Georgia Southern 26-31 Sam Houston (Dec 20, 2024)

Scoring Plays All Drives

GASO

SHSU

1

0

7

2

10

14

3

9

0

4

7

10

26

31

1Q 12:09

0 - 7

J. Jimmerson 29-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

2Q 09:22

7 - 7

J. Dallas 17-yard TD catch from JC French IV.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 1

2Q 05:57

7 - 14

S. Evans 33-yard TD catch from H. Watson.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

2Q 03:12

7 - 21

H. Watson 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

2Q 00:04

10 - 21

G. Stewart 49-yard field goal.

FG Made

3rd & 3

3Q 07:18

16 - 21

J. White 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

2PT Failed

1st & Goal

3Q 00:10

19 - 21

G. Stewart 49-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 10

4Q 11:40

19 - 28

H. Watson 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

4Q 02:00

19 - 31

C. Pavon 21-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & Goal

4Q 00:12

26 - 31

JC French IV 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & Goal

Top Performers

Pass Yds

213

Watson

SHSU

Rush Yds

90

White

GASO

Rec Yds

85

Evans

SHSU

Scrim TD

2

Watson

SHSU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

JC French IV

GASO QB #12

Hunter Watson

SHSU QB #10

212

Pass Yds

213

1

Pass TD

1

4

Int

0

GASO

Team Stats

SHSU

379

Total Yds

245

31:49

Possession

28:11

23

1st Downs

15

7/16

3rd Down

4/12

5

Turnovers

1

2024 Sun Belt

GASOSHSU

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Marshall	10	3	.769
2	Louisiana	10	4	.714
3	Georgia Southern	8	5	.615
4	Arkansas State	8	5	.615
5	South Alabama	7	6	.538
6	Texas State	8	5	.615
7	JMU	9	4	.692
8	Old Dominion	5	7	.417
9	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
10	Appalachian State	5	6	.455
11	Louisiana-Monroe	5	7	.417
12	Troy	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	3	9	.250
14	Southern Miss	1	11	.083

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
2	Western Kentucky	8	6	.571
3	Sam Houston	10	3	.769
4	Liberty	8	4	.667
5	Louisiana Tech	5	8	.385
6	UTEP	3	9	.250
7	FIU	4	8	.333
8	New Mexico State	3	9	.250
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	Kennesaw State	2	10	.167

Game Summary

The Sam Houston Bearkats emerged victorious over the Georgia Southern Eagles, 31 to 26, in the New Orleans Bowl on December 19, 2024.

