Georgia State at Georgia Southern

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Georgia Southern beat Georgia State 38–⁠10. It was their sixth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 3–⁠3.

AwayGeorgia State7–⁠6 in 2019
10
HomeGeorgia Southern7–⁠6 in 2019
38

Final at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, StatesboroTV: ESPN+Attendance 15,175

At kickoff
64°F, mostly cloudy, wind 5 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Statesboro-Bullock County Airport (KTBR), 9 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Wayne Winkler; umpire John Short; head linesman S. Slaughter; line judge Ronald Tubbs; side judge Chip Shields; field judge DuVal West; back judge Jay Brown; center judge M. SweatmanGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Georgia State703010
Georgia Southern71014738

Standouts

  • RushingJ.D. King16 carries, 107 yards, 3 TDGeorgia Southern
  • ReceivingCornelius McCoy7 catches, 89 yardsGeorgia State

Player stats

Georgia State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dan Ellington18/2718200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Destin Coates454034
Tra Barnett1553115
Tucker Gregg21005
Kierston Harvey1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cornelius McCoy789025
Devin Gentry334026
Roger Carter221016
Aubry Payne118018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Hardrick Willis6210
Victor Heyward6100
Trajan Stephens-McQueen6000
Jhi’Shawn Taylor6100

Georgia Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shai Werts7/107300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
J.D. King16107330
Wesley Kennedy III1178120
Shai Werts1555114
NaJee Thompson112012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Khaleb Hood228018
Mark Michaud225013
Colby Ransom216011
J.D. King1404
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Donald Rutledge7000
Jay Bowdry60.500
Rashad Byrd5100
Traver Vliem5000
Lane Ecton41.50.50
Ty Phillips3110
Randy Wade Jr.2110
Todd Bradley20.50.50
Quin Williams20.50.50
Amaru Herring1110
Gavin Adcock10.50.50

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

Team stats

Georgia StateGeorgia Southern
290Total yards352
182Passing yards73
108Rushing yards279
6.7Yards per pass7.3
2.9Yards per rush5.9
18First downs22
4–⁠14Third downs2–⁠8
1–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers0
2–⁠20Penalties2–⁠25
26:21Possession33:39
1Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

Georgia StateGeorgia Southern
41%Success rate52%
−0.10EPA per play0.30
1.02Explosiveness1.07
−0.10Rushing EPA0.33
−0.11Passing EPA0.20
22%Passing-down success43%
0.17First-down EPA0.19
−0.06Second-down EPA0.51
−0.03Third-down EPA0.17
16%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)

Georgia Southern 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Georgia Southern −6.5, over/under 56.5.

