The Schedule GAME 1 AT BOISE STATE • SEPT. 5 VS. CAMPBELL • SATURDAY, SEPT. 12, 2020 • 3:30 PM • ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM (25,000) CANCELED - Rescheduled for 9/16/2028 Albertsons Stadium; Boise, Idaho GEORGIA CAMPBELL SERIES: First Meeting SOUTHERN FIGHTiNG CAMPBELL • SEPT. 12 3:30 PM | ESPNU EAGLES CAMELS Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. Location: ..............................................Statesboro, Ga. Location: ............................................Buies Creek, N.C. SERIES: First Meeting Enrollment: ......................................................26,500 Enrollment: ........................................................3,277 2020 Record: ......................................................... 0-0 2020 Record: ......................................................... 0-0 FLORIDA ATLANTIC • SEPT. 19 4:00 PM | ESPN2 2020 Conference Record: ....................... 0-0 Sun Belt 2020 Conference Record: ..................N/A (Big South) Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. Head Coach: ..........................................Chad Lunsford Head Coach: ..............................................Mike Minter SERIES: First Meeting Record at GS (Years): ...............19-13 (Third Full Year) Record at CU (Years): ................... 36-42 (Eighth Year) Career Record (Years):.......................................Same Career Record (Years):.......................................Same AT LOUISIANA • SEPT. 26 TBA Cajun Field; Lafayette, La. INSIDE THE SERIES SERIES: UL leads, 2-1 Overall: First Meeting AT ULM • OCT. 3 Current Streak: N/A 7:00 PM (ET) Nuggets You Might Want To Consume: This will be the first meeting between Georgia Southern and Campbell Malone Stadium; Monroe, La. … This will be one of just four games for the FCS Camels this season, all coming against FBS teams (three SERIES: GS leads, 6-3 against Sun Belt schools) … Georgia Southern is 2-1 all-time against current teams from the Big South … Georgia Southern has won 12 of its past 13 home openers and is 29-7-1 all-time in home openers (29-6 at APPALACHIAN STATE • OCT. 14 7:30 PM | ESPN Paulson Stadium) … GS has won 24 straight home games against non-conference opponents (including vacated Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. wins and FCS Playoff games) dating back to a Nov. 18, 2006 overtime loss to Central Arkansas that ended the SERIES: ASU leads, 19-15-1 season … The Eagles are 57-30-1 in the modern era against teams from the Tar Heel State … The last game against a non-conference foe from North Carolina was NC State in 2014, a 24-23 loss … The last non-conference AT COASTAL CAROLINA • OCT. 24 TBA team from North Carolina to play in Allen E. Paulson Stadium was Johnson C. Smith, who fell 84-3 in 2004 … The Brooks Stadium; Conway, S.C. last team from North Carolina to play in Paulson was No. 25 Appalachian State, who fell to the Eagles 34-14 in SERIES: GS leads, 3-1 2018 … GS is 7-9 all-time in games broadcast on ESPNU, 4-2 at home … This is the first home day game (pre-6 p.m. kick) in the month of September for the Eagles since 2007 (Western Carolina, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 27). SOUTH ALABAMA • OCT. 29 7:30 PM | ESPN Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF SERIES: GS leads, 6-0 10 All 10 offensive players who accounted for all 3,275 offensive rushing yards in 2019 return in 2020. 9 Senior quarterback Shai Werts needs nine rushing yards to pass former Eagle signal caller Kevin Ellison and TROY • NOV. 7 move into third place on the Sun Belt’s career rushing list for quarterbacks. Werts has 2,370 career rushing 3:30 PM yards and needs 474 yards to set a new conference record. Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. SERIES: TU leads, 13-6 8 Over the past two seasons, Georgia Southern has committed an FBS-low 16 turnovers, eight fewer than the next lowest total (Oregon State; 24). TEXAS STATE • NOV. 14 7 This is the first of seven GS football games scheduled to be played in the state of Georgia this season. 3:30 PM 6 Georgia Southern returns six players who started all 13 games last season, five of whom play defense. Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. Those five are: ILB Rashad Byrd, S Kenderick Duncan Jr., ILB Reynard Ellis, OLB Randy Wade Jr. and DE Traver SERIES: GS leads, 3-1 Vliem. The other player is OL Drew Wilson. AT ARMY WEST POINT • NOV. 21 5 Senior Raymond Johnson III has five recovered fumbles for his career, one short of tying the school record 1:30 PM | CBS Sports Network of six held by Michael Berry (1988-91). Michie Stadium; West Point, N.Y. 4 The Eagles have lost just four times (13-4) when winning the “Middle Eight” battle under head coach Chad SERIES: First Meeting Lunsford. 