Game Info

December 19, 2024

ESPN2

Caesars Superdome

New Orleans, Louisiana

57°

4 mph WNW

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
JC French IV JC French IV #12	20/33	212	6.4	1	4	3-14	100.3
Dalen Cobb D. Cobb #1	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Hunter Watson H. Watson #10	23/28	213	7.6	1	0	4-22	157.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jalen White J. White #25	16	90	5.6	1	18
JC French IV JC French IV #12	16	34	2.1	1	12
David Mbadinga D. Mbadinga #6	7	31	4.4	0	15
Josh Dallas J. Dallas #19	1	13	13.0	0	13
Dalen Cobb D. Cobb #1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Terrance Gibbs T. Gibbs #20	1	4	4.0	0	4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jay Ducker J. Ducker #20	10	26	2.6	0	20
Hunter Watson H. Watson #10	16	24	1.5	2	8
Noah Smith N. Smith #06	2	6	3.0	0	4
DJ McKinney DJ McKinney #4	2	2	1.0	0	2
Zach Hrbacek Z. Hrbacek #0	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Derwin Burgess Jr. D. Burgess Jr. #2	6/11	56	9.3	0	17
Josh Dallas J. Dallas #19	5/6	46	9.2	1	17
Marcus Sanders Jr. M. Sanders Jr. #5	1/1	43	43.0	0	43
Dalen Cobb D. Cobb #1	2/5	42	21.0	0	40
LV Bunkley-Shelton LV Bunkley-Shelton #06	2/2	16	8.0	0	10
David Mbadinga D. Mbadinga #6	1/1	7	7.0	0	7
Jalen White J. White #25	2/5	5	2.5	0	9
DeAndre Buchannon D. Buchannon #15	0/1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Fromm T. Fromm #85	1/1	-3	-3.0	0	-3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Simeon Evans S. Evans #3	7/8	85	12.1	1	33
Ife Adeyi I. Adeyi #2	4/5	33	8.3	0	16
Noah Smith N. Smith #06	5/5	28	5.6	0	9
Qua'Vez Humphreys Q. Humphreys #7	2/2	23	11.5	0	19
DJ McKinney DJ McKinney #4	1/2	20	20.0	0	20
Michael Phoenix II M. Phoenix II #4	2/3	14	7.0	0	10
Elijah Sohn E. Sohn #19	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Lonnie Adkism L. Adkism #5	1/1	4	4.0	0	4
John Gentry J. Gentry #1	0/1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Josh Dallas J. Dallas #19	1	1	0
Ayden Jackson A. Jackson #5	0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Hunter Watson H. Watson #10	1	0	0
Michael Phoenix II M. Phoenix II #4	1	1	0
CJ Johnson CJ Johnson #8	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Marques Watson-Trent M. Watson-Trent #33	11-7	0	0.0	0
Marc Stampley II M. Stampley II #22	8-3	0	0.0	0
Justin Meyers J. Meyers #9	7-7	1	1.0	0
Davon Gilmore D. Gilmore #15	5-3	1	1.0	0
Dorrian Smith D. Smith #23	4-3	0	0.0	0
Chance Gamble C. Gamble #31	4-3	0	0.0	0
Jeffrey Smyth J. Smyth #44	4-4	0	0.0	0
Ayden Jackson A. Jackson #5	4-3	1	0.0	0
Tracy Hill Jr. T. Hill Jr. #12	3-3	0	0.0	1
Jaylen Bentley J. Bentley #32	2-1	0	0.0	0
Davon Hicks D. Hicks #09	2-0	0	0.0	0
Latrell Bullard L. Bullard #57	2-2	1	0.0	0
MJ Stroud MJ Stroud #18	2-1	0	0.0	0
Kebba Secka K. Secka #51	2-0	0	0.0	0
Jalen White J. White #25	1-1	0	0.0	0
Derwin Burgess Jr. D. Burgess Jr. #2	1-1	0	0.0	0
Davion Rhodes D. Rhodes #91	1-1	1	1.0	0
Elhadj Fall E. Fall #94	1-1	1	1.0	0
Jamari Whitehead J. Whitehead #34	1-1	0	0.0	0
Caimon Mathis C. Mathis #21	1-0	0	0.0	0
Justin Rhodes J. Rhodes #88	1-1	1	0.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Caleb Weaver C. Weaver #3	11-7	0	0.0	0	0	0
Isaiah Cash I. Cash #18	10-5	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jaylon Jimmerson J. Jimmerson #13	10-4	1	0.0	2	0	1
Trey Fields T. Fields #6	8-3	0	0.0	0	0	0
Kavian Gaither K. Gaither #14	7-4	1	0.0	1	0	0
Briceon Hayes B. Hayes #44	5-2	1	1.0	1	0	0
Richard Outland Jr. R. Outland Jr. #8	4-3	2	1.0	0	0	0
Da'Veawn Armstead D. Armstead #2	4-3	0	0.0	0	0	0
Denver Warren D. Warren #9	4-2	0	0.0	0	0	0
David Fisher D. Fisher #1	4-4	0	0.0	0	0	0
Elias Escobar E. Escobar #24	3-2	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sincere Jackson S. Jackson #8	2-1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ysidro Mascorro Y. Mascorro #9	2-1	0	0.0	0	0	0
CJ Johnson CJ Johnson #8	1-1	0	0.0	0	1	0
S'Maje Burrell S. Burrell #26	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Issiah Nixon I. Nixon #10	1-1	1	1.0	0	0	0
Chantson Prox C. Prox #20	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Quan Williams Q. Williams #32	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Chris Murray C. Murray #3	1-1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jevon Leon J. Leon #1	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Quincy Wright Q. Wright #99	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gavin Stewart G. Stewart #46	2/2	2/2	8	49

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Christian Pavon C. Pavon #49	1/1	4/4	7	21

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Alex Smith A. Smith #25	4	168	42.0	47

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jadon Cardell J. Cardell #43	7	300	42.9	52

