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Dexter Williams II comes on late an sparks 21-point rally; Georgia Southern beats Marshall 24-23
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Backup quarterback Dexter Williams II came on in the fourth quarter and led three touchdown drives to help Georgia Southern rally from a 20-point deficit and beat Marshall 24-23 Saturday night.
Rece Verhoff kicked first-half field goals of 36, 51 and 42 yards, Braylon Braxton threw touchdown passes of 3 yards in the second quarter and 11 yards with 7:05 left in the third to Toby Payne to give Marshall (3-3, 1-1 Sun Belt) a 23-3 lead.
Cam Williams pressured quarterback Stone Earle in the end zone, forcing him to throw it away for a intentional grounding penalty that resulted in a safety. Four plays from scrimmage later, JC French ran for a 12-yard gain on fourth-and-10 before he took a hard hit and was replaced by Williams, who immediately hit LV Bunkley-Shelton for a 34-yard gain and then ran a 1-yard TD that trimmed Georgia Southern's deficit to 23-11 with 6:31 to play.
Marques Watson-Trent forced a fumble that was recovered by Deontre Morris near midfield to eventually set up David Mbadinga's 3-yard TD run with 2:15 remaining. Watson-Trent again forced a fumble, this time recovered by Latrell Bullard at the Eagles 34 with 1:55 to go. Williams hit Bunkley-Shelton for a 19-yard gain on a fourth-and-17 and then, two plays later, connected with Derwin Burgess Jr. for a 34-yard touchdown that gave Georgia Southern (4-2, 2-0) a 24-23 lead when the 2-point conversion pass fell incomplete with a minute to play.
Braxton was 9-of-12 passing for 97 yards for Marshall. A.J. Turner added 14 carries for 97 yards rushing.
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B. Braxton
1 QB 92 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 36 RuYds |
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D. Williams II
9 QB 136 PaYds, PaTD, 13 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 17 | 21 |
Rushing | 7 | 7 |
Passing | 10 | 14 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 6-14 | 5-15 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Total Net Yards | 389 | 429 |
Total Plays | 72 | 74 |
Avg Gain | 5.4 | 5.8 |
Net Yards Rushing | 200 | 93 |
Rush Attempts | 43 | 33 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.7 | 2.8 |
Yards Passing | 189 | 336 |
Comp. - Att. | 18-29 | 26-41 |
Yards Per Pass | 5.9 | 6.9 |
Penalties - Yards | 11-79 | 6-50 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-2 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 5-38.4 | 7-45.6 |
Return Yards | 13 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 1-9 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-4 | 1-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 1 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
S. Earle
11 QB
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S. Earle | 9/17 | 97 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Braxton
1 QB
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B. Braxton | 9/12 | 92 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Turner
5 RB
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A. Turner | 14 | 97 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Earle
11 QB
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S. Earle | 12 | 45 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Braxton
1 QB
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B. Braxton | 8 | 36 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Houston
6 RB
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J. Houston | 6 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Payne
28 RB
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E. Payne | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Fitzpatrick
16 WR
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C. Fitzpatrick | 8 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Chester
7 WR
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C. Chester | 4 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Montgomery
10 WR
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C. Montgomery | 8 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Houston
6 RB
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J. Houston | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Payne
81 TE
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T. Payne | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Chapman
2 WR
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T. Chapman | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Brown
8 WR
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B. Brown | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Turner
5 RB
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A. Turner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Harris
4 WR
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D. Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
I. Foster
0 S
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I. Foster | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Roberts
11 DB
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J. Roberts | 5-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Yates
30 LB
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J. Yates | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Moten
1 DB
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J. Moten | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Watson
9 LB
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L. Watson | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. McGhee
6 S
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A. McGhee | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Harris
33 DL
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D. Harris | 3-1 | 1.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Foster
41 CB
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A. Foster | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Green
15 DL
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M. Green | 3-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ishmael
93 DL
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J. Ishmael | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Reagan
35 CB
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J. Reagan | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Okolo
13 DL
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J. Okolo | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Thompson
90 DL
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R. Thompson | 2-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Green-McKnight
4 DB
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J. Green-McKnight | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Anderson
25 LB
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J. Anderson | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Henderson
10 CB
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J. Henderson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Thomas Jr.
7 DL
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C. Thomas Jr. | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Leggs
5 DL
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T. Leggs | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Shuford
12 DL
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J. Shuford | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
R. Verhoff
90 K
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R. Verhoff | 3/3 | 51 | 2/2 | 11 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. Clark
98 P
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A. Clark | 5 | 38.4 | 2 | 50 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Roberts
11 DB
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J. Roberts | 1 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Harris
4 WR
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D. Harris | 1 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Houston
6 RB
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J. Houston | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
C. Montgomery 10 WR
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C. Montgomery | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. French
12 QB
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J. French | 16/26 | 200 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams II
9 QB
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D. Williams II | 10/14 | 136 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. French
12 QB
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J. French | 11 | 25 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Mbadinga
21 RB
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D. Mbadinga | 3 | 22 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. White
25 RB
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J. White | 7 | 18 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O. Arnold
22 RB
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O. Arnold | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams II
9 QB
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D. Williams II | 4 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Cobb
1 WR
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D. Cobb | 9 | 6 | 93 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Burgess Jr.
2 WR
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D. Burgess Jr. | 15 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Bunkley-Shelton
4 WR
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L. Bunkley-Shelton | 6 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Fromm
7 TE
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T. Fromm | 4 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dallas
19 WR
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J. Dallas | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Arnold
22 RB
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O. Arnold | 2 |