The Schedule GAME 8 AT #6 LSU • AUG. 31 vs. Appalachian State • Thursday, Oct. 31 • 8:00 PM • Kidd Brewer Stadium (30,000) L, 3-55 Tiger Stadium; Baton Rouge, La. TOP SCORER: Tyler Bass: 3 (47-yd FG) APPALACHIAN SOUTHERN STATE #6 [FCS] MAINE • SEPT. 7 W, 26-18 EAGLES MOUNTAINEERS Allen E. ; Statesboro, Ga. Location:...... Statesboro, Ga. Location:...... Boone, N.C. TOP SCORER: Tyler Bass: 14 (4 FGs, 2 PATs) Enrollment:...... 26,500 Enrollment:...... 19,108

2019 Record:...... 4-3 2019 Record:...... 7-0 AT MINNESOTA • SEPT. 14 L, 32-35 2019 Conference Record:...... 2-1 Sun Belt 2019 Conference Record:...... 4-0 (Sun Belt) TCF Bank Stadium; Minneapolis, Minn. Head Coach:...... Head Coach:...... Eliah Drinkwitz TOP SCORER: Tyler Bass: 8 (2 FGs, 2 PATs) Record at GS (Years):...... 16-10 (Second Full Year) Record at App (Years):...... 7-0 (First Year) Career Record (Years):...... Same Career Record (Years):...... Same LOUISIANA • SEPT. 28 L, 24-37 Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. Inside The Series TOP SCORER: Bass 10 (3 FGs, 1 PAT) Overall: 35th Meeting (App State leads, 19-14-1) • 10-6 Home; 4-13-1 Away Current Streak: GS, Won 1 AT SOUTH ALABAMA • OCT. 3 Last Meeting: Oct. 25, 2018 (W, 34-14) - Allen E. Paulson Stadium | Statesboro, Ga. W, 20-17 (2OT) Ladd-Peebles Stadium; Mobile, Ala. Facts Maybe Only We Find Interesting: Georgia Southern and App State have met 34 previous times with the Mountaineers TOP SCORER: Bass 8 (2 FGs, 2 PAT) holding a 19-14-1 lead in a series that dates back to 1932 … App State has won six of the past eight games played … GS has lost five games in a row at Kidd Brewer Stadium dating back to 2007 … The Eagles have been outscored 169-66 COASTAL CAROLINA • OCT. 19 during that span and are just 4-11 all-time at “The Rock” … GS knocked off No. 25 App last year at home 34-14 for its W, 30-27 (3OT) first win ever against a ranked opponent … This will be the sixth straight GS/ASU contest played on a Thursday night … Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. The two schools battled as members of the from 1993-2013 … GS is 8-5 all-time in games played TOP SCORER: Kennedy III 12 (2 TDs) on Thursdays … The Eagles are 6-4 all-time on short rest (less than seven days) and are 3-0 all-time on Halloween … Georgia Southern head coach Chad Lunsford spent two seasons on the staff at App State as a tight ends coach (2001-2002) NEW MEXICO STATE • OCT. 26 and GS defensive coordinator Scot Sloan was at App State from 2010-17 … This will be the 24th time in 28 meetings since W, 41-7 1993 that at least one of the two teams are ranked nationally (FCS or FBS) for the game …Twelve of those times, the lower Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. ranked or unranked team won the game, including last year … The teams have played every year since 1993, including TOP SCORER: Kennedy III 18 (3 TDs) twice in 2001 … The 34 games played makes App Georgia Southern’s most-played opponent in program history … Georgia Southern is the last team to beat App State as the Mountaineers have won 13 in a row. AT #20 APP STATE • OCT. 31 8:00 PM | ESPNU Kidd Brewer Stadium; Boone, N.C. COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF SERIES: APP leads, 19-14-1 10 Kindle Vildor now has eight career interceptions, the 10th-highest total in program history. 9 Georgia Southern and Appalachian State combined to win nine FCS (I-AA) national championships. AT TROY • NOV. 9 8 The Eagles have won eight games on Thursday, most recently with a 20-17, double overtime win at South 3:30 PM (ET) | TBA Alabama on Oct. 3 of this year. Veterans Memorial Stadium; Troy, Ala. SERIES: Troy leads, 12-6 7 Junior Shai Werts needs 67 yards rushing to become the seventh player in Georgia Southern football history to rack up 2,000 yards passing and 2,000 yards rushing in a career. ULM • NOV. 16 6 Georgia Southern is the only FBS program that has six different players who have recorded a 100-yard TBA | TBA rushing game this season: Wesley Kennedy III, J.D. King, Matt LaRoche, Justin Tomlin, Shai Werts and Logan Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. SERIES: GS leads, 5-3 Wright. 5 Georgia Southern has lost five straight games at Kidd Brewer Stadium dating back to 2007 and has been AT ARKANSAS STATE • NOV. 23 outscored 169-66 during that span. 3:00 PM (ET) | TBA 4 The Eagles have four non-offensive touchdowns this season, the most since 2011. Centennial Bank Stadium; Jonesboro, Ark. 3 Wesley Kennedy III scored a career-high three touchdowns last week against New Mexico State, two on SERIES: Tied, 2-2 the ground and one via punt return.

2 The Eagles scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams against NMSU, marking the second GEORGIA STATE • NOV. 30 TBA | TBA | Senior Day time this season they have done that (Minnesota). Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. 1 Last year’s victory over No. 25 Appalachian State was the program’s first win over a ranked team in SERIES: GAST leads, 3-2 program history. Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com

Setting The Scene 2019 Sun Belt Standings Quick Facts EAST GENERAL INFORMATION Team Conf. Overall School...... Georgia Southern University Appalachian State 4-0 7-0 Abbreviation...... GS (not GSU) Georgia State 3-1 6-2 Location...... Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern 2-1 4-3 Founded ...... December 1, 1906 GEORGIA SOUTHERN at APPALACHIAN STATE Troy 1-2 3-4 Enrollment...... 26,500 Coastal Carolina 0-3 3-4 Nickname ...... Eagles KICKOFF: 8:02 PM Mascots...... GUS (mascot) and Freedom (live) WEST Colors...... Blue (PMS 282) and White SITE: Kidd Brewer Stadium; Boone, N.C. (30,000) Team Conf. Overall Secondary Colors...... Gray (PMS 429) and Gold (PMS 872) Louisiana 2-1 5-2 Home Stadium ...... Allen E. Paulson Stadium (25,000) RANKINGS: ULM 2-1 3-4 Playing Surface...... Shaw Sports Turf (Legion 41) Appalachian State: 20 (AP) | 20 (Coaches) Arkansas State 2-2 4-4 Conference...... Sun Belt Georgia Southern: NR (AP) | NR (Coaches) Texas State 1-2 2-5 President...... Dr. Kyle Marrero South Alabama 0-4 1-7 Athletics Director...... Tom Kleinlein (pronounced KLINE-line) TELEVISION: ESPNU (national) PROGRAM HISTORY Mike Corey, play-by-play This Week in The Sun Belt First Year of Football.....1924 (no football from 1942-1981) Rene Ingoglia, analyst Thursday, October 31 Modern Era Record (%)...... 330-145-1 (.694) ^ Georgia Southern at Appalachian State Paulson Stadium Record (%)...... 195-41 (.826) ^ On ESPNU: 6-9 Saturday, November 2 No. Years in NCAA FCS Playoffs...... 19 (last: 20-17 2-OT win over S. Alabama, 2019 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium) Arkansas State at ULM All-Time Playoff Record...... 45-13 4-2 home; 2-7 road Troy at Coastal Carolina Previous Bowl Games...... 2 (2015 GoDaddy; 2018 Camellia) Texas State at Louisiana ^ - three wins vacated by NCAA RADIO: Georgia Southern Sports Network (Regional) CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Danny Reed, play-by-play I-AA National Titles (6)...... 1985, ‘86, ‘89, ‘90, ‘99, 2000 Terry Harvin, analyst Conference Championships (11) Russ Brown, sideline Southern.. 1993, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘04, ‘11, ‘12 Sun Belt...... 2014 • All Georgia Southern football games can be heard Bowl Wins (2)...... GoDaddy (2015); Camellia (2018) throughout Georgia on the Georgia Southern Sports Network through Learfield/IMG College. eorgia outhern oaches taff peed hart • Georgia Southern games are broadcast on 27 affiliates G S C /S S C ON THE FIELD across the state. Coverage for all GS football games begins two hours before kickoff with the Eagle Tailgate Show.

2019 GS Radio Network Affiliate List (Football Games Only; other stations may carry basketball and baseball games, as well as coaches shows) 106.9-FM...... WGSW...... Americus 104.9-FM & 1090-AM...... WBAF...... Barnesville 98.5-FM & 1350-AM...... WFNS...... Blackshear 1440-AM...... WGMI...... Bremen Chad Lunsford Scot Sloan Chris Foster Lamar Owens 103.7-FM & 790-AM...... WSFN...... Brunswick Head Coach Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Assoc. Head Coach/Running Backs Wide Receivers 1230-AM...... WBLJ...... Dalton 102.1-FM & 102.1-HD2 ...... WDBG ...... Dublin 102.3-FM...... WSIZ...... Fitzgerald/Jacksonville 105.5-FM...... WIFO...... Jesup 620-AM...... WTRP...... LaGrange 100.9-FM ...... WLYU...... Lyons/Vidalia 97.3-FM & 1370-AM ...... WFDR ...... Manchester 1150-AM...... WXKO...... Macon 95.5-FM...... WXKO...... Savannah Jeremy Rowell Ron Hudson Victor Cabral Matt Greenhalgh 630-AM ...... WBMQ...... Savannah Outside Linebackers Offensive Line Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Strength & Conditioning 94.9-FM...... WHKN...... Statesboro IN THE PRESS BOX 99.7-FM & 800-AM ...... WJAT...... Swainsboro 101.7-FM ...... WTHO...... Thomson/Augusta 97.7-FM ...... WTTY...... Tifton 97.1-FM ...... WVHY...... Waycross 92.9-FM...... WYBO ...... Waynesboro

• If you can’t get to a radio, all Eagle football games can be heard heard free of charge on the Internet through GS All-Access on GSEagles.com or through the Tune In app. Bob DeBesse Andrew Dodge Travis Cunnigham Kevin Whitley Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Inside Linebackers Cornerbacks

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com Georgia Southern Depth Chart OFFENSE (Gun/Pistol Option) DEFENSE (3-4) WR (Z) 6 Colby Ransom (5-11, 195, r-Sr.) DE 92 Raymond Johnson III (6-3, 260, Jr.) 28 Dexter Carter Jr. (6-0, 195, r-Jr.) 98 Dillon Springer (6-1, 255, r-So.)

SLOT (H) 16 Malik Murray (6-0, 180, r-Jr.) muh-LEEK NT 96 Ty Phillips (6-3, 290, Sr.) 4 Khaleb Hood (5-10, 170, Fr.) 94 C.J. Wright (6-0, 290, So.)

LT 70 Jarrod Leeds (6-4, 290, r-So.) DE 49 Traver Vliem (6-4, 260, r-Jr.) TRAV-er VLEEM 75 Verneal Henshaw Jr. (6-4, 250, Fr.) 59 Elijah Campbell Jr. (6-3, 255, r-Fr.) -or- 93 AJ Watkins (6-2. 270. Fr.) LG 74 Lawrence Edwards (6-6, 305, r-Jr.) 77 Griffin Carder (6-4, 300, Fr.) Anchor 5 Jay Bowdry (6-0, 205, r-Sr.) BOW-dree (cow, how) 7 Lane Ecton (5-11, 210, r-Sr.) C 71 Peyton Backer (6-3, 295, r-So.) 21 Zyon McGee (6-1, 210, r-Fr.) 58 Javonte McGriff (6-1. 285, Fr.) MLB 36 Reynard Ellis (6-1, 230, r-So.) RAY-nard RG 66 Jake Edwards (6-4, 300, 6th Year) 32 Chris Harris Jr. (6-1, 240, Jr.) 55 Jawaski Webb (6-2, 285, r-Jr.) juh-WAH-skee WLB 45 Rashad Byrd (6-0, 230, r-Jr.) RT 61 Drew Wilson (6-4, 310, r-Jr.) 11 Todd Bradley (6-0, 225, r-Jr.) 50 Caleb Kelly (6-2, 295, r-So.) Dog 47 Randy Wade Jr. (6-2, 270, r-Jr.) QB 1 Shai Werts (5-11, 205, r-Jr.) SHY 42 Alvin Ward Jr. (6-4, 235, r-Jr.) 17 Justin Tomlin (5-11, 190, r-Fr.) 33 Quin Williams (6-3, 265, r-Fr.)

RB (B) 12 Wesley Kennedy III (5-10, 180, Jr.) CB 4 Monquavion Brinson (5-11, 190, Sr.) mahn-KWAY-vee-on -or- 15 J.D. King (5-11, 220, Jr.) 15 Jessie Liptrot (6-0, 195, r-Sr.) -or- 5 Matt LaRoche (5-9, 180, r-So.) luh-ROACH FS 27 Kenderick Duncan Jr. (6-3, 225, r-So.) KEN-drick TE (Y) 48 Cam Brown (6-2, 235, r-So.) 35 Tra Cofield (5-11, 185, r-Jr.) TREY 39 Emory McKenzie (6-2, 235, r-Jr.) SS 24 Donald Rutledge Jr. (6-1, 210, Gr.) WR (X) 23 Mark Michaud (6-4, 220, Sr.) muh-SHOD 31 Darrell Baker Jr. (6-1, 195, r-Jr.) -or- 9 Darion Anderson (6-0, 195, r-Jr.) DARE-ee-on CB 20 Kindle Vildor (5-11, 190, Sr.) VIL-door 18 Justin Birdsong (5-11, 180, So.)

SPECIALISTS PK 16 Tyler Bass (5-10, 180, r-Sr.) HOLD 98 Anthony Beck II (6-4, 230, r-Fr.) 97 Bryce Christensen (5-11, 190, r-Fr) 84 Magill Bauerle (6-1, 200, r-Jr.) BOW-er-lee (cow, how)

P 98 Anthony Beck II (6-4, 230, r-Fr.) KOR 12 Wesley Kennedy III (5-10, 180, Jr.) 84 Magill Bauerle (6-1, 200, r-Jr.) BOW-er-lee (cow, how) -and- 15 Jessie Liptrot (6-0, 195, r-Sr.) -or- 97 Bryce Christensen (5-11, 190, r-Fr.) PR 12 Wesley Kennedy III (5-10, 180, Jr.) SN 82 Ryan Langan (6-1, 210, Jr.) LANE-ginn 15 Jessie Liptrot (6-0, 195, r-Sr.) 90 Logan Cox (6-0, 230, r-So.) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NAMES (PLAYERS) Ryan LANGAN...... LANG-in NAMES (COACHES/STAFF) Gwinnett...... gwih-NETT DARION Anderson...... DARE-ee-on MATT LAROCHE...... luh-ROACH Victor CABRAL...... cuh-BRAWL Hahira...... hay-HI-ra Tyler BASS...... like the fish Mark MICHAUD...... muh-SHOD Bob DeBESSE...... duh-BESS Hepzibah...... Hap-zih-bah Magill BAUERLE...... BOW-er-lee (bow like cow) TREUN Pace...... TREE-on Jeremy ROWELL...... rhymes with towel Houston County...... HOUSE-ton DEONTA Bembry...... dee-AHN-tay JAVA’N Singletary...... juh-VON SOUND LIKE A GEORGIAN Hoschton...... HOOSH (like push)-tun Jay BOWDRY...... BOW-dree (bow like cow) EMIL Smith...... uh-MEEL Albany...... AL-binny Louisville...... LEWIS-ville MONQUAVION Brinson...... mahn-KWAY-vee-on KIERRON Smith...... key-AIR-on Buena Vista...... BYOO-nuh VISS-ta Monticello...... Mont-i-SELL-oh TRA Cofield...... Trey NAJEE Thompson...... NAH-gee Cairo...... KAY-row Moultrie...... MOLE-tree CAREE COLLIER...... cah-REE CALL-yer Kindle VILDOR...... VIL-door Coweta...... Co-WHEE-tah Senoia...... suh-NOY KENDERICK Duncan Jr...... Kendrick TRAVER VLIEM...... TRAVV-ER VLEEM Dacula...... duh-CUE-la Smyrna...... SMUR-nuh JAALON Frazier...... JAY-len SHAI Werts...... SHY Dahlonega...... duh-LAW-na-ga Suwanee...... soo-WAH-nee AMARU Herring...... uh-MAR-ooh JALLAH ZEZE Jr...... JAH-lah ZEE-zee DeKalb...... duh-COBB Valdosta...... val-DOS-tuh Benz JOSUE...... HO-sway Etowah...... EH-to-wah Walthourville...... walt-HOUR-ville Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com HEAD COACH Eagle Trends 2019 Lunsford CHAD LUNSFORD August 0-1 0-1 September 1-2 4-3 • The 2019 campaign marks the 11th season overall, October 3-0 7-1 and seventh in his current stint at Georgia Southern for November 0-0 4-4 head coach Chad Lunsford. Lunsford was promoted from December/January 0-0 1-1 assistant head coach to interim head coach on Oct. 22, GS’s Overall/Conference/Non-Conference Record 2017 and he was named the 10th full-time head coach in At home 3-1/1-1/2-0 9-3/5-3/4-0 On the road 1-2/1-0/0-2 6-7/5-2/2-2 the modern era on Nov. 27, 2017. Neutral 0-0/0-0/0-0 1-0/0-0//1-0 • In his first full season as the Eagles’ head coach, he GS In led Georgia Southern to a 10-3 record and a victory over Georgia 3-1 10-3 Eastern Michigan in the Camellia Bowl. The Eagles became Everywhere else 1-2 6-7 GS On just the fourth FBS program to go from double-digit losses Grass 0-1 0-2 to double-digit wins in a one-year span and Georgia Artificial Turf 4-2 16-8 Southern’s plus 7.5 turnaround is tied for the seventh best GS’s Record in Games ... in NCAA FBS history. Decided by 20+ pts. 1-1 8-4 Decided by 11-19 pts. 0-1 1-4 • In 2016, Lunsford was named a Broyles Award Decided by 8-10 pts. 1-0 2-0 nominee, given to the nation’s top assistant coach, as the Decided by 4-7 pts. 0-0 1-1 Eagles blocked seven kicks and featured a Lou Groza Award Decided by 3 or less pts. 2-1 4-1 THE LUNSFORD FILE finalist in Younghoe Koo, who went on to play with the Los Home during the day 2-0 4-2 Record: Angeles Chargers. Away during the day 0-1 4-5 16-10 (second full season) Home at night (6 pm or later) 1-1 5-1 • On the recruiting side, Lunsford helped engineer Away at night (6 pm or later) 1-1 2-2 Personal signing classes which featured 22 players and ranked in GS’s Record When Scoring ... Hometown: Elberton, Ga. Less than 20 points 0-1 1-6 the top half of the Sun Belt in 2015, also ranked near the Born: February 24, 1977 in Anderson, S.C. top of the Sun Belt in 2014 and in 2016. He was named the 20-29 points 2-1 4-3 30+ points 2-1 11-1 College: Georgia College (2000); Sun Belt’s Best Recruiter in 2016 by Scout. His 2018 class GS’s Record When Allowing ... U.S. Sports Academy (2002) was rated the top in the Sun Belt by 247Sports. Less than 14 points 1-0 6-0 Education: Bachelor’s (biology); Master’s (sport science) • Lunsford returned to Statesboro as wide receivers 14-24 points 2-0 8-1 Family: wife, Tippy; daughters, Sophie, Josie; son, Rhett coach and recruiting coordinator in June 2013 after four 25+ points 1-3 2-9 GS’s Record When ... Experience years in an administrative position with the Auburn Leading after the 1st qtr 1-0 6-2 football program. He served in consecutive roles as 2018- Georgia Southern (head coach) Trailing after the 1st qtr 1-3 4-6 2017 Georgia Southern (interim head coach/head coach) Leading at halftime 4-0 16-1 the Tigers’ Director of Scouting and Director of Player 2017 Georgia Southern Trailing at halftime 0-3 0-9 Personnel, assisting with the day-to-day operations (Asst. HC/H-backs/Slots/ST coordinator) of Auburn football, with an emphasis on recruiting, Tied at halftime 0-0 0-0 Leading after the 3rd qtr 3-0 14-1 2016 Georgia Southern organizing and prospect evaluation. Trailing after the 3rd qtr 1-3 1-9 (TEs/special teams coordinator) • Lunsford coached the slotbacks in his previous three Tied heading into the 4th qtr 0-0 1-0 2014-15 Georgia Southern (TEs/recruiting coord.) seasons (2003-05) on the Georgia Southern staff, including Playing an OT game 2-0 2-0 2013 Georgia Southern (wide receivers) the Eagles’ eventual all-time receptions leader Raja Scoring first 2-1 10-2 2013 Auburn (director of player personnel) Opponent scores first 2-2 6-8 Andrews, who finished his career with 127 catches and 2010-12 Auburn (director of scouting) Outrushing opponent 4-1 16-3 2008-09 Georgia Military (LBs/special teams coord.) as the record holder for receiving yards in a single season Being outrushed 0-2 0-7 2007 Griffin (GA) HS (linebackers) with 873. Rushing total is even 0-0 0-0 2003-06 Georgia Southern (slotbacks) Win the turnover battle 2-1 12-4 • After departing Georgia Southern in 2006, Lunsford 2001-02 Appalachian State (tight ends) Lose the turnover battle 0-1 0-4 spent a year at Griffin High School as a special education Turnover battle is even 2-1 4-2 2000 Georgia Military (linebackers) teacher and served as the outside linebackers coach. Blocking a kick 1-1 3-2 1997-00 Georgia Military (running backs) • Two years back at followed Scoring a def/ST TD 1-1 2-2 1996 Georgia Military (student assistant) his time at Griffin with Lunsford taking a familiar place as GS’s Record With ... linebackers coach and adding responsibilities as special A 100-yard rusher 3-0 13-1 College Bowl/Postseason Experience Two 100-yard rushers 2-0 3-0 2018 Camellia (vs. Eastern Michigan) teams coordinator. 300-399 yards rushing 1-0 8-0 2015 GoDaddy (vs. Bowling Green) • He played at Elbert County High for legendary coach 400+ yards rushing 1-0 2-0 2011 Chick-fil-A (Auburn vs. Virginia) T. McFerrin. During his high school career, Elbert County 200+ yards passing 0-0 1-0 2010 Fiesta (Auburn vs. Oregon) 400-499 yards total offense 2-0 7-0 made four straight appearances in the state playoffs and BCS National Champions 500+ yards total offense 0-0 1-0 2009 Outback (Auburn vs. Northwestern) posted a 20-3 record in his junior and senior years. GS’s Record Allowing ... • Lunsford graduated from Georgia College in May A 100-yard rusher 2-1 2-5 2008 Mississippi (GMC) 2000 with a degree in biology and minor in mathematics, A 100-yard receiver 1-1 2-6 2007 Pilgrim’s Pride (GMC) and earned a master’s of sport science degree from the 150+ yards rushing 1-1 1-5 2005 NCAA FCS Round of 16 (GS) 300+ yards rushing 1-0 1-1 2004 NCAA FCS Round of 16 (GS) United States Sports Academy in 2002. 200-299 yards passing 0-1 4-2 2002 NCAA FCS First Round (ASU) • He and his wife, Tippy, have a son, Rhett, and two 300+ yards passing 1-1 2-4 2001 NCAA FCS Quarterfinals (ASU) daughters, Sophie and Josie. 400-499 yards total offense 0-2 2-4 1999 Golden Isles (GMC vs. Middle Georgia) • Lunsford and his family pledged to donate $200,000 500+ yards total offense 0-0 0-2 1998 Golden Isles (GMC) over the next four years in honor of his coaching staff to GS vs. Ranked Opponents (AP) … 1997 Golden Isles (GMC) At home 0-0 1-0 the Coaches Continuity Fund through the Georgia Southern On the road 0-1 0-2 Athletic Foundation in April of 2018. 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Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com START CHARTS Against Ranked Teams n the ctive ists Current • The Eagles have played 17 games against ranked FBS O A L opponents since 1984 but this will be the fifth ranked opponent Offense ‘19 Streak Career Interceptions GS will take on as a member of the FBS, which it joined in 2014. Kindle Vildor 8 Anderson, D. (JR) 2 2 4 • Eleven of the 17 times the Eagles took on a ranked FBS Backer, P. (SO) 3 3 4 Monquavion Brinson 6 opponent, the team was ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll, Kenderick Duncan Jr. 4 Brown, C. (SO) 5 1 9 including at No. 2 and eventual national champion Clemson last Donald Rutledge Jr. *4 Cooper, J. (SR) 3 - 14 season and No. 6 LSU this year. Rashad Byrd 3 Dowdell, A. (JR) 6 - 16 • Georgia Southern picked up its first win over a top-25 Darrell Baker Jr. 2 Edwards, J. (6th) 6 4 10 team last year when it rolled past No. 25 Appalachian State at Jay Bowdry 2 Edwards, L. (JR) 3 1 7 home, 34-14. Jessie Liptrot 2 LaRoche, M. (SO) 4 - 4 Year Opponent Result Year Opponent Result Lane Ecton 1 Leeds, J. (SO) 7 7 7 1986 at #13 Florida L, 14-38 2004 at #4 Georgia L, 29-48 Reynard Ellis *1 Kelly, C. (SO) - - 7 1988 at #22 Fla. St. L, 10-28 2008 at #1 Georgia L, 21-45 Benz Josue 1 Kennedy III, W. (JR) 2 2 9 1990 at #3 Fla. St. L, 6-48 2011 at #3 Alabama L, 21-45 Alvin Ward Jr. 1 King, J.D. (JR) * 2 2 3 1991 at #18 Auburn L, 17-32 2012 at #5 Georgia L, 14-45 Blocked Kicks Raymond Johnson III 2 McKenzie, E. (JR) 1 - 1 1992 at #13 Georgia L, 7-34 2017 at #12 Auburn L, 7-41 Jay Bowdry 1 Michaud, M. (SR) 5 - 22 1993 at #3 Miami L, 7-30 2018 at #2 Clemson L, 7-38 1994 at #6 Miami L, 0-56 2018 #25 App. St. W, 34-14 Rashad Byrd 1 Miller, B. (SO) - - 13 1996 at #4 Florida L, 14-62 2019 at #6 LSU L, 3-55 Reynard Ellis 1 Murray, M. (JR) 2 - 4 2000 at #10 Georgia L, 7-29 2019 at #20 App St. ??? NaJee Thompson 1 Ransom, C. (SR) 7 7 19 Forced Fumbles Tomlin, J. (SO) 2 - 2 Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game Donald Rutledge Jr. *2 Werts, S. (JR) 5 4 29 • Georgia Southern has lost five straight games at Kidd Brewer Randy Wade Jr. 2 Wilson, D. (SR) 7 7 23 Stadium. Gavin Adcock 1 Wright, L. (SO) 5 - 8 • Kicker Tyler Bass has scored in 30 straight games. Darrell Baker Jr. 1 Current • GS has won 16 straight games when leading at halftime, a Monquavion Brinson 1 Rashad Byrd 1 Defense ‘19 Streak Career streak that began on Nov. 18, 2017. Kenderick Duncan Jr. 1 Baker Jr., D. (JR) 3 - 6 • Shai Werts has gone a school record 161 straight pass attempts without an interception dating back to 2017. GS Chris Harris Jr. 1 Birdsong, J. (SO) 1 - 1 quarterbacks have attempted 184 straight passes without Raymond Johnson III 1 Bowdry, J. (SR) 7 9 28 an interception, as well. Jessie Liptrot 1 Bradley, T. (JR) - - 5 • GS has had a 100-yard rusher in 17 of its past 23 games. Ty Phillips 1 Brinson, M. (SR) 6 1 38 • GS has outrushed their opponent in 51 of the past 69 games Kindle Vildor 1 Byrd, R. (JR) 7 7 11 dating back to the start of the 2014 season. C.J. Wright 1 Duncan Jr., K. (SO) 7 7 11 • Georgia Southern has forced at least one turnover in 21 of its Fumble Recoveries Ecton, L. (SR) - - 2 past 23 games. Raymond Johnson III 5 Ellis, R. (SO) * 7 7 17 • Dating back to 2017, the Eagles have won 10 of their past 13 NaJee Thompson 3 Rashad Byrd 2 Harris Jr., C (JR) - - 9 games when not committing a turnover. • Dating back to 2014, the Eagles have won 25 of their past 34 Lane Ecton 2 Johnson III, R. (JR) 7 29 29 games when winning the turnover battle. Donald Rutledge Jr. *2 Liptrot, J. (SR) - - 15 • GS has won 14 of the past 15 games when winning the rushing Jay Bowdry 1 Phillips, T. (SR) 7 18 24 battle. Dexter Carter Jr. 1 Rutledge Jr., D. (GR) * 4 4 14 • Dating back to Furman in 2013, Georgia Southern has lost its Kenderick Duncan Jr. 1 Vildor, K. (SR) 7 25 25 last 19 games when being outrushed. The last time the Reynard Ellis 1 Vliem, T. (JR) 7 7 8 Eagles won a game while being outrushed was against The Jessie Liptrot 1 Wade Jr., R (JR) 7 20 23 Citadel (14-12) in 2011. Ty Phillips 1 • The Eagles have won 37 of the past 39 games when they’ve Traver Vliem 1 Randy Wade Jr. 1 STARTED EVERY GAME IN 2019 rushed for 300 yards or more. • Georgia Southern has won its last 12 games when having a C.J. Wright 1 Offense (3): Leeds, Ransom, Wilson 100-yard rusher. Non-Offensive Touchdowns Defense (9): Bowdry, Byrd, Duncan Jr., R. Ellis, • The Eagles have won 62 consecutive games when rushing for at Rashad Byrd 2 Johnson III, Phillips, Vildor, Vliem, Wade Jr. least 400 yards. Monquavion Brinson 1 • All-time in the modern era, the Eagles are 233-17 when scoring Dexter Carter Jr. 1 LONGEST ACTIVE STREAKS 30 or more points, 100-128-1 when scoring less than 30 Benz Josue 1 Raymond Johnson III...... 29 points. Wesley Kennedy III 1 Kindle Vildor...... 25 • Georgia Southern 211-1 all-time when having a lead of 18 or Jessie Liptrot 1 Randy Wade Jr...... 20 more points at any point in the game. That lone loss came Alvin Ward Jr. 1 Ty Phillips...... 18 in 2005 when the Eagles led at Texas State 35-16 in the third quarter and lost 50-35. * - includes totals from other Division I football schools Jay Bowdry...... 9 EAGLES IN OVERTIME (9-6) * - includes starts at other Division I football schools 9/28/87 Maine 31- 28 W OT 9/27/08 Wofford 37- 38 L OT 9/3/05 at Northeastern 41- 38 W OT 10/25/08 at Western Carolina 38- 31 W OT 10/21/06 Appalachian St 20- 27 L 2OT 11/1/08 at 44- 41 W 3OT 11/18/06 Central Arkansas 31- 34 L OT 11/6/10 Appalachian St 21- 14 W OT 9/27/07 Chattanooga 38- 45 L OT 10/27/12 at Chattanooga 39- 31 W 3OT 10/13/07 at Elon 33- 36 L 2OT 11/21/15 at Georgia 17- 23 L OT 9/13/08 Northeastern 34- 27 W OT 10/3/19 at South Alabama 20- 17 W 2OT 1019/19 Coastal Carolina 30- 27 W 3OT

