Eight is More Than Enough as Jayden Daniels Puts on Record Setting Touchdown Performance in 56-14 Win Over Georgia State

After a historic and unprecedented performance against Florida that has catapulted Jayden Daniels at the top of the list for the Heisman Trophy race, a lot of eyes were focusing in on the LSU Tigers’ star quarterback to see what he can do this week, and boy, did he deliver as he was able to carry on that hot streak and then some against the Georgia State Panthers in a 56-14 victory.

As record breaking as his performance against Florida was last week, Daniels had another outing that was just as jaw dropping tying a SEC and LSU single game record eight total touchdowns. The Tigers’ dual threat quarterback tied another LSU quarterback legend in Joe Burrow for that record when he scored eight touchdowns in the 2019 College Football Semifinal Playoff victory over Oklahoma.

“I’m chasing to be great each and every week. I still have a long way to go. You can’t take games off because if you do you might get beat. You have to play up to that standard I set for myself and we set as a whole team because we’re still chasing something at the end of the day.”

LSU QB Jayden Daniels

The Heisman frontrunner also put up some video game numbers while doing so by completing 25 of 30 passes for 413 yards and six touchdowns while also rushing for 96 yards and two more scores on the ground. When it was all said and done, he accounted for 509 total yards and eight total touchdowns.

“The way he is playing and the decisiveness in the way he is taking over games, he is the best player. I would say that because he tied Joe Burrow’s record and many people never thought that record would be touched. He tied that so at that level, I would say that he is the best.”

LSU HC Brian Kelly on Jayden Daniels being the best player in college football

Along the way, Daniels also became the 11th FBS player to throw for 3,000 yards and run for over 1,000 yards in a season further helping his case for the Heisman Trophy.

Coming in the game, Daniels was hoping to get nine touchdowns and even tried to convince his head coach Brian Kelly to try and stay in the game but didn’t get the opportunity to try and finish the ballgame at the end.

“Everybody knew what was at stake. We just kept flowing. We had eight possessions and eight touchdowns. That is something that we take highly as an offense. Once I found out that I tied the record, I was trying to go in again, but I got shut down a little bit.”

LSU QB Jayden Daniels on trying to go back in the game to break the record

Although he would have loved to set the record, tying the record certainly helps him in the Heisman conversation.

What got lost in the shuffle tonight was that LSU had three 100-yard receivers tonight in the trio of Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., and Kyren Lacy. It is the first time in LSU history that three different receivers went for over 100 yards and have all scored at least one touchdown.

“Without them I wouldn’t be able to do any of this. For them to catch the ball and be explosive after the catch, that’s something not too many people have in the country. Just the relationship and the bond we have on and off the field, it just translates to Saturdays.”

LSU QB Jayden Daniels on his wide receivers

Nabers, who like Daniels, is competing for a major award in the Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the nation’s top receiver, also padded to his resume with 8 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Thomas had four catches for 103 yards and a touchdown, and Lacy had five catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

Finally, Mac Markway even got involved on the fun and had his first ever touchdown catch as a Tiger tonight.

Overall, the offense had 582 yards and scored on eight of their nine possessions with the ninth being the drive to run the clock out.

Despite the unstoppable nature of the Tigers’ offense, the game was close early on as Georgia State’s offense was right there with LSU’s offense and even tied the game at 14 a piece, but LSU’s defense settled in by pitching a shutout the rest of the way.

After giving up 179 yards and 14 points on Georgia State’s first three drives, LSU only gave 186 total yards and no points the rest of the way.

Going back to the offensive side of the football, Jayden Daniels played nearly a flawless game in the Tigers’ 56-14 victory by leading all eight of his drives to scoring drives. Having this type of efficient and eye-popping performance was just what he needs to stay with other top contenders like Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr. for the Heisman Trophy.

“Clearly, we need to continue as an offense to give him the opportunity to show his skills. We are down to one more game left in the season and so, I think it is our job to continue to put a young man in a positive situation to show himself to everybody. There is an entertainment part to this as well and he is entertaining. I think this is a part of this. He is so entertaining that people want to see him play.”

LSU HC Brian Kelly on being aggressive to show off Jayden Daniels’ skills

The LSU Tigers will improve to 8-3 while the Georgia State Panthers will fall to 6-5. The Tigers’ senior quarterback will get one more opportunity to impress the Heisman voters next week as LSU will close out the regular season at home against Texas A&M.

