Saturday, September 26
Thibodaux, LA
3 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
60
at
10
Nicholls State University
Ryan Perrilloux Accounted for five touchdowns for second straight week.
Ryan Perrilloux Leads Gamecocks to 60-10 Win Over Nicholls State
9/26/2009 7:14:01 PM | Football
FINAL STATS | POST-GAME NOTES
THIBODAUX, La. – Ryan Perrilloux threw four touchdowns and rushed for another to lead Jacksonville State to a 60-10 win over Nicholls State as eight different players scored a touchdown for the Gamecocks.
Perrilloux, from nearby LaPlace, La., accounted for five touchdowns for the second straight week. He was 14-for-22 for 250 yards, while rushing for 58 more yards on seven carries as the Gamecocks improved to 2-2 on the season.
The Gamecocks took the early lead after Perrilloux tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Howard with 1:40 left in the first quarter. Patrick Tatum kicked the point after to give Jax State the 7-0 lead.
Jacksonville State took their next possession and marched 51 yards in eight plays to build a 14-0 lead after Calvin Middleton scored on a one-yard run with 11:35 left in the second quarter, before Nicholls State's Robert Schexnayder kicked a 48-yard field to cut the lead to 14-3.
The Gamecocks then added two late touchdowns over the final 1:22 of the half as Greg Smith caught a 44-yard touchdown pass from Perrilloux to make the score 21-3, before JSU recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to setup the next score. Perrilloux connected with James Wilkerson on a 14-yard touchdown pass to give Jax State a 27-3 lead at the half.
Jamal Young returned the second half kickoff 95 yards to give the Gamecocks a 34-3 lead with 14:48 left in the third quarter, before Jax State scored four straight touchdowns to blow open the game.
Justin Howard caught a six-yard touchdown pass from Perrilloux with 6:29 left in the third, while Jahron Brown scored on a one-yard run to make the score 47-3 with 3:53 left in the third quarter.
Perrilloux scampered 38 yards to score his fifth touchdown of the day with 14:39 left as the Gamecocks built a 53-3 lead to open the fourth quarter of play.
Nicholls State scored its only touchdown on a two-yard run by Laquinton Cason with 12:05 left in the game to cut the lead to 53-10, before Marques Ivory threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kevyn Cooper for the final margin.
Ten different Gamecock receivers caught a pass in the game, led by La'Ray Williams with 63 yards on two catches, while Alan Bonner had 48 yards on a pair of catches, followed by Greg Smith with 44 yards on one catch and James Wilkerson had 43 yards on three catches.
Jax State finished with more than 200 rushing yards for the first time this season and was led by Young with 65 yards on 12 carries, while Perrilloux added 58 on seven carries.
Jacksonville State plays its home-opener next Saturday against UT Martin. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Paul Snow Stadium.
HEAD COACH JACK CROWE
QUARTERBACK RYAN PERRILLOUX
POST-GAME NOTES
- Captains for the Gamecocks: Senior LB Alexander Henderson, senior WR James Wilkerson, senior DB Carnell Clark and senior OL Reggie Wade.
- Jacksonville State won the coin toss and deferred to the second half.
- Three players made their first career start in the game. Torrey Davis (DT), Justin Kay (OT) and La'Ray Williams (WR).
- Ryan Perrilloux has now thrown for 200 yards 11 times in his career and nine as a Gamecock. He has tossed for over 100 yards in all 14 games in a JSU uniform and 16 times in his career. He has 200 or more yards in six of his last seven starts.
- Perrilloux finished the game with four touchdown passes to tie his career-high. He also had four touchdown passes against Murray State on Oct. 18, 2008.
- Perrilloux has now thrown at least one touchdown pass in 13 of his14 games at JSU.
- Perrilloux has seven touchdown passes this year for a total of 270 yards. That's an average of 38.57 yards per touchdown for the LaPlace, La., native.
