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2012 GAME SUMMARIES
SEASON REV I EW
with a 2-yard touchdown run on a direct snap with
43 seconds left.
“It was a Donald Russell day,” Curry said. “You
just see how valuable he is, you just have to keep
giving it to him when he’s full speed. I’m really
pleased with Ronnie Bell. I think Ronnie Bell made a
statement about his ability.”
Wilson wasn’t the only one hobbling for the
Panthers. Both starting center Michael Davis (ankle
injury) and backup Ronald Martin (knees) left with
injuries, forcing guard Tim Wynn to play center for
much of the second half.
“There were some circumstances that were
outside our control. We lost both our centers (and)
Tim had to play center without having done it in
two years,”Curry said.
RICHMOND .................. 7 21 7
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GEORGIA STATE...........
SCORING SUMMARY
UR–JSmith 1 Run (Hinshaw Kick), 7:29-1st (13-83, 5:37)
UR 7-0
UR–Laub 1 Run (Hinshaw Kick), 13:35-2nd (14-71, 6:54) UR 14-0
UR–Barnette 49 Pass from Laub (Hinshaw Kick),
UR 21-0
10:42-2nd (2-44, 0:15)
GSU–Wilson 16 Pass from McLane (Benvenuto Kick),
UR 21-7
1:22-2nd (7-80. 1:51, 0:25)
UR–Laub 1 Run (Hinshaw Kick), 0:00-2nd (5-40, 0:32)
UR 28-7
UR–Laub 6 Run (Hinshaw Kick), 7:55-3rd (8-53, 04:04)
UR 35-7
GSU–Russell 2 Run (Benvenuto Kick),
UR 35-14
0:43-4th (8-70, 2:09)
Attendance–9,476
TEAM STATISTICS ....................................... UR
GSU
First Downs (R-P-Pen)............................21 (9-1-1)
21 (8-12-1)
Rushing (Att-Yards-TD)........................... 39-144-4
36-159-1
Passing Yards........................................................254
231
Passes (Cmp-Att-Int)..................................21-32-0
23-37-3
TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...................... 71-398
73-390
Punts (No.-Avg-Net)............................6-37.5-36.7
3-39.3-39.3
Fumbles-Lost ........................................................2-1
1-0
Penalties..............................................................9-59
4-45
Sacks By..................................................................0-0
0-0
3rd Down Conversions ...................................7-14
5-13
4th Down Conversions ......................................1-1
1-4
Time of Possession.........................................31:12
28:48
RUSHING LEADERS
UR–Laub 12-73, 3 TD; JSmith 12-43, 1 TD; Green 6-23; Gaskins
6-6
GSU–Russell 24-119, 1 TD; Bell 4-31; Evans 3-7; Lee 1-4;
McLane 4-(-2)
PASSING LEADERS
UR–Laub 16-25-0, 223, 1 TD; Strauss 5-7-0, 31
GSU–McLane 16-26-1, 140, 1 TD; Bell 7-10-2, 91
RECEIVING LEADERS
UR–Edwards 6-50; Barnette 3-87, 1 TD; JSmith 3-47; Gaskins
3-42
GSU–Russell 5-51; Wilson 4-57, 1 TD; Williams 4-31; Sweeting
2-18; DKing 2-18; Ogbuehi 2-8; ASmith 1-28; Minor 1-12;
Hill 1-5; Evans 1-3
WILLIAM & MARY 35, GEORGIA STATE 3
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Georgia State fell at William & Mary 35-3 at
Zable Stadium as the Panthers were undone by
seven turnovers.
Donald Russell had 134 yards rushing and
receiving and Ronnie Bell showed play-making
ability in his first start at quarterback for Georgia
State, but William & Mary scored 28 points off GSU
turnovers. The Panthers (0-5) hurt themselves with
four interceptions and three lost fumbles.
“We work on ball security over and over and
over, but if you turn the ball over that many times,
you have no chance,” GSU head coach Bill Curry
said. “We have individuals who are showing good
things, but our team has got to come together and
do all the things that it takes to win.”
Russell recorded his second straight 100-yard
rushing effort and third this season with 107 yards
on 21 carries, and he added four catches for 27
yards. Bell completed 13 of 26 passes for 157 yards
and helped the Panthers convert eight of 14 third
down plays, but the redshirt freshman had four
interceptions and a lost fumble on a sack.
Keith McBride led the Tribe with 163 yards
rushing and two touchdowns, while quarterback
Raphael Ortiz also scored twice for the Tribe, who
managed 312 yards rushing, including 204 in the
second half as the GSU defense wore down.
Georgia State jumped in front first. After forcing
William & Mary to punt on its first possession, the
Panthers took over and moved 62 yards on 11 plays
to set up a 37-yard field goal by freshman Wil Lutz,
his first career three-pointer.
The Tribe looked to answer with a field goal
attempt of their own, but the 45-yard attempt
by Drake Kuhn was wide right. GSU forced the
field goal attempt when Robert Ferguson chased
W&M quarterback from the pocket and John Kelly
tracked him down for the Panthers’ first sack of the
season.
