013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ronheen Bingham10310
Tajhea Chambers6000
Justin Clifton6100
Kevin Thurmon5000

Georgia Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shai Werts1/36110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Shai Werts22113136
Wesley Kennedy III8105147
Wesley Fields1098064
Monteo Garrett72619
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Wesley Fields161161
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Joshua Moon1310.50
Monquavion Brinson11000
Logan Hunt93.530
Rashad Byrd9000
Ty Phillips41.51.50
Todd Bradley30.50.50
Raymond Johnson III20.50.50

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

Team stats

Arkansas StateGeorgia Southern
493Total yards409
376Passing yards61
117Rushing yards348
7.4Yards per pass20.3
3.3Yards per rush7.1
28First downs15
8–⁠18Third downs4–⁠10
3–⁠6Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers0
5–⁠39Penalties8–⁠96
32:10Possession27:50
1Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

Arkansas StateGeorgia Southern
52%Success rate39%
0.07EPA per play0.39
0.92Explosiveness1.95
0.07Rushing EPA0.29
0.07Passing EPA1.53
44%Passing-down success36%
0.05First-down EPA0.23
−0.04Second-down EPA0.34
0.62Third-down EPA0.78
12%Havoc by its defense20%

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)

Arkansas State 59% to win. Georgia Southern won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Arkansas State −3, over/under 54.

