Georgia State's 52-33 victory over Troy provided plenty of records and milestones.
TEAM NOTES
> Earned bowl eligibility for the third time in five seasons
> Won four straight games for the third time in school history
> Rushed for a school-record 390 yards against a Troy defense that entered the game ranked No. 11 in the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 93.3 yards per game.Â
> Broke the GSU single-game rushing record for the third time in four games
> With 2,058 yards rushing on the season, the Panthers have already broken last year's season record of 2,057 yards
> Equaled the GSU record for points vs. an FBS team with 52; also scored 52 vs. Arkansas State
> Current NCAA Rankings:
No. 7 - First Downs
No. 9 - Rushing
No. 16 - Total Offense
No. 19 - Scoring
RB TRA BARNETT
> Rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns and broke Georgia State's single-game, season and career rushing records to lead the Panthers to bowl eligibility with their fourth straight victory, 52-33 over Troy.
> Became Georgia State's career rushing leader with 1,631 yards, passing Travis Evans (1,500, 2010-13).
> Scored his 14th and 15th career rushing touchdowns to take sole possession of the GSU record.
> With 928 yards on the year, he broke the Georgia State single-season record previously held by Donald Russell (747 in 2012).
> Barnett's 242 yards shattered the school record of 201 yards by Russell vs. Rhode Island in 2012. He broke the record with a 41-yard touchdown run on 4th-and-1 with one minute to play to seal the victory.
> He has topped the 100-yard mark in a GSU-record four straight games and now has a season-record five 100-yard games in 2019 and six in his career, which equals Russell for the GSU career mark.
> Leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 9 in FBS with 116.0 yards per game
QB DAN ELLINGTON
> Accounted for four touchdowns with TD passes of 40 and four yards and scoring runs of 19 yards and one yard.
> Moved into fourth place on the GSU career rushing list with 1,137 yards
RB SETH PAIGE
> Rushed for 109 yards on just nine carries for his second 100-yard game of the season and third of his career
> His 65-yard touchdown run gives him two of the five longest runs in GSU history. His 82-yard run vs. ULM last season is GSU's longest run from scrimmage.
TE AUBRY PAYNE
> Caught his team-leading sixth touchdown pass of the season
> Tied for second in the nation in TD receptions by a tight end. Only Pat Freiermuth of Penn State has more, with seven.
OLB VICTOR HEYWARD
> Led the defense with 10 tackles and three tackles for loss, including one sack, and a pass breakup
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