1st Quarter:

2nd Quarter:

3rd Quarter:

4th Quarter:

Game Stats:

Offensive Cumulative Stats:

STATGeorgia StateLSU
NET TOTAL YARDS365582
NET RUSHING YARDS148169
Rushing Attempts3123
Average Per Rush4.87.3
Rushing TDs12
Yards Gained159175
Yards Lost116
NET PASSING YARDS217413
Completion-Attempts26-3325-30
Completion Percentage79%83%
Avg Per Completion8.316.5
Passing TDs16
TOTAL 1ST DOWNS1726
Rushing 1st Downs69
Passing 1st Downs1015
Penalty 1st Downs12
TOTAL PLAYS6453
Avg Yds/Play5.711
Rushing-Passing31-3323-30

Offense Efficiency Comparison

STATGeorgia StateLSU
RED ZONE ATTEMPTS1-25-5
Red Zone Points735
RZ TDs Rush-Pass0-12-3
RZ FG Made-Att0-00-0
RZ Turns10
3rd Downs5-125-6
4th Downs1-40-0
Penalties7-505-55
Fumbles-Lost0-02-0
Pts Off Turns00
POSSESSION TIME35:2124:39

Special Teams Comparison

STATGeorgia StateLSU
Punts-Avg3-34.00-0
Inside2010
Field Goals0-00-0
Kick Returns2-401-28
Punt Returns0-02-27

Defensive Comparison:

STATGeorgia StateLSU
TACKLES5180
Solo Tackles3130
Tackles for Loss18
TFL Yards-6-21
Pass Breakups02
QB Hurries01
Sacks02
Sacks Yards-0-9
Takeaways FR-INT0-00-0
Forced Fumbles10
Fumble Recoveries00
FR Yards00
Interceptions00
INT Yards00
TDs INT-FR0-00-0

Georgia St. Passing:

#PLAYERC-AYDSTDIC%RTG
3GRAINGER,DARREN23-291791079142.5
10COLASURDO,MIKELE3-4380075154.8
PASS TOTALS26-332171079

Georgia St. Receiving:

#PLAYERNOYDSTDLNGAVGTGTC%
1LEWIS,ROBERT96301271090
23CARROLL,MARCUS45102112.8580
16WILLIAMS,TAILIQUE422165.5580
11THOMPSON,CADARRIUS33703112.33100
8CREDLE,JA’CYAIS23504117.5633
9CARTER,JACARI25072.52100
17ADAMS,KZ130331100
85GREEN,AHMON110111100
8 RECEIVERS262171418.33476

Georgia St. Rushing:

#PLAYERATTYDSTDLNGAVG
23CARROLL,MARCUS15871445.8
3GRAINGER,DARREN9320133.6
10COLASURDO,MIKELE11701717
17ADAMS,KZ513042.6
28BERDIN JR.,TERRY1-100-1
5 RUSHERS311481444.8

Georgia St. Punting:

PunterNOYDSAVGLNGI2050+
LOGGINS,KADE3102344110

Georgia St. Field Goals:

KickerTimeDistResult
TOTAL0-0LONG OF 0

Georgia St. All Purpose Yards:

PlayerTotRushRecKORPRIR-FRTDs
CARROLL,MARCUS13887510001
LEWIS,ROBERT630630000
WILLIAMS,TAILIQUE6202240001

Georgia St. Defense:

#Player (Starter)TotTkSoloSackTFLIntBrUpQBHFF
6Johnson,Jeremiah (DB)105000000
1Hunter,Jontrey (LB)75000001
29Leach,TyGee (DB)55000000
48Abraham,Justin (LB)52000000
25Robinson,Josiah (LB)53000000
17McCollum,Shamar (LB)21000000
2Brown,Tavian (LB)22000000
19McCray,Tony (DB)22000000
32Jones,Cody (DB)22000000
40Veneziale,Jordan (LB)21000000
3Pringle,Gavin (DB)10000000
5Brown,Bryquice (DB)10000000
8Denis,Javon (DL)10000000
24Cooper,Ronald (DB)11000000
52Blume,Anthony (DL)11010000
0Williams Jr.,Ricard (DL)11000000
18Simmons II,PJ (LB)10000000
30Jordan,Makkah (DB)10000000
44Warren,Corey (DE)10000000
16Williams,Tailique00000000
23Carroll,Marcus00000000
92Rickman,Liam00000000
TOTALS5131010001

Georgia St. Punt Returns:

