NCAAF Game Recap - Georgia Southern at New Mexico State
Sat 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

Oct 20, 2018, 6:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Georgia Southern (6-1)

10

14

21

3

48

New Mexico State (2-6)

14

3

7

7

31

Georgia Southern bowl-eligible after 48-31 victory
Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:25 PM

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

GaSo Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Werts 4 4 100.0 0 77 31 0 118.8
NMS Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Adkins 38 25 65.8 0 295 26 1 78.3

Rushing

GaSo Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
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
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
J. Adkins 4 2

Returning

GaSo KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
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
M. Bauerle 2 79 39.5 56
NMS Punt Yds Avg LgPu
P. Theisler 2 64 32.0 33

Takeaways

GaSo Int Yds InTD
Q. Griffin 0 0 0
K. Vildor 1 15 0

Team Stats Comparison

GaSo NMS
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
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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