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 67%, Georgia State 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Georgia Southern end zoneGeorgia State end zoneQ1 Georgia StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ1 Georgia StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Georgia StateMissed FG, 14 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernField goal, 6 playsQ2 Georgia StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Georgia StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Georgia SouthernEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Georgia StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ3 Georgia StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Georgia StateField goal, 9 playsQ3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 5 playsQ4 Georgia StateTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Georgia StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ4 Georgia StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Georgia Southern drives left to right, Georgia State right to left.
  1. Q1 Georgia StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  2. Q1 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  3. Q1 Georgia StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 86 yards
  4. Q1 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 Georgia StateMissed FG, 14 plays, 45 yards
  6. Q2 Georgia SouthernField goal, 6 plays, 37 yards
  7. Q2 Georgia StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  8. Q2 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 9 plays, 73 yards
  9. Q2 Georgia StatePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  10. Q2 Georgia SouthernEnd of half, 3 plays, 3 yards
  11. Q3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 5 plays, 51 yards
  12. Q3 Georgia StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  13. Q3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  14. Q3 Georgia StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q3 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 6 plays, 43 yards
  16. Q3 Georgia StateField goal, 9 plays, 57 yards
  17. Q3 Georgia SouthernPunt, 5 plays, 8 yards
  18. Q4 Georgia StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 48 yards
  19. Q4 Georgia SouthernTouchdown, 7 plays, 61 yards
  20. Q4 Georgia StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 38 yards
  21. Q4 Georgia SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  22. Q4 Georgia StateEnd of game, 3 plays, 11 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 7
Georgia State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & goal at opp 0Tra Barnett run for 5 yds to the GeoSt 30 GA SOUTHERN Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting ( Yards) to the GeoSt 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Tra Barnett run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSt 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Dan Ellington pass incomplete
15:004th & 6 at own 29Brandon Wright punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Wesley Kennedy III at the GeoSo 29
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
13:501st & 10 at own 29Wesley Kennedy III run for no gain to the GeoSo 29
13:502nd & 10 at own 29Shai Werts run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 31
13:503rd & 8 at own 31Shai Werts pass complete to Colby Ransom for 5 yds to the GeoSo 36
13:504th & 3 at own 36Anthony Beck II punt for 50 yds , Quavian White returns for no gain to the GeoSt 14
Georgia State Touchdown, 9 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 14Dan Ellington pass complete to Cornelius McCoy for 25 yds to the GeoSt 39 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at own 39Dan Ellington run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 40
11:432nd & 9 at own 40Dan Ellington pass complete to Cadarrius Thompson for 2 yds to the GeoSt 42
11:433rd & 7 at own 42Dan Ellington pass complete to Roger Carter for 16 yds to the GeoSo 42 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at opp 42Dan Ellington run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 37
11:432nd & 5 at opp 37Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 3 yds to the GeoSo 34
11:433rd & 2 at opp 34Tra Barnett run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 32 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at opp 32Dan Ellington pass complete to Cornelius McCoy for 17 yds to the GeoSo 15 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at opp 15Tra Barnett run for 15 yds for a TD (Brandon Wright KICK)Georgia State 7, Georgia Southern 0
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 8 plays
7:591st & 0 at own 35Brandon Wright kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:591st & 10 at own 25Malik Murray run for 18 yds to the GeoSo 43 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at own 43J.D. King run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 46
7:592nd & 7 at own 46Wesley Kennedy III run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 47
7:593rd & 6 at own 47Wesley Kennedy III run for 20 yds to the GeoSt 33 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at opp 33J.D. King run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 29
7:592nd & 6 at opp 29Wesley Kennedy III run for 10 yds to the GeoSt 19 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at opp 19J.D. King run for 8 yds to the GeoSt 11
3:242nd & 2 at opp 11Shai Werts run for 11 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Tied at 7
Georgia State Missed FG, 14 plays
3:241st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:241st & 10 at own 25Dan Ellington pass complete to Cornelius McCoy for 5 yds to the GeoSt 30
3:242nd & 5 at own 30Tra Barnett run for 5 yds to the GeoSt 35 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at own 35Dan Ellington pass complete to Jonathan Ifedi for 2 yds to the GeoSt 37
3:242nd & 8 at own 37Dan Ellington run for 6 yds to the GeoSt 43
