2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL @GeorgiaStateFB | @CoachSElliott | @GSUPanthers | @GSUStadium GEORGIA STATE (2-3, 1-0) at TROY (4-1, 2-0) Thursday, Oct. 4 | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPNU Veterans Memorial Stadium | Troy, Ala. THE KICKOFF: After opening Sun Belt with an average of 52.3 yards per punt, which Conference play with a record-setting 46-14 helps Georgia State stand second nationally victory over ULM, Georgia State faces a quick (to Texas A&M) in net punting at 44.95. turnaround with a nationally-televised game at Troy Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. ALL THREE PHASES CONTRIBUTE TO RECORD-SETTING WIN: Georgia State set > This is the 100th game in Georgia State records and milestones on offense, defense football history, which began with a 41-7 and special teams in its 46-14 win over ULM. victory over Shorter on Sept. 2, 2010. GAME 6 > The 46 points are Georgia State’s second- > Troy, coming off a 45-21 Sun Belt win over most vs. FBS opponent and third-most vs. Coastal Carolina, gained notoriety earlier this overall, and the 32-point margin is the season with their 24-19 victory at Nebraska. Panthers’ largest margin of victory vs. FBS opponent. TV: ESPNU. Announcers are Dave LaMont > The Trojans lead the series, 4-1, including and Ray Bentley. a 34-10 win last season in Atlanta. Georgia > The Panthers rushed for a school-record State’s only victory in the series was a 31-21 308 yards, including 145 by freshman Seth Georgia State is 2-3 on ESPNU. decision in 2015 at the Georgia Dome. Paige, whose 82-yard TD is the longest run RADIO: The new home for Georgia State > In the win over ULM, the Panthers rushed from scrimmage in GSU history. football is Atlanta’s 92.9 THE GAME (WZGC- for a school-record 308 yards, including > QB Dan Ellington completed a school- FM). Dave Cohen is in his 36th season as 145 by freshman Seth Paige, while the GSU record 83.3 percent (15-18) of his passes. the play-by-play voice of Panther athletics. defense allowed just 262 yards, the third- Harper LeBel joins him from the booth with fewest in school history, and forced four > GSU set a school record with 38:12 of Sam Crenshaw on the sideline. Football turnovers. possession time. games also air on Georgia State station > Georgia State’s first-year starting quarter- > The Panthers held ULM to 262 yards of WRAS-FM 88.5. back Dan Ellington is fourth in the Sun Belt total offense, the third-best defensive perfor- Free audio stream on GeorgiaStateSports. in total offense, averaging 232.6 yards per mance in school history. com and GSU mobile app. game while accounting for eight touch- > GSU allowed just 43 total yards and one downs. He is completing 65 percent with first down in the second half. 2018 RECORDS: 952 yards passing and 211 net rushing yards, Georgia State: 2-3, 1-0 Sun Belt leading the team in both categories as well > Linebacker Victor Heyward had two of Troy: 4-1, 2-0 Sun Belt as scoring (24 points). GSU’s four takeaways with an interception and a fumble recovery, both setting up SERIES: Troy leads 4-1 > Ellington set a school record vs. ULM scores. by completing 83.3 percent of his passes LAST MEETING: GSU 47, ULM 37, 2017 at (15-18). > Penny Hart had the first punt return for a Monroe, La. touchdown in Georgia State history with his > The Panthers feature one of the nation’s 49-yard return in the fourth quarter. GSU HEAD COACH SHAWN ELLIOTT top receivers in junior Penny Hart, a Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1996 Preseason All-American who led the Sun Record at GSU: 9-8 (2nd year) Belt Conference in 2017 with a school-record ADDING A “PAIGE” TO THE RECORD Career Record: 10-13 (3rd year) 74 receptions for 1,121 yards and eight BOOK: True freshman Seth Paige rushed for touchdowns. 145 yards and two touchdowns on just nine TROY HEAD COACH carries in the Panthers’ 46-14 win over ULM. > Among all active FBS receivers, Hart ranks Record at Troy: 29-14 (4th year) > Paige’s day was highlighted by an 82-yard second in career receiving yards (2,548) and Career Record: 29-14 (4th year) touchdown that is the longest run and yards per game (79.6), third in receptions third-longest play from scrimmage in school per game (5.53), fifth in receptions (177) and history. 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS eighth in touchdown receptions (18). A. 30 KENNESAW STATE (ESPN+).....hW 24-20 > His 145 yards are the most for a Panther > Also a dynamic weapon on special teams, since Donald Russell in 2012 and the fourth- S. 8 at NC State (Fox RSN)...... aL 7-41 Hart returned a punt 49 yards for a touch- most ever. S. 14 at Memphis (ESPN)...... aL 22-59 down vs. ULM, the first punt return for S. 22 WESTERN MICHIGAN (ESPN+). hL 15-34 touchdown in Georgia State history. > Paige is just the second GSU freshman to top the 100-yard mark. S. 29 ULM (ESPN+)...... hW 46-14 > Brandon Wright is second in the nation O. 4 at Troy (ESPNU)...... 7:30 p.m. O. 18 at Arkansas State (ESPNU)...... 7:30 p.m. GEORGIA STATE BY THE NUMBERS O. 27 COASTAL CAROLINA (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. N. 3 TEXAS STATE (ESPN+)...... 2 p.m. N. 10 at Louisiana (ESPN+)...... 5 p.m. Penny2 Hart ranks Brandon52.3 Wright’s The game100 vs. Troy is the N. 17 at Appalachian State (ESPN+).. 2:30 p.m. No. 2 among all active punting average, 100th game in Georgia N. 24 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ESPN+).....2 p.m. FBS receivers in career which is second in FBS, State history, which began All Times Eastern receiving yards (2,548). as is GSU’s net of 44.95. with a 41-7 win over Shorter on Sept. 2, 2010 . FOR YOUR PENNYHART THOUGHTS HONORS FBS ACTIVE LEADERS > 2018 Preseason All-America (Athlon Sports, third team) RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME ...... G PG > 2015-17-18 Biletnikoff Award Watch List 1. John Ursa, Hawaii, Jr...... 26 80.4 > 2016-17-18 Preseason All- 2. Penny Hart, Georgia State, Jr...... 32 79.6 > First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference, 2015 & 2017 3. N’Keal Harry, Arizona State, Jr...... 30 74.0 > 2015 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year RECEIVING YARDS...... G Yards > 2015 Freshman All-America (FWAA, first team) 1. Cody Thompson, Toledo, Sr...... 47 2,837 2. Penny Hart, Georgia State, Jr...... 32 2,548 KEY STATISTICS 3. Keesean Johnson, Fresno State, Sr...... 42 2,517 > Among all active FBS receivers, he ranks second in career receiving yards (2,548) and yards per game (79.6), third in receptions per game (5.53), fifth in receptions RECEPTIONS PER GAME ...... G PG (177) and eighth in touchdown receptions (18). 1. John Ursa, Hawaii, Jr...... 26 5.77 > At least one catch in every game he has played (32 in a row), the sixth-longest 2. N’Keal Harry, Arizona State, Jr...... 30 5.70 active streak in FBS. 3. Penny Hart, Georgia State, Jr...... 32 5.53 > Leading receiver in the Sun Belt in each of his two full seasons (2015 and 2017). RECEPTIONS ...... G Rec > Led the Sun Belt with a school-record 74 receptions for 1,121 yards and eight 1. Keesean Johnson, Fresno State, Sr...... 43 206 touchdowns in 2017. 2. T.J. Rahming, Duke, Sr...... 42 198 > Ranked 11th in FBS with 93.4 receiving yards per game and 17th with 6.2 3. Olamide Zaccheaus, Virginia, Sr...... 42 190 receptions per game in 2017. 4. Steven Sims, Kansas, Sr...... 40 184 > Had 71 receptions for 1,099 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman in 2015 5. Penny Hart, Georgia State, Jr...... 32 177 before missing most of the 2016 due to injury. > Ranks second in GSU history in career receptions and TDs and third in receiving yards.

TOP GAMES > His 49-yard punt return vs. ULM (2018) is the first punt return for touchdown in GSU history. > Set GSU record with 190 yards receiving and tied his own school record with 11 catches vs. ULM. (2017). TDs of 50, 25 and 22 yards. > Broke his own school record with 191 yards receiving on eight catches in 2017 win at Georgia Southern, including the game- winning touchdown on a spectacular 9-yard catch in the corner of the end zone with 2:31 left. > Tied the GSU single-game record with 11 receptions for 150 yards and two TDs vs. New Mexico State (2015) in his second collegiate game. > Eight catches for 129 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown in win over Georgia Southern (2015)

GSU CAREER LEADERS PENNY HART RECEPTIONS...... Years Rec R-Junior | 5-8, 180 1. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 222 Roswell, Ga. 2. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 177 King’s Ridge Christian 3. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 175 RECEIVING YARDS...... Years Rec Yds 1. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 222 3391 2. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 175 3190 3. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 177 2548 TD RECEPTIONS...... Years TD 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 23 2. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 18 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS..... Years Yards 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 6236 2. Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 3411 3. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 3394 4. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 2869

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GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name Location Atlanta, Ga. Founded 1913 Enrollment 50,000 Nickname Panthers Colors Blue & White Affiliation NCAA Division I FBS Conference Sun Belt Conference President Mark P. Becker Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Shawn Elliott “Pete” Petit Field at Offensive Coordinator/QBs Travis Trickett Defensive Coordinator/OLBs Nate Fuqua GEORGIA STATE STADIUM Running Backs Tim Bowens Safeties Chris Collins A FRESH PERSPECTIVE: Sixteen Defensive Line Skylor Magee true freshmen have seen action thus far. Receivers Trent McKnight Twelve of them are seeing regular action: Cornerbacks Blake Gideon running backs Seth Paige and Destin Tight Ends Josh Stepp Coates, receivers Cornelius McCoy and Offensive Line Cedric Williams Sam Pinckney, cornerback Quavian White, noseguard Akeem Smith, linebackers Blake ILBs/Special Teams/RC Rusty Wright Carroll and Jontrey Hunter, defensive end Strength & Conditioning Scott Holsopple Tre Moore, cornerback Tyler Gore, safety Athletic Trainer Bob Murphy Jacorey Crawford and special teams player THE 2017 SEASON marked the inaugural year of “Pete” Petit (pronounced Equipment Manager Nate Simon Tucker Gregg. Four more played for the first puh-TEET) Field at Georgia State Stadium, Asst AD-FB Operations Steve Wojcikowski time vs. ULM in running back Dawson Hill, tight end Herman McCray, outside linebacker the former Turner Field and venue for the Director of Player Personnel Daniel Wilcox T.J. Smith and safety Courtney Williams. Atlanta Braves that was converted into the Dir. of High School Relations Ginny Thompson home of Panther football. > Four true freshmen have started games: Graduate Assts Alex Nelson, Jacob Huesman Georgia State Stadium features 25,000 WR McCoy, RB Coates, CB White, S Crawford. Michael Lambros, Daryl Vining seats, a FieldTurf playing surface, the > The Panthers No. 2 and No. 3 leading Panthers’ 7,500-square foot locker room, FACILITY INFORMATION rushers are Paige (188 yards, 3 TD, 8.2 ypc) and a 5,600-square foot video board that Home Field “Pete” Petit (puh-TEET) Field and Coates (137 yards, 1 TD, 4.3 ypc). is the eighth-largest in college football. The conversion process incorporated at Georgia State Stadium > McCoy is a starting receiver who is second the existing seating areas on the north, on the team with 14 catches for 153 yards. Capacity 25,000 west and south sides of the stadium with Surface FieldTurf > White, starting at cornerback, grabbed an a new grandstand constructed on the east Opened as Georgia State Stadium 2017 interception at NC State and against ULM, he side, formerly the outfield. Originally Built 1996 caused and recovered a fumble near the goal Georgia State Stadium was originally line to prevent a touchdown. constructed as the 85,000-seat Centennial PROGRAM INFORMATION > Twenty-one players on the first and second Olympic Stadium and used for the 1996 First Season of Football 2010 units are true freshmen or redshirt freshmen. Centennial Olympic Games. Following the Olympic Games, much of the north end Joined Sun Belt Conference 2013 > Eight of GSU’s 13 offensive linemen are of the stadium was removed in order to Full FBS Eligibility 2014 true (3) or redshirt (5) freshmen. convert it to the 49,000-seat baseball park All-Time Record 29-70 (9th year) that served as the home of the Atlanta WEEKDAY GAMES: The game at Troy is Braves from 1997 through 2016. Bowl Record 1-1 one of four non-Saturday games for the The Braves played their final game at Panthers this season. In its history, Georgia SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS State is 6-8 in all non-Saturday games, Turner Field on Oct. 2, 2016. In November 2016, the Board of Regents approved Primary Football Contact Allison George including 3-4 on Thursdays after the 24-20 Georgia State University’s purchase of 38 Office 404.413.4032 Thursday night victory over Kennesal State in acres of the 68-acre site for $22.8 million, Cell 678.595.7728 this year’s season opener. and the conversion process began in early email [email protected] Georgia State is playing in the Sun Belt 2017. Secondary Football Contact Mike Holmes Conference’s Thursday night national televi- sion package for the third time. The Panthers Future phases of the redevelopment Office 404.413.4033 defeated South 21-13 in last year’s of this iconic property will include a Cell 404.259.9716 appearance at Georgia State Stadium. new Georgia State baseball stadium, to email [email protected] GSU will return to ESPNU for another be constructed on the footprint of the Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975 Thursday night contest in two weeks (Oct. former Atlanta-Fulton County stadium. Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975 18), when the Panthers play at Arkansas Residential, retail and corporate facilities Website GeorgiaStateSports.com State. are being developed by Carter and Twitter @GeorgiaStateFB, @GSUPanthers Associates.

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WRIGHT STUFF: Junior Brandon Wright, member of the Ray Guy Award Watch List, is THROWN FOR A LOSS: Senior outside FOOTBALL TIMELINE second in the nation with an average of 52.3 linebacker Michael Shaw is Georgia State’s Nov. 2006 Football feasibility study completed yards per punt. Georgia State ranks second career leader in tackles for loss with 25.5 Apr. 15, 2007 Dan Reeves named consultant nationally with a net of 44.95, trailing Texas while ranking third in career sacks. A&M (45.0). Shaw is also climbing the Panthers’ Apr. 17, 2008 Georgia State officially launched its career tackling chart, currently in seventh football program > A member of the Ray Guy Award Watch place. June 12, 2008 named head coach List, Wright has averaged over 50 yards in Aug. 2008 First six assistant coaches hired each game, with a high of 56.2 yards on four CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS.....Years TFL Jan. 4, 2009 First scholarship player, Mark Hogan, punts vs. NC State. 1. Michael Shaw...... 2015-* 25.5 enrolled > Fourteen of his 20 punts have travelled 2. Mackendy Cheridor...... 2013-17 25.0 Feb. 4, 2009 GSU signed its first recruiting class 50-plus yards, and nine have been downed 3. Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 22.0 June 11, 2009 GSU admitted to CAA Football, inside the 20. CAREER SACKS...... Years Sacks beginning in 2012 > Wright’s career punting average currently Aug. 11, 2009 First team of 71 players reported 1. Mackendy Cheridor...... 2013-17 10.5 stands at 43.28, just ahead of the school 2. Christo Bilukidi...... 2010-11 9.0 Aug. 14, 2009 Georgia State’s first football practice record of 42.84, held by current New Orleans 3. Jake Muasau...... 2010-11 7.0 held at NFL YET facility Saints placekicker Wil Lutz. Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 7.0 Fall 2009 First team conducted 60 practices > Wright’s career average ranks eighth Michael Shaw...... 2015-* 7.0 Mar. 23, 2010 First spring practice began among all active FBS punters. Mar. 27, 2010 First workout on new field at GSU CAREER TACKLES...... Years Tackles Practice Complex at 188 MLK > He ranks second in GSU history to Matt 1. Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 381 Hubbard in career punts and punting yards. April 10, 2010 First Spring Game at Georgia Dome 2. Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 263 Aug. 3, 2010 Inaugural team reported for COMEBACK VICTORY: Georgia State Trey Payne...... 2014-17 263 preseason scored a 24-20 comeback victory over 4. Robert Ferguson...... 2010-13 199 Aug. 4, 2010 Preseason practice began Kennesaw State in his season opener as 5. Chandon Sullivan...... 2014-17 182 Sept. 2, 2010 Inaugural football game at Georgia QB Dan Ellington hit Diondre Champaigne Michael Shaw...... 2015-* 182 Dome: GSU 41, Shorter 7 for an 8-yard touchdown pass with just 41 Nov. 19, 2010 First game vs. FBS opponent at seconds left. Ellington drove the Panthers 73 PANTHER PROS: Despite Georgia defending national champ Alabama yards on nine plays with no timeouts in the State’s brief history, four Panther alumni are Aug. 2011 Team moved into GSU Practice Complex final two minutes, completing 5-of-8 passes active NFL veterans, and three members 2011 season GSU played as an FCS Independent for 55 yards to give the Panthers their first of last year’s team are trying to make 2018 lead in the game. rosters. A total of five former Panthers have April 9, 2012 GSU accepted invitation to join Sun played at least one game in the NFL. Belt Conference in July 2013 Ellington also rallied GSU from a 14-0 April 21, 2012 Christo Bilukidi is the first Panther deficit with two touchdowns passes in > A member of Georgia State’s inaugural drafted by NFL (Oakland, 6th) the final minute of the first half. First he team in 2010, receiver Albert Wilson is in 2012 season GSU began FBS transition, played connected with Penny Hart for a 3-yard his fifth NFL season and first with the Miami its only season of CAA Football touchdown 50 seconds left in the half, Dolphins. He was an undrafted free agent in Nov. 10, 2012 Bill Curry coached final game at Maine capping an 11-play, 68-yard drive. 2014, originally signing with Kansas City. After an interception gave GSU another Dec. 3, 2012 Trent Miles hired as Georgia State’s > Wil Lutz, GSU’s placekicker from 2012-15, second head coach possession, Ellington moved the Panthers 37 is now the kicker for the New Orleans Saints. yards in 37 seconds, hitting Christian Owens July 1, 2013 GSU officially became a member of Originally signed as an undrafted free agent with a 6-yard TD in the right corner of the by the Baltimore Ravens, he was picked up the Sun Belt Conference end zone to tie the game. 2013 season First season in FBS and Sun Belt by the Saints just before the 2016 season The GSU defense made several key plays opener. Conference in the win. DeAndre Applin’s interception Aug. 30, 2013 First game as FBS program vs. and return to the KSU 37 set up the tying > Fifth-year offensive tackle Ulrick John Samford at the Georgia Dome touchdown with three seconds left in the moved this year to the New England Oct. 12, 2013 Inaugural Sun Belt Conference game first half. In the second half, the defense Patriots, his fifth NFL team, but was injured vs. Troy at the Georgia Dome held the Owls to two field goals after first in the final preseason game and was placed 2014 season GSU is eligible for Sun Belt title and downs at the GSU 19 and GSU 7, recovered on injured reserve. John was selected in the postseason bowl games. a fumble at the GSU 15 and came up with a seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Aug. 27, 2014 First win as an FBS program: fourth down stop to give the Panthers the Indianapolis Colts. GSU 38, Abilene Christian 37 ball at the GSU 27 with 2:01 left to set up the > After a record-setting career at Georgia Sept. 12, 2015 First win over an FBS program and winning score. State, wide receiver Robert Davis was first Sun Belt Conference win: selected by the Washington Redskins in the GSU 34, New Mexico State 32 (away) COUNSELOR MOBLEY: Senior offen- sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He is on Dec. 19, 2015 First bowl game: GSU vs. San Jose sive lineman Gabe Mobley is a second-year injured reserve for 2018. State in AutoNation Cure Bowl student in the highly-regarded Georgia > Three 2017 seniors--cornerback Chandon Nov. 19, 2016 Defeated Georgia Southern 30-24 State College of Law. Sullivan (Philadelphia Eagles), defensive end in last game in Georgia Dome. Mobley earned his undergraduate Mackendy Cheridor (Atlanta Falcons) and Dec. 9, 2016 Shawn Elliott introduced as Georgia degree in history just three years and began cornerback B.J. Clay (Los Angeles Chargers)-- State’s third head coach. law school in the fall of 2017. were in NFL camps as undrafted free agents. Jan. 5, 2017 Georgia State University finalizes On the field, Mobley is in his fourth year Sullivan made the Eagles’ practice squad. acquisition of Turner Field property. as a starter on the offensive line. After two > GSU’s first draft pick and first to appear in Aug. 31, 2017 Inaugural Game at Georgia State years at center, he moved to right guard in 2017. an NFL game was defensive tackle Christo Stadium vs. Tennessee State. Bilukidi in 2013. He played three seasons Dec. 15, 2017 Panthers defeat Western Kentucky 27- Head coach Shawn Elliott jokingly refers to Mobley, who hails from Moultrie, Ga., as (2013-15) in the NFL with Oakland, Cincin- 17 in AutoNation Cure Bowl for first nati and Baltimore. bowl win, first FBS winning season Matlock after the television character.

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HEAD COACH SHAWN ELLIOTT In 21 seasons as a Division I coach, Shawn Elliott has been part of 20 winning seasons and helped coach 17 teams to the NCAA playoffs or a bowl game.

