Georgia Southern Eagles vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Match Player Stats On Sep 13, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 13, 2014

Georgia Tech 42, Georgia Southern 38: Justin Thomas hit Deon Hill on a 13-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining as the host Yellow Jackets held off furious a second-half rally to improve to 3-0.

Thomas, who finished 11-for-24 for 188 yards and four touchdowns and added 137 yards rushing, directing the game-winning drive for Georgia Tech after the Eagles (1-2) scored 28 unanswered points to take a 38-35 lead. Jamal Golden recovered a Georgia Southern fumble at the Georgia Tech 28 with 4:12 remaining to give the Yellow Jackets one last chance.

Matt Breida rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns for Georgia Southern (1-2), which took a three-point lead on Alfred Ramsbyกฏs 11-yard touchdown run with 10:46 to play. Quarterback Kevin Ellison completed 7-of-10 passes for 164 yards and added 107 yards and a TD on the ground.

After Georgia Tech scored two touchdowns in the first eight minutes of the first quarter, Breida broke free for a 69-yard touchdown run down the left sideline with 6:43 left in the period to pull Georgia Southern within 14-7. The Yellow Jackets looked poised for a blowout after that, with Tim Byerlyกฏs 1-yard sneak on fourth-and-goal early in the second quarter, Thomasกฏ 4-yard score midway through the period and Thomas' 57-yard strike to DeAndre Smelter down the right sideline making it 35-10 with 1:50 left in the half.

Georgia Southern stormed back after intermission, Ellison keeping on fourth-and-short for a 32-yard touchdown, Breida capping an 85-yard drive with a 2-yard run and Ellison finding B.J. Johnson down the right sideline for a 68-yard touchdown to bring the Eagles within 35-30 with 1:41 left in the third. Ramsbyกฏs score capped a 94-yard drive on the ensuing Georgia Southern possession and Ellison hit Johnson on the two-point try to make it 38-35, but after Golden recovered the fumble, Thomas led the Yellow Jackets 72 yards on 11 plays.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Yellow Jackets needed just 1:15 to score first, Thomasกฏ 8-yard run capping a 75-yard drive, and his 12-yard screen pass to Zach Laskey made it 14-0 midway through the opening quarter. กญ The Yellow Jackets rolled up 385 yards of total offense in the first half, finishing with 536. กญ Georgia Southern, which led most of the way before falling 24-23 two weeks ago at North Carolina State, totaled 528 yards of offense.