Week 1 · 2025
Georgia Southern at Fresno State
Sat 08/30/2025 09:30 PMValley Children's StadiumFresno State pregame56% — Pregame win probability: 56% for Fresno State. Fresno State favored, and won.
94°Fair9 mph NW · 23% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Georgia Southern
14
7–6
Fresno State
42
9–4
Attendance
36,801
reported
FRES15 plays, 57 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Evan Scruggs kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Ezekiel Avit | 0 |
| 14:43 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Josiah Freeman for 7 yds to the FRES 32 | +7 |
| 14:08 | 3rd & 3 | own 32 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Ezekiel Avit for 17 yds to the FRES 49 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 13:40 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Bryson Donelson run for a loss of 1 yard to the FRES 48 | −1 |
| 12:57 | 2nd & 11 | own 48 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Jayon Farrar for 13 yds to the GASO 39 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 12:31 | 1st & 10 | opp 39 | Bryson Donelson run for no gain to the GASO 39 | 0 |
| 11:48 | 2nd & 10 | opp 39 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Josiah Freeman for 6 yds to the GASO 33 | +6 |
| 11:03 | 3rd & 4 | opp 33 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Elijah Gilliam for no gain to the GASO 33 | 0 |
| 10:25 | 4th & 4 | opp 33 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Ezekiel Avit for 4 yds to the GASO 29 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 9:32 | 1st & 10 | opp 29 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Josiah Freeman for 11 yds to the GASO 18 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 9:06 | 1st & 10 | opp 18 | Bryson Donelson run for 8 yds to the GASO 10 | +8 |
| 8:17 | 2nd & 2 | opp 10 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Rayshon Luke for 8 yds to the GASO 18 | +8 |
| 7:40 | 3rd & 10 | opp 18 | E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Kamron Beachem | 0 |
| 7:35 | 4th & 10 | opp 18 | Dylan Lynch 36 yd FG GOOD | +36 |
GASO6 plays, 4 yd · Punt | ||||
| 7:35 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Dylan Lynch kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 7:27 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | (07:34) No Huddle-Shotgun Arnold,OJ rush left for 10 yards gain to the GAS35 (Bracha,Camryn) PENALTY GAS Holding 10 yards from GAS25 to GAS15. NO PLAY. | −10 |
| 7:16 | 1st & 20 | own 15 | JC French IV pass incomplete to Camden Brown | 0 |
| 7:09 | 2nd & 20 | own 15 | OJ Arnold run for 7 yds to the GASO 22 | +7 |
| 6:26 | 3rd & 13 | own 22 | JC French IV pass complete to Josh Dallas for 7 yds to the GASO 29 | +7 |
| 5:41 | 4th & 6 | own 29 | Alex Smith punt for 45 yds , Jordan Malau'ulu returns for 54 yds to the GASO 20 | +54 |
FRES3 plays, 20 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 5:34 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | Bryson Donelson run for 3 yds to the GASO 17 | +3 |
| 4:58 | 2nd & 7 | opp 17 | E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Bryson Donelson | 0 |
| 4:52 | 3rd & 7 | opp 17 | Rayshon Luke run for 17 yds for a TD (Dylan Lynch KICK) | +17 |
GASO9 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 4:52 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Dylan Lynch kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 4:40 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 17 yds to the GASO 42 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 4:19 | 1st & 10 | own 42 | JC French IV pass complete to Dalen Cobb for 7 yds to the GASO 35 | +7 |
| 3:48 | 2nd & 17 | own 35 | JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 6 yds to the GASO 41 | +6 |