Formerly the co-offensive coordinator addition to coaching the offensive line, he was and offensive line coach at South Carolina the running game coordinator in 2010 and and a coaching veteran who brought 20 years 2011, was elevated to co-offensive coordinator of experience in winning programs, Shawn in 2012, and then served as the interim head Elliott was introduced as Georgia State’s third coach following Spurrier’s retirement midway head football coach by President Mark Becker through the 2015 season. and Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb on Dec. Before going to South Carolina in 2010, 9, 2016. Elliott served 13 seasons as an assistant coach HEAD COACH SHAWN ELLIOTT And one year later, Elliott had not only at Appalachian State. He was an integral part of guided Georgia State to its second bowl game App State’s three consecutive NCAA titles from Full name: Shawn Hardwick Elliott with a trip to the AutoNation Cure Bowl, but 2005-07 as well as the Mountaineers’ historic Born: June 26, 1973 he led the Panthers to their first bowl victory, upset at Michigan in 2007. Hometown: Camden, S.C. 27-17 over Western Kentucky. That win gave In 21 seasons as a Division I coach, Elliott the program a school-record seven victories in has been a part of 20 winning seasons and Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1996 Elliott’s first season. helped coach 17 teams to the NCAA playoffs Family: Wife Summer, daughter Maddyn, Under Elliott’s watch, the Panthers or a bowl game. son Max achieved benchmark performances on both Elliott originally joined the South Carolina sides of the ball. The 2017 GSU defense set staff in 2010 and helped the Gamecocks reach COACHING CAREER season records for fewest points per game five straight bowl games while coaching some allowed (24.75), and fewest rushing yards of the most prolific and balanced offenses in 1997-09, Appalachian State, assistant allowed per game (136.4) and per attempt school history. The Gamecocks turned in the coach (4.13). The defense also recorded the first program’s best offensive season, statistically, in 2010-16, South Carolina, assistant coach shutout in school history while setting single- 2013, averaging 34.1 points while rolling up a 2015, South Carolina, interim head coach game records for fewest rushing yards allowed school-record 452.3 yards per game, including (minus-2) and most sacks. 198.5 yards on the ground and 253.8 through 2017-present, Georgia State, head coach On offense, the Panthers established new the air. marks for highest completion percentage South Carolina’s 2014 unit scored nearly HEAD COACHING RECORD (64.2) and fewest interceptions (9) in a season, 33 points per game while averaging over 2015 South Carolina (interim) 1-5 as well as most total yards in a game (670) and 440 yards of offense as All-America and 2017 Georgia State 7-5 most points vs. an FBS opponent (47). All- offensive guard Georgia State’s individual efforts were A.J. Cann paved the way. In 2010, Elliott’s first 2018 Georgia State 2-3 also recognized as nine Panthers earned season in Columbia, his offensive line blocked TOTAL 10-13 All-Sun Belt Conference honors, led by first- for record-setting running back Marcus team selection Penny Hart. Senior cornerback Lattimore, the National Freshman of the Year. Chandon Sullivan shined in the classroom In addition to Cann, a third-round draft NCAA playoff berths in 13 seasons with two and on the field as Georgia State’s first football pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015, trips to the national semifinals and three Academic All-American and the first Panther Elliott developed future NFL linemen Corey appearances in the quarterfinals in addition to to be invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Robinson, Ronald Patrick, Brandon Shell, T.J. the three championships. Elliott took over a Georgia State program Johnson and Rokevious Watkins. Elliott was one of three App State coaches entering its eighth season of football but Prior to his arrival in Columbia, Elliott to earn the NCAA’s Award of Valor for their positioned for growth with the move into coached his entire career at Appalachian State. efforts in rescuing two individuals from a car Georgia State Stadium, coupled with the Beginning in 1997, he worked two seasons as accident in 2000. university’s continued rise in size and stature. a defensive assistant (1997-98) and then two As a player, Elliott was the first player in Before he even coached his first game at seasons as the tight ends coach (1999-00) Mountaineer annals to appear in the NCAA Georgia State, Elliott’s impact on the program before taking over the offensive line in 2001. Division I-AA playoffs four separate seasons. was immediately felt. On the recruiting trail, he In nine seasons as the Mountaineers’ He was a four-year letterwinner, helping the and his staff quickly assembled an impressive offensive line coach, Elliott’s players earned Mountaineers to two Southern Conference 2017 recruiting class that was the most highly- All-America distinction on 12 occasions, titles and a combined record of 36-16. He regarded group of GSU signees to date. And including four different linemen who received served as a co-captain of the 1995 Appalachian in the classroom, his Panthers achieved an first-team All-America accolades. He also State squad that finished 12-1 while earning all-time high with a 3.03 grade-point average coached All-American and future NFL tight all-league distinction as a defensive end. for the spring semester. end Daniel Wilcox in 2000. In 2003, offensive A native of Camden, S.C., Elliott earned Elliott worked seven seasons (2010-16) lineman Wayne Smith was the first pick in the his bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State at South Carolina under Will Muschamp and Canadian Football League Draft. From 2005- in 1996. He is married to the former Summer Steve Spurrier, highlighted by three consecutive 07, Elliott coached three-consecutive Southern Scruggs, also an App State grad and a standout 11-win seasons from 2011-13 during the most Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy recipients. tennis player for the Mountaineers, and the successful run in the Gamecocks’ history. In Elliott helped lead the Mountaineers to 10 couple has two children, Maddyn and Max. GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 6 GAME 6: GSU at TROY

NATE FUQUA @OLBeastCoach03 TRAVIS TRICKETT @CoachTTrickett Defensive Coordinator/OLBs (2nd year at GSU) Offensive Coordinator/QBs (2nd year at GSU) Alma Mater: Wofford, 2003 Alma Mater: West Virginia, 2007 • Nominee for 2017 Broyles Award as nation’s top • His first GSU offense established new marks for assistant coach. completion pct. (64.2) and fewest interceptions (9) • His 2017 unit set GSU season records for fewest in a season, as well as most yards in a game (670) points per game (24.75), fewest rushing yards per and most points vs. FBS opponent (47). game (136.4), fewest yards per rushing attempt • Formerly offensive coordinator at Florida Atlantic (4.13) and most sacks (24). (2016) and Samford, which he helped to five • Coached All-Sun Belt OLB Michael Shaw in 2017. straight winning seasons (2011-15). • Former defensive coordinator at Wofford, which • In his three seasons as Samford OC, the Bulldogs reached 2016 FCS quarterfinals with a defense averaged over 30 ppg while leading the nation in that ranked fifth in the nation in total defense, sixth completion percentage in 2015. in scoring defense and 12th in rushing defense. • Served as a graduate assistant under Nick Saban • Spent 12 seasons at Wofford, where he was a two- at Alabama and under both Bobby Bowden and time All-American as a nose tackle. Jimbo Fisher at Florida State. TIM BOWENS @Tim_Bowens CHRIS COLLINS @CoachC_Collins Running Backs (1st year at GSU) Safeties (2nd year at GSU) Alma Mater: Alabama, 2000 Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 2010 • Came to GSU in 2018 after four years at South • Selected for 2018 AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Alabama, including last three as running backs Leadership Institute. coach. • Coached All-Sun Belt safety Bryan Williams in 2017. • Previously coached wide receivers at Samford • Came to GSU in 2017 after one season coaching (2012-13) and UAB (2007-11). linebackers at Western Carolina. • Spent four years (2002-06) on staff at Alabama, his • Spent the 2015 season as a defensive graduate alma mater, in various roles assistant at Appalachian State and served two • Began as a high school in Alabama, where he was seasons as secondary coach/special teams head coach at Tanner High School. coordinator at Catawba. • Participated in NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy (2015). BLAKE GIDEON @Coach_Gideon SKYLOR MAGEE @MageeCoach Cornerbacks (1st year at GSU) Defensive Line (2nd year at GSU) Alma Mater: Texas, 2011 Alma Mater: Southern Miss, 2005 • Joined GSU staff in 2018 after two seasons as • Coached All-Sun Belt defensive linemen Julien defensive backs coach and defensive passing Laurent & Marterious Allen in his first year at GSU. game coordinator at Western Carolina. • Spent four years at Charleston Southern (2013- • In 2017 WCU ranked No. 15 in FCS in passing yards 16), including back-to-back Big South Conference per game and he coached an All-American safety. championships and FCS playoff berths while • Previously served as defensive quality control featuring one of the nation’s top defenses. at Florida (2014), graduate assistant at Auburn • Helped coach a Charleston Southern defense (2015) and South Carolina (2016). that led the Big South and ranked among the FCS • Four-year starting safety at Texas, then signed NFL leaders in total defense his last three years. free agent contracts with Arizona and Denver. •Previously coached at Delta State, North Greenville and Nicholls State and was a graduate assistant at South Carolina under Steve Spurrier. TRENT McKNIGHT @CoachTMcKnight JOSH STEPP @coach_stepp Wide Receivers (2nd year at GSU) Tight Ends (2nd year at GSU) Alma Mater: Samford, 2010 Alma Mater: Newberry, 2007 • Worked with record-setting All-Sun Belt receiver • Coached tight ends and running backs at GSU in Penny Hart in his first season at GSU. 2017, including All-Sun Belt back Glenn Smith. • Before GSU, he helped coach a highly productive • Posted a 36-17 record in four seasons (2013-16) offense in four seasons at Samford. as head coach at Lexington (S.C.) High School. • Served as run game coordinator/tight ends coach • 4A Lower State Coach of the Year in 2015; led in 2015, when Samford ranked No. 7 in the nation Lexington to a 13-game winning streak and berth in in total offense and led SoCon with 34.6 ppg. the Class 4A, Division II state championship game. • Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach • Also spent three seasons (2010-12) as head coach in 2014 after coaching the tight ends and inside at Dreher High School. receivers in 2012-13. • All-American and record-setting QB at Newberry (2004-06). CEDRIC WILLIAMS @Coach_CWilliams RUSTY WRIGHT @CoachRustyW Offensive Line (2nd year at GSU) Inside Linebackers / Special Teams / Recruiting Alma Mater: South Carolina, 2003 Coordinator (2nd year at GSU) • Worked with Shawn Elliott at South Carolina in Alma Mater: Chattanooga, 1996 2016, serving on strength and conditioning staff. • Came to GSU after four years at Chattanooga, • Spent five seasons as offensive line coach at where he was linebackers coach and special teams Newberry, including NCAA DII playoff berths in coordinator. Also coached at UTC from 1996-02. 2013 and 2015. • Helped UTC to three straight FCS playoff berths, • Also coached the offensive line at Mississippi Valley including 2014 quarterfinals, four consecutive State (2010) and Tennessee State (2009). seasons of eight or more wins, and three SoCon • Interned with four NFL teams as part of the Bill championships or co-championships. Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship. • Other coaching stops include Miami (Ohio), 2005- • Four-year starter on the offensive line at South 08; Furman, 2010; Gardner-Webb, 2009; and Carolina (1999-02). All-SEC in 2000. Butler, 2004. GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 7 GAME 6: GSU at TROY

GEORGIA STATE’S PROBABLE DEPTH CHART — OFFENSE — — DEFENSE — QB 13 Dan Ellington...... 6-3 205 Jr. OLB 37 Victor Heyward...... 6-2 220 So. 11 Aaron Winchester...... 6-2 190 R-Jr. 47 Jhi’Shawn Taylor...... 6-3 211 R-Fr. 10 Jack Walker...... 6-3 215 R-Fr. 1 Jontrey Hunter...... 6-2 200 Fr. RB 5 Tra Barnett OR...... 5-10 185 Jr. DE 30 Javonte Lain...... 6-2 240 R-So. 17 Destin Coates OR...... 5-11 190 Fr. 92 Mario Dungy...... 6-3 278 Jr. 28 Seth Paige...... 5-10 180 Fr. NG 52 Dontae Wilson...... 6-0 285 So. WR 83 Cornelius McCoy...... 5-11 185 Fr. 97 Akeem Smith...... 6-0 299 Fr. 15 Sam Pinckney...... 6-4 210 Fr. DE 55 Terry Thomas OR...... 6-3 275 Jr. 7 Tamir Jones...... 6-0 195 So. 95 Marterious Allen...... 6-2 270 Sr. WR 85 Christian Owens...... 6-4 215 R-Jr. OLB 44 Michael Shaw...... 6-4 240 R-Sr. 14 Devin Gentry...... 5-10 195 Jr. 7 Jordan Strachan...... 6-4 215 R-Fr. WR 18 Penny Hart...... 5-8 180 R-Jr. ILB 2 Ed Curney...... 5-11 225 R-Jr. 82 Diondre Champaigne...... 6-3 195 Jr. 42 Blake Carroll...... 6-1 230 Fr. 6 Jonathan Ifedi...... 6-0 195 R-So. ILB 5 Chase Middleton...... 6-2 235 Sr. TE 45 Roger Carter...... 6-3 250 So. 6 Trajan Stephens-McQueen..... 6-1 230 So. 84 Camrin Knight...... 6-3 240 R-Jr. S 21 Remy Lazarus...... 6-0 190 R-Jr. LT 76 Hunter Atkinson...... 6-5 295 R-Jr. 3 Chris Bacon...... 6-1 185 R-Fr. 74 Despelado Alexandre...... 6-5 285 Fr. S 10 Jacorey Crawford OR...... 6-0 205 Fr. LG 75 Shamarious Gilmore...... 6-3 295 R-So. 24 DeAndre Applin...... 6-1 210 Sr. 64 Pat Bartlett...... 6-4 295 R-Fr. CB 27 Jaylon Jones...... 5-11 180 R-Fr. C 50 Jamal Paxton...... 6-0 285 R-Sr. 12 Tyler Gore...... 5-10 175 Fr. 62 Malik Sumter...... 6-1 295 R-Fr. CB 20 Quavian White...... 5-10 185 Fr. RG 65 Jalen Jackson...... 6-3 297 R-Fr. 19 Kerryon Richardson...... 5-10 165 R-Fr. 70 Chris Sibilia...... 6-7 285 R-Fr. RT 69 Lucas Johnson...... 6-4 285 Sr. 65 Jalen Jackson...... 6-3 297 R-Fr. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS: Marterious Allen...... marr-TEER-ee-us — SPECIALISTS — Despelado Alexandre...... DESS-pell-ah-doe Al-ex-an-dray Clifford Amazan...... like Amazon PK 93 Brandon Wright...... 5-10 182 R-Jr. Tra Barnett...... TRAY 94 Barry Brown (KO)...... 6-4 190 R-So. Jontrey Hunter...... JON-tray Jonathan Ifedi...... ee-FED-ee P 93 Brandon Wright...... 5-10 182 R-Jr. Tamir Jones...... tuh-MEER 98 Jeff Hollingsworth...... 5-7 175 R-So. Shamarious Gilmore...... shu-MARR-ee-us HO 48 Oliver Holdenson...... 5-11 190 R-Jr. Travis Glover...... Hometown Vienna, Ga: VY-en-uh Nick Iannone...... EYE-uh-known LS 66 Seth Patrick-Holman...... 5-11 200 Sr. Michael Kouassi...... co-AH-see KOR 18 Penny Hart...... 5-8 180 R-Jr. Remy Lazarus...... REM-ee Gabe Mobley...... MA-blee (not MOBE-lee) 14 Devin Gentry...... 5-10 195 Jr. Tre Moore...... TRAY PR 18 Penny Hart...... 5-8 180 R-Jr. Jaquez Parks...... juh-KWEZ 20 Quavian White...... 5-10 185 Fr. Mateo Rengifo...... muh-TAY-o ren-GEE-foe Chris Sibilia...... suh-BEE-la Jordan Strachan...... STRAHN Trajan Stephens-McQueen...... TRAY-jun Jhi’Shawn Taylor...... juh-SHAWN Quavian White...... KWAY-vee-un

COACHES: Nate Fuqua...... FEW-kway

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No. Name...... Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Jontrey Hunter...... OLB 6-2 200 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Sickles) 2 Ed Curney...... LB 5-11 225 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Carver) 2 Jaquez Parks...... QB 6-1 195 R-Sr. Griffin, Ga. (Griffin/Hinds (Miss.) C.C.) 3 Chris Bacon...... S 6-1 185 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) 4 Khai Anderson...... CB 5-10 185 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood) 4 Jawan Nobles...... WR 6-3 185 Jr. Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell) 5 Tra Barnett...... RB 5-10 185 Jr. Elberton, Ga. (Elbert County) 5 Chase Middleton...... LB 6-2 235 Sr. Lilburn, Ga. (Brookwood) 6 Jonathan Ifedi...... WR 6-0 195 R-So. Charlotte, N.C. (Vance) 6 Trajan Stephens-McQueen...... ILB 6-1 230 So. Charlotte, N.C. (West Mecklenburg) 7 Tamir Jones...... WR 6-0 195 So. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 7 Jordan Strachan...... OLB 6-4 215 R-Fr. Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County) 8 Julian Jones...... ILB 6-2 224 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake/Illinois) 9 Cedric Stone...... CB 5-10 185 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) 10 Jacorey Crawford...... S 6-0 205 Fr. Thomson, Ga. (Thomson) 10 Jack Walker...... QB 6-3 215 R-Fr. Madison, Miss. (Madison Central) 11 Aaron Winchester...... QB 6-2 190 R-Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mount Pisgah) 12 Tyler Gore...... CB 5-10 175 Fr. North Myrtle Beach, S.C. (North Myrtle Beach) 12 Nick Iannone...... QB 6-0 195 Fr. Savannah, Ga. (Benedictine) 13 Dan Ellington...... QB 6-3 205 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Center Hill/Itawamba (Miss.) CC) 14 Devin Gentry...... WR 5-10 195 Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Male) 15 Sam Pinckney...... WR 6-4 210 Fr. Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood) 16 Swift Lyle...... QB 6-3 190 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal) 17 Destin Coates...... RB 5-11 198 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Rickards) 18 Penny Hart...... WR 5-8 180 R-Jr. Roswell, Ga. (King’s Ridge Christian) 19 Kerryon Richardson...... CB 5-10 165 R-Fr. West Columbia, S.C. (Airport) 20 Quavian White...... CB 5-10 185 Fr. Greer, S.C. (Greer) 21 Remy Lazarus...... S 6-0 190 R-Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (King’s Ridge Christian) 22 Trey Chapman...... S 5-11 200 R-So. Madison, Ga. (Morgan County) 23 Darius Stubbs...... RB 5-10 200 R-So. McDonough, Ga. (Luella) 23 Nygee Williams-Mitchell...... S 5-11 195 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mill Creek) 24 DeAndre Applin...... S 6-1 210 Sr. Adairsville, Ga. (Adairsville/Georgia Military) 25 Dawson Hill...... RB 5-11 200 Fr. Plantation, Fla. (South Plantation) 25 Kyndall Phillips...... OLB 6-0 200 R-Jr. Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth) 26 Tucker Gregg...... RB 5-10 210 Fr. Chatsworth, Ga. (Murray County) 26 Kendrec Grady...... OLB 6-2 220 R-So. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 27 Terrance Dixon...... WR 5-7 170 So. Columbus, Ga. (Columbus) 27 Jaylon Jones...... S 5-11 180 R-Fr. Dacula, Ga. (Dacula) 28 Seth Paige...... RB 5-10 180 Fr. Macclenny, Fla. (Baker County) 28 Ben Hood...... CB 5-8 185 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Eagles Landing Christian/Auburn) 29 Courtney Williams...... S 6-2 190 Fr. LaGrange, Ga. (Callaway) 30 Javonte Lain...... DE 6-2 240 R-So. Fayetteville, Ga. (Sandy Creek) 31 Jabari Aiken...... CB 5-8 170 Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Johnson) 32 Zach Dixon...... ILB 6-1 215 Fr. Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) 33 T.J. Smith...... OLB 6-3 245 Fr. Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland) 35 Herman McCray...... TE 6-4 220 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Oxbridge Academy) 36 Tiyance Dewberry...... CB 5-9 188 Fr. Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County) 37 Victor Heyward...... OLB 6-2 220 So. Dacula, Ga. (Mill Creek) 38 Demarcus Kirk...... RB 6-0 220 R-Sr. Dora, Ala. (Dora/UAB) 40 Travis Taylor...... S 6-0 200 Jr. Decatur, Ga. (Columbia/Arkansas Baptist)

GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 9 GAME 6: GSU at TROY NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name...... Pos Ht Wt Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 41 Jordan Cornelius...... CB 5-10 180 R-Fr. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) 42 Blake Carroll...... ILB 6-1 230 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mountain View) 43 Deandre Bowman...... RB 5-10 185 R-So. Columbus, Ga. (Pacelli) 44 Michael Shaw...... OLB 6-4 240 R-Sr. Suwanee, Ga. (Lanier) 45 Roger Carter...... TE 6-2 250 So. Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood) 47 Jhi’Shawn Taylor...... OLB 6-3 211 R-Fr. Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County) 48 Oliver Holdenson...... P 5-11 190 R-Jr. Melbourne, Australia () 50 T.J. Arnold...... DE 6-0 225 R-So. Rome, Ga. (Model) 50 Jamal Paxton...... C 6-0 285 R-Sr. Scottdale, Ga. (Tucker) 51 Charlie Flint...... LS 6-1 230 Fr. Pembroke, Ga. (Bryan County) 52 Dontae Wilson...... DT 6-0 285 So. Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson) 53 Jalen Wade...... LB 6-3 220 Sr. Lincolnton, Ga. (Lincoln County/Georgia Military) 54 Tim Covington...... LS 5-9 245 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Ensworth) 54 Tre Moore...... DE 6-3 250 Fr. North Augusta, S.C. (Strom Thurmond) 55 Terry Thomas...... DE 6-3 275 Jr. McDonough, Ga. (Luella) 56 Steven Banks...... DL 6-0 290 R-Fr. Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) 57 Warren McWilliams...... LB 6-0 210 R-Sr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 62 Malik Sumter...... OL 6-1 295 R-Fr. Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork) 64 Pat Bartlett...... G 6-4 295 R-Fr. Newtown, Pa. (Council Rock North) 65 Jalen Jackson...... OL 6-3 297 R-Fr. Duluth, Ga. (Grayson) 66 Seth-Patrick Holman...... LS 5-11 200 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Walton) 69 Lucas Johnson...... G 6-4 285 Sr. Cartersville, Ga. (Cass) 70 Chris Sibilia...... T 6-7 285 R-Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 71 Jaelin Whitt...... OL 6-2 266 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Grady) 72 Gabe Mobley...... C 6-2 285 R-Sr. Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County) 73 Travis Glover...... OL 6-6 330 Fr. Vienna, Ga. (Dooly County) 74 Despelado Alexandre...... OL 6-5 285 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach) 75 Shamarious Gilmore...... G 6-3 295 R-So. Riverdale, Ga. (Drew) 76 Hunter Atkinson...... T 6-5 295 R-Jr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (West Hall) 77 Johnathan Bass...... T 6-4 290 Fr. Acworth, Ga. (Kell) 79 Connor Robbins...... OL 6-9 310 R-Fr. St. Augustine, Fla. (Menendez) 80 Matlin Marshall...... WR 5-9 180 R-So. Evans, Ga. (Evans) 82 Diondre Champaigne...... WR 6-3 195 Jr. North Charleston, S.C. (Fort Dorchester/Jones Co. JC) 83 Cornelius McCoy...... WR 5-11 185 Fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield) 84 Camrin Knight...... TE 6-3 240 R-Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln/Florida) 85 Christian Owens...... WR 6-4 215 R-Jr. Griffin, Ga. (Griffin/South Carolina) 86 Bryson Duckworth...... TE 6-4 230 R-So. Riverdale, Ga. (Drew) 87 Camryn Johnson...... WR 6-4 200 R-Fr. Orangeburg, S.C. (Calhoun County) 88 Aubry Payne...... TE 6-4 228 Jr. Locust Grove, Ga. (Locust Grove/Western Carolina) 89 Michael Kouassi...... TE 6-4 228 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer) 90 Hardrick Willis...... DE 6-3 244 So. Jonesboro, Ga. (Mundy’s Mill) 90 Mateo Rengifo...... PK 5-11 235 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Wesleyan School) 91 Marlon Young...... DE 6-2 256 Fr. Opelousas, La. (Opelousas) 92 Mario Dungy...... DE 6-3 278 Jr. Mobile, Ala. (Blount/Highlands (Kan.) CC) 93 Brandon Wright...... P-PK 5-10 182 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (KIPP Atlanta Collegiate) 94 Barry Brown...... PK 6-4 190 R-So. Dublin, Ga. (Dublin) 95 Marterious Allen...... DE 6-2 270 Sr. Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County) 96 Dorrius Rodgers...... DL 6-2 260 Jr. Locust Grove, Ga. (Locust Grove/James Madison) 97 Akeem Smith...... NG 6-0 299 Fr. Richmond, Va. (Bishop Sullivan Catholic) 98 Jeff Hollingsworth...... P 5-7 175 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (North Georgia Sports Academy) 99 Clifford Amazan...... NG 6-2 305 R-So. Dacula, Ga. (Archer)

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95 - MARTERIOUS ALLEN 4 - KHAI ANDERSON DE • 6-2, 270 • Sr. CB • 5-10, 185 • R-Jr. Hartwell, Ga, Calif. (Hart County) Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood) * 2018 Preseason All-Sun Belt (second team) • Backup cornerback and special teams * 2017 All-Sun Belt (third team) contributor. * Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week • Career-high 4 tackles at Memphis. (Oct. 16, 2017) • Played in every game in 2017 with eight tackles. Recovered a fumbled punt at the Troy 4-yard line. • Veteran defensive lineman who was named to Preseason All-Sun Belt • Joined the program in 2015 as a running back and played in two second team. games, then redshirted in 2016. • Can play inside or outside on the front line. • Father Barry Anderson played football at NC State and is now an NFL official. 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS CAREER STATISTICS • Third-team All-Sun Belt selection who led the team with four sacks, along with five TFL Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2017...... 12 6-2 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 • Named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after he tied GSU 2018...... 4 2-4 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 single-game record with three sacks in win at ULM. Also recovered a fumble at midfield to set up a touchdown. Total...... 18 8-6 14 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 • Made five tackles with a sack in win at Coastal Carolina. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Career-high seven tackles in win at Texas State. 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS KSU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Recovered a fumble in the backfield and returned it 23 yards for a Memphis...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 touchdown in 31-6 win over UT Martin. Also broke up a pass. WMU...... DNP • Career-high seven tackles at Idaho, plus six tackles vs. Wisconsin, ULM...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State and Troy. CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Tackles: 4 vs. Memphis, 2018 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2015...... 11 2-2 4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2016...... 12 22-19 41 1.5-6 1-4 0 1 1-23 0 24 - DEANDRE APPLIN 2017...... 12 14-12 26 5-18 4-17 0 0 1-0 0 S • 6-1, 210 • Sr. 2018...... 5 0-2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Adairsville, Ga. (Adairsville/Georgia Military) Total...... 40 38-35 73 8.5-26 5-21 0 1 2-23 1 • Moved into starting lineup at safety after one GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS season as a backup. 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK • Made a key play in the Panthers’ season-opening KSU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 win with his interception late in the first half that NC State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 set up a touchdown. Memphis...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Career-high 11 tackles at NC State. WMU...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Forced a fumble in win over ULM. ULM...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Tenn. State...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Fifth on the team with 46 tackles in 2017. Penn State...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Made one of the key plays in win at Georgia Southern (2017), causing Charlotte...... 1-0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 the fumble that GSU recovered at the Eagles’ 31-yard line with five Coastal...... 3-2 5 1-3 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 minutes left to set up the game-winning touchdown. Made five tackles ULM...... 4-1 5 3-14 3-14 0 1-0 0 0 0 with two TFL. Troy...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Grabbed his first interception in win at Texas State, when he also had USA...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 five tackles and a pass breakup. GS...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 5-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Nine tackles and a pass breakup vs. Tennessee State in his GSU debut. App State...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS WKU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2017...... 12 32-14 46 2.5-7 0-0 1-0 3 0 1 CAREER HIGHS 2018...... 3 4-9 13 0-0 0-0 1-12 0 0 1 Tackles: 7 vs. Idaho, 2016; Texas State, 2017 Total...... 15 36-23 61 2.5-7 0-0 2-12 3 0 2 Tackles for Loss: 3 vs. ULM, 2017 Sacks: 3 vs. ULM, 2017 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. UT Martin, 2016 (23-yard TD); ULM, 2017 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK KSU...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1-12 0 0 NC State...... 2-9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis...... DNP Western Michigan.... DNP ULM...... 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

