2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team
American college football season
The 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Jaguars played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama , and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference . They were led by third-year head coach Steve Campbell .
This was the team's first season at Hancock Whitney Stadium, after competing for 10 years at Ladd–Peebles Stadium . After the team completed their season with a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference play), Campbell was fired on December 6, 2020.
Schedule
South Alabama had games scheduled against Florida and Grambling State , but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 1] [ 2]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. at Southern Miss * CBSSN W 32–217,500
September 12 6:30 p.m. Tulane * ESPN2 L 24–276,000
6:30 p.m. UAB * Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN L 10–425,766
October 17 11:00 a.m. Texas State Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPNU W 30–205,142
October 24 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPN+ W 38–145,186
6:30 p.m. at Georgia Southern ESPN L 17–243,457
November 7 7:00 p.m. at No. 15 Coastal Carolina ESPNU L 6–235,000
November 14 1:00 p.m. at No. 25 Louisiana ESPN+ L 10–385,585
November 21 3:00 p.m. Georgia State Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL ESPNU L 14–315,224
November 28 2:00 p.m. at Arkansas State ESPN3 W 38–314,013
December 5 1:00 p.m. Troy Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry ) ESPN3 L 0–295,375
[ 3] [ 4]
Game summaries
At Southern Miss
South Alabama at Southern Mississippi
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jaguars
13
0 10 6
29
Golden Eagles
0
10 3 8
21
Scoring summary 1 13:57 USA Jalen Tolbert 73 yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Tanner McGee 2-pt. pass failed)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03) USA 6–0
01:30 USA Terrion Avery 2 yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(9 plays, 99 yards, 3:47) USA 13–0
2 10:27 USM Don Ragsdale 2 yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)(8 plays, 79 yards, 3:48) USA 13–7
00:14 USM Briggs Bourgeois 26 yard field goal(13 plays, 64 yards, 5:10) USA 13–10
3 10:23 USA Jalen Tolbert 31 yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(10 plays, 56 yards, 3:37) USA 20–10
06:56 USM Briggs Bourgeois 28 yard field goal(10 plays, 55 yards, 3:27) USA 20–13
02:15 USA Diego Guajardo 21 yard field goal(12 plays, 85 yards, 4:41) USA 23–13
4 10:20 USA Kawaan Baker 52 yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick failed)(7 plays, 80 yards, 3:48) USA 29–13
05:42 USM Naricuss Driver 1 yard rush (Luke Baker 2-pt. pass good)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:38) USA 29–21
01:40 USA Diego Guajardo 34-yard field goal(8 plays, 59 yards, 4:02) USA 32–21
Pregame line
Over/under
USM −12.5
55
Statistics
South Alabama
Southern Miss
First downs
23
20
Total yards
529
409
Rushing yards
166
95
Passing yards
363
314
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
29:08
30:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
16/27, 299 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Carlos Davis
15 carries, 85 yards
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
6 yards, 169 yards, 2 TD
Southern Miss
Passing
Jack Abraham
22/32, 314 yards
Rushing
Frank Gore Jr.
