The Georgia State Panthers were overwhelmed in their nationally-televised game on ESPN Friday, allowing two touchdowns in the first eight minutes of their 59-22 loss at Memphis.
The Panthers (1-2) scored their first points on a 40-yard Barry Brown field goal with 4:51 remaining in first quarter and later added TDs in the second (Dan Ellington 1-yard run) and third (Seth Paige 1-yard run).
Georgia State added a late TD in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard interception return for a score by Terrance Dixon.
Brady White had five TD passes for the Tigers, who improved to 2-1. Darrell Henderson had 233 yards rushing and a pair of long touchdowns, a 54-yarder in the first and a 61-yarder in the fourth. Kenny Gainwell added a 72-yard TD run in the fourth for the Tigers.
Stats: Breaking down the Georgia State-Memphis game
Georgia State 2018 schedule
Game 1: Georgia State 24, Kennesaw State 20 (Aug. 30)
Game 2: N.C. State 41, Georgia State 7 (Sept. 8)
Game 3: Memphis 59, Georgia State 22 (Sept. 14)
Game 4: Georgia State vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 22)
Game 5: Georgia State vs. ULM (Sept. 29)
Game 6: Georgia State at Troy (Oct. 4)
Game 7: Georgia State at Arkansas State (Oct. 18)
Game 8: Georgia State vs. Coastal Carolina (Oct. 27)
Game 9: Georgia State vs. Texas State (Nov. 3)
Game 10: Georgia State at Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 10)
Game 11: Georgia State at Appalachian State (Nov. 17)
Game 12: Georgia State vs. Georgia Southern (Nov. 24)
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