3:243rd & 2 at own 43Tra Barnett run for 6 yds to the GeoSt 49 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at own 49Tra Barnett run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
3:242nd & 9 at the 50Dan Ellington run for no gain to the 50 yard line
3:243rd & 9 at the 50Destin Coates run for 5 yds to the GeoSo 45
Q2 15:004th & 4 at opp 45Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 5 yds to the GeoSo 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 40Dan Ellington pass complete to Aubry Payne for 18 yds to the GeoSo 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 22Dan Ellington pass incomplete to Cornelius McCoy, broken up by Monquavion Brinson
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 22Dan Ellington pass incomplete to Devin Gentry, broken up by Kenderick Duncan Jr.
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 22Dan Ellington sacked by Ty Phillips for a loss of 8 yards to the GeoSo 30
Q2 13:204th & 18 at opp 30Brandon Wright 47 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter5 drives, then Georgia Southern 17, Georgia State 7
Georgia Southern Field goal, 6 plays
13:201st & 10 at own 30Shai Werts pass complete to Khaleb Hood for 18 yds to the GeoSo 48 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at own 48Shai Werts run for 12 yds to the GeoSt 40 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 40Shai Werts run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 42
13:202nd & 12 at opp 42Shai Werts pass complete to Khaleb Hood for 10 yds to the GeoSt 32
13:203rd & 2 at opp 32J.D. King run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSt 33
10:004th & 3 at opp 33Tyler Bass 49 yd FG GOODGeorgia Southern 10, Georgia State 7
Georgia State Punt, 3 plays
10:001st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:001st & 10 at own 25Tra Barnett run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 28
10:002nd & 7 at own 28Dan Ellington run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 31
10:003rd & 4 at own 31Dan Ellington run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 34
10:004th & 1 at own 34Brandon Wright punt for 39 yds
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 9 plays
8:061st & 10 at own 27J.D. King run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSo 25
7:342nd & 12 at own 25Timeout GEORGIA ST, clock 07:34
7:342nd & 12 at own 25S. Werts pass incomplete to D. Carter Jr. (Jones, Jaylon), PENALTY GSU pass interference (Jones, Jaylon) 15 yards to the GS40, 1ST DOWN GS, NO PLAY.
7:341st & 10 at own 40Shai Werts run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 49
7:342nd & 1 at own 49Shai Werts run for 8 yds to the GeoSt 43 for a 1ST down
7:341st & 10 at opp 43Wesley Kennedy III run for 14 yds to the GeoSt 29 for a 1ST down
7:341st & 10 at opp 29Wesley Kennedy III run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSt 30
7:342nd & 11 at opp 30Shai Werts pass complete to Mark Michaud for 12 yds to the GeoSt 18 for a 1ST down
7:341st & 10 at opp 18Shai Werts run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSt 19
7:342nd & 11 at opp 19NaJee Thompson run for 12 yds to the GeoSt 7 for a 1ST down
2:591st & goal at opp 7J.D. King run for 7 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 17, Georgia State 7
Georgia State Punt, 3 plays
2:591st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 55 yds, downed at the GeoSt 10
2:591st & 10 at own 10Dan Ellington pass complete to Tra Barnett for 8 yds to the GeoSt 18
2:592nd & 2 at own 18Tra Barnett run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 19
2:593rd & 1 at own 19Barnett, Tra rush for 2 yards to the GSU21 (K. Duncan Jr.;R. Wade Jr.), PENALTY GSU illegal formation 5 yards to the GSU14, NO PLAY.
2:593rd & 6 at own 14Dan Ellington sacked by Randy Wade Jr. for a loss of 7 yards to the GeoSt 7
1:474th & 13 at own 7Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 01:47
1:474th & 13 at own 7Brandon Wright punt for 58 yds, downed at the GeoSo 35
Georgia Southern End of half, 3 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 35Shai Werts sacked by Hardrick Willis for a loss of 6 yards to the GeoSo 29
1:342nd & 16 at own 29Shai Werts run for 6 yds to the GeoSo 35
1:343rd & 10 at own 35Wesley Kennedy III run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 38
3rd quarter7 drives, then Georgia Southern 31, Georgia State 10
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 5 plays
15:004th & 7 at own 35Brandon Wright kickoff for 64 yds , Wesley Kennedy III return for 48 yds to the GeoSo 49
14:451st & 10 at own 49Shai Werts pass complete to Colby Ransom for 11 yds to the GeoSt 40 for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at opp 40Shai Werts run for 14 yds to the GeoSt 26 for a 1ST down
13:321st & 10 at opp 26Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 13:32
13:321st & 10 at opp 26J.D. King run for 6 yds to the GeoSt 20
13:322nd & 4 at opp 20J.D. King run for 7 yds to the GeoSt 13 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at opp 13Wesley Kennedy III run for 13 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 24, Georgia State 7
Georgia State Punt, 3 plays
12:081st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:081st & 10 at own 25Tra Barnett run for 5 yds to the GeoSt 30
12:082nd & 5 at own 30Dan Ellington pass complete to Cornelius McCoy for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSt 28
12:083rd & 7 at own 28Dan Ellington run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 31
12:084th & 4 at own 31Brandon Wright punt for 51 yds , Wesley Kennedy III returns for no gain to the GeoSo 18
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
10:281st & 10 at own 18Shai Werts pass incomplete
10:282nd & 10 at own 18Shai Werts run for a loss of 4 yards to the GeoSo 14
10:283rd & 14 at own 14Shai Werts pass complete to J.D. King for 4 yds to the GeoSo 18
10:284th & 10 at own 18Anthony Beck II punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Quavian White at the GeoSt 34
Georgia State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