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dalen Cobb D. Cobb #1	4	78	19.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Zach Hrbacek Z. Hrbacek #0	3	36	12.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Josh Dallas J. Dallas #19	5	59	11.8	31	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ife Adeyi I. Adeyi #2	2	18	9.0	16	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
JC French IV JC French IV #12	20/33	212	6.4	1	4	3-14	100.3
Dalen Cobb D. Cobb #1	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jalen White J. White #25	16	90	5.6	1	18
JC French IV JC French IV #12	16	34	2.1	1	12
David Mbadinga D. Mbadinga #6	7	31	4.4	0	15
Josh Dallas J. Dallas #19	1	13	13.0	0	13
Dalen Cobb D. Cobb #1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Terrance Gibbs T. Gibbs #20	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Derwin Burgess Jr. D. Burgess Jr. #2	6/11	56	9.3	0	17
Josh Dallas J. Dallas #19	5/6	46	9.2	1	17
Marcus Sanders Jr. M. Sanders Jr. #5	1/1	43	43.0	0	43
Dalen Cobb D. Cobb #1	2/5	42	21.0	0	40
LV Bunkley-Shelton LV Bunkley-Shelton #06	2/2	16	8.0	0	10
David Mbadinga D. Mbadinga #6	1/1	7	7.0	0	7
Jalen White J. White #25	2/5	5	2.5	0	9
DeAndre Buchannon D. Buchannon #15	0/1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Fromm T. Fromm #85	1/1	-3	-3.0	0	-3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Josh Dallas J. Dallas #19	1	1	0
Ayden Jackson A. Jackson #5	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	FF
Marques Watson-Trent M. Watson-Trent #33	11-7	0	0.0	0
Marc Stampley II M. Stampley II #22	8-3	0	0.0	0
Justin Meyers J. Meyers #9	7-7	1	1.0	0
Davon Gilmore D. Gilmore #15	5-3	1	1.0	0
Dorrian Smith D. Smith #23	4-3	0	0.0	0
Chance Gamble C. Gamble #31	4-3	0	0.0	0
Jeffrey Smyth J. Smyth #44	4-4	0	0.0	0
Ayden Jackson A. Jackson #5	4-3	1	0.0	0
Tracy Hill Jr. T. Hill Jr. #12	3-3	0	0.0	1
Jaylen Bentley J. Bentley #32	2-1	0	0.0	0
Davon Hicks D. Hicks #09	2-0	0	0.0	0
Latrell Bullard L. Bullard #57	2-2	1	0.0	0
MJ Stroud MJ Stroud #18	2-1	0	0.0	0
Kebba Secka K. Secka #51	2-0	0	0.0	0
Jalen White J. White #25	1-1	0	0.0	0
Derwin Burgess Jr. D. Burgess Jr. #2	1-1	0	0.0	0
Davion Rhodes D. Rhodes #91	1-1	1	1.0	0
Elhadj Fall E. Fall #94	1-1	1	1.0	0
Jamari Whitehead J. Whitehead #34	1-1	0	0.0	0
Caimon Mathis C. Mathis #21	1-0	0	0.0	0
Justin Rhodes J. Rhodes #88	1-1	1	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Gavin Stewart G. Stewart #46	2/2	2/2	8	49

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Alex Smith A. Smith #25	4	168	42.0	47