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CAREER HIGHS 45 - ROGER CARTER Tackles: 11 vs. NC State, 2018 TE • 6-2, 245 • So. Interceptions: 1 vs. Texas State, 2017; Kennesaw State, 2018 Columbia, S.C. (Blythewood) 76 - HUNTER ATKINSON • Made a spectacular one-handed catch on ball T • 6-5, 295 • R-Jr. thrown behind him for a 4-yard touchdown in win Flowery Branch, Ga. (West Hall HS) over ULM. * 2018 Preseason All-Sun Belt (second team) 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Had a strong season as a true freshman with 19 catches for 146 yards • Third-year starter at left tackle who has started and two TD. Georgia State’s last 29 games. • Made one of the key plays of 2017 season with his TD catch vs. WKU • Played every offensive snap of 2017. in AutoNation Cure Bowl. The 42-yard reception came on a double- • Began his career at tight end before moving to tackle in the spring of reverse flea flicker and put GSU ahead for good in third quarter. 2016 after a redshirt year. • Breakout game in win at Georgia Southern with four catches for 42 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown and a season-long 17-yard catch. • Caught a 13-yard pass at the 2-yard line to set up a TD vs. App State. 5 - TRA BARNETT • Saw his first action against Coastal Carolina and had his first reception RB • 5-10, 185 • Jr. at ULM. Elberton, Ga. (Elbert County) CAREER STATISTICS • Running back who scored his first touchdown in Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP the win over ULM with a 23-yard run in the first 2017...... 9 10 146 14.6 2 42 quarter. Finished with 62 yards on 14 carries, both career highs. 2018...... 4 4 39 9.8 0 15 Total...... 13 14 185 13.2 0 42 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Saw his first significant action of the season vs. App State and rushed GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS for 42 yards on just five carries and caught three passes. 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Kennesaw State...... 0 0 0 0 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS NC State...... 1 4 0 4 • Played in eight games as a true freshman Memphis...... 1 10 0 10 • Rushed for 109 yards on 22 carries (4.9-yard avg.) and averaged 24.5 Western Michigan...... 2 25 0 15 yards on 13 kickoff returns with one touchdown. ULM...... 1 4 0 4 4 • Saw his first action in Game 5 vs. Texas State, when he had three 2017...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns carries for 31 yards and two kickoff returns for 33 yards. Coastal Carolina...... 0 0 0 0 • Returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown vs. Arkansas State. ULM...... 1 6 0 6 Troy...... 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS South Alabama...... 0 0 0 0 Georgia Southern...... 4 42 1 17 4 2018...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD Texas State...... 0 0 0 0 KSU...... 10 18 0 5 0 0 0 0 18 App State...... 1 13 0 13 NC State...... 6 20 0 9 0 0 0 0 20 Idaho...... 0 0 0 0 Memphis...... 9 19 0 5 2 14 0 15 33 Western Kentucky...... 4 85 1 42 42 WMU...... 5 12 0 7 1 2 0 2 14 ULM...... 14 62 1 23 0 0 0 0 62 23 CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Receptions: 4 vs. Georgia Southern, 2017; Western Kentucky, 2017 Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP Yards: 85 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 2016...... 8 22 107 4.9 0 13 3 29 9.7 0 12 Long Reception: 42 vs. Georgia Southern, 2017; Western Kentucky, 2017 2017...... 4 8 45 5.6 0 30 6 16 2.7 0 10 2018...... 5 44 131 3.0 1 23 3 16 5.3 0 15 94 - BARRY BROWN Total...... 17 74 283 3.8 1 30 12 61 5.1 0 15 PK • 6-4, 190 • R-So. Year...... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP AllP Dublin, Ga. (Dublin) 2016...... 8 13 318 24.5 1 90 454 2017...... 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 61 • Filling in at placekicker due to injury to Brandon 2018...... 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 147 Wright. Total...... 17 13 318 24.5 1 90 662 • Good on his first career field attempt with a 40-yarder at Memphis. CAREER HIGHS • Hit from 30 yards vs. Western Michigan. Rushing Attempts: 14 vs. ULM, 2018 FIELD GOALS [ ] Indicates FG made Yards Rushing: 62 vs. ULM, 2018 CAREER STATISTICS TDs Rushing: 1 vs. ULM, 2018 Year...... G PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Pts Receptions: 3 vs. App State, 2017; Idaho, 2017 2017...... 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Yards Receiving: 20 vs. Arkansas State, 2016 2018...... 4 1-4 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 40 4 Total...... 12 1-4 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 40 7

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GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2 - ED CURNEY 2018...... KO TB FG PAT Pts FG [MADE] LB • 5-11, 220 • R-Jr. Kennesaw St...... DNP NC State...... 2 1 0-0 0-0 0 Atlanta, Ga. (Carver) Memphis...... 5 1 1-2 1-3 4 [40], 37 Western Michigan...... 4 1 1-1 0-1 3 [36] • Starting linebacker and a 2018 team captain ULM...... 9 1 0-0 0-0 0 • Team’s leading tackler with 33. • Career-high 11 tackles at NC State. 82 - DIONDRE CHAMPAIGNE • Made his first start last season at Coastal Carolina and had five tackles with a TFL in the WR • 6-3, 195 • Jr. GSU win. North Charleston, S.C. (Fort Dorchester/ • Season-high 10 tackles in win at ULM. Jones County (Miss.) CC) • Earned playing time as a true freshman in 2015, then sat out the 2016 season with a shoulder injury. • Caught the game-winning touchdown pass from • Recovered a fumbled kickoff to set up a touchdown at Oregon in 2015. Dan Ellington with an 8-yard reception in the corner of the end zone with 41 seconds left, giving • Earned his degree in 2017 and is now pursuing a master’s degree in the Panthers a 24-20 win over Kennesaw State. education. • Transfer from Jones County C.C. who is one of four GSU receivers who stand 6-3 or taller. CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF CAREER STATISTICS 2015...... 11 7-10 17 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 2016...... REDSHIRTED Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2017...... 10 17-24 41 1.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2018...... 5 4 37 9.2 1 13 2018...... 5 14-19 33 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Total...... 25 38-53 91 3.5-5 0 0 0 1-0 0 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Kennesaw State...... 1 8 1 8 8 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS NC State...... 1 9 0 9 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Memphis...... 1 7 0 7 Kennesaw St...... 6-3 9 0-0 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Michigan...... 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 2-9 11 0-0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 1 13 0 13 Memphis...... 4-2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 1-3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 2-3 5 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 17 - DESTIN COATES 2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK RB • 5-11, 198 • Fr. Tenn. State...... DNP-INJURED Tallahassee, Fla. (Rickards) Penn State...... 0-1 1 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 Charlotte...... 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • True freshman running back who is the team’s Coastal...... 2-3 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 third-leading rusher with 137 yards on 32 carries ULM...... 4-6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (4.3 yards per carry). Troy...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Gained 68 yards on 12 carries at Memphis. USA...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Rushed for 43 yards on just six carries at NC GS...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... DNP-INJURED State, including an 8-yard touchdown. App State...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Caught a 50-yard pass down to the 10-yard line to set up a touchdown Idaho...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Western Michigan. Added a 20-yard reception vs. ULM. WKU...... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS 2018...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD Tackles: 11 vs. NC State, 2018 KSU...... 2 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 9 NC State...... 6 43 1 15 1 7 0 7 50 8 Memphis...... 12 68 0 24 3 -2 0 3 66 13 - DAN ELLINGTON WMU...... 4 5 0 8 2 62 0 50 67 QB • 6-3, 205 • Jr. ULM...... 8 12 0 7 1 20 0 20 32 Olive Branch, Miss. (Center Hill/ CAREER STATISTICS Itawamba (Miss.) CC) Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP AllP 2018...... 5 32 137 4.3 1 24 8 87 0 50 224 • First-year starting quarterback after winning a preseason battle with Aaron Winchester. CAREER HIGHS • Fourth in the Sun Belt in total offense (232.6 pg). Rushing Attempts: 12 vs. Memphis, 2018 • Leads the team in rushing (42.2 pg), passing Yards Rushing: 68 yards vs. Memphis, 2018 (190.4) and scoring (4 TD) while accouting for eight touchdowns. TD Rushing: 1 vs. NC State, 2018 • Completing 65.1 percent of his passes. Long Rush: 24 vs. Memphis, 2018 • Led GSU to a 24-20 win over Kennesaw State in his debut as he threw Receptions: 3 vs. Memphis, 2018 the winning, 8-yard TD pass to Diondre Champaigne with 41 seconds Receiving Yards: 7 vs. NC State, 2018 left. Long Reception: 50 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 • Also threw two TD passes in the final minute of the first half to Penny Hart (3 yds) and Christian Owens (6 yds). Was 20-for-28 for 187 yards while rushing for 77 yards on 18 carries. • Passed for 285 yards and scored two touchdowns on runs of 10 and

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three yards vs. Western Michigan. 2017...... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP All-P TD • Went 15-for-18 (.833) to set school record for completion percentage TSU...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 in win vs. ULM. Passed for 179 yards, 1 TD, rushed for 64 yards, 1 TD. PSU...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Charlotte...... 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 • Transfer from Itawamba (Miss.) C.C. who was an NJCAA second- Coastal...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 team All-America in 2017, when he ranked second in NJCAA with ULM...... 1 69 1 69 1 15 1 15 84 69, 15 356.8 passing yards per game and fifth with 27 TD passes. Troy...... 1 7 0 7 3 12 0 5 177 • Completed 230 of 353 passes (65 percent) for 3.211 yards with 27 TD USA...... 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 4 and seven interceptions. Rushed for 392 yards and eight TD. GS...... 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Texas State...... 3 120 2 71 0 0 0 0 120 34, 71 CAREER STATISTICS App State...... 2 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 Year...... G-GS Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sack PG Idaho...... 1 25 0 25 5 43 0 27 68 2018...... 5-5 84-129 2 .651 952 4 55 14 190.4 WKU...... 2 5 0 10 2 8 0 10 15 Year...... Rsh Yards Avg TD LP Ply Total TDR PG CAREER HIGHS 2018...... 66 211 3.2 4 24 195 1163 8 232.6 Receptions: 5 vs. NC State, 2018 Yards Receiving: 120 vs. Texas State, 2017 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Long Receptions: 71 vs. Texas State, 2017 (TD) 2018...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sck All-Purpose Yards: 177 vs. Troy, 2017 KSU...... 20-28 187 3 0 18 18 77 0 24 264-3 3 NCS...... 15-28 194 0 0 46 10 30 0 17 226-0 3 Memphis...... 15-26 107 0 1 15 4 5 1 14 112-1 2 75 - SHAMARIOUS GILMORE WMU...... 19-29 285 0 1 50 18 35 2 15 320-2 3 G • 6-3, 288 • R-So. ULM...... 15-18 179 1 0 55 18 64 1 16 243-2 3 Riverdale, Ga. (Drew) 14 - DEVIN GENTRY * 2017 All-Sun Belt (honorable mention) * 2018 Preseason All-Sun Belt (second team) WR • 5-10, 190 • Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Male) • Young talent who has developed into one of the Panthers’ most consistent linemen and earned All- • Versatile, speedy receiver who can also line up in Sun Belt honors as a freshman. the backfield and return kickoffs. • Has started 17 straight games at left guard • Career-high five catches for 83 yards at NC State, • Played every offensive snap of 2017. including a 46-yard reception to set up a TD. • Made history as the first offensive lineman in GSU history to score a touchdown. Recovered a blocked field goal in the end zone vs. 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Charlotte. • Had the team’s two longest receptions of 2017 at 69 and 71 yards. • Averaged 21.6 yards on 12 receptions and 6.8 yards on 12 rushing attempts. 18 - PENNY HART • Scored his first two touchdowns in win at ULM, one through the WR • 5-8, 180 • R-Jr. air and one on the ground. First he took a short pass from Conner Roswell, Ga. (King’s Ridge Christian) Manning and turned it into a 69-yard touchdown. Then on a reverse, he took a pitch from Taz Bateman and raced around the left end and * 2018 Preseason All-American down the sideline for a 15-yard rushing touchdown. * 2015 Freshman All-American • Had two more touchdowns in win at Texas State on receptions of 34 * 2015 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and 71 yards, both times catching a short pass and turning it into big * 2015 & 2017 All-Sun Belt (first team) play. Finished with three catches for 120 yards. * Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week • Nephew of long-time NFL coach Sherman Lewis. * Biletnikoff Award Watch List CAREER STATISTICS CAREER Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP • Two-time, first-team All-Sun Belt receiver. Just the second Panther to 2016...... 12 1 15 15.0 0 15 0 0 0 0 earn first-team All-Sun Belt honors twice. 2017...... 12 12 259 21.6 3 71 12 82 1 27 • After 32 career games, he ranks second in GSU history in career 2018...... 5 8 123 15.4 0 46 1 11 0 11 receptions (177), third in receiving yards (2,548), second TD Total...... 29 21 387 18.9 3 71 13 93 1 27 receptions (18) and touchdowns scored (19) and fourth in all-purpose yards (2,869). Year...... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP AllP 2016...... 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 15 • Ranks ranks second among active FBS receivers in career receiving 2017...... 12 8 173 21.6 0 46 514 yards (2,548) and yards per game (79.6), third in receptions per game 2018...... 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 134 (5.53), fifth in receptions (177) and eighth in touchdown receptions (18). Total...... 29 8 172 21.6 0 46 663 • The first Panther to record two 1,000-yard seasons. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • At least one reception in every game he has played (32 straight). 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP All-P TD • Has nine career 100-yard games. KSU...... 1 16 0 16 1 11 0 11 27 • After a spectacular freshman season, he played in just two halves in NC State...... 5 83 0 46 0 0 0 0 83 2016 due to injury and redshirted. Memphis...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • The leading receiver in the Sun Belt in each of his two full seasons. WMU...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 2 24 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 2018 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Returned a punt 49 yards for a touchdown vs. ULM, the first punt return for touchdown in GSU history. Also had seven catches.

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• Opened the season with five catches for 46 yards vs. Kennesaw State, Year...... G PR Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LP AllP including a 3-yard touchdown catch on jet sweep. 2015...... 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1110 • Had three catches for 53 yards at NC State and four catches for 35 2016...... 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 yards at Memphis. 2017...... 12 6 42 0 23 2 20 0 10 1210 2018...... 5 3 67 1 49 7 160 0 32 488 • Totalled 175 all-purpose yards vs. Western Mighigan with five catches for 91 yards and four kickoff returns for 84 yards. Total...... 32 10 109 1 23 9 180 0 32 2869

2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • First-team All-Sun Belt Conference 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Att Yds TD LP Touchdowns • Member of the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. Kennesaw St...... 5 46 1 18 0 0 0 0 3 NC State...... 3 53 0 34 1 -6 0 0 • Led the Sun Belt Conference with a school-record 74 receptions for Memphis...... 4 35 0 10 0 0 0 0 1,121 yards and eight touchdowns. WMU...... 5 91 0 26 0 0 0 0 • Ranked 11th in FBS with 93.4 receiving yards per game and 17th with ULM...... 7 42 0 18 0 0 0 0 6.2 receptions per game. • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16, 2017) after he set the 2018...... KR Yds TD LP PR Yds TD LP All-Purp Kennesaw St...... 2 50 0 32 0 0 0 0 96 GSU record with 190 yards receiving and tied his own school record NC State...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 with 11 catches vs. ULM. Caught touchdowns of 50, 25 and 22 yards Memphis...... 1 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 61 and became first Panther to record three straight 100-yd games. WMU...... 4 84 0 27 0 0 0 0 175 • Broke his own school record with 191 yards receiving on eight catches ULM...... 0 0 0 0 3 67 1 49 (TD) 109 in win at Georgia Southern, including the game-winning touchdown on a spectacular 9-yard catch in the corner of the end zone with 2:31 2017...... Rec Yds TD LP Att Yds TD LP Touchdowns left. Also had a career-long 70-yard reception down to the 5-yard line Tenn. State...... 5 36 0 13 1 0 0 0 to set up GSU’s second touchdown and a 53-yard reception on 3rd- Penn State...... 7 56 0 12 2 9 0 5 and-10 from the GSU 19-yard line that flipped field position in the Charlotte...... 11 141 1 32 1 12 0 12 32 final eight minutes to set the stage for the Panthers’ comeback. CCU...... 8 132 1 31 0 0 0 0 7 ULM...... 11 190 3 50 2 5 0 3 50, 25, 22 • Had 11 receptions at Charlotte for 141 yards, including a 32-yard Troy...... 5 32 1 21 0 0 0 0 3 touchdown. South Alabama...... 6 98 1 45 1 1 0 1 8 • Eight catches for 132 yards and a 7-yard TD at Coastal Carolina. Georgia Southern...... 8 191 1 70 0 0 0 0 9 • Opened 2017 with five catches for 36 yards vs. Tennessee State Texas State...... 4 84 0 61 0 0 0 0 • Had seven receptions for 56 yards plus two rushes for nine yards at App State...... 5 61 0 19 0 0 0 0 No. 5 Penn State. Idaho...... 3 72 0 48 0 0 0 0 WKU...... 1 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 • Suffered an ankle injury early in the regular-season finale vs. Idaho and was limited to just a handful of snaps in the AutoNation Cure 2016...... Rec Yds TD LP PR Yds TD LP Touchdowns Bowl win over WKU, but his one catch was a spectacular 27-yard Ball State...... 5 48 1 24 1 0 0 0 14 reception that set up the go-ahead touchdown. App State...... 3 13 0 12 0 0 0 0

2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 2015...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Charlotte...... 1 53 1 53 53 • FWAA Freshman All-America team New Mexico State...... 11 150 2 45 15, 24 • Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Sun Belt Oregon...... 9 128 0 44 • LED THE SUN BELT in receptions (5.5 pg) and receiving yards (84.5 Liberty...... 3 62 1 58 58 pg) while ranking third with eight touchdown receptions. App State...... 5 47 0 27 • Tied the Georgia State record with 71 receptions for 1099 yards, the Ball State...... 5 73 0 25 Sun Belt freshman record, and eight touchdowns. Arkansas State...... 7 128 0 48 • Second among all FBS freshmen in receiving yards (84.5 pg), UL Lafayette...... 5 97 0 34 receptions (5.5 pg) and touchdown receptions (8). Texas State...... 6 113 1 34 17 South Alabama...... 7 77 1 31 11 • Had nine catches for 128 yards at No. 12 Oregon. Troy...... 5 38 1 12 12 • Tied the GSU single-game record with 11 receptions for 150 yards Georgia Southern...... 6 119 1 63 63 (seventh-best in GSU history, most by a freshman) and two TDs vs. San Jose State...... 1 14 0 14 New Mexico State. • Made an immediate impact with a 53-yard touchdown reception on CAREER HIGHS his first collegiate catch vs. Charlotte in the season opener. Receptions: 11 vs. New Mexico State, 2015; Charlotte, 2017; ULM, 2017 • Added a 58-yard touchdown vs. Liberty. Yards: 191 vs. Georgia Southern, 2017 • Five catches for 73 yards in win at Ball State. Long Reception: 70 vs. Georgia Southern, 2017 (TD) TD Receptions: 3 vs. ULM, 2017 • Seven receptions for 128 yards at Arkansas State with catches of 42 and 48 yards. Six catches for 113 yards and one touchdown (17 yards) vs. Texas State. 37 - VICTOR HEYWARD • Finished the regular season with eight catches for 129 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown--his longest reception--in win over Georgia OLB • 6-2, 220 • So. Southern. Dacula, Ga. (Mill Creek) • Played receiver, running back and quarterback in high school. • Moved into starting lineup at outside linebacker CAREER STATISTICS after earning playing time at outside linebacker and Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP Att Yds LP as a special teams standout as a true freshman. 2015...... 13 71 1099 15.5 8 63 3 11 5 • Led a strong defensive effort vs. ULM with an 2016...... 2 8 61 7.6 1 24 0 0 0 interception and a fumble recovery, both setting 2017...... 12 74 1121 15.1 8 70 6 27 12 up scores. Helped GSU hold ULM to 262 yards, third-lowest in school 2018...... 5 24 267 11.1 1 34 1 -6 0 history. Total...... 32 177 2548 14.4 18 70 10 32 12 GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PLAYER UPDATES GAME 6: GSU at TROY

2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Started the final three games of 2017. Made 38 tackles on the year with 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns five TFL, three sacks and two pass breakups. Kennesaw State...... 1 15 0 15 • Career-high seven tackles with two sacks for 19 yards and a pass NC State...... 2 8 0 5 breakup vs. Idaho. Memphis...... 0 0 0 0 • Made his first start vs. App State and had a career-high six tackles and Western Michigan...... 0 0 0 0 a pass breakup. Was in on fourth-down stop at the goal line. ULM...... 0 0 0 0 • Made five tackles in shutout win at Charlotte. 2017...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns • Had a tackle for loss in the strong defensive effort vs. South Alabama. Tennessee State...... 0 0 0 0 • Had a sack and another tackle for loss in win at Texas State. Penn State...... 1 22 0 22 Charlotte...... 1 4 0 4 Coastal Carolina...... 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS ULM...... 1 9 0 9 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF Troy...... 1 8 0 8 2017...... 12 23-15 38 5-26 3-25 0 2 0 0 South Alabama...... 1 11 0 11 2018...... 5 7-5 12 0-0 0-0 1-10 1 1 0 Georgia Southern...... 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 1 8 0 8 Total...... 16 30-20 50 5-26 3-25 1-10 3 1 0 App State...... 3 42 0 30 Idaho...... 5 30 0 11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS WKU...... 6 56 0 19 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Kennesaw St...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS NC State...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Receptions: 6 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 Memphis...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Receiving Yards: 56 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 WMU...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long Reception: 30 vs. Appalachian State, 2017 ULM...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 1 1-10 0 0

2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Tenn. State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 - JAYLON JONES Penn State...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DB • 5-11, 180 • R-Fr. Charlotte...... 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dacula, Ga. (Dacula) CCU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ULM...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Starter in the secondary who began the season at Troy...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 safety but moved to starting cornerback in Game 4. USA...... 3-0 3 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Made his first start at safety at Memphis and Texas State...... 2-1 3 1-6 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 grabbed an interception and returned it one yard App State...... 2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 for a touchdown. That is just the fourth pick-six in Idaho...... 6-1 7 2-19 2-19 0 0 0 1 0 GSU history. Also had three tackles with a tackle for loss. WKU...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Moved to starting cornerback for the Western Michigan game and made six tackles. CAREER HIGHS • Career-high eight tackles and a forced fumble at NC State. Tackles: 7 vs. Idaho, 2017 • Tackle for loss and pass breakup in win over ULM. TFL: 2 vs. Texas State, 2017, Idaho, 2017 CAREER STATISTICS 6 - JONATHAN IFEDI Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... 5 16-4 20 2-7 0-0 1-1 (TD) 1 0 1 WR • 6-0, 195 • R-So. Charlotte, Ga. (Vance) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk • Had a strong finish to his redshirt freshman Kennesaw St...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 season with 14 catches for 128 yards over the final NC State...... 6-2 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 three games. Memphis...... 3-1 4 0 1-4 0 0 (td) 1-1 0 0 • For the season he was fifth on the team with 20 WMU...... 5-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 catches for 190 yards. ULM...... 2-0 2 0 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 • Had his best game in the AutoNation Cure Bowl win over WKU with six catches for 56 yards. • Made three catches for 42 yards vs. Appalachian State, including a 7 - TAMIR JONES season-long 30-yard reception. WR • 6-0, 185 • So. • Added five receptions for 30 yards vs. Idaho. Norcross, Ga. (Stephenson) • His first catch was a 22-yard reception at No. 5 Penn State. • The Panthers’ third-leading receiver in 2017 with CAREER STATISTICS 33 catches for 396 yards as a true freshman. • Ended the regular season with career highs of six Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2017...... 12 20 190 9.5 0 30 receptions for 82 yards vs. Idaho. 2018...... 5 3 23 7.7 0 15 • Had a season-long 49-yard reception vs. Western Kentucky in the AutoNation Cure Bowl on a spectacular catch down Total...... 17 23 213 9.3 0 30 the sideline to the 26-yard line, setting up GSU’s first touchdown. • Five receptions for 75 yards vs. Troy with a season-long 39-yard catch. • Had four catches for 33 yards in win over Charlotte. • Two receptions for 24 yards in win at Coastal Carolina, including a

