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# 3 Georgia Southern (1-0 , 1-0) -VS- Samford (0-1 , 0-1)

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31
vs
Samford logo
17

# 3 Georgia Southern (1-0 , 1-0) -VS- Samford (0-1 , 0-1)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner GSUGeorgia Southern 0 7 14 10 31
SAMSamford 0 7 3 7 17
GSU:
Jaybo Shaw (95),
Robert Brown (140),
Johnathan Bryant (42)
SAM:
Dustin Taliaferro (277),
Fabian Truss (74),
Kelsey Pope (71)
Date:
9/3/2011
Site:
Birmingham, Ala.
Stadium:
Seibert Stadium
Attendance:
8714
Kickoff Time:
6 p.m.
End of Game:
8:43 pm
Duration:
2:43
Temperature:
91
Wind:
SE 13mph
Weather:
Partly cloudy
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Match History vs Samford

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play GSU SAM
2nd - 12:52 2nd 12:52 GSU - J. McKinnon 2 yd run (A. Mora kick), 16 plays, 80 yards, TOP 7:55 7 0
2nd - 01:45 2nd 01:45 SAM - Fabian Truss 6 yd run (Cameron Yaw kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:45 7 7
3rd - 06:16 3rd 06:16 GSU - R. Brown 8 yd run (A. Mora kick), 6 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:36 14 7
3rd - 03:26 3rd 03:26 SAM - Cameron Yaw 39 yd field goal 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 2:41 14 10
3rd - 03:13 3rd 03:13 GSU - L. Scott 99 yd kickoff return (A. Mora kick) 21 10
4th - 11:26 4th 11:26 GSU - A. Mora 41 yd field goal 9 plays, 38 yards, TOP 3:29 24 10
4th - 06:04 4th 06:04 GSU - J. McKinnon 18 yd run (A. Mora kick), 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:42 31 10
4th - 00:43 4th 00:43 SAM - Kelvin Clay 42 yd pass from D. Taliaferro (Cameron Yaw kick) 3 plays, 48 yards, TOP 0:46 31 17
31 17
Referee: Rodney Burnette Line Judge: Seth Bussey Side Judge: Chris Rape
Umpire: Ernie Hamilton Back Judge: James Shire Score Keeper: Zac Schrieber
Linesman: Chris Conway Field Judge: Mark Brooks

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic GSU SAM
First Downs
Total 19 19
Rushing 14 6
Passing 3 12
Penalty 2 1
Rushing
Total (Net) 263 61
Attempts 49 34
Avg. Per Rush 5.4 1.8
Rushing TDs 3 1
Yds. Gained 272 97
Yds. Lost 9 36
Passing
Total (Net) 95 277
Comp.-Att.-Int. 7-14-0 24-40-2
Avg. / Att. 6.8 6.9
Avg. / Comp. 13.6 11.5
TDs 0 1
Total Offense
Yards 358 338
Plays 63 74
Avg. / Play 5.68 4.57
Fumbles - Lost 4-4 0-0
Penalties - Yds. 2-24 6-40
Punting
Punts - Yds. 4-173 5-189
Avg. / Punt 0 0
Inside 20 1 2
50+ Yds. 0 1
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair Catch 2 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 6-382 3-207
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 63.7 69.0
Touchbacks 0 1
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-9-0 2-7-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 4.5 3.5
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-116-1 6-132-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 38.7 22.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-6-0 0-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 31:43 28:17
3rd. Down Conv. 4 of 10 9 of 19
4th. Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 3-3 2-4
Sacks: Total - Yds. 5-28 0-0
PAT: Total - Made 4-4 2-2
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 1-1 1-3

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
GSU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Jaybo Shaw 7 14 95 0 0 42 0
Totals 7 14 95 0 0 42 0
SAM - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Dustin Taliaferro 24 39 277 1 2 42 5
Kelsey Pope 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 40 277 1 2 42 5
Individual Rushing Statistics
GSU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Robert Brown 20 140 0 140 1 37 7.0
Jerick McKinnon 12 83 3 80 2 18 6.7
Jaybo Shaw 10 34 4 30 0 11 3.0
Dominique Swope 3 7 0 7 0 6 2.3
Nico Hickey 2 5 0 5 0 5 2.5
J.J. Wilcox 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0
TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Totals 49 272 9 263 3 37 5.4
SAM - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Fabian Truss 21 76 2 74 1 16 3.5
Kelsey Pope 4 12 0 12 0 9 3.0
Jonathan Sillers 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0
Dustin Taliaferro 8 7 34 -27 0 6 -3.4
Totals 34 97 36 61 1 16 1.8
Individual Receiving Statistics
GSU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Johnathan Bryant 1 42 0 42
Kentrellis Showers 2 18 0 13
Robert Brown 2 14 0 8
Patrick Barker 1 14 0 14
Tyler Sumner 1 7 0 7
Totals 7 95 0 42
SAM - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Kelsey Pope 6 71 0 15
Riley Hawkins 4 50 0 22
Chris Cephus 3 41 0 24
Kelvin Clay 2 40 1 42
Zeke Walters 3 37 0 15
Fabian Truss 3 30 0 26
Jonathan Sillers 1 3 0 3
David Strider 1 3 0 3
Jeremiaha Gates 1 2 0 2
Totals 24 277 1 42

