Georgia Southern Eagles at Marshall Thundering Herd
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French IV throws for 313 yards, Georgia Southern becomes bowl eligible with 24-19 win over Marshall
The Eagles improved to 6-6 (4-4 Sun Belt Conference) to become bowl eligible, while the Thundering Herd finish at 5-7 (3-5), just shy of a postseason game.
Marcus Sanders Jr. scored the Eagles' first touchdown on a 44-yard pass by freshman QB Weston Bryan. French IV connected with Brown late in the first quarter on a 14-yarder to extend Georgia Southern's lead.
Field goals from 24 and 42 yards by Marshall's Lorcan Quinn sent the teams to the locker rooms in a one-possession game.
The Eagles opened it up with French and Brown's second touchdown connection, a 12-yarder early in the third quarter. Tripp Bryant kicked a 24-yard field goal to make it 24-6.
Marshall cut into the lead late, but it wasn't enough to finish off the comeback. The Thundering Herd were paced by Adrian Norton's 160 yards receiving on eight receptions that included a 41-yard touchdown catch with 2:19 left in the fourth quarter.
Georgia Southern managed 528 yards of total offense and were 10-for-17 on third downs and 2-for-3 on fourth. The Eagles time of procession was 41:38 while Marshall's was just 18:22.
The Eagles have been bowl eligible in each of coach Clay Helton's four seasons, but are 0-3 in bowl games.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 12:06 | Lorcan Quinn 42 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 7:53 | Marcus Sanders Jr. 33 Yd pass from Weston Bryan (Tripp Bryant Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:49 | Camden Brown 14 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 1:52 | Lorcan Quinn 24 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:41 | Camden Brown 12 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 3:49 | Tripp Bryant 24 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:19 | Antwan Roberts 17 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:19 | Adrian Norton 41 Yd pass from Zion Turner (Lorcan Quinn Kick) |
Statistics
 GASO |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 11-19 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-10 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 528 | Total Yards | 372 |
| 355 | Passing | 308 |
| 26/39 | Comp/Att | 22/35 |
| 9.1 | Yards per pass | 8.8 |
| 173 | Rushing | 64 |
| 48 | Rushing Attempts | 16 |
| 3.6 | Yards per rush | 4.0 |
| 2-15 | Penalties | 3-27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 41:38 | Possession | 18:22 |
Game Information
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 21,524 · Capacity:
Sun Belt - East
| TEAM | OVR | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Georgia Southern | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Georgia State | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| James Madison | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Old Dominion | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Marshall | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Sun Belt - West
| TEAM | OVER | CONF |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Louisiana Tech | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| South Alabama | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Southern Miss | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Troy | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Arkansas State | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| UL Monroe | 0-1 | 0-0 |
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