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17-yard catch on 3rd-and-6 to keep a touchdown drive alive. South Alabama...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Five catches for 32 yards in win at Texas State. Ga Southern...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 App State...... 4 18 0 11 0 0 0 0 18 CAREER STATISTICS Idaho...... 4 18 0 6 0 0 0 0 18 Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP WKU...... 3 35 1 26 0 0 0 0 35 26 2017...... 12 33 396 12.0 0 49 2018...... 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD Ball State...... 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 Total...... 17 33 396 12.0 0 49 Air Force...... 4 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 12 Wisconsin...... 2 -1 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS App State...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Texas State...... DNP-Injured Tennessee State...... 0 0 0 0 UT Martin...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Penn State...... 1 5 0 5 South Alabama....10 30 1 11 0 0 0 0 30 2 Charlotte...... 4 33 0 11 Ark State...... 8 29 0 9 0 0 0 0 29 Coastal Carolina...... 2 24 0 17 ULM...... 7 21 0 17 1 4 0 4 25 ULM...... 2 33 0 18 GS...... 3 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 Troy...... 5 75 0 39 South Alabama...... 3 19 0 10 2015...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD Georgia Southern...... 1 13 0 13 NMSU...... 12 49 0 10 0 0 0 0 49 Texas State...... 5 32 0 10 Oregon...... 6 42 0 20 0 0 0 0 42 App State...... 1 12 0 12 Liberty...... 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 Idaho...... 6 82 0 18 App State...... 6 26 0 15 0 0 0 0 26 Western Kentucky...... 3 68 0 49 Ball State...... 12 27 0 10 5 48 0 16 71 Arkansas State...... 9 32 1 11 2 28 0 21 60 2 CAREER HIGHS UL Lafayette...... 14 85 0 33 0 0 0 0 85 Texas State...... 10 47 0 10 0 0 0 0 47 Receptions: 6 vs. Idaho, 2017 South Alabama...... 4 8 1 3 1 8 0 8 16 1 Receiving Yards: 82 vs. Idaho, 2017 Troy...... 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Long Reception: 49 vs. Western Kentucky, 2017 CAREER HIGHS 38 - DEMARCUS KIRK Rushing Attempts: 14 vs. UL Lafayette, 2015 Yards Rushing: 85 vs. UL Lafayette, 2015 RB • 6-0, 220 • R-Sr. Long Run: 33 vs. UL Lafayette, 2015 Dora, Ala. (Dora/UAB) Receptions: 5 vs. Ball State, 2015 Receiving Yards: 48 vs. Ball State, 2015 • Downhill runner with 598 career rushing yards Long Reception: 21 vs. Arkansas State, 2015 (sixth in GSU history) and five touchdowns • Scored GSU’s first touchdown in AutoNation Cure Bowl win over WKU with a 26-yard run. 84 - CAMRIN KNIGHT Rushed three times for 35 yards in the game. TE • 6-3, 240 • R-Jr. • Scored the clinching touchdown on a 4-yard run with three minutes to Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln/Florida) play in 27-21 win at Coastal Carolina. • Rushed for 56 yards on eight carries in win at ULM. • Shares the tight end position with Roger Carter. • Joined the program in 2015 after transferring from UAB after that • In his first season of eligibility after transferring program was discontinued. from Florida. • Rushed for 320 yards on 75 carries (4.3-yard average) and scored two • Played in 12 games as a blocking tight end in the touchdowns in 2015. Also caught eight passes for 84 yards. 2015-16 seasons at Florida.

CAREER STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2015...... 10 75 320 4.3 2 33 8 84 0 21 2018...... 5 1 11 11.0 0 11 2016...... 10 36 104 2.9 1 17 1 4 0 4 2017...... 11 25 145 5.8 2 26 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... 5 5 29 5.8 0 11 0 0 0 0 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Kennesaw State...... 0 0 0 0 Total...... 36 141 598 4.2 5 33 9 88 0 21 NC State...... 0 0 0 0 Memphis...... 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Western Michigan...... 1 11 0 11 2018...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD ULM...... 0 0 0 0 Kennesaw St...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 2 14 0 11 0 0 0 0 4 Memphis...... 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 21 - REMY LAZARUS WMU...... 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 S • 6-0, 190 • R-Jr. ULM...... 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 Alpharetta, Ga. (King’s Ridge Christian) 2017...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD Tennessee St...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • First-year starter at safety. Penn State...... 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 • Third on the team in tackles with 26. Charlotte...... 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 • Career-high nine tackles vs. Western Michigan. CCU...... 4 9 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 4 ULM...... 8 56 0 13 0 0 0 0 56 • Tackle for loss and pass breakup vs. ULM. Troy...... DNP • Former walk-on who earned a scholarship prior to the 2018 season. GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PLAYER UPDATES GAME 6: GSU at TROY

CAREER STATISTICS 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF • Made 15 tackles at Air Force, equalling the fourth-highest single-game 2017...... 12 13-4 17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 total in school history 2018...... 3 11-10 21 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Had three tackles with a sack and a pass breakup at South Alabama. Total...... 15 24-14 38 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Added another sack the next game vs. Arkansas State. • Played in every game as a true freshman in 2015, primarily on special GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS teams 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK CAREER STATISTICS Kennesaw St...... 6-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 1-5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF Memphis...... DNP 2015...... 13 7-2 9 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 4-5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016...... 12 26-21 47 2.5-15 2-14 0 1 0 0 ULM...... 4-1 5 0 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 2017...... 11 36-29 65 3-9 1.5-7 1-0 1 1-19 0 2018...... 5 13-18 31 0.5-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 CAREER HIGHS Total...... 41 82-70 152 7-28 3.5-21 1-0 4 1-19 0 Tackles: 9 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk 83 - CORNELIUS McCOY Kennesaw St...... 1-3 4 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 WR • 5-11, 185 • Fr. NC State...... 2-10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach) Memphis...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 WMU...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 • True freshman who has earned a starting berth and is the Panthers’ second-leading receiver 2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk • Season highs of five catches for 80 yards vs. Tenn. State...... 3-4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Michigan. Penn State...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Had two catches for 23 yards at NC State and five Charlotte...... DNP-INJURED receptions for 32 yards at Memphis. Coastal...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 3-4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS Troy...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA...... 3-2 5 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP GS...... 5-3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018...... 5 14 153 11.0 0 25 Texas State...... 5-1 6 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 0 App State...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Idaho...... 3-3 6 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns WKU...... 5-1 6 1-4 1-4 0 1-19 1-0 0 0 Kennesaw State...... 1 5 0 5 NC State...... 2 23 0 16 2016...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk Memphis...... 5 32 0 12 Ball State...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Western Michigan...... 5 80 0 25 Air Force...... 6-9 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 1 2 0 2 Wisconsin...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 App State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS Troy...... 3-1 4 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 Receptions: 5 vs. Memphis, Western Michigan, 2018 UT Martin...... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Receiving Yards: 80 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 USA...... 2-1 3 1-6 1-6 0 0 0 1 0 Long Reception: 25 vs. Western Michigan, 2018 Ark State...... 1-1 2 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - CHASE MIDDLETON Idaho...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LB • 6-2, 235 • Sr. Lilburn, Ga. (Brookwood) CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 15 vs. Air Force, 2016 • Two starter and at inside linebacker with 152 career tackles. 72 - GABE MOBLEY 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS G • 6-2, 275 • R-Sr. • Second on the team in tackles with 65, along with Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County) three tackles for loss, an interception and a fumble recovery. * 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District® • Had his best game in AutoNation Cure Bowl win over WKU with six tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and return for 19 yards and an * D1 FAR Academic Excellence Award interception on WKU’s final possession. • Game-high eight tackles in the Panthers’ strong defensive effort vs. • Four-year starter on the offensive line, either at Georgia Southern. center or right guard. • Had six tackle with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in win at Texas • One of three Panthers named to the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All- State. District team. • Executed a fake punt with an 11-yard run vs. Idaho. • Earned his degree in just three years and is now a second-year law student in Georgia State’s College of Law. • Has 38 career starts (25 at center, 13 at right guard), including 37 straight games until missing the last two games (WMU, ULM) due to injury. GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PLAYER UPDATES GAME 6: GSU at TROY

• In 2017, he started two games at center and the rest at right guard. 15 - SAM PINCKNEY • After making 24 starts at center, he moved to right guard for the Penn WR • 6-4, 210 • Fr. State game (Game 2) after a last-minute injury to starter Pat Bartlett and has been starting there since, except for the Texas State game Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood) when Paxton was injured. • True freshman receiver who saw his first action • Played every offensive snap of the 2017 season. vs. Western Michigan. • Named to the Preseason Watch List for the Rimington Trophy. • Caught a 55-yard pass down the sideline to the • Earned the starting job in 2015 as a redshirt freshman. Moved into the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown vs. ULM. starting lineup for Game 2 and has played nearly every snap since then CAREER STATISTICS 85 - CHRISTIAN OWENS Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2018...... 2 2 74 37.0 0 55 WR • 6-4, 215 • R-Jr. Griffin, Ga. (Griffin/South Carolina) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns • South Carolina transfer in his first season of Western Michigan...... 0 0 0 0 eligibility for the Panthers ULM...... 2 74 0 55 • Panthers’ leading receiver in the season-opening win over Kennesaw with six catches for 70 yards, including a 6-yard TD with three seconds left in 44 - MICHAEL SHAW the first half. Had receptions of 14 and 18 yards on the game-winning LB • 6-4, 240 • R-Sr. touchdown drive. Suwanee, Ga. (Lanier) • Did not see any game action at South Carolina * 2017 All-Sun Belt (third team) CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP • Four-year starter at outside linebacker. 2018...... 4 11 107 9.7 1 18 • GSU’s career leader in tackles for loss with 25.5 and tied for third with 7.0 career sacks. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Ranks fifth in school history with 182 career tackles. 2018...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Kennesaw State...... 6 70 1 18 6 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS NC State...... 1 6 0 6 • Tied for the team lead with six tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks Memphis...... 2 17 0 10 • Fourth on the squad with 57 tackles, along with four pass breakups, a Western Michigan...... 2 14 0 12 forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season. ULM...... 0 0 0 0 • Had seven tackles with two TFL as he helped the Panthers hold South Alabama to a school-record 41 yards rushing in the 21-13 victory. 28 - SETH PAIGE • Had five tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss in shutout win at Charlotte. RB • 5-10, 190 • Fr. • Recorded a sack and then a shared sack on consecutive plays in the Macclenny, Fla. (Baker County) fourth quarter of win at ULM. • Forced and recovered a fumble at the GSU 21-yard line in the fourth • True freshman running back who is the Panthers’ quarter of the Panthers’ 21-17 win at Georgia Southern. Also had second-leading rusher. seven tackles and a pass breakup. • Game-high eight tackles and a pass breakup in AutoNation Cure Bowl • Rushed for 145 yards and two touchdown on just win over Western Kentucky, which was limited to a school-record nine carries vs. ULM, highlighted by an 82-yard minus-2 rushing yards. TD run that is the longest run and third-longest play from scrimmage in GSU history. 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • His 145 yards vs. ULM are the most by a Panther since 2012 and the • Third on the team in tackles with 76 with a team-leading 12 tackles for fourth-most ever, and he is just the second GSU freshman to top the loss and three sacks. 100-yard mark. • Over the last six games he had 10 tackles for loss and three sacks while • Rushed for 35 yards on just seven carries at Memphis, including a averaging 7.3 tackles. 1-yard touchdown. Also had a 15-yard reception. • Had an interception, a tackle for loss and seven tackles at App State. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Eight tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss to help hold UT Martin to just two field goals in 31-6 win. 2018...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP All-P TD KSU...... 3 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 7 • Also had eight tackles at South Alabama. NC State...... 2 -3 0 2 1 6 0 6 3 • Seven tackles with two sacks, forcing a fumble on one of them, vs. Memphis...... 7 35 1 19 1 15 0 15 50 1 Arkansas State. WMU...... 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 • Tied the GSU single-game record with four tackles for loss, including ULM...... 9 145 2 82 0 0 0 0 0 82, 1 one sack, vs. ULM, along with a career-high 12 tackles.

CAREER STATISTICS 2015 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Year...... G Att Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds TD LP AllP • Third on the team with seven tackles for loss, including 2.5 sacks, as a 2018...... 5 23 188 8.2 3 82 2 21 0 15 209 redshirt freshman in 2015. • Finished with 36 tackles. CAREER HIGHS • Had seven tackles with two TFL in win at New Mexico State. Rushing Attempts: 9 vs. ULM, 2018 • Sacked South Alabama quarterback by forcing an intentional Yards Rushing: 145 yards vs. ULM, 2018 grounding penalty on fourth down on the Jaguars’ final possession in TD Rushing: 2 vs. ULM, 2018 Long Rush: 82 vs. ULM, 2018 (school record) Georgia State’s 24-10 win. GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PLAYER UPDATES GAME 6: GSU at TROY

• Had another sack along with five tackles in win over Georgia 9 - CEDRIC STONE Southern, helping hold the Eagles to seven points, 135 yards rushing and school-record 203 total yards. CB • 5-10, 185 • Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) CAREER STATISTICS • Veteran cornerback who suffered a season- Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF ending knee injury in Game 2 vs. NC State. 2015...... 13 25-11 36 7-28 2.5-16 0 0 0 0 2016...... 12 40-36 76 12-55 3-21 1-0 0 0 1 • Broke up passes in each of the first two games. 2017...... 12 30-27 57 6.5-20 1.5-14 0 4 1-0 1 • Grabbed his first interception in the fourth 2018...... 4 6-7 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 quarter of win over South Alabama (2017) and returned it 26 yards to the 23-yard line. Total...... 41 101-81 182 25.5-103 7-41 1-0 5 1-0 2 CAREER STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk 2016...... 12 10-3 13 1-6 0 0 2 0 0 Kennesaw St...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017...... 12 2-1 3 0-0 0 1-26 0 0 0 NC State...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018...... 2 3-1 4 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 Memphis...... 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 3-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 26 15-5 20 1-6 3-22 1-26 4 0 0

2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Tenn. State...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Penn State...... 0-1 1 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kennesaw St...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Charlotte...... 2-3 5 0 1.5-9 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Coastal...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 3-1 4 1.5-4 1.5-4 0 0 0 1 0 Troy...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 - TERRY THOMAS USA...... 5-2 7 0 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 7-0 7 0 0 1 1-0 0 1 0 DE • 6-3, 275 • Jr. Texas State...... 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McDonough, Ga. (Luella) App State...... 4-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho...... 2-3 5 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 1 0 • Co-starter at defensive end. WKU...... 1-7 8 0.5-0 0 0 0 1 0 • Opened the season with seven tackles vs. Kennesaw State. Caused a fumble at the GSU 14- 2016...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk yard line that the Panthers recovered. Ball State...... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Air Force...... 4-3 7 0 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 • Career-high nine tackles at NC State. Wisconsin...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Season-high six tackles, including a shared sack, App State...... 3-4 7 0 1-1 0 0 1-0 0 0 in win at ULM (2017). Texas State...... 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Had a tackle for loss in win at South Alabama (2017), in which GSU Troy...... 3-4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 allowed a then-school record low 41 yards rushing. UT Martin...... 7-1 8 0 2.5-12 0 0 0 0 0 • Two tackles and a 10-yard sack to help the Panthers hold WKU to a USA...... 2-6 8 0 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 school-record minus-2 yards rushing in the AutoNation Cure Bowl South Ala...... 4-3 7 2-16 2-16 1 0 0 0 0 victory ULM...... 9-3 12 1-5 4-14 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 2-2 4 0 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS Idaho...... 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2015...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB Blk 2016...... 11 10-7 17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 Charlotte...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017...... 11 4-22 26 2.5-18 1.5-18 0 0 0 1 NMSU...... 3-4 7 0 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2018...... 5 6-11 17 1.5-4 0.5-2 0 0 0 1 Oregon...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 27 20-40 60 4-22 2-20 0 0 0 3 Liberty...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 App State...... 4-0 4 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Ball State...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Ark State...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK UL Lafayette...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kennesaw St...... 5-2 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Texas State...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State...... 1-8 9 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 USA...... 2-0 2 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis...... 0-1 1 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 Troy...... 2-2 4 0.5-4 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 3-2 5 1-10 1-10 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SJS...... 2-1 3 0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 9 vs. NC State, 2018 Tackles: 12 vs. UL Monroe, 2016 Tackles for Loss: 4 vs. UL Monroe, 2016 Sacks: 2 vs. Arkansas State, 2016

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GS...... 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 - QUAVIAN WHITE Texas State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CB • 5-10, 185 • Fr. App State...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greer, S.C. (Greer) Idaho...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WKU...... 1-0 1 1-5 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 • Talented true freshman cornerback who has moved into the starting lineup. CAREER HIGHS • Intercepted NC State QB Ryan Finley at the goal Tackles: 6 vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 line and returned it 23 yards. • Against ULM, he raced down a ball carrier near the goal line, forced a fumble and recovered in the 11 - AARON WINCHESTER end zone for a touchback. Had a career-high six tackles. QB • 6-2, 190 • R-Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mount Pisgah HS) CAREER STATISTICS Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF • Backup quarterback who was edged for the 2018...... 5 13-5 18 1-4 0-0 1-23 0 1-0 1-0 starting job in the preseason. • Spent the last two years as Conner Manning’s GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS backup, including two starts in 2016. 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK Kennesaw St...... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS NC State...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1-23 0 0 • Completed four of six passes for 48 yards vs. NC State Memphis...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Rushed for 37 yards on eight attempts and completed two passes for 18 WMU...... 2-1 3 0 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 yards vs. Memphis ULM...... 5-1 6 0 0 1 1-0 0 0 0 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS CAREER HIGHS • Tossed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Taz Bateman vs. Tennessee State. Tackles: 6 vs. ULM, 2018 • Passed for 37 yards and rushed for 39 at No. 5 Penn State. 52 - DONTAE WILSON 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS NG • 6-0, 285 • So. • Started two games in 2016. Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson) • Made his first start vs. UT Martin, when starter Conner Manning was injured in Thursday practice. Passed for 119 yards (8-for-16) with a 7-yard TD pass to Glenn Smith. Rushed for 75 yards on 16 carries. • Moved into starting lineup as a sophomore at noseguard after making an impact as a true • Started the following game at South Alabama, rushing for 64 yards on freshman in 2017. 21 carries while throwing for 113 yards on 11-for-18 passes. • Has five career sacks. • Came off the bench in the fourth quarter of season opener vs. Ball State and directed a scoring drive, which he capped with a 13-yard TD run. Passed for 32 yards (4-8) and rushed for 59 yards on eight carries. 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Redshirted in 2015. • Tied for the team lead with four sacks, just one shy of the GSU season record. Finished with 24 tackles and five tackles for loss. CAREER STATISTICS • Had a sack that caused a fumble at No. 5 Penn State. Year...... G-GS Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sack PG • Added another sack in shutout win at Charlotte and shared sacks in 2016...... 5-2 24-45 2 .533 271 1 43 7 54.2 win over ULM and South Alabama. 2017...... 7-0 6-9 1 .667 102 1 36 4 51.0 • Collected sack No. 4 in the AutoNation Cure Bowl win over Western 2108...... 3-0 6-11 0 .545 66 0 18 0 22.0 Kentucky, helping the Panthers set a school record by allowing a net of Total...... 15-2 36-65 3 .554 439 2 43 11 29.3 minus-2 yards rushing. Year...... Rsh Yards Avg TD LP Ply Total TDR PG CAREER STATISTICS 2016...... 48 197 4.1 1 21 93 468 2 95.0 Year...... G UA-A Total TFL Sack Int PB FR FF 2017...... 21 79 3.8 0 20 29 181 1 25.9 2017...... 12 10-14 24 5-28 4-27 0 0 0 1 2018...... 10 39 3.9 0 11 21 105 0 35.0 2018...... 5 10-2 12 2-10 1-8 0 0 0 0 Total...... 80 322 4.0 1 21 143 761 3 50.7 Total...... 17 20-16 36 7-38 5-35 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sck 2018...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK NC State...... 4-6 48 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 48-0 0 Kennesaw St...... 5-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis...... 2-5 18 0 0 9 8 40 0 11 58-0 0 NC State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ULM...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 2-0 0 Memphis...... 1-0 1 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 WMU...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sck ULM...... 1-0 1 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 Tenn. State...... 4-6 65 1 2 36 8 12 0 17 77-1 2 Penn State...... 2-3 37 0 0 22 12 39 0 18 76-0 2 2017...... UA-A Total Sack TFL FF FR Int PB BK ULM...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 20-0 0 Tenn. State...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GS...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 4-0 0 Penn State...... 2-0 2 1-10 1-10 1 0 0 0 0 Charlotte...... 3-0 3 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 2016...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sck CCU...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ball State...... 4-8 32 0 0 18 8 59 0 21 91-0 1 ULM...... 1-4 5 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 Air Force...... 1-3 7 0 0 7 3 -1 0 1 6-0 1 Troy...... 1-0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 UT Martin...... 8-16 119 1 2 43 16 75 0 18 194-1 1 USA...... 1-1 2 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 USA...... 11-18 113 0 0 25 21 64 0 20 177-0 4

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FIELD GOALS [ ] Indicates FG made 93 - BRANDON WRIGHT 2016: [27GS], 25IDA P-PK • 5-10, 180 • R-Jr. 2017: [20TSU], 31PSU, 51CHA, 25CHA, 25CCU, [27ULM], [46ULM], [30TROY], 48TROY, Atlanta, Ga. (KIPP Atlanta Collegiate) 42TROY, 50USA, 32GS, 50GS, [48TXST], [48TXST], [22TXST], [29TXST], 45APP, [50APP], [28IDA], [42WKU], [37WKU], 54WKU • Career punting average of 43.22 is now just 2018: [35KSU], 44NCS, 34NCS, [42ULM], [35ULM] ahead of the school record of 42.84 by current New Kicking...... G PAT FG 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Pts Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz and ranks eighth 2016...... 12 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 27 4 among active FBS punters. 2017...... 12 28-30 12-23 5-7 2-4 4-7 1-5 50 64 • Ranks second in school history in career punts 2018...... 5 8-9 3-5 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 35 7 and punting yards and second with 16 career field goals. Total...... 29 37-41 16-30 6-9 4-7 5-9 1-5 50 75 • Has been limited on placements and removed from kickoffs due to injury. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2018 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 2018...... Punts Yds Avg LP TB I20 50+ KO TB FG PAT Pts • Second in the nation with an average of 52.3 yards per punt, helping Kennesaw St...... 4 215 53.8 64 1 3 2 5 4 1-1 3-3 6 NC State...... 4 225 56.2 65 2 1 3 0 0 0-2 1-1 1 GSU rank second nationally in net punting at 44.95 Memphis...... 6 302 50.3 57 0 1 5 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 • Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List. WMU...... 3 156 52.0 56 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 • Fourteen of his 20 punts have travelled 50-plus yards, with nine ULM...... 3 147 49.0 61 0 3 2 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 downed inside the 20 • In season-opening win over Kennesaw State, he punted four times for 2017...... Punts Yds Avg LP TB I20 50+ KO TB FG PAT Pts a 53.8 average, hit a 35-yard field and all three PATs and put four of his Tenn. State...... 1 26 26.0 26 0 1 0 1-1 1-1 4 five kickoffs for touchbacks. Penn State...... 1 35 35.0 35 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0 • Booted field goals of 42 and 35 yards while downing all three punts Charlotte...... 1 47 47.0 47 1 0 0 0-2 4-4 4 inside the 20 in win over ULM. Coastal Carolina...... 2 93 46.5 53 1 1 1 0-1 3-4 3 ULM...... 2 112 56.0 71 0 2 1 2-2 5-6 11 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Troy...... 4 155 38.8 58 0 2 1 1-3 1-1 4 • Made 12 field goals, including 8-for-10 over the final four games. South Alabama...... 3 148 49.3 53 1 1 1 0-1 3-3 3 • Led the team with 64 points, the third-highest season total in school Georgia Southern...... 5 223 44.6 58 2 1 1 0-2 3-3 3 history Texas State...... 3 139 46.3 66 0 0 1 8 6 4-4 3-3 15 App State...... 2 93 46.5 49 0 1 0 3 3 1-2 1-1 4 • Shared punting duties with Oliver Holdenson and averaged 44.4 Idaho...... 3 128 42.7 52 0 0 1 3 2 1-1 1-1 4 yards (just behind the school record of 44.52) on 27 punts, with nine WKU...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2-3 3-3 9 downed inside the 20. Nine punts of 50+ yards. • Took over kickoff duties for the final four games and had 14 2016...... Punts Yds Avg LP TB I20 50+ KO TB FG PAT Pts touchbacks on 20 kickoffs. Ball State...... 7 258 36.9 55 1 1 2 • Set school records with four field goals and 15 points by kicking in Air Force...... 4 128 32.0 60 0 1 1 33-30 win at Texas State. Had two 48-yarders--then his career long-- Wisconsin...... 5 204 40.8 55 0 0 1 2 2 and also hit from 22 and 29 yards. Also had six touchbacks on eight App State...... 7 326 46.6 53 2 2 3 2 0 Texas State...... 4 197 49.2 57 0 2 2 8 4 kickoffs and punted three times for a 46.3-yard average, including a Troy...... 5 197 39.4 45 0 1 0 3 2 66-yarder. UT Martin...... 5 200 40.0 52 0 0 1 6 1 • Nailed a career-long 50-yard field goal vs. Appalachian State, equaling South Alabama...... 7 236 33.7 47 0 1 0 3 0 the second-longest field goal in school history. Arkansas State...... 8 339 42.4 53 0 3 1 4 2 • Booted two field goals, including a 46-yarder, and a 71-yard punt ULM...... 2 53 26.5 36 0 0 0 6 0 (third-longest in school history) that was downed at the 8-yard line in GS...... 5 209 41.8 49 0 2 0 6 0 1-1 1-1 4 win at ULM. Idaho...... 2 83 41.5 43 0 0 0 3 1 0-1 0-1 0 • Hit from 42 and 37 yards in the AutoNation Cure Bowl win over Western Kentucky. CAREER HIGHS Field Goals Made: 4 vs. Texas State, 2017 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Field Goals Attempted: 4 vs. Texas State, 2017 • Averaged 39.8 yards on 60 punts in 2016, including 11 punts of 50 or Long Field Goal: 50 vs. Appalachian State, 2017 more yards and 13 kicks downed inside the 20-yard line. PAT: 5 vs. ULM, 2017 Points: 15 vs. Texas State, 2017 • Averaged 49.2 yards, with a net of 44.5, on four punts vs. Texas State. Punts: 8 vs. Arkansas State, 2016 Also had eight kickoffs, resulting in a starting field position inside the Punting Yards: 339 vs. Arkansas State, 2016 20-yard line. Punting Average (Minimum 3): 56.2 vs. NC State, 2018 (4) • Averaged 46.6 yards on seven punts at Appalachian State, including Long Punt: 71 vs. ULM, 2017 one that went out of bounds at the 1-yard line. • Made three clutch plays in win over Georgia Southern. Called upon as a placekicker for the first time, he booted an extra point and a 27-yard field goal. With time running down, he had a 49-yard punt to the 13- yard line with 1:14 left.