12 carries, 32 yards
Receiving
Tim Jones
6 receptions, 139 yards
Tulane
Tulane at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• Green Wave
0
6 7 14
27
Jaguars
0
14 10 0
24
Date: September 12, 2020Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutesGame attendance: 6,000Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Parly Cloudy • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
Scoring summary 2 10:51 USA Kawaan Baker 34-yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 2:46) USA 7–0
09:27 TULN Cameron Carroll 6-yard rush (Merek Glover PAT failed)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24) USA 7–6
06:46 USA Jalen Wayne 13-yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:41) USA 14–6
3 12:15 USA Carlos Davis 2-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:45) USA 21–6
07:38 USA Diego Guajardo 49-yard field goal(7 plays, 24 yards, 2:54) USA 24–6
05:07 TULN Cameron Carroll 12-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 60 yards, 2:31) USA 24–13
4 14:42 TULN Keon Howard 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(5 plays, 42 yards, 1:48) USA 24–19
03:18 TULN Amare Jones 16-yard rush (Keon Howard two-point conversion pass to Tyrick James)(6 plays, 67 yards, 1:48) TULN 27–24
Pregame line
Over/under
TUL −8
52.5[ 5]
Statistics
Tulane
South Alabama
First downs
22
20
Total yards
394
401
Rushing yards
204
78
Passing yards
190
323
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
26:02
33:58
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tulane
Passing
Keon Howard
14/30, 190 yards
Rushing
Tyjae Spears
11 carries, 106 yards
Receiving
Jha'Quan Jackson
3 receptions, 44 yards
South Alabama
Passing
Chase Lovertich
18/30, 249 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Carlos Davis
17 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Kawaan Baker
7 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
UAB
Alabama–Birmingham at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• Blazers
14
14 0 14
42
Jaguars
0
10 0 0
10
Scoring summary 1 13:14 UAB Spencer Brown 15-yard rush (Matthew Quinn kick)(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:46) UAB 7–0
05:26 UAB Spencer Brown 1-yard rush (Matthew Quinn kick)(12 plays, 76 yards, 5:51) UAB 14–0
2 14:30 USA Jalen Talbot 38-yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick)(5 plays, 70 yards, 1:18) UAB 14–7
12:57 USA Deigo Guajardo 31-yard field goal(5 plays, 28 yards, 1:36) UAB 14–10
10:20 UAB Spencer Brown 20-yard rush (Matthew Quinn kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:37) UAB 21–10
03:20 UAB Trea Shropshire 6-yard pass from Bryson Lucero (Matthew Quinn kick)(6 plays, 71 yards, 2:19) UAB 28–10
4 07:15 UAB Austin Watkins 15-yard pass from Bryson Lucero (Matthew Quinn kick)(9 plays, 63 yards, 5:32) UAB 35–10
03:08 UAB DeWayne McBride 6-yard rush (Matthew Quinn kick)(6 plays, 48 yards, 3:08) UAB 42–10
Pregame line
Over/under
UAB −6.5
47.5[ 6]
Statistics
UAB
South Alabama
First downs
22
18
Total yards
509
315
Rushing yards
190
147
Passing yards
319
168
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
35:00
25:00
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB
Passing
Bryson Lucero
18/28, 319 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Spencer Brown
20 carries, 105 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Austin Watkins
7 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama
Passing
Chance Lovertich
14/29, 168 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Carlos Davis
17 carries, 105 yards
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Texas State
Texas State at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
Bobcats
7
3 7 3
20
• Jaguars
3
14 0 13
30
Scoring summary 1 06:53 USA Diego Guajardo 33-yard field goal(10 plays, 50 yards, 4:04) USA 3–0
04:07 TXST Jackson Lanam 9-yard pass from Brady McBride (Seth Keller kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 2:46) TXST 7–3
2 13:19 USA Carlos Davis 1-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 5:48) USA 10–7
04:48 TXST Seth Keller 30-yard field goal(8 plays, 27 yards, 2:30) TIE 10–10
00:12 USA Jalen Tolbert 1-yard pass from Chance Lovertich (Diego Guajardo kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 5:48) USA 17–10
3 07:57 TXST Brock Sturges 1-yard rush (Seth Keller kick)(3 plays, 50 yards, 0:48) TIE 17–17
4 14:01 USA Diego Guajardo 24-yard field goal(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:34) USA 20–17
10:30 TXST Seth Keller 41-yard field goal(8 plays, 41 yards, 3:31) TIE 20–20
07:10 USA Kawaan Baker 8-yard from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:20) USA 27–20
01:09 USA Diego Guajardo 44-yard field goal(10 plays, 46 yards, 4:00) USA 30–20
Pregame line
Over/under
USA −5
57.5[ 7]
Statistics
Texas State
South Alabama
First downs
22
24
Total yards
348
385
Rushing yards
88
132
Passing yards
260
253