| 3:03 | 3rd & 11 | own 41 | JC French IV pass complete to Marcus Sanders Jr. for 18 yds to the FRES 41 for a 1ST down | +18 |
| 2:52 | 1st & 10 | opp 41 | JC French IV run for 9 yds to the FRES 32 | +9 |
| 2:17 | 2nd & 1 | opp 32 | OJ Arnold run for 11 yds to the FRES 21 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 1:49 | 1st & 10 | opp 21 | OJ Arnold run for 3 yds to the FRES 18 | +3 |
| 1:17 | 2nd & 7 | opp 18 | JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 18 yds for a TD (Tripp Bryant KICK) | +18 |
FRES4 plays, 10 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 1:17 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Evan Scruggs kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 1:12 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Bryson Donelson | 0 |
| 1:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Bryson Donelson for 10 yds to the FRES 35 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 0:23 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | E.J. Warner pass intercepted | 0 |
GASO12 plays, 57 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 0:00 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | OJ Arnold run for 5 yds to the GASO 48 | +5 |
| 0:00 | own 43 | End of 1st Quarter | +5 | |
| 11:33 | 1st & 10 | opp 28 | JC French IV pass complete to Josh Dallas for 11 yds to the FRES 17 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 11:33 | 1st & 10 | opp 17 | Josh Dallas run for no gain to the FRES 17 | 0 |
| 11:33 | 2nd & 10 | opp 17 | JC French IV pass complete to Josh Dallas for 4 yds to the FRES 13 | +4 |
| 11:33 | 3rd & 6 | opp 13 | OJ Arnold run for 6 yds to the FRES 7 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 11:33 | 1st & goal | opp 7 | Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 11:33 | 0 |
| 11:33 | 1st & goal | opp 7 | Weston Bryan run for 3 yds to the FRES 4 | +3 |
| 11:33 | 2nd & goal | opp 4 | Timeout Fresno State, clock 11:33 | 0 |
| 11:33 | 2nd & goal | opp 4 | JC French IV pass incomplete to River Helms | 0 |
| 11:33 | 3rd & goal | opp 4 | JC French IV pass complete to River Helms for 4 yds for a TD (Tripp Bryant KICK) | +4 |
| 11:27 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Evan Scruggs kickoff for 57 yds , Rayshon Luke return for 17 yds to the FRES 48 Fresno State Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the FRES 15 | +17 |
FRES5 plays, 82 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 11:18 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Bryson Donelson run for 31 yds to the GASO 46 for a 1ST down Georgia Southern Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jayden Davis) to the GASO 39 for a 1ST down | +46 |
| 11:08 | 1st & 10 | opp 39 | Bryson Donelson run for 21 yds to the GASO 18 for a 1ST down | +21 |
| 10:44 | 1st & 10 | opp 18 | Bryson Donelson run for 9 yds to the GASO 9 | +9 |
| 10:05 | 2nd & 1 | opp 9 | Rayshon Luke run for 8 yds to the GASO 1 for a 1ST down Georgia Southern Penalty, Defensive Holding (Davion Rhodes) declined for a 1ST down | +8 |
| 9:51 | 1st & goal | opp 1 | Bryson Donelson run for a loss of 2 yards to the GASO 3 Bryson Donelson fumbled, recovered by GASO Davion Rhodes | −2 |
GASO4 plays, 6 yd · Punt | ||||
| 9:38 | 1st & 10 | own 3 | OJ Arnold run for no gain to the GASO 3 | 0 |
| 8:53 | 2nd & 10 | own 3 | JC French IV run for no gain to the GASO 3 | 0 |
| 8:26 | 3rd & 10 | own 3 | OJ Arnold run for 6 yds to the GASO 9 | +6 |
| 7:50 | 4th & 4 | own 9 | Alex Smith punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jordan Malau'ulu at the 50 yard line | 0 |
FRES3 plays, 12 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 7:43 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Rayshon Luke run for 1 yd to the GASO 49 | +1 |
