Scores

Final

Richmond 35

(3-1, 1-0 CAA)

Georgia St 14

(0-4, 0-1 CAA)

3:30 PM ET, September 22, 2012

Georgia Dome, ATLANTA, GA

1 2 3 4 T
RICH 7 21 7 035
GSU 0 7 0 714

Top Performers

Passing: J. Laub (RICH) - 223 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing: J. Laub (RICH) - 12 CAR, 73 YDS, 3 TD

Receiving: S. Barnette (RICH) - 3 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD

Richmond 35, Georgia State 14

Associated Press

ATLANTA -- Richmond bolted to a big halftime lead and rolled to a 35-14 victory against Georgia State on Saturday.

The Spiders led 28-7 at the break.

Quarterback John Laub led Richmond (3-1, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association) with 223 yards and one touchdown on 16-of-25 passing and rushed for 73 yards and three TDs.

Richmond's Stephen Barnette caught three passes for 87 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown.

Georgia State (0-4) matched the Spiders in yards gained -- Richmond led only 398-390 -- but the Panthers were 5-for-13 on third-down conversions, and they managed only one first down on four fourth down conversion attempts.

Georgia State's quarterbacks also threw three interceptions, two by Ronnie Bell and one by Ben McLane.

Donald Russell rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown for Georgia State. He matched his career-high with a 52-yard run.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
RICH
GSU
1st Downs2121
Total Yards398390
Passing254231
Rushing144159
Penalties9-594-45
3rd Down Conversions7-145-13
4th Down Conversions1-11-4
Turnovers13
Possession31:1228:48

Passing Leaders

RichmondC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Laub16/252238.910
Georgia StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
McLane16/261405.411

Rushing Leaders

RichmondCARYDSAVGTDLG
Laub12736.1315
Smith12433.6113
Georgia StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Russell241195.0152
Bell4317.8010

Receiving Leaders

RichmondRECYDSAVGTDLG
Barnette38729.0149
Edwards6508.3018
Georgia StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Wilson45714.3117
Russell55110.2020

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERRICHGSU
TD07:29Jovan Smith 1 Yd Run (Remington Hinshaw Kick) 70
SECOND QUARTERRICHGSU
TD13:35John Laub 1 Yd Run (Remington Hinshaw Kick) 140
TD10:42Stephen Barnette 49 Yd Pass From John Laub (Remington Hinshaw Kick) 210
TD01:22Albert Wilson 16 Yd Pass From Ben McLane (Christian Benvenuto Kick) 217
TD00:00John Laub 1 Yd Run (Remington Hinshaw Kick) 287
THIRD QUARTERRICHGSU
TD07:55John Laub 6 Yd Run (Remington Hinshaw Kick) 357
FOURTH QUARTERRICHGSU
TD00:43Donald Russell 2 Yd Run (Christian Benvenuto Kick) 3514