Georgia Southern routs Charleston Southern 31-0

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Georgia Southern1-031Final
Sat, Sep 5 · Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga. · Crowd 22,426ESPN+

Georgia Southern routed Charleston Southern 31-0.

We had Georgia Southern favored. It won.

Next: Charleston Southern beat The Citadel 26-20, Sat Sep 12

Next: Georgia Southern lost to Clemson 22-7, Sat Sep 12

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Georgia Southern an 82% chance, and the closing betting line (Georgia Southern was a 28.5-point favorite) put it at 99%.

Georgia Southern led by 22 after the first quarter and by 28 at the half.

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Last play we haveGeorgia Southern 31-0 Charleston SouthernPlay-by-play ends earlyMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.
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No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

Georgia Southern’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (Georgia Southern -28.5), at 97% for Georgia Southern (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show Georgia Southern’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

  1. Q1, 6:58Johnson 57-yd TD pass to HollinsGeorgia Southern leads 14-0Q1, 6:58 · Georgia Southern 14, Charleston Southern 014-0score after the play14-0score after the playWatch from this playSun Belt Conference
  2. Q2, 2:33Johnson 10-yd pass to HollinsfumbledQ2, 2:33 · Georgia Southern 28, Charleston Southern 028-0score after the play28-0score after the playWatch from this playSun Belt Conference
  3. Q3, 7:17Cummings 18-yd TD runGeorgia Southern leads 31-0Q3, 7:17 · Georgia Southern 31, Charleston Southern 031-0score after the play31-0score after the playWatch from this playSun Belt Conference
  4. Q4, 0:08Echols intercepted by Jackson at the GASO05Q4, 0:08 · Georgia Southern 31, Charleston Southern 031-0score after the play31-0score after the playWatch from this playSun Belt Conference

Every drive

Georgia Southern scored on 5 of its 13 drives; Charleston Southern on 0 of its 13.

Georgia Southern’s drives are teal, Charleston Southern’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Georgia Southern: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownCharleston Southern: Punt, from 84 yards out to 92PuntGeorgia Southern: Touchdown, from 57 yards out to 0TouchdownCharleston Southern: Punt, from 75 yards out to 75PuntGeorgia Southern: Touchdown, from 69 yards out to 0TouchdownCharleston Southern: Punt, from 75 yards out to 52PuntQ2Georgia Southern: Turned over on downs, from 84 yards out to 11DownsCharleston Southern: Punt, from 89 yards out to 86PuntGeorgia Southern: Punt, from 72 yards out to 72PuntCharleston Southern: Punt, from 66 yards out to 58PuntGeorgia Southern: Fumble, from 70 yards out to 60FumbleCharleston Southern: Fumble, from 40 yards out to 50FumbleGeorgia Southern: Field goal, from 50 yards out to 14Field goalCharleston Southern: End of half, from 75 yards out to 76End of halfQ3Charleston Southern: Punt, from 75 yards out to 65PuntGeorgia Southern: Touchdown, from 90 yards out to 0TouchdownCharleston Southern: Punt, from 75 yards out to 39PuntGeorgia Southern: Punt, from 91 yards out to 67PuntCharleston Southern: Punt, from 61 yards out to 67PuntQ4Georgia Southern: Punt, from 54 yards out to 37PuntCharleston Southern: Punt, from 80 yards out to 55PuntGeorgia Southern: Punt, from 80 yards out to 76PuntCharleston Southern: Punt, from 66 yards out to 66PuntGeorgia Southern: Missed field goal, from 71 yards out to 12Missed FGCharleston Southern: Interception, from 79 yards out to 22InterceptionGeorgia Southern: End of game, from 91 yards out to 92End of game

Box score

Georgia Southern 31, Charleston Southern 0

Georgia Southern covered −28.5 by 2.5. The total, 31, stayed under 51.5.

