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GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL Game: 4 GEORGIA STATE (1-2, 1-0 SBC) vs. LIBERTY (2-2) Homecoming • Saturday, Oct. 3 • 3:30 p.m. ET • Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. • ESPN3 THE KICKOFF: It’s Homecoming Week at Georgia State as the FACTS LIBERTY GEORGIA STATE Panthers host Liberty Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Georgia Dome. 2015 Records 2-2, 0-0 Big South 1-2, 1-0 SBC Coming off an open date, Georgia State sits in first place in the Sun Nickname Flames Panthers Belt Conference at 1-0, along with a 1-2 overall mark. Georgia State has a 3-2 in its Homecoming games. Location Lynchburg, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Liberty is ranked No. 18 in the FCS with a 2-2 record following Enrollment 14,500 32,000 Saturday’s 34-13 loss at Southern Illinois. Their other loss is to West Conference Big South (FCS) Sun Belt Virginia, and they have an impressive road win at Montana. Head Coach Turner Gill Trent Miles Alma Mater North Texas, 1990 Indiana State, 1987 GAME COVERAGE: Television coverage is on ESPN3. Record at School 25-16 (4th year) 2-25 (3rd year) Announcers are Matt Stewart and Wayne Gandy. Every Georgia Career Record 50-65 (10th year) 22-61 (8th year) State game this season will be televised, including every Sun Belt Series Record First meeting Conference game on one of the ESPN platforms. Radio coverage is available on the Georgia State Radio Network, including Atlanta flagship 1340 The Fan 3. Dave Cohen is in his 33rd extra points and 23-for-34 on field goals, including 19-for-21 from 40 seasons a the play-by-play voice of Panther athletics, while Brandon yards and in. Leak and Harper LeBel join him from the booth, and Sam Crenshaw adds sideline coverage. PANTHERS EARN FIRST SUN BELT WIN: Georgia State got a record-setting performance from its offense and its defense held at PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: One of the nation’s top the end as the Panthers scored a 34-32 win over New Mexico State rookies, Penny Hart is second among all freshmen receivers in the FBS on Saturday night. It marked the first Sun Belt Conference win for the in receptions (7.0 per game) and receiving yards (110.3 pg). Among program. all players, he leads the Sun Belt with three touchdowns while Freshman Penny Hart tied a school-record with 11 catches for ranking second in receiving yards and third in receptions. 150 yards to lead the offense which finished with a school-record The 5-9, 180-pound Hart had nine catches for 128 yards at No. 12 582 yards. Senior quarterback Nick Arbuckle passed for 372 yards Oregon. and two touchdowns on a school record-tying 32 completions (43 That followed a record-setting game of 11 receptions for 150 attempts)while the ground game went for 210 yards on 46 attempts, yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ win at New Mexico State. led by Kyler Neal, who finished with 76 yards on 17 attempts and two Hart tied the Georgia State record for catches in a game, while his 150 touchdowns. yards are the seventh-most in school history. He hauled in scoring However, it was the Georgia State defense that made several key passes of 15 and 24 yards. stops. The Aggies were moving on a final drive that ended with NMSU Hart also had a 53-yard touchdown in the season opener on his missing a 49-yard field goal wide right with 29 seconds to play. first collegiate catch. As a high school senior in Atlanta, the 5-9, 170-pound Hart played PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK HONORS FOR BAKER AFTER quarterback, slot receiver and running back at King’s Ridge Christian FIVE TAKEAWAYS: Safety Bobby Baker turned in a memorable School in Class A. He had a remarkable performance in his final game, performance with a school-record five takeaways vs. Charlotte in his when he rushed for 390 yards and seven touchdowns. first game in a Panther uniform and was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week. LUTZ BREAKS CAREER SCORING RECORD: With four The UAB transfer grabbed two interceptions and recovered three points against Oregon, kicker Wil Lutz became Georgia State’s career fumbles against the 49ers. Baker, who also had eight tackles, is the scoring leader, surpassing the mark previously held by Albert Wilson first player in school history to grab more than two turnovers in a (156). game. His three fumble recoveries are a school record, while his two A Preseason All-Sun Belt selection, Lutz is now GSU’s career interceptions tie the GSU mark held by two other players. leadern i field goals (23), PAT (88) and points (157). He is 88-for-89 on Baker did his best to keep the Panthers in the game with his five 2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All times Eastern) Date