Georgia Southern 34, Ball State 23
Associated Press
STATESBORO, Ga. - Kyle Vantrease threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for a score to rally Georgia Southern to a 34-23 victory over Ball State.
Georgia Southern (3-1) trailed 23-20 after Ball State's Ben VonGunten kicked a 25-yard field goal with 12:39 remaining in the game.
Georgia Southern was forced to punt on its next possession, but Anthony Beck II's punt pinned the Cardinals at their own 8-yard line. The Eagles' defense forced a three-and-out and they got the ball back on the Ball State 43-yard line.
Six plays later Vantrease hit JJay Mcafee for a 7-yard touchdown and a 27-23 lead with 7:04 left. Ball State (1-3) was forced to punt and Vantrease threw a 47-yard scoring strike to Amare Jones to finish off a 10-play 86-yard drive and close out the win.
Vantrease completed 26 of 39 passes for 310 yards for the Eagles. He had a 4-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter to break a 13-all tie. Derwin Burgess Jr. had five catches for 133 yards.
John Paddock totaled 338 yards on 33-of-47 passing for the Cardinals with two touchdowns and an interception. Jayshon Jackson hauled in 10 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown. Freshman Tanner Koziol had the other TD catch. Carson Steele rushed for 119 yards on 23 carries.
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
BallSt | GaSo |
GaSo |
FG |
7:09 |
Alex Raynor 25 yd FG |
0 |
3 |
BallSt |
FG |
4:11 |
Ben VonGunten 22 yd FG |
3 |
3 |
Second Quarter |
BallSt | GaSo |
GaSo |
FG |
13:15 |
Alex Raynor 43 yd FG |
3 |
6 |
GaSo |
TD |
5:29 |
Gerald Green 6 yd run (Alex Raynor kick) |
3 |
13 |
BallSt |
TD |
1:54 |
Tanner Koziol 9 yd pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten kick) |
10 |
13 |
Third Quarter |
BallSt | GaSo |
BallSt |
FG |
8:56 |
Ben VonGunten 27 yd FG |
13 |
13 |
GaSo |
TD |
7:10 |
Kyle Vantrease 4 yd run (Alex Raynor kick) |
13 |
20 |
BallSt |
TD |
3:19 |
Jayshon Jackson 19 yd pass from John Paddock (Ben VonGunten kick) |
20 |
20 |
Fourth Quarter |
BallSt | GaSo |
BallSt |
FG |
12:39 |
Ben VonGunten 25 yd FG |
23 |
20 |
GaSo |
TD |
7:04 |
Jjay Mcafee 7 yd pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex Raynor kick) |
23 |
27 |
GaSo |
TD |
1:40 |
Amare Jones 47 yd pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex Raynor kick) |
23 |
34 |
Team Stats |
|
Ball State |
Georgia Southern |
First downs |
25 |
26 |
Rushing |
9 |
11 |
Passing |
14 |
12 |
Penalty |
2 |
3 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
6-15, 40% |
9-16, 56% |
4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
1-2, 50% |
Rushes-Yards |
34-158 |
38-164 |
Passing Yards |
338 |
310 |
Return Yards |
17 |
45 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
33-47-1 |
26-40-0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
1--1 |
Punts |
5 |
3 |
Punts-Average |
42.4 |
45.7 |
Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-0 |
Penalties - Yards |
7-95 |
4-35 |
Time of Possession |
29:30 |
30:30 |
Ball State Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
J. Paddock |
33 |
47 |
338 |
2 |
1 |
Georgia Southern Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
K. Vantrease |
26 |
39 |
310 |
2 |
0 |
O. Arnold |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ball State Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
C. Steele |
23 |
119 |
5.2 |
0 |
J. Jackson |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
V. Pemberton |
5 |
17 |
3.4 |
0 |
J. Paddock |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
W. Jones |
3 |
-1 |
-0.3 |
0 |
Georgia Southern Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
J. White |
15 |
69 |
4.6 |
0 |
G. Green |
9 |
38 |
4.2 |
1 |
O. Arnold |
7 |
38 |
5.4 |
0 |
K. Vantrease |
5 |
15 |
3.0 |
1 |
D. Lewis |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
Ball State Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
J. Jackson |
10 |
122 |
12.2 |
1 |
Y. Tyler |
9 |
65 |
7.2 |
0 |
B. Hunt |
4 |
49 |
12.3 |
0 |
A. Abdur-Rahman |
4 |
47 |
11.8 |
0 |
T. Koziol |
4 |
41 |
10.3 |
1 |
C. Steele |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
N. Presley |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
Georgia Southern Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
D. Burgess Jr. |
5 |
133 |
26.6 |
0 |
A. Jones |
7 |
94 |
13.4 |
1 |
K. Hood |
4 |
39 |
9.8 |
0 |
B. Johnson |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
J. Singleton |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
J. White |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
M. Sanders Jr. |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
J. Mcafee |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
1 |
O. Arnold |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
Ball State Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
Georgia Southern Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
J. Birdsong |
1 |
0 |
Ball State Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
L. Borrow |
5 |
212 |
42.4 |
Georgia Southern Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
A. Beck II |
3 |
137 |
45.7 |
Ball State Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
Georgia Southern Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
A. Jones |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
Ball State Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
A. Uzodinma II |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
Georgia Southern Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
D. Lewis |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
Ball State Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
Georgia Southern Missed FG |
Player |
Length |