Georgia State 41, Charlotte 25
Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Darren Grainger threw for 461 yards and three touchdowns and Georgia State never trailed in a 41-25 win over Charlotte.
Trailing 34-10, Charlotte got within nine points in just a matter of minutes to close the third quarter. Jalon Jones' 58-yard touchdown run occurred with 2:21 left in the third quarter. Then, after holding the Panthers to a three-and-out, Henry Rutledge returned a punt 46 yards for a touchdown less than a minute later.
Grainger and the Panthers' offense responded by driving 75 yards in eight plays and sealed the win with a 38-yard touchdown to Robert Lewis with 12:57 left.
Charlotte punted and turned it over on downs on its final possessions.
Grainger completed 26 of 32 pass attempts for Georgia State (3-0). Lewis finished with 220 yards receiving on six catches with two touchdowns. Tailique Williams had 129 yards receiving with five catches for a touchdown.
Charlotte's Trexler Ivey was 20-for-28 passing for 257 yards with a touchdown and interception for Charlotte (1-2). ---
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
GaSt | Char |
| GaSt |
TD |
8:44 |
Darren Grainger 8 yd run (Liam Rickman kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
GaSt | Char |
| GaSt |
FG |
14:56 |
Liam Rickman 26 yd FG |
10 |
0 |
| GaSt |
TD |
13:43 |
Robert Lewis 97 yd pass from Darren Grainger (Liam Rickman kick) |
17 |
0 |
| Char |
FG |
3:11 |
Kyle Cunanan 30 yd FG |
17 |
3 |
| Char |
TD |
1:00 |
Jack Hestera 5 yd pass from Trexler Ivey (Kyle Cunanan kick) |
17 |
10 |
| GaSt |
FG |
0:00 |
Liam Rickman 46 yd FG |
20 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
GaSt | Char |
| GaSt |
TD |
10:23 |
Tailique Williams 78 yd pass from Darren Grainger (Liam Rickman kick) |
27 |
10 |
| GaSt |
TD |
3:54 |
Marcus Carroll 1 yd run (Liam Rickman kick) |
34 |
10 |
| Char |
TD |
2:21 |
Jalon Jones 58 yd run (Colin Weber 2pt pass from Trexler Ivey) |
34 |
18 |
| Char |
TD |
1:30 |
Henry Rutledge 46 yd punt return (Kyle Cunanan kick) |
34 |
25 |
| Fourth Quarter |
GaSt | Char |
| GaSt |
TD |
12:57 |
Robert Lewis 38 yd pass from Darren Grainger (Liam Rickman kick) |
41 |
25 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Georgia State |
Charlotte |
| First downs |
23 |
18 |
| Rushing |
6 |
4 |
| Passing |
15 |
11 |
| Penalty |
2 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
9-15, 60% |
3-14, 21% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
3-6, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
39-102 |
29-88 |
| Passing Yards |
466 |
268 |
| Return Yards |
37 |
119 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
27-33-0 |
23-35-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2--14 |
4--38 |
| Punts |
5 |
4 |
| Punts-Average |
40.4 |
48.8 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
11-80 |
7-65 |
| Time of Possession |
31:32 |
28:28 |
| Georgia State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Grainger |
27 |
33 |
466 |
3 |
0 |
| Charlotte Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. Ivey |
20 |
28 |
257 |
1 |
1 |
| J. Jones |
3 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| Georgia State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Carroll |
20 |
67 |
3.4 |
1 |
| D. Grainger |
10 |
23 |
2.3 |
1 |
| K. Adams |
7 |
15 |
2.1 |
0 |
| Charlotte Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Jones |
6 |
80 |
13.3 |
1 |
| H. Rutledge |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
0 |
| D. Robinson |
8 |
14 |
1.8 |
0 |
| T. Kellman |
5 |
4 |
0.8 |
0 |
| S. Byrd |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| J. Mack |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| T. Ivey |
4 |
-38 |
-9.5 |
0 |
| Georgia State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Lewis |
6 |
220 |
36.7 |
2 |
| T. Williams |
5 |
129 |
25.8 |
1 |
| J. Carter |
5 |
43 |
8.6 |
0 |
| J. Credle |
5 |
30 |
6.0 |
0 |
| A. McBride |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| A. Green |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
| K. Byrd |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| M. Carroll |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Charlotte Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Hestera |
7 |
109 |
15.6 |
1 |
| B. Kennon |
4 |
61 |
15.3 |
0 |
| J. Mack |
1 |
32 |
32.0 |
0 |
| C. Weber |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
0 |
| S. Byrd |
4 |
21 |
5.3 |
0 |
| D. Thomas Jr. |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| J. Reynolds |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| J. Bearns III |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Georgia State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| G. Pringle |
1 |
-1 |
| Charlotte Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Georgia State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| K. Loggins |
5 |
202 |
40.4 |
| Charlotte Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| G. Gonya |
4 |
195 |
48.8 |
| Georgia State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Carter |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
| Charlotte Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Mack |
3 |
34 |
11.3 |
| H. Rutledge |
1 |
46 |
46.0 |
| Georgia State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Lewis |
2 |
33 |
16.5 |
| Charlotte Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| H. Rutledge |
2 |
39 |
19.5 |
| Georgia State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Charlotte Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
