#10 Florida A&MFlorida A&M
Rattlers
(9-3, 5-2)
37
#7 Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern
Eagles
(10-2, 7-1)
52
NCAA I-AA 1st Round
1:00 PM, November 29, 1997
Paulson Stadium - Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 10,409
 1234T
FAMU7147937
GS3573752



BasicsPossessionsPlaysYardsAvg. FPPlays/PossYards/PlayYards/PossPoints/Poss
Georgia Southern137348234.85.66.6037.13.38
Florida A&M149158321.46.56.4141.62.50
BasicsScoring OppsOpps/PossPoints/OppOpportunity PointsExplosive PointsAvailable YardsAvailable Yards GainedAvailable Yards %
Georgia Southern90.694.11371484753563.2%
Florida A&M70.505.00352110073266.5%
Success RateRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern49.2%33.3%51.9%33.3%
Florida A&M53.8%46.2%53.7%33.3%
Yards Per PlayRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern6.716.006.796.14
Florida A&M4.077.446.934.96
Success Rate by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern78.9%41.2%33.3%31.6%46.6%
Florida A&M50.0%44.0%56.5%43.5%48.4%
Yards Per Play by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern11.476.124.614.056.60
Florida A&M5.908.006.135.396.41
Success Rate by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern43.8%54.2%35.7%66.7%46.6%
Florida A&M48.8%46.4%41.2%80.0%48.4%
Yards Per Play by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern6.597.834.506.676.60
Florida A&M6.856.116.125.406.41
IsoPPPRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. DownsGame
Georgia Southern0.9851.0300.8811.4110.990
Florida A&M0.4450.9930.7151.2840.819
Avg Yards To Go By Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern9.696.756.292.677.78
Florida A&M10.126.965.353.407.89
Expected ScoresQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Georgia Southern30.44
35 (4.56)
8.90
7 (-1.90)
5.86
3 (-2.86)
7.07
7 (-0.07)
52.28
52 (-0.28)
Florida A&M11.82
7 (-4.82)
17.32
14 (-3.32)
16.06
7 (-9.06)
12.36
9 (-3.36)
57.56
37 (-20.56)
Total Yards by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern2181048377482
Florida A&M118200141124583
Percentile PerformancesValueHist. Rank%ile Perf.
YPP Differential0.20326 / 54139th
Total Yards Per Play Gained6.60174 / 54167th
Total Yards Per Play Allowed6.41457 / 54115th
Rush Yards Per Play Gained6.71107 / 54180th
Rush Yards Per Play Allowed4.07332 / 54138th
Pass Yards Per Play Gained6.00349 / 54135th
Pass Yards Per Play Allowed7.44347 / 54135th
Passing StatsCompAttYardsComp %Success RtTDINTYds/AttYds/Comp
Georgia Southern5116645.5%36.4%016.0013.20
Standard Downs252740.0%40.0%015.4013.50
Passing Downs363950.0%33.3%006.5013.00
Greg Hill5116645.5%36.4%016.0013.20
Standard Downs0100.0%0.0%000.000.00
Passing Downs13133.3%0.0%000.331.00
Florida A&M376346958.7%47.6%437.4412.68
Standard Downs284536962.2%53.3%228.2013.18
Passing Downs91810050.0%33.3%215.5611.11
Otteman Sampson376346958.7%47.6%437.4412.68
Standard Downs485750.0%37.5%027.1314.25
Passing Downs0100.0%0.0%000.000.00
