2012 GAME SUMMARIES
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2013 Georgia State Football
SEASON REV I EW
New Hampshire got on the board first on a
26-yard touchdown pass to Harold Spears that
capped a four-play drive with 13:35 left in the first
period. Mike MacArthur’s kick attempt was good
and gave UNH a 7-0 lead.
GSU tied the game on its first drive when
starting quarterback Ronnie Bell connected with
Wilson for a 54-yard touchdown pass that capped
a six-play, 77-yard drive.
A GSU fumble at its own 28-yard line allowed
the Wildcats to put together a 21-yard touchdown
drive capped by an 8-yard pass from Vailas to
Steriti for the score. A successful field goal attempt
gave the Wildcats a 14-7 lead with 12:22 left in the
second quarter.
The Wildcats struck again with 8:54 left in the
first half when Steriti ran the ball seven yards for his
second score of the period, giving UNH a 21-7 lead.
New Hampshire took advantage of a GSU
turnover, scoring a touchdown with 14:34 left in the
third period that extended the UNH lead to 28-7.
The Wildcats scored another touchdown with
3:14 left in the third quarter and followed with a
43-yard field goal by MacArthur to extend their lead
to 38-7 with 40 seconds left in the third quarter.
McLane connected with Emmanuel Ogbuehi
with 26-yard touchdown pass with 13:52 left in
game that cut the UNH lead to 38-14.
The Wildcats added a final touchdown at the
13:32 mark in the fourth quarter, but the Panthers
answered when McLane found Wilson in the end
zone with a 47-yard TD pass that cut the UNH lead
to 44-21 with 4:51 left to play in the game. That
was the 13th career touchdown catch for Wilson,
including seven of 45 yards of longer.
NEW HAMPSHIRE........
GEORGIA STATE...........
SCORING SUMMARY
UNH–Spears 26 Pass from Vailas (MacArthur Kick)
UNH 7-0
13:35-1st (4-68, 1:25)
GSU–Wilson 54 Pass from Bell (Lutz Kick)
7-7
11:01-1st (6-77, 2:29)
UNH–Steriti 8 Pass from Vailas (MacArthur Kick)
UNH 14-7
12:22-2nd (2-21, 0:37)
UNH–Steriti 7 Run (MacArthur Kick)
UNH 21-7
8:54-2nd (4-40, 1:29)
UNH–Mello 5 Pass from Vailas (MacArthur Kick)
UNH 28-7
14:34-3rd (1-5, 0:06)
UNH–Setian 25 Pass from Vailas (MacArthur Kick)
UNH 35-7
3:17-3rd (7-69, 2:23)
UNH–MacArthur 43 FG, 0:40-3rd (6-36, 2:10)
UNH 38-7
GSU–Ogbuehi 26 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick)
UNH 38-14
13:52-4th (5-73, 1:39)
AWN–Steriti 34 Run (MacArthur Kick Failed),
UNH 44-14
13:30-4th (1-34, 0:09)
GSU–Wilson 47 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick)
UNH 44-21
4:51-4th (1-62, 0:17)
Attendance–9,531
TEAM STATISTICS .................................... UNH
GSU
First Downs (R-P-Pen)....................... 26 (12-14-0)
15 (5-8-2)
Rushing (Att-Yards-TD)........................... 42-332-2
30-56-0
Passing Yards........................................................292
243
Passes (Cmp-Att-Int)..................................21-41-1
13-29-3
TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...................... 83-624
59-299
Punts (No.-Avg-Net)............................3-38.6-38.6
8-45.1-42.1
Fumbles-Lost ........................................................1-1
2-2
Penalties..............................................................7-50
4-26
Sacks By...............................................................4-31
2-4
3rd Down Conversions ...................................5-14
4-14
4th Down Conversions ......................................0-0
1-1
Time of Possession.........................................33:48
26:12
RUSHING LEADERS
UNH–Steriti 11-126, 3 TD; Owens 15-120; Harris 1-29; Setian
5-23; Vailas 7-21
GSU–Russell 12-52; Evans 2-6; McLane 3-0; Bell 12-0
PASSING LEADERS
UNH–Vailas 18-35-0, 252, 4 TD; Goldrick 2-3-1, 37; Brady 1-2-0,
3; Allison 0-1-0, 0
GSU–McLane 10-19-1, 169, 2 TD; Bell 3-10-2, 74, 1 TD
RECEIVING LEADERS
UNH–Spears 6-94, 1 TD; Giansante 4-65; Mello 4-54, 1 TD;
Harris 2-21; Setian 1-25, 1 TD; Allison 1-20; Steriti 1-8,
1 TD
GSU–Wilson 3-105, 2 TD; Ogbuehi 4-76, 1 TD; Hill 2-29;
DWilliams 1-16; Pearson 1-8; Russell 1-5; ASmith 1-4
GEORGIA STATE 41, RHODE ISLAND 7
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Donald Russell set Georgia State school records
with 201 yards rushing and three touchdowns
scored to lead the Panthers to a dominating 41-7
victory at Rhode Island, Georgia State’s first win of
the season.
Ben McLane passed for a career-best 213 yards
and two touchdowns, Travis Evans scored twice and
the Panthers did not commit a turnover or allow a
sack. Meanwhile, the Georgia State (1-6) defense
held Rhode Island (0-6) to 288 yards.
