Jacksonville State University
Southeast Missouri State University
Gamecock Football Rolls To 38-17 OVC Win Over Southeast Missouri
10/5/2008 12:17:34 AM | Football
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State racked up 456 yards of offense en route to a 38-17 Ohio Valley Conference win over Southeast Missouri State (2-4, 0-2 OVC) in front 8,917 fans at Paul Snow Stadium on Saturday night.
It was the fourth-straight game the JSU offense gained 400 or more yards, the longest such streak for the Gamecocks (4-1, 2-0 OVC) since closing the 2005 season with seven straight games with at least 400 yards.
Junior Ryan Perrilloux completed 16-of-22 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns, his second-straight game with over 200 passing yards. It was the first time in the LaPlace,
Senior Maurice Dupree caught a touchdown pass and returned a kickoff for a touchdown while freshman Brandon George, who entered the game with just 13 career rushing yards, became the third different Gamecock to rush for 100-plus yards this season with 11 carries for 114 yards and a touchdown.
The Gamecocks improved to 32-4 overall and 19-2 at home when scoring 30 or more points under Head Coach Jack Crowe and gained at least 300 yards of total offense for the 36th time in 42 Ohio Valley Conference contests.
JSU's third possession of the game provided the first points of the night. George took a pitch on the option from Perrilloux and raced 59 yards to the end zone. Senior Gavin Hallford's PAT gave JSU a 7-0 lead with 3:52 left in the first quarter. The play was the longest rush from scrimmage for JSU this season and accounted for over four times more yards than George had before the carry.
A 35-yard pass from Perrilloux to James Wilkerson put JSU deep into SEMO territory to close the first quarter, setting up a seven-yard touchdown pass from Perrilloux to junior Eric Johns to open the second quarter. Hallford added the PAT to give the Gamecocks a 14-0 lead with 14:57 remaining in the half.
The Redhawks put their first points on board on their first drive of the second quarter. Doug Spada's 46-yard field goal attempt split the uprights to cut the JSU lead to 14-3 at the 11:20 mark of the second quarter.
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Junior Carnell Clark intercepted a Houston Lillard pass at the Gamecocks' 10 and returned it 14 yards to stop SEMO's next drive. It was
The Gamecock offense took advantage of the turnover by adding a 37-yard field goal by Hallford with 36 seconds left in the third to up the JSU lead to 31-3.
SEMO's Michael Williamson caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Lillard with 12:46 showing on the fourth quarter clock to cut the deficit to 31-10. The touchdown was the first against the Gamecock defense since the fourth quarter of the Alabama A&M game, a span of 11 quarters, and the first passing score against JSU this season.
Freshman Marques Ivory led JSU on its final scoring drive of the night, hooking up with junior Jeffrey Cameron for an 11-yard touchdown with 4:28 to play. The pass was Ivory's second touchdown pass of his career and the first career touchdown reception for Cameron.
The Redhawks tried to make things interesting late in the game when Walter Peoples caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from Matt Scheible with 3:41 on the clock to cut the deficit to 31-17.
SEMO recovered an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff but came up short when a Lillard pass fell incomplete on fourth and goal from the JSU one.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Captains for the Gamecocks: Senior defensive back Kenny Walker and senior offensive lineman Keith Gergel.
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- The Gamecocks had one player make his first career JSU start in the game (Tremayne Coger at Tailback).
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- JSU is now 227-92-8 (.706) in Paul Snow Stadium since the facility opened in 1946. In home games under Crowe, the Gamecocks are 28-15.
- Freshman Brandon George's 59-yard touchdown run with 3:42 remaining in the first quarter was the longest run from scrimage for the Gamecocks in 2008 and the longest since Cedric Johnson's 69-yard run at Austin Peay on Oct. 11, 2007.
- Brandon George's 59-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the first score of his career. The native of
- Eric Johns' seven-yard TD catch from Ryan Perrilloux on the first play of the second quarter was the third TD grab of the Hortense, Ga, native's career. All three of his TD catches have been at Paul Snow Stadium in 2008.
- Junior Ryan Perrilloux has now thrown eight touchdown passes this season, tyingMatt Hardin in 2006 for the most by a JSU quarterback since Reggie Stancil threw 14 in 2001.
- Junior Ryan Perrilloux was 7-of-10 passing for 90 yards and two scores. On the season, the LaPlace,
- Senior Maurice Dupree's 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the third quarter was the fourth-longest kickoff return in JSU history and the second-longest in JSU's Division I history. It was the second career kickoff return for a score for the Centre,
- Under Jack Crowe, the Gamecocks improve to 32-4 overall and 19-2 at home when scoring 30 or more points in a game.
- After gaining 456 yards on offense, the Gamecocks have now gained at least 300 yards of total offense in 36 of their 42 OVC games since joining the league in 2003.
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- The Gamecocks have now gained 400 or more yards of total offense in four-straight games, the longest stretch since JSU passed the 400-yard plateau in the final seven games of the 2005 season.
- Junior Ryan Perrilloux threw for 239 yards, marking the first time in his career he has thrown for 200 yards or more in back-to-back games.
- Jeffrey Cameron's 11-yard touchdown catch from Marques Ivory in the fourth quarter was the first TD catch of the junior's career. It was Ivory's second career scoring pass.
- The Redhawks' 60 rushing yards marked the third straight game that JSU has held its opponent under 100 yars rushing. It is the 24th time in 42 OVC games that JSU's foe has failed to run for 100 yards.
- Career Highs for the Gamecocks: Brandon George - 114 rushing yds, 1 rushing TD; Drec Lindley - 45 rushing yds.; Eric Johns - 46 receiving yds.; Jeffery Cameron - 31 receiving yds.
- The Gamecocks have won their last four games by double digit margins, the longest stretch since they won five in a row by double figures from Sept. 18 to Oct. 16, 2004.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 - Consecutive games in which Ryan Perrilloux has thrown at least one TD pass, accounting for all of his games at JSU.
13 - Career rushing yards by freshman Brandon George before his 59-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter.
16 - Consecutive trips to the Red Zone for the JSU offense that have resulted in points for the Gamecocks.
19 - Consecutive quarters in which the JSU defense had not allowed a passing touchdown before Lillard Houston found Michael Williamson from five yards out in the fourth quarter.
23 - Consecutive PAT's senior Gavin Hallford has successfully made.
46 - Career field goals made by senior Gavin Hallford, adding to his school record in the category.
91 - Consecutive games in which the Gamecocks have scored, a streak that dates back to Nov.18, 2000, when they were last shut out.
99 - Yards on Maurice Dupree's kickoff return for a touchdown, the fourth-longest in JSU history.
114 - Rushing yards by freshman Brandon George, making him the third JSU player to run past the century mark this season.
137 - Career PAT's made by Gavin Hallford, moving him into a tie with
456 - Total offense by the Gamecocks, the first time since 2005 that JSU has gained at least 400 yards in four-straight games.
