Georgia Southern 45, West Georgia 21

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Team Stat Comparison
	WES
1st Downs	19	16
Total Yards	338	601
Passing	224	124
Rushing	114	477
Penalties	4-15	7-56
3rd Down Conversions	0-0	0-0
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-0
Turnovers	2	2
Possession	34:11	25:49

Air/Ground Leaders
West Georgia Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Baldwin 21/35 224 1 0 Gray 0/3 0 0 2	Georgia Southern Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Foster 6/9 124 1 0 Clark 0/4 0 0 0
West Georgia Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Kennebrew 18 49 1 0 Baldwin 12 26 1 0	Georgia Southern Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Foster 11 231 3 0 Lewis 14 150 0 0
West Georgia Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Higgins 4 65 0 0 Howard 5 47 0 0	Georgia Southern Receiving   REC YDS TD LG McIntosh 1 81 1 0 Andrews 3 35 0 0

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				WES	GASO
	TD	13:59	Jayson Foster 54 Yd Run (Jesse Hartley Kick)	0	7
WES	TD	09:04	James Kennebrew 4 Yd Run (Jared Guberman Kick)	7	7
	FG	05:12	Jesse Hartley 21 Yd	7	10
SECOND QUARTER				WES	GASO
WES	TD	13:50	Daniel Johnson 7 Yd Pass From Keats Baldwin (Jared Guberman Kick)	14	10
WES	TD	02:51	Keats Baldwin 11 Yd Run (Jared Guberman Kick)	21	10
THIRD QUARTER				WES	GASO
	TD	07:13	Jayson Foster 56 Yd Run (Jesse Hartley Kick)	21	17
	TD	03:04	Zeke Rozier 41 Yd Run (Jesse Hartley Kick)	21	24
FOURTH QUARTER				WES	GASO
	TD	14:16	Michael Mcintosh 81 Yd Pass From Jayson Foster (Jesse Hartley Kick)	21	31
	TD	09:41	Zeke Rozier 1 Yd Run (Jesse Hartley Kick)	21	38
	TD	06:21	Jayson Foster 74 Yd Run (Jesse Hartley Kick)	21	45

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) -- Jayson Foster ran for 231 yards, threw for 124 yards and accounted for four touchdowns to lead Georgia Southern to a 45-21 victory over West Georgia on Saturday night.

It was a successful coaching debut for Chris Hatcher, who took over as Eagles coach after winning a national championship at Valdosta State in NCAA Division II. He was brought on to restore Georgia Southern's prestige as a Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse again after finishing 3-8 last season, the last when the division was recognized as 1-AA.

But Hatcher's first win didn't come easy. The Wolves took a 21-10 lead in the second quarter when Keats Baldwin threw a 7-yard touchdown to Daniel Johnson, then Baldwin scored on an 11-yard run.

The Eagles (1-0) took control after halftime, scoring twice on Foster's 56-yard run and a 41-yard touchdown by Zeke Rozier, who finished with 53 yards on seven carries.

Hatcher, known for his passing philosophy, mostly used the running game as Georgia Southern gained its edge. Foster, who completed 6-of-9 passes, connected with Michael McIntosh on an 81-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

After Rozier scored his second rushing touchdown, Foster added a 74-yard touchdown for the Eagles. Foster also had a 54 yard scoring run in the opening quarter.

Lamar Lewis also helped a strong Georgia Southern rushing attack, gaining 150 yards on 14 attempts.

Baldwin completed 21-of-35 passes for 224 yards for West Georgia (1-1). James Kennebrew, who led the Wolves with 49 yards, had a 4-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.