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Charleston Southern at Tennessee State

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Tennessee State beat Charleston Southern 13–⁠9. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayCharleston Southern1–⁠11 in 2024
9
HomeTennessee State9–⁠4 in 2024
13

Final at Nissan Stadium, NashvilleTV: ESPN+Attendance 1,853

At kickoff
67°F, light rain, wind 10 mph from the south, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Nashville International Airport (KBNA), 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Drew MyersGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Charleston Southern06309
Tennessee State070613

Standouts

  • RushingAutavius Ison33 carries, 157 yardsCharleston Southern

Player stats

Charleston Southern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kaleb Jackson4/129000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Autavius Ison33157021
Kaleb Jackson1345012
Tyson Greenwade93307
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Rhone239021
Noah Jennings131031
Autavius Ison01500
Tyree Taylor1505

Tennessee State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Draylen Ellis12/2410510
Tevin Carter0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordan Gant540119
C.J. Evans Jr.831011
Jaden McGill41509
Tevin Carter1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryant Williams549124
Chevy Brenson329014
C.J. Evans Jr.112012
Jaden McGill110010

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

Team stats

Charleston SouthernTennessee State
325Total yards206
90Passing yards105
235Rushing yards101
7.5Yards per pass4.2
4.3Yards per rush5.1
17First downs11
2–⁠13Third downs3–⁠11
3–⁠5Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
2–⁠20Penalties5–⁠23
41:29Possession18:31

Efficiency

Charleston SouthernTennessee State
42%Success rate43%
−0.07EPA per play0.12
0.86Explosiveness1.14
−0.08Rushing EPA−0.02
−0.05Passing EPA0.23
28%Passing-down success37%

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)

Tennessee State 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Tennessee State −4, 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.

