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#1 Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern
Eagles
(14-1, 8-0)
Eagles
(14-1, 8-0)
43
NCAA I-AA Championship
2:00 PM, December 19, 1998 -
Finley Stadium - Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 17,501
2:00 PM, December 19, 1998 -
Finley Stadium - Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 17,501
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMASS | 21 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 55 |
| GS | 7 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 43 |
Massachusetts Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Todd Bankhead | 17/25 | 152 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 119.1 |
| Jamie Holston | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 488.8 |
| 18/26 | 159 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 133.3 |
Massachusetts Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Marcel Shipp | 35 | 244 | 7.0 | 3 | 28 |
| Kevin Quinlan | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 1 | 16 |
| Matt Jordan | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 21 |
| Adrian Zullo | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Todd Bankhead | 5 | -15 | -3.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | 303 | 5.9 | 5 | 28 |
Massachusetts Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Jimmy Moore | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Marcel Shipp | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Matt Jordan | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Kerry Taylor | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Adrian Zullo | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | 159 | 8.8 | 1 | 21 |
Massachusetts Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Jerard White | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Massachusetts Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Kevin Quinlan | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Dan Healey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 |
Massachusetts Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| No Punt Return Stats | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Massachusetts Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| Jason Cherry | 2/2 | 100.0 | 25 | 7/7 | 13 |
| 2/2 | 100.0 | 25 | 7/7 | 13 |
Massachusetts Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| Andrew Maclay | 4 | 204 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 4 | 204 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
Georgia Southern Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Greg Hill | 8/16 | 111 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 116.4 |
| J.R. Revere | 2/5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 85.4 |
| 10/21 | 138 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 109.0 |
Georgia Southern Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Greg Hill | 29 | 228 | 7.9 | 2 | 41 |
| Adrian Peterson | 28 | 161 | 5.8 | 2 | 31 |
| J.R. Revere | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 29 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cherard Freeman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Audrell Grace | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Corey Joyner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 65 | 457 | 7.0 | 5 | 41 |
Georgia Southern Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Corey Joyner | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 31 |
| Ashley Morgan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Dedric Parham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 1 | 31 |
Georgia Southern Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| No Interception Stats | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Georgia Southern Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jevon Sullivan | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Derrick Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Andrae Rogers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | 169 | 18.8 | 39 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Corey Joyner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| Chris Chambers | 1/1 | 100.0 | 38 | 4/5 | 7 |
| 1/1 | 100.0 | 38 | 4/5 | 7 |
Georgia Southern Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| Kenny Worob | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |