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Georgia Southern’s Favian Upshaw leads rout of Bowling Green

Published on December 24, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

Georgia Southern left the Godaddy Bowl looking like one of the best teams in the bowl season.

Certainly, they have the best backup quarterback.

Favian Upshaw ran for 199 yards and four touchdowns, all of them in the second half as the Eagles ran away from Bowling Green, 58-27. Georgia Southern outscored the Falcons 35-0 in the second half Wednesday night.

Bowling Green had taken a 27-23 lead just before the half, but could not stop Georgia Southern in the second half. For the game, Georgia Southern ran for 452 yards and seven touchdowns.

Georgia Southern recovered two key fumbles by Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson, who threw for 246 yards and three scores. The Eagles had four players gain at least 68 yards.

It was the first bowl victory – in the first bowl – for Georgia Southern.

The Eagles finished their season at 9-4. Bowling Green finished at 10-4.

Gary Shelton is one of the most recognized and honored sportswriters in the history of the state. He has won the APSE's national columnist of the year twice and finished in the top 10 eight times. He was named the Florida Sportswriter of the Year six times. Gary joined SaintPetersBlog in the spring, helping to bring a sports presence to the website. Over his time in sports writing, Gary has covered 29 Super Bowls, 10 Olympics, Final Fours, Masters, Wimbledons and college national championships. He was there when the Bucs won a Super Bowl, when the Lightning won a Stanley Cup and when the Rays went to a World Series. He has seen Florida, FSU and Miami all win national championships, and he covered Bear Bryant, Bobby Bowden and Don Shula along the way. He and his wife Janet have four children: Eric, Kevin, K.C. and Tori. To contact, visit [email protected].