NCAAF Game Recap
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Georgia Southern at New Mexico StateSat Oct 20, 2018 6:00 PM EDT
Bama |
58 |
Tenn |
21 |
F |
OSU |
20 |
Purd |
49 |
F |
NCSt |
7 |
Clem |
41 |
F |
MissSt |
3 |
LSU |
19 |
F |
Mich |
21 |
MSU |
7 |
F |
Okla |
52 |
TCU |
27 |
F |
UCF |
37 |
ECU |
10 |
F |
Oreg |
20 |
WaSt |
34 |
F |
Vand |
7 |
KY |
14 |
F |
Colo |
13 |
Wash |
27 |
F |
PSU |
33 |
Ind |
28 |
F |
MD |
0 |
Iowa |
23 |
F |
Cin |
17 |
Temp |
24 |
F OT |
UConn |
30 |
SoFL |
38 |
F |
Ill |
20 |
Wisc |
49 |
F |
GASt |
35 |
ArkSt |
51 |
F |
Stan |
20 |
AzSt |
13 |
F |
ColSt |
28 |
Boise |
56 |
F |
AF |
41 |
UNLV |
35 |
F |
Aub |
31 |
Miss |
16 |
F |
Tuls |
0 |
Ark |
23 |
F |
Buff |
31 |
Toled |
17 |
F |
NW |
18 |
Rut |
15 |
F |
MiaOH |
30 |
Army |
31 |
F(1OT) |
UNC |
37 |
Syr |
40 |
F(1OT) |
UVA |
28 |
Duke |
14 |
F |
JacSt |
14 |
SEMO |
37 |
F |
BGSU |
14 |
Ohio |
49 |
F |
IdSt |
41 |
Lib |
48 |
F |
UtSt |
24 |
Wyo |
16 |
F |
FlAtl |
7 |
Marsh |
31 |
F |
UNCC |
13 |
MidTN |
21 |
F |
WestMI |
35 |
C Mi |
10 |
F |
E Mi |
42 |
Ball |
20 |
F |
ULLaf |
17 |
App |
27 |
F |
SMU |
27 |
Tul |
23 |
F |
Kans |
16 |
TxTch |
48 |
F |
MIN |
28 |
Neb |
53 |
F |
UTEP |
24 |
LT |
31 |
F |
Hou |
49 |
Navy |
36 |
F |
CoCar |
24 |
UMass |
13 |
F |
Akr |
24 |
Kent |
23 |
F OT |
Wake |
17 |
FlaSt |
38 |
F |
SamHu |
23 |
Lamar |
41 |
F |
Cal |
49 |
OreSt |
7 |
F |
Mem |
33 |
MIZ |
65 |
F |
GaSo |
48 |
NMS |
31 |
F |
TxSt |
14 |
ULMon |
20 |
F |
UTSA |
17 |
SMiss |
27 |
F |
Fres |
38 |
NM |
7 |
F |
OD |
37 |
W Ky |
34 |
F |
NorTx |
21 |
UAB |
29 |
F |
Rice |
17 |
FLInt |
36 |
F |
USC |
28 |
Utah |
41 |
F |
SJSU |
13 |
SDSU |
16 |
F |
Ariz |
30 |
UCLA |
31 |
F |
NEV |
40 |
Hawaii |
22 |
F |
Troy |
38 |
SoAl |
17 |
F |
Georgia Southern 48, New Mexico State 31
Oct 20, 2018, 6:00 PM EDT
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
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Georgia Southern (6-1) |
10 |
14 |
21 |
3 |
48 |
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New Mexico State (2-6) |
14 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Logan Wright and Wesley Kennedy III combined for 233 yards rushing and Georgia Southern defeated New Mexico State 48-31 on Saturday to win its fourth straight game and become bowl-eligible.
The Eagles (6-1) trailed 14-3 in the first quarter when 15- and 8-yard scoring runs by Kennedy began a streak of six touchdowns on six possessions for a 45-17 lead with 6:24 left in a third quarter that included 2- and 13-yard scores by Wright.
Wright finished with 136 yards on 17 carries for his first career 100-yard day. Kennedy finished with 97 yards as the Eagles piled up 389 yards on the ground.
The Eagles had three takeaways, extending their streak in that department to 10 straight games. The victory was the first nonconference road win as a member of the FBS, which the Eagles joined in 2014.
Jason Huntley had a 9-yard touchdown run and a pair of 1-yard scores for the Aggies (2-6).
Passing
Rushing
GaSo | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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L. Wright | 17 | 136 | 8.0 | 17 | 2 |
W. Kennedy III | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 17 | 2 |
NMS | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
C. Gibson | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 15 | 1 |
J. Huntley | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 21 | 3 |
Receiving
GaSo | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
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E. Richardson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
D. Bargnare | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
NMS | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
J. Boone | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 24 | 0 |
R. Caldwell | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
Fumbles
NMS | F | FL |
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J. Adkins | 4 | 2 |
Returning
GaSo | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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W. Kennedy III | 2 | 24.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
N. Thompson | 1 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
NMS | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
R. Caldwell | 2 | 21.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
O. Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
GaSo | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
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M. Bauerle | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 56 |
NMS | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
P. Theisler | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 33 |
Takeaways
GaSo | Int | Yds | InTD |
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Q. Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Vildor | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Team Stats Comparison
GaSo | NMS | |
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Points For | 48 | 31 |
Total Yards | 466 | 443 |
Rushing Yards | 389 | 148 |
Passing Yards | 77 | 295 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 4/4 | 25/38 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0/0 | 4/2 |
First Downs | 27 | 26 |
Penalties - Yards | 4/36 | 5/38 |
Time Of Possession | 31:31 | 29:29 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 5/10 | 7/15 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 0/0 | 2/3 |
Punts - Average Yards | 2/40 | 2/32 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | GaSo | NMS | |||
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NMS | 03:32 | TD | Christian Gibson 5 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) | 0 | 7 |
GaSo | 06:24 | FG | Tyler Bass 41 yd FG | 3 | 7 |
NMS | 08:27 | TD | Jason Huntley 9 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) | 3 | 14 |
GaSo | 13:24 | TD | Wesley Kennedy III 15 yd run (Tyler Bass kick) | 10 | 14 |
2nd Quarter | GaSo | NMS | |||
GaSo | 05:27 | TD | Wesley Kennedy III 8 yd run (Tyler Bass kick) | 17 | 14 |
NMS | 08:42 | FG | Dylan Brown 23 yd FG | 17 | 17 |
GaSo | 14:54 | TD | Shai Werts 3 yd run (Tyler Bass kick) | 24 | 17 |
3rd Quarter | GaSo | NMS | |||
GaSo | 03:22 | TD | Logan Wright 2 yd run (Tyler Bass kick) | 31 | 17 |
GaSo | 06:01 | TD | Monteo Garrett 9 yd run (Tyler Bass kick) | 38 | 17 |
GaSo | 08:36 | TD | Logan Wright 13 yd run (Tyler Bass kick) | 45 | 17 |
NMS | 12:01 | TD | Jason Huntley 1 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) | 45 | 24 |
4th Quarter | GaSo | NMS | |||
GaSo | 04:42 | FG | Tyler Bass 25 yd FG | 48 | 24 |
NMS | 08:40 | TD | Jason Huntley 1 yd run (Dylan Brown kick) | 48 | 31 |
Game Information
Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Attendance: 7,300 |
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