Defensive

Georgia Southern - Individual Defensive Statistics
Georgia Southern - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Derek Heyden 1 9 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-9 1 - - -
Deion Stanley 6 4 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Darius Eubanks 2 6 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Josh Rowe 4 3 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Michael Butler 5 2 7 1.0/10 1.0 1.0/10 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Laron Scott 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Kyle Oehlbeck 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Javon Mention 3 1 4 2.0/2 2.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carlos Cave 2 1 3 1.0/6 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hudson Presume 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1--3 1 1 - -
A.J. McCray 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Riyahd Jones 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brent Russell 1 1 2 1.5/8 1.5 1.0/6 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Billy Greer - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Connell Reddick 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Antwione Williams - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
John Stevenson - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Boyd Sasser 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Zach York 1 - 1 1.0/4 1.0 1.0/4 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carter Jones 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Josh Gebhart 1 - 1 1.0/2 1.0 1.0/2 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Justice Ejike - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
John Douglas 1 - 1 1.0/6 1.0 1.0/6 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Roderick Tinsley 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Blake Riley - 1 1 0.5/3 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Durell Hill 3 4 7 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Alvin Hines II 6 1 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Darion Sutton 4 3 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Justin Shade 4 1 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Sean Thompson 4 1 5 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Alex Davis 3 2 5 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Corey White 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Keith Shoulders 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nicholas Williams 1 3 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Isaac Cooper 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jerry Mathis 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Brandon Nettles 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Devyn Keith - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - 1
Austin Hayes 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Riley Hawkins 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Omar Johnson 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jaquiski Tartt - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tae Lewis 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
David Strider 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Michael Prendergast - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ryan Dudchock 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
GSU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Charlie Edwards 4 173 0 45 1 0 0
SAM - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Cameron Yaw 1 29 0 29 1 0 0
Greg Peranich 4 160 0 53 1 0 1
Individual Return Statistics
GSU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Johnathan Bryant 1 -4 0 1 17 17 0 0 0
Dominique Swope 1 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
Laron Scott 0 0 0 1 99 99 0 0 0
TEAM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Derek Heyden 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 9
Hudson Presume 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -3 0
SAM - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Riley Hawkins 2 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fabian Truss 0 0 0 6 132 43 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
GSU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
A. Mora 4th 11:26 41 GOOD
SAM - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Cameron Yaw 1st 05:47 37 MISSED
Cameron Yaw 2nd 05:46 47 MISSED
Cameron Yaw 3rd 03:26 39 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
GSU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Billy Greer 6 382 0 0 63.7
SAM - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Cameron Yaw 3 207 1 0 69.0
Individual PAT Statistics
GSU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Adrian Mora 4 4 0 0 0 0
SAM - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Cameron Yaw 2 2 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st 24 15:00 KO 68 13:24 PUNT 6-44 1:36
1st/13:24 GSU 1st 3 13:24 PUNT 21 10:14 PUNT 5-18 3:10
1st/10:14 SAM 1st 43 10:14 PUNT 80 05:47 FGA 11-37 4:27
1st/05:47 GSU 1st 20 05:47 FGA 100 12:52 TD 16-80 7:55
2nd/12:46 SAM 2nd 33 12:46 KO 35 11:21 PUNT 3-2 1:25
2nd/11:21 GSU 2nd 8 11:21 PUNT 49 10:05 FUMB 3-41 1:16
2nd/10:05 SAM 2nd 51 10:05 FUMB 70 05:46 FGA 10-19 4:19
2nd/05:46 GSU 2nd 30 05:46 FGA 75 04:30 FUMB 3-45 1:16
2nd/04:30 SAM 2nd 25 04:30 FUMB 100 01:45 TD 8-75 2:45
2nd/01:45 GSU 2nd 20 01:45 KO 25 00:40 PUNT 3-5 1:05
2nd/00:40 SAM 2nd 29 00:40 PUNT 30 00:00 HALF 1-1 0:40
3rd/14:51 GSU 3rd 19 14:51 KO 20 13:14 PUNT 3-1 1:37
3rd/13:14 SAM 3rd 38 13:14 PUNT 30 12:07 PUNT 3-(-8) 1:07
3rd/12:07 GSU 3rd 46 12:07 PUNT 48 11:05 PUNT 3-2 1:02
3rd/11:05 SAM 3rd 10 11:05 PUNT 13 09:52 PUNT 3-3 1:13
3rd/09:52 GSU 3rd 43 09:52 PUNT 100 06:16 TD 6-57 3:36
3rd/06:07 SAM 3rd 48 06:07 KO 78 03:26 FG 8-30 2:41
3rd/03:13 GSU 3rd 100 03:13 KO 100 03:13 TD 0-0 0:00
3rd/03:02 SAM 3rd 35 03:02 KO 62 14:55 DOWNS 10-27 3:07
4th/14:55 GSU 4th 38 14:55 DOWNS 76 11:26 FG 9-38 3:29
4th/11:26 SAM 4th 8 11:26 KO 20 09:46 INT 5-12 1:40
4th/09:46 GSU 4th 40 09:46 INT 100 06:04 TD 7-60 3:42
4th/05:58 SAM 4th 22 05:58 KO 40 04:20 PUNT 5-18 1:38
4th/04:20 GSU 4th 34 04:20 PUNT 48 01:29 FUMB 5-14 2:51
4th/01:29 SAM 4th 52 01:29 FUMB 100 00:43 TD 3-48 0:46
4th/00:39 SAM 4th 38 00:39 KO 53 00:22 INT 1-15 0:17
4th/00:22 GSU 4th 36 00:22 INT 34 00:00 HALF 1-(-2) 0:22

