FurmanFurman
Paladins
(5-4, 3-3)
13
#11 Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern
Eagles
(8-2, 7-1)
30
1:00 PM, November 8, 1997
Paulson Stadium - Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 18,269
 1234T
FU070613
GS70131030


KICKOFF (15:00 - 1st)
Meng, E. kickoff 61 yards to the FU4, Moore, M. return 15 yards to the FU19 (Morrell, D.).

1st & 10 at FU19 (15:00 - 1st)
Rickman, B. sideline pass incomplete to Wade, J ..

2nd & 10 at FU19 (14:42 - 1st)
Crosby, E. rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the FU20 (Harris, B.,Reeves, D.).

3rd & 9 at FU20 (14:24 - 1st)
Rickman, B. sideline pass incomplete to Wade, J ..

4th & 9 at FU20 (14:06 - 1st)
Wade, J. punt 27 yards to the FU47, downed.

1st & 10 at FU47 (13:48 - 1st)
Hill, G. sacked for loss of 4 yards to the GSU49 (Dailer, B.,Ruff, O.).

2nd & 14 at GS49 (13:19 - 1st)
Hill, G. rush over right guard for 6 yards to the FU45 (Osborne, J.).

3rd & 8 at FU45 (12:50 - 1st)
Joyner, C. rush pitch right for loss of 5 yards to the GSU50 (Ruff, O.).

4th & 13 at 50 (12:21 - 1st)
Worob, K. punt 50 yards to the FU0, touchback.

1st & 10 at FU20 (11:51 - 1st)
Crosby, E. rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the FU21 (Davis, E.,Dickerson, J.).

2nd & 9 at FU21 (11:31 - 1st)
Russell, D. rush up middle for 13 yards to the FU34, 1ST DOWN FU (Carter, H.,Dickerson, J.).

1st & 10 at FU34 (11:11 - 1st)
Rickman, B. sideline pass incomplete to Moore, M ..

2nd & 10 at FU34 (10:51 - 1st)
Russell, D. rush draw play for 14 yards to the FU48, 1ST DOWN FU (Rainey, L.,Dickerson, J.).

1st & 10 at FU48 (10:31 - 1st)
Crosby, E. rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the GSU49 (Nighbert, C.).

2nd & 7 at GS49 (10:11 - 1st)
Rickman, B. crossing pass incomplete to Owings, M ..

3rd & 7 at GS49 (9:51 - 1st)
Rickman, B. sideline pass incomplete to Kitchings, D ..

4th & 7 at GS49 (9:31 - 1st)
Wade, J. punt 25 yards to the GSU24, downed.

1st & 10 at GS24 (9:11 - 1st)
Hill, G. rush over left tackle for 76 yards to the FU0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:58

PAT at FU3 (8:58 - 1st)
Meng, E. kick attempt good.

KICKOFF (8:58 - 1st)
Meng, E. kickoff 62 yards to the FU3, Moore, M. return 16 yards to the FU19.

1st & 10 at FU19 (8:48 - 1st)
Moore, M. rush pitch right for 9 yards to the FU28 (Tanner, D.T.).

2nd & 1 at FU28 (8:11 - 1st)
Russell, D. rush over left·guard for 12 yards to the FU40, 1ST DOWN FU (Carter, H.).

1st & 10 at FU40 (7:34 - 1st)
Crosby, E. rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the FU44 (Morrell, D.).

2nd & 6 at FU44
Timeout FU, clock 06:58.

2nd & 6 at FU44 (6:58 - 1st)
Moore, M. sideline pass from Rickman, B. for 4 yards to the FU48 (Morrell, D.).

3rd & 2 at FU48 (6:31 - 1st)
Rickman, B. rush left for loss of 16 yards to the FU32, fumble forced by Morrell, D. I fumble by Rickman, B. recovered by GSU Morrell, D. at FU38.

1st & 10 at FU38 (6:04 - 1st)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 4 yards to the FU34 (Davies-Venn, L.).

2nd & 6 at FU34 (5:36 - 1st)
Russell, R. rush over left guard for 1 yard to the FU33 (Warren, P.).

3rd & 5 at FU33 (5:08 - 1st)
Steverson, T. rush pitch left for 4 yards to the FU29 (Keith, J.).

4th & 1 at FU29 (4:40 - 1st)
Hill, G. rush over right guard for 5 yards to the FU24, 1ST DOWN GSU (Scott, B.).

1st & 10 at FU24 (4:12 - 1st)
Hill, G. sideline pass incomplete to Joyner, C. (Keith, J.).

2nd & 10 at FU24 (3:44 - 1st)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 2 yards to the FU22 (Warren, P.).