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Gettin’ It Done In The Classroom ame ction Odds and Ends G A • Seven Eagles are playing the season as college • Outside linebacker Jay Bowdry’s uncle, Guy Name Yr. Career 2019 graduates. They are, in alphabetical order: Tyler Bass, Jay GP GS GP GS McIntyre, played offensive line for 12 seasons in Adcock, G. r-So. 8 0 5 0 Bowdry, Lane Ecton, Jake Edwards, Colby Ransom, the NFL, with three Super Bowl and five Pro Bowl Allen, T. r-So. 20 0 7 0 Donald Rutledge Jr. (Savannah State) and Alex Smith. appearances for San Francisco … Junior long snapper Anderson, D. r-Jr. 31 4 7 2 • On track to graduate in December are seniors Backer, P. r-So. 11 4 7 3 Ryan Langan had never played football when there Baker Jr., D. r-Jr. 27 6 6 3 Monquavion Brinson, Jakob Cooper, Jessie Liptrot, are 22 players on the field before he got to Statesboro Bass, T. r-Sr. 44 44 7 7 Derrick Newby Jr. and Alvin Ward Jr., along with as he played six-man football at Riverside High in Bauerle, M. r-Jr. 13 11 0 0 juniors Will Browning III and Traver Vliem. Beck II, A. r-Fr. 7 7 7 7 Nebraska … Shai Werts is the second cousin with Bembry, D. r-Fr. 5 0 5 0 • Seniors Rashad Byrd, Mark Michaud, Kindle San Diego pitcher Carl Edwards Jr., who played a Birdsong, J. So. 15 1 7 1 Vildor, Stedman Waiters and Ryan White, along with Bowdry, J. r-Sr. 42 28 7 7 pivotal role coming out of the bullpen as the Cubs won Bradley, T. r-Jr. 26 5 7 0 juniors Darrell Baker Jr., Todd Bradley, Cam Brown, the 2016 World Series … Receiver Dexter Carter Brinson, M. Sr. 43 38 7 6 Lawrence Edwards, Amari Thompson, Jawaski Webb Jr. is the son of Dexter Sr., who was a Florida State Brown, C. r-So. 20 9 7 5 and Shai Werts are on track to graduate in May 2020. Browing III, W. r-Jr. 1 0 1 0 standout and San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets Butler, D.J. r-So. 13 0 0 0 • Dexter Carter Jr., Tra Cofield, Lane Ecton (grad running back who won a Super Bowl with the 49ers Byrd, R. r-Jr. 29 10 7 7 school), Malik Murray, Ty Phillips and Randy Wade Jr. … Lane Ecton’s father, John, played football at Campbell Jr., E. r-Fr. 7 0 7 0 are on track to graduate in summer of 2020. Carder, G. Fr. 1 0 1 0 Oklahoma State … Punter Magill Bauerle’s father, Carter Jr., D. r-Jr. 24 0 6 0 Jack, is the head coach of the national champion Cofield, T. r-Jr. 7 0 5 0 Home-Grown Talent University of Georgia swim teams and was also the Cooper, J. r-Sr. 19 14 3 3 • Of the 128 players on the Eagles’ roster, 84 players Cross, B. r-Fr. 9 0 6 0 United States’ women’s swimming team coach for the Crowder, K. r-Fr. 1 0 1 0 are from the state of Georgia (65.6 percent). 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China … Nose tackle C.J. Dedman, R. Fr. 1 0 1 0 Devine, P. r-Fr. 7 0 7 0 Wright was a state champion in the shot put and Dowdell, A. r-Jr. 19 16 6 6 The Dynamic WK3 the discus on the track & field team at Screven HS Duncan Jr., K. r-So. 22 11 7 7 • Junior running back Wesley Kennedy III has proven … Head coach Chad Lunsford credits his year as at Ecton, L. r-Sr. 32 2 7 0 to be a dynamic threat in several areas of the game. Last Edwards, J. 6th 27 10 7 6 Griffin High School where he was a special education Edwards, L. r-Jr. 21 6 6 2 season, the Savannah native had 495 yards rushing and teacher in 2007 as “probably one of the more valuable Ellis, J. * r-So. 3 0 1 0 three scores, 182 yards receiving, 100 yards on punt returns experiences in my life, teaching me patience.” … Ron Ellis, R. * r-So. 19 17 7 7 and 529 yards on kickoff returns for a total of 1,306 all- Ferguson, J. r-Fr. 7 0 4 0 Hudson coached two current NFL offensive linemen Green, G. Fr. 1 0 1 0 purpose yards (100.5 yards per game). while at Nevada, Cleveland starting left guard Joel Hancock, C. Fr. 2 0 2 0 • With the game against Arkansas State tied at 21-all Harris Jr., C. Jr. 31 9 7 0 Bitonio and Los Angeles Rams back-up center Austin Henshaw Jr., V. Fr. 1 0 1 0 with less than 30 seconds left, Kennedy III took the reverse Corbett … Freshman tight end Beau Johnson’s Hood, K. Fr. 7 0 7 0 47 yards for a touchdown to give the Eagles a big 28-21 father, Charles, was a two-time All-Star catcher and Johnson III, R. Jr. 32 29 7 7 win over the Red Wolves. Johnson, P. r-So. 2 0 2 0 World Series champion with the Florida Marlins and Josue, B. r-So. 13 0 0 0 • He tallied 107 yards rushing in the Eagles’ win over his brother, Brandon is a wide receiver at Tennessee Kelly, C. r-So. 14 7 4 0 Eastern Michigan in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. … Freshman Verneal Henshaw Jr.’s sister Jasmine Kennedy III, W. Jr. 26 9 3 2 • He was a 2019 preseason all-conference selection by King, J.D. * r-So. 30 3 7 2 played basketball at Eastern Kentucky and his sister Langan, R. Jr. 32 32 7 7 Athlon at all-purpose player on offense, kick returner AND Tamara plays basketball at South Florida … Offensive LaRoche, M. r-So. 19 4 7 4 punt returner. He had 222 all-purpose yards against New lineman Brian Miller and tight end Robb Bozeman Leeds, J. r-So. 7 7 7 7 Mexico State (143 rushing, 67 punt return, 9 receiving) and Liptrot, J. r-Sr. 43 15 7 0 are both married; Bozeman’s wife, Marissa Bozeman, McGee, Z. r-Fr. 9 0 7 0 three touchdowns. serves in the U.S. Army and is stationed at Fort Gordon McKenzie, E. r-Jr. 7 1 7 1 Michaud, M. Sr. 39 21 7 5 and Robb drove back and forth from the Augusta area Miller, B. r-So. 13 13 0 0 Overcoming Adversity where she is stationed … Rashad Byrd (California) Moreland, J. r-Fr. 6 0 3 0 • Adversity is a word Todd Bradley doesn’t want to and Jakob Cooper (Jamaica) spent part of their Murray, M. r-So. 19 4 7 2 hear after what he went through in 2015, 2016 and in Pace, T. Fr. 2 0 2 0 summer vacations on mission trips as part of Athletes Phillips, T. Sr. 38 24 7 7 2018. The junior has overcome cancer and three knee in Action … Six former GS football players are on Ransom, C. r-Sr. 31 19 7 7 surgeries to return to the field. the current football staff: Victor Cabral (defensive Rutledge Jr., D. * Gr. 38 14 7 4 • In the spring of 2015, his junior year at Valdosta Singletary, J. Fr. 4 0 4 0 line/recruiting), Kevin Whitley (cornerbacks), Smith, E. Fr. 2 0 2 0 High, he was diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma Darius Jones Jr. (G.A.), Adrian Peterson (director Smith, J. r-So. 2 0 2 0 Protuberans (DFSP) in his right shoulder. He was going Springer, D. r-So. 10 0 7 0 of student-athlete development), T.J. Anderson Thompson, A. r-Jr. 3 0 0 0 in to have some scar tissue removed when the doctors (director of high school relations) and Matt Wise Thompson, N. So. 19 0 7 0 diagnosed him. (character development) … Benz Josue was born in Tomlin, J. r-Fr. 5 2 4 2 • DFSP is a rare type of cancer, a soft tissue sarcoma Vildor, K. Sr. 44 25 7 6 Port au Prince, Haiti … Raymond Johnson III’s legal Vliem, T. r-Jr. 31 8 7 7 that develops in the deep layers of skin cancer. He had name is Raymand Johnson due to a typo on his birth Wade Jr., R. r-Jr. 25 23 7 7 several surgeries to remove the mass and then had a skin certificate but prefers to go by Raymond III to honor Waiters, S. r-Sr. 1 0 1 0 graft in which they took skin from his groin and placed it Ward Jr., A. r-Jr. 22 0 6 0 his father and grandfather … Rashad Byrd’s mother, Watkins, AJ Fr. 5 0 5 0 on his shoulder. Carolyn, is a breast cancer survivor who found her own Webb, J. r-Jr. 4 0 2 0 • The cancer caused him to miss most of his final cancer in 2009, stage 3B breast cancer that had spread Werts, S. r-Jr. 29 29 5 5 season, but he was cleared on a Thursday and played the White, R. r-Sr. 20 0 7 0 to eight lymph nodes, five months after a normal Williams, Q. r-Fr. 9 0 7 0 next night, returning for the final five games of his season. mammogram … The NCAA notified Georgia Southern Wilson, D. r-Jr. 29 23 7 7 He signed with Georgia Southern in February 2016. Wright, C.J. So. 19 0 6 0 on Aug. 18 that running back J.D. King is eligible for Wright, L. r-So. 18 8 5 5 • In 2016, Bradley was contributing as a true freshman the 2019 season after transferring from Oklahoma at both linebacker and special teams before suffering a State in January. italics indicates true freshman torn ACL in pre-game warmups at Arkansas State and * - includes games played at other Division I schools

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com missed the rest of the season. He underwent rehab in the The Turnover Battle The GATA Chain offseason and returned to full strength in 2017, finishing • Georgia Southern prides itself in taking care of the ball and • GS has a unique was of rewarding the player with 25 tackles, including 5.0 tackles for loss. winning the turnover battle. Last season, the Eagles led the responsible for a turnover in the handing out of the • The injury bug bit him again last year and he FBS in turnover margin. In addition, Georgia Southern became GATA Chain. Designed, cut and welded by former Eagle the first FBS team on record to not throw an interception in a underwent a successful meniscectomy in that same left football player T.J. Rutledge (2002-05), the chain - season, committed just five turnovers on the season (a new knee after suffering a non-contact injury on the second which is a symbol of the Eagles’ blue collar work ethic school and FBS single-season record) and was the only team day of preseason camp. He had the surgery on Aug. 16 and - is made of stainless steel and weighs seven pounds. in the FBS to win or tie the turnover battle in every game. missed the first game of the season. • Last season, GS forced 27 turnovers (15 • He returned for the second game of the season, • According to GATAdb.com, the Eagles are 202-29 in the interceptions, 12 fumble recoveries) and had an FBS- at No. 2 Clemson, but suffered a knee injury in his other modern era (since 1984) when winning the turnover battle best +22 turnover margin. in a game, 66-90-1 when losing it, and 65-26 when the knee in that game, sending him to the sidelines for the remainder of the season. margin is tied. Career GATA Chain Tally (started in 2018) • After another lengthy rehab session, he is back Kenderick Duncan Jr. 5 4 INT, 1 FR TO Margin Record Avg. Margin Last looking to stay healthy and contribute this season. Kindle Vildor 5 5 INT +7 2-0 +22.0 The Citadel, 2010 Rashad Byrd 4 2 INT, 2 FR +6 3-0 +22.0 Furman, 1997 Giving Back Raymond Johnson III 4 4 FR +5 9-1 +31.1 App. State, 2018 • The Georgia Southern football team led all NCAA Lane Ecton 2 1 INT, 1 FR +4 15-1 +22.0 S. Alabama, 2018 Tomarcio Reese 2 1 INT, 1 FR +3 46-2 +22.9 NMSU, 2018 Division I football programs in logged community NaJee Thompson 3 3 FR +2 49-8 +17.9 UL, 2019 service hours last year. This data was recorded via the Darrell Baker Jr. 1 1 INT +1 78-17 +15.0 S. Alabama, 2019 Helper Helper platform. Monquavion Brinson 1 1 INT EVEN 64-26 +10.8 Coastal, 2019 • The Eagles volunteered their time and energy to Dexter Carter Jr. 1 1 FR -1 41-27 +7.3 NMSU, 2017 numerous groups and projects around the country, Reynard Ellis 1 1 FR Quan Griffin 1 1 FR -2 15-34-1 -7.4 LSU, 2019 including 7th Mile Farm, Fostering Bulloch, mission -3 5-17 -7.4 Indiana, 2017 Benz Josue 1 1 INT trips, reading at local elementary schools, the YMCA Jessie Liptrot 1 1 INT -4 4-7 +1.0 W. Michigan, 2017 and many others. Joshua Moon 1 1 INT -5 0-4 -20.0 W. Virginia, 2015 Ty Phillips 1 1 FR -6 0-1 -21.0 Wofford, 1982 • The Georgia Southern athletic department as a whole finished 12th in the NCAA Division I in Traver Vliem 1 1 FR -7 1-0 +7.0 W. Carolina, 2008 Alvin Ward Jr. 1 1 INT (TD) community service hours logged during the 2018-19 C.J. Wright 1 1 FR Rushing = Outcome? academic year. Randy Wade Jr. 1 1 FR Since joining the FBS in 2014, in 69 total games, GS is ... • Ninety-seven percent of Georgia Southern student-athletes participated in at least one event • 38-12 when outrushing their opponents during the year, working with one of 39 different • 0-18 when being outrushed community organizations. • 30-2 when rushing for 300 yards or more • Helper Helper, a volunteer management • 15-0 when rushing for 400 yards or more and tracking platform, partners annually to host • 4-0 when rushing for 500 yards or more the NCAA Team Works competition that rewards • 1-0 when rushing for 600 yards or more intercollegiate athletics programs that perform the • 32-13 when rushing 50 times or more in a game most community service.

2019 Starters Game By Game Offense WR (X) LT LG C RG RT QB RB TE SLOT (S) WR (Z) LSU Michaud Leeds Dowdell Cooper J. Edwards Wilson Werts Wright Brown LaRoche (RB) Ransom Maine Michaud Leeds Dowdell Cooper J. Edwards Wilson Tomlin Wright Brown Murray Ransom Minnesota Michaud Leeds Dowdell Cooper L. Edwards Wilson Tomlin Wright Brown LaRoche (RB) Ransom Louisiana Michaud Leeds L. Edwards Dowdell J. Edwards Wilson Werts Wright McKenzie LaRoche (RB) Ransom South Alabama Michaud Leeds Dowdell Backer J. Edwards Wilson Werts Wright Brown Murray Ransom Coastal Carolina Anderson Leeds Dowdell Backer J. Edwards Wilson Werts Kennedy III King (RB) LaRoche (RB) Ransom New Mexico State Anderson Leeds L. Edwards Backer J. Edwards Wilson Werts Kennedy III Brown King (RB) Ransom Appalachian State Troy ULM Arkansas State Georgia State

Defense DE NT DE DOG (OLB) ILB ILB ANCHOR (OLB) CB SS FS CB LSU R. Johnson III Phillips Vliem Wade Jr. Byrd R. Ellis Bowdry Brinson Baker Jr. Duncan Jr. Vildor Maine R. Johnson III Phillips Vliem Wade Jr. Byrd R. Ellis Bowdry Brinson Baker Jr. Duncan Jr. Vildor Minnesota R. Johnson III Phillips Vliem Wade Jr. Byrd R. Ellis Bowdry Brinson Baker Jr. Duncan Jr. Vildor Louisiana R. Johnson III Phillips Vliem Wade Jr. Byrd R. Eillis Bowdry Brinson Rutledge Jr. Duncan Jr. Vildor South Alabama R. Johnson III Phillips Vliem Wade Jr. Byrd R. Ellis Bowdry Brinson Rutledge Jr. Duncan Jr. Vildor Coastal Carolina R. Johnson III Phillips Vliem Wade Jr. Byrd R. Ellis Bowdry Birdsong Rutledge Jr. Duncan Jr. Vildor New Mexico State R. Johnson III Phillips Vliem Wade Jr. Byrd R. Eliis Bowdry Brinson Rutledge Jr. Duncan Jr. Vildor Appalachian State Troy ULM Arkansas State Georgia State