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 Arkansas State 58%, Georgia Southern 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Georgia Southern end zoneArkansas State end zoneQ1 Arkansas StateTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ1 Arkansas StateTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 7 playsQ1 Arkansas StateField goal, 11 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 9 playsQ2 Arkansas StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Arkansas StateTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ3 Arkansas StateFumble, 5 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ3 Arkansas StateField goal, 5 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Arkansas StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 Arkansas StatePunt, 6 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ4 Arkansas StateTouchdown, 16 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 Arkansas StateEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Georgia Southern drives left to right, Arkansas State right to left.
  1. Q1 Arkansas StateTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 37 yards
  2. Q1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 Arkansas StateTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 69 yards
  4. Q1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 7 plays, −6 yards
  5. Q1 Arkansas StateField goal, 11 plays, 43 yards
  6. Q2 Georgia SouthernPunt, 9 plays, 10 yards
  7. Q2 Arkansas StatePunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  8. Q2 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 5 plays, 82 yards
  9. Q2 Arkansas StateTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 47 yards
  10. Q3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  11. Q3 Arkansas StateFumble, 5 plays, 53 yards
  12. Q3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  13. Q3 Arkansas StateField goal, 5 plays, 26 yards
  14. Q3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 6 plays, 88 yards
  15. Q3 Arkansas StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 3 plays, 70 yards
  17. Q4 Arkansas StatePunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  18. Q4 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  19. Q4 Arkansas StateTouchdown, 16 plays, 77 yards
  20. Q4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 10 plays, 83 yards
  21. Q4 Arkansas StateEnd of game, 2 plays, 11 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Arkansas State Turnover on downs, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Jonathan Adams Jr., broken up by Monquavion Brinson
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Warren Wand run for 1 yd to the ArkSt 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 10 yds to the ArkSt 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Justice Hansen sacked by Logan Hunt for a loss of 3 yards to the ArkSt 33
15:002nd & 13 at own 33Justice Hansen pass complete to Brandon Bowling for 11 yds to the ArkSt 44
15:003rd & 2 at own 44Marcel Murray run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Marcel Murray run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 46
15:002nd & 6 at opp 46Justice Hansen pass complete to Justin McInnis for 8 yds to the GeoSo 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 38Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Justin McInnis, broken up by Kindle Vildor
15:002nd & 10 at opp 38Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 3 yds to the GeoSo 35
15:003rd & 7 at opp 35Justice Hansen pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 4 yds to the GeoSo 31
15:004th & 3 at opp 31Justice Hansen sacked by Ty Phillips for a loss of 7 yards to the GeoSo 38
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
10:041st & 10 at own 38Wesley Fields run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 40
10:042nd & 8 at own 40Wesley Fields run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 44
10:043rd & 4 at own 44Wesley Kennedy III run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 46
10:044th & 2 at own 46Tyler Bass punt for 46 yds , Warren Wand returns for 9 yds to the GASOUTHERN 45 ARKANSAS ST Penalty, illegal block (9 Yards) to the ArkSt 8
Arkansas State Turnover on downs, 10 plays
8:101st & 10 at own 8Marcel Murray run for 6 yds to the ArkSt 14
8:102nd & 4 at own 14Justice Hansen pass incomplete
8:103rd & 4 at own 14Justice Hansen pass complete to Omar Bayless for 12 yds to the ArkSt 26 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at own 26Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 15 yds to the ArkSt 41 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at own 41Marcel Murray run for 1 yd to the ArkSt 42
8:102nd & 9 at own 42Justice Hansen pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 27 yds to the GeoSo 31 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 31Justice Hansen pass incomplete
8:102nd & 10 at opp 31Warren Wand run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 30
8:103rd & 9 at opp 30Justice Hansen pass complete to Brandon Bowling for 8 yds to the GeoSo 22
8:104th & 1 at opp 22Marcel Murray run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSo 23
Georgia Southern Punt, 7 plays
5:091st & 10 at own 23Wesley Fields run for no gain to the GeoSo 23
5:092nd & 10 at own 23Wesley Kennedy III run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 32
