Georgia State Dominates Murray State 37-21 in Week 3
Georgia State defeated Murray State 37-21 on Saturday in Week 3. The Panthers controlled the game from the start, scoring 14 points in the first quarter and building a commanding lead throughout.
Georgia State's offense was led by DJ Murray Jr., who completed 37 passes and added 7 rushing yards. The Panthers' receiving corps featured Ted Hurst as a key target, with Hurst recording multiple significant plays including a touchdown reception.
Murray State's Lucas Desjardins led the Racers' receiving effort with 75 yards, but the offense struggled to keep pace. Georgia State's defense generated key plays in the second quarter, highlighted by Marion Ponds' interception of a TJ Finley pass near the goal line.
Georgia State scored consistently across all four quarters, with 14, 9, 7, and 7 points respectively. Murray State mounted a second-half comeback attempt, scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter, but could not close the gap.
The game finished below the 63.5-point over/under, and Murray State covered the 32-point spread.
AI-generated recap · Aug 16, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murray State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
 Georgia State | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Murray State | Georgia State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 19-30 | 21-30 |
| Pass Yards | 159 | 288 |
| Rush Yards | 123 | 166 |
| Total Yards | 282 | 454 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 4-14 | 5-11 |
| Penalties | 2-25 | 13-132 |
| Possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Jack Tannehill kickoff for 62 yds , TJ Peyton return for 20 yds to the GAST 23
TJ Finley pass complete to Ted Hurst for 3 yds to the GAST 26
TJ Finley pass complete to Ted Hurst for 5 yds to the GAST 31
PENALTY GSU False Start (Blackburn,Leo) 5 yards from GSU31 to GSU26. NO PLAY.
TJ Finley pass complete to Javon Robinson for 5 yds to the GAST 31
Reed Chandley punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MUR 43
Jim Ogle pass complete to Brooks Kleinpeter for 4 yds to the MUR 47
Jawaun Northington run for 11 yds to the GAST 42 for a 1ST down
Murray State Penalty, unnecessary roughness (-15 Yards) to the MUR 48
Jim Ogle pass complete to Cam Bulluck for 5 yds to the GAST 47
Jim Ogle pass complete to Darius Cannon for 12 yds to the GAST 35
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Ty Brown
TJ Finley pass complete to Javon Robinson for 11 yds to the GAST 46 for a 1ST down
Branson Robinson run for 47 yds to the MUR 7 for a 1ST down
TJ Finley pass incomplete to Ted Hurst
Rashad Amos run for 6 yds to the MUR 1
Rashad Amos run for no gain to the MUR 1
TJ Finley pass complete to Ted Hurst for 1 yd for a TD (Braeden McAlister KICK)
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Jalen Richmond
Jim Ogle pass complete to Darius Cannon for 3 yds to the MUR 28
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Jalen Richmond
Tom O'Hara punt for 30 yds
PENALTY GSU False Start (Overton-Howard,Camden) 5 yards from GSU42 to GSU37. NO PLAY.
Rashad Amos run for 5 yds to the GAST 42
Rashad Amos run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
Cameran Brown run for 3 yds to the MUR 47 for a 1ST down
Branson Robinson run for 7 yds to the MUR 40
Branson Robinson run for 1 yd to the MUR 39
Cameran Brown pass complete to Ted Hurst for 31 yds to the MUR 8 for a 1ST down
Rashad Amos run for 3 yds to the MUR 5
Cameran Brown pass incomplete to Ted Hurst
Cameran Brown pass complete to Leo Blackburn for 5 yds for a TD (Braeden McAlister KICK)
Jim Ogle pass complete to Lucas Desjardins for 20 yds to the MUR 45 for a 1ST down
Jordan Washington run for no gain to the MUR 45
Jordan Washington run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
Jim Ogle pass complete to Darius Cannon for 14 yds to the GAST 36 for a 1ST down
Jim Ogle pass complete to Lucas Desjardins for 8 yds to the GAST 28
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Trace Corum
Jordan Washington run for 3 yds to the GAST 25 for a 1ST down
Jawaun Northington run for 9 yds to the GAST 16
Jawaun Northington run for 11 yds to the GAST 5 for a 1ST down
Jawaun Northington run for 5 yds for a TD Georgia State Penalty, Personal Foul (10 Yards) to the GAST 0 (Jack Tannehill KICK)
Jack Tannehill kickoff for 53 yds , TJ Peyton return for 5 yds to the GAST 5
Djay Braswell run for 1 yd to the GAST 6
TJ Finley pass complete to Ted Hurst for 6 yds to the GAST 12
Georgia State Penalty, Personal Foul (Yards) declined
Reed Chandley punt for 41 yds , Darius Cannon returns for 22 yds to the GAST 29
(11:55) No Huddle-Shotgun Northington,Jawaun rush left for 4 yards gain to the GSU25 (Rhodes-Nelson,Jabriel) PENALTY Murray Holding (Hamilton,Chase) 10 yards from GSU29 to GSU39. NO PLAY.
