2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football
2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tyson Summers (1st season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Rance Gillespie (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	David Dean (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Lorenzo Costantini (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Paulson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Appalachian State +	7	–	1	10	–	3
Arkansas State +	7	–	1	8	–	5
Troy	6	–	2	10	–	3
Idaho	6	–	2	9	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette	5	–	3	6	–	7
Georgia Southern	4	–	4	5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	5	4	–	8
South Alabama	2	–	6	6	–	7
Georgia State	2	–	6	3	–	9
New Mexico State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Texas State	0	–	8	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions

The 2016 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Tyson Summers. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Georgia Southern announced its 2016 football schedule on March 3, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 5 home and 7 away games in the regular season. The Eagles will host Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, and Troy, and will travel to Arkansas State, Georgia State, New Mexico State, and South Alabama. Georgia Southern will skip out on two Sun Belt teams this season, Idaho and Texas State.^[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, one home game against Savannah State from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and will travel to three road games against Georgia Tech from Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Savannah State*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 54–0	21,250
September 10	7:00 pm	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ASN	W 24–9	17,691
September 17	6:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 23–21	25,735
September 24	7:00 pm	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 31–49	17,209
October 5	8:00 pm	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	L 26–27	19,381
October 15	12:30 pm	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 24–35	47,609
October 22	8:00 pm	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FSAZ/FSSW	W 22–19	10,085
October 27	7:30 pm	Appalachian State	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 10–34	23,474
November 5	12:00 pm	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPNU	L 27–37	60,263
November 10	7:30 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPNU	L 26–33	16,786
November 19	2:00 pm	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 24–30	23,513
December 3	12:00 pm	Troy	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN2	W 28–24	16,850
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Savannah State

Week One: Savannah State Tigers at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	21	7	19	7	54

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Date: September 3
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 82°F • NE 3 • Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 21,250
Referee: Kevin Stine
TV: ESPN3
Georgia Southern vs Savannah State

Game information

First quarter

8:33 GS – Favian Upshaw 2 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 5:09
7:15 GS – Favian Upshaw 33 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:40
1:21 GS – Wesley Fields 1 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:30

Second quarter

0:30 GS – Matt Breida 12 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 4:11

Third quarter

12:17 GS – Kevin Ellison 11 yard run (Tyler Bass kick failed), Eagles 34–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:37
5:47 GS – Wesley Fields 30 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (two-point run conv. failed), Eagles 40–0. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, TOP 3:52
5:20 GS – Matt Breida 26 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 47–0. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, TOP 0:10

Fourth quarter

6:18 GS – Troy Stewart 7 yard run (Tyler Bass kick), Eagles 54–0. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, TOP 3:19

Leading Passers

SSU – Blake Dever, 5–9, 50 yards
GS – Fabian Upshaw, 7–10, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Leading Rushers

SSU – TJ Bell, 5 carries, 21 yards
GS – Demarcus Godfrey, 14 carries, 124 yards

Leading Receivers

SSU – Steven Hagan, 3 receptions, 42 yards
GS – Montay Crockett, 3 receptions, 73 yards

Leading Tacklers

SSU – Mulik Simmons, 15 tackles
GS – Ironhead Gallon, 6 tackles

@ South Alabama

Week Two: Georgia Southern Eagles at South Alabama Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	0	7	7	24
Jaguars	3	3	0	3	9

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

Date: September 10
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 84°F • S 6 • Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 17,691
Referee: Jason McArthur
TV: ASN
Georgia Southern vs South Alabama

Game information

First quarter

11:37 USA – Gavin Patterson 40 yard field goal, Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 3:23
5:30 GS – Younghoe Koo 28 yard field goal, Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, TOP 6:07
1:22 GS – LA Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:43

Second quarter

1:11 USA – Gavin Patterson 23 yard field goal, Eagles 10–6. Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, TOP 6:41

Third quarter

11:10 GS – Wesley Fields 5 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:50

Fourth quarter

14:11 GS – Kevin Ellison 27 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 24–6. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:07
7:54 USA – Gavin Patterson 32 yard field goal, Eagles 24–9. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:06

Leading Passers

GS – Favian Upshaw, 6–9, 127 yards
USA – Dallas Davis, 21–42, 279 yards, 1 interception

Leading Rushers

GS – Favian Upshaw, 18 carries, 108 yards
USA – Xavier Johnson, 7 carries, 21 yards

Leading Receivers

GS – BJ Johnson III, 3 receptions, 63 yards
USA – Kevin Kutchera, 3 receptions, 69 yards

Leading Tacklers

GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 7 tackles
USA – Roman Buchanan, 13 tackles

