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2012 GAME SUMMARIES
SEASON REV I EW
touchdown run after taking a direct snap in the
wildcat formation.
“While I’m always glad that the guys fight
back, we shouldn’t have to fight back like that,”
Curry said. “I’ve just so hoped we would play
our best, not for me, not even for the seniors, for
everybody, the Georgia State community. It’s what
everybody deserves. Georgia State football is going
to be a great success, it’ll just be later than I had
anticipated. We’ll get a terrific football coach and
the program will prosper.”
ODU jumped on top with a nine-play scoring
drive on the game’s opening possession. Heinicke
had a 34-yard run to get deep into GSU territory,
and on third down, he threw a 9-yard touchdown
toss to Marquel Thomas to put the Monarchs up
8-0.
OLD DOMINION ........
GEORGIA STATE...........
SCORING SUMMARY
ODU–Thomas 9 Pass from Heinicke
ODU 8-0
(Blanco Pass from Ong), 12:08-1st (9-67, 2:52)
ODU–Lee 11 Run (Brown Kick), 4:10-1st (4-34, 1:20)
ODU 15-0
ODU–Harper 1 Run (Brown Kick), 11:06-2nd (5-69, 1:30) ODU 22-0
ODU–Pinkard 4 Pass from Heinicke (Brown Kick),
ODU 29-0
5:14-2nd (8-29, 2:52)
ODU–Brown 28 FG, 0:02-2nd (4-5, 0:46)
ODU 32-0
GSU–Watson 3 Run (Lutz Kick), 8:54-3rd (11-80, 6:01) ODU 32-7
ODU–Mayers 4 Pass from Heinicke (Brown Kick),
ODU 39-7
6:40-3rd (6-81, 2:07)
GSU–Wilson 100 Kickoff Return (Lutz Kick), 6:24-3rd ODU 39-14
ODU–Lee 1 Run (Segers Kick), 10:38-4th (13-74, 5:42) ODU 46-14
GSU–Wilson 93 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick),
ODU 46-21
10:18-4th (1-93, 0:14)
GSU–MSmith 1 Run (Pass Failed),
ODU 46-27
4:06-4th (10-80, 4:24)
ODU–Harper 7 Run (Segers Kick), 1:45-4th (7-46, 2:19) ODU 53-27
Attendance–12,293
TEAM STATISTICS ....................................ODU
GSU
First Downs (R-P-Pen)....................... 27 (11-15-1)
18 (4-9-5)
Rushing (Att-Yards-TD)........................... 47-205-4
31-52-2
Passing Yards........................................................351
303
Passes (Cmp-Att-Int)..................................28-42-3
17-38-2
TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...................... 89-556
69-355
Punts (No.-Avg-Net)............................4-47.5-42.0
4-44.8-42.2
Fumbles-Lost ........................................................0-0
2-2
Penalties......................................................... 11-120
6-51
Sacks By...............................................................3-35
4-26
3rd Down Conversions .................................11-18
4-14
4th Down Conversions ......................................1-1
0-2
Time of Possession.........................................32:06
27:54
RUSHING LEADERS
ODU–Lee 25-126, 2 TD; Harper 10-45, 2 TD; Ong 3-21;
Heinicke 9-13
GSU–Evans 14-87; Watson 2-5, 1 TD; MSmith 5-5, 1 TD; Lee 2-5;
Bell 3-(-11); Wilson 1-(-11); McLane 4-(-28)
PASSING LEADERS
ODU–Heinicke 28-42-3, 351, 3 TD
GSU–McLane 13-31-2, 226, 1 TD; Bell 3-5-0, 35; DWilliams
1-1-0, 42
RECEIVING LEADERS
ODU–Pinkard 6-92, 1 TD; Thomas 6-72, 1 TD; Mayes 5-52, 1 TD;
Roberts 3-73; Vaughan 3-32; Spellman 3-11
GSU–Wilson 6-149, 1 TD; DWilliams 4-33; Ogbuehi 3-108; Blair
2-11; Lee 1-2; Evans 1-0
MAINE 51, GEORGIA STATE 7
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Georgia State fell at Maine 51-7 in the final
game of the 2012 season and the last contest for
retiring head coach Bill Curry.
“I haven’t really focused on the fact that this
is the last hurrah; I’ll think about later,” Curry said
after the game. “Right now, I’m just extremely
disappointed that we couldn’t end the season with
our best effort.”
Maine quarterback Marcus Wasilewski threw
four touchdown passes, and Rickey Stevens rushed
for 179 yards and one score to lead the Black Bears.
The injuries that decimated this Georgia State
team all season were again a factor. The Panthers
played without their top defensive player in
noseguard Terrance Woodard, who was sorely
missed on a defensive line that was already paper
thin. Then GSU lost starting left tackle Ulrick John
and tight end Emmanuel Ogbuehi early in the
game, and the offense struggled.
Georgia State’s lone score came on a 22-yard
touchdown pass from Ben McLane to Danny
Williams late in the first half.
McLane passed for 154 yards in the game,
and Travis Evans rushed for 77 yards on 17 carries.
Albert Wilson had three receptions for 75 yards.
Maine jumped to a 10-0 lead with scores on its
first two possessions.
Wasilewski opened the game with a 46-yard
run to the GSU 44, and then found Maurice
McDonald for a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the
Black Bears the early 7-0 lead. After Georgia State
went three-and-out, Sean Decloux added a 41-yard
field goal on the Bears next possession for a 10-0
advantage with six minutes left in the first quarter.
The Black Bears added to their lead in the
second quarter with a pair of big plays in the
passing game. First, Nigel Jones caught a screen
pass from Wasilewski and raced 76 yards for a
score. Georgia State then moved deep into Maine
territory but had to settle for a 48-yard field goal
attempt into the wind. After the missed field goal,
Wasilewski found Damarrr Aultman behind the
secondary for a 69-yard touchdown pass. That put
Maine ahead 24-0 with 7:30 left in the first half.
The Black Bears and head coach Jack Cosgrove
honored Curry before the game by presenting him
with a pair of authentic boots from Maine retailer
L.L. Bean.
“I deeply appreciate the personal gesture by
Jack Cosgrove and the Maine program,”Curry said.
In the locker room after his final game, Curry
told his Panthers, “I want each of you to know that
I love you, and I admire all the effort you have put
in. We all know in this room that we are a better
football team than we showed at any time this year.
The next step is to become a great football team,
and I know you will.”
GEORGIA STATE........... 0 7 0
0
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7
MAINE......................... 10
21 17
3
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SCORING SUMMARY
UM–McDonald 17 Pass fromWasilewski
UM 7-0
(Decloux Kick), 10:59-1st (9-90, 4:01)
UM–Decloux 41 FG, 5:55-1st (8-46, 3:29)
UM 10-0
UM–Jones 76 Pass fromWasilewski
UM 17-0
(Decloux Kick), 10:14-2nd (1-69, 0:12)
UM–Aultman 69 Pass fromWasilewski
UM 24-0
(Decloux Kick), 7:30-2nd (5-74, 2:23)
UM–Stevens 8 Run (Decloux Kick),
UM 31-0
3:06-2nd (5-74, 2:23)
GSU–DWilliams 13 Pass from McLane (Lutz Kick),
UM 31-7
0:30-2nd (9-66, 2:31)
UM–Perillo 24 Pass fromWasilewski
UM 38-7
(Decloux Kick), 11:33-3rd (4-50, 1:53)
UM–Jones 9 Run (Decloux Kick), 7:28-3rd (1-9, 0:05)
UM 45-7
UM–Decloux 20 FG, 0:14-3rd (8-29, 4:18)
UM 48-7
UM–Decloux 18 FG, 4:31-4th (4-9, 2:06)
UM 51-7
Attendance–2,979
TEAM STATISTICS .....................................GSU
MAINE
First Downs (R-P-Pen)............................12 (7-4-1)
16 (10-6-0)
Rushing (Att-Yards-TD)..............................33-59-0
48-332-2
Passing Yards........................................................154
262
Passes (Cmp-Att-Int)..................................12-30-4
11-17-0
TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...................... 63-213
65-594
Punts (No.-Avg-Net)............................8-41.1-37.8
4-37.8-36.8
Fumbles-Lost ........................................................2-0
0-0
Penalties..............................................................3-25
9-92
Sacks By..................................................................1-5
4-50
3rd Down Conversions ...................................8-17
5-14
4th Down Conversions ......................................0-0
1-1
Time of Possession.........................................27:34
32:26
RUSHING LEADERS
GSU–Evans 17-77; Watson 5-26; MSmith
2-8; Wilson 1-(-8); McLane 8-(-44)
UM–Stevens 21-179, 1 TD; Wasilewski 10-
77; Jones 13-76, 1 TD; Ebeling 2-5
PASSING LEADERS
GSU–McLane 12-29-3, 154, 1 TD; Watson
0-1-1
UM–Wasilewski 11-17-0, 262, 4 TD
RECEIVING LEADERS
GSU–Wilson 3-75; DWilliams 2-22, 1 TD;
ASmith 2-38; Blair 2-9; Evans 2-1; Pearson
1-9
UM–Aultman 3-97, 1 TD; Perillo 2-27, 1 TD;
McDonald 2-26, 1 TD; Jones 1-76, 1 TD;
Nash 1-22; Flores 1-8; Williams 1-6
HEAD COACH BILL CURRY
(with wife Carolyn) was
honored in a pregame ceremony before the Old Dominion
game, his final contest at the Georgia Dome.