Jim Ogle pass complete to Darius Cannon for 8 yds to the GAST 31
Jawaun Northington run for 4 yds to the GAST 27
Jawaun Northington run for 2 yds to the GAST 25
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Jalen Richmond
TJ Finley pass incomplete to Ted Hurst
(09:39) No Huddle-Shotgun Robinson,Branson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the GSU29 (Rowsey,Dylan) PENALTY GSU Block Below Waist (Overton-Howard,Camden) 12 yards from GSU25 to GSU13. NO PLAY.
TJ Finley pass incomplete to Leo Blackburn
TJ Finley pass complete to Djay Braswell for 15 yds to the GAST 28
Reed Chandley punt for 56 yds, fair catch by Darius Cannon at the MUR 16
Jim Ogle pass complete to Brooks Kleinpeter for 12 yds to the MUR 28 for a 1ST down
Jordan Washington run for 2 yds to the MUR 30
Jordan Washington run for 2 yds to the MUR 32
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Darius Cannon
Tom O'Hara punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Javon Robinson at the GAST 16
Branson Robinson run for 4 yds to the GAST 20
TJ Finley pass complete to Leo Blackburn for 21 yds to the GAST 41 for a 1ST down
TJ Finley pass intercepted Marion Ponds return for no gain to the MUR 6
Jawaun Northington run for 1 yd to the MUR 7
Jawaun Northington run for 1 yd to the MUR 8
Jaylen Jones Safety
Jack Tannehill kickoff for 59 yds , TJ Peyton return for 21 yds to the GAST 42
Branson Robinson run for 2 yds to the GAST 44
TJ Finley pass complete to Ted Hurst for 52 yds to the MUR 4 for a 1ST down
Branson Robinson run for no gain to the MUR 4
TJ Finley pass intercepted Marion Ponds return for no gain to the MUR 4
Jordan Washington run for a loss of 1 yard to the MUR 3
Jim Ogle pass complete to Lucas Desjardins for 20 yds to the MUR 23 for a 1ST down
Jordan Washington run for a loss of 19 yards to the MUR 4 Jordan Washington fumbled, recovered by GAST Josiah Robinson
Rashad Amos run for 3 yds to the MUR 1
Rashad Amos run for 1 yd for a TD (Braeden McAlister KICK)
Jim Ogle pass complete to Lucas Desjardins for 7 yds to the MUR 32
Jim Ogle pass complete to Lucas Desjardins for 5 yds to the MUR 37 for a 1ST down
Jim Ogle pass complete to Sawyer Deerman for 3 yds to the MUR 40
(00:19) No Huddle-Shotgun Ogle,Jim pass complete short right to Northington,Jawaun caught at Murray48, for 8 yards to the Murray48, out of bounds at Murray48 PENALTY GSU Holding (Causey III,Bernard) 10 yards from Murray40 to Murray50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Cam Bulluck
Jim Ogle run for 6 yds to the GAST 44
Jim Ogle pass complete to Lucas Desjardins for 11 yds to the GAST 33 for a 1ST down
Jack Tannehill 51 yd FG MISSED
End of 2nd Quarter
Jawaun Northington run for 3 yds to the MUR 28
Jalen Richmond run for a loss of 6 yards to the MUR 22
Jim Ogle run for 1 yd to the MUR 23 Murray State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Keyaan Abdul-Rahim) declined
Tom O'Hara punt for 52 yds
Jim Ogle sacked by D-Icey Hopkins for a loss of 7 yards to the GAST 28
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Jalen Richmond
Tyrell Campbell run for 13 yds to the GAST 15
Jack Tannehill 33 yd FG MISSED
TJ Finley pass complete to Dennis Murray Jr. for 16 yds to the GAST 36 for a 1ST down
TJ Finley pass complete to Camden Overton-Howard for 15 yds to the MUR 49 for a 1ST down
Georgia State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the GAST 48
TJ Finley pass incomplete to Derrick Avery Jr.
Djay Braswell run for 3 yds to the MUR 49
TJ Finley pass incomplete to Ted Hurst
(10:04) Chandley,Reed punt 43 yards to the Murray06 PENALTY GSU Illegal Formation 5 yards from Murray49 to GSU46. NO PLAY.