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Seeing Things Differently Beautiful Eagle Creek • A year after being told he would probably never suit • When Georgia Southern resurrected the football ATHLETICS up again, Drew Wilson is back running with the No. 1 program in 1981, traditions and spirit needed resurrection COMMUNICATIONS offense after an unfortunate injury to right tackle Brian as well. So legendary head football coach Miller in preseason camp. created his own. Inspired by the gnat-infested drainage Associate AD for Public Relations & Communications • Wilson, who hails from Bamberg, South Carolina, ditch that cut across the field between what was then the Football Contact: Bryan Johnston doesn’t remember how it happened, but remembers the team’s locker room and practice fields, Russell convinced o: 912-478-5448; [email protected] concern when his vision began getting blurry in the spring his players that its stagnant water was actually “Beautiful c: 912-531-3575; c: 540-392-1994 Director of Athletics Communications: Chad Jackson of 2018. What the trainers thought may have been an Eagle Creek,” a source of “magical” waters. [email protected] onset of pre-diabetes turned out to be a detached retina in Associate Director: Marc Gignac his right eye after specialists diagnosed the injury. Freedom’s Flight [email protected] • The plan was to get the retina repaired and get him • In what has become one of the most popular Assistant Director: TBD back, even if it took a few months. But then the retina traditions at GS, “Freedom,” a male American Bald Eagle, Visual Content Manager: AJ Henderson detached happened three more times. Wilson has now had takes flight before each home football game. Freedom is [email protected] four surgeries to repair that torn retina. a Southern Bald Eagle that was found knocked out of the Digital Media Content Producer: Jeremy Wynder • Wilson ended up missing the entire 2018 season, nest in Maitland, Florida. Only weeks old and appearing [email protected] Communications Assistant/#3 FB: Chris Little taking the fall off from school because even doing online like a “brown ball of fuzz”, it was discovered that the [email protected] courses would be a strain on his eye. He returned in a young eagle had an injury to its beak and suffered from Student Assistant/#2 FB/Social Media: Megan Leben limited role in the spring and was cleared for a full return an infection. Rushed to the Florida Audubon Center for [email protected] for preseason camp. Birds of Prey, Freedom made a complete recovery from • The redshirt junior uses a visor on his helmet and the infection but the injury to the beak was permanent, Media Availability This Week wears goggles to protect the eye when doing non-helmet preventing his release into the wild. Monday: Sun Belt Teleconference - 11:58 a.m. (ET) drills, and despite being legally blind, his peripheral vision • With the permission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Contact SID or SBC for call-in number has improved tremendously due to sport-specific drills Service, GS acquired Freedom in 2004. Through the Georgia Weekly Press Conference - 2:30 p.m. Coach Lunsford and selected players both in the lab and on the field with Dr. Horace Deal. Southern University Center for Wildlife Education and Ted Smith Family Football Center • He is a nominee for the 2019 Mayo Clinic Comeback Lamar Q. Ball Jr. Raptor Center, thousands of visitors young Tuesday: Due to the short week, Monday will be the only Player of the Year. The winner will be announced in and old are embraced by the Power of Freedom. day for interviews this week December. • Under the supervision of Steve Hein, Director of the Please call, email or text Bryan Johnston by 6 pm the Center for Wildlife Education, Freedom is on the sidelines night before if a specific player/coach is needed Georgia Southern Football Traditions of all GS home games, and select road games. • Georgia Southern has a rich tradition in the college football world, winning six Division I-AA national titles, Retired Numbers We Are Georgia Southern but also has traditions that make the program unique. • GS has retired two numbers in its football history, With no disrespect to our colleagues in Atlanta, we No. 3 for Adrian Peterson and No. 8 for . Both are are Georgia Southern, not Georgia State. Yellow School Buses College Football Hall of Famers and both went to the same We don’t ask for much; heck we think we’re pretty • When the football program was resurrected in high school: Santa Fe in Alachua, Florida. easy to deal with. 1981, the team needed a way to travel to practices and • Peterson, a 2017 CFB Hall of Fame Inductee, is All we really ask is for media covering the Eagles to games. Operating on a shoestring budget didn’t allow for the NCAA Division I all-time leading rusher with 6,559 get our name right. transportation back then, let alone any luxurious travel. yards in regular-season contests and was a four-time All- The Bulloch County Board of Education stepped in with a American. He led the Eagles to two national titles. Ham, You can call us Georgia Southern, GS or the Eagles, deal the University couldn’t refuse: GS would only pay $1 a 2007 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee was also just please don’t mix us up! Trust us, it happens more each for two yellow school buses. The football team still inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2010. than you think, both ways. uses buses to this day, taking them to practices and using A first-team All-American in 1986, he led the Eagles to - Sincerely, Eagle Nation them on game day, as well. back-to-back I-AA National Championships (1985, 1986). Offensive Line Play Breakdown (offensive plays only ... S-started; P-played; DNP-dressed, but did not play on offense; DND-did not dress; INJ-injured; R-redshirting) LSU Maine Minn. UL USA CCU NMSU APP STATE TROY ULM A-STATE GAST 2019 Career Backer, P. P/3 P/5 P/5 P/23 S/86 S/74 S/56 251 270 Browning III, W. DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P/5 5 5 Carder, G. DND DNP DND DNP DND DNP P/8 8 8 Cooper, J. S/47 S/35 S/40 INJ INJ INJ INJ 122 768 Crowder, K. DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P/8 8 8 Dowdell, A. S/41 S/62 S/45 S/70 S/86 S/26 INJ 330 936 Edwards, J. S/33 S/49 P/30 S/70 S/70 S/74 S/52 378 795 Edwards, L. P/23 P/35 S/15 S/47 P/16 P/48 S/52 236 446 Henshaw, V. P/3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3 3 Johnson, P. DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P/4 4 4 Kelly, C. INJ DNP DNP P/7 P/26 P/43 P/31 107 499 Leeds, J. S/44 S/62 S/45 S/70 S/75 S/52 S/49 397 434 McGriff, J. DNP DNP DND DNP DND DNP DNP 0 0 Miller, B. INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 0 659 Smith, A. DND DND DND DNP DND DNP DNP 0 0 Webb, J. P/12 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P/8 20 31 Wilson, D. S/41 S/62 S/45 S/63 S/71 S/53 S/27 362 1,488

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Quarterback Play A look at the best quarterback marks for starting Georgia Southern signal callers in the modern era:

Wins by Starter 1. Raymond Gross (1987-90) 44-8 SHAI 2. Tracy Ham (1982-86) 41-12 3. Greg Hill (1997-99) 32-4 WERTS 4. Chaz Williams (2002-04) 25-8 5. J.R. Revere (2000-01) 24-3 6. Kevin Ellison (2013-16) 22-14 #1 • Quarterback • 5-11 • 205 • r-Jr. 7. Jaybo Shaw (2010-11) 21-7 Clinton, S.C. • Newberry HS 8. Kenny Robinson (1994-97) 20-15 9. Charles Bostick (1991-93, 1995) 16-8 10. Jayson Foster (2005, 2007) 15-7 2017, 2018 - All- Honorable Mention Shai Werts (2017-) 15-14 2018 - All-Sun Belt Second Team (Pro Football Focus) 2018 - Bart Starr MVP Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Games Started 1. Tracy Ham (1982-86) 53 (41-12) • When then-redshirt freshman Shai Werts started • Kenny Robinson is the only other GS quarterback who went 2. Raymond Gross (1987-90) 52 (44-8) at quarterback at Auburn in 2017, he made history an entire season without throwing an interception (mininum 3. Greg Hill (1997-99) 36 (32-4) as just the third Eagle freshman (true or redshirt) 50 attempts) as he was clear on 70 passes in 1997. 4. Kevin Ellison (2013-16) 36 (22-14) quarterback to start the opening game of the season. 5. Kenny Robinson (1994-97) 35 (20-15) • Werts is the first Georgia Southern quarterback to start 6. Chaz Williams (2002-04) 33 (25-8) • The Clinton, South Carolina, native finished his three consecutive season openers at quarterback since Chaz 7. Shai Werts (2017-) 29 (15-14) freshman year with 929 passing yards, a new school Williams did it in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Tracy Ham is the only 8. Jaybo Shaw (2010-11) 28 (21-7) record for freshman quarterbacks. Hall of Famer Tracy GS quarterback ever to start all four season openers while 9. J.R. Revere (2000-01) 27 (24-3) Ham previously held the school record for freshman Williams, Raymond Gross and Kenny Robinson are the only 10. Charles Bostick (1991-93, 1995) 24 (16-8) passing yards with 886 in 1983. ones to have started three straight openers. Winning Percentage by Starter (Min. 5 Starts) 1. Greg Hill (1997-99) 0.889 (32-4) • Werts finished 2017 with 1,486 yards of total offense • He makes the move to No. 1 this year after wearing No. 4 J.R. Revere (2000-01) 0.889 (24-3) (929 pass, 722 rush), setting a new freshman record the past two years. He wore No. 1 in high school. 3. Raymond Gross (1987-90) 0.846 (44-8) for total offense in a season by a quarterback with 4. Tracy Ham (1982-86) 0.774 (41-12) 1,651 yards. Kevin Ellison previously held the record • He is second cousins with San Diego Padres pitcher Carl 5. Chaz Williams (2002-04) 0.758 (25-8) with 1,642 yards (886 run, 756 pass) set in 2013. Edwards Jr., who played a pivotal role coming out of the 6. Jaybo Shaw (2010-11) 0.750 (21-7) bullpen as the Cubs won the 2016 World Series. 7. Jerick McKinnon (2010, 2012-13) 0.688 (11-5) • He had four 100-yard rushing games in 2017, the 8. Jayson Foster (2005, 2007) 0.682 (15-7) first time a GS freshman has had at least that many • His grandmother’s house - where he spent most of his time 9. Favian Upshaw (2015-16) 0.667 (4-2) since Jermaine Austin had seven in 2002. With three growing up - was destroyed in a fire last preseason. Georgia 10. Charles Bostick (1991-93, 1995) 0.667 (16-8) more last year, he now has eight career 100-yard Southern set up an NCAA-approved method for fans to rushing games. donate money to the family. 10-Win Seasons by a GS Starter 1. Raymond Gross (1989) 15-0 2. Greg Hill (1998) 14-1 • Against Coastal Carolina in the 2017 finale, Werts • Werts’ streak of 161 passing attempts without an 3. J.R. Revere (2000) 13-2 became the first FBS player to lead his team in passing interception is the longest active streak in the nation. Greg Hill (1999) 13-2 (57), rushing (108) and receiving (30) yards in a game Tracy Ham (1986) 13-2 since Keenan Reynolds of Navy accomplished the feat 161 Shai Werts, Georgia Southern 6. Tracy Ham (1985) 12-2 against Pitt in 2015. 137 Ryan Hilinski, South Carolina 7. Raymond Gross (1988) 12-3 131 Justin Herbert, Oregon Raymond Gross (1990) 12-3 • Last season, he rushed for 908 yards and and a Sun 95 Tommy DeVito, Syracuse 9. J.R. Revere (2001) 11-1 Belt quarterback record 15 scores (he had three in 11 Chaz Williams (2002) 11-3 games in 2017) while throwing for 987 yards and 10 Jaybo Shaw (2011) 11-3 scores. For his career, he’s rushed for 1,933 yards and 12. Shai Werts (2018) 10-3 18 touchdowns while throwing for 2,095 yards and Jaybo Shaw (2010) 10-4 19 scores. He is looking to become the seventh player in Georgia Southern football history to rack up 2,000 Georgia Southern Players to Rush and Throw for 2,000 yards passing and 2,000 yards rushing in a career. or More Yards in Their Career Player (Years)...... Passing...... Rushing • Werts enters this week’s game with a school-record Tracy Ham (1983-86)...... 5,757...... 3,212 streak of 161 passes (the final two passes of 2017, all Raymond Gross (1987-90)...... 3,806...... 2,290 116 passes last season and 15 this year) without an Greg Hill (1996-99)...... 3,369...... 3,309 interception. Although he didn’t qualify among the Kevin Ellison (2013-2016)...... 3,079...... 3,264 Chaz Williams (2001-04)...... 2,534...... 2,768 NCAA national leaders (not enough pass attempts per Jayson Foster (2004-07)...... 2,099...... 3,835 game), he was the only starting quarterback in the FBS not to throw an interception last year. Shai Werts (2017-present)...... 2,095...... 1,933

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Kickin’ Bass No-Fly Zone • Senior Tyler Bass had quite the season in 2017 as he • Georgia Southern boasts one of the top cornerback duos in the country in Monquavion Brinson and Kindle Vildor. took over for Lou Groza Award Finalist Younghoe Koo. He Both seniors, they have combined for 14 career interceptions and stepped up their game last year in teaming up to slow made the Sun Belt’s second-team after hitting 15 of 19 down some of the best passing offenses around. field goals on the season, with nine of them being 40 yards or longer. • Both are preseason first-team all-conference selections with Vildor nabbing preseason defensive player of the year plaudits. Both are also on the preseason watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top defensive back. • Bass followed up the 2017 season with an even better Vildor is also on the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the nation’s top defensive player. season in 2018. He was a first-team All-Sun Belt selection by conference, Southern Pigskin, Pro Football Focus and • Brinson was second on the team with 67 tackles and had an interception and 10 pass break-ups while Vildor had 42 Phil Steele who was named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza tackles, including 4.5 for loss, and four interceptions to go along with 11 pass break-ups. Award. He tied the school record with 19 field goals on the season, including 10 of 40 yards or longer, was 45-for-45 • The duo combined to break up six passes (four for Brinson, two for Vildor) against the high-flying Arkansas State passing on PATs and threw a two-point conversion en route to attack. Vildor didn’t allow a completion in coverage against Clemson while Brinson had two interceptions in the win over second-team All-America honors from Chris Sailer Kicking. No. 24 Appalachian State.

• He broke the school’s career record for field goals of 40 • For the 2018 season, Vildor had a league-leading 15 passes defended (break-ups + interceptions), while Brinson had yards or longer with a 44-yarder against Louisiana. 11, tied for second-best in the Sun Belt. 25..... Tyler Bass (2016-) 22...... David Cool (1988-91) • Last season, Vildor was named a second-team All-American and the Sun Belt Player of the Year by Pro Football Focus 19...... Tim Foley (1984-87) while also earning first-team All-Sun Belt honors from the league, Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele and Southern Pigskin. 14...... Adrian Mora (2008-11) Brinson was a second-team All-Sun Belt selection by the conference and Phil Steele and also earned first-team honors from Southern Pigskin and Pro Football Focus. • The Irmo, South Carolina, native lifted the Eagles to a 23- 21 Camellia Bowl win with a 40-yard field goal as the horn MOST PASS BREAKUPS - CAREER MOST PASSES DEFENDED - CAREER sound sounded. He also had a 50-yard field goal to end the 1. 36...... Laron Scott...... 2009-11 1. 50...... Rodney Oglesby...... 1988-91 first half and a 32-yarder in the fourth quarter to earn AP 2. 35...... Rodney Oglesby...... 1988-91 2. 48...... Laron Scott...... 2009-11 All-Bowl Team plaudits. 3. 32...... Nay Young...... 1984-87 48...... Nay Young...... 1984-87 4. 28...... Monquavion Brinson...... 2016-pres. 4. 35...... Taz Dixon...... 1986-89 5. 24...... Mark Giles...... 1988-91 5. 34...... Monquavion Brinson...... 2016-pres. • Bass made two 50-yard field goals in 2018, becoming the 6. 23...... Taz Dixon...... 1986-89 6. 31...... Mark Giles...... 1988-91 first Eagle kicker to do that since Reed Haley made three of 7. 21...... Carson Hill...... 2006-10 7. 29...... David Young...... 1999-02 50+ in 1992. 21...... Kindle Vildor...... 2016-pres. 29...... Kindle Vildor...... 2016-pres. 9. 20...... Lavelle Westbrooks...... 2010-13 9. 27...... Lavelle Westbrooks...... 2010-13 • He is on the preseason Lou Groza Award Watch List, an 20...... David Young...... 1999-02 27...... Carson Hill...... 2006-09 award given to the nation’s top collegiate kicker, and is a 20...... Rob Stockton...... 1992-95 27...... Rob Stockton...... 1992-95 semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, given by the NFCA for 12. 19...... Deion Stanley...... 2011-14 12. 26...... Deion Stanley...... 2011-14 academic and athletic excellence. 26...... Kevin Whitley...... 1988-91 14. 23...... A.J. Bryant...... 2002-05

23...... Marco Bradham...... 1992-95 • Bass heads into this week’s game with 47 career made 23...... Jim Mutimer...... 1988-91 field goals, the third-most in program history only behind 17. 18...... Arkee Thompson...... 1998-99 Adrian Mora (57) and Tim Foley (50).

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER 57 Gavin Adcock NT No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School/Previous School(s) 43 Tré Allen ILB 1 Shai Werts QB 5-11 205 r-Jr. Clinton, S.C. Newberry 9 Darion Anderson WR 2 Logan Wright RB 6-0 225 r-So. Jacksonville, Fla. Sandalwood 71 Peyton Backer OL 4 Monquavion Brinson CB 5-11 190 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Mays 31 Darrell Baker Jr. S 4 Khaleb Hood SLOT 5-10 170 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Eagles Landing Christian/Air Force Prep 16 Tyler Bass PK 5 Jay Bowdry OLB 6-0 205 r-Sr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomasville 84 Magill Bauerle P 5 Matt LaRoche RB 5-9 180 r-So. Venice, Fla. Venice 98 Anthony Beck II P 6 Colby Ransom WR 5-11 195 r-Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. South Gwinnett 38 Deonta Bembry CB 6 Java’n Singletary S 6-0 190 Fr. Bonaire, Ga. Veterans 41 Isiah Bembry CB 7 Lane Ecton OLB 5-11 210 r-Sr. Irmo, S.C. Dutch Fork 18 Justin Birdsong CB 7 Gerald Green RB 5-9 195 Fr. Columbus, Ga. East Coweta 5 Jay Bowdry S 9 Darion Anderson WR 6-0 195 r-Jr. Warner Robins, Ga. Houston County 49 Javian Boykin TE 10 Jaden Garrett CB 5-11 185 r-So. Plant City, Fla. Durant 62 Robb Bozeman DE 10 Darius Lewis SLOT 5-10 170 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. First Coast 11 Todd Bradley ILB 11 Todd Bradley ILB 6-0 225 r-Jr. Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta 4 Monquavion Brinson CB 12 Wesley Kennedy III RB 5-10 180 Jr. Savannah, Ga. Benedictine Military 27 AJ Brown RB 12 Anthony Wilson S 5-10 185 Fr. Columbia, S.C. Spring Valley 48 Cam Brown TE 13 Derrick Canteen CB 5-11 185 Fr. Evans, Ga. Evans 68 Will Browning III OL 13 Will Lovett Jr. QB 6-3 230 r-So. Kennesaw, Ga. North Cobb/Troy 80 D.J. Butler TE 14 Brandon Cross CB 5-11 190 r-Fr. Orlando, Fla. Jones 45 Rashad Byrd ILB 15 J.D. King RB 5-11 220 Jr. Fitzgerald Ga. Fitzgerald/Oklahoma State 59 Elijah Campbell Jr. DE 15 Jessie Liptrot CB 6-0 195 r-Sr. Atlantic Beach, Fla. Fletcher 13 Derrick Canteen CB 16 Tyler Bass PK 5-10 185 r-Sr. Irmo, S.C. Dutch Fork 77 Griffin Carder OL 16 Malik Murray SLOT 6-0 180 r-Jr. Duluth, Ga. Peachtree Ridge 28 Dexter Carter Jr. WR 17 Justin Tomlin QB 5-11 190 r-Fr. Decatur, Ga. Southwest Dekalb 97 Bryce Christensen P 18 Justin Birdsong CB 5-11 180 So. Lithonia, Ga. Stephenson 35 Tra Cofield S 18 Jaalon Frazier QB 6-2 200 r-So. Riceboro, Ga. Liberty County 37 Caree Collier ILB 19 Jaden Moreland CB 5-11 185 r-Fr. Franklin, Ga. Heard County 91 Thomas Cook DE 20 Kindle Vildor CB 5-11 190 Sr. College Park, Ga. North Clayton 64 Jakob Cooper OL 21 Zyon McGee OLB 6-1 210 r-Fr. Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge 90 Logan Cox LS 22 Treun Pace S 6-0 190 Fr. Pelham, Ga. Pelham 14 Brandon Cross CB 22 Bo White SLOT 5-10 170 Fr. Pemberton, N.J. Pemberton Township 72 Khalil Crowder OL 23 Deontae Grant OLB 6-1 220 r-Fr. Bushnell, Fla. South Sumter 25 Andrew Cunningham RB 23 Mark Michaud WR 6-4 220 Sr. Spring Valley, N.Y. Paramus Catholic/Avon Old Farms 37 Quincy Darnell WR 24 Donald Rutledge Jr. S 6-1 210 Gr. Sumter, S.C. Crestwood/Savannah State/The Citadel 40 Drey Davis SLOT 25 Andrew Cunningham RB 6-0 215 r-Fr. Tampa, Fla. Cambridge Christian 39 Reid Dedman FS 25 David Spaulding CB 6-2 175 Fr. Riceboro, Ga. Bradwell Institute 90 Parker Devine NT 26 Ngankoy Mambele CB 5-9 145 Fr. Dacula, Ga. Discovery 84 Trace Dorminy TE 26 NaJee Thompson WR 5-11 195 So. Boiling Springs, S.C. Boiling Springs 51 Aaron Dowdell OL 27 AJ Brown RB 5-6 165 Fr. Grovetown, Ga. Harlem 91 Payton Dunagan LS 27 Kenderick Duncan Jr. S 6-3 225 r-So. Stockbridge, Ga. Stockbridge 27 Kenderick Duncan Jr. S 28 Dexter Carter Jr. WR 6-0 195 r-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles School 7 Lane Ecton OLB 28 Amari Thompson S 6-2 200 r-Jr. Minneola, Fla. Lake Minneola 66 Jake Edwards OL 29 Darion Tyson WR 6-0 200 Fr. Americus, Ga. Americus Sumter 74 Lawrence Edwards OL 29 Ryan White ILB 5-11 200 r-Sr. Portal, Ga. Portal/Point 44 Dominic Ellis ILB 30 Lucas Moore CB 5-9 180 r-Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton 97 Justin Ellis DE 31 Darrell Baker Jr. S 6-1 195 r-Jr. Hephzibah, Ga. Hephzibah 36 Reynard Ellis ILB 32 Chris Harris Jr. ILB 6-1 240 Jr. Savannah, Ga. Benedictine Military 34 Jon Ferguson ILB 33 Quin Williams OLB 6-3 250 r-Fr. Madison, Ga. Morgan County 18 Jaalon Frazier QB 34 Jon Ferguson ILB 6-1 220 r-Fr. Manchester, Ga. Manchester 38 Myles Freeman RB 35 Tra Cofield S 5-11 185 r-Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. Frederick Douglass/Middle Georgia State 10 Jaden Garrett CB 36 Reynard Ellis ILB 6-1 230 r-So. Birmingham, Ala. Shades Valley/Furman 23 Deontae Grant OLB 37 Caree Collier ILB 6-0 190 Fr. North Augusta, S.C. North Augusta 7 Gerald Green RB 37 Quincy Darnell WR 6-2 200 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. Johns Creek 83 Chase Hancock TE 38 Myles Freeman RB 6-0 175 Fr. Claxton, Ga. Claxton 32 Chris Harris Jr. ILB 38 Deonta Bembry CB 5-9 175 r-Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson 75 Verneal Henshaw Jr. OL 39 Reid Dedman FS 5-11 195 Fr. Carrollton, Ga. Carrollton 95 Amaru Herring DE 39 Emory McKenzie TE 6-2 235 r-Jr. Albany, Ga. Westover/City College of San Francisco 4 Khaleb Hood SLOT 40 Drey Davis SLOT 5-10 170 Fr. Marietta, Ga. McEachern 55 Cauldric Isles NT 40 Stedman Waiters ILB 5-11 215 r-Sr. Snellville, Ga. Central Gwinnett 63 Peyton Johnson OL 41 Isiah Bembry CB 5-11 190 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson 41 Beau Johnson TE 41 Beau Johnson TE 6-1 225 Fr. Plantation, Fla. American Heritage 92 Raymond Johnson III DE 42 Alvin Ward Jr. OLB 6-4 235 r-Jr. Ahoskie, N.C. Hertford County/Atlanta Sports Academy 54 Benz Josue OLB 43 Tré Allen ILB 6-1 235 r-So. Stockbridge, Ga. Woodland 50 Caleb Kelly OL 44 Dominic Ellis ILB 5-10 225 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Minor 12 Wesley Kennedy III RB 44 Logan Powell TE 6-2 225 r-Fr. McDonough, Ga. Ola