Louisiana–Monroe

Week Three: Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	14	0	0	7	21
Eagles	7	3	6	7	23

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Date: September 17
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 88°F • E 7 • Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 25,735
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV: ESPN3
Georgia Southern vs Louisiana–Monroe

Game information

First quarter

10:26 ULM – Xavier Brown 32 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Warhawks 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:37
2:39 ULM – Garrett Smith 7 yard run (Craig Ford kick), Warhawks 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:03
0:07 GS – Kevin Ellison 6 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Warhawks 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:24

Second quarter

3:58 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Warhawks 14–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:44

Third quarter

10:22 GS – Younghoe Koo 37 yard field goal, Warhawks 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, TOP 4:33
7:32 GS – Younghoe Koo 43 yard field goal, Eagles 16–14. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:58

Fourth quarter

12:51 GS – Wesley Fields 2 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 23–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:31
10:21 ULM – Marcus Green 10 yard pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick), Eagles 23–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:39

Leading Passers

ULM – Garrett Smith, 17–33, 283 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
GS – Favian Upshaw, 4–14, 64 yards

Leading Rushers

ULM – Garrett Smith, 14 carries, 22 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – LA Ramsby, 14 carries, 86 yards

Leading Receivers

ULM – Marcus Green, 2 receptions, 75 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – BJ Johnson III, 4 receptions, 59 yards

Leading Tacklers

ULM – David Griffith, 11 tackles
GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles

@ Western Michigan

Week Four: Georgia Southern Eagles at Western Michigan Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	7	7	31
Broncos	7	28	7	7	49

at Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

Date: September 24
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 70°F
Game attendance: 17,208
Referee: Greg Blum
TV: ESPN3
Georgia Southern vs Western Michigan

Game information

First quarter

7:36 WMU – Jamauri Bogan 4 yard run (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 3:57
4:02 GS – Wesley Fields 44 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Younghoe Koo kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:34

Second quarter

14:52 WMU – Michael Henry 37 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:10
10:27 GS – Younghoe Koo 34 yard field goal, Broncos 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, TOP 4:25
10:14 WMU – Darius Phillips 100 yard kickoff return (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 21–10. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00
7:52 WMU – Carrington Thompson 8 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:35
3:11 GS – Myles Campbell 33 yard pass from Favian Upshaw (Younghoe Koo kick), Broncos 28–17. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:41
1:35 WMU – Corey Davis 35 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 35–17. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:36

Third quarter

12:18 WMU – Darius Phillips 70 yard interception return (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 42–17. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 2:42
2:07 GS – Montay Crockett 44 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Broncos 42–24. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:11

Fourth quarter

9:56 GS – LA Ramsby 13 yard run (Younghoe Koo Kick), Broncos 42–31. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, TOP 5:19
2:11 WMU – Michael Henry 7 yard pass from Zach Terrell (Butch Hampton kick), Broncos 49–31. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, TOP 7:45

Leading Passers

GS – Favian Upshaw, 4–6, 103 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
WMU – Zach Terrel, 18–27, 270 yards, 4 touchdowns

Leading Rushers

GS – Kevin Ellison, 13 carries, 46 yards
WMU – Jamauri Bogan, 26 carries, 104 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Receivers

GS – Montay Crockett, 2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 touchdown
WMU – Michael Henry, 8 receptions, 125 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leading Tacklers

GS – Ironhead Gallon, 13 tackles
WMU – Robert Spillane, 11 tackles

@ Arkansas State

Week Six: Georgia Southern Eagles at Arkansas State Red Wolves – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	6	10	3	26
Red Wolves	0	10	7	10	27

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

Date: October 5
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 84°F • ESE 3.6 • Mostly clear
Game attendance: 19,381
Referee: Kevin Stine
TV: ESPN2
Georgia Southern vs Arkansas State

Game information

First quarter

5:17 GS – LA Ramsby 61 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, TOP 0:09

Second quarter

14:56 ASU – JD Houston 19 yard field goal, Eagles 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:02
9:35 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Eagles 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:21
3:29 ASU – Justin McInnis 6 yard pass from Justice Hansen (JD Houston kick), Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 97 yards, TOP 6:06
1:24 GS – Younghoe Koo 53 yard field goal, Eagles 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:05

Third quarter

5:56 GS – Younghoe Koo 24 yard field goal, Eagles 16–10. Drive: 18 plays, 73 yards, TOP 9:04
2:26 GS – Myles Campbell 63 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 23–10. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:12
1:46 ASU – Warren Wand 55 yard run (JD Houston kick), Eagles 23–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:40

