Georgia Southern University
0-1 , 0-0
Boise State
1-0 , 0-0
Broncos Pull Away From Eagles Late in Season Opener
8/31/2024 8:48:00 PM | Football
Georgia Southern back in action next week at Nevada
STATESBORO - Ashton Jeanty scored six touchdowns and ran for 267 yards as the Boise State football team downed Georgia Southern, 56-45, Saturday afternoon at Allen E. Paulson at Evans Family Field.
The Broncos jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter when Jeanty broke off two long touchdown runs. The Eagles got on the board in the second quarter when Jalen White punched it in from 2 yards out. A 31-yard field goal by Gavin Stewart brought the Eagles to within five early in the quarter. Right before the end of the half, Dalen Cobb hauled in an 18-yard touchdown catch on a spectacular grab to get the Eagles back into it.
The Broncos responded with a 14-play drive capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by Jeanty late in the third quarter, giving them the lead back. French connected with Beau Johnson on a 3-yard touchdown pass, but on the next play, Jeanty went 75 yards for his sixth score. A late scoring run from White, his career-high third score of the game, capped the scoring.
The Eagles were down as many as 19 points but scored on six of seven drives to take the lead before the Broncos' run game took over, finishing with 372 yards and seven scores.
In his first game as a starter, French went 28 for 50 and 322 yards with two scores against no interceptions. He also ran for 39 yards and a touchdown. Derwin Burgess Jr. led the Eagles with 93 yards on four catches. Marques Watson-Trent led the team with seven tackles and Tyrell Davis had an interception.
Up Next: Georgia Southern (0-1) travels to Reno, Nevada, to take on the Wolf Pack of Nevada next Saturday at 7 p.m. (ET)/4 p.m. (PT). The game will be broadcast on TruTV and streamed on Max.
Gallery: 24FB - GS vs Boise State
Team Stats
BOI 7, GS 0
BOI - Jeanty,Ashton 77 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 1 plays, 77 yards, TOP 00:12
BOI 14, GS 0
BOI - Jeanty,Ashton 26 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 6 plays, 71 yards, TOP 02:17
BOI 14, GS 6
GS - White,Jalen 2 yd run (), 9 plays, 50 yards, TOP 04:15
BOI 14, GS 9
GS - Stewart,Gavin 31 yd field goal 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 01:36
BOI 21, GS 9
BOI - Jeanty,Ashton 1 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 5 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:38
BOI 28, GS 9
BOI - Jeanty,Ashton 5 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:49
BOI 28, GS 16
GS - Cobb,Dalen 18 yd pass from French,JC (Stewart,Gavin kick) 11 plays, 81 yards, TOP 02:10
BOI 28, GS 23
GS - French,JC 11 yd run (Stewart,Gavin kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:23
BOI 28, GS 30
GS - White,Jalen 1 yd run (Stewart,Gavin kick), 8 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:58
BOI 36, GS 30
BOI - Jeanty,Ashton 1 yd run (Camper,Cameron pass), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:41
BOI 36, GS 37
GS - Johnson,Beau 3 yd pass from French,JC (Stewart,Gavin kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:37
BOI 42, GS 37
BOI - Jeanty,Ashton 75 yd run (), 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:13
BOI 49, GS 37
BOI - Gaines,Sire 38 yd run (Dalmas,Jonah kick), 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 01:59
BOI 56, GS 37
BOI - Gaines,Sire 17 yd pass from Madsen,Maddux (Dalmas,Jonah kick) 3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 01:33
BOI 56, GS 45
GS - White,Jalen 1 yd run (French,JC rush), 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:38