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
25:52
34:08
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas State
Passing
Brady McBride
28/40, 260 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Jahmyl Jeter
5 carries, 31 yards
Receiving
Jah'Marae Sheread
4 receptions, 72 yards
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
18/22, 187 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Carlos Davis
32 yards, 113 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
9 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana–Monroe at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
Warhawks
0
6 0 8
14
• Jaguars
17
0 14 7
38
Date: October 24, 2020Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutesGame attendance: 5,186Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy• Wind: NoneReferee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): JD Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 10:07 USA Devin Rockette 95-yard interception returned (Diego Guajardo kick)(7 plays, 53 yards, 3:44) USA 7–0
03:01 USA Diego Guajardo 50-yard field goal(10 plays, 50 yards, 4:15) USA 10–0
00:51 USA Kawaan Baker 80-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(2 plays, 82 yards, 0:42) USA 17–0
2 03:54 ULM Josh Johnson 1-yard rush (Davis Hughes PAT failed)(8 plays, 85 yards, 3:35) USA 17–7
3 04:25 USA Desmond Trotter 5-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 5:10) USA 24–6
00:13 USA Kawaan Baker 16-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(5 plays, 49 yards, 2:43) USA 31–6
4 12:26 ULM Jordan Carroll 4-yard pass from Colby Suits (Colby Suits two-point conversion pass to Jevin Frett)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:47) USA 31–14
01:39 USA Kawaan Baker 5-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(16 plays, 71 yards, 10:47) USA 38–14
Pregame line
Over/under
USA −14.5
57[ 8]
Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe
South Alabama
First downs
20
20
Total yards
380
415
Rushing yards
98
169
Passing yards
286
246
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
28:29
31:31
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe
Passing
Colby Suits
23/34, 286 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Josh Johnson
15 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jahquan Bloomfield
3 receptions, 69 yards
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
8/12, 184 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Carlos Davis
17 carries, 58 yards
Receiving
Kawaan Baker
6 receptions, 154 yards, 3 TDs
At Georgia Southern
South Alabama at Georgia Southern
1
2 3 4 Total
Jaguars
3
7 7 0
17
• Eagles
0
10 0 14
24
Date: October 29, 2020Location: Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA Game start: 7:32 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutesGame attendance: 3,457Referee: Kyle OlsenTV announcers (ESPN ): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Lericia Harris (sideline reporter)
Scoring summary 1 10:07 USA Diego Guajardo 54-yard field goal(10 plays, 40 yards, 4:53) USA 3–0
2 10:09 GASO Alex Raynor 29-yard field goal(11 plays, 81 yards, 5:56) TIE 3–3
06:05 GASO J. D. King 13-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(6 plays, 52 yards, 3:00) GASO 10–3
02:50 USA Brandon Crum 3-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 3:15) TIE 10–10
3 01:39 USA Jalen Tolbert 12-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(6 plays, 52 yards, 2:28) USA 17–10
4 12:57 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 14-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:42) TIE 17–17
08:02 GASO Wesley Kennedy III 15-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)(5 plays, 47 yards, 2:45) GASO 24–17
Pregame line
Over/under
GASO −3.5
52[ 9]
Statistics
South Alabama
Georgia Southern
First downs
16
15
Total yards
264
345
Rushing yards
64
250
Passing yards
200
95
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
28:19
31:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
20/27, 200 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Carlos Davis
20 carries, 70 yards
Receiving
Kawaan Baker
5 receptions, 65 yards
Georgia Southern
Passing
Shai Werts
5/9, 95 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Wesley Kennedy III
13 carries, 91 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Malik Murray
1 reception, 38 yards
At Coastal Carolina
South Alabama at Coastal Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
Jaguars
3
3 0 0
6
• No. 15 Chanticleers
14
3 0 6
23
Date: November 7, 2020Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 8:02 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours, 6 minutesGame attendance: 5,000Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE, 5 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPNU ): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 10:24 CCU Shermari Jones 1-yard run (Massimo Biscardi kick)(7 plays, 72 yards, 2:48) CCU 7–0
