Georgia State University Athletics

ATLANTA-- Five different players scored touchdowns, led by two scores from Rodshaun Dorsey, and quarterback Cameran Brown set the record for single-game passing touchdowns on the way to a 42-10 Homecoming win over Old Dominion on Saturday afternoon at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium. 

Great win for our team," Head coach Dell McGee said. " I felt like it was a complete team victory in all three phases. I want to thank our fans, students, alumni, donors and families for coming out to the game tonight. Their support means everything to us, and we have to continue to improve upon that for the rest of our home games. 

Cameran Brown led Georgia State's passing attack with 284 yards through the air, tossing six touchdowns without throwing an interception. His overall passing yards marked a new career-high. His six passing yards marked a career-high, a Georgia State program record, a Sun Belt record and tied for second in the NCAA record book. 

Freshman Qwantavius Wiggins totaled 87 yards to lead the Panthers' ground attack in the game, picking up 5.8 yards per carry along the way. Dennis Murray Jr. also tacked on 28 yards on the ground, picking up 5.6 yards per carry, as well as one receiving touchdown.

"I love this team," senior quarterback Cameran Brown said. " Everything that we preached this week came to life today, and i'm just glad that we got to show that we aren't the Georgia State team that we were least year. We are so connected, and when you're out on the field and you look around you and you see your brothers beside you, it makes you want to play harder."

Brown's most prolific target in the ballgame was Derrick Avery Jr., who caught two passes for 91 yards and one score. DJ Riles got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in three balls for 57 yards.

Xavier Esqillion paced the Georgia State defensive effort, collecting five tackles, 3.0 TFL, three sacks, and two forced fumbles. His three sacks matched the GSU program record for most single-game sacks, previously set in 2017. His two forced fumbles marked only the third time in GSU program history that a player has recorded multiple forced fumbles in a game. 

Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson added 2.0 TFL, two sacks, and one forced fumble and Jaydon Hood had eight tackles, 1.5 TFL, and one recovered fumble in the win.

Georgia State converted on 50 percent of third-down attempts on the day. The Panthers also went 1-for-1 on fourth down.

Defensively, Georgia State did an excellent job limiting the Old Dominion offensive attack, holding the Monarchs to 146 total yards, the fewest total yards allowed in program history. The Panthers kept Old Dominion under 100 yards on both the ground and through the air, allowing only 79 passing and 67 rushing yards. The Panthers defense disrupted Old Dominion's backfield all game, racking up seven sacks and 11 total tackles for loss.
 

How It Happened

Old Dominion scored first to take a 3-0 lead, but Georgia State fired back with 5:40 left in the first quarter to go ahead 7-3.Another Panthers score then increased the lead to 14-3.

Georgia State kept Old Dominion off the scoreboard and extended its lead to 21-3 with 10:21 left in the second quarter.The Panthers continued to expand their lead, scoring again to go ahead 28-3.

Georgia State kept building its lead, scoring again with 11:59 remaining in the third quarter to go up 35-3.The Panthers kept scoring, tacking on a touchdown to extend their advantage to 42-3. Georgia State didn't score again and Old Dominion tacked on seven more points to finish off the game.

For the Record
» Team TD Passes in a Game: 6 TD Passes (broke the record of 5 from 2019) 
» Fewest Total offense allowed in a game: 146 yards (broke the record of 202 from 2022) 
» Cameran Brown- Individual TD Passes in a game: 6 (broken the record of 5 from 2019) 
» Cameran Brown- Individual TD Responsibility in a game: 6 passes (broke the record of 5 from 2021) 
» SBC Single-Game high: Cameran Brown with 6 TD Passes  

Game Notes

» Georgia State outgained Old Dominion 470-146, including a 283-79 advantage through the air.
» Georgia State had their highest scoring quarter in the third period, when they put up 14 points.
» Georgia State converted 7 of 14 third downs while Old Dominion was successful on 5 of 17.
» Hood led the Panthers with eight tackles.
» Christian Teeter punted three times for the Panthers with an average of 48.3 yards per punt while pinning the Monarchs inside their own 20 one time.
» Georgia State went 1-for-1 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
» Georgia State scored on an 80 yard strike from to .
» Georgia State allowed just three points in three Old Dominion trips to the red zone.
» The Panthers didn't allow a sack in the contest.
» The Panthers collected 11 tackles for loss and added seven sacks.
» Georgia State won the time of possession battle 34:32 to 25:28.
» Cameran Brown completed 70% of his passes on the day, going 14-for-20 while averaging 14.2 yards per attempt.


The Panthers will enjoy a bye week before traveling to Harrisonburg, Va. to face James Madison on Saturday, Oct. 17.