- JSU's 27 points in the first half is any half since the Gamecocks scored 28 during the second half against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 8, 2008. The 27 points in the FIRST half is the most in the FIRST half since the Gamecocks scored 31 points in the FIRST half against Alabama A&M on Sept. 6, 2008.
- Jamal Young returned the second half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to give Jax State a 34-3 lead. It was the first kickoff returned for a Gamecock touchdown since Maurice Dupree returned a kickoff 99 yards against Southeast Missouri State on Oct. 4, 2008. Young's return today was the SIXTH longest kickoff return for a touchdown in school history.
- Ryan Perrilloux had a 38-yard run to score a touchdown in the fourth quarter, which was the longest run of his career. His previous long run was 35 yards at Chattanooga (9/20/08).
- Calvin Middleton scored his first touchdown of the year on a one-yard run with 11:35 left in the second quarter. It was the fourth rushing touchdown of his career.
- Justin Howard caught a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead. It was the first touchdown reception by Howard.
- Greg Smith caught a 44-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give JSU a 21-3 lead with 1:22 left in the second quarter. It was the first touchdown of the season for Smith.
- Jahron Brown scored on a one-yard run to score his first career touchdown.
- The Gamecocks had four players score their first touchdowns of the season today, including Greg Smith, Justin Howard, Jahron Brown and Calvin Middleton.
- The Gamecocks forced three fumbles in the game and scored touchdowns on both of them. Jax State now has 12 fumble recoveries (3 in all four games this season) on the season after having just nine in all 11 games a year ago.
- Perrilloux accounted for FIVE touchdowns for the second straight week after rushing for a 38-yard scored early in the fourth quarter. Before Perrilloux accounted for five scores last week, it had been since Oct. 13, 2001, vs Stephen F. Austin when Rondy Rogers rushed for five scores.
- After Perrilloux's rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter, it marks the SEVENTH time in his career (SIXTH at JSU) that he has thrown and ran for a score in the same game.
- The last time JSU scored 60 or more points in a game was against Chattanooga (65) on Sept. 18, 2004.
- The last time JSU had four touchdown passes was against Murray State (4) on Oct. 18, 2008.
THIBODAUX, La. – Ryan Perrilloux threw four touchdowns and rushed for another to lead Jacksonville State to a 60-10 win over Nicholls State as eight different players scored a touchdown for the Gamecocks.
Perrilloux, from nearby LaPlace, La., accounted for five touchdowns for the second straight week. He was 14-for-22 for 250 yards, while rushing for 58 more yards on seven carries as the Gamecocks improved to 2-2 on the season.
The Gamecocks took the early lead after Perrilloux tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Howard with 1:40 left in the first quarter. Patrick Tatum kicked the point after to give Jax State the 7-0 lead.
Jacksonville State took their next possession and marched 51 yards in eight plays to build a 14-0 lead after Calvin Middleton scored on a one-yard run with 11:35 left in the second quarter, before Nicholls State's Robert Schexnayder kicked a 48-yard field to cut the lead to 14-3.
The Gamecocks then added two late touchdowns over the final 1:22 of the half as Greg Smith caught a 44-yard touchdown pass from Perrilloux to make the score 21-3, before JSU recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff to setup the next score. Perrilloux connected with James Wilkerson on a 14-yard touchdown pass to give Jax State a 27-3 lead at the half.
Jamal Young returned the second half kickoff 95 yards to give the Gamecocks a 34-3 lead with 14:48 left in the third quarter, before Jax State scored four straight touchdowns to blow open the game.
Justin Howard caught a six-yard touchdown pass from Perrilloux with 6:29 left in the third, while Jahron Brown scored on a one-yard run to make the score 47-3 with 3:53 left in the third quarter.
Perrilloux scampered 38 yards to score his fifth touchdown of the day with 14:39 left as the Gamecocks built a 53-3 lead to open the fourth quarter of play.
