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#1 Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern
Eagles
(14-1, 8-0)
Eagles
(14-1, 8-0)
43
NCAA I-AA Championship
2:00 PM, December 19, 1998 -
Finley Stadium - Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 17,501
2:00 PM, December 19, 1998 -
Finley Stadium - Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 17,501
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMASS | 21 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 55 |
| GS | 7 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 43 |
| Basics | Possessions | Plays | Yards | Avg. FP | Plays/Poss | Yards/Play | Yards/Poss | Points/Poss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 16 | 86 | 595 | 25.2 | 5.4 | 6.92 | 37.2 | 1.94 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 77 | 462 | 47.1 | 5.1 | 6.00 | 30.8 | 3.20 |
| Basics | Scoring Opps | Opps/Poss | Points/Opp | Opportunity Points | Explosive Points | Available Yards | Available Yards Gained | Available Yards % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 9 | 0.56 | 3.44 | 31 | 0 | 1197 | 575 | 48.0% |
| Massachusetts | 10 | 0.67 | 4.80 | 48 | 7 | 794 | 458 | 57.7% |
| Success Rate | Rushing | Passing | Std. Downs | Pass. Downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 48.4% | 36.4% | 44.4% | 47.8% |
| Massachusetts | 54% | 44.4% | 56.9% | 31.6% |
| Yards Per Play | Rushing | Passing | Std. Downs | Pass. Downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 7.03 | 6.57 | 6.62 | 7.74 |
| Massachusetts | 5.94 | 6.12 | 6.26 | 5.21 |
| Success Rate by Q | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 33.3% | 36.4% | 63.0% | 40.0% | 45.3% |
| Massachusetts | 57.1% | 56.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% | 50.6% |
| Yards Per Play by Q | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 11.42 | 5.64 | 6.70 | 6.12 | 6.92 |
| Massachusetts | 6.32 | 6.76 | 3.00 | 5.20 | 6.00 |
| Success Rate by Down | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 37.5% | 50.0% | 53.3% | 66.7% | 45.3% |
| Massachusetts | 56.8% | 48.0% | 35.7% | 100.0% | 50.6% |
| Yards Per Play by Down | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 5.48 | 10.07 | 3.87 | 12.00 | 6.92 |
| Massachusetts | 6.43 | 5.44 | 5.86 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| IsoPPP | Rushing | Passing | Std. Downs | Pass. Downs | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 0.949 | 0.827 | 0.833 | 1.157 | 0.924 |
| Massachusetts | 0.839 | 0.724 | 0.821 | 0.706 | 0.804 |
| Avg Yards To Go By Down | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 9.38 | 7.11 | 5.00 | 6.33 | 7.77 |
| Massachusetts | 9.16 | 7.24 | 6.57 | 2.00 | 7.97 |
| Expected Scores | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 9.00 7 (-2.00) | 12.84 14 (1.16) | 21.31 12 (-9.31) | 11.83 10 (-1.83) | 54.99 43 (-11.99) |
| Massachusetts | 20.53 21 (0.47) | 18.68 17 (-1.68) | 0.82 0 (-0.82) | 11.75 17 (5.25) | 51.77 55 (3.23) |
| Total Yards by Q | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 137 | 124 | 181 | 153 | 595 |
| Massachusetts | 177 | 169 | 12 | 104 | 462 |
| Percentile Performances | Value | Hist. Rank | %ile Perf. | YPP Differential | 0.92 | 253 / 536 | 52nd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Yards Per Play Gained | 6.92 | 137 / 536 | 74th | Total Yards Per Play Allowed | 6.00 | 401 / 536 | 25th |
| Rush Yards Per Play Gained | 7.03 | 80 / 536 | 85th | Rush Yards Per Play Allowed | 5.94 | 488 / 536 | 9th |
| Pass Yards Per Play Gained | 6.57 | 319 / 536 | 40th | Pass Yards Per Play Allowed | 6.12 | 225 / 536 | 58th |
| Passing Stats | Comp | Att | Yards | Comp % | Success Rt | TD | INT | Yds/Att | Yds/Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia Southern | 10 | 21 | 138 | 47.6% | 38.1% | 1 | 1 | 6.57 | 13.80 |
| Standard Downs | 6 | 11 | 106 | 54.5% | 45.5% | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 17.67 |
| Passing Downs | 4 | 10 | 32 | 40.0% | 30.0% | 1 | 1 | 3.20 | 8.00 |
| Greg Hill | 8 | 16 | 111 | 50.0% | 37.5% | 1 | 1 | 6.94 | 13.88 |
| Standard Downs | 2 | 4 | 15 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 7.50 |
| Passing Downs | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.50 | 6.00 |
| J.R. Revere | 2 | 5 | 27 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 13.50 |
| Standard Downs | 1 | 2 | 16 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 16.00 |
| Passing Downs | 1 | 3 | 11 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 11.00 |
 Massachusetts | 18 | 26 | 159 | 69.2% | 46.2% | 1 | 0 | 6.12 | 8.83 |
| Standard Downs | 14 | 21 | 124 | 66.7% | 47.6% | 1 | 0 | 5.90 | 8.86 |
| Passing Downs | 4 | 5 | 35 | 80.0% | 40.0% | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 8.75 |
| Todd Bankhead | 17 | 25 | 152 | 68.0% | 44.0% | 0 | 0 | 6.08 | 8.94 |
| Standard Downs | 5 | 8 | 50 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 10.00 |
