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Georgia State holds off pesky Samford team

Posted on August 21, 2013 at 08:38 PM.

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Samford Bulldogs at Georgia State Panthers
Aug 30, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Samford Bulldogs (0-1)	0	7	7	7	21
Georgia State Panthers (1-0)	3	7	14	0	24

Team Stats Comparison
	SAM	GSU
Total Offense	249	350
Rushing Yards	65	188
Passing Yards	184	162
First Downs	15	18
Punt Return Yards	12	11
Kick Return Yards	207	90
Total Yards	468	451
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	7-12	7-12
4th Down Conversion	2-3	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0	5-3-1
Penalties	2-30	5-55
Posession Time	15:53	16:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SAM	GSU
4:58	(GSU) W. Lutz, 32 Yd FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SAM	GSU
0:53	(GSU) B. McLane, 18 Yd run (W. Lutz kick)	0	10
0:42	(SAM) FS #9, returned kickoff 95 Yds (K #30 kick)	7	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SAM	GSU
3:55	(SAM) HB #34, 2 Yd run (K #30 kick)	14	10
2:03	(GSU) G. Howse, 1 Yd run (W. Lutz kick)	14	17
0:16	(GSU) A. Hudgins, 1 Yd run (W. Lutz kick)	14	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SAM	GSU
2:41	(SAM) WR #10, 8 Yd pass from QB #8 (K #30 kick)	21	24

Samford Bulldogs

Georgia State Panthers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Ben McLane	17/27	162	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Gerald Howse	19	144	7.5	1
Travis Evans	7	35	5.0	0
Ben McLane	4	6	1.5	1
Anthony Hudgins	1	1	1.0	1
Danny Williams	1	2	2.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Albert Wilson	5	77	15.4	0
Gerald Howse	4	27	6.7	0
Travis Evans	3	1	0.3	0
Drew Pearson	2	17	8.5	0
Kelton Hill	2	21	10.5	0
Danny Williams	1	19	19.0	0

Georgia State�s opening drive resulted in a 33 yard FG, after a long, time-consuming, 13-play drive stalled at FCS SE�s 16 yard line. HB Gerald Howse carried the ball 4 times for 30 yards and Travis Evans picked up an additional 12 yards on the ground on 2 carries. QB Ben McLane was wild however, connecting on only 1 of 5 passes for 11 yards.
FCS SE�s first possession resulted in a turnover on downs at midfield.
Georgia State couldn�t capitalize as their 2nd drive was halted in the red zone, and Will Lutz�s 32 yard FG attempt hit the upright.
Georgia State thoroughly dominated the first quarter, but only led 3-0.
FCS SE then sustained a drive after an 18 yard pass from midfield on 3rd and 10. The drive stalled at Georgia State�34, but missed a 51 yard FG to tie the game.
Georgia State for a 3rd straight drive, drove the ball into FCS SE territory, but punted when the drive stalled at the 37.
FCS then turned the ball over after a sustained drive brought the ball to Georgia State�s 10 yard line. QB Zach Bailey fumbled the ball on a terrible-looking option pitch to his halfback who was already falling to the ground with 1:49 left in the half.
Georgia St. went straight to the air and after 3 quick completions found themselves at midfield. Gerald Howse then broke a 3rd and 10 draw play for 35 yards. Ben McLane then scored on an option play that fooled the entire defense with 54 seconds remaining in the half.
The celebration wouldn�t last long though, as FCS SE returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown to close the gap to 10-7 at the half. Georgia State dominated the first half on the ground, outgaining their opponent 106-7. The 3 point lead was clearly disappointing.
On the opening drive of the 3rd quarter, FCS SE again drove the ball deep into Georgia State territory. 6 first downs and more than half of the quarter chewed up, HB #34 scored to give FCS SE a 14-10 lead.
On the ensuing drive, QB Ben McLane threw a perfect pass to WR Albert Wilson on a go route down the right sideline. The 37-yard completion put Georgia State back on the attack. A 19 yard reception by WR Danny Williams gave them first and goal at the 1, and Gerald Howse punched it in on a sweep 2 plays later.
On the next possession, QB Zach Bailey, led WR#14 well too far and the ball fell right into the arms of Georgia St. MLB Joseph Peterson who returned the errant pass to the FCS SE 28 yard line. 5 plays later, FB Anthony Hudgins scored on a 1 yard run, to give Georgia St. 1 24-14 lead at the end of the 3rd qtr.
The teams traded 3 and outs early in the 4th quarter, with the first 1st down coming with only 5 minutes remaining in the game when FCS HB Jesse Logan gained 4 yards on a 3rd and 3. With 2:42 remaining, FCS Southeast scored on a 10 yard pass on 4th and 2 to tighten the game back up to 24-21.
Georgia State then were unsuccessful on their first 2 runs, but a 12 yard screen pass to HB Gerald Howse gave them a chance to run out the clock. Another first down came on a facemask that ultimately sealed their fate. 3 more runs ran out FCS SE�s timeouts and Georgia St. ran the clock down to 11 seconds before turning the ball over on downs at FCS SE�s 2 yard line. An incomplete pass, and a hail mary that brought the ball to the Georgia St. 45 yard line ended the game.
HB Gerald Howse took player of the game honors gaining 144 yards on 19 carries and a TD and catching 4 passes for an additional 27 yards.