Nicholls State scored its only touchdown on a two-yard run by Laquinton Cason with 12:05 left in the game to cut the lead to 53-10, before Marques Ivory threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kevyn Cooper for the final margin.
Ten different Gamecock receivers caught a pass in the game, led by La'Ray Williams with 63 yards on two catches, while Alan Bonner had 48 yards on a pair of catches, followed by Greg Smith with 44 yards on one catch and James Wilkerson had 43 yards on three catches.
Jax State finished with more than 200 rushing yards for the first time this season and was led by Young with 65 yards on 12 carries, while Perrilloux added 58 on seven carries.
Jacksonville State plays its home-opener next Saturday against UT Martin. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Paul Snow Stadium.
HEAD COACH JACK CROWE
QUARTERBACK RYAN PERRILLOUX
POST-GAME NOTES
- Captains for the Gamecocks: Senior LB Alexander Henderson, senior WR James Wilkerson, senior DB Carnell Clark and senior OL Reggie Wade.
- Jacksonville State won the coin toss and deferred to the second half.
- Three players made their first career start in the game. Torrey Davis (DT), Justin Kay (OT) and La'Ray Williams (WR).
- Ryan Perrilloux has now thrown for 200 yards 11 times in his career and nine as a Gamecock. He has tossed for over 100 yards in all 14 games in a JSU uniform and 16 times in his career. He has 200 or more yards in six of his last seven starts.
- Perrilloux finished the game with four touchdown passes to tie his career-high. He also had four touchdown passes against Murray State on Oct. 18, 2008.
- Perrilloux has now thrown at least one touchdown pass in 13 of his14 games at JSU.
- Perrilloux has seven touchdown passes this year for a total of 270 yards. That's an average of 38.57 yards per touchdown for the LaPlace, La., native.
- JSU's 27 points in the first half is any half since the Gamecocks scored 28 during the second half against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 8, 2008. The 27 points in the FIRST half is the most in the FIRST half since the Gamecocks scored 31 points in the FIRST half against Alabama A&M on Sept. 6, 2008.
- Jamal Young returned the second half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to give Jax State a 34-3 lead. It was the first kickoff returned for a Gamecock touchdown since Maurice Dupree returned a kickoff 99 yards against Southeast Missouri State on Oct. 4, 2008. Young's return today was the SIXTH longest kickoff return for a touchdown in school history.
- Ryan Perrilloux had a 38-yard run to score a touchdown in the fourth quarter, which was the longest run of his career. His previous long run was 35 yards at Chattanooga (9/20/08).
- Calvin Middleton scored his first touchdown of the year on a one-yard run with 11:35 left in the second quarter. It was the fourth rushing touchdown of his career.
- Justin Howard caught a 17-yard touchdown pass to give the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead. It was the first touchdown reception by Howard.
- Greg Smith caught a 44-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give JSU a 21-3 lead with 1:22 left in the second quarter. It was the first touchdown of the season for Smith.
- Jahron Brown scored on a one-yard run to score his first career touchdown.
- The Gamecocks had four players score their first touchdowns of the season today, including Greg Smith, Justin Howard, Jahron Brown and Calvin Middleton.
- The Gamecocks forced three fumbles in the game and scored touchdowns on both of them. Jax State now has 12 fumble recoveries (3 in all four games this season) on the season after having just nine in all 11 games a year ago.
- Perrilloux accounted for FIVE touchdowns for the second straight week after rushing for a 38-yard scored early in the fourth quarter. Before Perrilloux accounted for five scores last week, it had been since Oct. 13, 2001, vs Stephen F. Austin when Rondy Rogers rushed for five scores.
- After Perrilloux's rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter, it marks the SEVENTH time in his career (SIXTH at JSU) that he has thrown and ran for a score in the same game.
- The last time JSU scored 60 or more points in a game was against Chattanooga (65) on Sept. 18, 2004.
- The last time JSU had four touchdown passes was against Murray State (4) on Oct. 18, 2008.
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