After a slow first half Georgia Southern outscores Maine
Georgia Southern got their second win in a row at home this weekend in a 45-17 victory over the Maine Black Bears. After a slow first half Georgia Southern outscored Maine 28-3 in the second half. The Eagles had their best defensive outing of the season only giving up 248 total offensive yards while also forcing two turnovers.
Maine quarterback Carter Peevy started the game off with a 27-yard rushing touchdown less than four minutes into the game to make it 7-0 Maine.
Georgia Southern then answered with a score of their own courtesy of a three yard rushing touchdown from OJ Arnold to tie the game at seven. The Eagles then capped off a scoring drive to open the second quarter where Tripp Bryant made a 22-yard kick to make it 10-7. After a defensive stop Dalen Cobb had a three yard rushing touchdown to make it 17-7 Eagles.
Just another day in the officeπΌ@dalenc11 scores a 3-yard TD bagging his second TD of the season!
GS: 17 | Maine: 7
Q2, 5:56#HailSouthern pic.twitter.com/mkN1oswlMWβ Georgia Southern Football (@GSAthletics_FB) September 21, 2025
Maine made things interesting though, as they went down the field in less than a minute to score on a 76-yard touchdown reception from Devin Vaught to make it 17-14 Maine at halftime.
The Eagles once again scored quickly to start the second half capped off with a one yard run from Weston Bryan to make it 24-14. After a Maine field goal to cut it back to a one possession game it was all Southern the rest of the game as they pulled away.
Dalen Cobb had his second score of the night on a 25-yard receiving touchdown to end the third quarter. After a muffed kickoff from Maine, Southern was set up in the redzone where they ran a trick play as Camden Brown caught a 12-yard touchdown thrown by OJ Arnold. The Eagles then scored one more time on a Jamarian Samuel one yard run to cap off a 45-17 victory.
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Presented by: Optim OrthopedicsA muffed punt by Maine, recovered by @jcwheeler14, led to a 12-yard touchdown pass from @itsmari_12 to @CamdenBrown7 with 14:01 left in the fourth quarter. #HailSouthern pic.twitter.com/kRZy3UFSIQ
β Georgia Southern Football (@GSAthletics_FB) September 21, 2025
JC French IV had his best game of the season throwing for 253 passing yards and a touchdown. OJ Arnold also had another great for the second week in a row going for 85 rushing yards, with a rushing and passing touchdown. Camden Brown’s 118 receiving yards and TD was his best career game as he has possibly emerged as the top receiver on the team so far this season.
HAVE. A. DAY. @CamdenBrown7!!
Brown records his first 100-yard game as an Eagle with a 12-yard TD as the cherry on top π
GS: 38 | Maine: 17
Q4, 14:01#HailSouthern pic.twitter.com/VbRQ8KodiQβ Georgia Southern Football (@GSAthletics_FB) September 21, 2025
Defensively the Eagles have started to play better the last couple games after giving up over 100 points the first two games of the season. Georgia Southern will have to continue to get the defensive present established before Sun Belt conference play starts next weekend for the Eagles. JC French IV has also continued his improvements over the season with his skill position players the Eagles should be able to continue to put points as they have the past two games.
Georgia Southern will be back in action next weekend at 1:30 ET against James Madison from Harrisonburg on ESPN+.
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