Fourth quarter

11:53 GS – Younghoe Koo 21 yard field goal, Eagles 26–17. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 2:56
6:32 ASU – JD Houston 35 yard field goal, Eagles 26–20. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 4:09
0:09 ASU – Omar Bayless 8 yard pass from Justice Hansen (JD Houston kick), Red Wolves 27–26. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:32

Leading Passers

GS – Kevin Ellison, 14–22, 203 yards, 1 touchdown
ASU – Justice Hansen, 16–27, 182 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions

Leading Rushers

GS – LA Ramsby, 6 carries, 68 yards, 1 touchdown
ASU – Warren Wand, 19 carries, 140 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Receivers

GS – Myles Campbell, 6 receptions, 98 yards, 1 touchdown
ASU – Kendall Sanders, 3 receptions, 52 yards

Leading Tacklers

GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 10 tackles
ASU – Xavier Woodson–Luster, 14 tackles

@ Georgia Tech

Week Seven: Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	3	0	14	24
Yellow Jackets	21	0	0	14	35

at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Date: October 15
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 73°F • E 8 • Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 47,609
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV: ACCRSN
Georgia Southern vs Georgia Tech

Game information

First quarter

13:48 GT – Justin Thomas 58 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:12
10:53 GT – Clinton Lynch 65 yard pass from Justin Thomas (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:20
4:02 GS – LA Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 14–7. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:51
0:48 GT – Dedrick Mills 6 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:14

Second quarter

2:13 GS – Younghoe Koo 44 yard field goal, Yellow Jackets 21–10. Drive: 14 plays, 49 yards, TOP 7:17

Third quarter

No Scoring

Fourth quarter

13:25 GT – Justin Thomas 4 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 28–10. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, TOP 6:34
9:38 GS – L.A. Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 28–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:40
3:58 GT – Dedrick Mills 20 yard run (Harrison Butker kick), Yellow Jackets 35–17. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:30
1:03 GS – BJ Johnson III 3 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Yellow Jackets 35–24. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:55

Leading Passers

GS – Kevin Ellison, 10–17, 102 yards, 1 touchdown
GT – Justin Thomas, 7–11, 172 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Rushers

GS – Matt Breida, 13 carries, 58 yards
GT – Dedrick Mills, 13 carries, 89 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leading Receivers

GS – BJ Johnson III, 3 receptions, 42 yards, 1 touchdown
GT – Clinton Lynch, 2 receptions, 81 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Tacklers

GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles
GT – Corey Griffin, 10 tackles

@ New Mexico State

Week Eight: Georgia Southern Eagles at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	3	3	13	22
Aggies	0	9	3	7	19

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

Date: October 22
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 78°F • SSW 5 • Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 10,085
Referee: Jeff Hilyer
TV: FSSW/FSAZ
Georgia Southern vs New Mexico State

Game information

First quarter

9:43 GS – Younghoe Koo 25 yard field goal, Eagles 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:17

Second quarter

14:53 GS – Younghoe Koo 22 yard field goal, Eagles 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:27
12:04 NMSU – OJ Clark 6 yard pass from Tyler Rogers (Parker Davidson kick failed), Tied 6–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:49
7:03 NMSU – Parker Davidson 41 yard field goal, Aggies 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:40

Third quarter

11:22 NMSU – Parker Davidson 30 yard field goal, Aggies 12–6. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:32
0:59 GS – Younghoe Koo 29 yard field goal, Aggies 12–9. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, TOP 3:34

Fourth quarter

14:54 GS – Matt Breida 9 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick failed), Eagles 15–12. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 0:56
10:21 GS – Wesley Fields 42 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 22–12. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:23
1:19 NMSU – Johnathan Boone 32 yard pass from Tyler Rogers (Parker Davidson kick), Eagles 22–19. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:53

Leading Passers

GS – Kevin Ellison, 7–8, 101 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
NMSU – Tyler Rogers, 22–36, 236 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Leading Rushers

GS – Kevin Ellison, 20 carries, 117 yards
NMSU – Larry Rose, 22 carries, 81 yards

Leading Receivers

GS – Wesley Fields, 1 reception, 42 yards, 1 touchdown
NMSU – Izaiah Lottie, 3 receptions, 47 yards

Leading Tacklers

GS – Chris DeLaRosa, 10 tackles
NMSU – Rodney Butler, 13 tackles

Appalachian State

Week Nine: Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	10	10	14	34
Eagles	10	0	0	0	10

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Date: October 27
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 72°F • SSE 5 • Mostly clear
Game attendance: 23,474
Referee: Kevin Stine
TV: ESPNU
Georgia Southern vs Appalachian State

