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Panthers get big win in Miles debut!

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 12:11 AM.

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What a way to start the Trent Miles era at Georgia State! A big 48-7 victory over an FCS school may not be too impressive, but for the Panthers, who are in just their fourth season overall and first in the FBS, and winning only 10 out of their first 33 games in school history, is a good start for the new era of Panther football. After a little bit of a sluggish start to the game, the Panthers got going against Samford with a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter. Ben McLane hit true freshman wide receiver Jordan Giles with a seven yard pass to open up the scoring and junior running back Gerald Howse plunged ahead for a one yard score to put the Panthers up 14-0. Samford would strike back in the second quarter with a short touchdown run, but the Panthers would answer back with three more scores in the first half, a Kelton Hill five yard catch from McLane, a Drew Pearson six yard catch from McLane and a twelve yard run by Howse. The defense held firm in the second half and did not allow another score by Samford the rest of the game. Howse would add on another touchdown on an electrifying 58 yard run in the third and kicker, Wil Lutz, added on a pair of field goals in the fourth to cap off the scoring.

Samford Bulldogs at Georgia State Panthers
Aug 29, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Samford Bulldogs (0-1)	0	7	0	0	7
Georgia State Panthers (1-0)	14	21	6	0	48

Team Stats Comparison
	SAM	GSU
Total Offense	237	482
Rushing Yards	-10	202
Passing Yards	247	280
First Downs	11	22
Punt Return Yards	20	22
Kick Return Yards	196	53
Total Yards	453	557
Turnovers	5	0
3rd Down Converstion	5-12	2-10
4th Down Conversion	0-2	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0	7-5-2
Penalties	1-14	2-30
Posession Time	13:18	14:42

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SAM	GSU
5:21	(GSU) Jordan Giles, 7 Yd pass from Ben McLane (Wil Lutz kick)	0	7
2:16	(GSU) Gerald Howse, 1 Yd run (Lutz kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SAM	GSU
6:57	(SAM) HB #7, 3 Yd run (K #30 kick)	7	14
5:22	(GSU) Kelton Hill, 5 Yd pass from McLane (Lutz kick)	7	21
3:33	(GSU) Drew Pearson, 6 Yd pass from McLane (Lutz kick)	7	28
0:46	(GSU) Howse, 12 Yd run (Lutz kick)	7	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SAM	GSU
2:30	(GSU) Howse, 58 Yd run (Lutz kick)	7	42
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SAM	GSU
6:06	(GSU) Lutz, 32 Yd FG	7	45
0:14	(GSU) Lutz, 36 Yd FG	7	48

Samford Bulldogs

Georgia State Panthers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Ben McLane	16-29	239	3	0
Ronnie Bell	4-13	41	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Gerald Howse	16	149	9.3	3
Travis Evans	6	45	7.5	0
Parris Lee	2	5	2.5	0
Ben McLane	2	3	1.5	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Kelton Hill	5	64	12.8	1
Drew Pearson	5	51	10.2	1
Danny Williams	4	74	18.5	0
Jordan Giles	3	25	8.3	1
Albert Wilson	2	44	22.0	0
Joel Ruiz	1	22	22.0	0
Darren McCray	0	0	0.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Danny Williams	2		0
Albert Wilson	2		0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Joseph Peterson	5	2.0	0	0
Robert Ferguson	4	0.0	0	0
Myles Morris	3	0.0	0	0
Rashad Stewart	3	0.0	0	0
Brent McClendon	3	0.0	0	0
Demarius Matthews	3	0.0	1	0
Jamal Ransby	2	0.0	1	0
Tarris Batiste	2	0.0	0	0
Melvin King	2	0.0	0	0
Marcus Stetzer	2	2.0	0	0
Robert Dowling	2	0.0	0	0
Nate Anthony	2	1.0	0	0
Theo Agnew	2	1.0	0	0
Nermin Delic	1	0.0	0	0
Kail Singleton	1	0.0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Wil Lutz	2-4	6-6	12	37
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Matt Hubbard	3	117	39.0	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Albert Wilson	2	53	26.5	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
Albert Wilson	2	17	8.5	0
Parris Lee	1	5	5.0	0

Around the rest of the college football world, we'll take you into the top 25 action of the week. Alabama had a solid showing against Virginia Tech. Ohio State had no problem at all with Buffalo. Stanford had a bye week. Texas A&M survived Johnny Manziel's first half suspension against Rice. Clemson upset Georgia, Oregon thumped Nicholls State, Notre Dame eeked out a win over Temple, South Carolina off to a solid start with a win over North Carolina, the Gators played sloppy and were upset by Toledo, Louisville beat Ohio, LSU loses a tough one in overtime to TCU, Oklahoma came out flat against UL Monroe and never recovered, Florida State came out with a win over Pitt, Texas blanks New Mexico State, Mississippi State gets the upset win by getting by OK State in overtime, Steve Sarkisian lead Washington to an upset of Boise State, Michigan shuts out Central Michigan, UCLA gets by Nevada, Kansas State gets a scare from North Dakota State, Nebraska pummels Wyoming, Oregon State wins a track meet with Eastern Washington, Iowa with the "upset" over Northern Illinois, and Vandy gets by Ole Miss.

Top 25 Scores

Results

#1 Alabama - 34 ; Virginia Tech - 17

#2 Ohio State - 49 ; Buffalo - 7

#3 Stanford - Bye Week

#4 Texas A&M - 38 ; Rice - 19

#5 Georgia - 17 ; #9 Clemson - 35

#6 Oregon - 45 ; Nicholls State - 6

#7 Notre Dame - 16 ; Temple - 10

#8 South Carolina - 28 ; North Carolina - 21

#9 Clemson - 35 ; #5 Georgia - 17

#10 Florida - 14 ; Toledo - 31