Georgia Southern Drives

Georgia Southern Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/13:24 GSU 1st 3 13:24 PUNT 21 10:14 PUNT 5-18 3:10
1st/05:47 GSU 1st 20 05:47 FGA 100 12:52 TD 16-80 7:55
2nd/11:21 GSU 2nd 8 11:21 PUNT 49 10:05 FUMB 3-41 1:16
2nd/05:46 GSU 2nd 30 05:46 FGA 75 04:30 FUMB 3-45 1:16
2nd/01:45 GSU 2nd 20 01:45 KO 25 00:40 PUNT 3-5 1:05
3rd/14:51 GSU 3rd 19 14:51 KO 20 13:14 PUNT 3-1 1:37
3rd/12:07 GSU 3rd 46 12:07 PUNT 48 11:05 PUNT 3-2 1:02
3rd/09:52 GSU 3rd 43 09:52 PUNT 100 06:16 TD 6-57 3:36
3rd/03:13 GSU 3rd 100 03:13 KO 100 03:13 TD 0-0 0:00
4th/14:55 GSU 4th 38 14:55 DOWNS 76 11:26 FG 9-38 3:29
4th/09:46 GSU 4th 40 09:46 INT 100 06:04 TD 7-60 3:42
4th/04:20 GSU 4th 34 04:20 PUNT 48 01:29 FUMB 5-14 2:51
4th/00:22 GSU 4th 36 00:22 INT 34 00:00 HALF 1-(-2) 0:22

Samford Drives

Georgia Southern
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st 24 15:00 KO 68 13:24 PUNT 6-44 1:36
1st/10:14 SAM 1st 43 10:14 PUNT 80 05:47 FGA 11-37 4:27
2nd/12:46 SAM 2nd 33 12:46 KO 35 11:21 PUNT 3-2 1:25
2nd/10:05 SAM 2nd 51 10:05 FUMB 70 05:46 FGA 10-19 4:19
2nd/04:30 SAM 2nd 25 04:30 FUMB 100 01:45 TD 8-75 2:45
2nd/00:40 SAM 2nd 29 00:40 PUNT 30 00:00 HALF 1-1 0:40
3rd/13:14 SAM 3rd 38 13:14 PUNT 30 12:07 PUNT 3-(-8) 1:07
3rd/11:05 SAM 3rd 10 11:05 PUNT 13 09:52 PUNT 3-3 1:13
3rd/06:07 SAM 3rd 48 06:07 KO 78 03:26 FG 8-30 2:41
3rd/03:02 SAM 3rd 35 03:02 KO 62 14:55 DOWNS 10-27 3:07
4th/11:26 SAM 4th 8 11:26 KO 20 09:46 INT 5-12 1:40
4th/05:58 SAM 4th 22 05:58 KO 40 04:20 PUNT 5-18 1:38
4th/01:29 SAM 4th 52 01:29 FUMB 100 00:43 TD 3-48 0:46
4th/00:39 SAM 4th 38 00:39 KO 53 00:22 INT 1-15 0:17