Opponent Time TV Site Series Result Sept. 4 (Fri.) CHARLOTTE 3:30 p.m. ESPNU GEORGIA DOME 0-1 hL 20-23 Sept. 12 at New Mexico State 8 p.m. ESPN3 Las Cruces, N.M. 1-1 aW 34-32 Sept. 19 at Oregon (12/13) 2 p.m. Pac-12 Eugene, Ore. 0-1 aL 28-61 Oct. 3 LIBERTY (Homecoming) 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 GEORGIA DOME 0-0 Oct. 10 APPALACHIAN STATE 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 GEORGIA DOME 0-1 Oct. 17 at Ball State TBA TBA Muncie, Ind. 0-0 Oct. 31 at Arkansas State TBA ESPN3 Jonesboro, Ark. 0-2 Nov. 7 UL LAFAYETTE TBA ESPN3 GEORGIA DOME 0-2 Nov. 14 at Texas State TBA ESPN3 San Marcos, Texas 0-2 Nov. 21 SOUTH ALABAMA TBA ESPN3 GEORGIA DOME 1-3 Nov. 27 (Fri.) TROY TBA ESPN3 GEORGIA DOME 0-2 Dec. 5 at Georgia Southern 2 p.m. ESPN3 Statesboro, Ga. 0-1 2015 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 2 GAME 4: GEORGIA STATE vs. LIBERTY GENERAL INFORMATION takeaways, two of them stopping Charlotte SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Full Name Georgia State University drives in the red zone. In the first quarter, he Yards Passing: 414 vs. Air Force, 2014 (tied recovered a fumble at the Charlotte 17. Then with Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010) Location Atlanta, GA on consecutive possessions in the second Pass Completions: 32 vs. Texas State, 2014; Founded 1913 quarter, he grabbed an interception in the New Mexico State, 2015 (tied with Drew Enrollment 32,000 end zone and then recovered a fumbled snap Little vs. Old Dominion, 2010) Nickname Panthers at the GSU 14. On Charlotte’s first drive of TD Passes: 4 vs. vs. Abilene Christian, 2014; Colors Blue & White the third quarter, Baker grabbed his second Georgia Southern, 2014; Texas State, 2014 Affiliation NCAA Division I FBS interception at the Charlotte 34. Finally, he (Tied with 3 players/4 games) Conference Sun Belt Conference recovered another fumble on a sack at the Total Offense: 438 vs. Abilene Christian, 2014 49ers’ 39-yard line. President Mark P. Becker SEASON RECORDS Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb DEFENSE HOLDING ITS OWN: Yards Passing: 3,283, 2014 Georgia State’s defense has shown marked Pass Completions: 259, 2014 COACHING STAFF improvement, even though the raw numbers Pass Attempts: 429, 2014 Head Coach Trent Miles may not show it. TD Passes: 23, 2014 Total Offense: 3,293, 2014 Assistant Head Coach/ Harold Etheridge In the season-opening 23-30 loss to Touchdowns Responsible For: 25, 2014 Offensive Line Charlotte, the GSU defense allowed just one offensive touchdown and three field goals Offensive Coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski (16 points), including just three points in the CAREER RECORDS Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter second half. On four Charlotte possessions Yards Passing: 4,272, 2014-present Wide Receivers Tim Lappano in the red zone, the Panthers gave up just Pass Completions: 341, 2014-present Quarterbacks Luke Huard two field goals while forcing two turnovers. Completion Percentage: .620, 2014-present Secondary Eric Lewis Georgia State forced five turnovers and TD Passes: 30, 2014-present Total Offense: 4,270, 2014-present Outside Linebackers Larry Knight recorded five sacks in the game. TDs Responsible For: 33, 2014-present Defensive Line Tony Samuel In the win over New Mexico State, the GSU defense allowed 25 points against a Linebackers/Recruiting Coord. P.J. Volker high-powered offense but came up with TACKLES RECORDS FOR JOE PETE: Graduate Assistants Ben McLane (off.), key stops, including a pass breakup on third Senior inside linebacker Joseph Peterson Chris O’Leary (def.), Reid Sanders (off.) down in the final minute that forced a missed holds the Georgia State records for tackles in Liam Smith (def.) field goal. The Panthers also held on 4th-and- a game (16 vs. Troy, 2013), season (103, 2013) Strength & Conditioning Scott Holsopple goal inside the 1-yard line in the second and career (290). Athletic Trainer Bob Murphy quarter. The 6-0, 225-pounder is leading the Equipment Manager Nick Vogt Although No. 12 Oregon scored 61 points, Panthers in tackles for the fourth straight Director of Operations Dusty Bennett 14 came on an interception and a fumble year. Peterson is a two-time All-Sun Belt Director of Player Personnel Justin Pierce recovery for touchdowns and two other scoring drives were set up by turnovers. Conference selection and a preseason all- conference pic in this year. FACILITY INFORMATION LUTZ NAILING PUNTS: Originally He ranks fifth among all active defenders Home Field Georgia Dome a placekicker, Wil Lutz has added punting in FBS in career tackles: Capacity (Total/Lower) 71,228 / 28,155 duties for his senior season and is adjusting FBS ACTIVE LEADERS - CAREER TACKLES Surface Field Turf to new duties just fine, thank you.