3rd & 8 at FU22 (3:16 - 1st)
Hill, G. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the FU29 (Dailer, B.).

4th & 15 at FU29 (2:48 - 1st)
Meng, E. field goal attempt from 47 MISSED, spot at FU30, clock 02:23.

1st & 10 at FU30 (2:23 - 1st)
Russell, D. rush up middle for 1 yard to the FU31 (Nighbert, C.).

2nd & 9 at FU31 (2:01 - 1st)
Rickman, B. middle pass incomplete to Kitchings, D ..

3rd & 9 at FU31
Timeout FU, clock 01:40.

3rd & 9 at FU31 (1:40 - 1st)
Rickman, B. sideline pass incomplete to Wade, J. (Nighbert, C.).

4th & 9 at FU31 (1:31 - 1st)
Wade, J. punt 40 yards to the GSU29, Tutt, R. return 0 yards to the GSU29 (Scott, B.).

1st & 10 at GS29 (1:22 - 1st)
Hill, G. rush over right end for 16 yards to the GSU45, 1ST DOWN GSU, out-of-bounds.

1st & 10 at GS45 (0:55 - 1st)
Hill, G. rush over left end for 4 yards to the GSU49 (Kupchinsky, S.).

2nd & 6 at GS49 (0:28 - 1st)
Hill, G. rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the FU49 (Scott, B. ,Thier, J.).

3rd & 4 at FU49 (15:00 - 2nd)
Hill, G. sideline pass incomplete to Tutt, R ..

4th & 4 at FU49
PENALTY GSU delay of game 5 yards to the GSU46.

4th & 9 at GS46 (14:51 - 2nd)
Worob, K. punt 33 yards to the FU21, downed.

1st & 10 at FU21 (14:43 - 2nd)
Crosby, E. rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the FU22 (Morrell, D.).

2nd & 9 at FU22 (14:19 - 2nd)
Rickman, B. deep pass incomplete to Kitchings, D ..

3rd & 9 at FU22 (13:55 - 2nd)
Moore, M. screen pass from Rickman, B. for 41 yards to the GSU37, 1ST DOWN FU (Moreland, E.).

1st & 10 at GS37 (13:31 - 2nd)
Crosby, E. rush up middle for 2 yards to the GSU35 (Morrell, D.).

2nd & 8 at GS35 (13:07 - 2nd)
Russell, D. rush over left end for 8 yards to the GSU27, 1ST DOWN FU (Rainey, L.).

1st & 10 at GS27 (12:43 - 2nd)
Wade, J. sideline pass from Rickman, B. for 13 yards to the GSU14, 1ST DOWN FU (Rainey, L.).

1st & 10 at GS14 (12:19 - 2nd)
Russell, D. rush up middle for 3 yards to the GSU11 (Nighbert, C.,Morrell, D.).

2nd & 7 at GS11 (11:55 - 2nd)
Rickman, B. sideline pass incomplete to Berrian, T ..

3rd & 7 at GS11 (11:31 - 2nd)
Wade, J. crossing pass from Rickman, B. for 11 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN FU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:10.

PAT at GS3 (11:10 - 2nd)
Wells, J. kick attempt good.

KICKOFF (11:10 - 2nd)
Wells, J. kickoff 65 yards to the GSU0, Banks, J. return 12 yards to the

1st & 10 at GS12 (10:59 - 2nd)
Hill, G. sacked for loss of 3 yards to the GSU9 (Dailer, B.).

2nd & 13 at GS9 (10:19 - 2nd)
Hill, G. rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the GSU8 (Davies-Venn, L.).

3rd & 14 at GS8
Timeout GSU, clock 09:40.

3rd & 14 at GS8 (9:40 - 2nd)
Hill, G. sacked for loss of 7 yards to the GSU1 (Warren, P.).

4th & 21 at GS1 (9:13 - 2nd)
Worob, K. punt 29 yards to the GSU30, Smerdzinski, Z. return to the GSU28, fumble by Smerdzinski, Z. recovered by GSU Rogers, A. at GSU28.

1st & 10 at GS28 (8:46 - 2nd)
Hill, G. sideline pass incomplete to Joyner, C. (Osborne, J.).

2nd & 10 at GS28 (8:29 - 2nd)
Hill, G. rush over left end for no gain to the GSU28, fumble by Hill, G. recovered by GSU TM at GSU28.

3rd & 10 at GS28 (8:12 - 2nd)
Russell, R. screen pass from Hill, G. for loss of 4 yards to the GSU24 (Ruff, 0.).