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
The game is the season-opener for both teams.
Samford wins the toss and chooses to receive.
GSU ball on GSU30.
B. Greer kickoff 64 yards to the SAM6, Fabian Truss return 18 yards to the SAM24 (A. McCray).
Samford at 15:00
Samford at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 15:00
Fabian Truss rush for 16 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN SAM (D. Stanley;D. Heyden).
Fabian Truss rush for 6 yards to the SAM46 (D. Heyden;D. Stanley).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Riley Hawkins for 22 yards to the GSU32, 1ST DOWN SAM (D. Stanley).
Kelsey Pope pass incomplete to Kelvin Clay.
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Fabian Truss.
Timeout Samford, clock 13:43.
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Kelsey Pope, dropped pass.
Cameron Yaw punt 29 yards to the GSU3, downed.
Total 6 plays , 44 yards Time of Possession: 1:36
Georgia Southern at 13:24
Georgia Southern at 13:24
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 13:24
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 13:24.
J. Shaw rush for 7 yards to the GSU10 (Alvin Hines II;Durell Hill).
R. Brown rush for 4 yards to the GSU14, 1ST DOWN GSU (Darion Sutton).
R. Brown rush for 1 yard to the GSU15 (N. Williams;Sean Thompson;Darion Sutton).
J. Shaw rush for 4 yards to the GSU19 (Alex Davis).
J. Shaw rush for 2 yards to the GSU21 (Keith Shoulders).
C. Edwards punt 45 yards to the SAM34, Riley Hawkins return 9 yards to the SAM43, out-of-bounds (C. Jones).
Total 5 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 3:10
Samford at 10:14
Samford at 10:14
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 10:14
SAMFORD drive start at 10:14.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelsey Pope for 11 yards to the GSU46, 1ST DOWN SAM (H. Presume).
Fabian Truss rush for no gain to the GSU46 (D. Eubanks;J. Mention).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelsey Pope for 9 yards to the GSU37 (M. Butler).
Fabian Truss rush for 2 yards to the GSU35, 1ST DOWN SAM (D. Eubanks).
J. Sillers rush for 2 yards to the GSU33 (J. Rowe;D. Eubanks).
D. Taliaferro sacked for loss of 10 yards to the GSU43 (M. Butler).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Chris Cephus for 24 yards to the GSU19, 1ST DOWN SAM (D. Stanley;L. Scott), PENALTY GSU offside declined.
Fabian Truss rush for loss of 1 yard to the GSU20 (J. Mention).
Fabian Truss rush for 6 yards to the GSU14 (D. Stanley).
D. Taliaferro sacked for loss of 6 yards to the GSU20 (J. Douglas).
Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 37 MISSED - wide left, spot at GSU20, clock 05:47.
Total 11 plays , 37 yards Time of Possession: 4:27
Georgia Southern at 05:47
Georgia Southern at 05:47
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 05:47
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 05:47.
J. Shaw pass incomplete to K. Showers.
R. Brown rush for 1 yard to the GSU21 (Alex Davis).
J. Shaw pass complete to P. Barker for 14 yards to the GSU35, 1ST DOWN GSU, out-of-bounds (Isaac Cooper).
J. Shaw pass complete to K. Showers for 5 yards to the GSU40 (Durell Hill;Corey White).
J. Shaw rush for 2 yards to the GSU42 (Durell Hill).
PENALTY SAM offside (Austin Hayes) 5 yards to the GSU47, 1ST DOWN GSU.
J. Shaw pass complete to T. Sumner for 7 yards to the SAM46 (Isaac Cooper).
R. Brown rush for 2 yards to the SAM44 (Alex Davis;Devyn Keith;Keith Shoulders).
PENALTY SAM offside (N. Williams) 5 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN GSU.
J. Shaw pass complete to R. Brown for 8 yards to the SAM31 (Alvin Hines II).
N. Hickey rush for no gain to the SAM31, out-of-bounds (Corey White).
N. Hickey rush for 5 yards to the SAM26, 1ST DOWN GSU (Justin Shade).
R. Brown rush for 6 yards to the SAM20 (Keith Shoulders).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
J. McKinnon rush for 7 yards to the SAM13, 1ST DOWN GSU (Austin Hayes).
J. Shaw pass complete to R. Brown for 6 yards to the SAM7 (Alvin Hines II).
J. McKinnon rush for 1 yard to the SAM6 (Alvin Hines II).
J. McKinnon rush for 4 yards to the SAM2, 1ST DOWN GSU (Alvin Hines II).
J. McKinnon rush for 2 yards to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:52.
A. Mora kick attempt good.
B. Greer kickoff 63 yards to the SAM7, Fabian Truss return 26 yards to the SAM33 (B. Greer;L. Scott).
Total 16 plays , 80 yards Time of Possession: 7:55
Score:
Georgia Southern 7-0 Samford
Samford at 12:46
Samford at 12:46
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 12:46
SAMFORD drive start at 12:46.