Every drive

Tennessee State end zoneCharleston Southern end zoneQ1 Charleston SouthernTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 7 playsQ1 Charleston SouthernTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Charleston SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Charleston SouthernField goal, 6 playsQ2 Charleston SouthernField goal, 3 playsQ3 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Charleston SouthernField goal, 9 playsQ3 Charleston SouthernFumble, 12 playsQ3 Charleston SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ3 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Charleston SouthernPunt, 3 playsQ4 Charleston SouthernPunt, 5 playsQ4 Tennessee StateResult not recorded, 3 playsQ4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Tennessee State drives left to right, Charleston Southern right to left.
  1. Q1 Charleston SouthernTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 35 yards
  2. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
  3. Q1 Charleston SouthernTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 48 yards
  4. Q1 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  5. Q2 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 59 yards
  6. Q2 Charleston SouthernPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  7. Q2 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  8. Q2 Charleston SouthernField goal, 6 plays, 31 yards
  9. Q2 Charleston SouthernField goal, 3 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q3 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q3 Charleston SouthernField goal, 9 plays, 58 yards
  12. Q3 Charleston SouthernFumble, 12 plays, 60 yards
  13. Q3 Charleston SouthernPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  14. Q3 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  15. Q4 Charleston SouthernPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  16. Q4 Charleston SouthernPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  17. Q4 Tennessee StateResult not recorded, 3 plays, 1 yard
  18. Q4 Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  19. Q4 Tennessee StateTouchdown, 13 plays, 89 yards
  20. Q4 Charleston SouthernResult not recorded, 5 plays, −15 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Tennessee State Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25CJ Evans run for 11 yds to the TNST 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36CJ Evans run for 5 yds to the TNST 41
15:002nd & 5 at own 41Draylen Ellis pass complete to Karate Brenson for 14 yds to the CHSO 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45pass incomplete to Bryant Williams
15:002nd & 10 at opp 45Tevin Carter run for 8 yds to the CHSO 37
15:003rd & 2 at opp 37Evans,CJ rush , PENALTY TSU holding (Hoath Jr.,Jason) 10 yards to the CSU27. Tennessee State Penalty, Offensive holding (Jason Hoath Jr.) to the CHSO 47
15:003rd & 12 at opp 47pass incomplete to Jordan Gant
Charleston Southern Turnover on downs, 12 plays
15:002nd & 3 at opp 48Autavius Ison run for 3 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
12:164th & 12 at opp 47James Lowery punt for 27 yds
Charleston Southern Turnover on downs, 12 plays
12:161st & 10 at own 20Autavius Ison run for 7 yds to the CHSO 27
12:162nd & 3 at own 27Autavius Ison run for 7 yds to the CHSO 34 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at own 34Tyson Greenwade run for 3 yds to the CHSO 37
12:162nd & 7 at own 37Kaleb Jackson run for 9 yds to the CHSO 46 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at own 46Autavius Ison run for a loss of 1 yard to the CHSO 45
12:162nd & 11 at own 45Tyson Greenwade run for 7 yds to the TNST 48
12:163rd & 4 at opp 48Tyson Greenwade run for 3 yds to the TNST 45
12:164th & 1 at opp 45Tyson Greenwade run for 5 yds to the TNST 40 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at opp 40Tyson Greenwade run for 3 yds to the TNST 37
12:162nd & 7 at opp 37Kaleb Jackson run for 4 yds to the TNST 33
12:163rd & 3 at opp 33Autavius Ison run for 1 yd to the TNST 32
4:264th & 2 at opp 32pass incomplete to Noah Jennings
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
4:261st & 10 at own 32CJ Evans run for 9 yds to the TNST 41
4:262nd & 1 at own 41Evans,CJ rush middle (Portu,David).
4:263rd & 1 at own 41Jaden McGill run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 40
2:314th & 2 at own 40James Lowery punt for 25 yds
Charleston Southern Turnover on downs, 12 plays
2:311st & 10 at own 35Autavius Ison run for 1 yd to the CHSO 36
2:312nd & 9 at own 36Autavius Ison run for 9 yds to the CHSO 45 for a 1ST down
2:311st & 10 at own 45Autavius Ison run for 7 yds to the TNST 48
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 45Autavius Ison run for 3 yds to the TNST 42
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 42Autavius Ison run for 4 yds to the TNST 38
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at opp 38Tyson Greenwade run for 2 yds to the TNST 36
Q2 15:004th & 1 at opp 36Autavius Ison run for 6 yds to the TNST 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:002nd & 16 at opp 36Kaleb Jackson pass incomplete to Tyson Greenwade, broken up by Boogie Trotter
