Final
Georgia Southern runs over Savannah State 48-3
Sep 5, 2010 - 2:12 AM STATESBORO, Ga.(AP) -- Georgia Southern had 540 yards total offense behind the play of quarterback Jaybo Shaw and running back Robert Brown to coast to a season-opening 48-3 win over Savannah State on Saturday night.A crowd of 20,430 saw former Georgia Tech assistant Jeff Monken win in his debut as coach of the Eagles, who were 5-6 last season under Chris Hatcher.
Brown, a freshman, rushed for 122 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries to become the first Georgia Southern freshman to gain 100 or more yards in his debut since Adrian Peterson had 135 yards against Elon in 1998.
Shaw, who transferred from Georgia Tech for an opportunity for more playing time, had 65 yards and one touchdown rushing and completed 7 of 10 passes for 109 yards in three quarters of action.
Georgia Southern had 431 yards on the ground, averaging 7.1 yards per rushing play.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SAVANNAH ST 0 0 3 0 3
GA SOUTHERN 10 17 7 14 48 FINAL
Sep 4 8:54 PM - NCAAF
SAVANNAH ST 3
GA SOUTHERN 48 6:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Savannah State 3, Georgia Southern 48 4th - 6:28Sep 4 8:44 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SAVANNAH ST 0 0 3 3
GA SOUTHERN 10 17 7 34 END, 3RD QTR
Savannah State 3, Georgia Southern 34 End of 3rdSep 4 8:44 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SAVANNAH ST 0 0 0
GA SOUTHERN 10 17 27 HALFTIME
Savannah State 0, Georgia Southern 27 HalfSep 4 7:43 PM - NCAAF
SAVANNAH ST 0
GA SOUTHERN 17 9:47 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Savannah State 0, Georgia Southern 17 2nd - 9:47Sep 4 6:48 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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SAVANNAH ST 0 0
GA SOUTHERN 10 10 END, 1ST QTR
Savannah State 0, Georgia Southern 10 End of 1stSep 4 6:48 PM - NCAAF
SAVANNAH ST 0
GA SOUTHERN 3 7:46 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Savannah State 0, Georgia Southern 3 1st - 7:46Sep 4 6:23 PM
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