1:00 PM, August 30, 1997
Paulson Stadium - Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 10,572
Paulson Stadium - Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 10,572
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSU | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| GS | 6 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
Valdosta State Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Jason Vaughan | 23/39 | 210 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 102.4 |
| D. Johnston | 4/8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 74.2 |
| 27/47 | 233 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 97.6 |
Valdosta State Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| V. Mitchell | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 2 | 46 |
| W. Olden | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Johnston | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Taylor | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Hamilton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Bowman | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Vaughan | 2 | -14 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 2 | 46 |
Valdosta State Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| M. Bowman | 9 | 126 | 14.0 | 1 | 33 |
| D. Fryzel | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 28 |
| V. Mitchell | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| W. Olden | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 19 |
| K. Cooksey | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Taylor | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Nelson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| W. Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 233 | 8.6 | 1 | 33 |
Valdosta State Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| No Interception Stats | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Valdosta State Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| V. Mitchell | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| W. Olden | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 17 | 0 |
Valdosta State Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| E. Doggett | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
Valdosta State Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| J. Lightfoot | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 2/3 | 2 |
| 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 2/3 | 2 |
Georgia Southern Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Kenny Robinson | 8/12 | 202 | 16.8 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 263.1 |
| Greg Hill | 6/10 | 78 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 125.5 |
| 14/22 | 280 | 12.7 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 200.5 |
Georgia Southern Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Greg Hill | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 3 | 24 |
| Roderick Russell | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 1 | 8 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jevon Sullivan | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Carl Small | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kenny Robinson | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 11 |
| Willie Ellington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Corey Joyner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobias Steverson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Johnson | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | 176 | 3.3 | 5 | 24 |
Georgia Southern Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Corey Joyner | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 2 | 68 |
| Titus Johnson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Recio Tutt | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Shannon Shook | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Chris Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| C. Simmons | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | 280 | 20.0 | 2 | 68 |
Georgia Southern Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Earthwind Moreland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Cossie Harvey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| James Banks | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 74 | 0 |
| Jevon Sullivan | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Earthwind Moreland | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 74 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Recio Tutt | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Andrae Rogers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| Chris Chambers | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 0/1 | 0 |
| Eric Meng | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/5 | 3 |
| 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 3/6 | 3 |
Georgia Southern Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| Kenny Worob | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |