2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
American college football season
The 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro , Georgia and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by second year head coach Chad Lunsford .[ 1]
Preseason
On August 2, 2019, it was announced that QB Shai Werts and DE Quan Griffin had been indefinitely suspended following their arrests, which were not related. The charges against Werts were subsequently dropped, after what was believed to be cocaine on his car was tested to be bird feces, and he has since been cleared to play.[ 2]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:30 p.m. at No. 6 LSU * SECN L 3–5597,420
September 7 6:00 p.m. No. 6 (FCS ) Maine * ESPN+ W 26–1817,202
September 14 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota * BTN L 32–3541,021
September 28 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN+ L 24–3719,220
7:30 p.m. at South Alabama ESPNU W 20–17 2OT 20,013
October 19 3:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 30–27 3OT 11,015
October 26 3:00 p.m. New Mexico State * Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 41–710,907
8:00 p.m. at No. 20 Appalachian State ESPNU W 24–2118,796
November 9 3:30 p.m. at Troy ESPN+ L 28–4922,108
November 16 3:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA ESPN+ W 51–2910,266
November 23 3:00 p.m. at Arkansas State ESPN+ L 33–3818,319
November 30 6:00 p.m. Georgia State Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry ) ESPN+ W 38–1015,175
December 21 2:30 p.m. vs. Liberty * CBSSN L 16–2318,158
[ 3]
Game summaries
At LSU
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
3
0
0
3
No. 6 Tigers
21
21
10
3
55
Maine
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 (FCS) Black Bears
3
0
0
15
18
Eagles
0
10
6
10
26
At Minnesota
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
10
10
0
12
32
Golden Gophers
14
7
0
14
35
Louisiana
Louisiana at Georgia Southern
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ragin' Cajuns
7
10 7 13
37
Eagles
3
10 8 3
24
Date: September 28, 2019Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutesGame attendance: 19,220Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 7 SE MPH Referee: Jason AutreyTelevision network: ESPN+
Scoring summary 1 13:42 LA Elijah Mitchell 5–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:18) LA 7–0
05:20 GASO Tyler Bass 28–yard field goal(15 plays, 64 yards, 8:22) LA 7–3
2 12:09 GASO Tyler Bass 44–yard field goal(5 plays, 16 yards, 2:42) LA 7–6
08:05 LA Trey Ragas 3–yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:04) LA 14–6
04:58 GASO Logan Wright 2–yard rush (Tyler Bass kick)(2 plays, 7 yards, 0:49) LA 14–13
00:00 LA Stevie Artigue 25–yard field goal(14 plays, 67 yards, 7:10) LA 17–13
3 08:04 LA Ja'Marcus Bradley 1–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(11 plays, 55 yards, 4:44) LA 24–13
00:15 GASO J.D. King 1–yard rush (J.D. King two–point conversion rush)(14 plays, 78 yards, 7:41) LA 24–21
4 12:30 LA Elijah Mitchell 19–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:45) LA 31–21
05:35 GASO Tyler Bass 31–yard field goal(14 plays, 74 yards, 6:50) LA 31–24
02:34 LA Trey Ragas 1–yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick failed)(6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01) LA 37–21
Pregame line
Over/under
Louisiana
–3.0
Statistics
Louisiana
Georgia Southern
First downs
23
18
Total yards
440
252
Rushing yards
275
215
Passing yards
165
37
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
26:04
33:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana
Passing
Levi Lewis
11–18, 165 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Trey Ragas
16 carries, 131 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Jarrod Jackson
1 reception, 51 yards
Georgia Southern
Passing
Shai Werts
6–12, 37 yards
Rushing
Shai Werts
21 carries, 93 yards
Receiving
NaJee Thompson
4 receptions, 24 yards
At South Alabama
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Eagles
0
10
0
7 0 3
20
Jaguars
0
7
7
3 0 0
17
Coastal Carolina
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
Chanticleers
0
7
0
3 7 7 3
27
Eagles
3
7
0
0 7 7 6
30
New Mexico State
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
0
0
0
7
Eagles
7
21
13
0
41
At Appalachian State
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
3
14
0
24
No. 20 Mountaineers
0
7
0
14
21
At Troy
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
14
0
14
28
Trojans
14
13
0
22
49
Louisiana–Monroe
Pregame line
Over/under
Georgia Southern
–6.5
Week Ten: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Warhawks
7
0
7 15 29
Eagles
7
17
7 20 51
at Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
Date : November 16Game time : 3:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : 48° · Wind – N 13 · Overcast, soggyGame attendance : 10,266Referee : Kyle OlsonTV : ESPN+ [1]
Game information
First quarter
(11:07) GASO TD – Shai Werts 11-yard rush, Tyler Bass kickGeorgia Southern 7–0 ; Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:14
(04:56) ULM TD – Austin Vaughn 3-yard rush, Jared Porter kickTied 7–7 ; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:11
Second quarter
(13:29) GASO FG – Tyler Bass 26-yard field goalGeorgia Southern 10–7 ; Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:00
(09:00) GASO TD – Shai Werts 24-yard rush, Tyler Bass kickGeorgia Southern 17–7 ; Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:30
(00:37) GASO TD – Darion Anderson 33-yard pass from Shai Werts, Tyler Bass kickGeorgia Southern 24–7 ; Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:13
Third quarter
(06:41) ULM TD – Caleb Evans 1-yard rush, Jared Porter kickGeorgia Southern 24–14 ; Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:19
(00:25) GASO TD – J. D. King 6-yard rush, Tyler Bass kickGeorgia Southern 31–14 ; Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:44
Fourth quarter
(14:41) GASO TD – Donald Rutledge Jr. 42-yard interception returned, Tyler Bass kickGeorgia Southern 38–14 ; Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:44
(12:15) ULM TD – Markis McCray 1-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Caleb Evans two-point conversion pass to Josh PedersonGeorgia Southern 38–22 ; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:26
(02:48) GASO TD – Wesley Kennedy III 1-yard rush, two-point conversion rush attempt failedGeorgia Southern 44–22 ; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 9:27
(00:20) ULM TD – Josh Pederson 16-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter kickGeorgia Southern 44–29 ; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:28
(00:13) GASO TD – Monquavion Brinson 42-yard kickoff returned, Tyler Bass kickGeorgia Southern 51–29 ; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Leading Passers
ULM – Caleb Evans – 21/36, 285 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
GASO – Shai Werts – 5/10, 80 yards, TD
Leading Rushers
ULM – Josh Johnson – 12 carries, 43 yards
GASO – J. D. King – 16 carries, 102 yards, TD
Leading Receivers
ULM – Perry Carter Jr. – 2 receptions, 95 yards
GASO – Darion Anderson – 1 reception, 33 yards, TD
Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe
Georgia Southern
First downs
18
20
Total yards
370
334
Rushing yards
85
254
Passing yards
285
80
Turnovers
3
0
Time of possession
26:24
33:36
At Arkansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
16
8
6
33
Red Wolves
14
21
3
0
38
Georgia State
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
7
0
3
0
10
Eagles
7
10
14
7
38
Vs. Liberty (Cure Bowl)
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
7
9
7
0
23
Eagles
0
7
6
3
16
Players drafted into the NFL
References
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