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER 15 J.D. King RB No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School/Previous School(s) 82 Ryan Langan LS 45 Rashad Byrd ILB 6-0 230 r-Jr. North Augusta, S.C. North Augusta 5 Matt LaRoche RB 46 Austin Parker S 5-10 180 r-Jr. McDonough, Ga. Ola 51 Connor Lawson ILB 47 Jordan Pearson RB 5-9 190 Fr. Laurens, S.C. Laurens/Palmetto Prep 70 Jarrod Leeds OL 47 Randy Wade Jr. OLB 6-2 270 r-Jr. Blakely, Ga. Early County 10 Darius Lewis SLOT 48 Cam Brown TE 6-2 235 r-So. Suwanee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge 15 Jessie Liptrot CB 48 Will McCarty ILB 6-1 225 Fr. Acworth, Ga. Harrison 13 Will Lovett Jr. QB 49 Javian Boykin TE 6-0 230 Fr. Snellville, Ga. Grayson 26 Ngankoy Mambele CB 49 Traver Vliem DE 6-4 260 r-Jr. Midland, Texas Midland 48 Will McCarty ILB 50 Caleb Kelly OL 6-2 295 r-So. Warner Robins, Ga. Northside 21 Zyon McGee OLB 51 Aaron Dowdell OL 6-4 315 r-Jr. Fairburn, Ga. Creekside/Georgia Military College 57 Javonte McGriff OL 51 Connor Lawson ILB 6-1 210 r-So. Albany, Ga. Deerfield Windsor 39 Emory McKenzie TE 54 Benz Josue OLB 6-0 210 r-So. Lawrenceville, Ga. Mountain View 23 Mark Michaud WR 55 Cauldric Isles NT 5-11 275 Fr. Savannah, Ga. Jenkins 56 Brian Miller OL 55 Jawaski Webb OL 6-2 285 r-Jr. Senatobia, Miss. Senatobia/Holmes CC 30 Lucas Moore CB 56 Brian Miller OL 6-3 300 r-So. Savannah, Ga. Memorial Day 19 Jaden Moreland CB 56 Mark Penson DE 6-0 250 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Sandy Creek 16 Malik Murray SLOT 57 Gavin Adcock NT 5-11 270 r-So. Watkinsville, Ga. Oconee 60 Derrick Newby Jr. OL 57 Javonte McGriff OL 6-1 285 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomasville 22 Treun Pace S 58 Aaron Pyron OL 6-4 310 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Arabia Mountain 46 Austin Parker S 59 Elijah Campbell Jr. DE 6-3 255 r-Fr. Gadsden, Ala. Gadsden City 47 Jordan Pearson RB 60 Derrick Newby Jr. OL 6-0 280 r-Sr. Orlando, Fla. Oak Ridge/Northland Comm. & Technical 56 Mark Penson DE 61 Drew Wilson OL 6-4 310 r-Jr. Bamberg, S.C. Bamberg-Ehrhardt 96 Ty Phillips NT 62 Robb Bozeman DE 6-4 260 r-Jr. Smyrna, Del. Polytech/Widener 44 Logan Powell TE 63 Peyton Johnson OL 6-1 305 r-So. Hampton, Ga. Hampton 58 Aaron Pyron OL 64 Jakob Cooper OL 6-3 295 r-Sr. Lilburn, Ga. Parkview 6 Colby Ransom WR 66 Jake Edwards OL 6-4 300 6th Franklin, Ga. Heard County/Georgia 99 Alex Raynor PK 67 Alex Smith OL 6-4 300 r-Jr. Woodstock, Ga. Etowah 86 Mills Ridings WR 68 Will Browning III OL 6-3 285 r-Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton 82 Drew Rutledge WR 70 Jarrod Leeds OL 6-4 290 r-So. Green Cove Springs, Fla. Clay 24 Donald Rutledge Jr. S 71 Peyton Backer OL 6-3 295 r-So. Tiger, Ga. Rabun County 6 Java’n Singletary S 72 Khalil Crowder OL 6-1 300 r-Fr. Carrollton, Ga. Carrollton 67 Alex Smith OL 74 Lawrence Edwards OL 6-6 305 r-Jr. Port Orange, Fla. Spruce Creek 85 Emil Smith WR 75 Verneal Henshaw Jr. OL 6-4 250 Fr. Palm Coast, Fla. Flagler Palm Coast 89 Jeremy Smith TE 77 Griffin Carder OL 6-4 300 Fr. Leesburg, Ga. Lee County 99 Kierron Smith NT 78 Jordan Wiggins OL 6-4 265 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. Godby 25 David Spaulding CB 79 Kaylen Wright DE 6-4 240 r-Fr. Grove Hill, Ala. Lanier County (Ga.) 98 Dillon Springer DE 80 D.J. Butler TE 6-2 230 r-So. Madison, Ala. Bob Jones 28 Amari Thompson S 82 Ryan Langan LS 6-1 230 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Neb. Riverside 26 NaJee Thompson WR 82 Drew Rutledge WR 6-0 185 Fr. Calhoun, Ga. Calhoun 17 Justin Tomlin QB 83 Chase Hancock TE 6-0 235 Fr. Macclenny, Fla. Baker County 29 Darion Tyson WR 84 Magill Bauerle P 6-1 200 r-Jr. Athens, Ga. Athens Academy 20 Kindle Vildor CB 84 Trace Dorminy TE 6-4 235 Fr. Charleston, S.C. Camden County (Ga.) 49 Traver Vliem DE 85 Emil Smith WR 6-1 170 Fr. Attalla, Ala. Etowah 47 Randy Wade Jr. OLB 86 Mills Ridings WR 6-2 195 r-Fr. Thomson, Ga. Thomson 40 Stedman Waiters ILB 87 Jallah Zeze Jr. WR 6-0 220 r-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Central Gwinnett 42 Alvin Ward Jr. OLB 89 Jeremy Smith TE 6-4 285 r-So. Evans, Ga. Greenbrier 93 AJ Watkins DE 90 Logan Cox LS 6-0 230 r-So. Canton, Ga. Woodstock 55 Jawaski Webb OL 90 Parker Devine NT 6-3 265 r-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Bartram Trail 1 Shai Werts QB 91 Thomas Cook DE 6-5 230 r-Fr. Columbus, Ga. Carver 22 Bo White SLOT 91 Payton Dunagan LS 6-1 225 r-Fr. Cumming, Ga. West Forsyth 29 Ryan White S 92 Raymond Johnson III DE 6-3 260 Jr. Sumter, S.C. Sumter 78 Jordan Wiggins OL 93 AJ Watkins DE 6-2 270 Fr. Fairburn, Ga. Langston Hughes 33 Quin Williams OLB 94 C.J. Wright NT 6-0 290 So. Sylvania, Ga. Screven County 12 Anthony Wilson S 95 Amaru Herring DE 6-1 260 Fr. Beulaville, N.C. East Duplin 61 Drew Wilson OL 96 Ty Phillips NT 6-3 290 Sr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 94 C.J. Wright NT 97 Bryce Christensen P 5-11 195 r-Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Lambert 79 Kaylen Wright DE 97 Justin Ellis DE 6-2 250 r-So. Roswell, Ga. Roswell/Syracuse 2 Logan Wright RB 98 Anthony Beck II P 6-4 230 r-Fr. Guyton, Ga. South Effingham 87 Jallah Zeze Jr. WR 98 Dillon Springer DE 6-1 255 r-So. Midland, Texas Midland/Trinity Valley C.C. 99 Alex Raynor PK 5-11 175 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. Harrison 99 Kierron Smith NT 6-0 335 Fr. Fitzgerald, Ga. Fitzgerald

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com Individual Career Game Highs THROWERS #16 • Malik Murray (SLOT) #26 • NaJee Thompson (SLOT) #32 • Chris Harris Jr. (ILB) #94 • C.J. Wright (NT) #1 • Shai Werts (QB) Att. 1 three times Rec. 4 UL, 2019 Tackles 9 CCU, 2018 Tackles 9 CCU, 2019 Att. 28 GAST, 2017 Yds. 17 CCU, 2019 Yds. 24 UL, 2019 TFL 2.0 Clemson, 2018 TFL 1.0 four times Comp. 22 GAST, 2017 TDs - TDs - Sacks 1 two times FF 1 USA, 2018 Yds. 190 Troy, 2018 Long 17 CCU, 2019 Long 22 Coastal, 2018 FR 1 NMSU, 2018 TDs 3 SCSU, 2018 #92 • Raymond Johnson III (DE) INTs 2 A-State, 2017 #2 • Logan Wright (RB) #2 • Logan Wright (RB) Tackles 7 two times KICKERS Long 63 Indiana, 2017 Att. 17 NMSU, 2018 Rec. 1 USA, 2019 TFL 2.0 three times #16 • Tyler Bass (PK/KO) 100-Yard Games 7 Yds. 136 NMSU, 2018 Yds. 8 Minnesota, 2019 Sacks 1.5 two times FG Made 4 Maine, 2019 RUSHING TDs 2 NMSU, 2018 TDs - FR 1 5 times FG Att. 5 Maine, 2019 Att. 31 UNH, 2017 Long 70 Maine, 2019 Long 8 Minnesota, 2019 Long 50 two times Yds. 163 SCSU, 2018 100-Yard Games 2 #14 • Jessie Liptrot (S) Made Streak 12 2017-2018 TDs 3 SCSU, 2018 TACKLERS Tackles 8 WMU, 2016 PAT Made 7 USA, 2017 Long 47 App. St., 2018 CATCHERS #57 • Gavin Adcock (NT) INT 1 two times PAT Att. 7 two times 100-Yard Games 8 #9 • Darion Anderson (WR) Tackles 3 NMSU, 2019 TFL 1.0 two times Made Streak 76 2017-current TOTAL OFFENSE Rec. 2 USA, 2017 TFL - FF 1 two times Touchbacks 7 three times Official Plays 83 USA, 2019 Yds. 71 USA, 2017 FF 1 Maine, 2019 FR 1 NMSU, 2016 Punts 3 A-State, 2018 Total Offense 272 A-State, 2017 TDs 1 three times Long 61 USA, 2017 100/100-Yard Games 2 Long 58 USA, 2018 #43 • Tre Allen (ILB) #96 • Ty Phillips (NT) I20 1 three times Consec. Passes w/o Int 161 (2016-) Tackles 6 Clemson, 2018 Tackles 7 A-State, 2017 Avg. (2+Punts) 47.0 A-State, 2018 GW/Tying 4Q Drives 3 #48 • Cam Brown (TE) INT - TFL 3.0 A-State, 2017 Rec. 1 three times TFL 0.5 Texas State, 2018 Sacks 2.0 A-State, 2017 #98 • Anthony Beck II (P) #17 • Justin Tomlin (QB) Yds. 10 LSU, 2019 FF 1 A-State, 2017 Punts 9 LSU, 2019 Att. 9 two times TDs 1 UMass, 2018 #31 • Darrell Baker Jr. (S) FR 1 SCSU, 2018 Long 74 LSU, 2019 Comp. 5 Minnesota, 2019 Long 10 LSU, 2019 Tackles 8 LSU, 2019 I20 2 LSU, 2019 Yds. 75 Minnesota, 2019 INT 1 two times #24 • Donald Rutledge Jr. (S) Avg. (2+Punts) 48.7 UL, 2019 TDs - #4 • Khaleb Hood (SLOT) TFL 1.0 NMSU, 2017 Tackles 13 CSU, 2017* INTs - Rec. 1 four times TFL 0.5 two times* #84 • Magill Baurle (P) Long 45 Maine, 2019 Yds. 39 Minnesota, 2019 #5 • Jay Bowdry (OLB) INT 1 four times* Punts 8 two times 100-Yard Games 0 TDs - Tackles 12 Auburn, 2017 FF 1 two times* Long 56 NMSU, 2018 RUSHING Long 39 Minnesota, 2019 INT 1 two times * - at Savannah State I20 3 two times Att. 14 Minnesota, 2019 TFL 2.0 NMSU, 2019 Avg. (2+Punts) 46.7 A-State, 2018 Yds. 132 Maine, 2019 #5 • Matt LaRoche (RB) Sacks 1.0 App St., 2018 #98 • Dillon Springer (DE) TDs 1 two times Rec. 1 two times Tackles 5 CCU, 2019 RETURNERS Long 50 Maine, 2019 Yds. 0 LSU, 2019 #11 • Todd Bradley (ILB) TFL 1.0 three times #4 • Monquavion Brinson (KOR) 100-Yard Games 1 TDs - Tackles 8 NMSU, 2019 Sacks 1.0 three times KO Returns 2 Maine, 2019 TOTAL OFFENSE Long 0 LSU, 2019 INT - Yds 44 Maine, 2019 Official Plays 62 Maine, 2019 TFL 1.5 Auburn, 2017 #49 • Traver Vliem (DE) Avg. (2+Returns) 22.0 Maine, 2019 Total Offense 195 Maine, 2019 #12 • Wesley Kennedy III (RB) Sacks 1.0 Auburn, 2017 Tackles 7 NMSU, 2019 Long 31 Maine, 2019 100/100-Yard Games 0 Rec. 4 GAST, 2018 TFL 2.0 two times TD - Consec. Passes w/o Int 26 (2019-) Yds. 92 UMass, 2018 #4 • Monquavion Brinson (CB) Sacks 1.0 two times TDs - Tackles 11 A-State, 2018 FR 1 CCU, 2019 #12 • Wesley Kennedy III (KOR/PR) RUNNERS Long 40 Clemson, 2018 INT 2 NMSU, 2017 KO Returns 4 two times #4 • Khaleb Hood (SLOT) TFL 1.0 three times #20 • Kindle Vildor (CB) Yds 82 UMass, 2018 Att. 1 three times #15 • J.D. King (RB) Tackles 7 two times Avg. (2+Returns) 30.5 SCSU, 2018 Yds. 25 CCU, 2019 Rec. 5 WVU, 2017 * #45 • Rashad Byrd (ILB) INT 2 App St., 2018 Long 62 USA, 2018 TDs - Yds. 29 WVU, 2017 * Tackles 16 LSU, 2019 TFL 1.0 nine times TD - Long 25 CCU, 2019 TDs 1 three times * INT 1 three times Sacks 1.0 USA, 2017 PR Returns 3 GAST, 2017 Long 25 two times * TFL 3.5 LSU, 2019 Yds 70 NMSU, 2019 #12 • Wesley Kennedy III (RB) * - at Oklahoma State FR 1 two times #47 • Randy Wade Jr. (OLB) Avg. (2+Returns) 35.0 NMSU, 2019 Att. 25 CCU, 2019 Tackles 8 Minnesota, 2019 Long 67 NMSU, 2019 Yds. 143 NMSU, 2019 #23 • Mark Michaud (WR) #27 • Kendrick Duncan Jr. (S) TFL 3.0 Minnesota, 2019 TD 1 NMSU, 2019 TDs 2 three times Rec. 3 UNH, 2017 Tackles 10 two times Sacks 1.0 two times Long 77 Louisiana, 2017 Yds. 88 UMass, 2017 TFL 1.0 USA, 2019 FF 1 two times #15 • Jessie Liptrot (PR) 100-Yard Games 4 TDs 2 CCU, 2019 FF 1 App St., 2018 FR 1 UL, 2019 PR Returns 2 Maine, 2019 Long 71 UMass, 2017 FR 1 Troy, 2018 Yds 25 Maine, 2019 #15 • J.D. King (RB) INT 1 three times #42 • Alvin Ward Jr. (OLB) Avg. (2+Returns) 12.5 Maine, 2019 Att. 36 WVU, 2017 * #16 • Malik Murray (WR) Tackles 2 USA, 2018 Long 22 Maine, 2019 Yds. 143 NMSU, 2019 Rec. 4 USA, 2019 #7 • Lane Ecton (OLB) INT 1 USA, 2018 TD - TDs 2 NMSU, 2019 Yds. 40 UMass, 2018 Tackles 5 two times KOR 2 two times Long 72 WVU, 2017 * TDs - INT 1 GAST, 2018 #93 • AJ Watkins (DE) Yds 39 Minnesota, 2019 100-Yard Games 2 Long 40 UMass, 2018 TFL 1.5 Texas State, 2018 Tackles 2 LSU, 2019 Avg. (2+Returns) 19.5 Minnesota, 2019 * - at Oklahoma State Sacks 0.5 two times TFL 0.5 LSU, 2019 Long 21 Minnesota, 2019 #6 • Colby Ransom (WR) FF 1 USA, 2018 TD - #5 • Matt LaRoche (RB) Rec. 2 SCSU, 2018 #33 • Quin Williams (OLB) Att. 9 two times Yds. 58 GAST, 2018 #36 • Reynard Ellis (ILB) Tackles 3 Minnesota, 2019 Yds. 154 Maine, 2019 TDs 1 two times Tackles 16 Colgate, 2017* TFL 2.0 Minnesota, 2019 TDs 1 Maine, 2019 Long 58 GAST, 2018 INT 1 Chattanooga, 2017* Sacks 2.0 Minnesota, 2019 Long 75 Maine, 2019 TFL 3.0 Minnesota, 2019 100-Yard Games 1 Sacks 1 two times FR 1 Maine, 2019 * - at Furman

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com The Last Time It Happened ... TEAM GEORGIA SOUTHERN OPPONENT Scored 30-39 Points 10-19-19, Coastal Carolina (30) 9-28-19, Louisiana (37) Scored 40-49 Points 10-26-19, New Mexico State (41) 11-3-18, ULM (44) Scored 50-59 Points 11-18-17, South Alabama (52) 8-31-19, LSU (55) Scored 60-69 Points 10-25-14, at Georgia State (69) 11-7-96, Florida (62) Scored 70-79 Points 8-31-13, Savannah State (77) Never Scored 80+ Points 9-6-14, Savannah State (83) Never Scored a Safety 10-11-18, at Texas State 8-31-13, Savannah State Recorded multiple Safeties 11-27-10, South Carolina St. (2) Never Recorded a Shutout 11-18-17, South Alabama (52-0) 9-5-15, West Virginia (0-44) Recorded a First Half Shutout 11-24-18, at Georgia State (13-0; GS won 35-14) 9-15-2018, Clemson (0-21; GS lost 38-7) Rushed for 400+ Yards 10-26-19, New Mexico State (403) 11-4-00, Furman (404) Rushed for 300-399 Yards 10-3-19, at South Alabama (310) 9-5-18, Clemson (309) Rushed for 1-50 Yards 10-24-09, at Appalachian St. (15) 11-18-17, South Alabama (29) Rushed for 0 yards or less Never [lowest is 11 vs. SDSU, 2009] 11-19-09, Western Carolina (-12) Passed for 400+ Yards 12-21-85, vs. Furman (419) (FCS Champ. Game) 10-25-14, Georgia State (408) Passed for 300-399 Yards 11-15-08, at Furman (333) 9-7-19, Maine (307) Passed for 1-50 Yards 10-26-19, New Mexico State (3) 9-1-18, South Carolina State (31) Passed for 0 or less yards 11-23-13, Florida (0) [has happened nine times] 9-11-93, The Citadel (0) Gained Over 600 Yards Total Offense 9-3-16, Savannah State (605) 10-21-17, UMass (670) Gained 500-599 Yards Total Offense 11-18-17, South Alabama (583) 11-3-2018, ULM (573) Gained Less Than 100 Yards Total Offense 8-31-19, at LSU (98) 10-2-99, VMI (90) Recorded 25 or More First Downs 10-20-18, at New Mexico State (27) 10-20-18, New Mexico State (26) Did not convert a third down 9-2-17, at Auburn (0-15) 10-3-19, South Alabama (0-10) Did not punt in the game 9-6-14, Savannah State 12-10-11, Maine Was Penalized 100+ Yards 10-21-17, at UMass (11-114) 10-5-13, Samford (7-100) Was not penalized in the game 10-26-19, New Mexico State 11-18-18, Coastal Carolina Defense Intercepted Three Passes 10-25-18, Appalachian State 10-27-16, Appalachian State Defense Intercepted Four or More Passes 10-25-18, Applachian State 9-15-15, West Virginia Recorded over 40 minutes of possession 10-3-19, at South Alabama (40:38) 11-14-92, Troy State (43:22) Blocked multiple extra points 11-5-11, The Citadel (2) Never Scored TDs on Offense, Defense and Special Teams 10-26-19, vs. New Mexico State (INT, punt return, rush) 9-24-16, Western Mich. (INT return, kickoff return TD) Overcame Deficit of 10+ points to Win 10-20-18, at NMSU (GS streak of 5 games with losses) 11-10-18, Troy (GS streak of 5 games with wins) (GS trailed 14-3 in 1st, won 48-31) (GS led 14-3 in 2nd, lost 35-21) Overcame Halftime Deficit to Win 12-3-16, vs. Troy 11-4-17, Georgia State (GS trailed 10-7 at Half, won 28-24) (GS led 10-7 at Half, lost 21-17) Trailed After Three Quarters, Rallied to Win 10-3-19, at South Alabama 11-4-17, Georgia State (GS trailed 14-10 at end of 3rd, won 20-17 - OT) (GS led 17-14 at end of 3rd, lost 21-17) Won Game on Final Offensive Play (OT included) 10-19-19, vs. Coastal Carolina 11-21-15, Georgia (Wesley Kennedy III 3-yd run in 3OT to win 30-27) (Sony Michel 25-yard TD run in OT to win 23-17) Scored To Win on Final Offensive Play Of Regulation 12-15-18, vs. Eastern Michigan 9-23-06, Chattanooga (Tyler Bass 40-yard FG to win 23-21) (Esteban Lopez 38-yard FG as time expired to win 27-26) Won Game on Final Defensive Play 9-28-18, Arkansas State (28-21) 11-4-17, Georgia State (17-21) (A-State QB sacked at midfield on final play of game) (GS tackled in bounds on final play of game) Comebacks and Blown Leads Biggest SECOND-HALF Comeback Victory at GS (all-time): Biggest SECOND-HALF Comeback at GS (FBS member): Biggest Blown Lead at GS in Loss (all-time): 28 points at Western Carolina (2008) 25 points Georgia Tech (2014) 19 points at Texas State (2005) trailed 31-3 in 4th (14:52) trailed 35-10 in 3rd ...... led 38-35; lost 42-38 led 35-16 in 3rd ...... lost 50-35 won 38-31 in OT Biggest TOTAL Comeback Victory at GS (FBS member): Biggest Blown Lead at GS in Loss (FBS): Biggest Comeback at GS (all-time): 14 points at New Mexico State (2014) 14 points at NC State (2014) 28 points at Western Carolina (2008) trailed 14-0 in 1st ...... won 36-28 led 17-3 in 3rd ...... lost 24-23 trailed 31-3 in 4th (14:52) 14 points vs. UL Monroe (2016) won 38-31 in OT trailed 14-0 in 1st ...... won 23-21

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com The Last Time It Happened ...

INDIVIDUAL GEORGIA SOUTHERN OPPONENT 75+ Yard Run Matt LaRoche (75), 9-7-19, vs. Maine Darius Hoggins (75t), 11-25-17, Louisiana 100-199 Yards Rushing, Game W. Kennedy III (143) & J.D. King (143), 10-26-19 vs. NMSU Jason Huntley (133), 10-26-19, NMSU 200+ Yards Rushing, Game Matt Breida (205), 10-29-15, vs. Texas State Keenan Reynolds (277), 11-15-14, Navy 300+ Yards Rushing, Game Jerick McKinnon (316), 12-1-12, vs. Central Arkansas Louis Ivory (301), 11-4-00, Furman Three Rushing TDs, Game Shai Werts, 9-1-18, vs. South Carolina State Jason Huntley, 10-20-18, New Mexico State Four Rushing TDs, Game Favian Upshaw (4), 12-23-15, vs. Bowling Green Keenan Reynolds (6), 11-15-14, Navy 80+ Yard Pass Completion Jayson Foster (81), 9-8-07, vs. West Georgia Caleb Evans (80), 11-3-18, ULM 300-399 Yards Passing, Game Lee Chapple (323), 11-15-08, at Furman Caleb Evans (337), 11-3-18, ULM 400+ Yards Passing, Game Tracy Ham (419), 12-21-85, vs. Furman Nick Arbuckle (408), 10-25-14, Georgia State 20 Pass Completions, Game Shai Werts (22), 11-4-17, vs. Georgia State Chris Ferguson (23), 9-7-19, Maine Four TD Passes, Game Chaz Williams, 10-2-04, at Elon Justice Hansen, 10-4-17, Arkansas State Five TD Passes, Game Never Joe Burrow, 8-31-19, LSU 300+ Yards Total Offense, Game Kevin Ellison (300), 9-6-14, vs. Savannah State Conner Manning (306), 11-4-17, Georgia State 400+ Yards Total Offense, Game Tracy Ham (509), 12-21-85, vs. Furman Caleb Evans (439), 11-3-18, ULM 10 Receptions, Game Raja Andrews (10), 11-8-08, vs. Samford Trent Johnson (10), 9-14-19, Minnesota 100-149 Receiving Yards, Game Wesley Fields (138), 11-10-18, vs. Troy Trent Johnson (140), 9-14-19, Minnesota 150+ Receiving Yards, Game Reggie McCutchen (191), 10-14-06, vs. Elon Penny Hart (191), 11-4-17, Georgia State Three Receiving TDs, Game Corey Joyner, 12-12-98, vs. Western Illinois Trent Johnson (3), 9-14-19, Minnesota Same Player Lead Team in Pass/Rush/Receiving Shai Werts, 12-2-17, at Coastal Carolina Never Quarterback Caught Touchdown Pass Lee Chapple (10 pass from Mitch Williford), 11/14/09, vs. Furman Never 50+ Yard Field Goal Tyler Bass (50), 12-15-18, vs. Eastern Michigan Stevie Artigue (50), 11-25-17, Louisiana Made Three+ Field Goals, Game Tyler Bass (3-3), 9-28-19, vs. Louisiana Michael Rubino (3-3), 10-27-16, App State 70+ Yard Punt Anthony Beck II (74), 8-31-19, at LSU Joe Davidson (73), 12-23-15, Bowling Green Returned Kickoff for TD Dexter Carter Jr. (70), 10-14-17, vs. New Mexico State Darius Phillips (100), 9-24-16, Western Michigan Returned Punt for TD Wesley Kennedy III (67), 10-26-19, vs. New Mexico State J-Shun Harris (70), 9-23-17, Indiana Returned Blocked Punt for TD N. Thompson (B), B. Josue (TD), 11-3-18, at ULM G. Sensabaugh (B), Ranier (TD), 11-1-03, ETSU Returned Interception for TD Rashad Byrd (7), 10-26-19, vs. New Mexico State Darius Phillips (70), 9-24-16, Western Michigan Returned Fumble for TD Rashad Byrd (44), 9-14-17, at Minnesota Chandon Sullivan (28), 11-4-17, Georgia State Recovered Fumble in End Zone for TD Tray Butler, 12-8-12, at Old Dominion Simmie Cobbs, 9-23-17, Indiana Blocked a Punt NaJee Thompson, 11-3-18, at ULM Mathew Sexton, 12-15-18, Eastern Michigan Blocked a Field Goal Raymond Johnson III, 10-3-19, at South Alabama Sterling Johnson, 10-19-19, Coastal Carolina Blocked an Extra Point Raymond Johnson III, 9-1-18, vs. South Carolina State Stephen Meredith, 10-4-14, New Mexico State Returned Blocked FG for TD Monquavion Brinson (77), 9-14-19, at Minnesota Dre Kirkpatrick (55), 11-19-11, Alabama Returned a Missed FG Darreion Robinson (59), 11-17-12, at Georgia Never PAT Returned for Two Points Matt Dobson, 12-23-15, vs. Bowling Green Otha Peters, 11-10-16, Louisiana