Charleston SouthernGeorgia SouthernTotal yardsCharleston Southern 117Georgia Southern 513117513Passing yardsCharleston Southern 109Georgia Southern 351109351Rushing yardsCharleston Southern 8Georgia Southern 1628162First downsCharleston Southern 10Georgia Southern 261026TurnoversCharleston Southern 2Georgia Southern 121Time of possessionCharleston Southern 24:04Georgia Southern 35:5624:0435:56
Team totalsCharleston SouthernGeorgia Southern
Total yards117513
Passing9 of 29, 109 yds33 of 47, 351 yds
Rushing31 for 8 yds30 for 162 yds
First downs1026
Third down5 of 185 of 13
Fourth down1 of 11 of 2
Turnovers21
Penalties4 for 35 yds6 for 65 yds
Time of possession24:0435:56

Charleston Southern leaders

  • Passing Lek Powell 6 of 20, 69 yds
  • Rushing Dwayne Wright 6 for 14 yds; Jared Echols 2 for 8 yds
  • Receiving KD Dorsey 2 for 42 yds; Hasan Lee Jr. 1 for 31 yds

Georgia Southern leaders

  • Passing Max Johnson 28 of 39, 281 yds, 1 TD
  • Rushing Jamarian Samuel 4 for 46 yds, 1 TD; Taeo Todd 6 for 35 yds
  • Receiving Ashton Hollins 8 for 106 yds, 1 TD; Jeremiah Ware 4 for 51 yds

Feels like 88° to 108° through the game

90° at kickoff · feels like 88° to 108° · no rain recorded

A feels-like 108° is hotter than the peak in 99% of games since 2018.

Every game's peak, with this game markedtypical game 71°This game: 108°0120°
Every game's peak, with this game markedtypical game 71°This game: 108°0120°

Each gray tick is one game. The black line is the typical game.

Warmer than 9 in 10 of the 58 other games played at Allen E. Paulson Stadium since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window). The usual here around this date is 77°, with about 7 in 10 games between 72° and 82°.

September game-day temperatures at Allen E. Paulson Stadium

Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Georgia Southern favoredCharleston Southern favored100%Win chanceGeorgia SouthernRaininches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWindmph, average and gusts20 mph40 mphHourly wind only at this airportTemperature and feels likedegrees F75°110°feels like 88°air 81°
Win chance with rain, wind and thunder from the nearest airport, by game timeQ1Q2Q3Q4Georgia Southern favoredCharleston Southern favoredRain · inches per 10 min0.1 inNo rain recordedWind · miles per hour2040Hourly wind only at this airportTemperature and feels like · degrees F75°110°feels like 88°air 81°

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First quarter, 14:47 left7:03 p.m.
Charleston Southern 0, Georgia Southern 0 · Georgia Southern 97% to win
no rain · 90°, feels like 103°
Johnson 3-yd pass to Dallas
Where this weather comes fromMeasured at Statesboro/bulloch Co airport, 5.6 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games · 2025 season

Charleston Southern · 5-7

Rated 242nd in our preseason ratings, 242nd now.

2-1 in its last three, including a 6-point win over Southeast Missouri State as a 10.5-point underdog.

W 7-6 vs Tennessee State #245 of 667

won by 1 as a 12.5-point favorite

L 14-17 @ UT Martin #174 of 667

lost by 3 as a 10-point underdog

W 23-17 @ Southeast Missouri State #202 of 667

won by 6 as a 10.5-point underdog

W 17-16 vs Eastern Illinois #224 of 667

won by 1 as a 3-point favorite

W 29-24 @ Western Illinois #244 of 667

won by 5 as a 2-point favorite

L 13-27 vs Tennessee Tech #95 of 667

lost by 14 as a 30.5-point underdog

L 27-30 @ Gardner-Webb #174 of 667

lost by 3 as a 13.5-point underdog

W 31-24 vs South Carolina State #177 of 667

won by 7 as a 10.5-point underdog

L 7-34 @ William & Mary #170 of 667

lost by 27 as an 11.5-point underdog

L 28-35 vs Lindenwood #192 of 667

lost by 7 as a 2.5-point underdog

L 0-13 @ Coastal Carolina #116 of 667

lost by 13 as a 27.5-point underdog

Charleston Southern lost 0-13 at Coastal Carolina. Chance to win started at 3%, low under 1%, high 8%.

L 3-45 @ VanderbiltTop 25 #60 of 667

lost by 42 as a 38.5-point underdog

Charleston Southern lost 3-45 at Vanderbilt. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 1%.

