Georgia Southern Eagles at Nevada Wolf Pack
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French throws a pair of touchdown passes and Georgia Southern edges Nevada 20-17
With Nevada (1-2) trailing 20-17 and driving deep into the red zone, Savion Red had the ball pulled loose at the 5 and Georgia Southern (1-1) recovered in the end zone for a touchback with 9 1/2 minutes left to end a six-minute, 11-play drive that began at the Wolf Pack 9. The turnover was the first for Nevada this season.
Nevada got the ball back on its 25 and drove to the Eagles 41 before being stopped on fourth-and-1 with 2:35 left. The final Wolf Pack drive started at its 3-yard line with a minute to go. A Hail Mary on the final play of the game from the Nevada 33 was caught by Jaden Smith at the 6 where he was brought down.
Just before the end of the first half, French hit Dalen Cobb for a 24-yard score and a 17-14 lead. Gavin Stewart's 48-yard field goal made it 20-14 in the third.
Nevada outgained Georgia Southern 493-285 and held the Eagles to 42 yards on the ground.
French completed 23 of 37 passes or 243 yards.
Brendon Lewis was 23-of-35 passing for 266 yards and a score for the Wolf Pack. Cortez Braham Jr. had nine catches for 110 yards and a score, and Smith made four grabs for 103 yards.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:33 | Cortez Braham Jr. 15 Yd pass from Brendon Lewis (Matthew Killam Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 7:30 | Joshua Thompson 35 Yd pass from JC French (Gavin Stewart Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:08 | Brendon Lewis 2 Yd Run (Matthew Killam Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 12:15 | Gavin Stewart 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:03 | Dalen Cobb 24 Yd pass from JC French (Gavin Stewart Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 9:07 | Gavin Stewart 48 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 2:30 | Matthew Killam 27 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 GASO |
 NEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 2-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 10-17 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 285 | Total Yards | 498 |
| 243 | Passing | 271 |
| 23/37 | Comp/Att | 23/35 |
| 6.6 | Yards per pass | 7.7 |
| 42 | Rushing | 227 |
| 19 | Rushing Attempts | 42 |
| 2.2 | Yards per rush | 5.4 |
| 10-100 | Penalties | 14-134 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 22:39 | Possession | 37:21 |
Game Information
Location: Reno, NV
Attendance: 16,245 · Capacity:
Sun Belt - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 10-3 | 7-1 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-5 | 6-2 |
| James Madison | 9-4 | 4-4 |
| Old Dominion | 5-7 | 4-4 |
| Coastal Carolina | 6-6 | 3-5 |
| App State | 5-6 | 3-5 |
| Georgia State | 3-9 | 1-7 |
Sun Belt - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 10-3 | 7-1 |
| Texas State | 7-5 | 5-3 |
| Arkansas State | 7-5 | 5-3 |
| South Alabama | 7-6 | 5-3 |
| UL Monroe | 5-7 | 3-5 |
| Troy | 4-8 | 3-5 |
| Southern Miss | 1-11 | 0-8 |
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