Point Scoring Records Records by Days/Months Most Points Scored In GS...... Opponent August 3-6 Wednesday 1-2 1st Quarter 37, vs. Johnson C. Smith (2004)...... 28, UMass (2017) September 94-48-1 Thursday 8-5 2nd Quarter 31, vs. Bethune-Cookman (1986)...... 28, UNC (2009), WMU (2016), Ole Miss (2016) October 111-42 Friday 0-1 1st Half 37, vs. Johnson C. Smith (2004)...... 48, UMass (2017) November 91-36 Saturday 324-137-1 December 34-13 3rd Quarter 26, vs. St. Francis (2013) *...... 28, Georgia (2004) 4th Quarter 28, vs. Savannah State (2013) *...... 27, Texas State (2005) 2nd Half 49, vs. Savannah State (2013) *...... 40, Texas State (2005) * - GS had to vacate these wins due to NCAA sanctions Game 84, Johnson C. Smith (2004)...... 62, Florida (1996)

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com GAME 1 • AUG. 31, 2019 • TIGER STADIUM • BATON ROUGE, LA. SCORING SUMMARY LSU (12:36 re 1st) - Chase 13 pass from Burrow (York kick) LSU (8:10 re 1st) - Edwards-Helaire 1 run (York kick) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3 LSU (3:09 re 1st) - Jefferson 9 pass from Burrow (York kick) LSU (13:10 re 2nd) - Marshall 8 pass from Burrow (York kick) #6 LSU (9:58 re 2nd) - Marshall 3 pass from Burrow (York kick) LSU 55 GS (5:13 re 2nd) - FG Bass 47 LSU (0:58 re 2nd) - Marshall 11 pass from Burrow (York kick) LSU (10:48 re 3rd) - FG York 39 SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F LSU (5:47 re 4th) - Fournette 2 run (York kick) EAGLES (0-1) 0 3 0 0 3 LSU (10:58 re 4th) - FG York 48

TIGERS (1-0) 21 21 10 3 55 TEAM STATISTICS GS LSU First downs 8 22 ATTENDANCE • 97,420 Rushing yds. 39-74 33-122 Passing yds. 350 24 Passes 4-11-0 30-39-0 BATON ROUGE, La. - The sixth-ranked LSU Tigers raced out to three first quarter touchdowns Total Offense 98 472 en route to a 55-3 victory over Georgia Southern Saturday night in front of 97,240 fans at Tiger Punts-avg. 9-44.0 3-51.7 Stadium in both team’s season opener. Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0 Trailing 14-0 in the first quarter, quarterback Shai Werts was sacked and fumbled the ball Penalties-yds. 4-20 7-70 Time of poss. 28:32 31:28 deep in the Eagles’ territory. It was Werts’ first lost fumble in 295 carries going back to the Sacks by 0-0 2-14 Arkansas State in 2017. LSU went on to score its third touchdown of the quarter to gain control of the game. INDIVIDUAL TOTALS Trailing 35-0, The Eagles put their best drive of the game together in the second quarter with RUSHING — GS, Wright 13-37, King 11-23, LaRoche 5-17, Tomlin 4-4, Werts 6-(-7); LSU, Edwards-Helaire 9-45, Curry 2-23, Emery 6-20, Justin Tomlin behind center, which was capped by a 47-yard field goal from senior All-American Fournette 6-19, Davis Price 5-11, Brennan 3-3, Burrow 1-2, Team 1-(-1). Tyler Bass. It was his 20th career field goal of 40 yards or longer. Junior linebacker Rashad Byrd posted a career-high 16 tackles and freshman punter Anthony PASSING — GS, Tomlin 3-8-0-24, Werts 1-3-0-0; LSU, Burrow 23-27-0-278, Beck II launched a 74-yard punt in the fourth quarter, the first punt of 70 yards or longer by an Brennan 7-12-0-72. Eagle since Kenny Worob booted a 75-yarder in 1995 against The Citadel. RECEIVING — GS, Hood 1-12, Brown 1-10, Murray 1-2, LaRoce 1-0; LSU, Jefferson 5-87, Marshall 4-31, Edwards-Helaire 4-31, Fournette 3-16, Moss 2-61, Davis-Price 2-24, Chase 2-21, Curry 2-14, Dillon 1-32, Emery 1-17, McLendon 1-12, Palmer 1-6, Lee 1-(-1), Pettigrew 1-(-1). GAME 2 • SEPT. 7, 2019 • ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM • STATESBORO, GA. SCORING SUMMARY UM (7:47 re 1st) - FG Doak 26 #6 [FCS] GS (12:24 re 2nd) - Tomlin 45 run (Bass kick) MAINE 18 GS (6:16 re 2nd) - FG Bass 37 GS (7:41 re 3rd) - FG Bass 20 GS (3:01 re 3rd) - FG Bass 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 26 GS (13:33 re 4th) - LaRoche 11 run (Bass kick) UM (11:47 re 4th) - Young 21 pass from Edwards (Doak kick) GS (3:46 re 4th) - FG Bass 40 SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F UM (2:19 re 4th) - Blair 46 pass from Ferguson (Blair pass) BLACK BEARS (1-1) 3 0 0 15 18 TEAM STATISTICS UM GS EAGLES (1-1) 0 10 6 10 26 First downs 17 16 Rushing yds. 21-52 52-395 ATTENDANCE • 17,202 Passing yds. 307 63 Passes 24-48-1 4-9-0 Total Offense 359 458 STATESBORO - Matt LaRoche rushed for 154 yards and his first career touchdown, and Tyler Bass Punts-avg. 6-40.3 4-33.5 kicked a career-high four field goals to lead Georgia Southern to a 26-18 football win over Maine Fumbles-lost 2-1 7-1 at Paulson Stadium in the Eagles’ home opener. Penalties-yds. 6-40 7-67 LaRoche, Justin Tomlin (132) and Logan Wright (114) all ran for over 100 yards, marking the Time of poss. 27:43 32:17 Sacks by 0-0 1-2 first time an Eagle trio has done that since 2012 at Western Carolina and the 12th time it has happened in school history. INDIVIDUAL TOTALS Tomlin squirted up the middle for a 45-yard touchdown run 2:36 into the second quarter to RUSHING — UM, Reed 14-53, Fitzpatrick 2-3, Young 1-0, Ferguson 4-(-4); give the Eagles a 7-3 lead, their first of the game. The redshirt freshman quarterback made his GS, LaRoche 9-154, Tomlin 11-132, Wright 15-114, King 13-41, Hoold 1-3, Team 3-(-49). first career start for the Eagles. Trailing 13-3, Maine looked ready to cut into the deficit after a 53-yard pass from Chris PASSING — UM, Ferguson 23-47-1-286, Edwards 1-1-0-21; GS, Tomlin Ferguson to Earnest Edwards helped set the Black Bears up at the GS 5-yard line. Gavin Adcock 4-9-0-63. stripped Emmanuel Reed of the football on the next play, and Reynard Ellis recovered it at the 3 RECEIVING — UM, Blair 5-78, Young 5-71, Bowman 5-36, Edwards 4-73, for the Eagles. LaRoche broke a 75-yard run down the left sideline on the Eagles’ first play to help Miller 3-33, Reed 1-13, Jean-Charles 1-3; GS, Murray 2-13, Anderson 1-45, set up a third Bass field goal and extend the margin to 16-3. Hood 1-5. GS outgained Maine 395-52 on the ground, including 274-13 in the second half.

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com GAME 3 • SEPT. 14, 2019 • TCF BANK STADIUM • MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. SCORING SUMMARY GS (12:35 re 1st) - Wright 21 run (Bass kick) UM (11:37 re 1st) - Johnson 73 pass from Morgan (Lantz kick) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 32 GS (5:57 re 1st) - FG Bass 25 UM (0:14 re 1st) - Johnson 7 pass from Morgan (Lantz kick) UM (7:07 re 2nd) - Green 4 run (Lantz kick) MINNESOTA 35 GS (3:26 re 2nd) - FG Bass 45 GS (0:27 re 2nd) - Tomlin 12 run (Bass kick) UM (14:43 re 4th) - Williams 2 run (Lantz kick) SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F GS (6:25 re 4th) - Brinson 77 blocked field goal return (pass failed) EAGLES (1-2) 10 10 0 12 32 GS (3:47 re 4th) - Byrd 44 fumble return (pass failed) UM (0:13 re 4th) - Johnson 2 pass from Morgan (Lantz kick) GOLDEN GOPHERS (3-0) 14 7 0 14 35 TEAM STATISTICS GS UM ATTENDANCE • 41,021 First downs 12 22 Rushing yds. 33-123 48-98 Passing yds. 75 289 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Georgia Southern went toe-to-toe with Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium Passes 5-9-0 19-31-1 until the final seconds when the Golden Gophers capped off a 13-play, 75-yard drive with no Total Offense 198 382 timeouts to clinch the game’s final score with only 13 seconds remaining to win 35-32. Punts-avg. 4-42.2 3-46.0 Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-1 Trailing by eight, Monquavion Brinson scooped up a blocked field goal by Reynard Ellis and Penalties-yds. 9-64 4-45 weaved his way back 77 yards for the score. The Eagles took the lead when Rashad Byrd blasted Time of poss. 22:05 37:55 in and sacked Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan, forcing the fumble that he then picked up Sacks by 5-45 1-2 and returned 44 yards for the score. INDIVIDUAL TOTALS With no timeouts remaining, Minnesota faced third and 29 on their own 6-yard line with RUSHING — GS, Tomlin 14-57, King 7-35, Wright 6-35, LaRoche 5-3, Team only three minutes remaining in the game. After a penalty, Tanner Morgan then hit Demetrius 1-(-7); UM, Smith 11-57, Wiley 11-32, Williams 14-23, Green 4-(-2), Morgan Douglas for a 10-yard gain to set up a fourth and 8. Tanner again connected with Douglas for a 8-(-17). gain of 10 yards to earn the first down. From there, the Golden Gophers would pace their way all PASSING — GS, Tomlin 5-9-0-75; UM, Morgan 19-31-1-289. the way to the 1-yard line where Tanner hit Tyler Johnson on a back-shoulder fade in the back corner of the end zone for the go-ahead score. RECEIVING — GS, Hook 1-39, Michaud 2-27, Wright 1-8, Brown 1-1; UM, Justin Tomlin and Logan Wright each scored a rushing touchdown and Tyler Bass kicked two Johnson 10-140, Bateman 3-52, Autman-Bell 2-47, Douglas 3-40, Williams more field goals while the Eagles scored in all three phases of the game. 1-10.

GAME 4 • SEPT. 28, 2019 • ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM • STATESBORO, GA. SCORING SUMMARY UL (13:42 re 1st) - Mitchell 5 run (Artigue kick) GS (5:20 re 1st) - FG Bass 28 LOUISIANA 37 GS (12:09 re 2nd) - FG Bass 44 UL (8:05 re 2nd) - Ragas 3 run (Almendares kick) GS (4:58 re 2nd) - L. Wright 2 run (Bass kick) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 24 UL (0:00 re 2nd) - FG Artigue 25 UL (8:04 re 3rd) - Bradley 1 pass from Lewis (Almendares kick) GS (0:15 re 3rd) - King 1 run (King rush) SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F UL (12:30 re 4th) - Mitchell 19 run (Artigue kick) RAGIN’ CAJUNS (4-1, 1-0) 7 10 7 14 37 GS (5:35 re 4th) - FG Bass 31 EAGLES (1-3, 0-1) 3 10 8 3 24 UL (2:34 re 4th) - Ragas 1 run (Almendares kick failed) TEAM STATISTICS UL GS ATTENDANCE • 19,220 First downs 23 18 Rushing yds. 42-275 56-215 Passing yds. 165 37 STATESBORO - Trey Ragas ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns to lead Louisiana to a 37-24 Passes 11-18-0 6-12-0 Sun Belt Conference football win over Georgia Southern Saturday evening in Paulson Stadium. It Total Offense 440 252 was the conference opener for both teams. Punts-avg. 1-34.0 3-48.7 Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-0 Shai Werts ran for 93 yards and threw for 37 yards in his first game since the season opener Penalties-yds. 3-32 3-35 (shoulder inury). Tyler Bass made three field goals, and his 44-yard field goal with 12:09 left in Time of poss. 26:04 33:56 the second quarter set the school record for made field goals of 40 or more yards. Sacks by 3-18 0-0 Trailing 24-13, the Eagles (1-3, 0-1) put together a 78-yard drive over 7:41 and scored INDIVIDUAL TOTALS a touchdown on a J.D. King 1-yard run near the end of the third quarter. King ran it in for a RUSHING — UL, Ragas 16-131, Mitchell 14-81, Calais 7-36, Lewis, 4-27, 2-point conversion to trim the margin to 24-21, but Louisiana responded with a touchdown in Team 1-0; GS, Werts 21-93, L. Wright 11-62, King 13-59, LaRoche 6-16, just over two minutes. Levi Lewis hit Peter LeBlanc with a 24-yard pass to help set up a 19-yard Hood 1-9, Murray 1-(-3), Team 3-(-21). touchdown run by Elija Mitchell. PASSING — UL, Lewis 11-18-0-165; GS, Werts 6-12-0-37. Bass’ third field goal of the night brought the Eagles to within a score with 5:35 to go in the game, but Ragas took over for Louisiana (4-1, 1-0). He broke off runs of 9, 20 and 32 yards and RECEIVING — UL, Bell 3-35, Bradley 2-22, Ralston 2-12, Jackson 1-51, capped the 75-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to ice the game with 2:34 remaining. LeBlanc 1-24, Gossett 1-16, Mitchell 1-5; GS, Thompson 4-24, Ransom 1-9, GS held a seven-minute edge in time of possession, but UL outgained the Eagles 440-252. Murray 1-4.

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com GAME 5 • OCT. 3, 2019 • LADD-PEEBLES STADIUM • MOBILE, ALA. SCORING SUMMARY GS (11:03 re 2nd) - FG Bass 46 USA (10:52 re 2nd) - Baker 75 pass from Johnson (Onate kick) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 20 GS (1:11 re 2nd) - King 4 run (Bass kick) USA (5:41 re 3rd) - Tolbert 60 pass from Johnson (Onate kick) USA (4:24 re 4th) - FG Onate 45 SOUTH ALABAMA 17 GS (0:20 re 4th) - Kennedy III 1 run (Bass kick) GS (OT2) - FG Bass 37

SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 F TEAM STATISTICS GS USA EAGLES (2-3, 1-1) 0 10 0 7 0 3 20 First downs 8 22 JAGUARS (1-5, 0-2) 0 7 7 3 0 0 17 Rushing yds. 39-74 33-122 Passing yds. 350 24 Passes 4-11-0 30-39-0 ATTENDANCE • 20,013 Total Offense 98 472 Punts-avg. 9-44.0 3-51.7 Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0 MOBILE, Ala. - The Georgia Southern football team scored late on a Wesley Kennedy III 1-yard Penalties-yds. 4-20 7-70 run to force overtime and capitalized on special teams to claim a hard-earned 20-17 Sun Belt Time of poss. 28:32 31:28 Conference victory in double overtime at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Sacks by 0-0 2-14 Facing a potential dagger in the first overtime, Raymond Johnson III blocked the potential INDIVIDUAL TOTALS game-winning field goal by Frankie Onate to force a second overtime where Randy Wade Jr. RUSHING — GS, Wright 13-37, King 11-23, LaRoche 5-17, Tomlin 4-4, forced a fumble on a sack and the Eagles secured the victory four plays later. Werts 6-(-7); USA, Edwards-Helaire 9-45, Curry 2-23, Emery 6-20, USA had success on the deep ball, scoring touchdowns of 75 yards and 60 yards to keep the Fournette 6-19, Davis Price 5-11, Brennan 3-3, Burrow 1-2, Team 1-(-1). Jags in the game. Sparked by an illegal kickoff out of bounds, the Eagles marched down the field PASSING — GS, Tomlin 3-8-0-24, Werts 1-3-0-0; USA, Burrow 23-27-0-278, in an 8-play, 65-yard drive to tie the game with 20 seconds remaining on a Kennedy III’s run. Brennan 7-12-0-72. After Bass missed a field goal on the first possession of the first overtime, the Eagles’ defense stood their ground and forced a 45-yard attempt by Onate that was blocked by Johnson III to RECEIVING — GS, Hood 1-12, Brown 1-10, Murray 1-2, LaRoce 1-0; USA, force overtime No. 2 where Bass redeemed the first overtime miss with a 37-yard game-winning Jefferson 5-87, Marshall 4-31, Edwards-Helaire 4-31, Fournette 3-16, Moss 2-61, Davis-Price 2-24, Chase 2-21, Curry 2-14, Dillon 1-32, Emery 1-17, kick after the turnover. McLendon 1-12, Palmer 1-6, Lee 1-(-1), Pettigrew 1-(-1). The Eagles defense held USA to 0-10 on third down conversions and GS held the ball for over 40 minutes while rushing for over 300 yards, led by Shai Werts’ 102 yards on the ground.

GAME 6 • OCT. 19, 2019 • ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM • STATESBORO, GA. SCORING SUMMARY GS (1:44 re 1st) - FG Bass 45 CCU (14:54 re 2nd) - Likely 35 pass from Carpenter (Biscardi kick) COASTAL CAROLINA 27 GS (7:04 re 2nd) - Kennedy III 4 run (Bass kick) CCU (7:33 re 4th) - FG Biscardi 45 CCU (OT1) - Carpenter 1 run (Biscardi kick) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 30 GS (OT1) - Michaud 20 pass from Werts (Bass kick) GS (OT2) - Michaud 25 pass from Werts (Bass kick) CCU (OT2) - Marable 8 run (Biscardi kick) SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 OT3 F CCU (OT3) - FG Biscardi 25 CHANTICLEERS (3-4, 0-3) 0 7 0 3 7 7 3 27 GS (OT3) - Kennedy III 3 run

EAGLES (3-3, 2-1) 3 7 0 0 7 7 6 30 TEAM STATISTICS CCU GS First downs 13 21 ATTENDANCE • 11,105 Rushing yds. 47-132 66-299 Passing yds. 96 61 Passes 11-14-0 4-8-0 STATESBORO - Mark Michaud caught back-to-back long touchdown passes from Shai Werts, and Total Offense 228 360 Wesley Kennedy III scored the game-winning touchdown on a 3-yard run to lift Georgia Southern Punts-avg. 5-41.6 3-36.0 to a 30-27 triple overtime Sun Belt Conference football victory over Coastal Carolina on a rainy Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1 and soggy Saturday afternoon in Paulson Stadium. Penalties-yds. 8-76 6-65 Time of poss. 24:48 35:12 Coastal Carolina got the ball first in the third overtime period and had to settle for a Massimo Sacks by 1-3 2-9 Biscardi 28-yard field goal and a 27-24 lead. The Eagle defense stopped Bryce Carpenter short of the first-down marker on 3rd-and-8 to set up the field goal try. GS faced 3rd-and-2 on its ensuing INDIVIDUAL TOTALS possession, and J.D. King picked up 14 yards. Kennedy III scored his second touchdown of the RUSHING — CCU, Carpenter 23-61, Hairston 15-41, Marable 7-36, Holmes 1-(-1), Team 1-(-5); GS, Kennedy III 25-121, King 21-80, Werts 13-48, game a play later for the final 30-27 victory. Hood 1-25, Murray 1-17, LaRoche 3-9, Team 1-(-2). Trailing 17-10, GS faced 4th-and-5 on their first possession of overtime when Werts found Michaud in the corner of the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown strike. The senior receiver went PASSING — CCU, Carpenter 11-14-0-96; GS, Werts 4-8-0-61. up to get the ball and dragged a foot inbounds for the score. The Eagles got the ball first in the RECEIVING — CCU, Likely 1-35, Marable 4-24, Tyler 3-19, Heiligh 2-11, second overtime period and ran the exact same play with the same result, this time a 25-yard Miller 1-7; GS, Michaud 2-45, Kennedy III 2-16. touchdown reception and a 24-17 lead. The Eagles had 360 yards off offense, 299 coming on the ground.

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com GAME 7 • OCT. 26, 2019 • ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM • STATESBORO, GA. SCORING SUMMARY NMS (8:48 re 1st) - Huntley 3 run (Brown kick) GS (7:49 re 1st) - Kennedy III 71 run (Bass kick) NEW MEXICO STATE 7 GS (13:54 re 2nd) - King 2 run (Bass kick) GS (9:56 re 2nd) - Kennedy III 47 run (Bass kick) GS (5:19 re 2nd) - King 1 run (Bass kick) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 41 GS (13:34 re 3rd) - Kennedy III 67 punt return (rush failed) GS (4:42 re 3rd) - Byrd 7 interception return (Bass kick)

SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F TEAM STATISTICS NMS GS AGGIES (0-8) 7 0 0 0 7 First downs 15 17 EAGLES (4-3) 7 21 13 0 41 Rushing yds. 54-209 56-403 Passing yds. 59 3 Passes 13-23-2 2-4-0 ATTENDANCE • 10,907 Total Offense 268 406 Punts-avg. 6-41.5 3-36.7 Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-3 STATESBORO - Wesley Kennedy III amassed 222 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns, Penalties-yds. 1-5 0-0 while the Eagles forced three turnovers as Georgia Southern rolled New Mexico State, 41-7, on Time of poss. 29:03 30:57 Homecoming on another wet and soggy Saturday afternoon in Paulson Stadium. Sacks by 0-0 2-13 Kennedy III ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns and scored a third on a 67-yard punt INDIVIDUAL TOTALS return in the third quarter. J.D. King rushed 19 times for a career-high 143 yards and two RUSHING — Huntley 24-133, Gibson 23-98, Adkins 6-(-11), Theisler 1-(-11); touchdowns, and Shai Werts ran for 67 yards. The Eagle defense had two interceptions, the GS, Kennedy III 6-143, King 19-143, Werts 8-67, Green 9-42, LaRoche 9-32, second of which went for a 7-yard touchdown by Rashad Byrd, and recorded 13 tackles for loss in Team 5-(-24). the game. GS held New Mexico State (0-8) to 155 yards through the first three quarters. PASSING — NMS, Adkins 13-23-0-59; GS, Werts 2-4-0-3. Kennedy III put the Eagles on the scoreboard midway through the first quarter with his longest play of the season. The junior broke a 71-yard run, cutting through the line, heading RECEIVING — NMS, Huntley 4-11, Gibson 2-8, Warner 1-9, Lottie 1-9, up the right sideline and cutting all the way back across the field before turning it up and Mills 1-6, Nicholson 1-6, Downs III 1-5, Mitchell 1-3, Clark 1-2; GS, Kennedy III scampering into the end zone. 1-9, L:aRoche 1-(-6). With the Eagles ahead 28-7, the GS defense forced a punt on the Aggies’ first possession of the second half, and Kennedy III took it 67 yards down the left sideline for his third touchdown of the day. It was the first Georgia Southern punt return for touchdown since 2011.

