Georgia State first win
With a late touchdown in the 4th, GSU holds on to win 17-14.
First possessions for both teams could only manage to get one first down and then stall. Until around the 5 minute marker of the first GSU struck first. Quarterback K.Fenner dropped back looking for a open receiver, no one was open he tuck the ball and ran for a one yard touchdown. FCS SE didn't take long for them to score. They connected on a long pass which put them on the 1 yard line, they scored on the next play the drive lasted less than one minute. Score was tied at the end of the first quarter 7-7.
Second quarter GSU started with the ball and drove down the field for a 21 yard field goal to put them back up by three points. Each team was playing very good defense or maybe each offense was very rusty, either way it was a defensive game. GSU quarterback K.Fenner threw a interception late in the second quarter which put FCS SE in good field position. FCS SE would cash in the opportunity and score a on a 8 yard pass before half time. FCS SE leads 14-10 at half time.
Third quarter began with GSU with a three and out. Each team could not score in the third as each team defense was playing stout. Each team could not find a weakness. third quarter score 14-10 FCS SE.
4th quarter began with FCS SE with the ball, they had good drives moving the ball pretty well, they couldn't cash in on 3 field goal opportunities. GSU finally put together a great drive and would find the end zone. Backup runningback S.Hall ran for a one yard touchdown to put GSU back on top 17-14. GSU would hold on to the lead and go on to winning their first game in school history.
| FCS SE at Georgia State Panthers |
| Jan 1, | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| FCS SE (0-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Georgia State Panthers (0-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| | GSU |
| Total Offense | 306 | 362 |
| Rushing Yards | 113 | 148 |
| Passing Yards | 193 | 214 |
| First Downs | 16 | 17 |
| Punt Return Yards | 41 | 10 |
| Kick Return Yards | 114 | 71 |
| Total Yards | 461 | 443 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 5-14 | 6-12 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0 | 0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 2-2-0 | 4-2-1 |
| Penalties | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Posession Time | 16:50 | 19:09 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | | GSU |
| 5:22 | (GSU) TD GSU: K.Fenner, 2yd run | 0 | 7 |
| 4:38 | () TD FCS SE: HB #7, 1 yd run | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | | GSU |
| 7:41 | (GSU) FG GSU: M.Vincent, 21yd FG | 7 | 10 |
| 1:27 | () TD FCS SE: HB #7, 8yd pass from QB #8 | 14 | 10 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | | GSU |
| 5:38 | (GSU) TD GSU: S.Hall, 1yd run | 17 | 17 |
| | Georgia State Panthers | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | K.Fenner | 15/28 | 214 | 0 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | J.White | 25 | 109 | 4.3 | 0 | | K.Fenner | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | | S.Hall | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | | L.Marshall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | J.Bennett | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | J.Bennett | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 0 | | A.Davis | 4 | 43 | 10.7 | 0 | | J.Maxwell | 3 | 29 | 9.6 | 0 | | L.Marshall | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | Z.Bennett | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | M.Cohen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | M.Pleasant | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | E.Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | J.Fisher | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | C.Brothers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | K.Greer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | M.Vincen | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 21 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | C.Allen | 6 | 213 | 35.5 | 0 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | S.Hall | 3 | 71 | 23.6 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | J.Bennett | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
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