CAREER STATISTICS Punting...... G No. Yds Avg LP TB FC I20 50+ 2016...... 12 61 2430 39.8 60 3 10 13 11 2017...... 12 27 1199 44.4 71 5 1 9 9 2018...... 5 20 1045 52.3 65 3 0 9 14 Total...... 29 108 4674 43.3 71 11 11 31 34

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GEORGIA STATE RECORDS - SINGLE-GAME HIGHS RUSHING YARDS 111 Joel Ruiz vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 408 Nick Arbuckle vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 201 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 110 Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 2013 394 Nick Arbuckle vs. Liberty, 2015 152 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 108 Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 2014 391 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 108 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. ODU, 2012 146 Donald Russell vs. Campbell, 2011 105 Albert Wilson vs. New Hampshire, 2012 PASS ATTEMPTS 145 Seth Paige vs. ULM, 2018 104 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 53 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 141 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 103 Danny Williams vs. N.C. Central, 2010 52 Conner Manning vs. Troy, 2016 136 Donald Russell vs. South Alabama, 2011 103 Jawan Nobles vs. UL Monroe, 2016 51 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 123 Krysten Hammon vs. New Mexico State, 2014 102 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 50 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 120 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 2012 101 Danny Williams vs. Morehead State, 2010 47 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 119 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 101 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 46 Conner Manning vs. Arkansas State, 2016 118 Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 100 Robert Davis vs. Chattanooga, 2013 46 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2014 107 Donald Russell vs. W&M, 2012 104 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 TWO 100-YD RECEIVERS IN SAME GAME PASS COMPLETIONS 100 Taz Bateman vs. Penn State, 2017 123 Glenn Smith vs. UL Monroe, 2016 32 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2014 114 Robert Davis vs. UL Monroe, 2016 32 Nick Arbuckle vs. New Mexico State, 2015 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 103 Jawan Nobles vs. UL Monroe, 2016 32 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 31 Glenn Smith vs. Charlotte, 2017 31 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 29 Taz Bateman vs. Penn State, 2017 122 Todd Boyd vs. Troy, 2016 30 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 27 Marcus Caffey vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 117 Robert Davis vs. Troy, 2016 29 Nick Arbuckle vs. Troy, 2015 25 Krysten Hammon vs. New Mexico State, 2014 177 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2015 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 24 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 113 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2015 .833 Dan Ellington vs. ULM, 2018 (15-18) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 118 LynQuez Blair vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 .824 Conner Manning vs. Tennessee St., 2017 (14-17) 3 Marcus Caffey vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 111 Joel Ruiz vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 .800 Kelton Hill vs. South Alabama 2011 (12-15) 2 Drew Little vs. South Alabama, 2010 .765 Drew Little vs. Shorter, 2010 (13-17) 2 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 132 Donovan Harden vs. South Alabama, 2014 .744 Nick Arbuckle vs. NM State, 2015 (32-43) 2 Donald Russell vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 108 Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 2014 .743 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 (26-35) 2 Donald Russell vs. Murray State, 2011 110 Robert Davis vs. South Alabama, 2013 2 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 TOUCHDOWN PASSES 101 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 2 Parris Lee vs. Shorter, 2010 4 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 2 Krysten Hammon vs. New Mexico State, 2014 132 Albert Wilson vs. Chattanooga, 2013 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2015 2 Kyler Neal vs. New Mexico State, 2015 100 Robert Davis vs. Chattanooga, 2013 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 2 Nick Arbuckle vs. Ball State, 2015 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 2 Kyler Neal vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 149 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2014 2 Glenn Smith vs. Charlotte, 2017 108 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. ODU, 2012 4 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 2 Dan Ellington vs. Western Michigan, 2018 4 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 2 Seth Paige vs. ULM, 2018 RECEPTIONS 4 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 11 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 4 Drew Little vs. Savannah State, 2010 RECEIVING YARDS 11 Penny Hart vs. Charlotte, 2017 191 Penny Hart vs. Georgia Southern, 2017 11 Penny Hart vs. New Mexico State, 2015 TOTAL OFFENSE 190 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 11 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 496 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2015 186 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 11 Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2010 465 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 10 Donovan Harden vs. South Alabama, 2014 179 Donovan Harden vs. Liberty, 2015 438 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 10 Keith Rucker vs. Troy, 2015 177 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2015 428 Conner Manning vs. Texas State, 2017 175 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2011 9 Todd Boyd vs. Troy, 2016 420 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2016 167 Albert Wilson vs. Samford, 2013 9 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2016 158 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 9 Robert Davis vs. Arkansas State, 2016 419 Nick Arbuckle vs. Air Force, 2014 154 Keith Rucker vs. Troy, 2015 9 Robert Davis vs. Idaho, 2016 417 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 153 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 9 Penny Hart vs. Oregon, 2015 412 Nick Arbuckle vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 151 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 9 Robert Davis vs. Ball State, 2015 394 Ronnie Bell vs. Samford, 2013 150 Albert Wilson vs. UTSA, 2012 9 Danny Williams vs. Murray State, 2011 394 Nick Arbuckle vs. Ball State, 2015 150 Penny Hart vs. New Mexico State, 2015 9 LynQuez Blair vs. Troy, 2014 382 Conner Manning vs. Troy, 2016 149 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2016 149 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS TD RESPONSIBILITY (RUSH/PASS) 149 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 4 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 5 Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 (1/4) 146 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 3 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 4 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 (0/4) 145 Keith Rucker vs. Georgia Southern, 2016 2 Albert Wilson vs. seven teams 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2015 (0/4) 141 Penny Hart vs. Charlotte, 2017 2 Jordan Giles vs. Campbell, 2011 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 (0/4) 132 Albert Wilson vs. Chattanooga, 2013 2 Arthur Williams vs. Morehead St., 2010 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 (0/4) 132 Penny Hart vs. Coastal Carolina, 2017 2 Kelton Hill vs. Samford, 2013 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2014 (0/4) 132 Donovan Harden vs. South Alabama, 2014 2 Joel Ruiz vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Oregon, 2015 (1/3) 131 Glenn Smith vs. Wisconsin, 2016 2 LynQuez Blair vs. Air Force, 2014; Troy, 2014 4 Nick Arbuckle vs. Liberty, 2015 (1/3) 128 Penny Hart vs. Oregon, 2015 2 Donovan Harden vs. South Alabama, 2014 4 Ronnie Bell vs. Troy, 2013 (0/4) 128 Penny Hart vs. Arkansas State, 2015 2 Penny Hart vs. New Mexico State, 2015 4 Drew Little vs. South Alabama, 2010 (2/2) 125 Robert Davis vs. Ball State, 2015 2 Keith Rucker vs. Arkansas State, 2015 4 Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 2010 (0/4) 123 Glenn Smith vs. UL Monroe, 2016 2 Keith Rucker vs. UL Lafayette, 2015 4 Drew Little vs. Savannah State, 2010 (0/4) 122 Todd Boyd vs. Troy, 2016 2 Donovan Harden vs. Texas State, 2015 121 Keith Rucker vs. UL Lafayette, 2013 2 Devin Gentry vs. Texas State, 2017 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 120 Albert Wilson vs. West Alabama, 2011 4 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 120 Devin Gentry vs. Texas State, 2017 PASSING YARDS 3 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 119 Penny Hart vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 471 Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 2015 3 Marcus Caffey vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 118 LynQuez Blair vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 446 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2017 3 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 117 Robert Davis vs. Texas State, 2014 422 Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2016 117 Robert Davis vs. Troy, 2016 414 Nick Arbuckle vs. Air Force, 2014 POINTS BY KICKING 114 Robert Davis vs. UL Monroe, 2016 414 Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010 15 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 113 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2015 413 Nick Arbuckle vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 13 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 112 Robert Davis vs. Idaho, 2016 412 Nick Arbuckle vs. Ball State, 2015 11 Brandon Wright vs. ULM, 2017 GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE 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GEORGIA STATE RECORDS - SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 11 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, 2010; Shorter, 2010 TACKLES 3 Tarris Batiste vs. Oregon, 2015 11 Wil Lutz vs. Texas State, 2015 17 Tarris Batiste vs. Liberty, 2015 3 Alonzo McGee vs. Liberty, 2015 11 Wil Lutz vs. Rhode Island, 2012 16 Joseph Peterson vs. Troy, 2013 11 Rogier ten Lohuis vs. Texas State, 2016 SACKS 16 Fred Barnes vs. Shorter, 2010 3 Marterious Allen vs. ULM, 2017 15 Joseph Peterson vs. New Mexico State, 2014 FIELD GOALS 3 Jake Muasau vs. Lambuth, 2010 15 Chase Middleton vs. Air Force, 2016 4 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 2.5 Mackendy Cheridor vs. Texas State, 2016 3 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 14 Joseph Peterson vs. Washington, 2014 2 Multiple players 14 Joseph Peterson vs. App State, 2015 INTERCEPTIONS 14 Joseph Peterson vs. Ball State, 2015 2 Bryan Williams vs. Charlotte, 2017 PAT 14 Mark Hogan vs. Old Dominion, 2010 2 B.J. Clay vs. UT Martin, 2016 7 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 14 Nate Simon vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 2 Jerome Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 6 Matt Ehasz vs. Campbell, 2011 TACKLES FOR LOSS 2 Tarris Batiste vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 5 Brandon Wright vs. ULM, 2017 2 Bobby Baker vs. Charlotte, 2015 4 Michael Shaw vs. UL Monroe, 2016 5 Iain Vance vs. Shorter, 2010 2 D’Mario Gunn vs. Murray State, 2011 4 Alonzo McGee vs. Charlotte, 2015 5 Wil Lutz, four games 2 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2012 5 Rogier ten Lohuis vs. Texas State, 2016 4 Jake Muasau vs. UTSA, 2011 4 Jarrell Robinson vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS PUNTS 3.5 Tarris Batiste vs. Clemson, 2014 73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 3.5 Mackendy Cheridor vs. Texas State, 2016 50 Jerome Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 3 Marterious Allen vs. ULM, 2017 10 Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 2013 10 Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 2013 8 Matt Hubbard vs. 10 teams TEAM SUPERLATIVES POINTS SCORED PASSING YARDS PUNTING YARDS 55 Savannah State, 2010 471 Texas State, 2015 406 Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, 2011 47 ULM, 2017 446 UL Monroe, 2017 398 Matt Hubbard vs. Troy, 2013 46 ULM, 2018 422 UL Monroe, 2016 393 Matt Hubbard vs. West Virginia, 2013 42 Campbell, 2011 419 Old Dominion, 2010 380 Wil Lutz vs. San Jose State, 2015 41 Rhode Island, 2012 414 Air Force, 2014 372 Matt Hubbard vs. Houston, 2011 41 Clark Atlanta, 2011 413 Abilene Christian, 2014 41 Shorter, 2010 412 Ball State, 2015 PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. 3 PUNTS) 41 Texas State, 2015 408 Georgia Southern, 2014 62.2 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 (5) 41 Texas State, 2016 56.2 Brandon Wright vs. NC State, 2018 (4) FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 55.0 Wil Lutz vs. New Mexico State, 2015 (4) POINTS SCORED - HALF 0 Charlotte, 2017 53.8 Brandon Wright vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 (4) 34 Savannah State, 2010 (1st) 6 UT Martin, 2016 52.0 Brandon Wright vs. WMU, 2018 (3) 31 Texas State, 2015 (1st) 7 Georgia Southern, 2015 51.0 Bo Schlechter vs. NCCU, 2010 (4) 30 ULM, 2018 (1st) 7 Shorter, 2010 28 Campbell, 2011 (2nd) 7 Rhode Island, 2012 KICKOFF RETURNS 28 Air Force, 2014 (2nd) 7 Clark Atlanta, 2011 7 Devin Gentry vs. Troy, 2017 28 Texas State, 2014 (2nd) 7 Avery Sweeting vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 FEWEST YARDS ALLOWED 5 Avery Sweeting vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 POINTS SCORED - QUARTER 203 Georgia Southern, 2015 5 Albert Wilson vs. three teams 24 Texas State, 2016 (2nd) 247 Clark Atlanta, 2011 5 LynQuez Blair vs. Air Force, 2013 21 Clark Atlanta, 2011 (2nd) 262 ULM, 2018 5 Marquan Greene vs. Arkansas State, 2015 21 Texas State, 2014 (4th) 263 Shorter, 2010 5 Glenn Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 21 Oregon, 2015 (3rd) 263 Savannah State, 2013 21 Arkansas State, 2015 (2nd) 273 Charlotte, 2017 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 286 San Jose State, 2015 176 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 MARGIN OF VICTORY 282 South Alabama, 2015 169 Marquan Greene vs. Arkansas State, 2015 34 Shorter, 2010 287 Idaho, 2016 158 Devin Gentry vs. Troy, 2017 34 Savannah State, 2010 288 Rhode Island, 2012 156 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 34 Clark Atlanta, 2011 290 Arkansas State, 2013 140 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 34 Rhode Island, 2012 298 Samford, 2013 131 Avery Sweeting vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 32 ULM, 2018 27 Morehead State, 2010 FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED PUNT RETURNS 27 Georgia Southern, 2015 -2 Western Kentucky, 2017 7 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 41 South Alabama, 2017 TOTAL OFFENSE 50 Morehead State, 2010 4 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2017 670 ULM, 2017 75 Texas State, 2017 4 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 643 Texas State, 2015 81 Troy, 2015 PUNT RETURN YARDS 582 New Mexico State, 2015 84 New Mexico State, 2015 566 Abilene Christian, 2014 84 Lamar, 2010 85 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2011 536 Texas State, 2016 88 Campbell, 2011 67 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2017 532 Air Force, 2014 93 Arkansas State, 2016 58 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 94 Charlotte, 2017 49 Penny Hart vs. Texas State, 2017 RUSHING YARDS 95 Abilene Christian, 2014 48 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead State, 2010 308 ULM, 2018 301 Campbell, 2011 FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 274 Rhode Island, 2012 47 Georgia Southern, 2014 296 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 244 South Carolina State, 2011 47 Texas State, 2013 290 Albert Wilson vs. Villanova, 2012 232 Savannah State, 2010 57 Shorter, 2010 283 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 224 ULM, 2017 67 Air Force, 2016 280 Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 220 South Alabama, 2011 68 Georgia Southern, 2015 268 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 219 West Alabama, 2011 84 Campbell, 2010 236 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 212 Shorter, 2010 89 San Jose State, 2015 210 New Mexico State, 2015 98 Appalachian State, 2014

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GEORGIA STATE RECORDS - LONGEST PLAYS LONGEST PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE 65 Robert Davis from Conner Manning vs. Troy, 31 Demarius Matthews vs. Shorter, 2010 93 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. Old 2016 (TD) 31 Donovan Harden vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 Dominion, 2012 (TD) 64 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South 84 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. UTSA, Alabama, 2011 (TD) LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 2012 (TD) 63 Penny Hart from Nick Arbuckle vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 (TD) 100 Marquan Greene vs. Arkansas State, 2015 (TD) 82 Run: Seth Paige vs. ULM, 2018 (TD) 100 Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD) 80 Run: Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 62 Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 97 Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 2010 (TD) 80 Pass: Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. South 61 Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. Liberty, 96 Darren McCray vs. Campbell, 2010 (TD) Alabama, 2013 2015 (TD) 90 Tra Barnett vs. Arkansas State, 2016 (TD) 78 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South 61 Jawan Nobles from Conner Manning vs. ULM, Alabama, 2011 (TD) 90 Glenn Smith vs. Coastal Carolina (TD), 2017 2016 (TD) 88 Glenn Smith vs. Air Force, 2016 78 Pass: Glenn Smith from Conner Manning vs. 60 Glenn Smith from Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2016 71 Albert Wilson vs. Troy, 2013 Wisconsin, 2016 67 Demarius Matthews vs. Jacksonville St., 2011 76 Pass: Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. 59 Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. Liberty, 2015 (TD) Georgia Southern, 2014 (TD) 75 Pass: Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. 59 Ari Werts from Conner Manning vs. Tennessee LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS Texas State, 2014 (TD) State, 2017 73 D’Mario Gunn vs. Old Dominion, 2012 75 Pass: Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. 58 Robert Davis from Conner Manning vs. ULM, 48 Jerome Smith vs. Ball State, 2016 (TD) Oregon, 2015 (TD) 2016 (TD) 75 Pass: Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. 38 B.J. Clay vs. UT Martin, 2016 (TD) 58 Penny Hart from Nick Arbuckle vs. Liberty, 34 Tarris Batiste vs. Georgia Southern, 2015 Jacksonville State, 2013 (TD) 2015 (TD) 31 Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 73 Pass: Kyler Neal from Nick Arbuckle vs. Air 57 Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. South Force, 2014 Alabama, 2014 28 Joseph Peterson vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 71 Pass: Devin Gentry from Conner Manning vs. 57 Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. 27 Nate Simon vs. New Mexico State, 2015 Texas State, 2017 (TD) Liberty, 2015 26 Demazio Skelton vs. Clark Atlanta, 2011 70 Pass: Penny Hart from Conner Manning vs. 56 Danny Williams from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 26 Kail Singleton vs. S.C. State, 2012 Georgia Southern, 2017 2011 (TD) 25 Chandon Sullivan vs. Arkansas State, 2015 (TD) 70 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. 55 Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Ben McLane Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) vs. Old Dominion, 2010 LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS 69 Pass: Devin Gentry from Conner Manning vs. 55 Jordan Giles from Kelton Hill vs. Campbell, 2011 ULM, 2017 (TD) (TD) 93 Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 2011 68 Pass: Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. 55 Emmanuel Ogbuehi from Drew Little vs. 88 Robert Ferguson vs. ULM, 2013 (TD) New Mexico State, 2014 (TD) Alabama, 2010 28 Chandon Sullivan vs. Georgia Southern, 2017 (TD) 67 Pass: Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. 55 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. Villanova, 23 Marterious Allen vs. UT Martin, 2016 (TD) Western Kentucky, 2013 (TD) 2012 (TD) 23 Qwontez Mallory vs. Houston, 2011 66 Pass: Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. 55 Robert Davis from Conner Manning vs. Texas Arkansas State, 2015 State, 2016 LONGEST FIELD GOALS 65 Pass: Robert Davis from Conner Manning vs. 50 Sam Pinckney from Dan Ellington vs. ULM, 2018 Troy, 2016 (TD) 54 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. New 53 Wil Lutz vs. Alabama, 2013 65 Run: Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 (TD) Hampshire, 2012 (TD) 50 Brandon Wright vs. Appalachian State, 2017 64 Pass: Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South 54 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. UTSA, 2011 (TD) 50 Wil Lutz vs. Charlotte, 2015 Alabama, 2011 (TD) 54 Albert Wilson from Bo Schlechter vs. 50 Wil Lutz vs. Ball State, 2015 63 Pass: Penny Hart from Nick Arbuckle vs. Jacksonville State, 2011 49 Iain Vance vs. Morehead State, 2010 Georgia Southern, 2015 (TD) 53 Albert Wilson from Drew Little vs. Jacksonville 48 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 62 Run: Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 2010 State, 2011 48 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 62 Pass: Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. 53 Penny Hart from Nick Arbuckle vs. Charlotte, 48 Wil Lutz vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 UL Lafayette, 2014 2015 (TD) 47 Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 2010 52 Ari Werts from Conner Manning vs. Coastal 46 Brandon Wright vs. ULM, 2017 LONGEST PASS PLAYS Carolina, 2017 51 Albert Wilson from Drew Little vs. Campbell, 2010 46 Brandon Wright vs. ULM, 2017 93 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. Old 51 Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. New 46 Iain Vance vs. Savannah State, 2010 Dominion, 2012 (TD) Mexico State, 2014 46 Christian Benvenuto vs. S. Alabama, 2011 84 Albert Wilson from Ben McLane vs. UTSA, 2012 51 Nyiakki Height from Nick Arbuckle vs. New (TD) Mexico State, 2015 LONGEST PUNTS 80 Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. South 50 Penny Hart from Conner Manning vs. ULM, Alabama, 2013 2017 (TD) 80 Matt Hubbard vs. Jacksonville State, 2013 78 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. South 50 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. St. Francis, 2011 80 Matt Hubbard vs. S.C. State, 2012 Alabama, 2011 (TD) 50 Destin Coates from Dan Ellington vs. WMU, 2018 71 Brandon Wright vs. ULM, 2017 78 Glenn Smith from Conner Manning vs. ULM, 2016 66 Brandon Wright vs. Texas State, 2017 76 Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. LONGEST RUNS 65 Matt Hubbard vs. Alabama, 2013 Liberty, 2015 (TD) 64 Matt Hubbard vs. UTSA, 2011 75 Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. Oregon, 82 Seth Paige vs. ULM, 2018 (TD) 2015 (TD) 80 Albert Wilson vs. Arkansas State, 2013 (TD) 64 Oliver Holdenson vs. Air Force, 2016 75 Robert Davis from Nick Arbuckle vs. Texas State, 65 Travis Evans vs. West Virginia, 2013 (TD) 64 Brandon Wright vs. Kennesaw State, 2018 2014 (TD) 62 Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 2010 75 Albert Wilson from Ronnie Bell vs. Jacksonville 54 Krysten Hammon vs. New Mexico St., 2014 (TD) LONGEST DRIVES State, 2013 (TD) 54 Emmanuel Ogbuehi vs. James Madison, 2012 97 vs. UTSA, 2011 (TD), 8 plays, 4:11 73 Kyler Neal from Nick Arbuckle vs. Air Force, 2014 (fake punt) 97 vs. New Mexico State, 2015 (TD), 6 plays, 2:21 71 Devin Gentry from Conner Manning vs. Texas 53 Kelton Hill vs. West Alabama, 2011 (TD) 96 vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 (TD), 10 plays, 4:52 State, 2017 (TD) 53 Kelton Hill vs. Lambuth, 2010 95 vs. ULM, 2017 (TD), 15 plays, 7:55 70 Albert Wilson from Kelton Hill vs. Arkansas 52 Kelton Hill vs. St. Francis, 2011 95 vs. South Alabama (TD), 8 plays, 3:31 State (TD) 52 Donald Russell vs. S.C. State, 2012 69 Devin Gentry from Conner Manning vs. ULM, 52 Donald Russell vs. Richmond, 2012 93 vs. Old Dominion, 2012 (TD), 1 play, 0:14 2017 (TD) 91 vs. Washington, 2014 (TD), 13 plays, 6:31 68 Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. New LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 91 vs. UL Lafayette, 2014 (TD), 16 plays, 6:38 Mexico State, 2014 (TD) 91 vs. Arkansas State, 2015 (TD), 2 plays, 0:32 67 Robert Davis from Ronnie Bell vs. Western 62 Albert Wilson vs. South Alabama, 2013 91 vs. Texas State, 2016 (TD), 11 plays, 3:17 Kentucky, 2013 (TD) 49 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2018 (TD) 91 vs. Coastal Carolina, 2017 (TD), 8 plays, 3:51 66 Donovan Harden from Nick Arbuckle vs. 47 Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead St., 2010 Arkansas State, 2015 35 Donovan Harden vs. App State, 2014