Q2 15:003rd & 16 at opp 36Tyson Greenwade run for 6 yds to the TNST 30
Q2 10:384th & 10 at opp 30Kaleb Jackson sacked by Chris Walker for a loss of 5 yards to the TNST 38 Kaleb Jackson fumbled, recovered by TNST Sanders Ellis , return for 0 yards
2nd quarter5 drives, then Tennessee State 7, Charleston Southern 6
Tennessee State Touchdown, 10 plays
10:381st & 10 at own 38Jaden McGill run for 2 yds to the TNST 40
10:382nd & 8 at own 40Draylen Ellis pass complete to Bryant Williams for 13 yds to the CHSO 47 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at opp 47Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Jalal Dean) to the TNST 48
10:381st & 15 at own 48Draylen Ellis pass complete to Jaden McGill for 10 yds to the CHSO 42
8:372nd & 5 at opp 42Draylen Ellis pass complete to Jalal Dean for no gain to the CHSO 42
8:373rd & 5 at opp 42Draylen Ellis pass complete to CJ Evans for 12 yds to the CHSO 30 for a 1ST down
8:371st & 10 at opp 30CJ Evans run for 2 yds to the CHSO 28
8:372nd & 8 at opp 28Draylen Ellis pass complete to Bryant Williams for 7 yds to the CHSO 21
8:373rd & 1 at opp 21Jaden McGill run for 5 yds to the CHSO 16 for a 1ST down
8:371st & 10 at opp 16Jaden McGill run for 9 yds to the CHSO 7
5:092nd & 1 at opp 7Draylen Ellis pass complete to Bryant Williams for 7 yds for a TD (James Lowery KICK)Tennessee State 7, Charleston Southern 0
Charleston Southern Punt, 3 plays
5:041st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 64 yds , Quay Kindell return for 24 yds to the CHSO 25
5:041st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Quay Kindell
5:042nd & 10 at own 25Tyson Greenwade run for a loss of 1 yard to the CHSO 24
5:043rd & 11 at own 24Kaleb Jackson pass incomplete to Noah Jennings, broken up by Tyler Moore Charleston Southern Penalty, illegal formation (Andrew Threatt) to the CHSO 24
3:534th & 11 at own 24Gilbert Brown punt for 72 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
3:531st & 10 at own 4Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Jalal Dean) to the TNST 2
3:531st & 12 at own 2Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Saidou Ba) to the TNST 1
3:531st & 13 at own 1Jordan Gant run for 2 yds to the TNST 3
3:532nd & 11 at own 3pass incomplete to Jalal Dean
3:533rd & 11 at own 3Jordan Gant run for 6 yds to the TNST 9
2:304th & 5 at own 9James Lowery punt for 41 yds
Charleston Southern Field goal, 6 plays
2:301st & 10 at the 50Kaleb Jackson run for 9 yds to the TNST 41
2:002nd & 1 at opp 41Autavius Ison run for 21 yds to the TNST 20 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 20Ison,Autavius rush middle (Ellis,Sanders;Booker,Keandre).
2:002nd & 10 at opp 20Kaleb Jackson pass incomplete to Noah Jennings, broken up by Boogie Trotter
2:003rd & 10 at opp 20Autavius Ison run for 1 yd to the TNST 19
0:294th & 9 at opp 19Reid Montgomery 37 yd FG GOODTennessee State 7, Charleston Southern 3
Charleston Southern Field goal, 3 plays
0:221st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 65 yds , Dayron Johnson return for 24 yds to the TNST 24 Dayron Johnson fumbled, recovered by CHSO Kimo Hiu , return for no gain to the TNST 24
0:221st & 10 at opp 24Kaleb Jackson pass complete to Tyree Taylor for 5 yds to the TNST 19
0:222nd & 5 at opp 19pass incomplete
0:003rd & 5 at opp 19Reid Montgomery 37 Yd Field GoalTennessee State 7, Charleston Southern 6
3rd quarter6 drives, then Charleston Southern 9, Tennessee State 7
Charleston Southern Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 15 at own 25Kaleb Jackson run for 12 yds to the CHSO 37
15:003rd & 3 at own 37Autavius Ison run for a loss of 5 yards to the CHSO 32
Charleston Southern Fumble, 12 plays
15:002nd & 12 at opp 35Autavius Ison run for 1 yd to the TNST 34
14:521st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 64 yds , Leon Thomas return for 29 yds to the CHSO 30
12:414th & 8 at own 32Gilbert Brown punt for 68 yds
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
12:411st & 10 at own 20Draylen Ellis run for 5 yds to the TNST 25
12:412nd & 5 at own 25pass incomplete to Gerard Bullock
12:413rd & 5 at own 25pass incomplete to CJ Evans
11:434th & 5 at own 25James Lowery punt for 35 yds
Charleston Southern Field goal, 9 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 40Autavius Ison run for 19 yds to the TNST 41 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at opp 41Kaleb Jackson run for 2 yds to the TNST 39
11:432nd & 8 at opp 39Kaleb Jackson run for a loss of 3 yards to the TNST 42
11:433rd & 11 at opp 42Autavius Ison run for 7 yds to the TNST 35
11:434th & 4 at opp 35Kaleb Jackson pass complete to Noah Jennings for 31 yds to the TNST 4 for a 1ST down
11:431st & goal at opp 4Autavius Ison run for 3 yds to the TNST 1
11:432nd & goal at opp 1Autavius Ison run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 2
11:433rd & goal at opp 2Jackson,Kaleb rush left (Trotter,Boogie).
6:234th & goal at opp 2Reid Montgomery 20 yd FG GOODCharleston Southern 9, Tennessee State 7
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
6:231st & 10 at own 35Will Laing kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:231st & 10 at own 25pass incomplete to Jalal Dean