Kelsey Pope rush for 2 yards to the SAM35 (J. Rowe).
Kelsey Pope rush for no gain to the SAM35 (M. Butler).
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Riley Hawkins.
Greg Peranich punt 53 yards to the GSU12, J. Bryant return -4 yards to the GSU8 (Corey White).
Total 3 plays , 2 yards Time of Possession: 1:25
Georgia Southern at 11:21
Georgia Southern at 11:21
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 11:21
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 11:21.
R. Brown rush for 7 yards to the GSU15 (Sean Thompson).
R. Brown rush for 35 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN GSU (Tae Lewis).
Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 10:08.
J. Shaw rush for loss of 1 yard to the GSU49, fumble by J. Shaw recovered by SAM Devyn Keith at GSU49.
Total 3 plays , 41 yards Time of Possession: 1:16
Samford at 10:05
Samford at 10:05
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 10:05
SAMFORD drive start at 10:05.
D. Taliaferro rush for 6 yards to the GSU43 (L. Scott).
Fabian Truss rush for 2 yards to the GSU41 (D. Heyden;D. Eubanks).
Fabian Truss rush for 2 yards to the GSU39, 1ST DOWN SAM (D. Heyden;A. Williams).
Fabian Truss rush for 1 yard to the GSU38 (C. Cave).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Chris Cephus for 7 yards to the GSU31 (J. Rowe).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelsey Pope for 13 yards to the GSU18, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (D. Heyden;J. Rowe).
Fabian Truss rush for loss of 5 yards to the GSU23 (J. Gebhart), PENALTY SAM illegal participation (David Strider) 5 yards to the GSU23, NO PLAY.
Fabian Truss rush for 7 yards to the GSU16 (D. Heyden;J. Stevenson).
Fabian Truss rush for 1 yard to the GSU15 (K. Oehlbeck), PENALTY SAM personal foul (Mason Wald) 15 yards to the GSU30.
3rd and 22.
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Kelsey Pope.
Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 47 MISSED - wide left, spot at GSU30, clock 05:46.
Total 10 plays , 19 yards Time of Possession: 4:19
Georgia Southern at 05:46
Georgia Southern at 05:46
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 05:46
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 05:46.
J. Shaw pass complete to J. Bryant for 42 yards to the SAM28, 1ST DOWN GSU (Sean Thompson).
J. Shaw rush for no gain to the SAM28.
R. Brown rush for 3 yards to the SAM25, fumble forced by Sean Thompson, fumble by R. Brown recovered by SAM Alex Davis at SAM25.
Total 3 plays , 45 yards Time of Possession: 1:16
Samford at 04:30
Samford at 04:30
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 04:30
SAMFORD drive start at 04:30.
PENALTY SAM false start (J. Kirschenbaum) 5 yards to the SAM20.
Fabian Truss rush for no gain to the SAM20 (D. Eubanks;D. Heyden).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelsey Pope for 14 yards to the SAM34 (D. Heyden;D. Eubanks).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Riley Hawkins for 8 yards to the SAM42, 1ST DOWN SAM.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Fabian Truss for 26 yards to the GSU32, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (K. Oehlbeck).
Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 02:57.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelsey Pope for 9 yards to the GSU23 (D. Stanley).
PENALTY SAM false start (J. Kirschenbaum) 5 yards to the GSU28.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Riley Hawkins for 13 yards to the GSU15, 1ST DOWN SAM (C. Reddick).
Fabian Truss rush for 9 yards to the GSU6 (M. Butler;D. Stanley).
Fabian Truss rush for 6 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:45.
Cameron Yaw kick attempt good.
Cameron Yaw kickoff 70 yards to the GSU0, touchback.
Total 8 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 2:45
Score:
Georgia Southern 7-7 Samford
Georgia Southern at 01:45
Georgia Southern at 01:45
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 01:45
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 01:45.
J. Shaw pass incomplete to J. Wilcox.
R. Brown rush for no gain to the GSU20 (Darion Sutton).
J. Shaw rush for 5 yards to the GSU25 (Devyn Keith;M. Prendergast).
Timeout Samford, clock 00:50.
C. Edwards punt 44 yards to the SAM31, Riley Hawkins return -2 yards to the SAM29 (K. Oehlbeck).
Total 3 plays , 5 yards Time of Possession: 1:05
Samford at 00:40
Samford at 00:40
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 00:40
SAMFORD drive start at 00:40.
D. Taliaferro rush for 1 yard to the SAM30.
End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 1 plays , 1 yards Time of Possession: 0:40