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GEORGIA STATE RECORDS - CAREER LEADERS RUSHING YARDS RECEPTIONS TOUCHDOWNS INTERCEPTIONS Player...... Years Att Yds Player...... Years Rec Player...... Years TD Player...... Years Int 1. Travis Evans...... 2010-13 356 1500 1. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 222 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 26 1. Chandon Sullivan...... 2014-17 7 2. Donald Russell..... 2011-12 248 1412 2. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 177 2. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 19 2. Bryan Williams...... 2012-17 6 3. Kyler Neal...... 2013-17 288 1130 3. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 175 3. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 17 3. Brent McClendon...... 2010-13 5 4. Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 301 1103 4. Danny Williams...... 2010-13 121 4. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 13 Demazio Skelton...... 2011-12 5 5. Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 176 1076 5. Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 111 Kyler Neal...... 2013-17 13 Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 5 6. Demarcus Kirk...... 2015-* 141 598 6. Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 99 Jerome Smith...... 2015-* 5 7. Keith Rucker...... 2013-16 90 POINTS 7. D’Mario Gunn...... 2011-12 4 TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING 8. Todd Boyd...... 2014-17 82 Player...... Years Points Player...... Years TD 1. Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 213 INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS 1. Kyler Neal...... 2013-17 13 TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 2. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 156 Player...... Years Int 2. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 12 Player...... Years Rec 3. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 114 1. D’Mario Gunn...... 2011-12 77 3. Travis Evans...... 2010-13 10 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 23 4. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 102 2. Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 56 4. Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 8 2. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 18 5. Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 85 3. Jerome Smith...... 2015-* 49 5. Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 7 3. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 17 4. Robert Ferguson...... 2010-13 48 4. Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 12 FIELD GOALS 5. Bryan Williams...... 2012-17 42 PASSING YARDS 5. Keith Rucker...... 2013-16 10 Player...... Years FG Player...... Years Yards 6. Danny Williams...... 2010-13 9 1. Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 31 SACKS 1. Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 7651 2. Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 16 Player...... Years Sacks 2. Conner Manning...... 2016-17 5830 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 3. Iain Vance...... 2010 15 1. Mackendy Cheridor...... 2013-17 10.5 3. Ronnie Bell...... 2012-14 3124 Player...... Years Games 4. Christian Benvenuto.... 2011-12 11 1. Christo Bilukidi...... 2010-11 9.0 4. Drew Little...... 2010-11 2570 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 13 3. Jake Muasau...... 2010-11 7.0 5. Ben McLane...... 2012-14 1982 2. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 10 PAT Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 7.0 3. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 9 Player...... Years PAT Michael Shaw...... 2015-* 7.0 PASS ATTEMPTS 4. Danny Williams...... 2010-13 4 1. Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 120 Player...... Years Att 5. Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 3 2. Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 37 TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 915 3. Iain Vance...... 2010 35 Player...... Years TFL 2. Conner Manning...... 2016-17 776 KICKOFF RETURNS 4. Rogier ten Lohuis...... 2016 25 1. Michael Shaw...... 2015-* 25.5 3. Ronnie Bell...... 2012-14 453 Player...... Years KR 5. Christian Benvenuto.... 2011-12 24 2. Mackendy Cheridor...... 2013-17 25.0 4. Drew Little...... 2010-11 389 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 95 3. Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 22.0 5. Ben McLane...... 2012-14 328 2. Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 53 PUNTS 4. Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 21.5 3. Parris Lee...... 2010-13 35 Player...... Years Punts 5. Jarrell Robinson...... 2011-14 20.0 PASS COMPLETIONS 4. Avery Sweeting...... 2012-15 31 1. Matt Hubbard...... 2011-14 214 Player...... Years Cmp 5. Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 25 2. Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 108 FUMBLES FORCED 1. Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 566 3. Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 95 Player...... Years FF 2. Conner Manning...... 2016-17 466 KICKOFF RETURN YARDS 4. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 41 1. Mackendy Cheridor...... 2013-17 6 3. Drew Little...... 2010-11 227 Player...... Years KR Yds 5. Oliver Holdenson...... 2016-* 38 2. Jake Muasau...... 2010-11 4 4. Ronnie Bell...... 2012-14 225 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 2338 Brent McClendon...... 2010-13 4 5. Ben McLane...... 2012-14 169 2. Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 1186 PUNTING YARDS 3. Parris Lee...... 2010-13 664 Player...... Years Yards FUMBLES RECOVERED TOUCHDOWN PASSES 4. Avery Sweeting...... 2012-15 604 1. Matt Hubbard...... 2011-14 8814 Player...... Years FR Player...... Years TD 5. Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 436 2. Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 4674 1. Bobby Baker...... 2015-16 5 1. Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 51 3. Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 3941 2. Jake Muasau...... 2010-11 4 2. Conner Manning...... 2016-17 30 PUNT RETURNS 4. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 1739 3. Kail Singleton...... 2010-13 3 3. Drew Little...... 2010-11 18 Player...... Years PR Ronnie Bell...... 2012-14 18 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 41 PUNTING AVERAGE GAMES PLAYED 2. Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 13 Player...... Years Punts Player...... Years G TOTAL OFFENSE 3. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 10 Brandon Wright...... 2016-* 43.28 1. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 49 Player...... Years Yards 1. Wil Lutz...... 2012-15 42.84 Jalen Lawrence...... 2013-16 49 1. Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 7566 PUNT RETURN YARDS 2. Bo Schlechter...... 2010-11 42.41 Chandon Sullivan...... 2014-17 49 2. Conner Manning...... 2016-17 5950 Player...... Years PR Yds 3. Matt Hubbard...... 2011-14 41.19 Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 49 3. Ronnie Bell...... 2012-14 3298 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 376 3. Tevin Jones...... 2013-16 48 4. Drew Little...... 2010-11 2531 2. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 109 TACKLES 5. Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 2346 3. Demarius Matthews..... 2010-13 78 Player...... Years Tackles 4. Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 76 1. Joseph Peterson...... 2012-15 381 TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY 2. Tarris Batiste...... 2013-15 263 Player...... Years TDR ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Trey Payne...... 2014-17 263 1. Nick Arbuckle...... 2014-15 59 Player...... Years Yards 4. Robert Ferguson...... 2010-13 199 2. Conner Manning...... 2016-17 33 1. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 6235 5. Chandon Sullivan...... 2014-17 182 3. Drew Little...... 2010-11 22 2. Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 3411 Michael Shaw...... 2015-* 182 4. Ronnie Bell...... 2012-14 21 3. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 3394 7. Shawanye Lawrence..... 2013-16 172 4. Penny Hart...... 2014-* 2869 8. Alonzo McGee...... 2015-16 167 RECEIVING YARDS 5. Travis Evans...... 2010-13 2052 9. Brent McClendon...... 2010-13 166 Player...... Years Rec Yds 6. Kelton Hill...... 2010-13 1804 Bryan Williams...... 2012-17 164 1. Robert Davis...... 2013-16 222 3391 7. Donovan Harden...... 2014-15 1723 2. Penny Hart...... 2015-* 177 2548 8. Donald Russell...... 2011-12 1616 3. Albert Wilson...... 2010-13 175 3190 9. Danny Williams...... 2010-12 1604 4. Donovan Harden.. 2014-15 99 1610 10.Kyler Neal...... 2013-17 1496 5. Danny Williams.... 2010-13 121 1605 6. Keith Rucker...... 2013-16 90 1148 7. Glenn Smith...... 2014-17 111 1122 8. Todd Boyd...... 2014-17 82 962 9. Ari Werts...... 2015-17 48 688

GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES RECORDS UPDATE

2010: 6-5 Head Coach: Bill Curry Inaugural Season (Unclassified) ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att At-Yds TD Pass Cm-At TD-I Ply-TO At-Yds TD Pass Cm-At TD-I Ply-TO S. 2 Shorter (Thur.) hW 41-7 30,237 35-212 3 154 14-19 2-0 54-366 53-206 1 57 5-11 0-0 64-263 S. 11 Lambuth hL 14-23 12,647 17-91 1 92 8-18 1-4 35-183 50-184 2 126 19-26 0-1 76-310 S. 18 [6/5] Jacksonville State TV1 (ot) hL 27-34 16,128 22-112 3 227 25-40 0-1 62-339 39-167 3 283 24-32 1-0 71-450 S. 25 at Campbell aW 24-21 3,021 26-117 0 163 16-23 2-0 49-280 54-257 2 84 9-18 1-1 72-341 O. 2 Morehead State TV2 hW 37-10 15,264 40-152 1 289 22-33 4-2 73-441 21-50 0 230 27-44 1-2 65-280 O. 9 Savannah State hW 55-21 14,908 40-232 3 201 19-29 4-0 69-433 44-154 2 109 13-19 1-2 63-263 O. 16 N.C. Central (HC) (ot) hW 20-17 13,378 35-112 1 205 16-29 1-0 64-317 43-175 1 154 11-23 1-3 66-329 O. 23 at Old Dominion TV2 aL 20-34 19,782 23-58 1 419 33-55 1-0 78-477 43-229 3 152 22-38 1-0 81-381 O. 30 at South Alabama aL 34-39 23,446 19-46 3 234 21-35 2-2 54-280 49-293 1 181 12-24 3-0 73-474 N. 6 Lamar hW 23-17 14,689 27-133 0 189 22-36 2-1 63-322 29-84 0 273 19-36 1-1 65-357 N. 18 at [10/12] Alabama (Thur.) TV3 aL 7-63 101,621 32-91 0 74 5-17 0-4 49-165 45-262 4 216 19-22 3-0 67-478 TOTALS 302-286 316-1356 16 2247 201-334 19-14 650-3603 470-2061 19 1865 180-293 13-10 763-3926 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Comcast Digital; TV3-ESPNU; National Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches for FCS; AP/USA Today Coaches for FBS.

2011 • 3-8 Head Coach: Bill Curry Division I FCS Independent ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO S. 2 Clark Atlanta (Fri.) hW 41-7 26,273 37-146 2 196 13-18 3-0 55-342 38-140 0 107 10-17 1-2 55-247 S. 10 Old Dominion TV1 hL 17-40 11,701 35-85 2 206 16-44 0-3 79-291 54-282 3 126 13-21 1-0 75-408 S. 17 at [16/17] Jacksonville State TV1 aL 21-37 17,618 28-116 2 209 17-30 1-1 58-325 58-246 3 155 9-11 1-0 69-401 S. 24 at Houston TV1 aL 0-56 32,005 35-108 0 133 12-27 0-1 62-241 39-171 5 561 40-50 3-0 89-732 O. 18 Murray State hL 24-48 10,963 34-86 2 281 19-44 1-2 78-367 31-138 3 321 35-46 4-2 77-459 O. 15 at South Carolina State aL 13-23 11,517 45-244 1 76 6-20 0-3 65-320 47-155 2 213 16-30 0-0 77-368 O. 22 South Alabama (HC) (2ot) hW 27-20 14,086 43-220 1 209 12-15 2-0 58-429 50-178 0 145 14-30 2-4 80-323 O. 29 at UTSA TV2 (ot) aL 14-17 25,977 44-164 1 91 6-15 1-0 59-255 35-108 1 189 17-34 0-1 69-297 N. 5 St. Francis (Ill.) (ot) hL 27-30 11,565 32-158 1 197 14-24 2-1 56-355 42-258 1 217 21-33 2-1 75-475 N. 12 at West Alabama aL 23-30 6,253 31-219 2 228 19-37 1-2 68-447 54-222 2 166 15-21 1-2 75-388 N. 19 Campbell hW 42-35 11,125 50-301 2 213 13-22 4-1 72-514 30-88 4 250 21-32 1-1 62-338 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2- Longhorn Network. National rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.

2012 • 1-10, 1-7 CAA Head Coach: Bill Curry Division I FCS / First Year of FBS Transition ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 30 South Carolina State (Thur.) TV1 hL 6-33 18,921 30-99 0 130 14-28 0-1 58-229 49-188 0 300 19-29 3-2 78-488 S. 8 at Tennessee TV2 aL 13-51 87,821 41-87 1 176 18-41 0-1 82-263 43-184 3 374 22-28 4-1 71-558 S. 15 UTSA hL 14-38 11,496 23-86 0 221 11-25 2-3 48-307 54-225 3 217 18-25 2-0 79-442 S. 22 Richmond hL 14-35 9,476 36-159 1 231 23-37 1-3 73-390 39-144 4 254 21-32 1-0 71-398 S. 29 at William & Mary TV1 aL 3-35 11,125 35-92 0 157 13-26 0-4 61-249 57-312 5 101 8-13 0-0 70-413 O. 6 [14/17] New Hampshire hL 21-44 9,531 30-56 0 243 13-29 3-3 59-299 42-332 2 292 21-41 4-1 83-624 O. 13 at Rhode Island aW 41-7 6,013 34-274 3 217 15-27 2-0 61-491 31-104 0 184 17-35 1-1 66-288 O. 20 [24/rv] Villanova (HC) hL 24-49 12,136 29-79 1 230 23-41 2-2 70-309 53-343 2 127 11-15 3-1 68-470 O. 27 at [9/10] James Madison aL 21-28 22,813 38-173 1 175 23-38 2-0 76-348 42-221 2 119 11-23 1-1 65-340 N. 3 [5/5] Old Dominion hL 27-53 12,293 31-52 2 303 17-37 1-2 68-355 47-205 4 351 28-42 3-3 89-556 N. 10 at Maine TV3 aL 7-51 2,979 33-59 0 154 12-30 1-4 63-213 48-332 2 262 11-17 4-0 65-594 Television Legend: TV1-CSS; TV2-ESPN3/PPV; TV3-WABI, Bangor, Me. National rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches.

2013 • 0-12, 0-7 Sun Belt Head Coach: Trent Miles Division I FBS / Second Year of FBS Transition ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 30 Samford (Fri.) TV1 hL 21-31 17,606 25-72 0 391 28-51 3-2 76-463 36-105 1 193 19-31 1-1 67-298 S. 7 Chattanooga TV1 hL 14-42 14,952 17-30 0 273 17-35 2-0 52-303 60-401 2 108 11-15 2-0 75-509 S. 14 at West Virginia TV2 aL 7-41 57,440 33-136 1 84 8-18 0-0 51-220 42-245 2 359 25-41 3-1 83-604 S. 21 Jacksonville State TV1 (ot) hL 26-32 15,425 42-150 0 250 16-42 2-1 84-400 44-122 4 339 18-32 0-0 76-461 O. 5 at Alabama (1/1) TV3 aL 3-45 101,254 22-15 0 160 12-22 0-0 44-175 30-181 1 296 29-34 5-0 64-477 O. 12 Troy (HC) TV4 hL 28-35 17,732 26-52 0 370 22-50 4-1 76-422 59-249 2 385 25-43 3-2 102-634 O. 19 at Texas State TV4 aL 17-24 15,684 35-160 1 208 20-36 1-1 71-368 42-296 3 47 5-12 0-1 54-343 O. 26 at UL Monroe TV1 aL 10-38 11,357 33-136 0 108 12-31 0-3 64-244 38-225 1 309 30-44 4-0 82-534 N. 2 Western Kentucky TV4 hL 28-44 15,212 27-85 2 325 26-41 2-2 68-410 46-203 4 241 18-29 2-1 75-444 N. 16 UL Lafayette TV1 hL 21-35 14,415 39-183 1 298 26-44 2-1 83-481 46-248 1 234 10-16 4-0 62-482 N. 23 at Arkansas State TV1 aL 33-35 18,512 40-184 2 248 14-26 2-0 66-432 45-138 1 152 14-19 2-0 64-290 N. 30 South Alabama TV1 hL 17-38 13,697 25-24 2 321 17-34 0-1 59-345 54-242 4 280 19-30 1-0 84-522 Television Legend: TV1-ESPN3; TV2-ROOT Sports; TV3-SEC TV; TV4-Sun Belt Network/CSS; National rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches.

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2014 • 1-11, 0-8 Sun Belt Head Coach: Trent Miles Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 27 Abilene Christian (Wed.) TV1 hW 38-37 10,140 33-153 1 413 31-49 4-2 82-566 36-95 0 403 30-40 4-1 76-498 S. 6 New Mexico State TV2 hL 31-34 10,126 39-162 3 294 21-37 1-2 76-456 41-194 0 241 25-44 3-1 85-435 S. 13 Air Force TV2 hL 38-48 16,836 26-118 3 414 26-42 2-1 68-532 65-315 4 224 12-15 2-0 80-539 S. 20 at Washington (rv/rv/na) TV3 aL 14-45 64,608 41-68 0 205 22-34 2-3 75-273 41-182 2 154 19-27 3-0 68-336 O. 4 at UL Lafayette TV2 aL 31-34 24,616 37-138 4 287 20-31 0-0 68-425 32-195 3 266 24-31 2-0 63-461 O. 11 Arkansas State (HC) TV2 hL 10-52 10,196 34-71 1 198 20-39 0-1 73-269 53-384 4 234 22-30 3-0 83-618 O. 18 at South Alabama TV2 aL 27-30 13,186 37-90 1 311 23-40 3-0 77-401 54-321 1 126 11-32 2-0 86-447 O. 25 Georgia Southern TV2 hL 31-69 28,427 23-47 0 408 24-38 4-1 61-455 63-613 10 47 5-6 0-0 69-660 N. 1 at Appalachian State TV2 aL 0-44 22,643 26-8 0 54 9-19 0-1 45-62 66-469 6 98 9-14 0-0 80-567 N. 8 at Troy TV2 aL 21-45 16,418 34-101 0 293 23-37 3-2 71-394 45-324 5 116 18-22 1-0 67-440 N. 22 at Clemson (rv/rv/22) TV4 aL 0-28 77,693 33-40 0 115 13-33 0-3 66-155 43-209 3 148 21-33 1-1 76-357 N. 29 Texas State TV2 hL 31-54 14,312 27-160 0 356 32-47 4-2 74-516 43-340 3 267 26-32 2-0 75-607 Television Legend: TV1-ESPNU; TV2- ESPN3; TV3-Pac-12 Network; TV4-RSN. Rankings are AP/USA Today/CF Playoff 2015 • 6-7, 5-3 Sun Belt/4th (AutoNation Cure Bowl) Head Coach: Trent Miles Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO S. 4 Charlotte (Fri.) TV1 hL 20-23 10,252 26-93 0 299 25-43 2-1 69-392 54-164 0 244 19-32 1-2 86-408 S. 12 at New Mexico State TV2 aW 34-32 27,201 46-210 2 372 32-43 2-1 89-582 23-84 1 445 31-55 3-1 78-529 S. 19 at Oregon (12/13) TV3 aL 28-61 56,859 36-113 1 318 25-40 3-2 76-431 53-311 3 228 23-31 2-0 84-539 O. 3 Liberty (18-FCS) (HC) TV2 hL 33-41 11,512 14-11 1 394 18-29 3-1 43-405 49-260 5 242 26-33 0-0 82-502 O. 10 Appalachian State TV2 hL 3-37 10,101 21-59 0 166 21-39 0-1 60-225 41-184 0 314 21-28 3-1 69-498 O. 17 at Ball State TV2 aW 31-19 7,564 32-33 3 412 28-39 1-0 71-445 40-154 0 218 28-48 2-1 88-372 O. 31 at Arkansas State TV2 aL 34-48 18,217 32-101 1 390 23-43 2-1 75-491 52-296 4 224 21-29 3-2 81-520 N. 7 UL Lafayette TV2 hL 21-23 10,007 29-78 0 312 23-39 3-1 68-390 41-145 0 162 18-27 1-1 68-307 N. 14 at Texas State TV2 aW 41-19 13,238 37-172 1 471 23-35 4-2 72-643 32-186 1 267 29-52 1-2 84-453 N. 21 South Alabama TV2 hW 24-10 10,033 34-73 2 311 27-44 1-0 78-394 34-157 1 125 14-34 0-1 68-282 N. 27 Troy (Fri.) TV2 hW 31-21 10,113 43-151 2 368 29-41 2-0 84-519 25-81 1 193 21-46 2-1 71-374 D. 5 at Georgia Southern TV2 aW 34-7 23,401 37-143 2 346 20-32 3-1 69-489 44-135 1 68 6-19 0-2 63-203 D. 19 San Jose State * TV4 nL 16-27 18,536 20-23 0 208 14-29 2-1 49-231 54-197 1 89 10-19 1-1 73-286 * AutoNation Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. Television Legend: TV1-ESPNU; TV2- ESPN3; TV3-Pac-12; Network; TV4-CBS Sports Network. FBS rankings are AP/Coaches

2016 • 3-9, 2-6 Sun Belt Head Coach: Trent Miles (2-8)/Tim Lappano (1-1) Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO S. 2 Ball State (Fri.) TV1 hL 21-31 12,233 25-77 1 195 25-40 1-1 65-272 52-325 4 130 15-29 0-2 81-455 S. 10 at Air Force TV2 aL 14-48 24,173 14-27 1 142 9-27 1-0 41-169 83-464 5 67 3-9 0-0 92-531 S. 17 at Wisconsin (9/12) TV3 aL 17-23 79,883 24-33 1 269 20-30 1-0 54-302 49-187 1 213 18-30 1-1 79-400 O. 1 at Appalachian State TV1 aL 3-17 24,782 25-88 0 153 19-44 0-4 69-241 48-218 1 143 13-25 1-1 73-361 O. 8 Texas State TV4 hW 41-21 13,179 37-196 3 340 27-40 2-0 77-536 41-120 2 300 27-47 1-2 88-420 O. 15 at Troy TV4 aL 21-31 23,913 24-37 0 381 28-52 3-2 76-418 43-128 1 235 20-36 2-1 79-363 O. 22 UT Martin (HC) TV4 hW 31-6 15,223 39-166 1 119 8-16 1-2 55-285 31-110 0 210 20-40 0-3 71-320 O. 29 at South Alabama TV4 aL 10-13 11,565 40-127 1 113 11-18 0-0 58-240 43-182 1 124 15-27 0-1 70-306 N. 3 Arkansas State (Thur.) TV5 hL 16-31 13,363 31-94 0 237 22-46 1-2 77-331 41-93 2 212 15-35 0-0 76-305 N. 12 UL Monroe TV4 hL 23-37 13,106 26-42 0 422 19-30 3-0 56-464 54-264 5 193 17-31 0-0 85-457 N. 19 Georgia Southern TV4 hW 30-24 23,513 27-73 2 318 21-39 2-0 66-391 46-241 3 122 14-26 0-0 72-363 D. 3 at Idaho TV4 aL 12-37 11,242 24-92 0 266 22-37 2-4 61-358 45-149 0 138 16-20 3-0 65-287 Television Legend: TV1-American Sports Network/ESPN3; TV2-Mountain West Network-Campus Insiders; TV3-Big Ten Network; TV4-ESPN3; TV5-ESPNU FBS rankings are AP/Coaches

