GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP)—Lee Chapple passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns to lead Georgia Southern to a 17-10 victory on Saturday.
Chapple set Georgia Southern’s single-game records for completions (39) and attempts (56) and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Steve Cundari as the Eagles (6-5, 4-4 Southern Conference) took a 17-0 lead.
Furman (7-4, 4-3) cut the lead to 17-10 on Tersoo Uhaa’s 2-yard run with 6:25 remaining in the game, but couldn’t get closer.
Chapple hit Cundari on a 32-yard pass for a 7-0 lead with 12:17 remaining in the first quarter and connected with Cundari again on a 6-yard pass with 11:24 left in the second quarter.
Adrian Mora added a 42-yard field goal with 50 seconds remaining in the second quarter to give the Eagles a 17-0 lead.
Raja Andrews caught eight passes for 82 yards for Georgia Southern.
Jordan Sorrells was 19 of 35 for 184 yards for Furman.
Head to Head - Week 12
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 376 | 333 | 43 | 21 | 50.0% | 3/25 | 1 | 31:01 |
| Furman | 305 | 184 | 121 | 19 | 26.7% | 3/20 | 1 | 28:59 |