Saturday's Peach State - and Southeast and national - college football review: GMC, Mercer, FVSU, Kennesaw State, Georgia Southern

October 23, 2022 Central Georgia Sports Report

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Fort Valley State 41, Clark Atlanta 21

Emanuel Wilson ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns to lead FVSU over host Clark Atlanta in SIAC action and improve to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

Quarterback Kelvin Durham was hot, completing 18 of 25 for 280 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception.

FVSU’s defense held the Panthers to only 66 rushing yards, recording 30 negative yards.

The Wildcats face Savannah State on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Henderson Stadium. The Tigers are 3-5 and 2-4 after Saturday’s 31-20 loss to Albany State

GMC 20, Gordon State 3

The ninth-ranked Bulldogs improved to 6-1 with the win over the club team from Gordon State.

GMC heads to ASA-Miami on Saturday, and returns home Nov. 5 against College of DuPage in the final game of the season at Davenport Field. GMC finishes the regular season at Lackawanna.

Chattanooga 41, Mercer 21

Fred Payton had thrown but one interception all year, on 182 pass attempts, through seven games.

Chattanooga scoffed, and picked off Payton three times en route to breaking Mercer’s five-game winning streak and handing the Bears their first Southern Conference loss.

The Mocs stormed out to a 24-0 lead after just 18 game minutes, including a pick-6 barely three minutes into the game.

The teams then traded touchdowns, Mercer never able to get closer than 13 points. That came with 6:52 left in the third on Devron Harper’s 3-yard TD pass catch from Payton, Chattanooga’s defense holding Mercer to 13 plays and 48 yards in the fourth quarter.

Kennesaw State 33, Tennessee Tech 30,OT

Owls eke out in OT win at home

Homecoming crowd goes home happy

Washington County grad Preston Daniels had 80 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown. Perry alum Je’Cory Burks was third for the Owls with six tackles and a pass breakup.

Georgia Southern 28, Old Dominion 23

GSU survives comeback, gives ODU first SBC loss

This time, Eagles run their way to road win

Around the Southeast

Vols set first-half scoring record

Alabama responds, takes out Mississippi State

QB change sparks Clemson past Syracuse

Dynamic Daniels and LSU roar over No. 7 Mississippi

Hartman helps No. 13 Wake bully BC

Big first half lifts No. 25 Tulane over Memphis

South Carolina holds off Texas A&M

Missouri holds off Vandy