2017 • 7-5, 5-3 Sun Belt/4th Head Coach: Shawn Elliott Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 31 Tennessee State (Thur.) TV1 hL 10-17 24,333 29-49 0 224 18-23 1-1 52-273 42-238 2 145 12-25 0-0 67-383 S. 16 at Penn State (5/5) TV2 aL 0-56 102,746 49-150 0 170 18-32 0-3 81-320 24-166 3 360 21-29 5-0 53-526 S. 23 at Charlotte TV3 aW 28-0 11,029 40-119 2 250 26-37 1-0 77-369 34-94 0 179 16-29 0-2 63-273 O. 7 at Coastal Carolina TV1 aW 27-21 15,991 40-91 2 273 18-30 1-1 70-364 32-127 0 239 18-26 3-0 58-366 O. 14 at UL Monroe TV1 aW 47-37 12,578 41-224 2 446 26-35 4-0 76-670 37-117 1 314 23-37 3-0 74-431 O. 21 Troy (HC) TV1 hL 10-34 15,388 33-52 0 255 25-40 1-1 73-307 22-122 2 335 25-36 2-1 58-457 O. 26 South Alabama (Thur.) TV4 hW 21-13 12,125 34-114 1 195 17-31 2-0 65-309 23-41 0 297 27-48 1-2 71-338 N. 4 Georgia Southern TV4 aW 21-17 18,722 49-24 0 319 22-37 2-1 61-368 50-197 1 147 22-28 1-0 78-344 N. 11 Texas State TV4 aW 33-30 14,017 41-162 1 368 26-40 2-0 81-530 25-75 1 315 35-55 3-1 80-390 N. 25 Appalachian State TV4 hL 10-31 13,154 26-91 1 201 22-35 0-1 61-292 46-323 2 107 15-23 2-2 69-430 D. 2 Idaho TV4 hL 10-24 14,163 39-164 1 271 27-45 0-1 84-435 40-147 2 228 16-30 1-0 70-375 D. 16 Western Kentucky * TV5 nW 27-17 19,585 43-143 2 276 20-28 1-0 71-419 21-(-2) 0 351 26-40 2-2 61-349 * AutoNation Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. Television Legend: TV1-ESPN3; TV2-Big Ten Network. TV3-WCCB-TV/WPCH-TV/CUSA.tv. TV4-ESPNU.; TV5- CBS Sports Network FBS rankings are AP/Coaches

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2018 • 2-3, 1-0 Sun Belt Head Coach: Shawn Elliott Division I FBS ——— OFFENSE ——— ——— DEFENSE ——— Date Opponent Result Att Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO Rush-Yds TD Pass Cm-Att TD-I Ply-TO A. 30 Kennesaw State [5/5 FCS] (Thur.) TV1 hW 24-20 23,088 38-128 0 187 20-28 3-0 66-315 51-181 1 201 12-19 1-1 70-382 S. 8 at NC State TV2 aL 24-20 56,017 31-107 1 242 19-34 0-0 65-349 31-115 3 426 32-39 2-1 70-541 S. 14 at Memphis (Fri.) TV3 aL 22-59 27,768 43-173 2 139 19-34 0-1 77-312 35-410 3 269 19-27 5-1 62-679 S. 22 Western Michigan TV1 hL 15-34 15,264 30-58 2 285 19-29 0-1 59-343 45-294 1 234 20-25 3-0 70-528 S. 29 ULM TV1 hW 46-14 14,368 56-308 4 179 15-18 1-0 74-487 20-125 2 137 20-34 0-2 54-262 Television Legend: TV1-ESPN+; TV2-ACC RSN; TV3-ESPN

GeorgiaStateSports.com 2018 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES GAME SUMMARIES

GEORGIA STATE 24, KENNESAW STATE 20 Jordan Strachan. outstanding, going 30-for-38 for 370 yards and “I can’t say enough about the way our football two touchdowns. Georgia State held the Wolfpack Game 1: Aug. 30, 2018 • 7 p.m. (ESPN+) team finished,” Elliott said. “To have an opportunity to 115 yards rushing, but NC State managed three Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. to go down there and take the lead and win that touchdowns on the ground. football game with that last-second pass, it was The Panthers jumped in front with a touchdown Georgia State kicked off the 2018 season in really a testament of how they fought and how they on their first possession and trailed 20-7 at the half. dramatic fashion, defeating Kennesaw State 24-20 never give up.” Georgia State had opportunities to pull closer but on Dan Ellington’s 8-yard touchdown pass to failed to capitalize due to two missed field goals Diondre Champaigne with 41 seconds left in front KENNESAW STATE...... 7 7 6 0 — 20 and a touchdown that was nullified by an offensive of 23,088 fans Thursday night at “Pete” Petit Field at GEORGIA STATE...... 0 14 0 10 — 24 pass interference penalty. Georgia State Stadium. “You go into the halftime down 13, but it could “I looked up there with two minutes to go and SCORING SUMMARY have easily been a doggone seven-point ballgame,” head coach Shawn Elliott said. “Then in the fourth there were a lot of people that left that stadium and 1st 8:44 KSU - Terry, Shaquil 5 yd run (Thompson, J kick), 11- quarter, the game got a little bit away from us. missed on heck of a finish,” GSU head coach Shawn 86 4:55 They’ve got a little more depth at some positions. Elliott said. “Going into this contest I knew it’d be a 2nd 9:11 KSU - Sumpter, Justin 23 yd pass from Burks, “We saw a lot good things, we saw a lot of bad fight, I knew it’d be everything it was. I knew it was Chandler (Thompson, J kick), 15-85 7:49 things. We’ve got an important game next week going to be a dog fight. 0:50 GSU - Hart, Penny 3 yd pass from Ellington, Dan “All I know is we stand here 1-0, and that’s a lot (Wright, Brandon kick), 11-68 5:06 against Memphis, so we’ve got to go regroup.” better than where we were a year ago.” 0:03 GSU - Owens, Christian 6 yd pass from Ellington, Dan Junior Devin Gentry was the Panthers’ leading Ellington, the junior college transfer playing (Wright, Brandon kick), 5-37 0:37 receiver in the game with five receptions for 83 his first game for the Panthers, hit on 20-for-28 3rd 6:48 KSU - Thompson, J 32 yd field goal, 16-60 8:12 yards. Penny Hart added three catches for 53 yards, passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns 1:56 KSU - Thompson, J 24 yd field goal, 7-73 3:29 extending his streak of consecutive games with a while also running for 77 yards on 18 attempts. 4th 10:35 GSU - Wright, Brandon 35 yd field goal, 13-61 6:21 reception to 29, every game he has played. Christian Owens had six catches for 70 yards and a 0:41 GSU - Champaigne, Diondre 8 yd pass from Ellington gained 41yards rushing but three touchdown and Penny Hart caught five for 46 yards Ellington, Dan (Wright, Brandon kick), 9-73 sacks brought his net down to 30 yards and a score. 1:20 Defensively, one of the bright spots for Georgia The Panthers (1-0) rallied from a 14-0 first-half Attendance–23,099 State was true freshman cornerback Quavian White, deficit with two touchdowns in the final minute who intercepted Finley at the goal line in the fourth of the first half and then had to rally again in the TEAM STATISTICS KSU GSU quarter. Redshirt freshmen safeties Jaylon Jones fourth quarter after falling behind 20-14. FIRST DOWNS ...... 19 21 and Chris Bacon each forced fumbles, while senior The GSU defense set up the winning touchdown RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 51-181 38-128 Chase Middleton finished with a game-high 12 with a fourth-down stop that gave the Panthers the PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 201 187 tackles. ball at their own 27 with 2:01 left. Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 19-12-1 28-20-0 “Quavian White has a lot of promise, and so do Ellington hit Hart twice to start the drive before TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 70-382 66-315 a lot of those young freshmen who are out there hitting Owens for an 18-yard pass up the right Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 playing for us,” Elliott said. sideline and down to the KSU 21. After a pass Punt Returns-Yards ...... 1-10 0-0 “To tell you the truth, we played sound run interference penalty gave GSU a first down at the Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 1-21 2-50 defense, but we’ve got to get better pass rush and 11, Ellington ran three yards on first down and then Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-12 better coverage,” he continued. “We’ve got to get better in all phases of it. This is the typical time found Champaigne, another junior college transfer, Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 2-50.0 4-53.8 when you are going to start getting better.” on a fade to the back corner of the end zone to give Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-1 1-1 Georgia State marched down the field on the Panthers their first lead. Penalties-Yards ...... 7-65 3-33 its opening possession as Ellington drove the Kennesaw State (0-1) jumped a 14-0 lead before Possession Time ...... 32:37 27:23 Panthers 75 yards on six plays for a touchdown. Georgia State got on the scoreboard. After forcing Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 15 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 4 of 6 0 of 1 He connected with Devin Gentry for a 46-yard a punt down 14-0 late in the second quarter, Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-4 4-4 completion down the right sideline to the 8. Two Ellington hit Hart over the middle for 18 yards to Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-23 1-1 plays later, freshman Destin Coates took a pitch the GSU 46 before finding Owens on the sideline from Ellington and scampered into the end zone for nine yards and a first down at the KSU 43. On RUSHING for the 8-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead less than second down, Ellington just barely avoided a sack KSU: Terry, Shaquil 7-61; Burks, Chandler 15-36; McKenzie, three minutes into the game. before breaking a 19-yard run, including a nifty spin Jake 11-30; Holland, D 7-25; Rechsteiner, B 8-16; Reed, TJ The Wolfpack answered with a 57-yard move, giving the Panthers a first down at the KSU 1-8; Chiver, Trey 2-5. touchdown drive, capped by Finley’s 5-yard 20. GSU: Ellington, Dan 18-77; Barnett, Tra 10-18; Gentry, Devin touchdown to Thayer Thomas that tied the game at On second-and-goal at the three, Hart took a 1-11; Coates, Destin 2-9; Bateman, Taz 3-8; Paige, Seth 3-7; 7-all with 9:32 to play in the first quarter. shovel pass from Ellington on a jet sweep and raced Team 1-minus 2. NC State added a 25-yard field goal by around the right end for a touchdown, cutting the PASSING Christopher Dunn on its next possession and then KSU lead to 14-7 with just 50 seconds remaining in took a 17-7 lead with an 80-yard touchdown drive the half. KSU: Burks, Chandler 12-19-1-201. with 10:41 left in the second quarter. For Hart, the Preseason All-American, he pulled GSU: Ellington, Dan 20-28-0-187. The Panthers had an opportunity to cut into the in career touchdown catch number 18, moving him RECEIVING lead but missed a 44-yard field with 46 seconds left into sole possession of second place in GSU history. in the first half. That proved to be a six-point swing The junior from Roswell, Ga., has caught at least one TSU: Sumpter, Justin 7-95; Terry, Shaquil 2-63; Harper, Xavier because NC State managed to move in position for 2-20; Holland, D 1-23. pass in 28 straight games. a 28-yard field goal on the final play of the half to GSU: Owens, Christian 6-70; Hart, Penny 5-46; Bateman, Taz On KSU’s first play after the touchdown, safety take a 20-7 lead into the locker room. DeAndre Applin picked off Chandler Burks over 4-23; Gentry, Devin 1-16; Ifedi, Jonathan 1-15; Champaigne, the middle and returned it to the KSU 37. Ellington Diondre 1-8; McCoy, Cornelius 1-5; Carter, Roger 1-4.. GEORGIA STATE...... 7 0 0 0 — 7 completed passes to Owens and Taz Bateman INTERCEPTIONS before a pass interference penalty put the ball NC STATE...... 10 10 7 14 — 41 KSU: None. GSU: Applin, DeAndre 1-12. at the 16. After a short pass over the middle to SCORING SUMMARY Bateman, the Panthers faced second-and-goal at the six with just eight seconds left on the clock. NC STATE 41, GEORGIA STATE 7 1st 12:37 GSU - Coates, Destin 8 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), Ellington found Owens, the South Carolina transfer, 6-75 2:23 in the corner of the end zone to tie the game at 14 Game 2: Sept. 8, 2018 • 12:30 p.m. (RSN) 9:32 NCS - Thomas, T. 5 yd pass from Finley, R. (Dunn, C. heading into the half. Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, N.C. kick), 7-57 2:57 The Panthers’ bend-but-don’t-break defense 3:22 NCS - Dunn, C. 25 yd field goal, 9-89 3:42 2nd 10:41 NCS - Gallaspy, R. 1 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 10-80 4:27 forced two field goals after consecutive long drives Georgia State fell 41-7 at NC State at Carter- 0:00 NCS - Dunn, C. 28 yd field goal, 5-63 0:46 by the Owls to keep the game within reach heading Finley Stadium. GSU (1-1) quarterback Dan Ellington passed for 3rd 3:43 NCS - Pennix, T. 1 yd pass from Finley, R. (Dunn, C. into the fourth quarter trailing 20-14. kick), 8-72 3:26 Georgia State pulled to within three after a 194 yards on 15 completions, and freshman Destin Coates rushed for 43 and a touchdown to lead the 4th 3:12 NCS - Bodine, B. 39 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 4-55 2:08 35-yard field goal Brandon Wright set up by a KSU 1:12 NCS - McKay, M. 2 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 3-12 1:12 fumble caused by Terry Thomas and recovered by Panthers. NC State (2-0) quarterback Ryan Finley was Attendance–56,017

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TEAM STATISTICS GSU NCS freshmen for a significant number of snaps on that Mechane 3-39; Taylor, Patrick 2-35; Henderson, D. 2-10; Gib- FIRST DOWNS ...... 18 24 side of the ball. son, Antonio 1-11; Magnifico, Joey 1-8; Gainwell, Kenny 1-1. “Three of the four playing in the secondary are RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 31-107 31-115 INTERCEPTIONS PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 242 426 freshmen, but it is what it is,” head coach Shawn Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 34-19-0 39-32-1 Elliott said. “They’ve got to grow up in a hurry. GSU: Jones, Jaylon 1-1. MEM: Windham, Tito 1-1. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 65-349 70-541 “It’s our job to get them better, and that’s what Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-17 we’re going to do.” WESTERN MICHIGAN 34, GEORGIA STATE 15 Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Barry Brown, filling in at placekicker for injured Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 1-36 Brandon Wright, was good on his first career field Game 4: Sept. 22, 2018 • 2 p.m. (ESPN+) Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-23 0-0 attempt, booting a 40-yarder in the first quarter for Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 4-56.2 2-47.0 the Panthers’ first points. Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-1 2-0 Georgia State lost 34-15 to Western Michigan at Georgia State Stadium. Penalties-Yards ...... 5-48 6-52 GEORGIA STATE...... 3 7 6 6 — 22 Dan Ellington led the way for GSU (1-3), going Possession Time ...... 29:28 30:32 MEMPHIS...... 21 17 7 14 — 59 Third-Down Conversions ...... 4 of 13 4 of 9 19-for-29 for 285 yards while also throwing Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 3 1 of 2 SCORING SUMMARY an interception. He added 35 yards and two Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 1-2 6-6 touchdowns on the ground, his second and third of 1st 11:33 MEM - Pollard, Tony 13 yd pass from White, Brady Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 0-0 3-11 the season. (Patterson, R. kick), 6-54 2:03 Western Michigan (2-2) was anchored by its 7:36 MEM - Coxie, Damonte 20 yd pass from White, Brady RUSHING rushing attack, led by Jamauri Bogan and LeVante GSU: Coates, Destin 6-43; Ellington, Dan 10-30; Barnett, Tra (Patterson, R. kick), 10-75 3:25 4:51 GSU - Brown, Barry 40 yd field goal, 8-52 2:45 Bellamy. Bogan rushed for 126 yards, including a 6-20; Kirk, Demarcus 2-14; Bateman, Taz 4-9; Paige, Seth 71-yard touchdown run, and Bellamy ran for 121 2-minus 3; Hart, Penny 1-minus 6. 4:13 MEM - Henderson, D. 54 yd run (Patterson, R. kick), 2-63 0:34 yards. Quarterback Jon Wassnik went 20-for-25, for NCS: Bodine, B. 5-50; Pennix, T. 9-28; Gallaspy, R. 11-24; Robin- 234 yards and 3 touchdowns. son, N. 3-8; Riley, CJ 1-3; McKay, M. 1-2; Finley, R. 1-0. 2nd 12:19 GSU - Ellington, Dan 1 yd run (Brown, Barry kick), 12-70 6:54 The stifling defense of Western Michigan forced PASSING 10:21 MEM - GIBSON, Antonio 11 yd pass from White, three fumbles and picked off Ellington once, while Brady (Patterson, R. kick), 5-65 1:51 the offense racked up a combined 528 yards on a GSU: Ellington, Dan 15-28-0-194; Winchester, Aaron 4-6-0-48. shorthanded Georgia State defense. NCS: Finley, R. 31-38-1-370; Thomas, T. 1-1-0-56.. 7:02 MEM - Coxie, Damonte 21 yd pass from White, Brady (Patterson, R. kick), 5-48 2:06 After holding Western Michigan to a field RECEIVING 0:12 MEM - Patterson, R. 28 yd field goal, 6-68 1:12 goal on its opening drive, the Panthers answered GSU: Gentry, Devin 5-83; Hart, Penny 3-53; Dixon, Terrance 3rd 11:28 MEM - Slade, Mechane 11 yd pass from White, Brady quickly. Ellington scrambled for nine yards setting 2-33; McCoy, Cornelius 2-23; Ifedi, Jonathan 2-8; Bateman, (Patterson, R. kick), 8-62 3:27 up an 11-yard pass over the middle to tight end Taz 1-14; Champaigne, Diondre 1-9; Coates, Destin 1-7; 3:59 GSU - Paige, Seth 1 yd run (Brown, Barry kick blockd), Camrin Knight, leading to a 36-yard field goal by Paige, Seth 1-6; Owens, Christian 1-6. 15-72 7:22 Barry Brown, tying the game 3-3. NCS: Thomas, T. 9-114; Harmon, K. 8-129; Riley, CJ 4-49; 4th 14:22 MEM - Henderson, D. 61 yd run (Patterson, R. kick), The Panthers defense held strong for much Emezie, E. 4-25; Pennix, T. 3-66; Louis, S. 2-32; Parham, D. 3-72 0:59 of the second quarter, until Wassnik found Brett 2-11. 5:33 MEM - Gainwell, Kenny 72 yd run (Patterson, R. kick), Borske over the middle for a 17-yard touchdown 2-80 0:48 to cap a nine-play, 61-yard drive, putting Western INTERCEPTIONS 2:33 GSU - Jones, Jaylon 1 yd interception return (Brown, Michigan back up 10-3. GSU: White, Quavian 1-23. NCS: None Barry kick failed) Down 13-3 with just under three minutes Attendance–27,678 remaining in the half after another WMU field goal, Ellington floated a pass to true freshman Destin TEAM STATISTICS GSU MEM MEMPHIS 59, GEORGIA STATE 22 Coates, who ran the ball 50 yards to the WMU 10. Game 3: Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 • 7 p.m. (ESPN) FIRST DOWNS ...... 22 27 Ellington took it in himself on the next play, cutting RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 43-173 35-410 Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tenn. the lead to 13-9 after a missed extra point. PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 139 269 But from there, the Broncos would go on to Georgia State fell 59-22 at Memphis in a Friday Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 34-19-1 27-19-1 put up 21 unanswered points, beginning with a TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 77-312 62-679 night game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. touchdown pass to Keishawn Watson in the closing Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 Playing without four starters in the secondary, seconds of the first half and capped off by back- Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 5-76 the Panthers struggled defensively as Memphis to-back third quarter scores on a 40-yard pass to Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 1-26 4-49 Jayden Reed and run by Bogan. quarterback Brady White threw five touchdown Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-1 1-1 passes and Darrell Henderson rushed for 233 yards The Panthers would put points on the board one Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 6-50.3 2-39.5 more time in the third quarter, on a drive kicked off and two scores. Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-0 0-0 Georgia State (1-2) quarterback Dan Ellington, by a 23-yard pass from Ellington to Penny Hart, who Penalties-Yards ...... 2-16 10-79 finished the day leading the team with five catches from nearby Olive Branch, Miss., passed for 107 Possession Time ...... 36:08 23:52 for 91 yards. He hit Hart again to bring the ball yards and scored his first rushing touchdown on a Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 15 6 of 10 down to the WMU 33. After a short run by Ellington, 1-yard run early in the second quarter. That capped Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 2 1 of 1 a 12-play, 70-yard drive and pulled the Panthers Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 2-3 6-7 he hit true freshman Cornelius McCoy for 13 yards within 21-10, but Memphis (2-1) responded with Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 1-4 2-10 down to the WMU 16. A 6-yard rush by Ellington two touchdowns and a field goal to take a 38-10 and 8-yard rush from Coates put the ball in position halftime lead. RUSHING for Ellington to punch it in himself. True freshmen running backs Destin Coates and GSU: Coates, Destin 12-68; Winchester, Aaron 8-37; Paige, Seth McCoy finished with five catches for 80 yards, Seth Paige combined for 103 yards on 19 carries, 7-35; Barnett, Tra 9-19; Kirk, Demarcus 1-6; Ellington, Dan and Coates caught three passes for 62 yards while including Paige’s 1-yard touchdown run in the third 4-5; Walker, Jack 2-3. only carrying the ball four times for the Panthers. quarter. Backup quarterback Aaron Winchester MEM: Henderson, D. 14-233; Gainwell, Kenny 2-80; Weaver, M. “As you can see it was certainly not the day added 37 yards rushing. 1-33; Pollard, Tony 4-22; Taylor, Patrick 5-15; Williams, John we had expected,” head coach Shawn Elliott said. Redshirt freshman Jaylon Jones grabbed his first 2-13; Taylor, Tim 3-12; Wilson, J. 1-4; White, Brady 2-0; Team “When you come out and you have a loss 34-15 to interception near the goal line and returned it for a 1-minus 2. Western Michigan and probably in every phase and every aspect of the game we had multiple issues as 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. PASSING Another freshman, Cornelius McCoy, was the far as sloppiness – coming from our kicking game Panthers’ leading receiver with five catches for 43 GSU: Ellington, Dan 15-26-1-107; Winchester, Aaron 2-5-0-18; into our offense and to our defense it was kind of a yards, while Penny Hart had four receptions for 35 Walker, Jack 2-3-0-14. day of ‘what ifs.’ yards. MEM: White, Brady 19-26-0-269; McBride, Brady 0-1-1-0. “Defensively our strong suit, up until the last Starting safeties DeAndre Applin and Remy RECEIVING two weeks, has been to stop the run and have an Lazarus both missed the game due to injuries, ability to really shut down the running game,” Elliott as did junior cornerback Cedric Stone, and senior GSU: McCoy, Cornelius 5-43; Hart, Penny 4-35; Coates, Destin continued. “In the last two weeks there has been an 3-minus 2; Owens, Christian 2-17; Barnett, Tra 2-14; Paige, Jerome Smith was injured early in the game. With inability to get a hat on the ball carrier, defend out Seth 1-15; Carter, Roger 1-10; Champaigne, Diondre 1-7. the defense depleted by injuries, the Panthers MEM: Coxie, Damonte 6-123; Pollard, Tony 3-42; Slade, played seven true freshmen and four redshirt

