Texas State 54
Georgia State 31
Saturday, November 29, 2014 02:00 PM
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Recap: Texas State 54, Georgia State 31
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 29, 2014
Texas State 54, Georgia State 31: Tyler Jones passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two scores as the visiting Bobcats scored 34 consecutive points.
Jones completed 26-of-32 passes for 267 yards for Texas State (7-5, 5-3 Sun Belt), which finished with 607 yards of total offense. Robert Lowe rushed for 146 yards on 20 carries and caught a touchdown pass, and Terrence Franks added 98 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Nick Arbuckle threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns on 32-of-46 passing for Georgia State (1-11, 0-8), which lost its 11th in a row. Robert Davis, Lynquez Blair, Glenn Smith and Todd Boyd each caught a touchdown pass.
The Panthers got a 21-yard field goal from Wil Lutz on their opening drive, but Will Johnson’s 28-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter evened the score. Texas State blew it open from there, getting a 13-yard touchdown run from Jones, a 9-yard scoring pass from Jones to Lowe and Jones’ 14-yard TD pass to C.J. Best for a 27-3 halftime lead.
Jones capped the opening drive of the second half with a 15-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 31, and after Arbuckle found Davis on the first play of the ensuing possession for a 75-yard touchdown, Johnson added field goals of 36 and 31 yards later in the third quarter. Franks scored on a 60-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, while Arbuckle hit Blair (6 yards) Smith (39 yards) and Boyd (6 yards) on scoring plays.
Nov 29, 2014
Texas State 54, Georgia State 31: Tyler Jones passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two scores as the visiting Bobcats scored 34 consecutive points.
Jones completed 26-of-32 passes for 267 yards for Texas State (7-5, 5-3 Sun Belt), which finished with 607 yards of total offense. Robert Lowe rushed for 146 yards on 20 carries and caught a touchdown pass, and Terrence Franks added 98 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Nick Arbuckle threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns on 32-of-46 passing for Georgia State (1-11, 0-8), which lost its 11th in a row. Robert Davis, Lynquez Blair, Glenn Smith and Todd Boyd each caught a touchdown pass.
The Panthers got a 21-yard field goal from Wil Lutz on their opening drive, but Will Johnson’s 28-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter evened the score. Texas State blew it open from there, getting a 13-yard touchdown run from Jones, a 9-yard scoring pass from Jones to Lowe and Jones’ 14-yard TD pass to C.J. Best for a 27-3 halftime lead.
Jones capped the opening drive of the second half with a 15-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 31, and after Arbuckle found Davis on the first play of the ensuing possession for a 75-yard touchdown, Johnson added field goals of 36 and 31 yards later in the third quarter. Franks scored on a 60-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, while Arbuckle hit Blair (6 yards) Smith (39 yards) and Boyd (6 yards) on scoring plays.