8:431st & 10 at own 34Tra Barnett run for 6 yds to the GeoSt 40
8:432nd & 4 at own 40Dan Ellington run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 43
8:433rd & 1 at own 43Dan Ellington run for a loss of 1 yard to the GeoSt 42
8:434th & 2 at own 42Dan Ellington run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 43
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 6 plays
7:161st & 10 at opp 43Shai Werts run for 4 yds to the GeoSt 39
7:162nd & 6 at opp 39J.D. King run for 10 yds to the GeoSt 29 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 29J.D. King run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 28
7:162nd & 9 at opp 28Shai Werts pass complete to Mark Michaud for 13 yds to the GeoSt 15 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 15Shai Werts run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 13
3:532nd & 8 at opp 13J.D. King run for 13 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 31, Georgia State 7
Georgia State Field goal, 9 plays
3:531st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:531st & 10 at own 25Dan Ellington pass complete to Jonathan Ifedi for 2 yds to the GeoSt 27
3:532nd & 8 at own 27Dan Ellington pass incomplete to Cornelius McCoy, broken up by Kindle Vildor
3:533rd & 8 at own 27Ellington, Dan pass incomplete to McCoy, C., PENALTY GS holding (K. Vildor) 10 yards to the GSU37, 1ST DOWN GSU, NO PLAY.
3:531st & 10 at own 37Destin Coates run for 34 yds to the GeoSo 29 for a 1ST down
3:531st & 10 at opp 29Destin Coates run for 7 yds to the GeoSo 22
3:532nd & 3 at opp 22Destin Coates run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 14 for a 1ST down
2:051st & 10 at opp 14Timeout GA SOUTHERN, clock 02:05
2:051st & 10 at opp 14Tra Barnett run for no gain to the GeoSo 14
2:052nd & 10 at opp 14Dan Ellington pass incomplete
2:053rd & 10 at opp 14Dan Ellington sacked by Lane Ecton and Todd Bradley for a loss of 4 yards to the GeoSo 18
0:384th & 14 at opp 18Brandon Wright 35 yd FG GOODGeorgia Southern 31, Georgia State 10
Georgia Southern Punt, 5 plays
0:381st & 0 at own 35Brandon Wright kickoff for 63 yds
0:381st & 10 at own 25J.D. King run for 7 yds to the GeoSo 32
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at own 32J.D. King run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 36Shai Werts run for a loss of 3 yards to the GeoSo 33
Q4 15:002nd & 13 at own 33Shai Werts pass incomplete to Khaleb Hood, broken up by Evan Jones
Q4 15:003rd & 13 at own 33Shai Werts pass incomplete
Q4 15:004th & 13 at own 33Anthony Beck II punt for 54 yds, downed at the GeoSt 13
4th quarter5 drives, then Georgia Southern 38, Georgia State 10
Georgia State Turnover on downs, 7 plays
13:151st & 10 at own 13Dan Ellington pass complete to Devin Gentry for 26 yds to the GeoSt 39 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at own 39Tra Barnett run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 41
13:152nd & 8 at own 41Dan Ellington pass complete to Cornelius McCoy for 15 yds to the GeoSo 44 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at opp 44Dan Ellington pass incomplete to Cornelius McCoy
13:152nd & 10 at opp 44Dan Ellington pass incomplete to Cornelius McCoy
13:153rd & 10 at opp 44Dan Ellington pass complete to Cornelius McCoy for 5 yds to the GeoSo 39
13:154th & 5 at opp 39Dan Ellington pass incomplete to Destin Coates, broken up by Kenderick Duncan Jr.
Georgia Southern Touchdown, 7 plays
11:131st & 10 at own 39Wesley Kennedy III run for 9 yds to the GeoSo 48
11:132nd & 1 at own 48J.D. King run for 8 yds to the GeoSt 44 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at opp 44Wesley Kennedy III run for 8 yds to the GeoSt 36
11:132nd & 2 at opp 36Wesley Kennedy III run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 35
11:133rd & 1 at opp 35J.D. King run for 2 yds to the GeoSt 33 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at opp 33Shai Werts run for 3 yds to the GeoSt 30
7:062nd & 7 at opp 30J.D. King run for 30 yds for a TD (Tyler Bass KICK)Georgia Southern 38, Georgia State 10
Georgia State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
7:061st & 0 at own 35Tyler Bass kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:061st & 10 at own 25Dan Ellington pass complete to Roger Carter for 5 yds to the GeoSt 30
7:062nd & 5 at own 30Dan Ellington pass complete to Tra Barnett for 6 yds to the GeoSo 36 for a 1ST down GA SOUTHERN Penalty, personal foul (Donald Rutledge Jr.) to the GeoSo 49 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 49Tra Barnett run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 47
7:062nd & 8 at opp 47Dan Ellington pass complete to Cornelius McCoy for 24 yds to the GeoSo 23 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at opp 23Tra Barnett run for 1 yd to the GeoSo 22
7:062nd & 9 at opp 22Dan Ellington sacked by Amaru Herring for a loss of 3 yards to the GeoSo 25
7:063rd & 12 at opp 25Dan Ellington pass incomplete
7:064th & 12 at opp 25Dan Ellington sacked by Quin Williams and Gavin Adcock for a loss of 12 yards to the GeoSo 37
Georgia Southern Punt, 3 plays
4:171st & 10 at own 37Gerald Green run for 3 yds to the GeoSo 40
4:172nd & 7 at own 40Gerald Green run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 44
4:173rd & 3 at own 44Gerald Green run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 46
4:174th & 1 at own 46Anthony Beck II punt for 43 yds, downed at the GeoSt 11
Georgia State End of game, 3 plays
1:511st & 10 at own 11Kierston Harvey run for 1 yd to the GeoSt 12
1:512nd & 9 at own 12Tucker Gregg run for 5 yds to the GeoSt 17
1:513rd & 4 at own 17Tucker Gregg run for 5 yds to the GeoSt 22 for a 1ST down

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.

Tied 6–⁠6 in 12 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Georgia Southern 41, Georgia State 24
2024Georgia Southern 38, Georgia State 21
2023Georgia Southern 44, Georgia State 27
2022Georgia State 41, Georgia Southern 33
2021Georgia State 21, Georgia Southern 14
2020Georgia State 30, Georgia Southern 24

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