Rushing StatsRushesYardsYds/AttSuccess RtLY/AttOpp RtHlt/OppPower RtStuff Rt
Georgia Southern614206.8949.2%3.6045.9%7.1640.0%11.5%
Roderick Russell321314.0940.6%3.1940.6%2.230.0%6.3%
Greg Hill252429.6852.0%3.5644.0%13.9150.0%20.0%
Tobias Steverson22613.00100.0%7.50100.0%5.50-0.0%
Chris Johnson11212.00100.0%7.50100.0%4.50-0.0%
Corey Joyner199.00100.0%6.00100.0%3.00-0.0%
Florida A&M261204.6253.8%3.3946.2%2.6550.0%23.1%
Otteman Sampson15765.0760.0%3.7053.3%2.5650.0%20.0%
A. Flowers7314.4357.1%3.1042.9%3.10-28.6%
K. Williams351.670.0%1.670.0%--33.3%
G. Buchanan188.00100.0%6.00100.0%2.00-0.0%
Receiving StatsTargetsCatchesYardsCatch RtSuccess RtYds/CatchYds/Tgt
Georgia Southern1056650.0%40.0%13.26.6
Roderick Russell3344100.0%100.0%14.714.7
Corey Joyner2000.0%0.0%0.00.0
Dedric Parham2000.0%0.0%0.00.0
Tobias Steverson1121100.0%100.0%21.021.0
Chris Johnson111100.0%0.0%1.01.0
Shannon Shook1000.0%0.0%0.00.0
Florida A&M603746961.7%50.0%12.77.8
Jacquay Nunnally211322061.9%52.4%16.910.5
Cainon Lamb1277358.3%50.0%10.46.1
K. Williams767085.7%85.7%11.710.0
T. Qaiyim733842.9%42.9%12.75.4
M. Taylor634050.0%33.3%13.36.7
A. Flowers652883.3%33.3%5.64.7
U. Williams1000.0%0.0%0.00.0
Off.SituationScorePlayPre-Play Win ProbabilityPost-Play Win ProbabilityPlay Impact
1st Quarter (14:27)
1st and 10 at Opp 49
0-0G 1-10 F49 Hill, G. rush over left tackle for 49 yards to the FAMU0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:18.56.9%69.2%12.3%
1st Quarter (3:20)
2nd and 7 at Own 13
21-7Hill, G. rush over right tackle for 54 yards to the FAMU33, 1ST DOWN GSU, out-of-bounds.86.7%92.6%5.9%
1st Quarter (7:46)
4th and 7 at Own 32
14-0Ford, D. punt BLOCKED, recovered by GSU Morrell, D. at FAMU10, Morrell, D. for 3 yards to the FAMU7 (Ford, D.) (blocked by Morrell, D.).88.6%94.1%5.5%
1st Quarter (12:52)
1st and 10 at Own 28
7-0G 1-10 G28 Hill, G. rush over right tackle for 32 yards to the FAMU40, 1ST DOWN GSU (Parker, R.).72.3%77.4%5.1%
1st Quarter (13:17)
3rd and 8 at Own 49
7-0Sampson, O. sideline pass intercepted by Dickerson, J. at GSU19, Dickerson, J. return 9 yards to the GSU28, out-of-bounds (Nunnally, J.).67.2%72.3%5.1%
1st Quarter (4:17)
3rd and 10 at Opp 20
21-0Lamb, C. middle pass from Sampson, O. for 20 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN FAMU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:57.93.0%88.0%-5.0%
4th Quarter (5:25)
1st and 10 at Opp 45
45-37Hill, G. rush for loss of 2 yards to the FAMU47 (Mitchell, V.).99.5%94.7%-4.8%
1st Quarter (14:18)
Kickoff
7-0Meng, E. kickoff 65 yards to the FAMU0, Bendross, D. return 47 yards to the FAMU47 (Freeman, C.).69.2%64.4%-4.8%
4th Quarter (8:01)
4th and 1 at Opp 1
45-30Sampson, O. rush quarterback sneek for 1 yard to the GSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:42.99.0%95.6%-3.4%
1st Quarter (1:44)
2nd and 13 at Opp 25
21-7Russell, R. screen pass from Hill, G. for 22 yards to the FAMU3, 1ST DOWN GSU (Burrows, P.).92.6%95.9%3.3%