5:093rd & 1 at own 32Monteo Garrett run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 34 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at own 34Monteo Garrett run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSo 32
5:092nd & 12 at own 32Shai Werts run for no gain to the GeoSo 32 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the GeoSo 22
5:092nd & 22 at own 22Shai Werts pass incomplete to Monteo Garrett
5:093rd & 22 at own 22Shai Werts run for no gain to the GeoSo 22
5:094th & 22 at own 22GA SOUTHERN Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the GeoSo 17
5:094th & 27 at own 17Magill Bauerle punt for 54 yds, downed at the ArkSt 29
Arkansas State Field goal, 11 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 29Marcel Murray run for 7 yds to the ArkSt 36
1:002nd & 3 at own 36Justice Hansen run for 3 yds to the ArkSt 39 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at own 39Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Marcel Murray
1:002nd & 10 at own 39Marcel Murray run for 7 yds to the ArkSt 46
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 46Justice Hansen pass complete to Justin McInnis for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at the 50Armond Weh-Weh run for 10 yds to the GeoSo 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 40Justice Hansen pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 11 yds to the GeoSo 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 29Justice Hansen sacked by Logan Hunt and Todd Bradley for a loss of 8 yards to the GeoSo 37
Q2 15:002nd & 18 at opp 37Justice Hansen run for 12 yds to the GeoSo 25
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 25Justice Hansen pass complete to Brandon Bowling for 2 yds to the GeoSo 23
Q2 15:004th & 4 at opp 23ARKANSAS ST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the GeoSo 28
Q2 11:194th & 9 at opp 28Blake Grupe 45 yd FG GOODArkansas State 3, Georgia Southern 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then Georgia Southern 7, Arkansas State 3
Georgia Southern Punt, 9 plays
11:191st & 0 at own 35Sawyer Williams kickoff for 63 yds , Wesley Kennedy III return for 21 yds to the GeoSo 23
11:191st & 10 at own 23Shai Werts run for 12 yds to the GeoSo 35 for a 1ST down
11:191st & 10 at own 35Shai Werts run for a loss of 4 yards to the GeoSo 31
11:192nd & 14 at own 31Monteo Garrett run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 34
11:193rd & 11 at own 34Shai Werts run for 13 yds to the GeoSo 47 for a 1ST down
11:191st & 10 at own 47Shai Werts run for 4 yds to the ArkSt 49
11:192nd & 6 at opp 49Shai Werts run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 44 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the GeoSo 46
7:262nd & 11 at own 46Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 07:26
7:262nd & 11 at own 46Wesley Fields run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 48
7:263rd & 9 at own 48S. Werts pass complete to W. Kennedy for no gain to the GS48 (Bingham, Ronhee;Jackson, Darreo), PENALTY GS holding (J. Edwards) 10 yards to the GS38, NO PLAY.
7:263rd & 19 at own 38Shai Werts run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 39 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the GeoSo 29
7:263rd & 28 at own 29Shai Werts run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 33
7:264th & 24 at own 33Tyler Bass punt for 37 yds , Warren Wand returns for 6 yds to the ArkSt 36
Arkansas State Punt, 4 plays
5:101st & 10 at own 36Justice Hansen run for 11 yds to the ArkSt 47 Justice Hansen fumbled, forced by Joshua Moon, for a 1ST down
5:101st & 10 at own 47Justice Hansen pass complete to Justin McInnis for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
5:102nd & 7 at the 50Justice Hansen sacked by Raymond Johnson III and Logan Hunt for a loss of 7 yards to the ArkSt 43
5:103rd & 14 at own 43Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
5:104th & 7 at the 50Cody Grace punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the GeoSo 18
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 5 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 18Wesley Kennedy III run for 21 yds to the GeoSo 39 for a 1ST down
2:551st & 10 at own 39Wesley Kennedy III run for 14 yds to the ArkSt 47 for a 1ST down
1:531st & 10 at opp 47Timeout ARKANSAS ST, clock 01:53
1:531st & 10 at opp 47GA SOUTHERN Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the GeoSo 48
1:531st & 15 at own 48Malik Murray run for 4 yds to the ArkSt 48
1:532nd & 11 at opp 48Wesley Kennedy III run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 46 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, illegal block (Monteo Garrett) to the GeoSo 39
1:242nd & 24 at own 39Shai Werts pass complete to Wesley Fields for 61 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 7, Arkansas State 3
Arkansas State Turnover on downs, 9 plays
1:241st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 64 yds , Warren Wand return for 21 yds to the ArkSt 22
1:201st & 10 at own 22Justice Hansen pass complete to Armond Weh-Weh for 7 yds to the ArkSt 29
1:202nd & 3 at own 29Hansen, Justice pass incomplete to Bayless, Omar, PENALTY ASU holding (Bonner, Lanard) 10 yards to the ASU19, NO PLAY.