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, SAM ball on SAM30.
Cameron Yaw kickoff 68 yards to the GSU2, J. Bryant return 17 yards to the GSU19 (Justin Shade;Darion Sutton;Jaquiski Tartt).
Georgia Southern at 14:51
Georgia Southern at 14:51
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 14:51
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 14:51.
R. Brown rush for 4 yards to the GSU23 (Durell Hill;N. Williams).
J. Shaw rush for loss of 3 yards to the GSU20 (Alex Davis).
J. Shaw pass incomplete to J. Bryant.
C. Edwards punt 42 yards to the SAM38, fair catch by Riley Hawkins.
Total 3 plays , 1 yards Time of Possession: 1:37
Samford at 13:14
Samford at 13:14
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 13:14
SAMFORD drive start at 13:14.
D. Taliaferro sacked for loss of 6 yards to the SAM32 (B. Russell).
D. Taliaferro sacked for loss of 2 yards to the SAM30 (J. Gebhart).
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Kelsey Pope.
Greg Peranich punt 24 yards to the GSU46, out-of-bounds.
Total 3 plays , -8 yards Time of Possession: 1:07
Georgia Southern at 12:07
Georgia Southern at 12:07
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 12:07
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 12:07.
J. Shaw pass incomplete to K. Showers, dropped pass.
R. Brown rush for 2 yards to the GSU48 (Jerry Mathis).
J. Shaw pass incomplete to K. Showers (Alvin Hines II).
QB hurry by Devyn Keith.
C. Edwards punt 42 yards to the SAM10, fair catch by Riley Hawkins.
Total 3 plays , 2 yards Time of Possession: 1:02
Samford at 11:05
Samford at 11:05
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 11:05
SAMFORD drive start at 11:05.
Fabian Truss rush for 4 yards to the SAM14 (D. Eubanks).
Fabian Truss rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM13 (J. Mention).
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Riley Hawkins (H. Presume).
QB hurry by B. Riley.
Greg Peranich punt 44 yards to the GSU43, out-of-bounds.
Total 3 plays , 3 yards Time of Possession: 1:13
Georgia Southern at 09:52
Georgia Southern at 09:52
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 09:52
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 09:52.
R. Brown rush for 5 yards to the GSU48 (N. Williams).
J. Shaw rush for 6 yards to the SAM46 (Austin Hayes;Devyn Keith), PENALTY GSU illegal block 9 yards to the GSU39, NO PLAY.
R. Brown rush for 37 yards to the SAM24, 1ST DOWN GSU (Austin Hayes).
R. Brown rush for 2 yards to the SAM22 (Keith Shoulders;Alex Davis).
J. Shaw rush for 11 yards to the SAM11, 1ST DOWN GSU (Sean Thompson).
J. Wilcox rush for 3 yards to the SAM8 (Corey White).
R. Brown rush for 8 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:16.
A. Mora kick attempt good.
B. Greer kickoff 65 yards to the SAM5, Fabian Truss return 43 yards to the SAM48 (B. Sasser).
Total 6 plays , 57 yards Time of Possession: 3:36
Score:
Georgia Southern 14-7 Samford
Samford at 06:07
Samford at 06:07
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 06:07
SAMFORD drive start at 06:07.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Zeke Walters for 15 yards to the GSU37, 1ST DOWN SAM (D. Stanley).
Fabian Truss rush for 2 yards to the GSU35 (R. Tinsley).
Fabian Truss rush for 3 yards to the GSU32 (J. Rowe).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Zeke Walters for 12 yards to the GSU20, 1ST DOWN SAM (D. Stanley).
Fabian Truss rush for 4 yards to the GSU16 (D. Heyden).
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete.
D. Taliaferro rush for loss of 6 yards to the GSU22 (C. Cave).
Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 39 GOOD, clock 03:26.
Cameron Yaw kickoff 69 yards to the GSU1, L. Scott return 99 yards to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:13.
Total 8 plays , 30 yards Time of Possession: 2:41
Score:
Georgia Southern 14-10 Samford
Georgia Southern at 03:13
Georgia Southern at 03:13
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 03:13
A. Mora kick attempt good.
B. Greer kickoff 63 yards to the SAM7, Fabian Truss return 28 yards to the SAM35 (R. Jones).
Total 0 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:00
Score:
Georgia Southern 21-10 Samford
Samford at 03:02
Samford at 03:02
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 03:02
SAMFORD drive start at 03:02.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Jeremiaha Gates for 2 yards to the SAM37 (M. Butler).
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Jeremiaha Gates.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Zeke Walters for 10 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN SAM (M. Butler).
Fabian Truss rush for no gain to the SAM47 (J. Mention).
Kelsey Pope rush for 9 yards to the GSU44 (H. Presume;C. Cave).
Kelsey Pope rush for 1 yard to the GSU43, 1ST DOWN SAM (J. Ejike;D. Heyden).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelvin Clay for loss of 2 yards to the GSU45.
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Kelsey Pope, dropped pass.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Riley Hawkins for 7 yards to the GSU38 (R. Jones;K. Oehlbeck).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Chris Cephus (R. Tinsley).
Total 10 plays , 27 yards Time of Possession: 3:07