ReturnerNOYDSAVGLNGTD

Georgia St. Kick Returns

ReturnerNOYDSAVGLNGTD
WILLIAMS,TAILIQUE24020220

Georgia St. Team Stats By Quarter

1stRushPassCAITotYAvg3rdsPens
1st56-1711-829-11-0995.82-31-10
2nd610-6911-779-11-014671-34-35
3rd37-204-233-4-0433.90-21-5
4th38-427-355-7-0775.12-41-0
Total1731-14833-21726-33-03655.75-127-50

Georgia St. Scoring Summary:

QtrClockScoreTypePlayDriveScore
111:53TDPASSWilliams,Tailique 6 yd reception thrown by Grainger,Darren8/75/03:070-7
212:45TDRUSHCarroll,Marcus 44 yd rush5/79/02:2214-14

LSU Passing:

#PLAYERC-AYDSTDIC%RTG
5DANIELS,JAYDEN25-304136083265

LSU Receiving:

#PLAYERNOYDSTDLNGAVGTGTC%
8NABERS,MALIK814024017.5989
2LACY,KYREN510123220.25100
11THOMAS JR.,BRIAN410317025.84100
27WILLIAMS,JOSH336018123100
86TAYLOR,MASON3250118.3475
25HOLLY,TREY150551100
84MARKWAY,MAC131331100
7 RECEIVERS2541367016.53181

LSU Rushing:

#PLAYERATTYDSTDLNGAVG
5DANIELS,JAYDEN10962299.6
28JACKSON,KALEB4230185.8
21CAIN,NOAH12002020
25HOLLY,TREY419094.8
27WILLIAMS,JOSH317085.7
11THOMAS JR.,BRIAN1-600-6
6 RUSHERS231692297.3

LSU Punting:

PunterNOYDSAVGLNGI2050+

LSU Field Goals:

KickerTimeDistResult
TOTAL0-0LONG OF 0

LSU All Purpose Yards:

PlayerTotRushRecKORPRIR-FRTDs
NABERS,MALIK14001400002
LACY,KYREN10101010002
THOMAS JR.,BRIAN97-61030001

LSU Defense:

#Player (Starter)TotTkSoloSackTFLIntBrUpQBHFF
1Speights,Omar (LB)103000010
26Stamps,Ashton (DB)88000100
30Penn III,Greg (LB)7200.50000
2Oghoufo,Ovie (LB)600.510000
4Perkins Jr.,Harold (LB)6301.50000
0Smith,Maason (DE)500.50.50000
8Burns,Major (DB)51000000
33Weeks,West (LB)5200.50000
99Jefferson,Jordan (DT)52010000
13Swinson,Bradyn (DE)40000000
14Sam,Andre31000000
15Ryan,Sage (DB)32000100
90Guillory,Jacobian (DL)300.50.50000
6Allen,Jordan2100.50000
52Malbrue,Princeton (DE)2100.50000
5Welch,Laterrance (DB)11000000
16Womack,Da’Shawn (DE)11000000
29Hughes,Jeremiah (DB)11000000
35Jones,Sai’vion (DE)100.50.50000
93Wiggins,Quency (DE)11010000
94Shand,Paris (DE)10000000
2Lacy,Kyren00000000
5Daniels,Jayden00000000
8Nabers,Malik00000000
11Thomas Jr.,Brian00000000
86Taylor,Mason00000000
34Ramos,Damian00000000
84Markway,Mac00000000
TOTALS8030280210

LSU Punt Returns:

ReturnerNOYDSAVGLNGTD
NICHOLAS,JAVEN22714270

LSU Kick Returns

ReturnerNOYDSAVGLNGTD
JACKSON,KALEB12828280

LSU Team Stats By Quarter

1stRushPassCAITotYAvg3rdsPens
1st76-5810-807-10-01388.63-32-25
2nd62-89-2028-9-021019.10-03-30
3rd78-657-677-7-01328.80-10-0
4th67-384-643-4-01029.32-20-0
Total2623-16930-41325-30-0582115-65-55

LSU Scoring Summary:

QtrClockScoreTypePlayDriveScore
109:20TDPASSNabers,Malik 18 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden7/75/02:337-7
100:07TDRUSHDaniels,Jayden 14 yd rush9/53/03:5714-7
210:00TDPASSLacy,Kyren 27 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden7/80/02:4521-14
202:26TDPASSThomas Jr.,Brian 70 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden1/70/00:1028-14
200:23TDPASSLacy,Kyren 13 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden3/60/00:4035-14
311:00TDPASSMarkway,Mac 3 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden8/70/03:5242-14
414:44TDRUSHDaniels,Jayden 1 yd rush8/63/04:3649-14
408:59TDPASSNabers,Malik 40 yd reception thrown by Daniels,Jayden5/82/02:0456-14

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