NASHVILLE -- Georgia State fell 70-21 to Vanderbilt on the road Saturday night.
The Panthers and Commodores are now 1-1 on the series.
Tj Finley led Georgia State's passing attack with 176 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns without throwing an interception.
Rashad Amos led all Panthers rushers with 25 yards in the contest, picking up 5 yards per carry. Jordon Simmons also added 21 yards on the ground, averaging 5.2 yards per carry, as well as one receiving touchdown.
The most prolific target for Georgia State quarterbacks was Ted Hurst, who caught seven passes for 71 yards. Dj Riles got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in five balls for 57 yards and one touchdown.
Team led the Georgia State defensive effort, recording . Ian Mathews added and Chandler Jordan had six tackles in the loss.
How It Happened
Georgia State took a 3-0 lead over Vanderbilt after scoring the game's first points on the first drive of the game.Vanderbilt then scored to take a 21-3 lead before the Panthers put a touchdown on the board to close the gap and make it a 21-9 game.
After Vanderbilt scored to increase its lead to 42-9, Georgia State scored again with 10:11 remaining in the third quarter to close the gap and make it a 42-15 game.Vanderbilt scored to expand its lead to 70-15 before the Panthers scored again to close the gap and make it a 70-21 game. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Josiah Robinson led the Panthers with nine tackles.
» Reed Chandley punted five times for the Panthers with an average of 47 yards per punt while pinning the Commodores inside their own 20 one time.
» Georgia State went 2-for-2 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
» Georgia State won the time of possession battle 30:11 to 29:49.
» Cameran Brown completed 69.2% of his passes on the day, going 9-for-13 while averaging 6.3 yards per attempt.
Up Next
The Panthers return from a bye week to host JMU on Saturday, Oct. 4.
