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Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern
Eagles
(7-6, 5-4)
Eagles
(7-6, 5-4)
29
Birmingham Bowl
2:00 PM, December 29, 2025 -
Protective Stadium - Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 12,092
2:00 PM, December 29, 2025 -
Protective Stadium - Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 12,092
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APP | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| GS | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| Basics | Possessions | Plays | Yards | Avg. FP | Plays/Poss | Yards/Play | Yards/Poss | Points/Poss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 10 | 65 | 413 | 21.9 | 6.5 | 6.35 | 41.3 | 2.90 |
| Appalachian State | 9 | 62 | 379 | 27.3 | 6.9 | 6.11 | 42.1 | 1.11 |
| Basics | Scoring Opps | Opps/Poss | Points/Opp | Opportunity Points | Explosive Points | Available Yards | Available Yards Gained | Available Yards % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 6 | 0.60 | 4.83 | 29 | 0 | 781 | 443 | 56.7% |
| Appalachian State | 7 | 0.78 | 1.43 | 10 | 0 | 654 | 399 | 61.0% |
| Success Rate | Rushing | Passing | Std. Downs | Pass. Downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 56.8% | 46.4% | 51.9% | 53.8% |
| Appalachian State | 48.5% | 48.3% | 54.3% | 31.3% |
| Yards Per Play | Rushing | Passing | Std. Downs | Pass. Downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 6.37 | 6.33 | 6.38 | 6.23 |
| Appalachian State | 5.67 | 6.62 | 6.30 | 5.56 |
| Success Rate by Q | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 57.1% | 40.9% | 81.8% | 44.4% | 52.3% |
| Appalachian State | 42.9% | 46.2% | 68.4% | 31.3% | 48.4% |
| Yards Per Play by Q | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 4.86 | 5.45 | 13.73 | 4.11 | 6.35 |
| Appalachian State | 6.14 | 7.54 | 7.84 | 2.88 | 6.11 |
| Success Rate by Down | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 58.1% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 100.0% | 52.3% |
| Appalachian State | 46.7% | 59.1% | 30.0% | - | 48.4% |
| Yards Per Play by Down | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 9.35 | 4.00 | 2.91 | 3.00 | 6.35 |
| Appalachian State | 5.50 | 7.68 | 4.50 | - | 6.11 |
| IsoPPP | Rushing | Passing | Std. Downs | Pass. Downs | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 0.655 | 0.819 | 0.792 | 0.431 | 0.718 |
| Appalachian State | 0.545 | 0.754 | 0.586 | 0.925 | 0.643 |
| Avg Yards To Go By Down | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 9.45 | 5.68 | 4.55 | 3.00 | 7.25 |
| Appalachian State | 9.63 | 7.18 | 6.60 | - | 8.27 |
| Expected Scores | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 9.68 7 (-2.68) | 9.10 6 (-3.10) | 18.79 13 (-5.79) | 6.01 3 (-3.01) | 43.58 29 (-14.58) |
| Appalachian State | 6.87 0 (-6.87) | 9.63 7 (-2.63) | 14.66 3 (-11.66) | 3.92 0 (-3.92) | 35.07 10 (-25.07) |
| Total Yards by Q | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 68 | 120 | 151 | 74 | 413 |
| Appalachian State | 86 | 98 | 149 | 46 | 379 |
| Percentile Performances | Value | Hist. Rank | %ile Perf. | YPP Differential | 0.24 | 330 / 562 | 41st |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Yards Per Play Gained | 6.35 | 201 / 562 | 64th | Total Yards Per Play Allowed | 6.11 | 429 / 562 | 23rd |
| Rush Yards Per Play Gained | 6.37 | 141 / 562 | 74th | Rush Yards Per Play Allowed | 5.67 | 494 / 562 | 12th |
| Pass Yards Per Play Gained | 6.33 | 351 / 562 | 37th | Pass Yards Per Play Allowed | 6.62 | 282 / 562 | 49th |
| Passing Stats | Comp | Att | Yards | Comp % | Success Rt | TD | INT | Yds/Att | Yds/Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia Southern | 18 | 27 | 171 | 66.7% | 48.1% | 1 | 1 | 6.33 | 9.50 |
| Standard Downs | 15 | 22 | 132 | 68.2% | 45.5% | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 8.80 |
| Passing Downs | 3 | 5 | 39 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 0 | 0 | 7.80 | 13.00 |
| JC French | 18 | 25 | 171 | 72.0% | 52.0% | 1 | 0 | 6.84 | 9.50 |
| Standard Downs | 2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Passing Downs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Dalen Cobb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Standard Downs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Passing Downs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Weston Bryan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Standard Downs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Passing Downs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Appalachian State | 16 | 29 | 192 | 55.2% | 48.3% | 0 | 4 | 6.62 | 12.00 |
| Standard Downs | 11 | 18 | 118 | 61.1% | 55.6% | 0 | 3 | 6.56 | 10.73 |
| Passing Downs | 5 | 11 | 74 | 45.5% | 36.4% | 0 | 1 | 6.73 | 14.80 |
| Matthew Wilson | 12 | 22 | 128 | 54.5% | 45.5% | 0 | 2 | 5.82 | 10.67 |
| Standard Downs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Passing Downs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Noah Gillon | 4 | 7 | 64 | 57.1% | 57.1% | 0 | 2 | 9.14 | 16.00 |
