Savannah State Tigers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| SAV | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| CHSO | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Georgia Southern tops Savannah State 24-19
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Jack Chambers threw two touchdown passes and ran for the go-ahead score and Georgia Southern overcame four lost turnovers to beat Division II-member Savannah State 24-19 on Saturday for its first win of the season.
Trailing 19-7 in the third quarter, Chambers hit Kameron Brown on a 4-yard TD strike, then ran it in from the 1 in the fourth quarter for the go-ahead TD. Alex Usry added a 35-yard field goal and Darin Smalls ended the Tigers' final drive by intercepting a D'Vonn Gibbons pass with 2:19 to play.
The Buccaneers (1-4) were hurt by three interceptions and a fumble that led to all of Savannah State's points.
Gibbons' 49-yard TD run was set up by an opening-drive fumble recovery and interceptions led to D'Angelo Durham's 9-yard TD run and to two field goals by Giovanni Lugo.
Chambers, 24 of 35 for 231 yards with three interceptions, hit Jaquan Williams on a 13-yard TD pass to tie the game at 7. Ronnie Harris gained 120 yards on 18 carries.
Gibbons was 4 of 11 for 40 yards for the Tigers (3-2, 0-1), who were outgained 415 yards to 240. After 19 years as a Division I team, Savannah State this season is in Division II's Southern Intercollegiate Conference.
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2024 Big South-OVC Association Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State | 5-1 | 8-2 |
| UT Martin | 5-1 | 7-3 |
| Tennessee Tech | 4-2 | 5-5 |
| Tennessee State | 4-2 | 7-3 |
| Lindenwood | 4-3 | 5-6 |
| Gardner-Webb | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Western Illinois | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| Eastern Illinois | 1-5 | 2-8 |
| Charleston Southern | 0-7 | 1-9 |
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