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gaps, to make adjustments and go out and execute. GEORGIA STATE 46, ULM 14 converted the turnover into a touchdown, this time And then we can’t go out and fundamentally a 23-yard scoring run by Tra Barnett, putting GSU execute an extra point, then there’s cause for Game 5: Sept. 29, 2018 • 2 p.m. (ESPN+) up 14-0 midway through the first quarter. serious concern. Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, Ga. After ULM got on the board on Evans’ 21-yard “Ultimately here we are four games into it and touchdown run, the Panthers added two more the entire three phases need great improvement.” ATLANTA -- Georgia State defeated ULM 46-14 touchdowns. First, tight end Roger Carter made a The Panthers continue to battle injuries, in a record-setting performance at as the Panthers great one-handed catch, reaching behind to snag particularly in the defensive secondary, where recorded season highs for points and total offense an underthrown pass and cross the goal line. After Georgia State started two true freshmen in (487 yards) while rushing for a school-record 308 the defense forced a three-and-out, Paige’s 82-yard cornerback Quavian White and safety Jacorey yards in the their Sun Belt Conference opener. touchdown came on the Panthers’ next play and Crawford, while redshirt freshman Jaylon Jones Freshman Seth Paige led the way for GSU, put GSU up 27-7 with 12 minutes to go in the made his first start at cornerback. rushing for 145 yards on just nine carries with two second quarter. Two more true freshmen saw their first action touchdowns, including an 82-yard touchdown run for Georgia State in receiver Sam Pinckney and in the second quarter that is the longest run from scrimmage in school history. Paige, now just the ULM...... 7 7 0 0 — 14 special teams player Tucker Gregg, bringing to 12 GEORGIA STATE...... 14 16 6 10 — 46 the number of true freshmen to play in the first four second freshman in GSU history to rush for at least games. 100 yards in a game, ran for the most yards in a SCORING SUMMARY Punter Brandon Wright continues to be a bright game by a GSU player since Donald Russell (201 vs. Rhode Island) in 2012 and the fourth-most overall. 1st 11:55 GSU - Ellington, Dan 1 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), spot for the Panthers; he averaged 52.0 yards on his 8-75 3:05 three kicks. Georgia State also set a new record for most team rushing yards with 308, with the help of eight 7:18 GSU - Barnett, Tra 23 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), different ball carries. The previous record was 301 8-60 3:32 WESTERN MICHIGAN...... 3 17 14 0 — 34 yards, set in 2011 vs. Campbell. 4:26 ULM - Evans, Caleb 21 yd run (Ford, Craig kick), 7-72 GEORGIA STATE...... 0 9 6 0 — 15 GSU’s 46 points are the program’s second-most 2:52 2nd 13:00 GSU - Carter, Roger 4 yd pass from Ellington, Dan SCORING SUMMARY points vs. an FBS opponent, just one point fewer than the Panthers’ scored in last year’s win at ULM, (Team kick failed), 12-75 6:26 11:48 GSU - Paige, Seth 82 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick), 1st 3:55 WMU - Peddie, Gavin 24 yd field goal, 17-67 6:36 and third-most overall. 1-82 0:13 2nd 12:52 GSU - Brown, Barry 36 yd field goal, 14-61 6:03 “We talk about doing things for the first time 4:38 WMU - Borske, Brett 17 yd pass from Wassink, Jon 9:34 ULM - Evans, Caleb 12 yd run (Ford, Craig kick), 3-42 around here, and that what’s great about this, 1:06 (Peddie, Gavin kick), 9-61 4:12 we can do things for the very first time and be 2:59 WMU - Peddie, Gavin 38 yd field goal, 4-(-2) 1:16 1:51 GSU - Wright, Brandon 42 yd field goal, 6-22 2:38 the change,” head coach Shawn Elliott said. “Most 3rd 6:19 GSU - Paige, Seth 1 yd run (Wright, Brandon kick 2:01 GSU - Ellington, Dan 10 yd run (Brown, Barry kick rushing yards in school history, longest run from failed), 3-69 0:58 failed), 15-90 6:31 scrimmage in school history, first punt return for a 4th 14:13 GSU - Wright, Brandon 35 yd field goal, 4-3 2:24 0:36 WMU - Watson, K 24 yd pass from Wassink, Jon touchdown in school history. This was a very very (Peddie, Gavin kick), 8-87 1:25 12:36 GSU - Hart, Penny 49 yd punt return (Wright, good day for us. A very rewarding day.” 3rd 12:49 WMU - Reed, Jayden 40 yd pass from Wassink, Jon Brandon kick) Quarterback Dan Ellington was 15-for-18 with (Peddie, Gavin kick), 5-82 2:11 Attendance–14,368 a completion percentage of .833, another school 10:45 WMU - Bogan, Jamauri 71 yd run (Peddie, Gavin TEAM STATISTICS ULM GSU kick), 1-71 0:13 record. He threw the ball for 179 yards with a 5:00 GSU - Ellington, Dan 3 yd run (Ellington, Dan pass touchdown and rushed for 64 yards on 16 carries FIRST DOWNS ...... 13 20 failed), 10-75 5:45 and a touchdown. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 20-125 56-308 Attendance–15,264 Georgia State’s defense also turned in a strong PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 137 179 performance, holding quarterback Caleb Evans, the Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 34-20-2 18-15-0 TEAM STATISTICS WMU GSU Sun Belt’s passing leader entering the day, to 136 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 54-262 74-487 FIRST DOWNS ...... 25 18 yards and zero touchdowns. They also took the ball Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ...... 45-294 30-58 away four times, including two interceptions and Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 ...... 3-67 PASSING YDS (NET) ...... 234 285 two fumbles. Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-72 ...... 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int ...... 25-20-0 29-19-1 Sophomore outside linebacker Victor Heyward Interception Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 2-10 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ...... 70-528 59-343 had an interception and a fumble recovery to lead Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 8-41.5 3-49.0 Fumble Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 a GSU defense that held the Warhawks to 262 yards Fumbles-Lost ...... 3-2 4-1 Punt Returns-Yards ...... 0-0 0-0 of total offense, the fourth-lowest figure in school Penalties-Yards ...... 3-11 7-70 Kickoff Returns-Yards ...... 3-51 4-84 history. ULM managed just 43 total yards and one Possession Time ...... 21:48 38:12 Interception Returns-Yards ...... 1-24 0-0 first down in the second half. Third-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 11 9 of 16 Punts (Number-Avg) ...... 3-40.7 3-52.0 “It feels really good to come up here and have Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 1 of 1 1 of 2 Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 3-2 played the way we played in all three phases of Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 1-1 5-5 Penalties-Yards ...... 5-50 2-25 our football game,” Elliott continued. “It was a Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-27 1-8 Possession Time ...... 34:17 25:43 ULM team that had some momentum, they are RUSHING Third-Down Conversions ...... 5 of 13 3 of 9 really well coached, they have great skill players, a Fourth-Down Conversions ...... 2 of 2 1 of 2 quarterback in Caleb Evans who is capable of doing ULM: White, Kayin 1-46; Evans, Caleb 6-39; Green, Marcus Red-Zone Scores-Chances ...... 3-4 3-3 something big. “ 3-15; Vaughn, Austin 3-9; Gore, Derrick 4-8; McCray, Markis 2-5; Myers, Javin 1-3. Sacks By: Number-Yards ...... 3-19 0-0 The firsts continued on special teams as Penny GSU: Paige, Seth 9-145; Ellington, Dan 16-64; Barnett, Tra 14- Hart returned a punt for a touchdown early in the RUSHING 62; Hill, Dawson 4-21; Coates, Destin 8-12; Kirk, Demarcus fourth quarter, the first punt return for a touchdown WMU: Bogan, Jamauri 15-126; Bellamy, L 21-121; Brown, 1-7; Winchester, Aaron 2-2; Team 1-minus 2; Walker, Jack in Georgia State’s nine-year history. 1-minus 3. Chase 6-34; Wassink, Jon 1-18; Team 2-minus 5. Hart, with seven catches in the game, also GSU: Ellington, Dan 18-35; Barnett, Tra 5-12; Coates, Destin passed Albert Wilson (175), for second in GSU PASSING 4-5; Paige, Seth 2-4; Kirk, Demarcus 1-2. history for career catches. Hart now has 177 career ULM: Evans, Caleb 19-32-2-136; Jackson, J.T. 1-2-0-1. PASSING receptions, trailing only Robert Davis (222). GSU: Ellington, Dan 15-18-0-179. Paige’s record-setting 82-yard run had also WMU: Wassink, Jon 20-25-0-234. RECEIVING GSU: Ellington, Dan 19-29-1-285. broke a record previously held by Wilson, an 80-yard touchdown run in 2013. ULM: Spiller, Sloan 3-18; Gore, Derrick 3-0; Green, Marcus 2-33; RECEIVING Georgia State scored touchdowns on its first Brown, Xavier 2-23; Gillespie, D. 2-19; Turner, R.J. 2-9; Jack- WMU: Reed, Jayden 7-101; Watson, K 3-43; Harris, Drake 3-29; four possessions of the game. The Panthers took son, Z. 1-9; White, Kayin 1-9; Hodoh, Jonathan 1-7; Lamm, Brown, Chase 2-16; Hall, Jaylen 2-15; Arnett, Tyron 2-13; the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards for a Tyler 1-7; McCray, Markis 1-2; Carter, Perry 1-1. Borske, Brett 1-17. touchdown. On third-and-five at from the GSU 43, GSU: Hart, Penny 7-42; Pinckney, Sam 2-74; Gentry, Devin GSU: Hart, Penny 5-91; McCoy, Cornelius 5-80; Coates, Destin Ellington found true freshman Sam Pinckney for a 2-24; Coates, Destin 1-20; Champaigne, Diondre 1-13; 3-62; Carter, Roger 2-25; Owens, Christian 2-14; Knight, 55-yard completion down the left sideline to the Carter, Roger 1-4; McCoy, Cornelius 1-2. ULM 2. Two plays later, Ellington took it in from the Camrin 1-11; Barnett, Tra 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS 1-yard line for a 7-0 lead. INTERCEPTIONS ULM’s first possession ended with Heyward’s ULM: None. GSU: Heyward, Victor 1-10; Bacon, Chris 1-0. WMU: Thomas, A.J. 1-24. GSU: None. interception at the GSU 40, and the Panthers GeorgiaStateSports.com Georgia State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 29, 2018) All games

Team Statistics GSU OPP SCORING 114 168 Points Per Game 22.8 33.6 Points Off Turnovers 23 34 FIRST DOWNS 99 108 R u s h i n g4043 P a s s i n g5058 P e n a l t y97 RUSHING YARDAGE 774 1125 Yards gained rushing 950 1169 Yards lost rushing 176 44 Rushing Attempts 198 182 Average Per Rush 3.9 6.2 Average Per Game 154.8 225.0 TDs Rushing 9 10 PASSING YARDAGE 1032 1267 C o m p - A t t - I n t 92-143-2 103-144-5 Average Per Pass 7.2 8.8 Average Per Catch 11.2 12.3 Average Per Game 206.4 253.4 TDs Passing 4 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 1806 2392 Total Plays 341 326 Average Per Play 5.3 7.3 Average Per Game 361.2 478.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-160 15-229 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-67 7-86 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-46 2-25 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.9 15.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 22.3 12.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.2 12.5 FUMBLES-LOST 11-5 7-3 PENALTIES-Yards 19-192 31-257 Average Per Game 38.4 51.4 PUNTS-Yards 20-1045 17-727 Average Per Punt 52.2 42.8 Net punt average 45.0 35.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 25-1413 32-1670 Average Per Kick 56.5 52.2 Net kick average 39.4 40.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 2 3 2 8 : 3 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 27/65 22/58 3rd-Down Pct 42% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/10 9/12 4th-Down Pct 50% 75% SACKS BY-Yards 3-13 14-90 MISC YARDS -21 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 15 21 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-8 7-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (15-17) 88% (19-22) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (11-17) 65% (12-22) 55% PAT-ATTEMPTS (9-14) 64% (21-21) 100% ATTENDANCE 52720 83695 Games/Avg Per Game 3/17573 2/41848 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia State 24 46 18 26 0 114 Opponents 48 58 34 28 0 168 Georgia State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 29, 2018) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Ellington, Dan 5 66 339 128 211 3.2 4 24 42.2 Hart, Penny 3 67 22.3 1 49 Paige, Seth 5 23 194 6 188 8.2 3 82 37.6 Total 3 67 22.3 1 49 Coates, Destin 5 32 148 11 137 4.3 1 24 27.4 Opponents 7 86 12.3 0 47 Barnett, Tra 5 44 142 11 131 3.0 1 23 26.2 Winchester, Aaron 3 10 44 5 39 3.9 0 11 13.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Kirk, Demarcus 5 5 29 0 29 5.8 0 11 5.8 Bacon, Chris 1 0 0.0 0 0 Hill, Dawson 1 4 21 0 21 5.2 0 9 21.0 Applin, DeAndre 1 12 12.0 0 12 Bateman, Taz 2 7 18 1 17 2.4 0 5 8.5 Heyward, Victor 1 10 10.0 0 10 Gentry, Devin 5 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 7 2.2 Jones, Jaylon 1 1 1.0 1 1 Walker, Jack 3 3 4 4 0 0.0 0 4 0.0 White, Quavian 1 23 23.0 0 23 Team 3 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -1.3 Total 5 46 9.2 1 23 Hart, Penny 5 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -1.2 Opponents 2 25 12.5 0 24 Total 5 198 950 176 774 3.9 9 82 154.8 Opponents 5 182 1169 44 1125 6.2 10 72 225.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Hart, Penny 7 160 22.9 0 32 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Total 7 160 22.9 0 32 Ellington, Dan 5 134.24 84-129-2 65.1 952 4 55 190.4 Opponents 15 229 15.3 0 36 Winchester, Aaron 3 104.95 6-11-0 54.5 66 0 18 22.0 Walker, Jack 3 105.87 2-3-0 66.7 14 0 7 4.7 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 5 131.39 92-143-2 64.3 1032 4 55 206.4 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 5 163.70 103-144-5 71.5 1267 11 60 253.4 Opponents 1 17 17.0 0 17

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Hart, Penny 5 24 267 11.1 1 34 53.4 McCoy, Cornelius 5 14 153 10.9 0 25 30.6 Owens, Christian 5 11 107 9.7 1 18 21.4 Gentry, Devin 5 8 123 15.4 0 46 24.6 Coates, Destin 5 8 87 10.9 0 50 17.4 Carter, Roger 5 5 43 8.6 1 15 8.6 Bateman, Taz 2 5 37 7.4 0 14 18.5 Champaigne, Diondre 5 4 37 9.2 1 13 7.4 Ifedi, Jonathan 5 3 23 7.7 0 15 4.6 Barnett, Tra 5 3 16 5.3 0 15 3.2 Pinckney, Sam 2 2 74 37.0 0 55 37.0 Dixon, Terrance 4 2 33 16.5 0 18 8.2 Paige, Seth 5 2 21 10.5 0 15 4.2 Knight, Camrin 5 1 11 11.0 0 11 2.2 Total 5 92 1032 11.2 4 55 206.4 Opponents 5 103 1267 12.3 11 60 253.4 Georgia State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 29, 2018) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Ellington, Dan 4 - - - - 0-1 - - 24 Ellington, Dan 5 195 211 952 1163 232.6 Paige, Seth 3 ------18 Paige, Seth 5 23 188 0 188 37.6 Wright, Brandon - 3-5 8-9 - - - - - 17 Coates, Destin 5 32 137 0 137 27.4 Hart, Penny 2 ------12 Barnett, Tra 5 44 131 0 131 26.2 Brown, Barry - 2-3 1-4 - - - - - 7 Winchester, Aaron 3 21 39 66 105 35.0 Jones, Jaylon 1 ------6 Kirk, Demarcus 5 5 29 0 29 5.8 Champaigne, Diondre 1 ------6 Hill, Dawson 1 4 21 0 21 21.0 Coates, Destin 1 ------6 Bateman, Taz 2 7 17 0 17 8.5 Owens, Christian 1 ------6 Walker, Jack 3 6 0 14 14 4.7 Carter, Roger 1 ------6 Gentry, Devin 5 1 11 0 11 2.2 Barnett, Tra 1 ------6 Team 3 2 -4 0 -4 -1.3 Team - - 0-1 - - - - - 0 Hart, Penny 5 1 -6 0 -6 -1.2 Total 15 5-8 9-14 - - 0-1 - - 114 Total 5 341 774 1032 1806 361.2 Opponents 21 7-7 21-21 - - - - - 168 Opponents 5 326 1125 1267 2392 478.4

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Wright, Brandon 3-5 60.0 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 42 1 Wright, Brandon 20 1045 52.2 65 3 0 9 14 0 Brown, Barry 2-3 66.7 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 40 1 Total 20 1045 52.2 65 3 0 9 14 0 Opponents 17 727 42.8 55 3 8 4 3 0 FG Sequence Georgia State Opponents Kennesaw State (35) (32),(24) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln NC State 44,34 (25),(28) Brown, Barry 20 1093 54.7 4 0 Memphis (40),37 (28) Wright, Brandon 5 320 64.0 4 0 Western Michigan (36) (24),(38) Total 25 1413 56.5 8 0 15.3 39.4 25 ULM (42),(35) - Opponents 32 1670 52.2 9 1 22.9 40.2 24

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Georgia State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 29, 2018) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 2 Curney, Ed 5 14 19 33 2.0-3 ...... 5D Middleton, Chase 5 13 18 31 0.5-1 . . 2 . . . . . 21 Lazarus, Remy 4 15 11 26 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 6D Stephens-McQueen, T. 5 10 11 21 0.5-0 ...... 2D Jones, Jaylon 5 16 4 20 2.0-7 . 1-1 1 . . 1 . . 20 White, Quavian 5 13 5 18 1.0-4 . 1-23 . . 1-0 1 . . 55 Thomas, Terry 5 6 11 17 1.5-4 0.5-2 . . . . 1 . . 47 Taylor, Jhi'Shawn 5 10 6 16 . . . . 1 . . . . 7D Strachan, Jordan 5 6 9 15 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 24 Applin, DeAndre 3 4 9 13 . . 1-12 . . . 1 . . 44 Shaw, Michael 5 6 7 13 ...... 37 Heyward, Victor 5 7 5 12 . . 1-10 1 . 1-0 . . . 52 Wilson, Dontae 5 10 2 12 2.0-10 1.0-8 ...... 30 Lain, Javonte 5 7 4 11 2.0-4 1.0-1 ...... 1D Crawford, Jacorey 3 8 3 11 . . . 1 . . . . . 16 Smith, Jerome 3 7 2 9 . . . 2 . . . . . 3 Bacon, Chris 5 7 1 8 . . 1-0 . . . 1 . . 2E Hood, Ben 5 3 4 7 ...... 4D Anderson, Khai 4 2 4 6 ...... 42 Carroll, Blake 5 2 4 6 ...... 5A Arnold, T.J. 3 3 2 5 ...... 9 Stone, Cedric 3 3 1 4 . . . 2 . . . . . 2C Phillips, Kyndall 4 2 2 4 ...... 12 Gore, Tyler 4 2 1 3 ...... 92 Dungy, Mario 3 3 . 3 1.0-4 ...... 1 Hunter, Jontrey 4 2 1 3 ...... 97 Smith, Akeem 4 . 3 3 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 95 Allen, Marterious 5 . 2 2 . . . . 1 . . . . 54 Moore, Tre 4 1 1 2 ...... 83 McCoy, Cornelius 5 1 1 2 ...... 38 Kirk, Demarcus 5 1 . 1 ...... 22 Chapman, Trey 4 1 . 1 ...... 53 Wade, Jalen 1 . 1 1 ...... 56 Banks, Steven 1 . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 15 Pinckney, Sam 2 1 . 1 ...... 93 Wright, Brandon 5 1 . 1 ...... 19 Richardson, Kerryon 2 1 . 1 ...... Total 5 188 155 343 14-41 3-13 5-46 11 3 3-0 5 . . Opponents 5 205 114 319 40-167 14-90 2-25 11 14 5-17 8 3 . Georgia State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 29, 2018) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 30 KENNESAW STATE 38 128 0 24 20 187 3 18 20-28-0 187 3 18 2 50 0 32 0 0 0 0 315 Sep 08 at NC State 31 107 1 17 19 242 0 46 19-34-0 242 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 349 Sep 14 at Memphis 43 173 2 24 19 139 0 15 19-34-1 139 0 15 1 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 312 Sep 22 WESTERN MICHIGAN 30 58 2 15 19 285 0 50 19-29-1 285 0 50 4 84 0 27 0 0 0 0 343 Sep 29 ULM 56 308 4 82 15 179 1 55 15-18-0 179 1 55 0 0 0 0 3 67 1 49 487 Georgia State 198 774 9 82 92 1032 4 55 92-143-2 1032 4 55 7 160 0 32 3 67 1 49 1806 Opponents 182 1125 10 72 103 1267 11 60 103-144-5 1267 11 60 15 229 0 36 7 86 0 47 2392

Games: 5 • Avg/rush: 3.9 • Avg/catch: 11.2 • Pass effic: 131.39 • KR avg: 22.9 • PR avg: 22.3 • All purpose avg/game: 415.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 361.2

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 30 KENNESAW STATE 51 18 69 3.0-6 1.0-1 1 1-0 1-12 0 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 7 24 Sep 08 at NC State 24 70 94 2.0-3 0.0-0 2 0-0 1-23 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 14 at Memphis 34 25 59 3.0-10 1.0-4 0 0-0 1-1 1 2 0 1-3 0 0 0 6 22 Sep 22 WESTERN MICHIGAN 45 24 69 2.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 0 15 Sep 29 ULM 34 18 52 4.0-15 1.0-8 2 2-0 2-10 2 3 0 4-6 0 0 0 10 46 Georgia State 188 155 343 14.0-41 3.0-13 5 3-0 5-46 3 11 0 9-14 0 0 0 23 114 Opponents 205 114 319 40.0-167 14.0-90 8 5-17 2-25 14 11 3 21-21 0 0 0 34 168

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 30 KENNESAW STATE 4 215 53.8 64 01033 1-1350532064.0 4 0 Sep 08 at NC State 4 225 56.2 65 02031 0-201212361.5 1 0 Sep 14 at Memphis 6 302 50.3 57 00041 1-2401522945.8 1 0 Sep 22 WESTERN MICHIGAN 3 156 52.0 56 00021 1-1360425263.0 1 0 Sep 29 ULM 3 147 49.0 61 00023 2-2420948954.3 1 0 Georgia State 20 1045 52.2 65 0 3 0 14 9 5-8 42 2 25 1413 56.5 8 0 Opponents 17 727 42.8 55 03834 7-7380321670 52.2 9 1 Georgia State Passing Game-by-Game (as of Sep 29, 2018) All games

#13 Ellington, Dan Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Kennesaw State 20 28 0 71.4 187 3 18 3-23 162.89 NC State 15 28 0 53.6 194 0 46 3-11 111.77 Memphis 15 26 1 57.7 107 0 15 2-10 84.57 Western Michigan 19 29 1 65.5 285 0 50 3-19 141.17 ULM 15 18 0 83.3 179 1 55 3-27 185.20 TOTALS 84 129 2 65.1 952 4 55 14-90 134.24

#11 Winchester, A. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic NC State 4 6 0 66.7 48 0 18 0-0 133.87 Memphis 2 5 0 40.0 18 0 9 0-0 70.24 TOTALS 6 11 0 54.5 66 0 18 0-0 104.95

#10 Walker, Jack Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Memphis 2 3 0 66.7 14 0 7 0-0 105.87 TOTALS 2 3 0 66.7 14 0 7 0-0 105.87 Georgia State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Sep 29, 2018) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD KSU ST MEMPHIS WMU ULM Ellington, Dan 66-211/4 18-77/0 10-30/0 4-5/1 18-35/2 16-64/1 Paige, Seth 23-188/3 3-7/0 2--3/0 7-35/1 2-4/0 9-145/2 Coates, Destin 32-137/1 2-9/0 6-43/1 12-68/0 4-5/0 8-12/0 Barnett, Tra 44-131/1 10-18/0 6-20/0 9-19/0 5-12/0 14-62/1 Winchester, A. 10-39/0 DNP - 8-37/0 DNP 2-2/0 Kirk, Demarcus 5-29/0 - 2-14/0 1-6/0 1-2/0 1-7/0 Hill, Dawson 4-21/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 4-21/0 Bateman, Taz 7-17/0 3-8/0 4-9/0 DNP DNP DNP Gentry, Devin 1-11/0 1-11/0 ---- Walker, Jack 3-0/0 DNP - 2-3/0 DNP 1--3/0 Team 2--4/0 1--2/0 - DNP DNP 1--2/0 Hart, Penny 1--6/0 - 1--6/0 - - -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD KSU ST MEMPHIS WMU ULM Hart, Penny 24-267/1 5-46/1 3-53/0 4-35/0 5-91/0 7-42/0 McCoy, C. 14-153/0 1-5/0 2-23/0 5-43/0 5-80/0 1-2/0 Gentry, Devin 8-123/0 1-16/0 5-83/0 - - 2-24/0 Owens, C. 11-107/1 6-70/1 1-6/0 2-17/0 2-14/0 - Coates, Destin 8-87/0 - 1-7/0 3--2/0 3-62/0 1-20/0 Pinckney, Sam 2-74/0 DNP DNP DNP - 2-74/0 Carter, Roger 5-43/1 1-4/0 - 1-10/0 2-25/0 1-4/1 Bateman, Taz 5-37/0 4-23/0 1-14/0 DNP DNP DNP Champaigne, D. 4-37/1 1-8/1 1-9/0 1-7/0 - 1-13/0 Dixon, Terrance 2-33/0 - 2-33/0 - DNP - Ifedi, Jonathan 3-23/0 1-15/0 2-8/0 - - - Paige, Seth 2-21/0 - 1-6/0 1-15/0 - - Barnett, Tra 3-16/0 - - 2-14/0 1-2/0 - Knight, Camrin 1-11/0 - - - 1-11/0 -