App State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles
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Jalen White runs for 125 yards and 3 TDs; Georgia Southern beats Appalachian St. 29-20
Georgia Southern (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt) kept alive its hopes for a berth in Sun Belt Championship game on Dec. 7. The Eagles can win the East Division and play Louisiana-Lafayatte for the title if James Madison beats Marshall later Saturday.
JC French threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Josh Dallas with 8:47 left in the first quarter. Holder Matthew Daniel, also Georgia Southern’s punter, took a snap in a swinging-gate formation and ran for the 2-point conversion to make it 8-0 and the Eagles never trailed.
Joey Aguilar threw a 9-yard TD pass to Eli Wilson with almost 9 minutes left in the second quarter but Appalachian State failed to get the 2-point conversion and the Mountaineers trailed 8-6.
White scored on a run from the 4 to cap an 11-play, 84-yard drive with 2:51 left in the second quarter and gave the Eagles a 15-6 lead at halftime.
Aguilar hit Makai Jackson in the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown that made it a two-point game late in the third quarter but Georgia Southern responded when White ran for a 3-yard TD early in the fourth quarter.
Appalachian State (5-6, 3-5) lined up for a short field-goal attempt but a high snap recovered at the Georgia State 43 gave the Eagles possession. On third-and-3, Nate Johnson jumped on a fumble caused by his strip-sack of French, Aguilar hit Jackson for 40-yard gain to the 1 and Ahmani Marsh ran it in to make it 22-20 with 8:16 to play.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:47 | Josh Dallas 10 Yd pass from JC French (Matthew Daniel Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:48 | Eli Wilson 9 Yd pass from Joey Aguilar (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:51 | Jalen White 4 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:33 | Makai Jackson 6 Yd pass from Joey Aguilar (Michael Hughes Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 13:36 | Jalen White 3 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:16 | Ahmani Marshall 1 Yd Run (Michael Hughes Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:05 | Jalen White 35 Yd Run (Gavin Stewart Kick) |
Statistics
 APP |
 GASO |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1st Downs | 23 |
| 8-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-11 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 465 | Total Yards | 357 |
| 290 | Passing | 166 |
| 19/35 | Comp/Att | 16/19 |
| 8.3 | Yards per pass | 8.7 |
| 175 | Rushing | 191 |
| 39 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 4.5 | Yards per rush | 4.7 |
| 10-93 | Penalties | 7-65 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 2 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 30:33 | Possession | 29:27 |
Game Information
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 23,383 · Capacity:
Sun Belt - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 10-3 | 7-1 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-5 | 6-2 |
| James Madison | 9-4 | 4-4 |
| Old Dominion | 5-7 | 4-4 |
| Coastal Carolina | 6-7 | 3-5 |
| App State | 5-6 | 3-5 |
| Georgia State | 3-9 | 1-7 |
Sun Belt - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 10-4 | 7-1 |
| Texas State | 8-5 | 5-3 |
| Arkansas State | 8-5 | 5-3 |
| South Alabama | 7-6 | 5-3 |
| UL Monroe | 5-7 | 3-5 |
| Troy | 4-8 | 3-5 |
| Southern Miss | 1-11 | 0-8 |
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