Russell, the senior from West Palm Beach, Fla.,
carried 21 times for 201 yards with two touchdown
runs and also caught a 35-yard touchdown pass for
a career-best 236 all-purpose yards. His previous
rushing high was 146 yards last season versus
South Alabama, and the previous school record
was held by Kelton Hill with 152 yards versus West
Alabama in 2011.
Walking off the field with the game ball in his
hand, GSU head coach Bill Curry said, “Somebody
handed this to me, but this ball is for our football
team. This is so wonderful and so sweet, there are
no words.
“We showed what we can do when we play
together and don’t turn the ball over.”
Russell opened the scoring for GSU with a
35-yard touchdown catch from McLane. Russell
caught a short wing pass in the flat and outraced the
defense down the sideline for his first touchdown
reception of his career.
Then Russell added to GSU’s lead on the next
possession as he broke through the middle for
a 45-yard touchdown, his longest scoring run in
a GSU uniform and the third-longest in Panther
history.
“I’m just so happy to get this win. I wanted this
for my team,” Russell said. “Our line did a great job,
our wide receivers did a great job blocking. Coach
Bond made some great calls that me some looks,
and my o-line took me to the promised land.”
Travis Evans made the score 21-0 when he took
a shovel pass from McLane and ran 36 yards for the
score.
Wil Lutz tacked on a 40-yard field goal with 47
seconds left in the first half, the longest field goal of
his career and the longest for the Panthers since last
year’s South Alabama game. That sent the Panthers
into the locker room with a 24-0 advantage. Lutz
added a 26-yard field goal on GSU’s first possession
of the third quarter.
Rhode Island had one scoring threat in the first
half as the Rams drove deep into GSU territory, but
on third-and-6 from the seven, linebacker Robert
Ferguson intercepted Bentsen to end the drive.
The interception was the second of Ferguson’s
career and was one of two turnovers forced by the
Panthers. Mark Hogan, who played high school
football nearby in Boston, made a game-high eight
tackles and a fumble recovery, and another New
England native, Theo Agnew, had five tackles and
a sack.
Russell’s third touchdown was classic Donald
Russell. He carried four times for 45 yards on the
75-yard drive, breaking numerous tackles on each
run, including his 6-yard scoring jaunt, which put
the Panthers ahead 34-0, with six minutes left in
the third quarter.
Evans concluded the scoring with a 2-yard
touchdown run after taking direct snap on the
second play of the fourth quarter. The junior
running back also forced a fumble with a big hit on
punt coverage.
Emmanuel Ogbuehi and Kelton Hill caught
four passes each, and Albert Wilson added three
catches for 71 yards.
GEORGIA STATE.........
RHODE ISLAND ........... 0 0 0
7
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7
SCORING SUMMARY
GSU–Russell 35 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick)
GSU 7-0
10:33-1st (5-63, 2:19)
GSU–Russell 45 Run (Lutz Kick), 7:34-1st (3-59, 0:47)
GSU 14-0
10:33-1st (5-63, 2:19)
GSU–Evans 36 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick)
GSU 21-0
12:38-2nd (3-64, 1:01)
GSU–Lutz 40 FG, 0:47-2nd (5-55, 1:45)
GSU 24-0
GSU–Lutz 26 FG, 13:25-3rd (5-34, 1:25)
GSU 27-0
GSU–Russell 6 Run (Lutz Kick), 6:02-3rd (8-75, 2:24)
GSU 34-0
GSU–Evans 2 Run (Lutz Kick), 14:28-4th (7-80, 2:44)
GSU 41-0
URI–Migliarese 16 Pass from Bentsen (Smith Kick)
GSU 41-7
3:57-4th (12-95, 5:34)
Attendance–6,013
TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU
URI
First Downs (R-P-Pen)..........................22 (12-8-2)
17 (6-8-3)
Rushing (Att-Yards-TD)........................... 34-274-3
31-104-0
Passing Yards........................................................217
184
Passes (Cmp-Att-Int)..................................15-27-0
17-35-1
TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...................... 61-491
66-288
Punts (No.-Avg-Net)............................5-37.2-29.2
9-38.4-32.6
Fumbles-Lost ........................................................0-0
2-1
Penalties..............................................................8-60
10-108
Sacks By..................................................................1-7
0-0
3rd Down Conversions ......................................1-9
4-14
4th Down Conversions ......................................0-0
0-0
Time of Possession.........................................25:47
34:13
RUSHING LEADERS
GSU–Russell 21-201, 2 TD; Wilson 2-23; Watson 4-22; McLane
1-11; Hill 1-10; Lee 1-3; Bell 1-2; Evans 1-2, 1 TD
URI–Sebastian 15-60; Delgado 4-26; Bentsen 6-17; Mudimbi
5-8; Morgan 1-(-7)
PASSING LEADERS
GSU–McLane 14-25-0, 213, 2 TD; Bell 1-1-0, 4; DWilliams
0-1-0, 0
URI–Bentsen 16-33-1, 179, 1 TD; Fenyak 1-2-0, 5
RECEIVING LEADERS
GSU–Ogbuehi 4-40; Hill 4-23; Wilson 3-71; Evans 1-36, 1 TD;
Russell 1-35, 1 TD; Lee 1-8; Blair 1-4
URI–Migliarese 5-62, 1 TD; Morgan 5-19; Johnson-Farrell 3-50;
Favreau 2-20; Frazier 1-24; Mudimbi 1-9
