Georgia Southern Eagles at App State Mountaineers

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Georgia Southern Eagles

4-5, 1-4 Away

Final
25 - 23

App State Mountaineers

4-5, 2-2 Home

French threw for a season-high 352 yards, Georgia Southern holds off Appalachian State 25-23

Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers: Full Highlights

Appalachian State trailed 22-3 midway through the third quarter before AJ Swan threw a short-yardage TD pass, and then Jaquari Lewis broke loose on a 27-yard touchdown run early in the fourth that made it 22-16.

Swan's 16-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Barnes capped an 11-play, 66-yard drive that ended the scoring with 1:56 remaining. The Eagles later converted on second-and-6 to help run out the clock.

French was 25-of-37 passing and surpassed 2,000 yards for the season. He threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Sanders Jr. on the third play from scrimmage and scored on a 3-yard run that gave the Eagles a 16-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Sanders finished with six catches for 127 yards.

OJ Arnold had 105 yards rushing on 20 carries for Georgia Southern (4-5, 2/3 Sun Belt Conference). Camden Brown had six receptions for 97 yards. Tripp Bryant made a career-high 4 of 5 field goals for the Eagles.

Swann completed 34 of 51 passes for 348 yards and threw an interception for Appalachian State (4-5, 1-4). Barnes caught 13 passes for 160 yards.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 14:16	Marcus Sanders Jr. 47 Yd pass from JC French IV (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
FG	1st Period 4:11	Tripp Bryant 21 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 7:31	JC French IV 3 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)
FG	2nd Period 1:14	Tripp Bryant 26 Yd Field Goal
FG	2nd Period 0:00	Dominic De Freitas 36 Yd Field Goal
FG	3rd Period 9:20	Tripp Bryant 23 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 4:51	David Larkins 1 Yd pass from AJ Swann (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
TD	4th Period 13:50	Jaquari Lewis 27 Yd Run (Dominic De Freitas Kick)
FG	4th Period 9:05	Tripp Bryant 24 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 1:56	Jaden Barnes 16 Yd pass from AJ Swann (Dominic De Freitas Kick)

Statistics

GASO		APP
25	1st Downs	23
6-15	3rd down efficiency	4-14
1-1	4th down efficiency	4-6
494	Total Yards	425
352	Passing	348
25/37	Comp/Att	34/51
9.5	Yards per pass	6.8
142	Rushing	77
38	Rushing Attempts	23
3.7	Yards per rush	3.3
6-40	Penalties	6-65
0	Turnovers	1
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	1
32:20	Possession	27:40

Game Information

Kidd Brewer Stadium

Location: Boone, NC
Attendance: 31,876 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM	OVR	CONF
App State	0-0	0-0
Coastal Carolina	0-0	0-0
Georgia Southern	0-0	0-0
Georgia State	0-0	0-0
James Madison	0-0	0-0
Marshall	0-0	0-0
Old Dominion	0-0	0-0

Sun Belt - West

TEAM	OVER	CONF
Arkansas State	0-0	0-0
Louisiana	0-0	0-0
Louisiana Tech	0-0	0-0
South Alabama	0-0	0-0
Southern Miss	0-0	0-0
Troy	0-0	0-0
UL Monroe	0-0	0-0

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