5:06 USA Diego Guajardo 31-yard field goal(11 plays, 62 yards, 5:18) CCU 7–3
5:06 CCU C. J. Marable 9-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50) CCU 14–3
2 5:08 USA Diego Guajardo 43-yard field goal(13 plays, 74 yards, 5:15) CCU 14–6
0:18 CCU Massimo Biscardi 26-yard field goal(7 plays, 61 yards, 2:11) CCU 17–6
4 10:47 CCU Massimo Biscardi 30-yard field goal(7 plays, 46 yards, 3:33) CCU 20–6
6:07 CCU Massimo Biscardi 27-yard field goal(8 plays, 72 yards, 4:10) CCU 23–6
Pregame line
Over/under
CCU −17
57.5[ 10]
Statistics
South Alabama
Coastal Carolina
First downs
16
18
Total yards
336
445
Rushing yards
93
236
Passing yards
243
209
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
30:15
29:45
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
23/31, 243 yards
Rushing
Carlos Davis
17 carries, 73 yards
Receiving
Jalen Wayne
5 receptions, 91 yards
Coastal Carolina
Passing
Grayson McCall
17/24, 209 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Reese White
9 carries, 81 yards
Receiving
Jaivon Heiligh
5 receptions, 95 yards
At Louisiana
South Alabama at Louisiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Jaguars
3
7 0 0
10
• No. 25 Ragin' Cajuns
14
14 3 7
38
Date: November 14, 2020Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 1:06 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutesGame attendance: 5,585Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Jeremy ParkerTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Dan McDonald (play–by–play) and Chris Lanaux (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 10:25 LA Jalen Williams 5-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(9 plays, 57 yards, 3:07) LA 7–0
08:28 LA Chris Smith 22-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(3 plays, 26 yards, 0:49) LA 14–0
01:05 USA Diego Guajardo 26-yard field goal(15 plays, 52 yards, 7:14) LA 14–3
2 07:54 LA Errol Rogers Jr. 3-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:05) LA 21–3
04:04 USA Kawaan Baker 7-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:50) LA 21–10
01:55 LA Elijah Mitchell 5-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick)(6 plays, 78 yards, 2:04) LA 28–10
3 02:32 LA Kenneth Almendares 25-yard field goal(7 plays, 82 yards, 3:54) LA 31–10
4 10:59 LA Trey Ragas 25-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Kenneth Almendares kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 4:16) LA 38–10
Pregame line
Over/under
LA −14.5
53[ 11]
Statistics
South Alabama
Louisiana
First downs
19
23
Total yards
268
506
Rushing yards
123
254
Passing yards
145
252
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
31:47
28:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
15/28, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Terrion Avery
14 carries, 62 yards
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
5 receptions, 64 yards
Louisiana
Passing
Levi Lewis
21/31, 252 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Chris Smith
7 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Neal Johnson
3 receptions, 40 yards
Georgia State
Georgia State at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• Panthers
0
7 14 10
31
Jaguars
7
0 7 0
14
Date: November 21, 2020Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 2:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutesGame attendance: 5,224Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ESE 7 MPH Referee: Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPNU ): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 13:05 USA Carlos Davis 17-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(4 plays, 34 yards, 1:43) USA 7-0
2 13:25 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Michael Hayes Kick)(15 plays, 96 yards, 6:28) TIE 7-7
3 6:11 USA Jared Wilson 7-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 1:32) USA 14-7
5:16 GSU Tucker Gregg 3-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55) TIE 14-14
2:05 GSU Tucker Gregg 33-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick)(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:46) GSU 21-14
4 11:03 GSU Michael Hayes 23-yard field goal(12 plays, 73 yards, 4:40) GSU 24-14
5:33 GSU Tucker Gregg 1-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick)(5 plays, 55 yards, 3:06) GSU 31-14
Pregame line
Over/under
GSU –3.5
58.5[ 12]
Statistics
Georgia State
South Alabama
First downs
19
19
Total yards
556
324
Rushing yards
222
113
Passing yards
334
211
Turnovers
4
1
Time of possession
29:16
30:44
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Georgia State
Passing
Cornelious Brown IV
19/28, 334 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing
Tucker Gregg
18 carries, 79 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Sam Pickney
5 receptions, 176 yards
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
25/43, 211 yards
Rushing
Jared Wilson
