FINAL SCORE
Georgia Southern Eagles at Sam Houston Bearkats game details
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Caesars Superdome · Attendance 13,151
Put the final score in perspective.
Sam Houston finished 5 points ahead. The teams combined for 57 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Georgia Southern 10, Sam Houston 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Sam Houston outscored its opponent in 3 and Georgia Southern in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Georgia Southern | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
 Sam Houston | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 15 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 4-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 393 | 267 |
| Passing | 212 | 213 |
| Comp/Att | 20/35 | 23/28 |
| Yards per pass | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Rushing | 181 | 54 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 32 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| Penalties | 5-60 | 4-30 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 4 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:49 | 28:11 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Georgia Southern Eagles
passing
| JC French IV | 20/33 | 212 | 6.4 | 1 | 4 | 24.2 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Dalen Cobb | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
rushing
| Jalen White | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | 18 |
| JC French IV | 16 | 34 | 2.1 | 1 | 12 |
| David Mbadinga | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Josh Dallas | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Dalen Cobb | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Terrance Gibbs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| Derwin Burgess Jr. | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Josh Dallas | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 17 |
| Marcus Sanders Jr. | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 |
| Dalen Cobb | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 40 |
| LV Bunkley-Shelton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
| David Mbadinga | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jalen White | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Fromm | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
fumbles
| Josh Dallas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ayden Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Marques Watson-Trent | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Meyers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Stampley II | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Gilmore | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Smyth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Gamble | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayden Jackson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorrian Smith | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Hill Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latrell Bullard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Stroud | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Bentley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Hicks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kebba Secka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davion Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elhadj Fall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derwin Burgess Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JaMari Whitehead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caimon Mathis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Dalen Cobb | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Josh Dallas | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 31 | 0 |
kicking
| Gavin Stewart | 2/2 | 100.0 | 49 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Alex Smith | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Sam Houston Bearkats
passing
| Hunter Watson | 23/28 | 213 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 65.1 |
rushing
| Jay Ducker | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 20 |
| Hunter Watson | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | 2 | 8 |
| Noah Smith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| DJ McKinney | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Hrbacek | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Simeon Evans | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 1 | 33 |
| Ife Adeyi | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Noah Smith | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Qua'Vez Humphreys | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 |
| DJ McKinney | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Michael Phoenix II | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Elijah Sohn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lonnie Adkism | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
| Michael Phoenix II | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Caleb Weaver | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Cash | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Jimmerson | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey Fields | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavian Gaither | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Briceon Hayes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fisher | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Outland Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Veawn Armstead | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Warren | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Escobar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ysidro Mascorro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sincere Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Issiah Nixon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Murray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Leon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S'Maje Burrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chantson Prox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Jaylon Jimmerson | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| Kavian Gaither | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Briceon Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Zach Hrbacek | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ife Adeyi | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
kicking
| Christian Pavon | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Jadon Cardell | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:02 | Jaylon Jimmerson 29 Yd Interception Return (Christian Pavon Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 9:15 | Josh Dallas 17 Yd pass from JC French (Gavin Stewart Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:46 | Simeon Evans 33 Yd pass from Hunter Watson (Christian Pavon Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 3:09 | Hunter Watson 2 Yd Run (Christian Pavon Kick) | 7 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Gavin Stewart 49 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 21 |
| 3 | 7:14 | Jalen White 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 16 – 21 |
| 3 | 0:05 | Gavin Stewart 49 Yd Field Goal | 19 – 21 |
| 4 | 11:37 | Hunter Watson 1 Yd Run (Christian Pavon Kick) | 19 – 28 |
| 4 | 1:57 | Christian Pavon 21 Yd Field Goal | 19 – 31 |
| 4 | 0:09 | JC French 1 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick) | 26 – 31 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:06 PM UTCData methodology