6:232nd & 10 at own 25Draylen Ellis pass complete to Bryant Williams for a loss of 2 yards to the TNST 23
6:233rd & 12 at own 23Draylen Ellis pass complete to Karate Brenson for 4 yds to the TNST 27
4:464th & 8 at own 27James Lowery punt for 42 yds
Charleston Southern Fumble, 12 plays
4:461st & 10 at own 31Autavius Ison run for 4 yds to the CHSO 35
4:462nd & 6 at own 35Kaleb Jackson run for 8 yds to the CHSO 43 for a 1ST down
4:461st & 10 at own 43Autavius Ison run for 12 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
4:461st & 10 at opp 45Autavius Ison run for 7 yds to the TNST 38
4:462nd & 3 at opp 38Tyson Greenwade run for 5 yds to the TNST 33 for a 1ST down
4:461st & 10 at opp 33Kaleb Jackson run for a loss of 2 yards to the TNST 35
Q4 15:003rd & 11 at opp 34Kaleb Jackson run for 11 yds to the TNST 23 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 23Charleston Southern Penalty, false start (Noah Jennings) to the TNST 28
Q4 15:001st & 15 at opp 28Autavius Ison run for 11 yds to the TNST 17
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 17Autavius Ison run for 4 yds to the TNST 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 13Autavius Ison run for 4 yds to the TNST 9
Q4 11:092nd & 6 at opp 9Autavius Ison run for 9 yds to the TNST 20 Autavius Ison fumbled, recovered by TNST Boogie Trotter
4th quarter6 drives, then Tennessee State 13, Charleston Southern 9
Tennessee State Result not recorded, 3 plays
11:091st & 10 at own 20CJ Evans run for 1 yd to the TNST 21
11:093rd & 11 at own 19pass incomplete
9:424th & 11 at own 19James Lowery punt for 45 yds
9:422nd & 9 at own 21CJ Evans run for a loss of 2 yards to the TNST 19
Charleston Southern Punt, 3 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 36Kaleb Jackson run for 6 yds to the CHSO 42
9:422nd & 4 at own 42Autavius Ison run for a loss of 2 yards to the CHSO 40
7:174th & 11 at own 35Gilbert Brown punt for 51 yds , CJ Evans returns for 28 yds to the TNST 42
Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
7:171st & 10 at own 42Draylen Ellis run for 2 yds to the TNST 44
7:172nd & 8 at own 44pass incomplete to Gerard Bullock
7:173rd & 8 at own 44Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Bryant Williams) to the TNST 39
7:173rd & 13 at own 39pass incomplete to Karate Brenson
6:374th & 13 at own 39James Lowery punt for 37 yds
Charleston Southern Punt, 5 plays
6:371st & 10 at own 24Autavius Ison run for 9 yds to the CHSO 33
6:372nd & 1 at own 33Autavius Ison run for 2 yds to the CHSO 35 for a 1ST down
6:371st & 10 at own 35Autavius Ison run for 3 yds to the CHSO 38
6:372nd & 7 at own 38Autavius Ison run for a loss of 1 yard to the CHSO 37
3:513rd & 8 at own 37Autavius Ison run for 2 yds to the CHSO 39
2:574th & 6 at own 39Gilbert Brown punt for 53 yds
Tennessee State Touchdown, 13 plays
2:571st & 10 at own 8Draylen Ellis pass complete to Karate Brenson for 11 yds to the TNST 19 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at own 19pass incomplete to Jalal Dean
2:572nd & 10 at own 19Draylen Ellis pass complete to Bryant Williams for 24 yds to the TNST 43 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at own 43Draylen Ellis pass complete to Jalal Dean for 5 yds to the TNST 48
2:002nd & 5 at own 48pass incomplete to Karate Brenson
2:003rd & 5 at own 48Draylen Ellis pass incomplete to Karate Brenson, broken up by Leon Thomas
1:414th & 5 at own 48Draylen Ellis pass incomplete to Karate Brenson for a 1ST down Charleston Southern Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Davion Williams) to the CHSO 37 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 10 at opp 37Jordan Gant run for 7 yds to the CHSO 30
1:412nd & 3 at opp 30Jordan Gant run for 6 yds to the CHSO 24 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 10 at opp 24pass incomplete to Jordan Gant
1:412nd & 10 at opp 24CJ Evans run for 5 yds to the CHSO 19
0:463rd & 5 at opp 19Jordan Gant 19 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Tennessee State 13, Charleston Southern 9
0:461st & goal at opp 3Draylen Ellis pass intercepted
Charleston Southern Result not recorded, 5 plays
0:401st & 10 at own 35James Lowery kickoff for 62 yds , Tyson Greenwade return for 27 yds to the CHSO 30
0:401st & 10 at own 30Kaleb Jackson sacked by Eriq George and Chris Walker for a loss of 6 yards to the CHSO 24
0:322nd & 16 at own 24Kaleb Jackson pass complete to Chris Rhone for 21 yds to the CHSO 45 for a 1ST down
0:321st & 10 at own 45pass incomplete to Quay Kindell
0:322nd & 10 at own 45Kaleb Jackson pass incomplete to Chris Rhone, broken up by Ahmad Nelson
0:323rd & 10 at own 45Kaleb Jackson pass complete to Chris Rhone for 33 yds to the CHSO 45 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.

The series

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Charleston Southern leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

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2025Charleston Southern 7, Tennessee State 6
2024Tennessee State 13, Charleston Southern 9
2023Charleston Southern 35, Tennessee State 21

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