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL RUSHING ALL GAMES 4-3 3-1 1-2 0-0 GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G CONFERENCE 2-1 1-1 1-0 0-0 King, J.D. 7 107 465 8 457 4.3 4 31 65.3 NON-CONFERENCE 2-2 2-0 0-2 0-0 Kennedy III, Wesley 3 38 321 9 312 8.2 5 71 104.0 RESULTS Werts, Shai 5 68 373 70 303 4.5 0 46 60.6 DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME SCORE ATTEND. TV Wright, Logan 5 52 296 2 294 5.7 2 70 58.8 Aug. 31 at #6 LSU L 3-55 97420 SECN LaRoche, Matt 7 45 277 10 267 5.9 1 75 38.1 Sept. 7 Maine W 26-18 17202 ESPN+ Tomlin, Justin 4 29 219 26 193 6.7 2 50 48.2 Sept. 15 at Minnesota L 32-35 41021 BTN Green, Gerald 1 9 43 1 42 4.7 0 11 42.0 Sept. 28 Louisiana L 24-37 19220 ESPN+ Hood, Khaleb 7 3 37 0 37 12.3 0 25 5.3 Oct. 3 at South Alabama W (2OT) 20-17 20013 ESPNU Murray, Malik 7 2 17 3 14 7.0 0 17 2.0 Oct. 19 Coastal Carolina W (3OT) 30-27 11015 ESPN3 Thompson, NaJee 7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Oct. 26 New Mexico St. W 41-7 10907 ESPN3 TEAM 6 13 0 102 -102 -7.8 0 0 -17.0 Oct. 31 at #20 Appalachian St. 8 p.m. ESPNU Total...... 7 367 2050 231 1819 5.0 14 75 259.9 Nov. 9 at Troy 3:30 p.m. (ET) ESPN+ Opponents...... 7 269 1090 159 931 3.5 11 56 133.0 Nov. 16 ULM TBA TBA Nov. 23 at Arkansas St. TBA TBA Nov. 30 Georgia St. TBA TBA PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G TEAM STATISTICS Werts, Shai 5 99.17 22-44-0 50.0 179 2 25 35.8 GS OPP Tomlin, Justin 4 98.49 12-26-0 46.2 162 0 45 40.5 SCORING 176 196 Total...... 7 98.92 34-70-0 48.6 341 2 45 48.7 Points Per Game 25.1 28.0 Opponents...... 7 147.48 116-188-4 61.7 1465 14 75 209.3 Points Off Turnovers 43 31 FIRST DOWNS 114 116 RECEIVING Rushing 91 55 G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Passing 17 53 Murray, Malik 7 8 46 5.8 0 14 6.6 Penalty 6 8 RUSHING YARDAGE 1819 931 Michaud, Mark 7 5 81 16.2 2 25 11.6 Yards gained rushing 2050 1090 Hood, Khaleb 7 4 65 16.2 0 39 9.3 Yards lost rushing 231 159 Kennedy III, Wesley 3 4 49 12.2 0 24 16.3 Rushing Attempts 367 269 Thompson, NaJee 7 4 24 6.0 0 8 3.4 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.5 Ransom, Colby 7 2 19 9.5 0 10 2.7 Average Per Game 259.9 133.0 Brown, Cam 7 2 11 5.5 0 10 1.6 TDs Rushing 14 11 Wright, Logan 5 2 7 3.5 0 8 1.4 PASSING YARDAGE 341 1465 LaRoche, Matt 7 2 -6 -3.0 0 0 -0.9 Comp-Att-Int 34-70-0 116-188-4 Anderson, Darion 7 1 45 45.0 0 45 6.4 Average Per Pass 4.9 7.8 Total...... 7 34 341 10.0 2 45 48.7 Average Per Catch 10.0 12.6 Opponents...... 7 116 1465 12.6 14 75 209.3 Average Per Game 48.7 209.3 TDs Passing 2 14 TOTAL OFFENSE 2160 2396 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays 437 457 G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Average Per Play 4.9 5.2 Werts, Shai 5 112 303 179 482 96.4 Average Per Game 308.6 342.3 King, J.D. 7 107 457 0 457 65.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 8-150 5-43 Tomlin, Justin 4 55 193 162 355 88.8 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-102 11-90 Kennedy III, Wesley 3 38 312 0 312 104.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-75 0-0 Wright, Logan 5 52 294 0 294 58.8 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 8.6 LaRoche, Matt 7 45 267 0 267 38.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.0 8.2 Green, Gerald 1 9 42 0 42 42.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 0.0 Hood, Khaleb 7 3 37 0 37 5.3 FUMBLES-LOST 21-9 10-7 Murray, Malik 7 2 14 0 14 2.0 PENALTIES-Yards 34-286 33-293 Thompson, NaJee 7 1 2 0 2 0.3 Average Per Game 40.9 41.9 TEAM 6 13 -102 0 -102 -17.0 PUNTS-Yards 34-1376 32-1383 Total...... 7 437 1819 341 2160 308.6 Average Per Punt 40.5 43.2 Opponents...... 7 457 931 1465 2396 342.3 Net punt average 36.1 38.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 36-2258 35-2136 Average Per Kick 62.7 61.0 Net kick average 40.7 42.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:03 27:57 3RD-DOWN Conversions 24/85 31/93 3rd-Down Pct 28% 33% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 9/16 4th-Down Pct 60% 56% SACKS BY-Yards 12-84 9-43 MISC YARDS 82 28 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 20 25 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-19 7-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (19-24) 79% (22-25) 88% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (11-24) 46% (19-25) 76% PAT-ATTEMPTS (15-15) 100% (23-24) 96% ATTENDANCE 58344 158454 Games/Avg Per Game 4/14586 3/52818 Neutral Site Games 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia Southern 23 71 27 32 23 176 Opponents 52 52 24 51 17 196

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com SCORING ALL-PURPOSE YARDS |------PATs ------| G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Kennedy III, Wesley 3 312 49 77 25 0 463 154.3 Bass, Tyler 0 13-19 15-15 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 King, J.D. 7 457 0 0 0 0 457 65.3 Kennedy III, Wesley 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Werts, Shai 5 303 0 0 0 0 303 60.6 King, J.D. 4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 26 Wright, Logan 5 294 7 0 0 0 301 60.2 Michaud, Mark 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 LaRoche, Matt 7 267 -6 0 0 0 261 37.3 Tomlin, Justin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 12 Tomlin, Justin 4 193 0 0 0 0 193 48.2 Wright, Logan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Hood, Khaleb 7 37 65 0 0 0 102 14.6 Byrd, Rashad 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Liptrot, Jessie 7 0 0 25 68 0 93 13.3 LaRoche, Matt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Michaud, Mark 7 0 81 0 0 0 81 11.6 Brinson, Monquavion 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Duncan Jr, Kenderick 7 0 0 0 0 68 68 9.7 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Murray, Malik 7 14 46 0 0 0 60 8.6 Total...... 20 13-19 15-15 1-2 0 0-2 0 0 176 Brinson, Monquavion 7 0 0 0 57 0 57 8.1 Opponents...... 25 7-10 23-24 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 196 Anderson, Darion 7 0 45 0 0 0 45 6.4 Green, Gerald 1 42 0 0 0 0 42 42.0 PUNT RETURNS Thompson, NaJee 7 2 24 0 0 0 26 3.7 Ransom, Colby 7 0 19 0 0 0 19 2.7 No. Yds Avg TD Long Brown, Cam 7 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.6 Kennedy III, Wesley 4 77 19.2 1 67 Byrd, Rashad 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 1.0 Liptrot, Jessie 2 25 12.5 0 22 TEAM 6 -102 0 0 0 0 -102 -17.0 Total...... 6 102 17.0 1 67 Total...... 7 1819 341 102 150 75 2487 355.3 Opponents...... 11 90 8.2 0 32 Opponents...... 7 931 1465 90 43 0 2529 361.3 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Liptrot, Jessie 4 68 17.0 0 21 Beck II, Anthony 34 1376 40.5 74 3 12 9 4 0 Brinson, Monquavion 3 57 19.0 0 31 Total...... 34 1376 40.5 74 3 12 9 4 0 Kennedy III, Wesley 1 25 25.0 0 25 Opponents...... 32 1383 43.2 64 2 10 13 11 0 Total...... 8 150 18.8 0 31 Opponents...... 5 43 8.6 0 20 KICKOFFS INTERCEPTION RETURNS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Bass, Tyler 36 2258 62.7 30 0 No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 36 2258 62.7 30 0 43 40.7 24 Duncan Jr, Kenderick 2 68 34.0 0 35 Opponents...... 35 2136 61.0 20 6 150 42.5 22 Vildor, Kindle 1 0 0.0 0 0 Byrd, Rashad 1 7 7.0 1 7 Total...... 4 75 18.8 1 35 FIELD GOALS Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Bass, Tyler 13-19 68.4 0-0 3-3 4-6 6-9 0-1 47 2 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Byrd, Rashad 1 44 44.0 1 44 Georgia Southern Opponent Brinson, Monquavion 0 0 0.0 1 0 LSU (47) (39),(48) Total...... 1 44 44.0 2 44 Maine (37),(20),(31),46,(40) (26),40 Opponents...... 1 10 10.0 0 10 Minnesota (25),(45) 36 Louisiana (28),(44),(31) (25) South Alabama 48,(46),32,(37) (45),45 Coastal Carolina (45),48,53 (45),(25) New Mexico State 33 - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate Field Goal was made

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com DEFENSE GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks-Yds Int-Yds PBU QBH F. Rcv-Yds FF Blocked Kicks Safety 45 Byrd, Rashad 7 23 28 51 6.0-15 1.0-9 1-7 1 1 1-44 1 . . 36 Ellis, Reynard 7 29 19 48 5.5-23 1.0-9 . 2 . 1-0 . 1 . 27 Duncan Jr, Kenderick 7 23 15 38 1.5-3 . 2-68 2 . . . . . 47 Wade Jr., Randy 7 18 20 38 7.5-21 2.0-14 . 2 . 1-0 1 . . 24 Rutledge Jr., Donald 7 19 10 29 1.0-3 . . 3 1 . . . . 4B Brinson, Monquavion 7 18 8 26 . . . 3 . . . . . 94 Wright, C.J. 6 12 12 24 2.0-4 . . 1 . . . . . 92 Johnson III, Raymond 7 11 13 24 4.0-9 . . 1 1 1-0 . 1 . 49 Vliem, Traver 7 15 6 21 4.5-12 1.5-8 . . . 1-0 . . . 96 Phillips, Ty 7 5 12 17 2.5-3 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . 31 Baker Jr., Darrell 6 5 12 17 . . . 1 . . . . . 5B Bowdry, Jay 7 10 5 15 2.0-5 . . 3 1 . . . . 1T Bradley, Todd 7 7 7 14 ...... 20 Vildor, Kindle 7 13 1 14 3.0-6 . 1-0 3 . . . . . 9S Springer, Dillon 7 6 6 12 3.0-16 3.0-16 ...... 7E Ecton, Lane 7 5 5 10 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 1 . . . . . 32 Harris Jr., Chris 7 4 4 8 1.0-2 ...... 6S Singletary, Java’n 4 3 4 7 ...... 93 Watkins, A.J. 5 2 4 6 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 59 Campbell Jr., Elijah 7 3 3 6 0.5-1 ...... 21 McGee, Zyon 7 3 2 5 0.5-0 ...... 1L Liptrot, Jessie 7 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 42 Ward Jr., Alvin 6 1 3 4 ...... 9D Devine, Parker 7 2 2 4 ...... 33 Williams, Quin 7 4 . 4 2.0-22 2.0-22 ...... 5A Adcock, Gavin 5 1 3 4 ...... 1 . . 1V Birdsong, Justin 7 3 . 3 1.0-1 ...... 35 Cofield, Tra 5 1 2 3 ...... 29 White, Ryan 7 2 . 2 ...... 3M McKenzie, Emory 7 2 . 2 ...... 4H Hood, Khaleb 7 1 . 1 ...... 26 Thompson, NaJee 7 1 . 1 . . . . . 2-0 . . . 43 Allen, Tre 7 . 1 1 ...... 5L LaRoche, Matt 7 1 . 1 ...... 9B Beck II, Anthony 7 . 1 1 ...... 9E Ellis, Justin 1 . 1 1 ...... Total...... 7 257 210 467 49-152 12-84 4-75 24 6 7-44 4 2 . Opponents...... 7 245 244 489 33.0-99 9-43 . 11 7 9-10 9 2 .

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS FINAL QUARTERS 1ST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOT OFF PUNTS PEN 3RD 4TH RED SACKS FIELD POSSESSION TIME GM SCORE 1 2 3 4 OT R-P-PN TOT NO-YDS-TD C-A-I YDS TD ATT-YDS NO-AVG F-FL NO-YDS DNS DNS ZONE NO-YDS GOALS 1 2 3 4 TOT GS 3 0 3 0 0 - 3-2-3 8 38-74-0 4-11-0 24 0 50-98 9-44.0 2-2 4-20 1-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 6:23 9:27 6:12 6:30 28:32 at LSU 55 21 21 10 3 - 8-13-1 22 33-122-2 30-39-0 350 5 72-472 3-51.7 0-0 7-70 8-14 1-1 7-7 2-14 2-2 8:37 5:33 8:48 8:30 31:28 GS 26 0 10 6 10 - 14-2-0 16 52-395-2 4-9-0 63 0 61-458 4-33.5 7-1 7-67 3-13 0-0 5-7 1-2 4-5 5:58 7:28 7:58 10:53 32:17 MAINE 18 3 0 0 15 - 2-13-2 17 21-52-0 24-48-1 307 2 69-359 6-40.3 2-1 6-40 4-16 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 9:02 7:32 7:02 4:07 27:43 GS 32 10 10 0 12 - 8-3-1 12 33-123-2 5-9-0 75 0 42-198 4-42.2 3-2 9-64 2-9 0-0 2-2 5-45 2-2 8:12 7:15 3:49 2:49 22:05 at MINN 35 14 7 0 14 - 9-11-2 22 48-93-2 19-31-1 289 3 79-382 3-46.0 2-1 4-45 7-14 1-2 4-5 1-2 0-1 6:48 7:45 11:11 12:11 37:55 GS 24 3 10 8 3 - 13-3-2 18 56-215-2 6-12-0 37 0 68-252 3-48.7 1-0 3-35 5-12 0-1 4-4 0-0 3-3 11:27 5:58 7:49 8:42 33:56 UL 37 7 10 7 13 - 15-7-1 23 42-275-4 11-18-0 165 1 60-440 1-34.0 2-2 3-32 4-7 2-2 6-6 3-18 1-1 3:33 9:02 7:11 6:18 26:04 GS 20 0 10 0 7 3 18-4-0 22 66-310-2 9-17-0 78 0 83-388 8-39.1 2-0 5-35 5-18 1-1 3-4 1-9 2-4 10:55 12:05 8:47 8:51 40:38 at USA 17 0 7 7 3 0 1-3-0 4 24-53-0 8-15-0 194 2 39-247 8-44.6 1-1 4-25 0-10 0-0 0-0 2-6 1-2 4:05 2:55 6:13 6:09 19:22 GS 30 3 7 0 0 20 18-3-0 21 66-299-2 4-8-0 61 2 74-360 3-36.0 2-1 6-65 4-12 2-2 3-3 2-9 1-3 7:34 10:52 11:04 5:42 35:12 CCU 27 0 7 0 3 17 7-4-2 13 47-132-2 11-14-0 96 1 61-228 5-41.6 1-1 8-76 5-16 3-3 3-3 1-3 2-2 7:26 4:08 3:56 9:18 24:48 GS 41 7 21 13 0 - 17-0-0 17 56-403-3 2-4-0 3 0 60-406 3-36.7 4-3 0-0 4-9 0-1 2-4 2-13 0-1 7:06 7:28 8:26 7:50 30:50 NMSU 7 7 0 0 0 - 13-2-0 15 54-209-1 13-23-2 59 0 77-268 6-41.5 2-1 1-5 3-16 1-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 7:54 7:32 6:34 5:32 27:32 GS ------at APP ------GS ------at TROY ------GS ------ULM ------GS ------at ASU ------GS ------GAST ------

GS RED ZONE SUMMARY TIMES IN RUSH PASS ––––––––––––– FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE 20 –––––––––––––– OPPONENT SCORE RED ZONE SCORES POINTS TDS TDS TDS FGS FGA DOWNS INT FUM HALF GAME at LSU 3-55 0 ------Maine 26-18 7 5 19 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 at Minnesota 32-35 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana 24-37 4 4 21 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Alabama 20-17 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Coastal Carolina 30-27 3 3 20 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Mexico St. 41-7 4 2 14 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 at Appalachian St. ------at Troy ------ULM ------at Arkansas St. ------Georgia St. ------Totals 24 19 101 11 10 1 8 3 1 0 1 0 0

SEASON PCT. (OVERALL): 19 of 24 (79%) SEASON PCT. (TDS): 11 of 24 (46%) SEASON PCT. (FGS): 8 of 24 (33%) SEASON PCT. (NO SCORE): 5 of 24 (21%)

OPPONENT RED ZONE SUMMARY TIMES IN RUSH PASS ––––––––––––– FAILED TO SCORE INSIDE 20 –––––––––––––– OPPONENT SCORE RED ZONE SCORES POINTS TDS TDS TDS FGS FGA DOWNS INT FUM HALF GAME at LSU 3-55 7 7 49 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maine 26-18 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 at Minnesota 32-35 5 4 28 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana 24-37 6 6 37 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at South Alabama 20-17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coastal Carolina 30-27 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Mexico St. 41-7 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 at Appalachian St. ------at Troy ------ULM ------at Arkansas St. ------Georgia St. ------Totals 25 22 141 19 11 8 3 1 1 0 1 0 0

SEASON PCT. (OVERALL): 22 of 25 (88%) SEASON PCT. (TDS): 19 of 25 (76%) SEASON PCT. (FGS): 3 of 25 (12%) SEASON PCT. (NO SCORE): 3 of 25 (12%)

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS DATE OPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OVERTIME Aug 31 at LSU 1-12 8.3% 0-2 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-2 0.0% - - Sept 7 Maine 3-13 23.1% 1-2 50.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-4 25.0% - - Sept 14 at Minnesota 2-9 22.2% 1-3 33.3% 0-3 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-2 50.0% - - Sept 28 Louisiana 5-12 41.7% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-3 33.3% - - Oct 3 at South Alabama 5-18 27.8% 1-3 33.3% 1-4 25.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-3 33.3% Oct 19 Coastal Carolina 4-12 33.3% 0-2 0.0% 3-4 75.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-2 50.0% Oct 26 New Mexico St. 4-9 44.4% 2-3 66.7% 0-1 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-3 33.3% - - Oct 31 at Appalachian St. ------Nov 9 at Troy ------Nov 16 ULM ------Nov 23 at Arkansas St. ------Nov 30 Georgia St. ------Georgia Southern 24-85 28.2% 7-19 36.8% 5-22 22.7% 5-19 26.3% 5-20 25.0% 2-5 40.0% Opponents 31-93 33.3% 9-19 47.4% 8-22 36.4% 4-20 20.0% 8-26 30.8% 2-6 33.3% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS DATE OPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR OVERTIME Aug 31 at LSU 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% - - Sept 7 Maine 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% - - Sept 14 at Minnesota 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% - - Sept 28 Louisiana 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% - - Oct 3 at South Alabama 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Oct 19 Coastal Carolina 2-2 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% Oct 26 New Mexico St. 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Oct 31 at Appalachian St. ------Nov 9 at Troy ------Nov 16 ULM ------Nov 23 at Arkansas St. ------Nov 30 Georgia St. ------Georgia Southern 3-5 60.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-1 100.0% Opponents 9-16 56.2% 2-2 100.0% 0-4 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 3-5 60.0% 2-2 100.0%

TIME OF POSSESSION DATE OPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR Aug 31 at LSU 28:32 6:23 9:27 6:12 6:30 Sept 7 Maine 32:17 5:58 7:28 7:58 10:53 Sept 14 at Minnesota 22:05 8:12 7:15 3:49 2:49 Sept 28 Louisiana 33:56 11:27 5:58 7:49 8:42 Oct 3 at South Alabama 40:38 10:55 12:05 8:47 8:51 Oct 19 Coastal Carolina 35:12 7:34 10:52 11:04 5:42 Oct 26 New Mexico St. 30:50 7:06 7:28 8:26 7:50 Oct 31 at Appalachian St. - - - - - Nov 9 at Troy - - - - - Nov 16 ULM - - - - - Nov 23 at Arkansas St - - - - - Nov 30 Georgia St. - - - - - Georgia Southern Total 223:30 57:35 60:33 54:05 51:17 Avg. 31:55 8:13 8:39 7:43 7:19 Opponents Total 194:52 47:25 44:27 50:55 52:05 Avg. 27:50 6:46 6:21 7:16 7:26

MISCELLANEOUS STATS Coin GS’s First GS’s First Opp. First Game Game Captains Toss Choice Play Possession Possession Time Length Jerseys Pants Result at LSU Werts, Vildor, Bass, Byrd GS Defer LaRoche Run Punt Touchdown 6:32 3:02 Blue White L, 3-55 MAINE Werts, Vildor, Bass, Byrd GS Defer Wright Run Punt Field Goal 6:05 3:15 Blue White W, 26-18 at MINN Werts, Vildor, Bass, Byrd MINN Defer Wright Run Punt Interception 2:45 3:23 White White L, 32-35 UL Werts, Vildor, Bass, Byrd GS Defer Wright Run Field Goal Touchdown 6:05 2:55 Blue White L, 24-37 at USA Werts, Vildor, Bass, Byrd USA Defer Wright Run Punt Punt 6:30 3:20 White White W-2OT, 20-17 CCU Werts, Vildor, Bass, Byrd GS Defer Pass Incomplete Field Goal Punt 3:05 3:30 Blue White W-3OT, 30-27 NMSU Werts, Vildor, Bass, Byrd GS Recieve King Run Fumble Touchdown 3:05 2:40 Blue White 41-7 atAPP ------at TROY ------ULM ------at ASU ------GAST ------

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com PASSING SUMMARY #1 Shai Werts Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic #17 JUSTIN TOMLIN Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic at LSU 3 1 0 33.3 0 0 0 1 12 33.3 at LSU 8 3 0 37.5 24 0 12 1 2 62.7 MAINE - - - - DID NOT PLAY - - - - - MAINE 9 4 0 44.4 63 0 45 0 0 103.2 at MINNESOTA - - - - DID NOT PLAY - - - - - at MINNESOTA 9 5 0 55.6 75 0 39 1 2 125.6 LOUISIANA 12 6 0 50.0 37 0 9 3 18 75.9 LOUISIANA - - - - DID NOT PLAY - - - - - at SOUTH ALABAMA 17 9 0 52.9 78 0 24 2 6 91.5 at SOUTH ALABAMA - - - - DID NOT PLAY - - - - - COASTAL CAROLINA 8 4 0 50.0 61 2 25 1 3 196.5 COASTAL CAROLINA - - - - DID NOT PLAY - - - - - NEW MEXICO ST 4 2 0 50.0 3 0 9 0 0 56.3 NEW MEXICO ST 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - at APPALACHIAN ST ------at APPALACHIAN ST ------at TROY ------at TROY ------ULM ------ULM ------at ARKANSAS ST ------at ARKANSAS ST ------GEORGIA ST ------GEORGIA ST ------TOTALS 44 22 0 50.0 179 2 25 7 39 99.2 TOTALS 26 12 0 46.2 162 0 45 2 4 98.5

RUSHING SUMMARY No-Yds/TD LSU MAINE MINN UL USA CCU NMSU APP TROY ULM ASU GAST J. King RB 107-457/4 11-23/0 13-41/0 7-35/0 13-59/1 22-72/1 22-84/0 19-143/2 W. Kennedy III RB 38-312/5 DNP DNP DNP DNP 8-52/1 24-117/2 6-143/2 S. Werts QB 68-303/0 6--7/0 DNP DNP 21-93/0 20-102/0 13-48/0 8-67/0 L. Wright RB 52-294/2 13-37/0 15-114/0 6-35/1 11-62/1 7-46/0 DNP DNP M. LaRoche RB 45-267/1 5-17/0 9-154/1 5-3/0 6-16/0 8-36/0 3-9/0 9-32/0 J. Tomlin QB 29-193/2 4-4/0 11-132/1 14-57/1 DNP DNP DNP - G. Green RB 9-42/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 9-42/0 K. Hood 3-37/0 - 1-3/0 - 1-9/0 - 1-25/0 - M. Murray 2-14/0 - - - 1--3/0 - 1-17/0 - N. Thompson WR 1-2/0 - - - - 1-2/0 - - TEAM 13--102/0 DNP 3--49/0 1--7/0 3--21/0 - 1--1/0 5--24/0

RECEIVING SUMMARY No-Yds/TD LSU MAINE MINN UL USA CCU NMSU APP TROY ULM ASU GAST M. Michaud WR 5-81/2 - - 2-27/0 - 1-9/0 2-45/2 - K. Hood 4-65/0 1-12/0 1-5/0 1-39/0 - 1-9/0 - - W. Kennedy III RB 4-49/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-24/0 2-16/0 1-9/0 M. Murray 8-46/0 1-2/0 2-13/0 - 1-4/0 4-27/0 - - D. Anderson WR 1-45/0 - 1-45/0 - - - - - N. Thompson WR 4-24/0 - - - 4-24/0 - - - C. Ransom WR 2-19/0 - - - 1-9/0 1-10/0 - - C. Brown TE 2-11/0 1-10/0 - 1-1/0 - - - - L. Wright RB 2-7/0 - - 1-8/0 - 1--1/0 DNP DNP M. LaRoche RB 2--6/0 1-0/0 - - - - - 1--6/0

GAME-BY-GAME PUNTING GAME-BY-GAME KICKING ANTHONY BECK II NO YDS AVG LONG BLK TB I20 TYLER BASS PAT ATT PCT FG ATT PCT LONG PTS at LSU 9 396 44.0 74 0 0 2 at LSU 0 0 - 1 1 100 47 3 MAINE 4 134 33.5 46 0 0 1 MAINE 2 2 100 4 5 80 40 9 at MINNESOTA 4 169 42.2 54 0 0 0 at MINNESOTA 2 2 100 2 2 100 45 8 LOUISIANA 3 146 48.7 59 0 0 1 LOUISIANA 1 1 100 3 3 100 44 10 at SOUTH ALABAMA 8 313 39.1 49 0 3 2 at SOUTH ALABAMA 2 2 100 2 4 50 46 8 COASTAL CAROLINA 3 108 36.0 48 0 0 1 COASTAL CAROLINA 3 3 100 1 3 33 45 6 NEW MEXICO STATE 3 110 36.7 42 0 0 2 NEW MEXICO STATE 5 5 100 0 1 0 - 5 at APP STATE ------at APP STATE ------at TROY ------at TROY ------ULM ------ULM ------at ARKANSAS STATE ------at ARKANSAS STATE ------GEORGIA STATE ------GEORGIA STATE ------TOTALS 34 1230 36.2 74 0 3 9 TOTALS 15 15 100 13 19 68 47 49

