1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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GAST | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
GASO | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
King, Georgia Southern run past Georgia State, 38-10
STATESBORO, Ga. -- J.D. King had 107 yards rushing and three touchdowns, Wesley Kennedy III and Shai Werts each ran for a score, and Georgia Southern beat Georgia State 38-10 on Saturday night.
Kennedy had 11 carries for 78 yards and Werts was 7-of-10 passing for 73 yards and added 55 yards rushing on 15 carries.
Tra Barnett’s 15-yards touchdown run capped a nine-play, 86-yard drive and gave Georgia State (7-5, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference) a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter but the Eagles (7-5, 5-3) scored the next 31 points before taking a 21-point lead into the fourth quarter. Werts tied it with a 11-yard TD run late in the first quarter, Tyler Bass made a 49-yard field goal early in the second and King’s first touchdown, a 7-yard run, made it 17-7 at halftime. Kennedy and King each had 13-yard scoring runs in the third quarter and King added a 30-yard TD run with 7:06 to play to make it 38-10.
Barnett finished with 15 carries for 55 yards. Georgia State, which went into the game averaging 257.8 yards rushing per game (No. 11 in the FBS) ran 37 times for a season-low 107 yards.
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Game Information
2024 Sun Belt Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Georgia Southern | 4-1 | 6-3 |
Marshall | 3-1 | 5-3 |
Old Dominion | 3-2 | 4-5 |
James Madison | 2-2 | 6-2 |
Coastal Carolina | 2-3 | 5-4 |
App State | 2-4 | 4-5 |
Georgia State | 0-4 | 2-6 |
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Louisiana | 4-0 | 7-1 |
Arkansas State | 3-1 | 5-3 |
South Alabama | 3-2 | 4-5 |
UL Monroe | 3-2 | 5-3 |
Texas State | 2-2 | 4-4 |
Troy | 1-4 | 2-7 |
Southern Miss | 0-4 | 1-7 |