Game information

First quarter

9:02 GS – Younghoe Koo 32 yard field goal, Eagles 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 2:48
0:58 GS – Ukeme Eligwe 90 yard fumble return (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 8:04

Second quarter

6:22 ASU – Taylor Lamb 14 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Eagles 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:38
1:15 ASU – Michael Rubino 32 yard field goal, Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, TOP 2:30

Third quarter

3:03 ASU – Michael Rubino 28 yard field goal, Mountaineers 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 41 yards, TOP 7:17
1:45 ASU – Taylor Lamb 30 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:42

Fourth quarter

11:53 ASU – Marcus Cox 12 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 3:14
3:26 ASU – Jalin Moore 15 yard run (Michael Rubino kick), Mountaineers 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:38

Leading Passers

ASU – Taylor Lamb, 16–27, 199 yards, 2 interceptions
GS – Seth Shuman, 9–23, 73 yards, 2 interceptions

Leading Rushers

ASU – Jalin Moore, 15 carries, 126 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – Matt Brieda, 7 carries, 28 yards

Leading Receivers

ASU – Shaedon Meadors, 6 receptions, 126 yards
GS – D'Ondre Glenn, 1 reception, 28 yards

Leading Tacklers

ASU – Eric Noggs, 6 tackles
GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 12 tackles

@ Ole Miss

Week Ten: Georgia Southern Eagles at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	7	3	3	27
Rebels	3	28	3	3	37

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

Date: November 5
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 60,263
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney (play-by-play) and John Congemi (color)
Georgia Southern vs Ole Miss

Game information

First quarter

(9:01) Ole Miss – Gary Wunderlich 35 yard field goal
Ole Miss 3–0; 7 plays, 33 yards, 1:59
(5:08) Georgia Southern – Myles Campbell 29 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick)
Georgia Southern 7–3; 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:53
(0:59) Georgia Southern – Kevin Ellison 9 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick)
Georgia Southern 14–3; 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:19

Second quarter

(11:38) Ole Miss – Chad Kelly 3 yard run (Gary Wunderlich kick)
Georgia Southern 14–10; 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:48
(10:13) Georgia Southern – Matt Breida 68 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick)
Georgia Southern 21–10; 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25
(8:20) Ole Miss – Chad Kelly 5 yard run (Gary Wunderlich)
Georgia Southern 21–17; 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:53
(3:36) Ole Miss – Akeem Judd 9 yard run (Gary Wunderlich kick)
Ole Miss 24–21; 7 plays, 56 yards, 1:26
(2:06) Ole Miss – Evan Engram 38 yard pass from Chad Kelly (Gary Wunderlich kick)
Ole Miss 31–21; 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:36

Third quarter

(3:02) Georgia Southern – Younghoe Koo 41 yard field goal
Ole Miss 31–24; 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:15
(0:13) Ole Miss – Gary Wunderlich 29 yard field goal
Ole Miss 34–24; 9 plays, 63 yards, 2:49

Fourth quarter

(12:09) Georgia Southern – Younghoe Koo 38 yard field goal
Ole Miss 34–27; 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:04
(7:14) Ole Miss – Gary Wunderlich 38 yard field goal
Ole Miss 37–27; 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:31

Leading Passers

GS – Kevin Ellison, 7–16, 134 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
UM – Chad Kelly, 16–23, 226 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Rushers

GS – Matt Breida, 22 carries, 100 yards, 1 touchdown
UM – Akeem Judd, 26 carries, 139 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Receivers

GS – Myles Campbell, 4 receptions, 121 yards, 1 touchdown
UM – Evan Engram, 4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Tacklers

GS – Joshua Moon, 11 tackles
UM – Fadol Brown, 14 tackles

Louisiana–Lafayette

Week Eleven: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	10	2	33
Eagles	3	10	0	13	26

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Date: November 10
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) • Calm
Game attendance: 16,786
Referee: Charles Lewis
TV: ESPNU
Georgia Southern vs Louisiana–Lafayette

Game information

First quarter

GASO - Younghoe Koo 39-yard field goal, 10:44 (GASO 3-0)
ULL - Elijah McGuire 1-yard TD run, Stevie Artigue kick good, 3:15 (ULL 7-3)

Second quarter

GASO - Koo 27-yard field goal, 10:48 (ULL 7-6)
ULL - Dion Ray 16-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 6:09 (ULL 14-6)
GASO - Myles Campbell 10-yard TD pass from Seth Shuman, Koo kick good, 1:18 (ULL 14-13)
ULL - Anthony Jennings 10-yard TD run, Artigue kick good, 0:06 (ULL 21-13)