7 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
5 receptions, 75 yards
At Arkansas State
South Alabama at Arkansas State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jaguars
7
7 14 10
38
Red Wolves
7
10 7 7
31
Scoring summary 1 08:50 ARST Brandon Bowling 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:31) ARST 7–0
00:35 USA Desmond Trotter 2-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)(10 plays, 72 yards, 3:57) TIE 7–7
2 11:23 USA Kawaan Baker 26-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(8 plays, 64 yards, 3:19) USA 14–7
01:09 ARST Brandon Bowling 25-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:19) TIE 14–14
00:00 ARST Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal(4 plays, 64 yards, 0:31) ARST 17–14
3 09:55 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 14-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:59) ARST 24–14
06:39 USA Jalen Tolbert 42-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (Diego Guajardo kick)(8 plays, 82 yards, 3:10) ARST 24–21
00:34 USA Jalen Tolbert 37-yard pass from Tanner McGee (Diego Guajardo kick)(6 plays, 73 yards, 2:38) USA 28–24
4 12:03 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)(8 plays, 71 yards, 3:24) ARST 31–28
04:56 USA Jalen Tolbert 51-yard pass from Tanner McGee (Diego Guajardo kick)(5 plays, 61 yards, 1:59) USA 35–31
01:24 USA Diego Guajardo 30-yard field goal(6 plays, 19 yards, 1:56) USA 38–31
Pregame line
Over/under
ARST –7.5
63.5[ 13]
Statistics
South Alabama
Arkansas State
First downs
25
25
Total yards
486
494
Rushing yards
99
170
Passing yards
387
324
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
31:03
28:57
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
16/22, 242 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Carlos Davis
12 carries, 31 yards
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
10 receptions, 252 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State
Passing
Logan Bonner
11/16, 183 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing
Jamal Jones
19 carries, 93 yards
Receiving
Jonathan Adams Jr.
9 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TDs
Troy
Troy at South Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
• Trojans
3
24 0 2
29
Jaguars
0
0 0 0
0
Date: December 5, 2020Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 52 minutesGame attendance: 5,375Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNE 6 MPH Referee: Marshall LewisTV announcers (ESPN3 ): J. D. Byars (play–by–play) and Pat Greenwood (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 06:02 TROY Evan Legassey 22-yard field goal(13 plays, 56 yards, 4:17) TROY 3–0
2 11:06 TROY Khalil McClain 15-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)(10 plays, 89 yards, 3:48) TROY 10–0
09:26 TROY Kaylon Geiger 15-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)(3 plays, 28 yards, 0:40) TROY 17–0
03:56 TROY Tray Eafford 21-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)(8 plays, 68 yards, 2:51) TROY 24–0
00:08 TROY Evan Legassey 44-yard field goal(4 plays, 29 yards, 0:23) TROY 27–0
4 07:02 TROY Team Safety(3 plays, -7 yards, 0:54) TROY 29–0
Pregame line
Over/under
TROY –4
54[ 14]
Statistics
Troy
South Alabama
First downs
25
17
Total yards
414
239
Rushing yards
117
57
Passing yards
297
182
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
31:47
28:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Troy
Passing
Gunnar Watson
34/41, 297 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Kimani Vidal
22 carries, 76 yards
Receiving
Tray Eafford
4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama
Passing
Desmond Trotter
15/28, 144 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Caullin Lacy
4 carries, 38 yards
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert
5 receptions, 92 yards
References
^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved July 20, 2020 .
^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season" . AL.com . Retrieved July 30, 2020 .
^ "2020 Football Schedule" . University of South Alabama Athletics . Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "2020 South Alabama Jaguars Schedule" . fbschedules.com . Retrieved September 1, 2020 .
^ "Tulane Green Wave vs South Alabama Jaguars" . Odds Shark . Retrieved September 9, 2020 .
^ "UAB Blazers vs South Alabama Jaguars" . Odds Shark . Retrieved September 23, 2020 .
^ "Texas State Bobcats vs South Alabama Jaguars" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs South Alabama Jaguars" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ "South Alabama Jaguars vs Georgia Southern Eagles" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ "South Alabama Jaguars vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^ "South Alabama Jaguars vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 15, 2020 .
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