FINAL SCORE
Georgia Southern Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars game details
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Hancock Whitney Stadium · Attendance 19,667
Put the final score in perspective.
Georgia Southern finished 4 points ahead. The teams combined for 64 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Georgia Southern 14, South Alabama 13. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, South Alabama outscored its opponent in 2 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
 South Alabama | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 20 | 25 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 6-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 3-4 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 337 | 458 |
| Passing | 231 | 274 |
| Comp/Att | 25/33 | 23/32 |
| Yards per pass | 7.0 | 8.6 |
| Rushing | 106 | 184 |
| Rushing Attempts | 36 | 36 |
| Yards per rush | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| Penalties | 5-41 | 13-99 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 31:52 | 28:08 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Georgia Southern Eagles
passing
| JC French IV | 22/27 | 198 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 72.8 |
| Dexter Williams II | 3/5 | 33 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 |
| Dalen Cobb | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
rushing
| Jalen White | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 1 | 19 |
| JC French IV | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 |
| OJ Arnold | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 |
| David Mbadinga | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Williams II | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 |
receiving
| Josh Dallas | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 2 | 45 |
| Dalen Cobb | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 22 |
| OJ Arnold | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Derwin Burgess Jr. | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 |
| LV Bunkley-Shelton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler Fromm | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jalen White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
defensive
| Justin Meyers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davon Hicks | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Gilmore | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayden Jackson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Stroud | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Gamble | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rhodes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latrell Bullard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Hill Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deontre Morris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Dedman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elhadj Fall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Gibbs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crouch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorrian Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Stampley II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davion Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Pikes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| DeAndre Buchannon | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Evan Lester Jr. | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| JP Mikhael | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
kicking
| Gavin Stewart | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Alex Smith | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
South Alabama Jaguars
passing
| Gio Lopez | 22/30 | 257 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 69.9 |
| Bishop Davenport | 1/2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 |
rushing
| Kentrel Bullock | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 0 | 22 |
| Gio Lopez | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Fluff Bothwell | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 2 | 22 |
| Bishop Davenport | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 11 |
receiving
| Jamaal Pritchett | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 1 | 19 |
| Devin Voisin | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Jeremiah Webb | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Kentrel Bullock | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| DJ Thomas-Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rod Gibbs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
defensive
| Blayne Myrick | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius McKenzie | 10 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Scruggs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Strong Jr. | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Courtney McBride Jr. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Voisin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aakil Washington | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Neely | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Miller | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Blaylock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damyrion Darby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Smith IV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Shattuck | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Hyatt Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Norman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lardarius Webb Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Moss Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalyn Durgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chrystyile Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Bam McReynolds | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 41 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jamaal Pritchett | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -2 | 0 |
kicking
| Laith Marjan | 3/3 | 100.0 | 41 | 3/3 | 12 |
punting
| Aleksi Pulkkinen | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 7:30 | David Mbadinga 1 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 3:30 | Laith Marjan 41 Yd Field Goal | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 8:17 | Josh Dallas 23 Yd pass from JC French (Gavin Stewart Kick) | 14 – 3 |
| 2 | 4:26 | Fluff Bothwell 1 Yd Run (Laith Marjan Kick) | 14 – 10 |
| 2 | 0:07 | Laith Marjan 35 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 13 |
| 3 | 10:17 | Laith Marjan 24 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 16 |
| 3 | 5:08 | Fluff Bothwell 22 Yd Run (Laith Marjan Kick) | 14 – 23 |
| 3 | 0:34 | Jamaal Pritchett 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (Laith Marjan Kick) | 14 – 30 |
| 4 | 14:53 | Josh Dallas 45 Yd pass from JC French (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 20 – 30 |
| 4 | 14:09 | Jalen White 2 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick) | 27 – 30 |
| 4 | 8:14 | Dalen Cobb 22 Yd pass from Dexter Williams II (Gavin Stewart Kick) | 34 – 30 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 6:23 PM UTCData methodology