Georgia Southern at 14:55
Georgia Southern at 14:55
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 14:55
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 14:55.
J. McKinnon rush for 7 yards to the GSU45, out-of-bounds (Alvin Hines II).
J. McKinnon rush for 14 yards to the SAM41, 1ST DOWN GSU (Omar Johnson).
J. McKinnon rush for 6 yards to the SAM35 (Durell Hill;Isaac Cooper).
R. Brown rush for 2 yards to the SAM33 (Justin Shade).
R. Brown rush for 6 yards to the SAM27, 1ST DOWN GSU (Darion Sutton;N. Williams).
J. Shaw rush for 3 yards to the SAM24 (Justin Shade).
J. Shaw pass incomplete to J. Wilcox (Corey White).
J. Shaw pass incomplete.
A. Mora field goal attempt from 41 GOOD, clock 11:26.
B. Greer kickoff 62 yards to the SAM8, Fabian Truss return 0 yards to the SAM8, out-of-bounds.
Total 9 plays , 38 yards Time of Possession: 3:29
Score:
Georgia Southern 24-10 Samford
Samford at 11:26
Samford at 11:26
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 11:26
SAMFORD drive start at 11:26.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Fabian Truss for 9 yards to the SAM17 (D. Eubanks;H. Presume).
Fabian Truss rush for 5 yards to the SAM22, 1ST DOWN SAM (D. Stanley).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to David Strider for 3 yards to the SAM25 (J. Rowe).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Fabian Truss for loss of 5 yards to the SAM20 (B. Riley;B. Russell).
D. Taliaferro pass intercepted by H. Presume at the GSU43, H. Presume return -3 yards to the GSU40 (Riley Hawkins).
Total 5 plays , 12 yards Time of Possession: 1:40
Georgia Southern at 09:46
Georgia Southern at 09:46
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 09:46
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 09:46.
Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 09:46.
J. McKinnon rush for 4 yards to the GSU44 (Brandon Nettles).
J. McKinnon rush for 10 yards to the SAM46, 1ST DOWN GSU (Justin Shade).
R. Brown rush for 5 yards to the SAM41 (Alvin Hines II).
R. Brown rush for 9 yards to the SAM32, 1ST DOWN GSU (Darion Sutton).
R. Brown rush for 1 yard to the SAM31 (Darion Sutton).
J. Shaw pass complete to K. Showers for 13 yards to the SAM18, 1ST DOWN GSU (Brandon Nettles).
J. McKinnon rush for 18 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:04.
A. Mora kick attempt good.
B. Greer kickoff 65 yards to the SAM5, Fabian Truss return 17 yards to the SAM22.
Total 7 plays , 60 yards Time of Possession: 3:42
Score:
Georgia Southern 31-10 Samford
Samford at 05:58
Samford at 05:58
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 05:58
SAMFORD drive start at 05:58.
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Riley Hawkins (L. Scott).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelsey Pope for 15 yards to the SAM37, 1ST DOWN SAM (M. Butler;J. Rowe).
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Kelsey Pope.
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to J. Sillers for 3 yards to the SAM40 (L. Scott).
Greg Peranich punt 39 yards to the GSU21, D. Swope return 13 yards to the GSU34 (David Strider).
Total 5 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 1:38
Georgia Southern at 04:20
Georgia Southern at 04:20
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 04:20
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 04:20.
D. Swope rush for 6 yards to the GSU40 (Jerry Mathis).
J. McKinnon rush for 10 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN GSU (Durell Hill).
J. McKinnon rush for loss of 3 yards to the GSU47 (Durell Hill).
D. Swope rush for 1 yard to the GSU48 (Jerry Mathis).
D. Swope rush for loss of 1 yard to the GSU47, fumble by D. Swope recovered by SAM Jerry Mathis at GSU48.
Total 5 plays , 14 yards Time of Possession: 2:51
Samford at 01:29
Samford at 01:29
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 01:29
SAMFORD drive start at 01:29.
D. Taliaferro sacked for loss of 4 yards to the SAM48 (Z. York).
Timeout Samford, clock 01:17.
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Chris Cephus for 10 yards to the GSU42 (A. McCray).
D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelvin Clay for 42 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43.
Cameron Yaw kick attempt good.
Cameron Yaw kickoff 8 yards to the SAM38, on-side kick (touch by receiving team), recovered by SAM on SAM38.
Total 3 plays , 48 yards Time of Possession: 0:46
Score:
Georgia Southern 31-17 Samford
Samford at 00:39
Samford at 00:39
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 00:39
SAMFORD drive start at 00:39.
D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Kelsey Pope (D. Eubanks), PENALTY GSU pass interference (D. Eubanks) 15 yards to the GSU47, 1ST DOWN SAM, NO PLAY.
D. Taliaferro pass intercepted by D. Heyden at the GSU27, D. Heyden return 9 yards to the GSU36 (Ryan Dudchock).
Total 1 plays , 15 yards Time of Possession: 0:17
Georgia Southern at 00:22
Georgia Southern at 00:22
Down & Distance Play
Georgia Southern at 00:22
GEORGIA SOUTHERN drive start at 00:22.
TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the GSU34.
End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 1 plays , -2 yards Time of Possession: 0:22
Score:
Georgia Southern 31-17 Samford