Last three games · 2025 season

Georgia Southern · 7-6

Rated 99th in our preseason ratings.

W 29-10 @ App State #174 of 667

won by 19 as a 10-point favorite

Georgia Southern won 29-10 vs App State. Chance to win started at 70%, low 70%, high better than 99%.

W 24-19 @ Marshall #97 of 667

won by 5 as a 10.5-point underdog

Georgia Southern won 24-19 at Marshall. Chance to win started at 15%, low 12%, high 95%.

L 10-45 vs Old Dominion #40 of 667

lost by 35 as a 10.5-point underdog

Georgia Southern lost 10-45 vs Old Dominion. Chance to win started at 30%, low under 1%, high 30%.

W 45-40 vs Coastal Carolina #129 of 667

won by 5 as a 3.5-point favorite

Georgia Southern won 45-40 vs Coastal Carolina. Chance to win started at 66%, low 60%, high 99%.

W 25-23 @ App State #139 of 667

won by 2 as a 4.5-point underdog

Georgia Southern won 25-23 at App State. Chance to win started at 32%, low 27%, high 96%.

L 24-34 @ Arkansas State #122 of 667

lost by 10 as a 1.5-point underdog

Georgia Southern lost 24-34 at Arkansas State. Chance to win started at 42%, low under 1%, high 87%.

W 41-24 vs Georgia State #147 of 667

won by 17 as a 6.5-point favorite

Georgia Southern won 41-24 vs Georgia State. Chance to win started at 78%, low 40%, high better than 99%.

L 35-38 vs Southern Miss #93 of 667

lost by 3 as a 2.5-point underdog

Georgia Southern lost 35-38 vs Southern Miss. Chance to win started at 51%, low under 1%, high 79%.

L 10-35 @ James MadisonTop 25 #58 of 667

lost by 25 as a 16.5-point underdog

Georgia Southern lost 10-35 at James Madison. Chance to win started at 9%, low under 1%, high 13%.

W 45-17 vs Maine #205 of 667

won by 28 as a 20.5-point favorite

Georgia Southern won 45-17 vs Maine. Chance to win started at 93%, low 79%, high better than 99%.

W 41-34 vs Jacksonville State #99 of 667

won by 7 as a 3.5-point favorite

Georgia Southern won 41-34 vs Jacksonville State. Chance to win started at 71%, low 47%, high 97%.

L 20-59 @ USCTop 25 #20 of 667

lost by 39 as a 28.5-point underdog

Georgia Southern lost 20-59 at USC. Chance to win started at 3%, low under 1%, high 4%.

L 14-42 @ Fresno State #87 of 667

lost by 28 as a 2.5-point underdog

Georgia Southern lost 14-42 at Fresno State. Chance to win started at 36%, low under 1%, high 58%.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Georgia Southern’s chances here.

50-50Model · 82%Line · 99%Charleston SouthernGeorgia Southern

Georgia Southern favored by 28.5 · Total 51.5

The market

The spread moved 3 points toward Georgia Southern.

opened −25.5now −28.5

Spread: −25.5 → −28.5

The books’ cut: 3.3%, the margin built into the odds

Weather at kickoff

Hot and dry. Feels like 96° at kickoff.

Charleston Southern at Georgia Southern · Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 · Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro

  • 96°feels like at kickoff
  • Dryno rain at kickoff
  • 64weather score, Rough
  • 2ndbest of the day's 7 kickoff times

At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 7 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was the second best of the day's seven kickoff times. At Allen E. Paulson Stadium that day, a 7:45 pm kickoff would have scored 71, against 64 at 7 pm.

  • noon: 52, Rough
  • 12:45 pm: 48, Harsh
  • 2 pm: 45, Harsh
  • 3:30 pm: 45, Harsh
  • 6 pm: 56, Rough
  • 7 pm: 64, Rough (this game)
  • 7:45 pm: 71, Rough

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

Georgia Southern is worth +6.5 points (±3.5) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top third of FBS, 89th percentile.

63% at home, 37% on the road against FBS opponents (27-16 home, 19-32 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +6.2 at home vs. away over 103 games — outside the ±5.3 noise, one of the few buildings where results say more.

Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 107 miles to get here.

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