2026 · Week ZeroFinal

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM EDT

Savannah State at South Carolina State

SSSavannah State

South Carolina StateBulldogsMid-Eastern Athletic Conference

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Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 6:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Savannah State at South Carolina State
Venue: Oliver C. Dawson Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Savannah State	0	0	0	0	0
South Carolina State	21	31	14	21	87

Excitement index: 2.5
Savannah State final win probability: 0.7%
South Carolina State final win probability: 99.3%

Full comparison

Team stats

Savannah StateSouth Carolina State

First downs: 6; 32
Third-down efficiency: 3-15; 8-10
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-2; 0-0
Total yards: 117; 627
Passing yards: 42; 204
Completions / attempts: 7-18; 18-24
Yards per pass: 2.3; 8.5
Rushing Yards: 75; 423
Rushing Attempts: 39; 46
Yards per rush: 1.9; 9.2
Penalties / yards: 10-75; 8-70
Turnovers: 3; 0
Fumbles lost: 2; 0
Interceptions: 1; 0
Time of possession: 28:19; 31:41
Passes defended: 3; 0
QB hurries: 0; 3
Sacks: 0; 0
Tackles: 45; 47
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 1
Tackles for loss: 2; 8
Total fumbles: 3; 1
Fumbles recovered: 0; 2
Kick returns: 11; 1
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 177; 0
Passing touchdowns: 0; 4
Rushing touchdowns: 0; 7
Passes Intercepted: —; 1
Interception TDs: —; 0
Interception Yards: —; 0
Kicking Points: —; 15
Punt returns: —; 3
Punt Return TDs: —; 0
Punt Return Yards: —; 25

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Savannah State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Christian Burks	5/14	34	2.4	0	1
Fabian Walker	2/4	8	2.0	0	0

South Carolina State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Ronnie Robinson	9/11	96	8.7	0
Keely Watson	8/12	95	7.9	3
Zaivan Offord	1/1	13	13.0	1

Rushing

Savannah State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Fabian Walker	2	16	8.0	17
Isaiah Davis	2	13	6.5	7
Rodney Hill	12	12	1.0	7
Elijah Stephens	2	11	5.5	8
Dralin Gilbert	6	11	1.8	6
Kendarius Brown	7	8	1.1	3
Jahziah Avilez	1	4	4.0	4
Paul Hammond	2	4	2.0	3
Christian Burks	5	-4	-0.8	3

South Carolina State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mason Pickett-Hicks	9	95	10.6	1	52
Ricorian Brown	7	75	10.7	1	40
Josh Shaw	9	74	8.2	3	28
Tyler J. Smith	5	72	14.4	0	41
Ronnie Robinson	4	40	10.0	1	30
Julian Milligan	7	37	5.3	0	14
Eric Paul Jr.	2	16	8.0	0	14
Team	1	8	8.0	0	8
Javion Martin	2	6	3.0	1	10

Receiving

Savannah State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Elijah Stephens	2	18	9.0	14
Rodney Hill	1	8	8.0	8
Tristan Sizemore	1	7	7.0	7
Cinsere Clark	2	5	2.5	8
Kendarius Brown	1	4	4.0	4

South Carolina State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Shamontae Burgess	4	60	15.0	0	31
Mason Pickett-Hicks	4	29	7.3	1	9
Darius Thompson	2	24	12.0	0	14
Malaqhi Jones	1	23	23.0	1	23
Nicholas Brown	2	20	10.0	0	10
Troy Hillman	2	15	7.5	0	9
Zaivan Offord	1	13	13.0	1	13
Dominique Johnson	1	13	13.0	0	13
Tyler J. Smith	1	7	7.0	1	7

Fumbles

Savannah State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Christian Burks	2	1	0
Kendarius Brown	1	1	0

South Carolina State

Player	FUM	REC
Javion Martin	1	0
KB Bonds	0	1
Myles Dixon	0	1

Defensive

Savannah State

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Cameron Leonard	7	6	0	1
Antonio Vasquez	5	4	1	0
Clint Davis	4	4	0	0
Terrell Gordon Jr.	4	3	0	0
Michael Bennett	4	3	0	0
Reginald Troutman	4	2	0	0
Curtis Spivey	4	0	0.5	0
Jamari Hinton	3	3	0	1
Jason Wilkerson	3	2	0	0
Zamarian Williams	3	1	0.5	0
Kevin Stokes Jr.	2	2	0	0
Kason Hodges	2	2	0	0
Sev Croom II	2	2	0	0
Lonnell McCall II	2	2	0	0
Emari Napper	2	1	0	0
Adonis Brazil	2	1	0	0
Zavion Leggett	1	1	0	0
Akeem White	1	1	0	0
Anthony Wilson	1	1	0	0
Bryce Thomas	1	1	0	0
Cameron Brown	1	1	0	0
Davion Foster	1	1	0	0
Joshua Woodley	1	1	0	0
Cayden Buchanan	1	0	0	0
Andrew Horsley	1	0	0	0
Cinsere Clark	0	0	0	1