| Standard Downs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Passing Downs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rushing Stats | Rushes | Yards | Yds/Att | Success Rt | LY/Att | Opp Rt | Hlt/Opp | Power Rt | Stuff Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 36 | 246 | 6.83 | 58.3% | 3.48 | 44.4% | 7.54 | 66.7% | 8.3% |
| OJ Arnold | 11 | 152 | 13.82 | 72.7% | 4.64 | 63.6% | 14.43 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| JC French | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 45.5% | 2.90 | 27.3% | 3.03 | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Terrance Gibbs | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 62.5% | 3.20 | 50.0% | 1.60 | 100.0% | 12.5% |
| Weston Bryan | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 50.0% | 3.25 | 25.0% | 3.00 | - | 0.0% |
| Dalen Cobb | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 50.0% | 1.90 | 50.0% | 1.20 | - | 50.0% |
| Appalachian State | 33 | 187 | 5.67 | 48.5% | 3.36 | 48.5% | 4.75 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| Jaquari Lewis | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 37.5% | 2.67 | 31.3% | 2.46 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| Matthew Wilson | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 58.3% | 4.29 | 66.7% | 7.31 | - | 8.3% |
| Khamani Alexander | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 60.0% | 3.36 | 60.0% | 1.73 | - | 20.0% |
| Receiving Stats | Targets | Catches | Yards | Catch Rt | Success Rt | Yds/Catch | Yds/Tgt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 25 | 18 | 171 | 72.0% | 52.0% | 9.5 | 6.8 | |
| Marcus Sanders Jr | 6 | 5 | 72 | 83.3% | 66.7% | 14.4 | 12.0 | |
| Camden Brown | 6 | 2 | 30 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 15.0 | 5.0 | |
| Dalen Cobb | 5 | 5 | 35 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
| OJ Arnold | 4 | 4 | 11 | 100.0% | 25.0% | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| Taylor Bradshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dylan Gary | 1 | 1 | 13 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | |
| Terrance Gibbs | 1 | 1 | 10 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Appalachian State | 25 | 16 | 192 | 64.0% | 56.0% | 12.0 | 7.7 | |
| Alex Sanchez | 7 | 1 | 9 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 9.0 | 1.3 | |
| Jaquari Lewis | 5 | 5 | 35 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
| Dalton Stroman | 4 | 3 | 96 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 32.0 | 24.0 | |
| David Larkins | 4 | 3 | 14 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 4.7 | 3.5 | |
| Khamani Alexander | 2 | 2 | 17 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | |
| Sam Mbake | 1 | 1 | 16 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | |
| Kanen Hamlett | 1 | 1 | 5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| Dillon Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Off. | Situation | Score | Play | Pre-Play Win Probability | Post-Play Win Probability | Play Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Quarter (2:50) 3rd and 9 at Opp 41 | 10-0 | 3rd and 9 at GS41 (02:13) Shotgun Gillon,Noah pass complete deep left to Stroman,Dalton caught at GS12, for 34 yards to the GS07 (Hill Jr.,Tracy), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN. | 79.8% | 67.2% | -12.6% |
| 2nd Quarter (7:13) 2nd and 5 at Opp 18 | 10-0 | 2nd and 5 at GS18 (06:41) Shotgun Wilson,Matthew pass intercepted by Hill Jr.,Tracy at GS02 Hill Jr.,Tracy return 0 yards to the GS02 (Alexander,Khamani). | 70.8% | 82.0% | 11.2% |
| 3rd Quarter (14:56) 1st and 10 at Own 26 | 13-7 | 1st and 10 at GS26 (14:45) No Huddle-Shotgun Arnold,OJ rush left for 58 yards gain to the APP16 (Favors,Jordan), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN. | 75.8% | 86.7% | 10.9% |
| 2nd Quarter (14:40) 3rd and 3 at Opp 28 | 7-0 | 3rd and 3 at GS28 (14:23) Shotgun Gillon,Noah pass intercepted by Smith,Dorrian at GS22, End Of Play. | 63.7% | 73.9% | 10.2% |
| 3rd Quarter (10:50) 1st and 10 at Opp 38 | 19-7 | 1st and 10 at GS38 (10:23) Shotgun Gillon,Noah pass intercepted by Smith,Dorrian at GS35 Smith,Dorrian return 0 yards to the GS35, End Of Play. | 84.4% | 93.5% | 9.1% |
| 2nd Quarter (14:20) 1st and 10 at Own 22 | 7-0 | 1st and 10 at GS22 (14:20) No Huddle-Shotgun Arnold,OJ rush middle for 49 yards gain to the APP29 (Favors,Jordan), 1ST DOWN. | 73.9% | 82.2% | 8.3% |
| 1st Quarter (3:57) 4th and 20 at Opp 28 | 7-0 | 4th and 20 at GS28 De Freitas,Dominic field goal attempt from 46 yards NO GOOD (H: Ratliff,Ian, LS: Poff,Jacob), clock 03:23, End Of Play. | 67.2% | 74.1% | 6.9% |
| 1st Quarter (7:07) 2nd and 10 at Own 49 | 7-0 | 2nd and 10 at APP49 Shotgun Wilson,Matthew pass complete short left to Lewis,Jaquari caught at APP49, for 12 yards to the GS39 (Chaney,Akeondre), 1ST DOWN. | 66.5% | 60.4% | -6.1% |
| 1st Quarter (1:02) 2nd and 3 at Own 37 | 7-0 | 2nd and 3 at APP37 (00:58) Shotgun Wilson,Matthew rush right for 28 yards gain to the GS35 (Meyers,Justin), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN. | 68.4% | 62.6% | -5.8% |
| 2nd Quarter (12:24) 4th and 3 at Opp 22 | 7-0 | 4th and 3 at APP22 (12:22) No Huddle-Shotgun French IV,JC rush left for 3 yards gain to the APP19 (Sandstrom,Caleb; Phares,Colton), 1ST DOWN. | 78.9% | 84.2% | 5.3% |