Savannah State Tigers @ Charleston Southern Buccaneers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Savannah St SAV | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
CHSO | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Georgia Southern tops Savannah State 24-19
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Jack Chambers threw two touchdown passes and ran for the go-ahead score and Georgia Southern overcame four lost turnovers to beat Division II-member Savannah State 24-19 on Saturday for its first win of the season.
Trailing 19-7 in the third quarter, Chambers hit Kameron Brown on a 4-yard TD strike, then ran it in from the 1 in the fourth quarter for the go-ahead TD. Alex Usry added a 35-yard field goal and Darin Smalls ended the Tigers' final drive by intercepting a D'Vonn Gibbons pass with 2:19 to play.
The Buccaneers (1-4) were hurt by three interceptions and a fumble that led to all of Savannah State's points.
Gibbons' 49-yard TD run was set up by an opening-drive fumble recovery and interceptions led to D'Angelo Durham's 9-yard TD run and to two field goals by Giovanni Lugo.
Chambers, 24 of 35 for 231 yards with three interceptions, hit Jaquan Williams on a 13-yard TD pass to tie the game at 7. Ronnie Harris gained 120 yards on 18 carries.
Gibbons was 4 of 11 for 40 yards for the Tigers (3-2, 0-1), who were outgained 415 yards to 240. After 19 years as a Division I team, Savannah State this season is in Division II's Southern Intercollegiate Conference.
Game Information
Charleston, SC
2025 Standings
| SIAC | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Albany State | 8-0 | 9-1 |
| Benedict College | 7-1 | 9-1 |
| Kentucky State | 7-1 | 8-2 |
| Allen | 5-3 | 5-5 |
| Edward Waters | 4-4 | 5-5 |
| Fort Valley State | 4-4 | 4-6 |
| Savannah State | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Morehouse College | 3-5 | 3-7 |
| Tuskegee | 3-5 | 4-6 |
| Miles College | 3-5 | 3-8 |
| Central State (OH) | 3-5 | 3-7 |
| Clark Atlanta | 2-6 | 3-7 |
| Lane | 0-8 | 0-10 |
| OVC-Big South Association | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | 7-0 | 10-0 |
| UT Martin | 5-1 | 5-5 |
| Gardner-Webb | 4-2 | 6-4 |
| Lindenwood | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Charleston Southern | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| Western Illinois | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| Eastern Illinois | 2-5 | 3-7 |
| Tennessee State | 0-6 | 2-8 |
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