The GSU defense came up with another big
play early in the second quarter with a fourth-down
stop of quarterback Raphael Ortiz at the Panther
44-yard line. But the Panthers gave the ball back
two plays later on a rare fumble by Donald Russell
at the William and Mary 44 yard. The Tribe turned
that miscue into a scoring drive, capped by Keith
McBride’s 11-yard run that put William and Mary
ahead, 7-3, with eight minutes remaining in the
second quarter.
The Panthers then drove to the W&M 33 on
their next possession before Bell was intercepted.
GSU forced a punt and looked to take over with
about 90 seconds left in the first half and trailing
just 7-3. But Albert Wilson could not corral a
bouncing punt, giving the Tribe possession at the
GSU 11, and William and Mary punched it into the
end zone on Ortiz’s 1-yard run for a 14-3 halftime
lead.
Still trailing just 14-3 after a William & Mary
punt early in the third quarter, Bell drove the
Panthers from their own 3-yard line all the way
to the Tribe 36. On second down, he was sacked,
leading to a fumble that the Tribe recovered at
midfield and then converted into a touchdown four
plays later.
The Panthers had another excellent scoring
chance late the third quarter after driving from
their own 19 to a first down at the Tribe 16. On
first-and-10, backup center Ronald Martin, subbing
for the injured Michael Davis, snapped the ball over
Bell’s head for a 25-yard loss. On third-and-35 at the
41, Bell’s pass was intercepted in the end zone.
GEORGIA STATE........... 3
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WILLIAM & MARY........
SCORING SUMMARY
GSU–Lutz 37 FG, 7:01-1st (11-62, 4:50)
GSU 3-0
W&M–KMcBride 11 Run (Kuhn Kick),
WM 7-3
8:14-2nd (6-56, 2:29)
W&M–Ortiz 1 Run (Kuhn Kick), 0:18-2nd (4-11, 1:06)
WM 14-3
W&M–Laws 26 Run (Kuhn Kick), 5:36-3rd (4-52, 1:46)
WM 21-3
W&M–KMcBride 36 Run (Kuhn Kick),
WM 28-3
12:20, 4th (9-80, 4:08)
W&M–Ortiz 6 Run (Kuhn Kick), 7:22-4th (7-62, 3:25)
WM 35-3
Attendance–11,125
TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU
W&M
First Downs (R-P-Pen)............................17 (7-8-2)
23 (17-5-1)
Rushing (Att-Yards-TD)..............................35-92-0
57-312-5
Passing Yards........................................................157
101
Passes (Cmp-Att-Int)..................................13-26-4
8-13-0
TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...................... 61-249
70-413
Punts (No.-Avg-Net)............................3-27.3-27.3
3-48.7-43.7
Fumbles-Lost ........................................................4-3
1-1
Penalties..............................................................6-50
4-40
Sacks By..................................................................2-7
2-11
3rd Down Conversions ...................................8-14
8-13
4th Down Conversions ......................................0-0
0-1
Time of Possession.........................................25:58
34:02
RUSHING LEADERS
GSU–Russell 21-107; Bell 9-9; Evans 2-3; Wilson 1-(-1)
W&M–KMcBride 25-163, 2 TD; Laws 6-67, 1 TD; Abdul-Saboor
10-42; Ortiz, 12-24, 2 TD
PASSING LEADERS
GSU–Bell 13-26-4, 157
W&M–Ortiz 8-13-0, 101
RECEIVING LEADERS
GSU–Russell 4-27; Wilson 3-61; Hill 2-29; DWilliams 2-27;
Evans 1-7; Pearson 1-6
W&M–TMcBride 4-55; Moody 3-45; KMcBride 1-1
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Despite putting up its best offensive
performance of the season, the Georgia State
football team dropped a 44-21 decision to Colonial
Athletic Association foe No. 17/14 New Hampshire
Saturday at the Georgia Dome.
GSU fell to 0-6 on the season, while New
Hampshire, ranked No. 17 in the FCS Coaches Poll
and No. 14 by the Sports Network, improved to 4-2
overall and 2-1 in the CAA with the win. UNH head
coach Sean McDonnell earned his 100th career
victory in his 14th season with the Wildcats.
Redshirt-freshman quarterback Ben McLane
came off the bench and led the Panthers with 169
passing yards and two touchdown passes. Junior
receiver Albert Wilson had 105 receiving yards,
including touchdown catches of 54 and 47 yards.
UNH put up 624 total yards of offense on 83
plays as Wildcat quarterback Andy Vailas passed
for 252 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Nico
Steriti led all rushers with 126 yards and scored
three touchdowns.
“We had a chance to drive up and down the
field, but stopped ourselves repeatedly. When we
did start to drive, it was too little too late,”GSU head
coach Bill Curry said. “Once again, the tendency,
when the defense made a great play or had a
turnover, we almost immediately found a way to
turn the ball back over. That’s just simply a matter
of poise. There is no excuse and no explanation.”