| 6:56 | 2nd & 9 | opp 49 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Richie Anderson III for 11 yds to the GASO 38 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 6:22 | 1st & 10 | opp 38 | E.J. Warner pass intercepted | 0 |
GASO6 plays, 30 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 6:11 | 1st & 10 | own 3 | David Mbadinga run for 4 yds to the GASO 7 | +4 |
| 5:30 | 2nd & 6 | own 7 | JC French IV pass complete to Marcus Sanders Jr. for 4 yds to the GASO 11 | +4 |
| 4:57 | 3rd & 2 | own 11 | Josh Dallas run for 5 yds to the GASO 16 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 4:25 | 1st & 10 | own 16 | JC French IV pass incomplete to David Mbadinga | 0 |
| 4:16 | 2nd & 10 | own 16 | JC French IV pass complete to Josh Dallas for 17 yds to the GASO 33 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 4:02 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | JC French IV pass intercepted | 0 |
FRES13 plays, 45 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 3:57 | 1st & 10 | own 47 | Bryson Donelson run for 1 yd to the FRES 48 | +1 |
| 3:12 | 2nd & 9 | own 48 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Ezekiel Avit for 8 yds to the GASO 44 | +8 |
| 2:40 | 3rd & 1 | opp 44 | Bryson Donelson run for 1 yd to the GASO 43 for a 1ST down | +1 |
| 2:08 | 1st & 10 | opp 43 | Rayshon Luke run for 2 yds to the GASO 41 | +2 |
| 2:08 | 2nd & 8 | opp 41 | Timeout Fresno State, clock 02:08 | 0 |
| 1:43 | 2nd & 8 | opp 41 | E.J. Warner run for 25 yds to the GASO 16 for a 1ST down | +25 |
| 1:23 | 1st & 10 | opp 16 | Bryson Donelson run for 2 yds to the GASO 14 | +2 |
| 0:48 | 2nd & 8 | opp 14 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Bryson Donelson for 2 yds to the GASO 12 | +2 |
| 0:48 | 3rd & 6 | opp 12 | Timeout Georgia Southern, clock 00:48 | 0 |
| 0:33 | 3rd & 6 | opp 12 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Rayshon Luke for 4 yds to the GASO 8 | +4 |
| 0:02 | 4th & 2 | opp 8 | Timeout Fresno State, clock 00:02 | 0 |
| 0:00 | 4th & 2 | opp 8 | Dylan Lynch 26 yd FG GOOD | +26 |
| 0:00 | own 35 | End of 2nd Quarter | 0 | |
GASO6 plays, 15 yd · Punt | ||||
| 14:55 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Dylan Lynch kickoff for 65 yds , Dalen Cobb return for 22 yds to the GASO 22 | +22 |
| 14:46 | 1st & 10 | own 22 | JC French IV pass complete to Dalen Cobb for 12 yds to the GASO 34 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 14:12 | 1st & 10 | own 34 | OJ Arnold run for 3 yds to the GASO 37 | +3 |
| 13:45 | 2nd & 7 | own 37 | OJ Arnold run for no gain to the GASO 37 | 0 |
| 13:06 | 3rd & 7 | own 37 | JC French IV pass incomplete to Josh Dallas | 0 |
| 13:00 | 4th & 7 | own 37 | Alex Smith punt for 18 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the FRES 45 | 0 |
FRES8 plays, 55 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 12:26 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | E.J. Warner run for 3 yds to the FRES 48 | +3 |
| 12:12 | 2nd & 7 | own 48 | Rayshon Luke run for 13 yds to the GASO 39 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 11:36 | 1st & 10 | opp 39 | Rayshon Luke run for 5 yds to the GASO 34 | +5 |
| 10:57 | 2nd & 5 | opp 34 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Bryson Donelson for 8 yds to the GASO 26 for a 1ST down | +8 |
| 10:33 | 1st & 10 | opp 26 | Bryson Donelson run for 6 yds to the GASO 20 | +6 |
| 9:58 | 2nd & 4 | opp 20 | Bryson Donelson run for 2 yds to the GASO 18 | +2 |
| 9:16 | 3rd & 2 | opp 18 | Brandon Ramirez run for 10 yds to the GASO 8 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 8:36 | 1st & goal | opp 8 | Bryson Donelson run for 8 yds for a TD (J. Freeman Run For Two-point Conversion) | +8 |
