College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Sam Houston State 31, Georgia Southern 26
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Thursday, December 19, 2024
Where: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 13151
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Georgia Southern 0 10 9 7 26
Sam Houston State 7 14 0 10 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 12:02
Sam Houston State   TD  Sam Houston State 7 - Georgia Southern 0
Jaylon Jimmerson 29 yd. interception return (Christian Pavon kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:15
Georgia Southern   TD  Sam Houston State 7 - Georgia Southern 7
Josh Dallas 17 yd. pass from JC French (Gavin Stewart kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:46
Sam Houston State   TD  Sam Houston State 14 - Georgia Southern 7
Simeon Evans 33 yd. pass from Hunter Watson (Christian Pavon kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:09
Sam Houston State   TD  Sam Houston State 21 - Georgia Southern 7
Hunter Watson 2 yd. run (Christian Pavon kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:00
Georgia Southern   FG  Sam Houston State 21 - Georgia Southern 10
Gavin Stewart 49 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 7:14
Georgia Southern   TD  Sam Houston State 21 - Georgia Southern 16
Jalen White 1 yd. run (run failed)
3rd Quarter - 0:05
Georgia Southern   FG  Sam Houston State 21 - Georgia Southern 19
Gavin Stewart 49 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 11:37
Sam Houston State   TD  Sam Houston State 28 - Georgia Southern 19
Hunter Watson 1 yd. run (Christian Pavon kick)
4th Quarter - 1:57
Sam Houston State   FG  Sam Houston State 31 - Georgia Southern 19
Christian Pavon 21 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 0:09
Georgia Southern   TD  Sam Houston State 31 - Georgia Southern 26
JC French 1 yd. run (Gavin Stewart kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Georgia Southern Sam Houston State
W‑L 8 - 5 - 0 10 - 3 - 0
Conference 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Georgia Southern Sam Houston State
Score 26 31
1st Downs 23 15
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-16
44%		 4-for-12
33%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100%		 0-for-0
0%
Total Yards 393 267
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 42-181 32-54
Average/Rush 4.3 1.7
Passing
Comp-Att 20-0 23-0
Passing Yards 212 213
Average/Pass Play 0.0 0.0
Penalties-Yards 5-60 4-30
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 4 0
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11
PLAYER STATS
Georgia Southern (8 - 5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. French 20/33 212 1 4
D. Cobb 0/1 0 0 0
Sam Houston State (10 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
H. Watson 23/28 213 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. White 16 90 5.6 1
J. French 16 34 2.1 1
D. Mbadinga 7 31 4.4 0
J. Dallas 1 13 13.0 0
D. Cobb 1 9 9.0 0
T. Gibbs 1 4 4.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
J. Ducker 10 26 2.6 0
H. Watson 16 24 1.5 2
N. Smith 2 6 3.0 0
D. McKinney 2 2 1.0 0
Z. Hrbacek 1 -3 -3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Burgess Jr. 6 56 9.3 0
J. Dallas 5 46 9.2 1
M. Sanders Jr. 1 43 43.0 0
D. Cobb 2 42 21.0 0
L. Bunkley-Shelton 2 16 8.0 0
D. Mbadinga 1 7 7.0 0
J. White 2 5 2.5 0
T. Fromm 1 -3 -3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Evans 7 85 12.1 1
I. Adeyi 4 33 8.2 0
N. Smith 5 28 5.6 0
Q. Humphreys 2 23 11.5 0
D. McKinney 1 20 20.0 0
M. Phoenix II 2 14 7.0 0
E. Sohn 1 6 6.0 0
L. Adksim 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Jimmerson 2 49 1
K. Gaither 1 12 0
B. Hayes 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
E. Fall 1.0 9.0
D. Gilmore 1.0 6.0
D. Rhodes 1.0 4.0
J. Meyers 1.0 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
I. Nixon 1.0 5.0
R. Outland Jr. 1.0 5.0
B. Hayes 1.0 4.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Meyers 7 1
M. Watson-Trent 7 3
J. Smyth 4 0
T. Hill Jr. 3 0
C. Gamble 3 1
A. Jackson 3 1
D. Gilmore 3 2
M. Stampley II 3 5
L. Bullard 2 0
D. Smith 2 2
D. Rhodes 1 0
J. Whitehead 1 0
J. White 1 0
D. Burgess Jr. 1 0
E. Fall 1 0
J. Rhodes 1 0
J. Bentley 1 1
M. Stroud 1 1
C. Mathis 0 1
D. Hicks 0 2
K. Secka 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. Weaver 7 4
I. Cash 5 5
D. Fisher 4 0
K. Gaither 4 3
J. Jimmerson 4 6
R. Outland Jr. 3 1
D. Armstead 3 1
T. Fields 3 5
E. Escobar 2 1
D. Warren 2 2
B. Hayes 2 3
I. Nixon 1 0
C. Murray 1 0
C. Johnson 1 0
S. Jackson 1 1
Y. Mascorro 1 1
C. Prox 0 1
J. Leon 0 1
Q. Wright 0 1
Q. Williams 0 1
S. Burrell 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
J. Meyers 1.5 3.0
E. Fall 1.0 9.0
D. Gilmore 1.0 6.0
A. Jackson 1.0 5.0
D. Rhodes 1.0 4.0
J. Rhodes 1.0 3.0
L. Bullard 1.0 2.0
K. Secka 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
R. Outland Jr. 2.0 8.0
I. Nixon 1.0 5.0
B. Hayes 1.0 4.0
K. Gaither 1.0 4.0
J. Jimmerson 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Dallas 1
Fumbles
  NO.
M. Phoenix II 1
H. Watson 1