STATESBORO,
Ga. –
The NM State football team was upended by Georgia Southern, 41-7, on a rain-soaked
Saturday afternoon inside Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
Senior running back Jason Huntley had a career day, rushing for a career-high
133 yards and NM State’s lone touchdown. Redshirt senior tailback Christian
Gibson also broke loose against the Eagles, running for 98 yards, as the Aggies
gained 209 total rushing yards in the contest.
Redshirt senior linebacker Javahn Fergurson and junior linebacker Rashie
Hodge Jr. paced the Aggie defense, as each racked up 2.0 tackles for loss.
Fergurson carded a team-high 13 tackles, his sixth consecutive game in
double-digits.
Hodge, meanwhile, forced a fumble – the first of his career – on the
Eagles’ opening drive. The Aggie offense took advantage of the opportunity,
with Huntley capping a 12-play, 36-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run
to give NM State an early 7-0 lead.
It was all Georgia Southern from that point forward, though. Tied at seven
after the first quarter of play, the Eagles scored 21 unanswered points to
close out the opening half and tacked on 13 more in the third quarter en route
to a 41-7 win.
NOTABLES
Huntley surpassed his previous career high of 114 rushing yards, which he
dashed for at New Mexico earlier this season. The tailback broke free for a
56-yard run in the fourth quarter, the longest run of his career.
Hodge recovered two fumbles – the first and second of his career – to go along
with his one forced fumble. He made eight total tackles, including six solo
takedowns.
Junior linebacker Brennon Davis caused a fumble in the fourth quarter to give
the Aggie defense its third takeaway of the game. The Aggies last
recovered three fumbles in a single game against Idaho in 2011.
UP NEXT
NM State enters its second and final week before returning to action. The
Aggies will next travel to Oxford, Miss., to take on Ole Miss on Saturday, Nov.
9.
Georgia Southern runs over New Mexico State, 41-7