Reed Chandley punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Darius Cannon at the MUR 12
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Lucas Desjardins
Jim Ogle pass complete to Darius Cannon for 10 yds to the MUR 22 for a 1ST down
Tyrell Campbell run for 3 yds to the MUR 25
Tyrell Campbell run for 4 yds to the MUR 29
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to Darius Cannon
Tom O'Hara punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Javon Robinson at the GAST 24
Cameran Brown pass complete to Leo Blackburn for 10 yds to the GAST 34 for a 1ST down
Cameran Brown run for 1 yd to the GAST 35
Branson Robinson run for 3 yds to the GAST 38
Cameran Brown pass complete to Ted Hurst for 8 yds to the GAST 46 for a 1ST down
Cameran Brown run for 10 yds to the MUR 44 for a 1ST down
(05:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Cameran rush right for 1 yard loss to the Murray45 (Abdul-Rahim,Keyaan), out of bounds PENALTY GSU Holding (McCrimmon,Jeremiah) 10 yards from Murray44 to GSU46. NO PLAY.
PENALTY GSU Illegal Snap (Williams,Tyhler) 5 yards from GSU46 to GSU41. NO PLAY.
Cameran Brown pass complete to Branson Robinson for 5 yds to the GAST 46
Dennis Murray Jr. pass complete to Ted Hurst for 37 yds to the MUR 17 for a 1ST down
Branson Robinson run for 1 yd to the MUR 16
Cameran Brown pass complete to Ted Hurst for 16 yds for a TD (Braeden McAlister KICK)
Baxter Wright run for 8 yds to the MUR 33
Tyrell Campbell run for 18 yds to the GAST 49 for a 1ST down
Baxter Wright run for 2 yds to the GAST 47
Baxter Wright run for 1 yd to the GAST 46
(01:11) No Huddle-Shotgun Ogle,Jim pass incomplete deep right to Green,LJ thrown to GSU26 PENALTY GSU Pass Interference (Fillmore,Deuce) 15 yards from GSU46 to GSU31, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Tyrell Campbell run for no gain to the GAST 31
Jim Ogle pass incomplete to LJ Green
Jawaun Northington run for 2 yds to the GAST 29
(14:56) No Huddle-Shotgun Ogle,Jim pass incomplete short middle to Desjardins,Lucas thrown to GSU16 PENALTY GSU Roughing The Passer (Dean,Marlin) 15 yards from GSU29 to GSU14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jawaun Northington run for 1 yd to the GAST 13
Jawaun Northington run for 7 yds to the GAST 6
Jawaun Northington run for 2 yds to the GAST 4 for a 1ST down
Lucas Desjardins 4 Yd pass from Jim Ogle (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Jack Tannehill kickoff for 61 yds , TJ Peyton return for 26 yds to the GAST 30
Cameran Brown pass complete to Ted Hurst for 13 yds to the GAST 43 for a 1ST down
Rashad Amos run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
Rashad Amos run for 18 yds to the MUR 32 for a 1ST down
Cameran Brown pass complete to Kyle Washington for 10 yds to the MUR 22 for a 1ST down
Djay Braswell run for 7 yds to the MUR 15
Djay Braswell run for 1 yd to the MUR 14
Rashad Amos run for 1 yd to the MUR 13
Rashad Amos run for 4 yds to the MUR 9 for a 1ST down
Javon Robinson run for 6 yds to the MUR 3
Cameran Brown pass complete to Camden Overton-Howard for 3 yds for a TD (Braeden McAlister KICK)
Georgia State Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Alex Mullings) to the MUR 36 for a 1ST down
Tyrell Campbell run for 5 yds to the MUR 41
Tyrell Campbell run for 4 yds to the MUR 45
Tyrell Campbell run for no gain to the MUR 45
Tyrell Campbell run for 2 yds to the MUR 47 for a 1ST down
Baxter Wright pass complete to Jalen Richmond for 13 yds to the GAST 40 for a 1ST down
Baxter Wright run for no gain to the GAST 40
Kevin Emmanuel run for 10 yds to the GAST 30 for a 1ST down Georgia State Penalty, Personal Foul (Richard Kramer) to the GAST 15 for a 1ST down
Baxter Wright pass complete to Jalen Richmond for 8 yds to the GAST 7
Tyrell Campbell run for 4 yds to the GAST 3 for a 1ST down
Baxter Wright 3 Yd Run (Baxter Wright Pass to Tyrell Campbell for Two-Point Conversion)
Jordon Simmons run for 4 yds to the MUR 38
Jordon Simmons run for 6 yds to the MUR 32 for a 1ST down
(00:21) Kneel down by Georgia St. at Murray34 for loss of 2 yards.