Sam Pinckney
Daniel Wilson

Football

Records & Highlights for Offense & Defense in Big Win Over ECU

Georgia State used a record-setting first half and a strong defensive performance to earn a 49-29 victory over East Carolina Saturday at Center Parc Stadium.

>Georgia State scored 35 points in the first half for the highest scoring half in program history. The previous high was 34 points vs. Savannah State in the inaugural season of 2010.

>49 points is the fourth-highest scoring game in program history. Six of the Panthers' seven highest scoring games have come under head coach Shawn Elliott.

Most Points Scored in GSU History:
1. 55 - Savannah State; 10/9/2010
2. 52 - Arkansas State; 10/5/2019
    52 - Troy; 10/26/2019
4. 49 - East Carolina; 10/3/2020
5. 48 - Furman; 9/7/2019
6. 47 - at ULM; 10/14/2017
7. 46 - ULM; 9/29/2018

>The GSU defense held East Carolina to 50 yards rushing, the lowest total by a GSU opponent since WKU (minus-2 yards) in the 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl and tied for the third-lowest figure in program history.

Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed:
1.  -2 - WKU; 12/16/17
2. 41 - South Alabama; 10/26/2017
3. 50 - Morehead State; 10/2/2010
    50 - East Carolina; 10/3/2020

>The GSU defense allowed just 286 total yards on 78 plays, an average of 3.7 yards per play (second lowest figure in school history)

>Georgia State leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 8 in FBS in third-down defense, holding opponents to a conversion rate of 25.8 percent

>With an interception in each of the first two games, Quavian White is tied for the NCAA lead (1.0 per game). He now has five career interceptions, which is tied for third in GSU history (record is 7), and he is the Panthers' career leader with 88 interception return yards.

>Georgia State leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 5 in FBS with five interceptions on the season

>Destin Coates leads the Sun Belt and ranks No. 5 in FBS with 131.5 rushing yards per game. He also leads the Sun Belt (No. 13 FBS) with 142.0 all-purpose yards per game.

>Coates now has 946 career rushing yards (No. 8 in GSU history) and 11 career rushing touchdowns (tied for fourth)



 
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Players Mentioned

Destin Coates

#17 Destin Coates

RB
5' 11"
Junior
Quavian White

#20 Quavian White

CB
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Destin Coates

#17 Destin Coates

5' 11"
Junior
RB
Quavian White

#20 Quavian White

5' 10"
Junior
CB