GASO5 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 8:30 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Dylan Lynch kickoff for 65 yds , Dalen Cobb return for 13 yds to the GASO 13 | +13 |
| 8:19 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | JC French IV pass complete to David Mbadinga for a loss of 1 yard to the GASO 12 | −1 |
| 7:46 | 2nd & 11 | own 12 | JC French IV pass complete to Taylor Bradshaw for 5 yds to the GASO 17 | +5 |
| 7:19 | 3rd & 6 | own 17 | JC French IV run for 1 yd to the GASO 18 | +1 |
| 6:37 | 4th & 5 | own 18 | Alex Smith punt for 38 yds , K'Vion Thunderbird returns for no gain to the FRES 44 | 0 |
FRES9 plays, 56 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 6:30 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | Bryson Donelson run for 7 yds to the GASO 49 | +7 |
| 5:52 | 2nd & 3 | opp 49 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Ezekiel Avit for 2 yds to the GASO 47 | +2 |
| 5:13 | 3rd & 1 | opp 47 | Brandon Ramirez run for 3 yds to the GASO 44 for a 1ST down | +3 |
| 4:37 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | E.J. Warner pass incomplete to Richie Anderson III | 0 |
| 4:26 | 2nd & 10 | opp 44 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Jayon Farrar for 11 yds to the GASO 33 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 3:51 | 1st & 10 | opp 33 | Bryson Donelson run for 9 yds to the GASO 24 | +9 |
| 2:58 | 2nd & 1 | opp 24 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Bryson Donelson for 5 yds to the GASO 19 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 2:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 19 | Rayshon Luke run for 7 yds to the GASO 12 | +7 |
| 1:50 | 2nd & 3 | opp 12 | Rayshon Luke run for 12 yds for a TD (Dylan Lynch KICK) | +12 |
GASO9 plays, 18 yd · Punt | ||||
| 1:43 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Dylan Lynch kickoff for 61 yds , Brandon Tyson return for 23 yds to the GASO 27 | +23 |
| 1:38 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | (01:42) No Huddle-Shotgun Mbadinga,David rush middle for 16 yards gain to the GAS43 (Davis,Jayden) PENALTY GAS Holding 10 yards from GAS27 to GAS17. NO PLAY. | −10 |
| 1:27 | 1st & 20 | own 17 | David Mbadinga run for 8 yds to the GASO 25 | +8 |
| 0:48 | 2nd & 12 | own 25 | JC French IV pass complete to Dalen Cobb for 20 yds to the GASO 45 for a 1ST down | +20 |
| 0:24 | 1st & 10 | own 45 | JC French IV pass incomplete to Dalen Cobb | 0 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 45 | Dalen Cobb run for no gain to the GASO 45 | 0 |
| 0:00 | own 45 | End of 3rd Quarter | 0 | |
| 14:56 | 3rd & 10 | own 45 | JC French IV pass incomplete to Camden Brown | 0 |
| 14:48 | 4th & 10 | own 45 | Alex Smith punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Jordan Malau'ulu at the FRES 10 | 0 |
FRES8 plays, 90 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 14:40 | 1st & 10 | own 10 | Bryson Donelson run for 20 yds to the FRES 30 for a 1ST down | +20 |
| 13:55 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Bryson Donelson run for 1 yd to the FRES 31 | +1 |
| 13:22 | 2nd & 9 | own 31 | Bryson Donelson run for 11 yds to the FRES 42 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 12:38 | 1st & 10 | own 42 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Jayon Farrar for 15 yds to the GASO 43 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 11:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 43 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Jordan Malau'ulu for 18 yds to the GASO 25 for a 1ST down | +18 |
| 11:26 | 1st & 10 | opp 25 | Bryson Donelson run for 2 yds to the GASO 23 | +2 |
