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Georgia Southern vs App State
Final · JLab Birmingham Bowl · Week 18 · Mon Dec 29 · 2:00 PM ET · Protective Stadium
Georgia Southern EaglesGeorgia Southern7-6
29FinalDec 29, 2025
App State MountaineersApp State5-8
10TVESPN
Closing line
US sportsbook at kickoffMoneyline
GASO−360
APP+285
Spread
GASO −10−110
APP +10−110
Total O/U
Over 58.5−105
Under 58.5−115
- Spread: Georgia Southern −10 covered.
- Total O/U: under 58.5 (39 points).
Recap
Georgia Southern beat App State 29-10 in the JLab Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium in Birmingham on Dec 29, 2025 to move to 7-6.
Georgia Southern won the turnover battle 4-1.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GASO | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| APP | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Scoring plays
First Quarter
- GASOTouchdown · 8:23Terrance Gibbs 1 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)7-0
Second Quarter
- GASOField Goal · 9:00Tripp Bryant 23 Yd Field Goal10-0
- APPTouchdown · 1:51Matthew Wilson 6 Yd Run (Dominic De Freitas Kick)10-7
- GASOField Goal · 0:01Tripp Bryant 36 Yd Field Goal13-7
Third Quarter
- GASOTouchdown · 13:34Weston Bryan 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)19-7
- GASOTouchdown · 8:50Marcus Sanders Jr. 32 Yd pass from JC French IV (Tripp Bryant Kick)26-7
- APPField Goal · 3:46Dominic De Freitas 27 Yd Field Goal26-10
Fourth Quarter
- GASOField Goal · 3:57Tripp Bryant 27 Yd Field Goal29-10
Team stats
GASOAPP
- 1st Downs
- 22
- 21
- Total Yards
- 413
- 379
- Passing
- 171
- 192
- Rushing
- 242
- 187
- 3rd down efficiency
- 5-11
- 3-10
- Turnovers
- 1
- 4
- Possession
- 30:35
- 29:25
Top performers
Georgia Southern EaglesApp State Mountaineers
Passing
JC French IV18/25, 171 YDS, 1 TD
Matthew Wilson12/22, 128 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing
OJ Arnold11 CAR, 152 YDS
Matthew Wilson12 CAR, 110 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Marcus Sanders Jr.5 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD
Dalton Stroman3 REC, 96 YDS
Sacks
–
Saint Farrior0.5
Tackles
Brendan Harrington8
Colton Phares12
Player stats
Georgia Southern · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC French IV | 18/25 | 171 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 74.7 |
| Dalen Cobb | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Weston Bryan | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 37.9 |
Georgia Southern · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OJ Arnold | 11 | 152 | 13.8 | 0 | 58 |
| JC French IV | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Terrance Gibbs | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Weston Bryan | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Dalen Cobb | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia Southern · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Sanders Jr. | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 32 |
| Dalen Cobb | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Camden Brown | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Dylan Gary | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| OJ Arnold | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Terrance Gibbs | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
Georgia Southern · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Meyers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Harrington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Moore | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Tyson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Collier | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabo Chaney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorrian Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayden Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia Southern · Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorrian Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Collier | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Hill Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia Southern · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Crouch | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Georgia Southern · Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Plott | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Georgia Southern · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp Bryant | 3/3 | 100.0 | 36 | 2/2 | 11 |
Georgia Southern · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
App State · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wilson | 12/22 | 128 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 59.6 |
| Noah Gillon | 4/7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 |
App State · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wilson | 12 | 110 | 9.2 | 1 | 28 |
| Jaquari Lewis | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Khamani Alexander | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 |
App State · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Stroman | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | 42 |
| Jaquari Lewis | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Khamani Alexander | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Sam Mbake | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| David Larkins | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Alexander Sanchez | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kanen Hamlett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
App State · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Phares | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Burks | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zyeir Gamble | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arnholt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Favors | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Johnson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Farrior | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Benton | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
App State · Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
App State · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Guest | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 30 | 0 |
App State · Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Grier | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
App State · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic De Freitas | 1/2 | 50.0 | 27 | 1/1 | 4 |
App State · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Ratliff | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
Game info
VenueProtective Stadium, Birmingham, AL
Attendance12,092
TVESPN · national
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