Furman vs Georgia Southern
Furman vs Georgia Southern (Final)
Furman University Football
Furman vs Georgia Southern (Nov 08, 1997 at Statesboro, Ga.)
Box Score
Box Score (Final)
Furman vs Georgia Southern (Nov 08, 1997 at Statesboro, Ga.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Furman.............. 0 7 0 6 - 13 Record: (5-4)
Georgia Southern.... 7 0 13 10 - 30 Record: (8-2)
Scoring Summary:
1st 08:58 GSU - Hill, G. 76 yd run (Meng, E. kick), 1 plays, 76 yards, TOP 0:13, FU 0 - GSU 7
2nd 11:10 FU - J. Wade 11 yd pass from B. Rickman (J. Wells kick), 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:33, FU 7 - GSU 7
3rd 07:44 GSU - Russell, R. 15 yd run (Meng, E. kick), 15 plays, 74 yards, TOP 7:16, FU 7 - GSU 14
06:15 GSU - Carter, H. 62 yd interception return (TM rush failed), FU 7 - GSU 20
4th 13:34 GSU - Meng, E. 47 yd field goal, 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:45, FU 7 - GSU 23
09:11 FU - J. Wade 16 yd pass from J. Hill (J. Hill pass failed), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:23, FU 13 - GSU 23
00:19 GSU - Hill, G. 1 yd run (Meng, E. kick), 9 plays, 25 yards, TOP 4:45, FU 13 - GSU 30
FU GSU
FIRST DOWNS................... 15 14
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 37-122 56-248
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 107 8
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 21-9-1 9-3-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 58-229 65-256
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-0 6-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 2-9 2-3
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 4-64 3-31
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 1-62
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 4-35.0 6-34.2
Fumbles-Lost.................. 6-6 3-1
Penalties-Yards............... 1-10 5-26
Possession Time............... 26:04 33:56
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 4-21 0-0
RUSHING: Furman-D. Russell 10-79, E. Crosby 14-33, M. Moore 3-16, J.
Hill 7-15, B. Rickman 3-minus 21. Georgia Southern-Hill, G. 29-151, Russell,
R. 22-94, Steverson, T. 1-4, Joyner, C. 2-0, Johnson, C. 2-minus 1.
PASSING: Furman-B. Rickman 5-16-1-74, J. Hill 4-5-0-33. Georgia
Southern-Hill, G. 3-9-0-8.
RECEIVING: Furman-M. Moore 4-46, J. Wade 3-40, E. Crosby 1-13, D.
Kitchings 1-8. Georgia Southern-Joyner, C. 1-8, Cunningham, B. 1-4, Russell,
R. 1-minus 4.
INTERCEPTIONS: Furman-None. Georgia Southern-Carter, H. 1-62.
Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Attendance: 18269
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm End of Game: 3:30 pm Total elapsed time: 2:30
Officials: Referee: Bender; Umpire: Spencer; Linesman: Giles, Jr.;
Line judge: Hartleb; Back judge: Tiller; Field judge: Pickett;
Side judge: Mohr; Scorer: McClellan;
Temperature: 58 F Wind: W 10-15 Weather: Partly cloudy
GSU clenches 1997 Southern Conference Championship
Furman vs Georgia Southern (Nov 08, 1997 at Statesboro, Ga.)
SACKS (UA-A): Furman-B. Dailer 2-1, O. Ruff 0-1, P. Warren 1-0.
Georgia Southern-None.
TACKLES (UA-A): Furman-B. Dailer 7-3, J. Thier 7-2, B. Scott 5-3, J.
Osborne 6-1, O. Ruff 3-2, L. Davies-Venn 4-0, P. Warren 3-1, B. Conner 3-1,
J. Keith 3-1, S. Kupckinsky 1-0, M. Martin 1-0, M. Davis 1-0, J. King 1-0,
R. Williams 1-0, A. Stroman 1-0. Georgia Southern-Morrell, D. 9-1, Nighbert,
C. 5-4, Tanner, D.T. 2-2, Harris, B. 1-3, Dickerson, J. 0-4, Allen, V. 2-1,
Carter, H. 2-1, Rainey, L. 2-1, Reeves, D. 0-3, Moreland, E. 2-0, Davis, E.
0-2, Freeman, C. 1-0, Phillips, E. 1-0, Austin, A. 1-0, Small, C. 1-0,
Hadden, R. 0-1, Roberts, Z. 0-1.
Game Starters:
Furman Georgia Southern
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
FL 4 D. Kitchings WR 87 Shook, S.
LT 60 Kineard, R. LT 62 McGrath, R.
LG 54 Batluck, M. LG 66 James, M.
C 73 Foster, M. C 59 Winslette, M.
RG 59 Hall, B. RG 68 Williams, Mk.
RT 79 Drake, L. RT 64 Chestnut, G.
TE 85 M. Owings WR 85 Johnson, T.
SE 88 J. Wade QB 10 Hill, G.
QB 17 B. Rickman FB 5 Russell, R.
FB 23 D. Russell SB 1 Joyner, C.
TB 22 E. Crosby SB 11 Steverson, T.
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
RUE 64 B. Dailer LE 44 Harris, B.
ST 75 P. Warren LT 89 Reeves, D.
NG 56 R. Williams RT 99 Allen, V.
WT 93 L. Davies-Venn RE 94 Davis, E.
LB 6 B. Scott LB 40 Morrell, D.
LB 47 O. Ruff LB 58 Nighbert, C.
LB 44 J. Thier LB 47 Tanner, D.T.
CB 9 K. Jackson CB 30 Rainey, L.
SS 10 J. Keith FS 21 Dickerson, J.
FS 33 J. Osborne SS 20 Carter, H.
CB 31 A. Stroman CB 4 Moreland, E.