4th & 14 at GS24 (7:55 - 2nd)
Worob, K. punt 34 yards to the FU42, Smerdzinski, Z. return 7 yards to the FU49 (Small, C.).

1st & 10 at FU49 (7:39 - 2nd)
Rickman, B. rush for loss of 8 yards to the FU41, fumble forced by Nighbert, C., fumble by Rickman, B. recovered by GSU Nighbert, C. at FU41.

1st & 10 at FU41 (7:30 - 2nd)
Hill, G. rush over right tackle for 1 yard to the FU40 (Thier, J.).

2nd & 9 at FU40 (7:04 - 2nd)
Hill, G. rush over left tackle for 8 yards to the FU32 (Keith, J. , Osborne, J.).

3rd & 1 at FU32 (6:38 - 2nd)
Hill, G. rush over left guard for 3 yards to the FU29, 1ST DOWN GSU (Thier, J.).

1st & 10 at FU29 (6:12 - 2nd)
Hill, G. rush over right end for 12 yards to the FU17, 1ST DOWN GSU (Stroman, A.).

1st & 10 at FU17 (5:46 - 2nd)
Hill, G. rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the FU14 (Conner, B.).

2nd & 7 at FU14 (5:20 - 2nd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 10 yards to the FU4, 1ST DOWN GSU (Scott, B.).

1st & 4 at FU4 (4:54 - 2nd)
Russell, R. rush over right guard for 1 yard to the FU3, fumble forced by Scott, B., fumble by Russell, R. recovered by FU Dailer, B. at FU3.

1st & 10 at FU3 (4:27 - 2nd)
Russell, D. rush over left guard for 1 yard to the FU4 (Phillips, E.).

2nd & 9 at FU4 (3:53 - 2nd)
Crosby, E. rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the FU3 (Harris, B.).

3rd & 10 at FU3 (3:19 - 2nd)
Russell, D. rush draw play for 4 yards to the FU7 (Harris, B.,Nighbert, C.).

4th & 6 at FU7 (2:45 - 2nd)
Wade, J. punt 48 yards to the GSU45, Tutt, R. return 3 yards to the GSU48 (Keith, J.).

1st & 10 at GS48 (2:17 - 2nd)
PENALTY GSU illegal procedure 5 yards to the GSU43.

1st & 15 at GS43 (2:11 - 2nd)
Cunningham, B. sideline pass from Hill, G. for 4 yards to the GSU47 (Osborne, J.).

2nd & 11 at GS47 (1:37 - 2nd)
Hill, G. sideline pass incomplete to Joyner, C ..

3rd & 11 at GS47 (1:03 - 2nd)
Joyner, C. shovel pass from Hill, G. for 8 yards to the FU45 (Keith, J.).

4th & 3 at FU45
Timeout GSU, clock 00:29.

4th & 3 at FU45 (0:29 - 2nd)
Worob, K. punt 22 yards to the FU23, out-of-bounds.

1st & 10 at FU23 (0:22 - 2nd)
Rickman, B. rush quarterback sneek for loss of 3 yards to the FU20.

KICKOFF (15:00 - 3rd)
Wells, J. kickoff 58 yards to the GSU7, Banks, J. return 19 yards to the

1st & 10 at GS26 (14:51 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 2 yards to the GSU28 (Warren, P.,Scott, B.).

2nd & 8 at GS28 (14:23 - 3rd)
Hill, G. rush over left end for 7 yards to the GSU35.

3rd & 1 at GS35 (13:55 - 3rd)
Hill, G. rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the GSU37, 1ST DOWN GSU (Dailer, B.).

1st & 10 at GS37 (13:27 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 3 yards to the GSU40 (Thier, J.).

2nd & 7 at GS40 (12:59 - 3rd)
Hill, G. rush over right end for 6 yards to the GSU46 (Osborne, J.).

3rd & 1 at GS46 (12:31 - 3rd)
Hill, G. rush over right tackle for no gain to the GSU46 (Scott, B.,Dailer, B.).

4th & 1 at GS46 (12:03 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 5 yards to the FU49, 1ST DOWN GSU (Ruff, 0.).

1st & 10 at FU49 (11:35 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 8 yards to the FU41 (Osborne, J.).

2nd & 2 at FU41 (11:07 - 3rd)
Hill, G. rush over right end for 7 yards to the FU34, 1ST DOWN GSU (Thier, J.).

1st & 10 at FU34 (10:39 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 5 yards to the FU29 (Dailer, B.).

2nd & 5 at FU29 (10:11 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 4 yards to the FU25 (Scott, B.).

3rd & 1 at FU25 (9:43 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 2 yards to the FU23, 1ST DOWN GSU (Dailer, B.).

1st & 10 at FU23 (9:15 - 3rd)
Hill, G. post pass incomplete to Joyner, C. (Osborne, J.).

2nd & 10 at FU23 (8:47 - 3rd)
Hill, G. rush over right end for 8 yards to the FU15 (Dailer, B.).

3rd & 2 at FU15 (8:19 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush over right guard for 15 yards to the FU0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:44.

PAT at FU3 (7:44 - 3rd)
Meng, E. kick attempt good.

KICKOFF (7:44 - 3rd)
Meng, E. kickoff 46 yards to the FU19, Kitchings, D. return 13 yards to the FU32 (Austin, A.).

1st & 10 at FU32 (7:36 - 3rd)
Crosby, E. rush pitch right for 7 yards to the FU39 (Nighbert, C.)·.

2nd & 3 at FU39 (7:16 - 3rd)
Moore, M. sideline pass from Rickman, B. for 5 yards to the FU44, 1ST DOWN FU.

1st & 10 at FU44 (6:56 - 3rd)
Rickman, B. sideline pass incomplete to Wade, J ..

2nd & 10 at FU44 (6:36 - 3rd)
Rickman, B. pass intercepted by Carter, H. at GSU38, Carter, H. return 62 yards to the FU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:15.

PAT at FU3 (6:15 - 3rd)
TM rush attempt failed.

KICKOFF (6:15 - 3rd)
Meng, E. kickoff 52 yards to the FU13, Kitchings, D. return 20 yards to the FU33 (Freeman, C.).

1st & 10 at FU33 (6:04 - 3rd)
Crosby, E. rush draw play for 5 yards to the FU38 (Tanner, D.T.).

2nd & 5 at FU38 (5:29 - 3rd)
Crosby, E. rush pitch right for 4 yards to the FU42 (Morrell, D.).

3rd & 1 at FU42 (4:54 - 3rd)
Crosby, E. rush pitch right for 4 yards to the FU46, 1ST DOWN FU (Reeves, D.,Nighbert, C.).

1st & 10 at FU46 (4:19 - 3rd)
Hill, J. rush over left end for 2 yards to the FU48 (Nighbert, C.).

2nd & 8 at FU48 (3:44 - 3rd)
Moore, M. rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the GSU45 (Allen, V.).

3rd & 1 at GS45 (3:09 - 3rd)
Russell, D. rush up middle for 3 yards to the GSU42, 1ST DOWN FU (Morrell, D.).

1st & 10 at GS42 (2:34 - 3rd)
Hill, J. rush up middle for loss of 3 yards to the GSU45 (Davis, E.,Reeves, D.).

2nd & 13 at GS45 (1:59 - 3rd)
Moore, M. screen pass from Hill, J. for loss of 4 yards to the GSU49 (Dickerson, J.,Hadden, R.), PENALTY FU illegal block 10 yards to the FU41.

2nd & 27 at FU41 (1:24 - 3rd)
Moore, M. rush up middle for no gain to the FU41 (Allen, V.).

3rd & 27 at FU41 (0:49 - 3rd)
Hill, J. rush pitch left for loss of 7 yards to the FU34, fumble by Hill, J. recovered by GSU Reeves, D. at FU34.

1st & 10 at FU34 (0:19 - 3rd)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 5 yards to the FU29 (Thier, J.).

2nd & 5 at FU29 (15:00 - 4th)
Hill, G. rush over left tackle for no gain to the FU29 (Dailer, B.).

3rd & 5 at FU29 (14:31 - 4th)
Hill, G. rush for loss of 1 yard to the FU30, fumble by Hill, G. recovered by GSU Hill, G. at FU30.

4th & 6 at FU30 (14:02 - 4th)
Meng, E. field goal attempt from 47 GOOD, clock 13:34.

KICKOFF (13:34 - 4th)
Meng, E. kickoff 65 yards to the FU0, touchback.

1st & 10 at FU20 (13:28 - 4th)
Hill, J. rush over right end for 18 yards to the FU38, 1ST DOWN FU (Carter, H.).

1st & 10 at FU38 (13:02 - 4th)
Russell, D. rush over right guard for 20 yards to the GSU42, 1ST DOWN FU (Moreland, E.).

1st & 10 at GS42 (12:36 - 4th)
Crosby, E. rush draw play for 1 yard to the GSU41 (Allen, V.,Tanner, D.T.), PENALTY GSU face mask 5 yards to the GSU36.

1st & 4 at GS36 (12:10 - 4th)
Kitchings, D. middle pass from Hill, J. for 8 yards to the GSU28, 1ST DOWN FU (Nighbert, C.).

