FINAL SCORE
Georgia Southern Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars game details
Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 7:30 PM ET
Ladd-Peebles Stadium · Attendance 20,013
Put the final score in perspective.
Georgia Southern finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 37 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Georgia Southern 10, South Alabama 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, South Alabama outscored its opponent in 1 and Georgia Southern in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Georgia Southern | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
 South Alabama | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 22 | 4 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-18 | 0-10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 388 | 247 |
| Passing | 78 | 194 |
| Comp/Att | 9/17 | 8/15 |
| Yards per pass | 4.6 | 12.9 |
| Rushing | 310 | 53 |
| Rushing Attempts | 66 | 24 |
| Yards per rush | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| Penalties | 5-35 | 4-25 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 40:38 | 19:22 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Georgia Southern Eagles
passing
| Shai Werts | 9/17 | 78 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 |
rushing
| Shai Werts | 20 | 102 | 5.1 | 0 | 23 |
| J.D. King | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Wesley Kennedy III | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 19 |
| Logan Wright | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Matt LaRoche | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 16 |
| NaJee Thompson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Malik Murray | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Wesley Kennedy III | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Colby Ransom | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mark Michaud | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Khaleb Hood | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Logan Wright | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
| Shai Werts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt LaRoche | 1 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Wesley Kennedy III | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Tyler Bass | 2/4 | 50.0 | 46 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Anthony Beck II | 8 | 313 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
South Alabama Jaguars
passing
| Cephus Johnson III | 8/15 | 194 | 12.9 | 2 | 0 | 32.5 |
rushing
| Tra Minter | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 0 | 20 |
| Cephus Johnson III | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Kawaan Baker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Desmond Trotter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Wilson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Kawaan Baker | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 1 | 75 |
| Jalen Tolbert | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 1 | 60 |
| Tra Minter | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Tra Minter | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Tra Minter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
kicking
| Frankie Onate | 1/2 | 50.0 | 45 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Jack Brooks | 8 | 357 | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 11:03 | Tyler Bass 46 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 2 | 10:52 | Kawaan Baker 75 Yd pass from Cephus Johnson (Frankie Onate Kick) | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 1:11 | J.D. King 4 Yd Run (Tyler Bass Kick) | 10 – 7 |
| 3 | 5:41 | Jalen Tolbert 60 Yd pass from Cephus Johnson (Frankie Onate Kick) | 10 – 14 |
| 4 | 4:24 | Frankie Onate 45 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 17 |
| 4 | 0:20 | Wesley Kennedy III 1 Yd Run (Tyler Bass Kick) | 17 – 17 |
| 6 | 0:00 | Tyler Bass 37 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 17 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 1:54 PM UTCData methodology