NCAAF

App State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles

· NCAA - Football
Final
20 - 29

Jalen White runs for 125 yards and 3 TDs; Georgia Southern beats Appalachian St. 29-20

Georgia Southern takes down App State in Shawn Clark's final game

Georgia Southern (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt) kept alive its hopes for a berth in Sun Belt Championship game on Dec. 7. The Eagles can win the East Division and play Louisiana-Lafayatte for the title if James Madison beats Marshall later Saturday.

JC French threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Josh Dallas with 8:47 left in the first quarter. Holder Matthew Daniel, also Georgia Southern’s punter, took a snap in a swinging-gate formation and ran for the 2-point conversion to make it 8-0 and the Eagles never trailed.

Joey Aguilar threw a 9-yard TD pass to Eli Wilson with almost 9 minutes left in the second quarter but Appalachian State failed to get the 2-point conversion and the Mountaineers trailed 8-6.

White scored on a run from the 4 to cap an 11-play, 84-yard drive with 2:51 left in the second quarter and gave the Eagles a 15-6 lead at halftime.

Aguilar hit Makai Jackson in the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown that made it a two-point game late in the third quarter but Georgia Southern responded when White ran for a 3-yard TD early in the fourth quarter.

Appalachian State (5-6, 3-5) lined up for a short field-goal attempt but a high snap recovered at the Georgia State 43 gave the Eagles possession. On third-and-3, Nate Johnson jumped on a fumble caused by his strip-sack of French, Aguilar hit Jackson for 40-yard gain to the 1 and Ahmani Marsh ran it in to make it 22-20 with 8:16 to play.

How To Watch

How can I watch App State Mountaineers vs. Georgia Southern Eagles?
  • TV Channel: Mountaineers at Eagles 2021 College Football, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

Eagles: 68.4%
Mountaineers: 31.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

GASO TD 1st Period 8:47 Josh Dallas 10 Yd pass from JC French (Matthew Daniel Run for Two-Point Conversion)
APP TD 2nd Period 8:48 Eli Wilson 9 Yd pass from Joey Aguilar (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
GASO TD 2nd Period 2:51 Jalen White 4 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick)
APP TD 3rd Period 4:33 Makai Jackson 6 Yd pass from Joey Aguilar (Michael Hughes Kick)
GASO TD 4th Period 13:36 Jalen White 3 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick)
APP TD 4th Period 8:16 Ahmani Marshall 1 Yd Run (Michael Hughes Kick)
GASO TD 4th Period 1:05 Jalen White 35 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick)

Statistics

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25 1st Downs 23
8-13 3rd down efficiency 6-11
1-3 4th down efficiency 1-1
465 Total Yards 357
290 Passing 166
19/35 Comp/Att 16/19
8.3 Yards per pass 8.7
175 Rushing 191
39 Rushing Attempts 41
4.5 Yards per rush 4.7
10-93 Penalties 7-65
2 Turnovers 2
0 Fumbles lost 2
2 Interceptions thrown 0
30:33 Possession 29:27

Game Information

Venue: Allen E. Paulson Stadium

Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 23,383 · 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 6-7 3-5
App State 5-6 3-5
Georgia State 3-9 1-7

Sun Belt - West

TEAM OVER CONF
Louisiana 10-4 7-1
Texas State 8-5 5-3
Arkansas State 8-5 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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