1:202nd & 13 at own 19Justice Hansen pass complete to Omar Bayless for 16 yds to the ArkSt 35 for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at own 35Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:201st & 10 at the 50Armond Weh-Weh run for no gain to the 50 yard line
0:362nd & 10 at the 50Timeout ARKANSAS ST, clock 00:36
0:362nd & 10 at the 50Justice Hansen pass complete to Justin McInnis for 10 yds to the GeoSo 40 for a 1ST down
0:361st & 10 at opp 40TEAM pass incomplete
0:362nd & 10 at opp 40Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Jonathan Adams Jr.
0:363rd & 10 at opp 40Hansen, Justice pass incomplete to Bayless, Omar (M. Brinson), PENALTY ASU holding (Seidnaly, Nour) 10 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY.
0:363rd & 20 at the 50Justice Hansen pass complete to Omar Bayless for 19 yds to the GeoSo 31
0:024th & 1 at opp 31Timeout ARKANSAS ST, clock 00:02
0:024th & 1 at opp 31Justice Hansen pass incomplete
3rd quarter7 drives, then Tied at 14
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Sawyer Williams kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Wesley Fields run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 26
15:002nd & 9 at own 26Logan Wright run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 28
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Shai Werts sacked by Ronheen Bingham for a loss of 5 yards to the GeoSo 23
15:004th & 12 at own 23Magill Bauerle punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Warren Wand at the ArkSt 42
Arkansas State Fumble, 5 plays
13:061st & 10 at own 42Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 11 yds to the GeoSo 47 for a 1ST down
13:061st & 10 at opp 47Warren Wand run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 41
13:062nd & 4 at opp 41Marcel Murray run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 37 for a 1ST down
13:061st & 10 at opp 37Justice Hansen pass complete to Justin McInnis for 6 yds to the GeoSo 31
13:062nd & 4 at opp 31Justice Hansen pass complete to Javonis Isaac for 24 yds Javonis Isaac fumbled, forced by Joshua Moon, recovered by GeoSo Rashad Byrd
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
11:381st & 10 at own 5Shai Werts run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSo 4
11:382nd & 11 at own 4Monteo Garrett run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 13
11:383rd & 2 at own 13Monteo Garrett run for no gain to the GeoSo 13
11:384th & 2 at own 13Tyler Bass punt for 58 yds , Warren Wand returns for 35 yds to the GeoSo 36
Arkansas State Field goal, 5 plays
9:181st & 10 at opp 36Justice Hansen pass complete to Omar Bayless for 23 yds to the GeoSo 13 for a 1ST down
9:181st & 10 at opp 13Justice Hansen run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 8
9:182nd & 5 at opp 8Marcel Murray run for no gain to the GeoSo 8
9:183rd & 5 at opp 8Justice Hansen sacked by Logan Hunt for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSo 10
7:024th & 7 at opp 10Blake Grupe 27 yd FG GOODGeorgia Southern 7, Arkansas State 6
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 6 plays
7:021st & 0 at own 35Sawyer Williams kickoff for 62 yds , Wesley Kennedy III return for 9 yds to the GeoSo 12
6:561st & 10 at own 12Shai Werts pass incomplete to Logan Wright
6:562nd & 10 at own 12Shai Werts run for 17 yds to the GeoSo 29 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at own 29Wesley Fields run for 19 yds to the GeoSo 48 for a 1ST down
6:561st & 10 at own 48Wesley Kennedy III run for 9 yds to the ArkSt 43
6:562nd & 1 at opp 43Shai Werts run for 7 yds to the ArkSt 36 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at opp 36Shai Werts run for 36 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 14, Arkansas State 6
Arkansas State Touchdown, 9 plays
4:421st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:421st & 10 at own 25Justice Hansen pass complete to Armond Weh-Weh for 4 yds to the ArkSt 29
4:422nd & 6 at own 29Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 5 yds to the ArkSt 34
4:423rd & 1 at own 34Justice Hansen run for 1 yd to the ArkSt 35 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at own 35Armond Weh-Weh run for 14 yds to the ArkSt 49 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at own 49Justice Hansen run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 45
4:422nd & 4 at opp 45Armond Weh-Weh run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 44
4:423rd & 3 at opp 44Armond Weh-Weh run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 43
4:424th & 2 at opp 43Justice Hansen pass complete to Jonathan Adams Jr. for 32 yds to the GeoSo 11 for a 1ST down
0:531st & 10 at opp 11Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 11 yds for a TD (Justice Hansen pass to Omar Bayless for Two-Point Conversion)Tied at 14
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 3 plays
0:531st & 0 at own 35Sawyer Williams kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback ARKANSAS ST Penalty, Defensive offside (Trent Ellis-Brewer)
0:531st & 10 at own 30Wesley Fields run for no gain to the GeoSo 30
0:532nd & 10 at own 30Wesley Fields run for 64 yds to the ArkSt 6 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:551st & goal at opp 6Monteo Garrett run for 6 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 21, Arkansas State 14
4th quarter5 drives, then Georgia Southern 28, Arkansas State 21
Arkansas State Punt, 6 plays