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dalen Cobb D. Cobb #1	4	78	19.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Josh Dallas J. Dallas #19	5	59	11.8	31	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Hunter Watson H. Watson #10	23/28	213	7.6	1	0	4-22	157.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jay Ducker J. Ducker #20	10	26	2.6	0	20
Hunter Watson H. Watson #10	16	24	1.5	2	8
Noah Smith N. Smith #06	2	6	3.0	0	4
DJ McKinney DJ McKinney #4	2	2	1.0	0	2
Zach Hrbacek Z. Hrbacek #0	1	-3	-3.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Simeon Evans S. Evans #3	7/8	85	12.1	1	33
Ife Adeyi I. Adeyi #2	4/5	33	8.3	0	16
Noah Smith N. Smith #06	5/5	28	5.6	0	9
Qua'Vez Humphreys Q. Humphreys #7	2/2	23	11.5	0	19
DJ McKinney DJ McKinney #4	1/2	20	20.0	0	20
Michael Phoenix II M. Phoenix II #4	2/3	14	7.0	0	10
Elijah Sohn E. Sohn #19	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Lonnie Adkism L. Adkism #5	1/1	4	4.0	0	4
John Gentry J. Gentry #1	0/1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Hunter Watson H. Watson #10	1	0	0
Michael Phoenix II M. Phoenix II #4	1	1	0
CJ Johnson CJ Johnson #8	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Caleb Weaver C. Weaver #3	11-7	0	0.0	0	0	0
Isaiah Cash I. Cash #18	10-5	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jaylon Jimmerson J. Jimmerson #13	10-4	1	0.0	2	0	1
Trey Fields T. Fields #6	8-3	0	0.0	0	0	0
Kavian Gaither K. Gaither #14	7-4	1	0.0	1	0	0
Briceon Hayes B. Hayes #44	5-2	1	1.0	1	0	0
Richard Outland Jr. R. Outland Jr. #8	4-3	2	1.0	0	0	0
Da'Veawn Armstead D. Armstead #2	4-3	0	0.0	0	0	0
Denver Warren D. Warren #9	4-2	0	0.0	0	0	0
David Fisher D. Fisher #1	4-4	0	0.0	0	0	0
Elias Escobar E. Escobar #24	3-2	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sincere Jackson S. Jackson #8	2-1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Ysidro Mascorro Y. Mascorro #9	2-1	0	0.0	0	0	0
CJ Johnson CJ Johnson #8	1-1	0	0.0	0	1	0
S'Maje Burrell S. Burrell #26	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Issiah Nixon I. Nixon #10	1-1	1	1.0	0	0	0
Chantson Prox C. Prox #20	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Quan Williams Q. Williams #32	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Chris Murray C. Murray #3	1-1	0	0.0	0	0	0
Jevon Leon J. Leon #1	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Quincy Wright Q. Wright #99	1-0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Christian Pavon C. Pavon #49	1/1	4/4	7	21

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Jadon Cardell J. Cardell #43	7	300	42.9	52

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Zach Hrbacek Z. Hrbacek #0	3	36	12.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ife Adeyi I. Adeyi #2	2	18	9.0	16	0

GASO

SHSU

1

0

7

2

10

14

3

9

0

4

7

10

26

31

Punt

5 plays, 18 yd, 02:51

0-0

Interception TD

1 play, 0 yd, 00:07

0-7

Punt

3 plays, -8 yd, 02:08

0-7

Punt

3 plays, 2 yd, 01:27

0-7

Punt

5 plays, 22 yd, 02:35

0-7

Punt

6 plays, 15 yd, 03:49

0-7

Interception

4 plays, 17 yd, 01:42

0-7

Fumble

3 plays, 26 yd, 00:50

0-7

Touchdown

11 plays, 80 yd, 05:16

7-7

Touchdown

8 plays, 75 yd, 03:29

7-14

Interception

3 plays, 1 yd, 00:54

7-14

Touchdown

4 plays, 13 yd, 01:43

7-21

Punt

4 plays, 18 yd, 01:21

7-21

Punt

3 plays, 5 yd, 00:44

7-21

Field Goal

10 plays, 55 yd, 01:04

10-21

Punt

5 plays, 11 yd, 02:55

10-21

Punt

3 plays, -7 yd, 01:58

10-21

Touchdown

5 plays, 56 yd, 02:53

16-21

Punt

6 plays, 35 yd, 03:13

16-21

Field Goal

8 plays, 26 yd, 03:56

19-21

Touchdown

8 plays, 73 yd, 03:28

19-28

Interception

11 plays, 47 yd, 05:10

19-28

Punt

3 plays, 0 yd, 01:05

19-28

Field Goal

8 plays, 13 yd, 03:25

19-31

Touchdown

9 plays, 68 yd, 01:48

26-31

End of Game

1 play, -1 yd, 00:09

26-31

GASO

Team Stats

SHSU

379

Total Yds

245

198

Pass Yds

191

181

Rush Yds

54

13

Total Drives

13

80

Total Plays

64

4.7

Yards Per Play

3.8

5.2

Yards Per Pass

6.0

4.3

Yards Per Rush

1.7

31:49

Possession

28:11

0

Biggest Lead

14

23

1st Downs

15

11

Passing 1st Downs

10

12

Rushing 1st Downs

3

0

1st Downs from Penalties

2

7/16

3rd Down

4/12

2/2

4th Down

0/0

4

Punts

7

5

Turnovers

1

4

Interceptions Thrown

0

1

Fumbles Lost

1

5

Penalties

4

60

Penalty Yards

30

4

Sacks

3

22

Sack Yards

14

7

Tackles For Loss

6

0

D/ST TD

1

0-1 GASO

SHSU 1-0

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Matchup

Team Stats

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