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com TACKLES SUMMARY UA-A TOT LSU MAINE MINN UL USA CCU NMSU APP TROY ULM ASU GAST R. Byrd 23-28 51 7-9 3-1 5-6 1-2 1-3 3-5 3-2 R. Ellis 29-19 48 4-4 6-1 4-3 3-2 5-1 4-5 3-3 R. Wade Jr. 18-20 38 2-6 0-1 6-2 2-2 3-2 3-4 2-3 K. Duncan Jr. 23-15 38 2-5 2-3 4-1 8-2 3-2 1-1 3-1 D. Rutledge Jr. 19-10 29 1-0 1-0 6-4 8-2 1-2 2-1 0-1 M. Brinson CB 18-8 26 3-2 6-1 2-1 3-0 1-4 1-0 2-0 R. Johnson III DE 11-13 24 0-5 4-0 5-1 1-1 0-3 1-2 0-1 C. Wright 12-12 24 1-2 DNP 2-3 2-2 1-0 4-5 2-0 T. Vliem DE 15-6 21 0-2 3-1 1-1 1-0 - 4-1 6-1 D. Baker Jr. 5-12 17 0-8 1-2 0-1 DNP 1-1 - 3-0 T. Phillips 5-12 17 0-2 0-1 0-3 1-3 0-2 3-0 1-1 J. Bowdry 10-5 15 0-1 3-0 3-2 - 0-1 0-1 4-0 K. Vildor CB 13-1 14 0-1 - 2-0 4-0 1-0 4-0 2-0 T. Bradley 7-7 14 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 - - 3-5 D. Springer DE 6-6 12 1-1 1-0 1-1 - - 2-3 1-1 L. Ecton 5-5 10 0-1 0-2 - 1-0 - 3-1 1-1 C. Harris Jr. 4-4 8 1-0 1-1 - 0-1 - 0-1 2-1 J. Singletary 3-4 7 DNP DNP - - DNP 1-1 2-3 E. Campbell Jr. DE 3-3 6 - - - - 1-0 0-1 2-2 A. Watkins DE 2-4 6 1-1 0-1 DNP - 1-0 DNP 0-2 Z. McGee 3-2 5 0-1 - 0-1 - 1-0 - 2-0 J. Liptrot CB 4-1 5 - 1-0 3-0 0-1 - - - G. Adcock 1-3 4 - 1-0 - DNP - DNP 0-3 Q. Williams 4-0 4 1-0 - 3-0 - - - - A. Ward Jr. 1-3 4 1-1 0-1 - 0-1 - DNP - P. Devine 2-2 4 0-1 - - - - - 2-1 T. Cofield 1-2 3 0-1 - DNP - 0-1 1-0 DNP J. Birdsong CB 3-0 3 2-0 - - - - - 1-0 R. White 2-0 2 - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 E. McKenzie 2-0 2 - - - - 2-0 - - N. Thompson 1-0 1 1-0 ------K. Hood 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - A. Beck II 0-1 1 0-1 ------T. Allen 0-1 1 0-1 ------M. LaRoche 1-0 1 1-0 ------J. Ellis DE 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP TACKLES FOR LOSS SUMMARY UA-A TOT LSU MAINE MINN UL USA CCU NMSU APP TROY ULM ASU GAST R. Wade Jr. 6-3 7.5 1.0-1 - 3.0-9 1.0-1 1.5-9 1.0-1 - R. Byrd 5-2 6.0 3.5-5 - 1.0-9 - 0.5-0 - 1.0-1 R. Ellis 5-1 5.5 - - 3.0-17 - 0.5-1 - 2.0-5 T. Vliem DE 4-1 4.5 - 0.5-1 - - - 2.0-3 2.0-8 R. Johnson III DE 3-2 4.0 0.5-1 - 2.0-4 - 0.5-1 1.0-3 - K. Vildor CB 3-0 3.0 - - - - 1.0-4 1.0-1 1.0-1 D. Springer DE 3-0 3.0 - 1.0-6 - - - 1.0-4 1.0-6 T. Phillips 2-1 2.5 - 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-1 1.0-1 C. Wright 2-0 2.0 - DNP - - 1.0-1 - 1.0-3 Q. Williams 2-0 2.0 - - 2.0-22 - - - - J. Bowdry 2-0 2.0 ------2.0-5 K. Duncan Jr. 1-1 1.5 - - - - 1.0-2 - 0.5-1 J. Birdsong CB 1-0 1.0 1.0-1 ------D. Rutledge Jr. 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-3 - - - C. Harris Jr. 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-2 - - - - - L. Ecton 1-0 1.0 - - - - - 1.0-5 - Z. McGee 0-1 0.5 0.5-0 ------A. Watkins DE 0-1 0.5 0.5-1 - DNP - - DNP - E. Campbell Jr. DE 0-1 0.5 ------0.5-1 SACKS SUMMARY UA-A TOT LSU MAINE MINN UL USA CCU NMSU APP TROY ULM ASU GAST D. Springer DE 3-0 3.0 - 1.0-6 - - - 1.0-4 1.0-6 R. Wade Jr. 2-0 2.0 - - 1.0-5 - 1.0-9 - - Q. Williams 2-0 2.0 - - 2.0-22 - - - - T. Vliem DE 1-1 1.5 - 0.5-1 - - - - 1.0-7 L. Ecton 1-0 1.0 - - - - - 1.0-5 - R. Byrd 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-9 - - - - R. Ellis 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-9 - - - - T. Phillips 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-1 - - - - -

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com GEORGIA SOUTHERN SUPERLATIVES OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL Rushes 24 Kennedy III, Wesley vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Rushes 24 Huntley, Jason, vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Yards Rushing 154 LaRoche, Matt vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Yards Rushing 133 Huntley, Jason, vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) TD Rushes 2 Kennedy III, Wesley vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) TD Rushes 2 Mitchell, Elija, vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Kennedy III, Wesley vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Ragas, Trey, vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) King, J.D. vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Long Rush 56 Huntley, Jason, vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Long Rush 75 LaRoche, Matt vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Pass attempts 47 Ferguson, Chris, vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Pass attempts 17 Werts, Shai at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Pass completions 23 Joe Burrow, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Pass completions 9 Werts, Shai at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Ferguson, Chris, vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Yards Passing 78 Werts, Shai at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Yards Passing 289 Morgan, Tanner, at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) TD Passes 2 Werts, Shai vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) TD Passes 5 Joe Burrow, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Long Pass 45 Tomlin, Justin vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Long Pass 75 Johnson, Cephus, at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Receptions 4 Thompson, NaJee vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Receptions 10 Johnson, Tyler, at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) Murray, Malik at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Yards Receiving 140 Johnson, Tyler, at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Receiving 45 Anderson, Darion vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) TD Receptions 3 T. Marshall, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Michaud, Mark vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Johnson, Tyler, at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) TD Receptions 2 Michaud, Mark vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Long Reception 75 Baker, Kawaan, at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Long Reception 45 Anderson, Darion vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Field Goals 2 Cade York, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Field Goals 4 Bass, Tyler vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Biscardi, M., vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Long Field Goal 47 Bass, Tyler at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Long Field Goal 48 Cade York, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Punts 9 Beck II, Anthony at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Punts 8 Brooks, Jack, at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Punting Avg 48.7 Beck II, Anthony vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Punting Avg 51.7 Z.Von Rosenberg, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Long Punt 74 Beck II, Anthony at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Long Punt 64 Brooks, Jack, at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Punts inside 20 2 Beck II, Anthony at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Punts inside 20 3 Z.Von Rosenberg, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Beck II, Anthony at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Brooks, Jack, at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Beck II, Anthony vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Prosser, M., vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Long Punt Return 67 Kennedy III, Wesley vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Long Punt Return 32 Derek Stingley, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 31 Brinson, Monquavion vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 20 Minter, Tra, at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Tackles 16 Byrd, Rashad at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Tackles 15 Gallagher, T., vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Sacks 2.0 Williams, Quin at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) Sacks 1.0 R. Lawrence, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Tackles For Loss 3.5 Byrd, Rashad at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Neil Farrell, at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Interceptions 1 Duncan Jr, Kenderick vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Mafe, Boye, at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) Duncan Jr, Kenderick at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) Pedescleaux, Ka, vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Vildor, Kindle vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Moncrief, Kris, vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Byrd, Rashad vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Miller, Terik, vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Johnson, G’Nrs, at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) TEAM Whatley,Jeffery, at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Rushes 66 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Brewer, C., vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Yards Rushing 403 vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Moncrief, Kris, vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Yards Per Rush 7.6 vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Fergurson, J., vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) TD Rushes 4 vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Hodge Jr, R., vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Pass attempts 17 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Interceptions 0 Pass completions 9 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Yards Passing 78 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) TEAM Yards Per Pass 8.3 at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) Rushes 54 vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) TD Passes 2 vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Yards Rushing 275 vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Total Plays 83 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Yards Per Rush 6.5 vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Total Offense 458 vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) TD Rushes 4 vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Yards Per Play 7.5 vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Pass attempts 48 vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Points 41 vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Pass completions 30 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Sacks By 5 at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Passing 350 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) First Downs 22 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Yards Per Pass 12.9 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Penalties 9 at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) TD Passes 5 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Penalty Yards 67 vs Maine (Sep 07, 2019) Total Plays 79 at Minnesota (Sep 14, 2019) Turnovers 3 vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Total Offense 472 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Interceptions By 2 vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Yards Per Play 7.3 vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Punts 9 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Points 55 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Punting Avg 48.7 vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Sacks By 3 vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Long Punt 74 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) First Downs 23 vs Louisiana (Sep 28, 2019) Punts inside 20 2 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Penalties 8 vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Penalty Yards 76 vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Turnovers 3 vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Long Punt Return 67 vs New Mexico State (Oct 26, 2019) Interceptions By 0 Punts 8 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Punting Avg 51.7 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) Long Punt 64 at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) Punts inside 20 3 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019) at South Alabama (Oct 03, 2019) vs Coastal Carolina (Oct 19, 2019) Long Punt Return 32 at LSU (Aug 31, 2019)

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com GEORGIA SOUTHERN SCORING DRIVES GEORGIA SOUTHERN SCORING DRIVE QTR/ DRIVE SCORING 33 Total Scores (14 Run, 2 Pass, 13 FG, 2 Special Teams, 0 Safety, 2 Defense) OPPONENT PLAYS YDS TIME CLOCK START PLAY • 5 First Quarter Scores (2 Run, 0 Pass, 3 Field Goals, 0 Special Teams, 0 Safety, 0 Defense) at LSU 10 45 4:45 2nd/5:13 GS-25 Tyler Bass 47 Yard Field Goal • 13 Second Quarter Scores (8 Run, 0 Pass, 5 Field Goals, 0 Special Teams, 0 Safety, 0 Defense) MAINE 3 66 0:51 2nd/12:24 GS-34 Justin Tomlin 45 Yard Run • 4 Third Quarter Scores (0 Run, 0 Pass, 2 Field Goals, 1 Special Teams, 0 Safety, 1 Defense) MAINE 5 45 1:55 2nd/6:16 GS-35 Tyler Bass 37 Yard Field Goal • 6 Fourth Quarter Scores (2 Run, 0 Pass, 2 Field Goals, 1 Special Teams, 0 Safety, 1 Defense) MAINE 6 51 2:54 3rd/7:41 GS-46 Tyler Bass 20 Yard Field Goal • 4 Overtime Scores (1 Run, 2 Pass, 1 Field Goal) MAINE 5 83 2:33 3rd/3:01 GS-03 Tyler Bass 31 Yard Field Goal MAINE 5 70 2:24 4th/13:33 GS-30 Matt LaRoche 11 Yard Run GEORGIA SOUTHERN MAINE 6 -7 2:24 4th/3:36 M-16 Tyler Bass 40 Yard Field Goal Most Plays in a Scoring Drive: 15 (FG)(15-64 8:22) LOUISIANA at MINNESOTA 1 21 0:07 1st/12:25 MN-21 Logan Wright 21 Yard Run Fewest Plays in a Scoring Drive: 1 (TD)(1-21 0:07) at Minnesota at MINNESOTA 10 67 5:40 1st/0:14 GS-25 Tyler Bass 25 Yard Field Goal 1 (TD)(1-25) COASTAL CAROLINA at MINNESOTA 7 47 3:41 2nd/3:26 GS-25 Tyler Bass 45 Yard Field Goal 1 (TD) (1-47 0:09) NEW MEXICO STATE at MINNESOTA 5 34 1:49 2nd/0:27 MN-34 Justin Tomlin 12 Yard Run Longest Scoring Drive: 83 (FG)(5-83 2:33) MAINE at MINNESOTA - - - 4th/6:05 - M. Brinson 77 Yard Blocked FG Return Shortest Scoring Drive: -7 (FG)(6-(-7) 2:24) MAINE at MINNESOTA - - - 4th/3:47 - Rashad Byrd 44 Yard Fumble Recovery Longest TOP Scoring Drive: 8:22 (FG)(15-64 8:22) LOUISIANA LOUISIANA 15 64 8:22 1st/5:20 GS-25 Tyler Bass 28 Yard Field Goal Shortest TOP Scoring Drive: 0:07 (TD)(1-21 0:07) at Minnesota LOUISIANA 5 16 2:42 2nd/12:09 UL-43 Tyler Bass 44 Yard Field Goal LOUISIANA 2 7 0:49 2nd/4:58 UL-07 Logan Wright 2 Yard Run OPPONENTS LOUISIANA 14 78 7:41 3rd/0:15 GS-22 J.D. King 1 Yard Run Most Plays in a Scoring Drive: 15 (FG)(15-66 7:13) MAINE LOUISIANA 14 74 6:50 4th/5:35 GS-12 Tyler Bass 31 Yard Field Goal Fewest Plays in a Scoring Drive: 1 (TD) (1-75 0:11) at South Alabama at SOUTH ALABAMA 12 61 6:25 2nd/11:03 GS-10 Tyler Bass 46 Yard Field Goal Longest Scoring Drive: 80 (TD)(5-80 1:16) at LSU at SOUTH ALABAMA 7 42 3:41 2nd/1:11 USA-42 J.D. King 4 Yard Run 80 (TD)(3-80 0:42) at South Alabama at SOUTH ALABAMA 8 65 4:04 4th/0:20 GS-35 Wesley Kennedy III 1 Yard Run Shortest Scoring Drive: 25 (TD)(4-25 1:19) at LSU at SOUTH ALABAMA 4 6 - OT USA-25 Tyler Bass 37 Yard Field Goal Longest TOP Scoring Drive: 7:46 (FG)(14-44 7:46) COASTAL CAROLINA COASTAL CAROLINA 16 65 7:34 1st/1:44 GS-07 Tyler Bass 45 Yard Field Goal Shortest TOP Scoring Drive: 0:11 (TD) (1-75 0:11) at South Alabama COASTAL CAROLINA 13 75 7:50 2nd/7:04 GS-25 Wesley Kennedy III 4 Yard Run DRIVE START AVERAGES COASTAL CAROLINA 4 25 - OT CCU-25 S. Werts 20 Yard Pass to M. Michaud COASTAL CAROLINA 1 25 - OT CCU-25 S. Werts 25 Yard Pass to M. Michaud GEORGIA SOUTHERN OPPONENTS OBTAINED COASTAL CAROLINA 4 25 - OT CCU-25 Wesley Kennedy III 3 Yard Run # AVG # AVG NEW MEXICO STATE 2 75 0:59 1st/7:49 GS-25 Wesley Kennedy III 71 Yard Run Kickoff 35 27.3 36 24.4 NEW MEXICO STATE 6 55 1:59 2nd/13:54 GS-45 J.D. King 2 Yard Run Punt 32 28.5 34 29.8 NEW MEXICO STATE 1 47 0:09 2nd/9:56 NMSU-47 Wesley Kennedy III 47 Yard Run Field Goal Missed 3 23.7 6 30.2 NEW MEXICO STATE 2 16 0:34 2nd/5:19 NMSU-16 J.D. King 1 Yard Run Fumble 7 50.6 9 58.1 NEW MEXICO STATE - - - 3rd/13:34 - Wesley Kennedy III 67 Yard Punt Return NEW MEXICO STATE - - - 3rd/4:42 - Rashad Byrd 7 Yard Interception Return Interception 4 76.5 - - Downs 7 42.3 2 28.0 ALL DRIVES 88 32.9 87 30.5

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com 25-YARD PLAYS LONGEST PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS

YARDS TYPE PLAYERS OPPONENT PLAYS NO TD 77* FG Ret. Monquavion Brinson at Minnesota 100+ 0 0 75 Rush Matt LaRoche Maine 90-99 0 0 71* Rush Wesley Kennedy III New Mexico St. 80-89 0 0 70 Rush Logan Wright Maine 70-79 4 2 60-69 1 1 YARDS TYPE PLAYERS OPPONENT 50-59 1 0 67* Punt Ret. Wesley Kennedy III New Mexico St. 40-49 5 3 30-39 5 0 YARDS TYPE PLAYERS OPPONENT 20-29 5 1 50 Rush Justin Tomlin Maine 20+ YARD PLAYS BY TYPE NO TD YARDS TYPE PLAYERS OPPONENT Rushing 11 3 47* Rush Wesley Kennedy III New Mexico St. Passing 3 1 46 Rush Shai Werts New Mexico St. Punt returns 1 1 45* Rush Justin Tomlin Maine Kick returns 2 0 45 Pass J. Tomlin to D. Anderson Maine Interceptions 2 0 44* Fum. Ret. Rashad Byrd at Minnesota Fumble returns 1 1 Other 1 1 YARDS TYPE PLAYERS OPPONENT TOTAL 21 7 39 Pass J. Tomlin to K. Hood at Minnesota 35 Int. Ret. Kenderick Duncan Jr. Maine 33 Int. Ret. Kenderick Duncan Jr. at Minnesota LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 31 Rush J.D. King New Mexico St. RUSHING 31 K.O. Ret. Monquavion Brinson Maine 75 Matt LaRoche vs. Maine (9/7/19) YARDS TYPE PLAYERS OPPONENT RUSHING TOUCHDOWN 29 Rush Justin Tomlin Maine 71 Wesley Kennedy III vs. New Mexico St. (10/26/19) 25* Pass Shai Werts to Mark Michaud Coastal Carolina 25 K.O. Ret. Wesley Kennedy III Coastal Carolina PASSING 25 Rush Khaleb Hood Coastal Carolina 45 Justin Tomlin to Darion Anderson vs. Maine (9/7/19) 25 Rush J.D. King Maine PASSING TOUCHDOWN 25 Shai Werts to Mark Michaud vs. Coastal Carolina (10/19/19)

PUNT RETURN 67 Wesley Kennedy III vs. New Mexico St. (10/26/19)

KICK RETURN 31 Monquavion Brinson vs. Maine (9/7/19)

INTERCEPTION RETURN 35 Kenderick Duncan Jr. vs. Maine (9/7/19)

FUMBLE RETURN 25-YARD PLAYS PER PLAYER 44 Rashad Byrd at Minnesota (9/14/19)

PLAYER NO TD RUSH PASS KR PR IR FR FIELD GOAL RETURN 77 Monquavion Brinson at Minnesota (9/14/19) Kennedy III, Wesley 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 Tomlin, Justin 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 PUNT Duncan Jr, Kenderick 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 74 Anthony Beck II at LSU (8/31/19) King, J.D. 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 FIELD GOAL Hood, Khaleb 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 47 Tyler Bass at LSU (8/31/19) Brinson, Monquavion 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Byrd, Rashad 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Michaud, Mark 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Werts, Shai 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wright, Logan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 LaRoche, Matt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson, Darion 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Michaud, Mark 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 21 7 11 3 2 1 2 2

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com HIGHEST TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES (BY GS) MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS (BY GS) 509 (419 P, 90 R) Tracy Ham vs. Furman...... 1985 39 (of 56, 323 yards) Lee Chapple vs. Furman...... 2008 486 (306 P, 180 R) Tracy Ham vs. Arkansas State...... 1986 30 (of 43, 259 yards) Lee Chapple vs. Albany...... 2009 458 (403 P, 55 R) Tracy Ham vs. East Carolina...... 1984 29 (of 43, 212 yards) Lee Chapple vs. Samford...... 2009 395 (79 P, 316 R) Jerick McKinnon vs. Central Arkansas...... 2012 27 (of 39, 375 yards) Travis Clark vs. Elon...... 2009 391 (292 P, 99 R) Antonio Henton vs. Appalachian State...... 2008 27 (of 44, 202 yards) Antonio Henton vs. Samford...... 2008

HIGHEST TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES (BY OPPONENT) MOST PASSING COMPLETIONS (BY OPPONENT) 539 (469 P, 70 R) Otteman Sampson of Florida A&M...... 1997 40 (of 66, 527 yards) Bernard Hawk of Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 527 (527 P, 0 R) Bernard Hawk of Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 38 (of 50, 376 yards) Justice Hansen of Arkansas State...... 2018 526 (400 P, 126 R) Barrick Nealy of Texas State...... 2005 37 (of 63, 469 yards) Otteman Sampson of Florida A&M...... 1997 492 (495 P, -3 R) Andy Summerlin of Samford...... 2013 37 (of 46, 408 yards) Dave Dickerson of Montana...... 1995 469 (421 P, 48 R) Taylor Heinicke of Old Dominion...... 2012 35 (of 56, 321 yards) Brian Gaither of Western Carolina...... 2003 35 (of 52, 321 yards) Bo Cordell of Tusculum...... 2011 MOST YARDS RUSHING (BY GS) 333 (32 carries) Adrian Peterson vs. UMass...... 1999 MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (BY GS) 316 (34 carries) Jerick McKinnon vs. Central Arkansas...... 2012 4 (10-13, 160 yards) Greg Hill vs. Western Illinois...... 1998 280 (24 carries) Joe Ross vs. Marshall...... 1989 4 (6-8, 156 yards) Chaz Williams vs. Elon...... 2004 279 (28 carries) Jayson Foster vs. Marshall...... 2007 4 (23-37, 419 yards) Tracy Ham vs. Furman...... 1985 255 (31 carries) Dominique Swope vs. Old Dominion...... 2011 3 many times, last by Antonio Henton vs. The Citadel (2008)

MOST YARDS RUSHING (BY OPPONENT) MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (BY OPPONENT) 301 (33 carries) Louis Ivory of Furman...... 2000 5 (17-27, 289 yards) Ryan Berry of South Dakota State...... 2005 277 (30 carries) Keena Reynolds of Navy...... 2014 5 (25-44, 341 yards) Taylor Heinicke of Old Dominion...... 2011 244 (35 carries) Marcel Shipp of UMass...... 1998 5 (23-27, 278 yards) Joe Burrow of LSU...... 2019 220 (29 carries) Armanti Edwards of Appalachian State...... 2007 4 many times, last by Justice Hansen of Arkansas State (2017) 213 (24 carries) Fred Boateng of Western Carolina...... 2000 MOST POINTS SCORED (BY GS) MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS (BY GS) 36 (6 TDs) Jayson Foster at Coastal Carolina...... 2007 36 (101 yards) Jaybo Shaw vs. Furman...... 2010 32 (5 TDs, 2 PXT) Adrian Peterson vs. UMass ...... 1999 35 (182 yards) Jerick McKinnon vs. The Citadel...... 2010 30 (5 TDs) Adrian Peterson vs. VMI...... 2000 34 (63 yards) Charles Bostick vs. Eastern Kentucky...... 1991 30 (5 TDs) Adrian Peterson vs. The Citade...... 1998 34 (316 yards) Jerick McKinnon vs. Central Arkansas...... 2012 30 (5 TDs) Gerald Harris vs. North Carolina A&T...... 1986 34 (198 yards) Adrian Peterson vs. Delaware...... 2000 MOST POINTS SCORED (BY OPPONENT) MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS (BY OPPONENT) 36 (6 TDs) Keenan Reynolds of Navy...... 2014 37 (170 yards) Brandon Walker of ETSU...... 1996 24 (4 TDs) John Bagwell of Furman...... 1985 35 (244 yards) Marcel Ship of UMass...... 1998 24 (4 TDs) Ken Simonton of Oregon State...... 1999 35 (150 yards) Donovan Johnson of Wofford...... 2013 24 (4 TDs) Donovan Harden of Georgia State...... 2014 35 (157 yards) Chris Parker of Marshall...... 1994 18 points numerous times, last by Jason Huntley of New Mexico State (20180 34 (165 yards) Chris Evans of Samford ...... 2010 MOST RECEPTIONS (BY GS) HIGHEST PASSING GAMES (BY GS) 10 (102 yards) Raja Andrews vs. The Citadel...... 2008 419 (23 of 37) Tracy Ham vs. Furman...... 1985 10 (114 yards) Raja Andrews vs. Samford...... 2008 403 (26 of 52) Tracy Ham vs. East Carolina...... 1984 9 (143 yards) Raja Andrews vs. Elon...... 2008 375 (27 of 39) Travis Clark vs. Elon...... 2006 9 (127 yards) BJ Johnson III vs. Louisiana...... 2016 323 (39 of 56) Lee Chapple vs. Furman...... 2008 9 (55 yards) Adam Urbano vs. Sanford...... 2009 306 (12 of 21) Tracy Ham vs. Arkansas State...... 1986 9 (122 yards) Robert Baker vs. East Carolina...... 1984 9 (84 yards) Jayson Foster vs. Elon...... 2006 HIGHEST PASSING GAMES (BY OPPONENT) 9 (14 yards) Darreion Robinson vs. South Dakota State...... 2009 527 (40 of 66) Bernard Hawk of Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 495 (23 of 42) Andy Summerlin of Samford...... 2013 MOST RECEPTIONS (BY OPPONENT) 469 (37 of 63) Otteman Sampson of Florida A&M...... 1997 15 (202 yards) Scott Dahlquist of Idaho...... 1990 421 (31 of 44) Taylor Heinecke of Old Dominion...... 2012 15 (222 yards) Leon Gonzalez of Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 408 (37 of 46) Dave Dickerson of Montana...... 1995 13 many times, last by Daniel Braverman of Western Michigan...... 2015 408 (24 of 38) Nick Arbuckle of Georgia State...... 2014 MOST RECEIVING YARDAGE (BY GS) MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS (BY GS) 191 (7 receptions) Reggie McCutcheon vs. Elon...... 2006 56 (39 for 323 yards) Lee Chapple vs. Furman...... 2008 170 (7 receptions) Deryl Belser vs. James Madison...... 1991 52 (26 for 403 yards) Tracy Ham vs. East Carolina...... 1984 153 (3 receptions) Corey Joyner vs. Valdosta State...... 1997 44 (27 for 202 yards) Antonio Henton vs. Samford...... 2008 148 (7 receptions) Frank Johnson vs. Furman...... 1985 43 (30 for 209 yards) Lee Chapple vs. Albany...... 2009 143 (9 receptions) Raja Andrew vs. Elon...... 2008 43 (29 for 212 yards) Lee Chapple vs. Samford...... 2009 143 (3 receptions) Ricky Harris vs. Arkansas State...... 1986

MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS (BY OPPONENT) MOST RECEIVING YARDAGE (BY OPPONENT) 66 (40 for 527 yards) Bernard Hawk of Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 231 (7 receptions) Sean Price of Appalachian State...... 2012 63 (37 for 469 yards) Otteman Sampson of Florida A&M...... 1997 222 (15 receptions) Leon Gonzalez of Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 57 (32 for 391 yards) Chip Stewart of Gardner-Webb...... 1982 212 (8 receptions) Eddie Cohen of Western Carolina...... 2007 57 (24 for 315) Darin Slack of UCF...... 1987 207 (8 receptions) Jerome Simpson of Coastal Carolina...... 2006 56 (35 for 321 yards) Bo Cordell of Tusculum...... 2011 202 (9 receptions) Shannon Sharpe of Savannah State...... 1989 202 (15 receptions) Scott Dahlquist of Idaho...... 1990

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com TOTAL OFFENSE (BY GS) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS (BY GS) PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (BY GS) 732 vs. Western Carolina...... 1999 11 vs. Johnson C. Smith...... 2004 4 vs. Elon...... 2004 719 vs. Glenville State...... 1994 10 vs. Savannah State...... 2013 4 vs. Western Illinois...... 1998 694 vs. Western Carolina...... 2011 10 vs. Savannah State...... 2014 4 vs. Furman...... 1985 685 vs. ETSU...... 1999 9 vs. Glenville State...... 2014 3 many times, last vs. Western Michigan...... 2016 684 vs. Savannah State...... 2014 9 vs. Georgia State...... 2014 684 vs. Western Carolina...... 2012 9 vs. Fayetteville State...... 1999 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (BY OPPONENT) 5 by Georgia...... 2012 TOTAL OFFENSE (BY OPPONENT) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS (BY OPPONENT) 5 by LSU...... 2019 712 by Appalachian State...... 2009 6 by Florida...... 1996 5 by Old Dominion...... 2011 670 by UMass...... 2017 6 by Miami (FL)...... 1994 5 by South Dakota Stte...... 2005 658 by Florida...... 1996 6 by Navy...... 2014 4 many times, last by New Mexico State...... 2017 651 by Samford...... 2013 5 by Furman...... 1985 629 byy Montana...... 1995 5 by Coastal Carolina...... 2007 INTERCEPTIONS (BY GS) 5 by UMass...... 1998 7 vs. Savannah State...... 1991 TOTAL PLAYS (BY GS) 7 vs. Chattanooga...... 1986 103 vs. East Carolina...... 1984 PASSING ATTEMPTS (BY GS) 5 vs. Stephen F. Austin...... 1989 96 vs. Samford...... 1990 57 vs. Furman...... 2008 5 vs. UCF...... 1984 93 vs. UCF...... 1987 54 vs. South Dakota State...... 2009 5 vs. Newberry...... 1984 89 vs. Western Carolina...... 2008 52 vs. East Carolina...... 1984 5 vs. Presbyterian...... 1984 88 vs. ULM...... 2016 48 vs. Samford...... 2008 5 vs. Nicholls State...... 1986 47 vs. Samford...... 2009 TOTAL PLAYS (BY OPPONENT) INTERCEPTIONS (BY OPPONENT) 100 by Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 PASSING ATTEMPTS (BY OPPONENT) 6 by ETSU...... 1984 97 by Florida A&M...... 2001 67 by Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 5 by Middle Tennessee...... 1988 95 by The Citadel...... 2008 63 by Florida A&M...... 1997 4 by West Virginia...... 2015 95 by Howard...... 2012 60 by Chattanooga...... 1994 4 by Western Carolina...... 2008 93 by Texas State...... 2014 58 by UCF...... 1987 4 by North Carolina...... 2009 57 by UCF...... 1987 RUSHING ATTEMPTS (BY GS) 57 by Western Carolina...... 2003 80 vs. Furman...... 2005 79 vs. Western Carolina...... 2012 PASSING COMPLETIONS (BY GS) 77 vs. South Carolina State...... 2010 40 vs Furman...... 2008 76 vs. Appalachian State...... 2001 31 vs. Samford...... 2009 76 vs. South Dakota State...... 2005 31 vs. South Dakota State...... 2009 76 vs. Chattanooga...... 2012 30 vs. Western Carolina...... 2009 30 vs. Albany...... 2009 RUSHING ATTEMPTS (BY OPPONENT) 71 by Wofford...... 2008 PASSING COMPLETIONS (BY OPPONENT) 68 by Troy...... 1992 42 by Montana...... 1995 68 by Youngstown State...... 1991 40 by Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 67 by Wofford...... 2013 39 by Chattanooga...... 1994 65 by Wofford...... 2005 38 by Arkansas State...... 2018 37 by Florida A&M...... 1997 RUSHING YARDS (BY GS) 665 vs. Glenville State...... 1994 PASSING YARDS (BY GS) 638 vs. Youngstown State...... 1999 419 vs. Furman...... 1985 634 vs. Western Carolina...... 2011 403 vs. East Carolina...... 1984 614 vs. Western Carolina...... 2012 375 vs. Elon...... 2006 613 vs. Georgia State...... 2014 333 vs. Furman...... 2008 208 vs. Northeastern...... 2008 RUSHING YARDS (BY OPPONENT) 415 by Miami (FL)...... 1994 PASSING YARDS (BY OPPONENT) 404 by Furman...... 2000 527 by Bethune-Cookman...... 1984 394 by Navy...... 2014 495 by Samford...... 2013 359 by Appalachian State...... 2007 481 by Nicholls State...... 1986 355 by Wofford...... 1982 469 by Florida A&M...... 1997 446 by Montana...... 1995

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com Non-Offensive Touchdowns (Modern Era) 1999 return vs. South Carolina State; John Douglas, 20-yd. fumble 1984 Bennie Cunningham, 89-yd. kickoff return at Oregon State; Ryan return vs. Wofford Melvin Bell, 76-yd. punt return at Presbyterian; Nay Young, 56-yd. Hadden, 98-yd. interception return vs. Chattanooga; David Young, blocked punt return at ETSU 37-yd. interception return vs. Western Carolina; David Young, 2011 24-yd. blocked punt return at Jacksonville State; Josh Smithers, Laron Scott, 99-yd. kickoff return at Samford; Darreion Robinson, 1985 37-yd. interception return at Jacksonville State; Reggie Stancil, 46-yd. punt return at Appalachian State; Nico Hickey, recovered Charles Carper, 29-yd. interception return vs. Bethune-Cookman fumble recovered in end zone at Jacksonville State; Anthony fumble in end zone vs. Presbyterian; Darreion Robinson, 46-yd. Williams, 72-yd. punt return vs. Youngstown State punt return at Appalachian State; Laron Scott, 95-yd. kickoff 1986 return at Alabama Taz Dixon, 55-yd. interception return at Tennessee Tech 2000 Lavar Rainey 47-yd. interception return vs. VMI; Michael 2012 1987 Youngblood, 78-yd. interception return at The Citadel; Lavar Valdon Cooper, 60-yd. interception return vs. Jacksonville; Lavelle None Rainey, 49-yd. interception return vs. ETSU; Michael Youngblood, Westbrooks, 72-yd. interception return vs. Samford 52-yd. interception return vs. Hofstra 1988 2013 Darren Alford, 45-yd. fumble return vs. Newberry; Everett Sharpe, 2001 None 45-yd. interception return vs. ULM; Rodney Oglesby, 43-yd. Michael Ward, 2-yd. fumble return vs. Savannah State; Dreck fumble return at James Madison; Mark Giles, 30-yd. blocked punt Cooper, 58-yd. fumble return vs. Delaware; Dreck Cooper 93-yd. 2014 return vs. Furman interception return vs. Chattanooga; Kevin Heard, 25-yd. fumble Matt Dobson, 26-yd. interception return vs. Idaho; Matt Dobson, return vs. Florida A&M; Freddy Pesqueira, 22-yd. interception 100-yd. interception return at Texas State 1989 return vs. Florida A&M; Michael Youngblood, 26-yd. fumble Rodney Oglesby, 69-yd. punt return at James Madison; Taz Dixon, return vs. Florida A&M; Anthony Williams, 58-yd. punt return vs. 2015 22-yd. interception return vs. Chattanooga; Taz Dixon, 41-yd. Appalachian State Ken Butler, 26-yd. blocked punt return vs. ULM; Riyahd Jones, interception return; Rodney Oglesby, 32-yd. interception return vs. 61-yd. fumble return at Troy; Caleb Jones, 62-yd. fumble return Villanova; Bart Hughes, 20-yd. blocked punt return; Paul Sikkelee, 2002 at Georgia blocked punt recovery in end zone vs. Montana David Young, 34-yd. fumble return vs. Gardner-Webb; Anthony Williams, 93-yd. kickoff return vs. Appalachian State 2016 1990 Ukeme Eligwe, 90-yd. fumble return vs. Appalachian State Rodney Oglesby, 97-yd. fumble return vs. Valdosta State 2003 Terence McBride, 91-yd. interception return at ETSU; Tariq 2017 1991 Muhammad, 36-yd. interception return at Elon Tomarcio Reese, 22-yd. fumble return at Auburn; Dexter Carter Jr., Clint Avret, blocked punt recovery in end zone at ULM; Rodney 70-yd. kickoff return vs. New Mexico State Oglesby, 51-yd. punt return vs. UCF; Shane Maxwell, 26-yd. 2004 interception return vs. Nicholls State John Mohring 21-yd. interception return vs. Johnson C. Smith; 2018 Jayson Foster, 83-yd. kickoff return vs. Wofford; Teddy Craft, 53-yd. Alvin Ward Jr., 28-yd. interception return vs. South Alabama; 1992 punt return vs. Western Carolina; Jayson Foster, 94-yd. punt return Jessie Liptrot, 57-yd. interception return at ULM; Benz Josue, 5-yd. Chris Wright, 94-yd. kickoff return at Furman; Kregg Richardson, vs. Appalachian State; A.J. Bryant, 73-yd. interception at Florida blocked punt return at ULM 2-yd. blocked punt return at Youngstown State International 2019 1993 2005 Monquavion Brinson, 77-yd. blocked field goal return at Alex Mash, 28-yd. fumble return at Miami; Marco Bradham, 19-yd. Jason Earwood, 30-yd. interception return vs. The Citadel; A.J. Minnesota; Rashad Byrd, 44-yd. fumble return at Minnesota; blocked punt return at Appalachian State; Rob Stockton, fumble Bryant, 74-yd. interception vs. Morehead State; Tim Camp, Wesley Kennedy III, 67-yd. punt return vs. New Mexico State; recovery in end zone at VMI; Terry Lester, blocked punt recovery in recovered blocked punt in end zone vs. Morehead State Rashad Byrd, 7-yd. interception return vs. New Mexico State end zone vs. Furman 2006 Non-Offensive TD Leaders 1994 Ronnie Wiggins 17-yd. fumble recovery vs. Appalachian State; 1. Rodney Oglesby...... 5 (2 PR, 2 FR, 1 INT) Eric Thigpen, blocked punt recovery in end zone at Chattanoooga; Jayson Foster, 78-yd. punt return vs. Central Arkansas 2. Laron Scott...... 4 (2 KOR, 2 IR) Chad Nighbert, 45-yd. kickoff return at Chattanooga; Derrick 3. Taz Dixon...... 3 (3 IR) Austin; 31-yd. interception return at Chattanooga; Marco 2007 Jayson Foster...... 3 (2 PR, 1 KOR) Bradham, 61-yd. blocked field goal return vs. VMI Raja Andrews, 49-yd. punt return vs. Western Carolina; Chris Anthony Williams...... 3 (2 PR, 1 KOR) Rogers 46-yd. fumble recovery vs. South Dakota State; Larry Beard David Young...... 3 (1 IR, 1 FR, 1 BPR) 1995 29 yd fumble recovery vs. South Dakota State; Carson Hill 35 yd Michael Youngblood...... 3 (2 IR, 1 FR) Lee Brooks, 25-yd. fumble return vs. South Carolina State; Chad interception return vs. Appalachian State 8. Eight with 7 Nighbert, 78-yd. blocked field goal return at Marshall; Brancis Williams, 46-yd. interception return at Troy 2008 BFG - Blocked FG Return Samair Baker, 94-yd. kickoff return vs. Elon; Dakota Walker, BPR - Blocked Punt Return/Recovery 1996 78-yd. fumble return vs. Elon; David Arnold, 26-yd. punt return FR - Fumble Return/Recovery Grant Chesnut, fumble recovery in end zone vs. Marshall at Chattanoga; Damon Suggs, interception in end zone at IR - Interception Return Chattanooga; Raja Andrews, 84-yd. punt return vs. Appalachian KOR - Kickoff Return 1997 State PR - Punt Return James Banks, 94-yd. kickoff return vs. William & Mary; Daryl Morrell, blocked punt recovery in end zone vs. Chattanooga; Larry 2009 Special Teams Touchdowns Rogers, 23-yd. interception return at ETSU; Hal Carter, 62-yd. Laron Scott,15-yd. interception return vs. Albany; Darrell Pasco, 41 Total TDs scored by special teams interception return vs. Furman; James Dickerson, fumble recovery 85-yd. fumble return at Elon; Derek Heyden 38-yd. fumble return • 15 punt returns in end zone vs. Florida A&M at Appalachian State last Wesley Kennedy III (67 yds); vs. NMSU (10/26/19) • 14 blocked punt returns/recoveries 1998 2010 last Benz Josue (5 yds) ; at ULM (11/3/18) , 62-yd. interception return vs. Jacksonville Kurt Oehlbeck, 8-yd. fumble return at Coastal Carolina; Laron • 10 kickoff returns State; Corey Joyner, 64-yd. punt return vs. VMI Scott, 36-yd. interception return vs. Elon; E.J. Webb fumble last Dexter Carter Jr. (70 yds); vs. NMSU (10/14/17) recovery in end zone vs. Wofford; Josh Gebhardt, 34-yd. fumble • 3 blocked field goals last Monquavion Brinson (77 yds); at Minnesota (9/14/19)

Game 8: vs. Appalachian State #HailSouthern Georgia Southern Football Notes Six FCS National Titles | Eleven Conference Titles GSEagles.com Blocked Kicks (Modern Era) 1998 (5; 3 Punt, 1 FG, 1 PAT) 2008 (7; 3 Punt, 3 PAT, 1 FG) Program Totals Elon - Punt# (Andre Weathers) - W Austin Peay - PAT (Larry Beard) - W Blocked Kicks...... 126 1984 (1; 1 FG) VMI - Punt# (Arkee Thompson) - W Chattanooga - Punt* (Roderick Tinsley) - W Punts...... 67 Liberty - FG+ (Nay Young) - W App State - FG# (Daryl Morrell) - W Western Carolina - PAT (Larry Beard); FG...... 33 ETSU - PAT (); Punt+ (Brett Layson) - L PAT...... 26 1985 (0) Punt (Benjy Harris) - W The Citadel - FG+ (Dakota Walker) - W Samford - Punt (Team); Team Season Highs 1986 (0) 1999 (5; 5 Punt) PAT (Larry Beard) - L Blocked Kicks...... 8, 1993 VMI - Punt+ (Levar Rainey); Punts...... 8, 1994 1987 (0) Punt# (David Young) - W 2009 (3; 3 PAT) FG...... 4, 2016 App State - Punt@ (Earthwind Moreland) - L Albany - PAT^ (Brent Russell) - W PAT...... 4, 2011 1988 (5; 3 Punt, 1 PAT, 1 FG) The Citadel - Punt# (Ryan Hadden) - W Elon - PAT (Brent Russell) - L Newberry - Punt+ (Mark Giles) - W Jacksonville State - Punt* (Lavar Rainey) - W The Citadel - PAT (Brent Russell) - W Team Game Highs James Madison - PAT (Mark Giles) - W Blocked Kicks...... 4, SSU, 1991 Eastern Kentucky - Punt+ (Mark Giles) - W 2000 (6; 3 FG, 2 Punt, 1 PAT) 2010 (3; 1 PAT, 1 Punt, 1 FG) Punts...... 3, SSU, 1991 Furman - FG (Mark Giles); Johnson C. Smith - PAT (Dion Stokes) - W Coastal Carolina - Punt+ (Carlos Cave); FG...... 1, numerous times Punt* (Mark Giles) - L Western Carolina - Punt# (Chris Blount) - W PAT^ (Carson Hill) - W PAT...... 2, Citadel, 2002 & 2011 The Citadel - FG+ (Nate Gates) - W Western Carolina - FG+ (Roderick Tinsley) - W 1989 (4; 4 Punt) Elon - Punt+ (Terry Owens) - W Individual Career Highs MTSU - Punt (Randell Boone) - W Delaware - FG+ (Jason Neese) - W 2011 (6; 4 PAT, 2 FG) Blocked Kicks...... 7, Mark Giles MTSU - Punt* (Chuck McClurg) - W Montana - FG (Mike Ward) - W Furman - PAT^ (Brent Russell); Punts...... 6, David Young Montana - Punt* (Jason Whitehead) - W FG# (Laron Scott) - W FG...... 2, Maurice Bling & Clint Avret Stephen F. Austin - Punt# (Randell Boone) - W 2001 (3; 3 Punt) Presbyterian - FG+ (Javon Mention) - W PAT...... 5, Brent Russell Delaware - Punt+ (David Young) - W The Citadel - PAT (Laron Scott) ; 1990 (3; 2 Punt, 1 FG) VMI - Punt+ (David Young) - W PAT (Deion Stanley) - W Individual Season Highs ULM - Punt# (Brad Almon) - W Western Carolina - Punt+ (David Young) - W Old Dominion - PAT (Josh GeBhart) - W Blocked Kicks...... 5 Mark Giles, 1988 Savannah State - Punt# (Chance Ward) - W Punts...... 4, Mark Giles, 1988 The Citadel - FG# (Mark Giles) -W 2002 (7; 3 Punt, 3 PAT, 1 FG) 2012 (1; 1 PAT) FG...... 1, numerous times Gardner-Webb - Punt+ (David Young) - W NDSU - PAT (Brent Russell) - L PAT...... 2, Citadel, 2002 & 2011 1991 (7; 5 Punt, 2 FG) Wofford - PAT (Eric Hadley) - L Savannah State - Punt# (Mark Giles); VMI - Punt# (David Young) - W 2013 (4; 2 FG, 1 Punt, 1 PAT) Individual Games Highs Punt* (Shawn Austin); The Citadel - PAT (Team); App State - FG (Bernard Dawson) - L Blocked Kicks.... 2, M. Giles, J. Williams & T. Camp Punt (Michael Berry); PAT (Team); Furman - PAT (Jonathan Battle Jr.) - L Punts.....2, James Williams vs. Furman, 1993 FG (Clint Avret) - W FG+ (Robert Locke) - W Western Carolina - PAT (Jonathan Battle Jr.) - W FG...... 1, numerous times ULM - Punt* (Chance Ward) - L ETSU - Punt@ (John Woodham) - W Florida - FG (Valdon Cooper) - W PAT...... 1, numerous times Youngstown State - Punt+ (Maurice Reed) -; FG+ (Clint Avret) - L 2003 (9; 5 Punt, 3 FG, 1 PAT) 2014 (3; 2 Punt, 1 PAT) Blocked Kick Leaders Savannah State - Punt+ (Aaron Whitaker); Savannah State - PAT (Jamal Johnson) - W 1. Mark Giles...... 7 (4 Punt, 2 FG, 1 PAT) 1992 (1; 1 FG) Punt (John Woodham) - W App State - Punt+ (Ironhead Gallon) - W 2. David Young...... 6 (6 Punt) Furman - FG (Alex Mash) - W McNeese State - Punt# (Kevin Anderson) - L ULM - Punt+ (Ironhead Gallon) - W (vacated) Brent Russell...... 5 (5 PAT) Wofford - FG (Aaron Whitaker) - L 4. Jonathan Battle Jr...... 4 (3 PAT, 1 FG) 1993 (8; 8 Punt) Florida International - FG# (Eric Hadley) - W 2015 (4; 3 Punt, 1 PAT) Larry Beard...... 4 (3 PAT, 1 FG) The Citadel - Punt (Jonathan Richardson); Western Carolina - PAT (Team) - W Idaho - Punt# (Ironhead Gallon) - W Ironhead Gallon...... 4 (4 Punt) Punt (Shawn Austin) - W The Citadel - FG+ (Tariq Muhammad); ULM - Punt * (Ironhead Gallon) - W 7. Maurice Bing...... 3 (2 FG, 1 Punt) Chattanooga - Punt (Jonathan Richardson) - W Punt # (Aaron Whitaker) - L NMSU - Punt+ (Team) - W Tim Camp...... 3 (3 Punt) Western Carolina - Punt@ (Terry Lester) - W Elon - Punt+ (John Mohring) - W Bowling Green - PAT ^ (Darrius Jones Jr.) - W Aaron Whitaker...... 3 (2 Punt, 1 FG) App State - Punt* (Clinton Gregory) - W 10. 15 with 2 Furman - Punt* (James Williams); 2004 (3; 2 Punt, 1 FG) 2016 (7; 4 FG, 2 Punt, 1 PAT) Punt# (James Williams) - W Appalachian State - FG# (Jayson Foster) - W ULM - FG (RJ Murray) - W Concord - Punt# (Brancis Williams) - W South Dakota State - Punt+ (John Mohring) - W NMSU - FG+ (Jacorey Belvin) - W New Hampshire - Punt (Kevin Davis) - L App State - FG (Jonathan Battle Jr.) - L 1994 (2; 1 Punt, 1 FG) Ole Miss - Punt+ (Malik Henry) - L Chattanooga - Punt* (Willie Ellington) - W 2005 (3; 3 Punt) Louisiana - Punt+ (Darrius Sapp) - L VMI - FG* (Ricky Harris) - W Wofford - Punt (Dedrick Bynam) - L Georgia State - PAT (Jonathan Battle Jr.); Morehead State - Punt+ (Tim Camp); FG (Jay Bowdry) - L 1995 (1; 1 FG) Punt* (Tim Camp) - W Marshall - FG* (Shannon Shook) - L 2017 (0) 2006 (2; 1 PAT, 1 FG) 1996 (3; 2 FG, 1 Punt) Central Connecticut State - FG (Larry Beard) - L 2018 (3; 1 FG, 1 PAT, 1 Punt) Florida - FG (Maurice Bing) - L North Dakota State - PAT (Charrod Taylor) - L SCSU - PAT (Raymond Johnson III) - W Western Carolina - Punt (Maurice Bing) - W ULM - Punt* (NaJee Thompson) - L Furman - FG (Maurice Bing) - L 2007 (1; 1 Punt) Georgia State - FG# (Rashad Byrd) - W West Georgia - Punt# (Tim Camp) - W 1997 (4; 3 Punt, 1 PAT) 2019 (2; 2 FG) Valdosta State - Punt (Basail Mack) - W Minnesota - FG* (Reynard Ellis) - L William & Mary - PAT (Earthwind Moreland) - L South Alabama - FG# - W Chattanooga - Punt* (Corey Joyner) - W Florida A&M - Punt+ (Daryl Morrell) - W * - recovered or returned for TD; + - led to TD; @ - led to safety; # - led to field goal; ^ - led to a two-point defensive extra point

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