| 10:40 | 2nd & 8 | opp 23 | Bryson Donelson run for 20 yds to the GASO 3 for a 1ST down | +20 |
| 10:02 | 1st & goal | opp 3 | Brandon Ramirez run for 3 yds for a TD (Dylan Lynch KICK) | +3 |
GASO5 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:02 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Dylan Lynch kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 9:40 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | JC French IV run for 5 yds to the GASO 30 | +5 |
| 9:37 | 2nd & 5 | own 30 | JC French IV pass incomplete to Ahmon Green | 0 |
| 9:30 | 3rd & 5 | own 30 | JC French IV pass incomplete to Dalen Cobb | 0 |
| 9:24 | 4th & 5 | own 30 | Alex Smith punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jordan Malau'ulu at the FRES 29 | 0 |
FRES8 plays, 71 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 9:24 | 2nd & 6 | own 33 | Timeout Fresno State, clock 09:24 | 0 |
| 9:16 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Bryson Donelson run for 4 yds to the FRES 33 | +4 |
| 8:20 | 2nd & 6 | own 33 | E.J. Warner pass complete to Brandon Ramirez for 32 yds to the GASO 35 for a 1ST down | +32 |
| 7:50 | 1st & 10 | opp 35 | Bryson Donelson run for 4 yds to the GASO 31 | +4 |
| 7:05 | 2nd & 6 | opp 31 | Rayshon Luke run for 2 yds to the GASO 29 | +2 |
| 6:21 | 3rd & 4 | opp 29 | Rayshon Luke run for 29 yds for a TD (Dylan Lynch KICK) | +29 |
| 6:21 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | PENALTY GAS Personal Foul 15 yards from FRES35 to FRES50. NO PLAY. | +15 |
| 6:21 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Timeout Fresno State, clock 06:21 | 0 |
GASO8 plays, 14 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:21 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Dylan Lynch kickoff for 40 yds , David Mbadinga return for 6 yds to the GASO 16 | +6 |
| 6:21 | 1st & 10 | own 16 | PENALTY GAS Personal Foul (Mbadinga,David) 8 yards from GAS16 to GAS08. NO PLAY. | −8 |
| 6:15 | 1st & 18 | own 8 | David Mbadinga run for 6 yds to the GASO 14 | +6 |
| 5:43 | 2nd & 12 | own 14 | JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 14 yds to the GASO 28 for a 1ST down | +14 |
| 5:17 | 1st & 10 | own 28 | David Mbadinga run for 2 yds to the GASO 30 | +2 |
| 4:56 | 2nd & 8 | own 30 | JC French IV pass incomplete to River Helms | 0 |
| 4:51 | 3rd & 8 | own 30 | JC French IV pass incomplete to Ahmon Green | 0 |
| 4:41 | 4th & 8 | own 30 | Alex Smith punt for 48 yds , Jordan Malau'ulu returns for 1 yd to the FRES 23 | +1 |
FRES9 plays, 44 yd · End of period | ||||
| 4:33 | 1st & 10 | own 23 | Elijah Gilliam run for 5 yds to the FRES 28 | +5 |
| 3:55 | 2nd & 5 | own 28 | Elijah Gilliam run for 25 yds to the GASO 47 for a 1ST down | +25 |
| 3:11 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Johnathan Arceneaux run for 6 yds to the GASO 41 | +6 |
| 2:26 | 2nd & 4 | opp 41 | Johnathan Arceneaux run for 4 yds to the GASO 37 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 2:26 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Timeout Fresno State, clock 02:26 | 0 |
| 1:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Elijah Gilliam run for 3 yds to the GASO 34 | +3 |
| 1:08 | 2nd & 7 | opp 34 | Johnathan Arceneaux run for 1 yd to the GASO 33 | +1 |
| 0:00 | 3rd & 6 | opp 33 | C. Conklin takes a knee | 0 |
| 0:00 | opp 33 | End of 4th Quarter | 0 | |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
Previous meetings vs. Team
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Previous 2 meetings vs. Clay Helton
Fresno State 0–2 vs Clay Helton
- 2019 · wk 1Fresno State 23 @ USC 31
- 2013 · wk 1 (coaching change that season)Fresno State 20 @ USC 45
† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.
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