Participation

Starters

GSU - Offense
# Player Pos.
19 J.J. Wilcox A-BK
23 Johnathan Bryant A-BK
5 Robert Brown B-BK
63 Brandavious Mann C
71 Dorian Byrd LG
77 Blake DeBartola LT
14 Jaybo Shaw QB
51 William Maxwell RG
57 Brett Moore RT
81 Mitchell Williford WR
84 Patrick Barker WR
GSU - Defense
# Player Pos.
13 Darius Eubanks BAN
21 Hudson Presume CB
34 Laron Scott CB
90 Josh Gebhart DE
92 John Douglas DE
96 Blake Riley DT
4 Derek Heyden FS
10 Josh Rowe MLB
66 Brent Russell NT
29 Deion Stanley SS
40 Michael Butler WLB
SAM - Offense
# Player Pos.
57 Ryan Dudchock C
33 Mason Wald FB
61 Kasey Morrison LG
74 Charlie Sanford LT
10 Dustin Taliaferro QB
58 Joe Collins RG
68 Jacob Kirschenbaum RT
6 Riley Hawkins SE
17 Chris Cephus SLOT
2 Fabian Truss TB
88 Zeke Walters TE
SAM - Defense
# Player Pos.
3 Corey White CB
39 Tae Lewis CB
93 Austin Hayes DE
96 Alex Davis DE
94 Nicholas Williams DT
25 Omar Johnson FS
35 Keith Shoulders MLB
75 Devyn Keith NG
13 Durell Hill SLB
21 Alvin Hines II SS
28 Darion Sutton WLB

Player Participation

Georgia Southern
# Player
1 Jerick McKinnon
2 A.J. McCray
9 Zach Walker
11 Ezayi Youyoute
15 Carlos Cave
17 Billy Greer
20 Nico Hickey
24 Riyahd Jones
28 Devin Scott
31 Dominique Swope
35 Miguel Gilmore
36 Connell Reddick
37 Antwione Williams
38 Kyle Oehlbeck
41 John Stevenson
42 Boyd Sasser
43 Eric Worthen
45 Adrian Mora
46 Brent Thomas
48 Charlie Edwards
52 Javon Mention
54 Korentheus Bailey
58 Garrett Frye
59 Zach York
62 Zach Lonas
75 Manrey Saint-Amour
76 Trevor McBurnett
80 Kentrellis Showers
87 Willie Burden
88 Tyler Sumner
89 Carter Jones
91 Justice Ejike
93 Rashad Williams
94 Roderick Tinsley
99 Terico Agnew
Samford
# Player
4 Justin Shade
5 Sean Thompson
11 Kelsey Pope
15 Ben Neill
18 Kelvin Clay
19 Jeremy Brown
22 Isaac Cooper
23 Justin Sly
26 Brandon Nettles
27 Jaquiski Tartt
29 Jeremiaha Gates
34 Sidney Jordan
36 Jonathan Sillers
37 Stanley Robinson
41 Will Tumlin
44 Ben Carpenter
45 Cameron Yaw
46 David Strider
48 Michael Prendergast
49 Phillip Ketcham
56 Caleb Hullett
62 Ron Wroble
67 Chris Graben
70 Aaron Bethune
76 Kyle Champion
78 George Allers
79 Branden Moore
81 Brandon Wilkinson
84 Jacobi Rodriguez
85 Jauan Davis
86 Daniel Diamond
92 Jerry Mathis
95 Greg Peranich