#11 MassachusettsMassachusetts
Minutemen
(12-3, 6-2)
55
#1 Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern
Eagles
(14-1, 8-0)
43
NCAA I-AA Championship
2:00 PM, December 19, 1998 -
Finley Stadium - Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 17,501
 1234T
UMASS211701755
GS714121043



BasicsPossessionsPlaysYardsAvg. FPPlays/PossYards/PlayYards/PossPoints/Poss
Georgia Southern168659525.25.46.9237.22.69
Massachusetts157746247.15.16.0030.83.20
BasicsScoring OppsOpps/PossPoints/OppOpportunity PointsExplosive PointsAvailable YardsAvailable Yards GainedAvailable Yards %
Georgia Southern90.564.78430119757548.0%
Massachusetts100.674.8048779445857.7%
Success RateRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern48.4%36.4%44.4%47.8%
Massachusetts54%44.4%56.9%31.6%
Yards Per PlayRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. Downs
Georgia Southern7.036.576.627.74
Massachusetts5.946.126.265.21
Success Rate by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern33.3%36.4%63.0%40.0%45.3%
Massachusetts57.1%56.0%25.0%40.0%50.6%
Yards Per Play by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern11.425.646.706.126.92
Massachusetts6.326.763.005.206.00
Success Rate by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern37.5%50.0%53.3%66.7%45.3%
Massachusetts56.8%48.0%35.7%100.0%50.6%
Yards Per Play by Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern5.4810.073.8712.006.92
Massachusetts6.435.445.866.006.00
IsoPPPRushingPassingStd. DownsPass. DownsGame
Georgia Southern0.9490.8270.8331.1570.924
Massachusetts0.8390.7240.8210.7060.804
Avg Yards To Go By Down1st2nd3rd4thGame
Georgia Southern9.387.115.006.337.77
Massachusetts9.167.246.572.007.97
Expected ScoresQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Georgia Southern9.00
7 (-2.00)
12.84
14 (1.16)
21.31
12 (-9.31)
11.83
10 (-1.83)
54.99
43 (-11.99)
Massachusetts20.53
21 (0.47)
18.68
17 (-1.68)
0.82
0 (-0.82)
11.75
17 (5.25)
51.77
55 (3.23)
Total Yards by QQ1Q2Q3Q4Game
Georgia Southern137124181153595
Massachusetts17716912104462
Percentile PerformancesValueHist. Rank%ile Perf.
YPP Differential0.92255 / 54953rd
Total Yards Per Play Gained6.92138 / 54974th
Total Yards Per Play Allowed6.00406 / 54926th
Rush Yards Per Play Gained7.0380 / 54985th
Rush Yards Per Play Allowed5.94497 / 5499th
Pass Yards Per Play Gained6.57325 / 54940th
Pass Yards Per Play Allowed6.12228 / 54958th
Passing StatsCompAttYardsComp %Success RtTDINTYds/AttYds/Comp
Georgia Southern102113847.6%38.1%116.5713.80
Standard Downs61110654.5%45.5%009.6417.67
Passing Downs4103240.0%30.0%113.208.00
Greg Hill81611150.0%37.5%116.9413.88
Standard Downs241550.0%25.0%003.757.50
Passing Downs14625.0%25.0%111.506.00
J.R. Revere252740.0%40.0%005.4013.50
Standard Downs121650.0%50.0%008.0016.00
Passing Downs131133.3%33.3%003.6711.00
Massachusetts182615969.2%46.2%106.128.83
Standard Downs142112466.7%47.6%105.908.86
Passing Downs453580.0%40.0%007.008.75
Todd Bankhead172515268.0%44.0%006.088.94
Standard Downs585062.5%37.5%006.2510.00
Passing Downs2214100.0%50.0%007.007.00
Jamie Holston117100.0%100.0%107.007.00
Standard Downs117100.0%100.0%107.007.00
Passing Downs0000.0%-000.000.00