1st & 10 at GS28 (11:44 - 4th)
Crosby, E. rush over right tackle for no gain to the GSU28 (Morrell, D.).

2nd & 10 at GS28 (11:18 - 4th)
Hill, J. pass incomplete to Kitchings, D. (Davis, E.).

3rd & 10 at GS28 (10:52 - 4th)
Hill, J. rush scramble for 9 yards to the GSU19 (Morrell, D.).

4th & 1 at GS19 (10:26 - 4th)
Hill, J. rush over right end for 2 yards to the GSU17, 1ST DOWN FU (Harris, B.,Roberts, Z.).

1st & 10 at GS17 (10:00 - 4th)
Crosby, E. rush over right end for 1 yard to the GSU16 (Nighbert, C.,Tanner, D.T.).

2nd & 9 at GS16 (9:34 - 4th)
Wade, J. deep out pass from Hill, J. for 16 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN FU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:11.

1st & 10 at GS32 (9:11 - 4th)
Timeout FU, clock 09:11.

PAT at GS3 (9:11 - 4th)
Hill, J. pass attempt failed, PENALTY FU illegal forward pass declined.

KICKOFF (9:11 - 4th)
Wells, J. kickoff 18 yards to the GSU47, Chestnut, G. return 0 yards to the GSU47.

1st & 10 at GS47 (9:06 - 4th)
Hill, G. deep pass incomplete to Joyner, C ..

2nd & 10 at GS47 (8:33 - 4th)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 4 yards to the FU49 (Davies-Venn, L.).

3rd & 6 at FU49 (8:00 - 4th)
Russell, R. rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the FU42, 1ST DOWN GSU (Osborne, J.).

1st & 10 at FU42 (7:27 - 4th)
Russell,.R. rush up middle for 4 yards to the FU38 (Thier, J.).

2nd & 6 at FU38 (6:54 - 4th)
Russell, R. rush up middle for no gain to the FU38 (Williams, R.).

3rd & 6 at FU38
PENALTY GSU illegal shift 5 yards to the FU43.

3rd & 11 at FU43 (6:21 - 4th)
Johnson, C. rush over left tackle for no gain to the FU43 (Conner, B.).

4th & 11 at FU43
PENALTY GSU delay of game 6 yards to the FU49.

4th & 16 at FU49 (5:48 - 4th)
Worob, K. punt 37 yards to the FU12, fair catch by Smerdzinski, z ..

1st & 10 at FU12 (5:13 - 4th)
Crosby, E. sideline pass from Hill, J. for 13 yards to the FU25, fumble forced by Nighbert, C., fumble by Crosby, E. recovered by GSU Morrell, D. at FU25.

1st & 10 at FU25 (5:04 - 4th)
Hill, G. rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the FU21 (Scott, B.).

2nd & 6 at FU21 (4:29 - 4th)
Russell, R. rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the FU18 (Dailer, B. , Ruff, O. ) .

3rd & 3 at FU18 (3:54 - 4th)
Joyner, C. rush pitch right for 5 yards to the FU13, 1ST DOWN GSU, out-of-bounds (Osborne, J.).

1st & 10 at FU13 (3:19 - 4th)
Russell, R. rush over left guard for 3 yards to the FU10 (Conner, B.).

2nd & 7 at FU10 (2:44 - 4th)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 5 yards to the FU5 (Davies-Venn, L.).

3rd & 2 at FU5 (2:09 - 4th)
Hill, G. rush over left tackle for 3 yards to the FU2, 1ST DOWN GSU (Thier, J.).

1st & 2 at FU2 (1:34 - 4th)
Russell, R. rush up middle for 1 yard to the FU1 (Davis, M.).

2nd & 1 at FU1 (0:59 - 4th)
Hill, G. rush quarterback sneek for no gain to the FU1 (Thier, J. , Conner, B . ) .

3rd & 1 at FU1
Timeout FU, clock 00:22.

3rd & 1 at FU1 (0:22 - 4th)
Hill, G. rush quarterback sneek for 1 yard to the FU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:19.

PAT at FU3 (0:19 - 4th)
Meng, E. kick attempt good.

KICKOFF (0:19 - 4th)
Meng, E. kickoff 16 yards to the FU49, Hubbard, B. return 0 yards to the FU49.

1st & 10 at FU49 (0:18 - 4th)
Perkins, R. rush over right tackle for loss of 6 yards to the FU43, fumble forced by Nighbert, C., fumble by Perkins, R. recovered by GSU Tanner, D.T. at FU43.

1st & 10 at FU43 (0:13 - 4th)
Johnson, c. rush quarterback sneek for loss of 1 yard to the FU44.