FINAL SCORE
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles game details
Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 6:00 PM ET
Allen E. Paulson Stadium · Attendance 6,228
Put the final score in perspective.
Appalachian State finished 8 points ahead. The teams combined for 60 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Appalachian State 7, Georgia Southern 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Georgia Southern outscored its opponent in 2 and Appalachian State in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Appalachian State | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 |
 Georgia Southern | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 17 | 16 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-17 | 2-10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 381 | 349 |
| Passing | 208 | 145 |
| Comp/Att | 18/29 | 7/18 |
| Yards per pass | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Rushing | 173 | 204 |
| Rushing Attempts | 44 | 41 |
| Yards per rush | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| Penalties | 6-65 | 1-5 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 3 |
| Possession | 34:52 | 25:08 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Appalachian State Mountaineers
passing
| Zac Thomas | 18/29 | 208 | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 47.5 |
rushing
| Nate Noel | 13 | 103 | 7.9 | 1 | 70 |
| Camerun Peoples | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Zac Thomas | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 20 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Thomas Hennigan | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | 11 |
| Henry Pearson | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 33 |
| Jalen Virgil | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 33 |
| Malik Williams | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 18 |
fumbles
| Malik Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zac Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordon Earle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
interceptions
| Kaiden Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ross | 1 | -3 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Jalen Virgil | 2 | 126 | 63.0 | 100 | 1 |
| Malik Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Malik Williams | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Chandler Staton | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 4/4 | 10 |
punting
| Xavier Subotsch | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Zac Thomas | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Georgia Southern Eagles
passing
| Miller Mosley | 5/14 | 122 | 8.7 | 1 | 2 | 22.0 |
| Justin Tomlin | 2/4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 90.2 |
rushing
| Justin Tomlin | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 1 | 55 |
| Miller Mosley | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Gerald Green | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Logan Wright | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Khaleb Hood | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt LaRoche | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalen White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Dexter Carter Jr. | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 1 | 78 |
| Cam Brown | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
| NaJee Thompson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Emil Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sean Pelkisson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Malik Murray | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
interceptions
| David Spaulding | 1 | 28 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Khaleb Hood | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 17 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Khaleb Hood | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Ephraim Kitchen Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Alex Raynor | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Anthony Beck II | 6 | 272 | 45.3 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 1:59 | David Spaulding 28 Yd Interception Return (Alex Raynor Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 9:22 | Justin Tomlin 14 Yd Run (Alex Raynor Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 1:55 | Jalen Virgil 16 Yd pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Alex Raynor 33 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 17 |
| 3 | 10:44 | Thomas Hennigan 9 Yd pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton Kick) | 14 – 17 |
| 3 | 4:20 | Chandler Staton 33 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 17 |
| 4 | 14:51 | Alex Raynor 47 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 20 |
| 4 | 14:36 | Jalen Virgil 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Chandler Staton Kick) | 24 – 20 |
| 4 | 12:51 | Nate Noel 70 Yd Run (Chandler Staton Kick) | 31 – 20 |
| 4 | 5:23 | Dexter Carter Jr. 78 Yd pass from Miller Mosley (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 31 – 26 |
| 4 | 2:44 | Chandler Staton 37 Yd Field Goal | 34 – 26 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 3:36 AM UTCData methodology