14:551st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25Justice Hansen run for 1 yd to the ArkSt 26
14:552nd & 9 at own 26Justice Hansen pass complete to Justin McInnis for 7 yds to the ArkSt 33
14:553rd & 2 at own 33Justice Hansen pass complete to Marcel Murray for 3 yds to the ArkSt 36 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 36Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Jonathan Adams Jr., broken up by Monquavion Brinson
14:552nd & 10 at own 36Justice Hansen pass complete to Kendrick Edwards for 5 yds to the ArkSt 41
14:553rd & 5 at own 41Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Kendrick Edwards
14:554th & 5 at own 41Cody Grace punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Wesley Kennedy III at the GeoSo 23
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
12:301st & 10 at own 23Shai Werts run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 25
12:302nd & 8 at own 25Shai Werts run for a loss of 4 yards to the GeoSo 21
12:303rd & 12 at own 21Shai Werts run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 26 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, personal foul ( Yards) declined
12:304th & 7 at own 26Magill Bauerle punt for 51 yds , Jeremy Smith returns for no gain to the ArkSt 23
Arkansas State Touchdown, 16 plays
10:431st & 10 at own 23Warren Wand run for a loss of 1 yard to the ArkSt 22
10:432nd & 11 at own 22Justice Hansen pass complete to Justin McInnis for 9 yds to the ArkSt 31
10:433rd & 2 at own 31Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 1 yd to the ArkSt 32
10:434th & 1 at own 32Armond Weh-Weh run for 2 yds to the ArkSt 34 for a 1ST down
10:431st & 10 at own 34Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 5 yds to the ArkSt 39
10:432nd & 5 at own 39Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Jonathan Adams Jr., broken up by Monquavion Brinson
10:433rd & 5 at own 39Justice Hansen pass complete to Kirk Merritt for 9 yds to the ArkSt 48 for a 1ST down
10:431st & 10 at own 48Justice Hansen pass complete to Omar Bayless for 14 yds to the GeoSo 38 for a 1ST down
10:431st & 10 at opp 38Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Jonathan Adams Jr., broken up by Monquavion Brinson
10:432nd & 10 at opp 38Justice Hansen pass complete to Brandon Bowling for 2 yds to the GeoSo 36
10:433rd & 8 at opp 36Justice Hansen pass incomplete to Jonathan Adams Jr.
10:434th & 8 at opp 36Justice Hansen run for 10 yds to the GeoSo 26 for a 1ST down
10:431st & 10 at opp 26Marcel Murray run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 18
10:432nd & 2 at opp 18Justice Hansen pass complete to Javier Carbonell for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSo 20
10:433rd & 4 at opp 20Justice Hansen run for 16 yds to the GeoSo 4 for a 1ST down
5:071st & goal at opp 4Justice Hansen run for 4 yds for a TD (Blake Grupe KICK)Tied at 21
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 10 plays
5:071st & 0 at own 35Sawyer Williams kickoff for 56 yds , Wesley Kennedy III return for 10 yds to the GeoSo 17 Wesley Kennedy III fumbled, forced by Antonio Fletcher, recovered by GeoSo Logan Wright
5:011st & 10 at own 17Wesley Fields run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 19
5:012nd & 8 at own 19Monteo Garrett run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 27 for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at own 27Wesley Fields run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 31
5:012nd & 6 at own 31Shai Werts run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 40 for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at own 40Shai Werts run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 49
5:012nd & 1 at own 49Shai Werts run for no gain to the GeoSo 49
5:013rd & 1 at own 49Shai Werts run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
5:011st & 10 at the 50Shai Werts run for 2 yds to the ArkSt 48
0:362nd & 8 at opp 48Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 00:36
0:362nd & 8 at opp 48Wesley Kennedy III run for 1 yd to the ArkSt 47
0:293rd & 7 at opp 47Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 00:29
0:293rd & 7 at opp 47Timeout ARKANSAS ST, clock 00:29
0:193rd & 7 at opp 47Wesley Kennedy III run for 47 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 28, Arkansas State 21
Arkansas State End of game, 2 plays
0:191st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds , Kirk Merritt return for 68 yds to the GASOUTHERN -3 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, Defensive offside (TEAM) to the ArkSt 37
0:121st & 10 at own 37Justice Hansen pass complete to Justin McInnis for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:051st & 10 at the 50Timeout ARKANSAS ST, clock 00:05
0:051st & 10 at the 50Justice Hansen sacked by Joshua Moon and Ty Phillips for a loss of 2 yards to the ArkSt 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.

The series

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Arkansas State leads 4–⁠2 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.

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2025Arkansas State 34, Georgia Southern 24
2021Georgia Southern 59, Arkansas State 33
2019Arkansas State 38, Georgia Southern 33
2018Georgia Southern 28, Arkansas State 21
2017Arkansas State 43, Georgia Southern 25
2016Arkansas State 27, Georgia Southern 26

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