South Carolina State

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR	TD
Zanjerry Dunham	4	4	0	0	0
Jahem Rose	4	3	0	0	0
Jayden Fuller	3	3	1	1	1
David Wilson	3	3	0	0	0
Emari Green	3	3	1	0	0
Jordan Franklin	3	2	0	0	0
Jordan Dollard	3	2	0	0	0
Myles Dixon	3	2	1	0	0
Mathew Jones	3	2	0	0	0
Sharmari Reed	2	2	0	0	0
Caleb Williams	2	2	0	0	0
Marquis Bradley	2	2	0	0	0
Jabin Ford	2	2	0	0	0
Dominic Reaves	2	1	0	0	0
Zayveon Wells	2	1	0.5	0	0
Jaiden Kimble	2	1	0	0	0
Ricorian Brown	2	1	0	0	0
Jadin Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Evans	1	1	0	0	0
R.J. Brunson	1	1	0	0	0
Kwantre Harry	1	1	0	0	0
RJ Kelly	1	1	1	0	0
Charron Dorsey	1	1	1	0	0
Tyler Jones	1	1	1	0	0
Ka'Von Chisolm	1	1	1	1	0
KB Bonds	1	1	0	0	0
Joshua Barker	1	1	0	0	0
Jayln Coard	1	1	0	0	0
Marion Smokes	1	0	0.5	0	0
Elijah Williams	0	0	0	1	0

Kick returns

Savannah State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Trenton Rhodes	8	139	17.4	30
Jahziah Avilez	2	38	19.0	21
Rodney Hill	1	0	0.0	0

South Carolina State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eric Paul Jr.	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Savannah State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Chase Butler	8	305	38.1	0	1	46

South Carolina State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Max'Ceon Cobb	2	83	41.5	0	1	46

Interceptions

South Carolina State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jabin Ford	1	0	0

Punt returns

South Carolina State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Shamontae Burgess	2	25	12.5	16	0
Jayden Fuller	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

South Carolina State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jett Jackson	1/1	100.0	26	9/9	12
Juan Dominguez	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Savannah StateSouth Carolina State

Total predicted points added

Plays: 16; 33
Overall · Total: -4.9; 21.3
Overall · Q1: -3.6; 13.8
Overall · Q2: -1.3; 7.5
Overall · Q3: —; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0
Passing · Total: -0.3; 9.9
Passing · Q1: -0.3; 7.1
Passing · Q2: —; 2.8
Passing · Q3: —; —
Passing · Q4: 0; 0
Rushing · Total: -4.6; 11.6
Rushing · Q1: -3.3; 6.9
Rushing · Q2: -1.3; 4.7
Rushing · Q3: —; —
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: —; 1.18
Overall · Q1: —; 1.14
Overall · Q2: —; 1.3
Overall · Q3: —; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0

Field position

Average starting field position: 77.7; 55.4
Average starting predicted points: 0.78; 2.46

Havoc

Total: 18.2%; 75%
Front Seven: 9.1%; 68.8%
Defensive backs: 9.1%; 6.3%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 16; 33
Overall · Total: -0.31; 0.65
Overall · Q1: -0.33; 0.55
Overall · Q2: -0.27; 0.94
Overall · Q3: —; —
Overall · Q4: 0; 0
Passing · Total: -0.09; 0.66
Passing · Q1: -0.09; 0.71
Passing · Q2: —; 0.56
Passing · Q3: —; —
Passing · Q4: 0; 0
Rushing · Total: -0.39; 0.68
Rushing · Q1: -0.47; 0.49
Rushing · Q2: -0.27; 1.57
Rushing · Q3: —; —
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0

Rushing profile

Power Success: 0%; 50%
Stuff Rate: 58.3%; 17.6%
Line Yards: 0; 78
Line Yards Average: 0; 4.6
Second Level Yards: 2; 31
Second Level Yards Average: 0.2; 1.8
Open Field Yards: 0; 49
Open Field Yards Average: 0; 2.9

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 1; 12
Points: 0; 80
Points Per Opportunity: 0; 6.67

Success rates

Overall · Total: 0%; 69.7%
Overall · Q1: 0%; 68%
Overall · Q2: 0%; 75%
Overall · Q3: —; —
Overall · Q4: —; —
Standard Downs · Total: 0%; 74.1%
Standard Downs · Q1: 0%; 70%
Standard Downs · Q2: 0%; 85.7%
Standard Downs · Q3: —; —
Standard Downs · Q4: —; —
Passing Downs · Total: 0%; 50%
Passing Downs · Q1: 0%; 60%
Passing Downs · Q2: 0%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q3: —; —
Passing Downs · Q4: —; —

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Savannah State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Rodney Hill	RB	37.5%	36.4%	40%	0%	0%	50%	0%

South Carolina State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Josh Shaw	RB	12.1%	16%	0%	0%	0%	23.5%	0%
Nicholas Brown	TE	3%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6.7%
Tyler J. Smith	RB	12.1%	16%	0%	0%	0%	17.6%	6.7%
Mason Pickett-Hicks	RB	12.1%	16%	0%	0%	0%	23.5%	0%
Julian Milligan	RB	3%	0%	12.5%	0%	0%	5.9%	0%

Average player PPA

Savannah State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Rodney Hill	RB	-0.39	-0.39	-0.39	—	—	-0.39	0

South Carolina State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Josh Shaw	RB	0.77	0.77	—	—	—	0.77	0
Nicholas Brown	TE	-0.27	-0.27	—	—	—	0	-0.27
Tyler J. Smith	RB	0.07	0.07	—	—	—	0.35	-0.75
Mason Pickett-Hicks	RB	0.25	0.25	—	—	—	0.25	0
Julian Milligan	RB	0.07	—	0.07	—	—	0.07	0

Total player PPA

Savannah State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Rodney Hill	RB	-2.3	-1.5	-0.8	0	0	-2.3	0

South Carolina State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Rush	Pass
Josh Shaw	RB	3.1	3.1	0	3.1	0
Nicholas Brown	TE	-0.3	-0.3	0	0	-0.3
Tyler J. Smith	RB	0.3	0.3	0	1	-0.8
Mason Pickett-Hicks	RB	1	1	0	1	0
Julian Milligan	RB	0.1	0	0.1	0.1	0