| Passing Downs | 2 | 2 | 14 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Jamie Holston | 1 | 1 | 7 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Standard Downs | 1 | 1 | 7 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Passing Downs | 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 | 64 | 463 | 7.23 | 48.4% | 3.61 | 48.4% | 7.48 | 66.7% | 10.9% |
| Greg Hill | 28 | 234 | 8.36 | 50.0% | 3.49 | 60.7% | 8.01 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| Adrian Peterson | 28 | 161 | 5.75 | 46.4% | 3.49 | 35.7% | 6.34 | 57.1% | 10.7% |
| J.R. Revere | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 66.7% | 4.60 | 66.7% | 14.60 | - | 33.3% |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0.0% | 4.00 | 0.0% | - | - | 0.0% |
| Cherard Freeman | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 100.0% | 6.00 | 100.0% | 2.00 | - | 0.0% |
| Audrell Grace | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 100.0% | 4.00 | 100.0% | 1.00 | - | 0.0% |
| Corey Joyner | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0.0% | 4.00 | 0.0% | - | - | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 310 | 6.20 | 54.0% | 3.34 | 46.0% | 6.22 | 100.0% | 18.0% |
| Marcel Shipp | 35 | 244 | 6.97 | 51.4% | 3.89 | 48.6% | 6.35 | 100.0% | 11.4% |
| Kevin Quinlan | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 80.0% | 4.30 | 40.0% | 5.25 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Matt Jordan | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 60.0% | 2.34 | 60.0% | 5.43 | 100.0% | 40.0% |
| Todd Bankhead | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 25.0% | -2.45 | 0.0% | - | 100.0% | 75.0% |
| Adrian Zullo | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 100.0% | 7.50 | 100.0% | 6.50 | - | 0.0% |
| Receiving Stats | Targets | Catches | Yards | Catch Rt | Success Rt | Yds/Catch | Yds/Tgt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 19 | 10 | 138 | 52.6% | 42.1% | 13.8 | 7.3 | |
| Corey Joyner | 9 | 6 | 94 | 66.7% | 55.6% | 15.7 | 10.4 | |
| Dedric Parham | 3 | 1 | 13 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 13.0 | 4.3 | |
| Ashley Morgan | 2 | 1 | 16 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 16.0 | 8.0 | |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 2 | 15 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 7.5 | 7.5 | |
| Audrell Grace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| C. Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Demond Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 18 | 159 | 75.0% | 50.0% | 8.8 | 6.6 | |
| Jimmy Moore | 7 | 6 | 63 | 85.7% | 42.9% | 10.5 | 9.0 | |
| Kerry Taylor | 7 | 4 | 22 | 57.1% | 42.9% | 5.5 | 3.1 | |
| Adrian Zullo | 4 | 2 | 14 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 7.0 | 3.5 | |
| Marcel Shipp | 3 | 3 | 38 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 12.7 | 12.7 | |
| Matt Jordan | 3 | 3 | 22 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | |
| Off. | Situation | Score | Play | Pre-Play Win Probability | Post-Play Win Probability | Play Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter (8:35) 1st and 10 at Own 12 | 0-7 | Greg Hill rush for loss of 3 yards to the GSU9, fumble by Greg Hill recovered by UMASS Kole Ayi at GSU9, Kole Ayi for 9 yards to the GSU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:29. | 28.2% | 14.0% | -14.2% |
| 1st Quarter (5:18) 1st and 10 at Own 3 | 7-14 | Adrian Peterson rush for 4 yards to the GSU7, fumble forced by Khari Samuel, fumble by Adrian Peterson recovered by UMASS Kole Ayi at GSU7. | 27.5% | 15.3% | -12.2% |
| 1st Quarter (11:10) 3rd and 2 at Opp 29 | 0-7 | Adrian Peterson rush for 1 yard to the UMASS28, fumble by Adrian Peterson recovered by UMASS Paul Bolden at UMASS28. | 37.8% | 27.4% | -10.4% |
| 1st Quarter (13:12) 3rd and 1 at Opp 25 | 0-0 | Marcel Shipp rush for 25 yards to the GSU0, 1ST DOWN UMASS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:56. | 40.3% | 30.6% | -9.7% |
| 1st Quarter (7:52) 2nd and 2 at Opp 40 | 0-14 | Greg Hill rush for 40 yards to the UMASS0, 1ST DOWN GSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:25. | 19.0% | 28.1% | 9.1% |
| 1st Quarter (12:22) 2nd and 10 at Own 22 | 0-7 | Greg Hill rush for 41 yards to the UMASS37, 1ST DOWN GSU (Jeremy Robinson). | 29.4% | 38.4% | 9.0% |
| 1st Quarter (3:56) 1st and 5 at Opp 36 | 7-21 | Greg Hill rush for 4 yards to the UMASS32, fumble forced by Khari Samuel, fumble by Greg Hill recovered by UMASS Dan Schneider at UMASS32. | 19.6% | 10.7% | -8.9% |
| 2nd Quarter (13:23) 3rd and 8 at Opp 30 | 7-24 | Marcel Shipp rush for 4 yards to the GSU26, fumble by Marcel Shipp recovered by GSU Kiwaukee Thomas at GSU26, Kiwaukee Thomas for 38 yards to the UMASS36 (Sean Higgins). | 4.4% | 11.3% | 6.9% |
| 3rd Quarter (2:28) 3rd and 1 at Opp 10 | 27-38 | Adrian Peterson rush for 6 yards to the UMASS4, 1ST DOWN GSU (Matt Dawson;Lance Overby). | 19.3% | 25.6% | 6.3% |
| 1st Quarter (4:23) 2nd and 7 at Own 28 | 7-21 | Greg Hill pass complete to Corey Joyner for 31 yards to the UMASS41, 1ST DOWN GSU. | 13.4% | 19.6% | 6.2% |