Potent Offense on Display

Notes and Milestones from One of the Highest Scoring Games in Sun Belt History

>Georgia State and Arkansas State combined for 111 points, 1,191 yards and 15 touchdowns (11 of them through the air)

>Georgia State scored 52 points for the third time in the last 12 games, the school-record for points vs. an FBS team. The overall record is 55 vs. Savannah State in 2010.

>GSU put up 583 yards of total offense, the fourth-highest figure in school history

>Entering the weekend's games, Georgia State is tied for fourth in FBS in scoring at 44.0 ppg. Also No. 8 in FBS in rushing (246.3 ypg) and No. 11 in total offense (495.7 ypg)

FBS POINTS PER GAME
1. Alabama, 51.0
2. Texas Tech, 49.5
3. Houston, 49.0
4. Georgia State, 44.0
SMU, 44.0

>Sam Pinckney caught six passes for a career-high 146 yards and three touchdowns. He is one of just three players in school history to catch three or more touchdowns in a game and one of six Panthers to score three or more touchdowns:

4 Donovan Harden vs. Georgia Southern, 2014 (4 receiving)
3 Penny Hart vs. ULM, 2017 (3 receiving)
3 Sam Pinckney vs. Arkansas State, 2020 (3 receiving)
3 Destin Coates vs. Arkansas State, 2019 (3 rushing)
3 Marcus Caffey vs. Louisiana, 2014 (3 rushing)
3 Donald Russell vs. Rhode Island, 2012 (2 rushing, 1 receiving

>In the last two games, Pinckney has 13 receptions for 280 yards and five touchdowns.

>Pinckney now has 10 career touchdown catches (tied for fifth in GSU history).

>Despite playing without Sun Belt rushing leader Destin Coates and his 131.5 yards per game, Georgia State piled up 269 yards rushing, averaging 6.6 yards per carry.

>The Panthers have averaged 254 yards rushing over the last 12 games.

>Tucker Gregg rushed for a career-high 142 yards on just 14 carries (10.1 ypc) for his first 100-yard game.

>Gregg is the fifth different Panther to record a 100-yard rushing game over the last two seasons:

Tra Barnett, 7
Destin Coates, 3
Seth Paige, 2
Dan Ellington, 1
Tucker Gregg, 1

>Quad Brown tied the school record by accounting for five touchdowns - three passing and two rushing.

>Brown passed for 314 yards and rushed for 83 for 397 yards of total offense

>Entering the weekend, Brown is No. 1 in Sun Belt and No. 14 in FBS with 307.0 yards of total offense per game. That is second among FBS freshmen, behind only Spencer Rattler of Oklahoma.

>Georgia State's first scoring drive covered 99 yards, the longest drive in school history. The Panthers previously had 97-yard drives in 2011 and 2015.

>Blake Carroll's 74-yard fumble return for a touchdown is the second-longest defensive touchdown in program history (Robert Ferguson, 88-yard fumble return vs. ULM, 2013).

>Georgia State is one of eight FBS teams that has two defensive touchdowns this season.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Tra Barnett: RB; 5' 10"; Senior

#13 Dan Ellington: QB; 6' 3"; Senior

#42 Blake Carroll: ILB; 6' 1"; Junior

#17 Destin Coates: RB; 5' 11"; Junior

#26 Tucker Gregg: RB; 5' 10"; Junior

#28 Seth Paige: RB; 5' 10"; Junior

#15 Sam Pinckney: WR; 6' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#5 Tra Barnett
: 5' 10"; Senior
: RB

#13 Dan Ellington
: 6' 3"; Senior
: QB

#42 Blake Carroll
: 6' 1"; Junior
: ILB

#17 Destin Coates
: 5' 11"; Junior
: RB

#26 Tucker Gregg
: 5' 10"; Junior
: RB

#28 Seth Paige
: 5' 10"; Junior
: RB

#15 Sam Pinckney
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore
: WR