Rushing StatsRushesYardsYds/AttSuccess RtLY/AttOpp RtHlt/OppPower RtStuff Rt
Georgia Southern644637.2348.4%3.6148.4%7.4866.7%10.9%
Greg Hill282348.3650.0%3.4960.7%8.01100.0%10.7%
Adrian Peterson281615.7546.4%3.4935.7%6.3457.1%10.7%
J.R. Revere34314.3366.7%4.6066.7%14.60-33.3%
Bennie Cunningham284.000.0%4.000.0%--0.0%
Cherard Freeman188.00100.0%6.00100.0%2.00-0.0%
Audrell Grace155.00100.0%4.00100.0%1.00-0.0%
Corey Joyner144.000.0%4.000.0%--0.0%
Massachusetts503106.2054.0%3.3446.0%6.22100.0%18.0%
Marcel Shipp352446.9751.4%3.8948.6%6.35100.0%11.4%
Kevin Quinlan5326.4080.0%4.3040.0%5.25100.0%0.0%
Matt Jordan5285.6060.0%2.3460.0%5.43100.0%40.0%
Todd Bankhead4-8-2.0025.0%-2.450.0%-100.0%75.0%
Adrian Zullo11414.00100.0%7.50100.0%6.50-0.0%
Receiving StatsTargetsCatchesYardsCatch RtSuccess RtYds/CatchYds/Tgt
Georgia Southern191013852.6%42.1%13.87.3
Corey Joyner969466.7%55.6%15.710.4
Dedric Parham311333.3%33.3%13.04.3
Ashley Morgan211650.0%50.0%16.08.0
Adrian Peterson2215100.0%50.0%7.57.5
Audrell Grace1000.0%0.0%0.00.0
C. Simmons1000.0%0.0%0.00.0
Demond Brown1000.0%0.0%0.00.0
Massachusetts241815975.0%50.0%8.86.6
Jimmy Moore766385.7%42.9%10.59.0
Kerry Taylor742257.1%42.9%5.53.1
Adrian Zullo421450.0%25.0%7.03.5
Marcel Shipp3338100.0%66.7%12.712.7
Matt Jordan3322100.0%100.0%7.37.3
Off.SituationScorePlayPre-Play Win ProbabilityPost-Play Win ProbabilityPlay Impact
1st Quarter (8:35)
1st and 10 at Own 12
0-7Greg Hill rush for loss of 3 yards to the GSU9, fumble by Greg Hill recovered by UMASS Kole Ayi at GSU9, Kole Ayi for 9 yards to the GSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:29.28.2%14.0%-14.2%
1st Quarter (5:18)
1st and 10 at Own 3
7-14Adrian Peterson rush for 4 yards to the GSU7, fumble forced by Khari Samuel, fumble by Adrian Peterson recovered by UMASS Kole Ayi at GSU7.27.5%15.3%-12.2%
1st Quarter (11:10)
3rd and 2 at Opp 29
0-7Adrian Peterson rush for 1 yard to the UMASS28, fumble by Adrian Peterson recovered by UMASS Paul Bolden at UMASS28.37.8%27.4%-10.4%
1st Quarter (13:12)
3rd and 1 at Opp 25
0-0Marcel Shipp rush for 25 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN UMASS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:56.40.3%30.6%-9.7%
1st Quarter (7:52)
2nd and 2 at Opp 40
0-14Greg Hill rush for 40 yards to the UMASS0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:25.19.0%28.1%9.1%
1st Quarter (12:22)
2nd and 10 at Own 22
0-7Greg Hill rush for 41 yards to the UMASS37, 1ST DOWN GSU (Jeremy Robinson).29.4%38.4%9.0%
1st Quarter (3:56)
1st and 5 at Opp 36
7-21Greg Hill rush for 4 yards to the UMASS32, fumble forced by Khari Samuel, fumble by Greg Hill recovered by UMASS Dan Schneider at UMASS32.19.6%10.7%-8.9%
2nd Quarter (13:23)
3rd and 8 at Opp 30
7-24Marcel Shipp rush for 4 yards to the GSU26, fumble by Marcel Shipp recovered by GSU Kiwaukee Thomas at GSU26, Kiwaukee Thomas for 38 yards to the UMASS36 (Sean Higgins).4.4%11.3%6.9%
3rd Quarter (2:28)
3rd and 1 at Opp 10
27-38Adrian Peterson rush for 6 yards to the UMASS4, 1ST DOWN GSU (Matt Dawson;Lance Overby).19.3%25.6%6.3%
1st Quarter (4:23)
2nd and 7 at Own 28
7-21Greg Hill pass complete to Corey Joyner for 31 yards to the UMASS41, 1ST DOWN GSU.13.4%19.6%6.2%