Georgia Southern held to one TD in 41-14 loss to South Alabama

Eagles' first loss to Jaguars in program history

Eagles' first loss to Jaguars in program history

I'M Y WELCOME IN TO SPORTS, I'M AMY ZIMMER. WEEK SEVEN OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL KICKED OFF THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES TAKING ON THE SOUTH ALABAMA JAGWARS. BOTH SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAMS COMING OFF LOSSES D AN IN NEED OF A WIN TO GET OUT OF THE BASEMENT IN THEIR DIVISIONS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN HAS NEVER LOST TO SOUTH ALABAMA, ENTERING THE MATCHUP WITH A 7 GAME WINNING STREAK ON THE LINE. JAGWARS OPENING DRIVE. QUARTERBACK JAKE BENTLEY MARCHES DOWN THE FIELD AND CALLS HIS OWN NUMB. ER BREAKS RIGHT FOR A WIDE OPEN LANE TO THE HOU. SE JAGWARS UP 7- NOTHING... SECOND QUARTER, BENTLEY ON THE KEEPER AGAIN. DIVES IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. THE FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA AND UTAH QUARTERBACK HAVING A NIGHT. 17-NOTHING SOUTH ALABAMA. GEORGIA SOUTHERN QB JUSTIN TOMLIN TRYING TO GET SOMETHING GOING. PICKED OFF BY JAGWARS CJ RIAS. SOUTH ALABAMA FANS GOING CRAZY. THE JAGWARS NEEDING JUST ONE PLAY TO TURN THE INTERCEPTION INTO A TOUCHDOWN. BENTLEY THROUGH THE AIR TO WIDE RECEIVER JALEN TOLBERT IN THE ENDZONE. JAGWARS UP 24-0 GEORGIA SOUTHERN FINDS AN ANSWER IN THE SECOND. TOMLIN WITH THE ROCKET TO RUNNING BACK AMAREE JONES. EAGLES IN THE RED ZONE. NEXT PLAY. TOMLIN TO RUNNING BACK JD KING. CHECK OUT THE FOOTWORK. TOUCHDOWN PLUS TWO POINT NVCOERONSI GETS THE EAGLES ON THE BOARD 31-TO- 8, AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT HOWEVER THAT'S THE ONLY TOUCHDOWN THE TEAM WOULD SCORE IN MOB

Georgia Southern held to one TD in 41-14 loss to South Alabama

Eagles' first loss to Jaguars in program history

For the first time in program history, the Georgia Southern Eagles were defeated by the South Alabama Jaguars 41-14 Thursday night, snapping the Eagles' 7-game winning streak against the Jaguars. Jaguars quarterback Jake Bentley came out firing and guided the Jaguars to a 31-8 lead by the half. Overall, Bentley threw for 389 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores, becoming the first player in South Alabama history to account for five touchdowns in a game.The Eagles were held without a first down until midway through the second quarter and had five total yards on their first five drives. The Jaguars' 31 first-half points are the most Georgia Southern has allowed in a Sun Belt contest.A few Eagles shined for the team. Amare Jones caught four balls for 90 yards, and Logan Wright rushed 14 times for 60 yards. Alex Raynor kicked two field goals, and Justin Birdsong led the Eagle defense with seven tackles.Next up, the Eagles have 15 days between games as Georgia Southern plays host to Georgia State on Homecoming Oct. 30 in its next contest. Kickoff is currently scheduled for 6 p.m., it's a Blue Out in Paulson Stadium and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

MOBILE, Ala. —

For the first time in program history, the Georgia Southern Eagles were defeated by the South Alabama Jaguars 41-14 Thursday night, snapping the Eagles' 7-game winning streak against the Jaguars.

Jaguars quarterback Jake Bentley came out firing and guided the Jaguars to a 31-8 lead by the half. Overall, Bentley threw for 389 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores, becoming the first player in South Alabama history to account for five touchdowns in a game.

The Eagles were held without a first down until midway through the second quarter and had five total yards on their first five drives. The Jaguars' 31 first-half points are the most Georgia Southern has allowed in a Sun Belt contest.

A few Eagles shined for the team. Amare Jones caught four balls for 90 yards, and Logan Wright rushed 14 times for 60 yards. Alex Raynor kicked two field goals, and Justin Birdsong led the Eagle defense with seven tackles.

Next up, the Eagles have 15 days between games as Georgia Southern plays host to Georgia State on Homecoming Oct. 30 in its next contest. Kickoff is currently scheduled for 6 p.m., it's a Blue Out in Paulson Stadium and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Georgia Southern held to one TD in 41-14 loss to South Alabama

Eagles' first loss to Jaguars in program history

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