STATESBORO, Ga -- Georgia State fell 41-24 on Saturday night at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
Quarterback Cameran Brown led Georgia State's passing attack with 280 yards through the air, tossing one touchdown without throwing an interception. The signal caller also added a career-high 120 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
To go along with Brown's showing, Rashad Amos added to the Panthers' rushing attack by picking up 29 yards and one touchdown in the game.
Brown's most prolific target in the ballgame was Javon Robinson, who caught seven passes for 71 yards. Ted Hurst got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in five balls for 68 yards and one touchdown.
On the defensive side, Josiah Robinson had seven tackles and 1.0 TFL in the loss.
Georgia State converted on 71.4 percent of third-down attempts going 10-for-14 on the day.
How It Happened
After Georgia Southern opened the scoring to go up 3-0, Georgia State responded to take a 7-0 lead with 4:52 remaining in the first quarter.Georgia Southern scored to go ahead 10-7 before the Panthers responded to even the game at 10-10.
Georgia State followed with a five-yard touchdown reception from to Hurst at the :46 mark in the second quarter and took a 17-10 lead in the process.Georgia Southern then took control of the lead, building a 20-17 advantage before the Panthers responded with a three-yard touchdown run from Amos to jump back ahead 24-20. Georgia State didn't score again in the game and Georgia Southern added 21 more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Georgia State outgained Georgia Southern 444-420, including a 280-212 advantage through the air.
» Georgia State had their highest scoring quarter in the second period, when they put up 10 points.
» Georgia State converted 10 of 14 third downs while Georgia Southern was successful on 9 of 13.
» Reed Chandley punted one time for the Panthers with an average of 54 yards per punt.
» The Panthers didn't allow a sack in the contest.
» Georgia State won the time of possession battle 32:20 to 27:40.
» Cameran Brown completed 76.3% of his passes on the day, going 29-for-38 while averaging 7.4 yards per attempt.
The Panthers look to bounce back at home against South Alabama on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
