NCAAF Game Recap - Georgia State at Appalachian State
Sat Nov 17, 2018 2:30 PM EST

Cit
17
Bama
50
F
Duke
6
Clem
35
F
Syr
3
ND
36
F
Ind
20
Mich
31
F
UMass
27
UGA
66
F
Kans
40
Okla
55
F
WVU
41
OkSt
45
F
Ariz
28
WaSt
69
F
OSU
52
MD
51
F OT
Rice
10
LSU
42
F
Cin
13
UCF
38
F
IASt
10
Tex
24
F
UtSt
29
ColSt
24
F
Idaho
10
Fla
63
F
PSU
20
Rut
7
F
OreSt
23
Wash
42
F
MidTN
23
KY
34
F
Utah
30
Colo
7
F
BC
21
FlaSt
22
F
Boise
45
NM
14
F
NW
24
MIN
14
F
Ark
6
MissSt
52
F
WestMI
41
Ball
42
F OT
Buff
17
Ohio
52
F
MiaOH
13
NIU
7
F
Toled
56
Kent
34
F
Tul
17
Hou
48
F
FlAtl
38
NorTx
41
F
Mem
28
SMU
18
F
MSU
6
Neb
9
F
TCU
16
Bayl
9
F
Pitt
34
Wake
13
F
SoFL
17
Temp
27
F
Colg
14
Army
28
F
NCSt
52
Lou
10
F
JMU
38
Tows
17
F
VMI
14
OD
77
F
FLInt
42
UNCC
35
F
GASt
17
App
45
F
UTSA
0
Marsh
23
F
SamHu
42
HBU
20
F
NEV
21
SJSU
12
F
ULMon
17
ArkSt
31
F
WCU
26
UNC
49
F
JacSt
52
(N/A)
60
F(4OT)
TxSt
7
Troy
12
F
USC
27
UCLA
34
F
LT
20
SMiss
21
F
TxTch
6
K St
21
F
Iowa
63
Ill
0
F
MiaFL
38
VaTec
14
F
MIZ
50
Tenn
17
F
Wisc
47
Purd
44
F(2OT)
Tuls
29
Navy
37
F
UVA
27
GATec
30
F OT
BGSU
21
Akr
6
F
AF
27
Wyo
35
F
Lib
0
Aub
53
F
SoAl
38
ULLaf
48
F
GaSo
41
CoCar
17
F
UAB
20
TxAM
41
F
UConn
21
ECU
55
F
UTEP
16
W Ky
40
F
Miss
29
Vand
36
F OT
Chat
9
SCar
49
F
NMS
10
BYU
45
F
SDSU
14
Fres
23
F
AzSt
29
Oreg
31
F
UNLV
28
Hawaii
35
F
NIU
21
WestMI
28
F
Ball
21
MiaOH
42
F
Stan
Cal
PPD

Nov 17, 2018, 2:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Georgia State (2-9)

7

0

3

7

17

Appalachian State (8-2)

14

3

14

14

45

App State beats Georgia State, sets up showdown with Troy
Sat Nov 17, 2018 6:54 PM

BOONE, N.C. (AP) Zac Thomas was 20 of 24 for 282 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions to help Appalachian State beat Georgia State 45-17 on Saturday.

The Mountaineers (8-2, 6-1 Sun Belt Conference) won their third straight and kept their hopes alive to win a share of the East Division title, closing the season next Saturday against Troy, which is 7-0 in conference play.

Darrynton Evans ran 15 times for 127 yards and a touchdown and Corey Sutton caught four passes for 101 yards and a score.

App State outgained the Panthers 524-329, had no penalties and converted all three of its fourth down attempts.

Dan Ellington passed for 132 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions and ran 19 times for 113 yards for Georgia State (2-9, 1-6).

Georgia State scored a touchdown on the opening possession. App State then scored 31 straight and outscored the Panthers 45-3 before Georgia State capped the scoring with another TD.

Passing

GASt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
D. Ellington 21 10 47.6 1 132 40 2 44.2
App Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
Z. Thomas 24 20 83.3 3 282 40 0 155.2
J. Huesman 2 2 100.0 0 14 10 0 95.8

Rushing

GASt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Ellington 19 113 5.9 22 0
T. Gregg 4 43 10.8 26 0
App Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Evans 15 127 8.5 56 1
M. Williams Jr. 13 58 4.5 12 0

Receiving

GASt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
P. Hart 2 50 25.0 40 0
C. McCoy 2 45 22.5 33 0
App Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Sutton 4 101 25.3 40 1
T. Hennigan 4 60 15.0 33 0

Fumbles

Returning

GASt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
P. Hart 1 16.0 0 16 1 7.0 0 7
App KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Duck 0 0 0 2 7.0 0 14

Punting

GASt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Wright 4 189 47.3 62
App Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Howell 1 56 56.0 56

Takeaways

App Int Yds InTD
D. Franklin 2 64 1

Team Stats Comparison

GASt App
Points For 17 45
Total Yards 329 524
Rushing Yards 197 228
Passing Yards 132 296
Passing Completions / Attempts 10/21 22/26
Turnovers 2 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 15 25
Penalties - Yards 6/61 0/0
Time Of Possession 33:33 27:27
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/12 6/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 3/3
Punts - Average Yards 4/47 1/56

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter GASt App
GASt 04:43 TD Tamir Jones 7 yd pass from Dan Ellington (Brandon Wright kick) 7 0
App 06:06 TD Corey Sutton 39 yd pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) 7 7
App 11:44 TD Henry Pearson 10 yd pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) 7 14
2nd Quarter GASt App
App 14:49 FG Chandler Staton 23 yd FG 7 17
3rd Quarter GASt App
App 05:44 TD Zac Thomas 1 yd run (Chandler Staton kick) 7 24
App 06:33 TD Desmond Franklin 26 yd interception return (Chandler Staton kick) 7 31
GASt 12:18 FG Brandon Wright 52 yd FG 10 31
4th Quarter GASt App
App 00:42 TD Dominique Heath 21 yd pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) 10 38
App 02:56 TD Darrynton Evans 56 yd run (Chandler Staton kick) 10 45
GASt 06:40 TD Demarcus Kirk 3 yd run (Brandon Wright kick) 17 45

Game Information

Stadium: Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina
Attendance: 22,315
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