Third quarter

ULL - Artigue 34-yard field goal, 8:51 (ULL 24-13)
ULL - Keenan Barnes 48-yard TD pass from Al Riles, Artigue kick good, 6:34 (ULL 31-13)

Fourth quarter

GASO - L.A. Ramsby 2-yard TD run, two-point pass conversion no good, 13:05 (ULL 31-19)
ULL - Otha Peters defensive PAT conversion, 13:05 (ULL 33-19)
GASO - L.A. Ramsby 1-yard TD run, Koo kick good, 4:23 (ULL 33-26)

Leading Passers

ULL – Anthony Jennings, 17–26, 210 yards
GS – Seth Shuman, 21–36, 228 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Rushers

ULL – Anthony Jennings, 9 carries, 96 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – Seth Shuman, 5 carries, 20 yards

Leading Receivers

ULL – Keenan Barnes, 3 receptions, 89 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – BJ Johnson III, 9 receptions, 127 yards

Leading Tacklers

ULL – Otha Peters, 8 tackles, fumble recovery, safety
GS – Ukeme Eligwe, 12 tackles

@ Georgia State

Week Twelve: Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	0	7	24
Panthers	20	0	10	0	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

Date: November 19
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 23,513
Referee: Jason McArthur
TV: ESPN3
Georgia Southern vs Georgia State

Game information

First quarter

12:06 GSU – Glenn Smith 29 yard run (Roger Ten Lohuis kick), Panthers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:54
10:10 GSU – Conner Manning 1-yard run (Roger Ten Lohuis kick blocked), Panthers 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, TOP 0:59
6:55 GSU – Robert Davis 28-yard pass from Conner Manning (Roger Ten Lohuis kick), Panthers 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 0:56
3:40 GS – Kevin Ellison 24-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Panthers 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:15

Second quarter

14:57 GS – Matt Breida 3-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Panthers 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:29
0:00 GS – Younghoe Koo 43-yard field goal, Panthers 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, TOP 0:34

Third quarter

7:59 GSU – Glenn Smith 15-yard pass from Conner Manning (Brandon Wright kick), Panthers 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:25
1:00 GSU – Brandon Wright 27-yard field goal, Panthers 30–17. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 2:15

Fourth quarter

4:42) GS – LA Ramsby 1-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Panthers 30–24. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, TOP 5:25

Leading Passers

GS – Favian Upshaw, 11–21, 91 yards
GSU – Conner Manning, 21–39, 318 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leading Rushers

GS – Kevin Ellison, 15 carries, 101 yards, 1 touchdown
GSU – Glenn Smith, 5 carries, 37 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading Receivers

GS – Montay Crockett, 4 receptions, 60 yards
GSU – Keith Rucker, 8 receptions, 145 yards

Leading Tacklers

GS – Ironhead Gallon, 10 tackles
GSU – Alonzo McGee, 10 tackles

Troy

Week Fourteen: Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	7	7	7	24
Eagles	0	7	14	7	28

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

Date: December 3
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, Seasonal • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: ENE 6 mph
Game attendance: 16,850
Referee: Ted Pitts
TV: ESPN2
Georgia Southern vs Troy

Game information

First quarter

9:45 TU – Ryan Kay 37-yard field goal, Trojans 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:31

Second quarter

11:24 GS – BJ Johnson III 12-yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, TOP 6:10
6:08 TU – Jordan Chunn 3-yard run (Ryan Kay kick), Trojans 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 5:09

Third quarter

12:09 GS – Kevin Ellison 24-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:51
9:28 GS – Kevin Ellison 54-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:49
2:28 TU – Tevaris McCormick 16-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (Ryan Kay kick), Eagles 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:50

Fourth quarter

12:22 TU – Jordan Chunn 4-yard run (Ryan Kay kick), Trojans 24–21. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:56
9:46 GS – BJ Johnson III 64-yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick), Eagles 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:36

Leading Passers

TU – Brandon Silvers, 27–34, 218 yards, 1 touchdown
GS – Kevin Ellison, 10–14, 127 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leading Rushers

TU – Jordan Chunn, 19 carries, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns
GS – Kevin Ellison, 10 carries, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leading Receivers

TU – Emanuel Thompson, 7 receptions, 96 yards
GS – BJ Johnson III, 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leading Tacklers

TU – William Lloyd, 8 tackles
GS – Ukeme Eliqwe, 18 tackles

References

^ "2016 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Set For Summers' Debut Season" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ "2016 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

[GSU16-1] "2016 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Set For Summers' Debut Season" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

[2] "2016 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

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