3 Georgia Southern’s .828 winning percentage at Paulson Stadium is the third best among current FBS home AT GEORGIA STATE • NOV. 28 TBA stadiums behind Alabama’s .831 and Boise State’s .829. Georgia State Stadium; Atlanta, Ga. 2 The Eagles have lost just two of their six all-time games at Paulson Stadium broadcast on ESPNU. SERIES: Tied, 3-3 all times subject to change based on TV selections 1 This will be the first football meeting between Georgia Southern and Campbell. SIX FCS NATIONAL TITLES | ELEVEN CONFERENCE TITLES GSEAGLES.COM SETTING THE SCENE 2020 SUN BELT STANDINGS QUICK FACTS EAST GENERAL INFORMATION Team Conf. Overall School ....................................Georgia Southern University Coastal Carolina 0-0 0-0 Abbreviation ..................................................GS (not GSU) Appalachian State 0-0 0-0 Location ..................................................... Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern 0-0 0-0 Founded ................................................December 1, 1906 GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs. CAMPBELL Georgia State 0-0 0-0 Enrollment ..............................................................26,500 Troy 0-0 0-0 Nickname ................................................................Eagles KICKOFF: 3:30 PM Mascots .......................... GUS (mascot) and Freedom (live) WEST Colors ........................................Blue (PMS 282) and White SITE: Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. (25,000) Team Conf. Overall Secondary Colors ........Gray (PMS 429) and Gold (PMS 872) South Alabama 0-0 1-0 Home Stadium .............Allen E. Paulson Stadium (25,000) RANKINGS: Louisiana 0-0 0-0 Playing Surface .....................Shaw Sports Turf (Legion 41) Campbell: NR (AP) | NR (Coaches) ULM 0-0 0-0 Conference ............................................................Sun Belt Georgia Southern: NR (AP) | NR (Coaches) Arkansas State 0-0 0-1 President ...................................................Dr. Kyle Marrero Texas State 0-0 0-1 Athletics Director ........................................... Jared Benko BROADCAST: ESPNU THIS WEEK IN THE SUN BELT PROGRAM HISTORY Bill Roth, play-by-play Saturday, September 12 First Year of Football ....1924 (no football from 1942-1981) Rene Ingoglia, analyst Louisiana at Iowa State Modern Era Record (%) .......................333-148-1 (.692) ^ Arkansas State at Kansas State Paulson Stadium Record (%) .....................197-41 (.828) ^ RADIO: Charlotte at Appalachian State No. Years in NCAA FCS Playoffs .......................................19 Georgia Southern Sports Network (Regional/TuneIn App) Coastal Carolina at Kansas All-Time Playoff Record .............................................45-13 Danny Reed, play-by-play UTSA at Texas State Previous Bowl Games ....................3 (last: 2019 Cure Bowl) Terry Harvin, analyst ^ - three wins vacated by NCAA ULM at Army Russ Brown, sideline Campbell at Georgia Southern CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY • All Georgia Southern football games can be heard Tulane at South Alabama I-AA National Titles (6) ............1985, ‘86, ‘89, ‘90, ‘99, 2000 throughout Georgia on the Georgia Southern Sports Network Conference Championships (11) through Learfield/IMG College. Southern.. 1993, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘04, ‘11, ‘12 • Georgia Southern games are broadcast on 27 affiliates Sun Belt ................................................................2014 across the state. Coverage for all GS football games begins Bowl Wins (2) .................GoDaddy (2015); Camellia (2018) two hours before kickoff with the Eagle Tailgate Show. GEORGIA SOUTHERN COACHES/STAFF SPEED CHART ON THE FIELD ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Sr. Associate AD for Communications/Creative Services Football Contact: Bryan Johnston o: 912-478-5448; [email protected] c: 912-531-3575 Director of Athletics Communications: Chad Jackson [email protected] Chad Lunsford Scot Sloan Chris Foster Dimitri Donald Associate Director: Marc Gignac Head Coach Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Assoc. Head Coach/Running Backs Wide Receivers [email protected] Assistant Director: Aaron Socha [email protected] Visual Content Manager: AJ Henderson [email protected] Digital Media Content Producer: Jeremy Wynder [email protected] Creative Media Content GA: Maurice Moses [email protected] Social Media Director: Megan Leben Kevin Whitley Ron Hudson Victor Cabral Matt Greenhalgh [email protected] Cornerbacks Offensive Line Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Strength & Conditioning IN THE PRESS BOX MEDIA AVAILABILITY THIS WEEK Monday: Sun Belt Teleconference - 11:58 a.m. (ET) Contact SID or SBC for call-in number Weekly Press Conference - 1:30 p.m. Coach Lunsford and selected players via Zoom Tuesday: Pre-Practice Interviews - 2:15 p.m. Field of Dreams (Smith Center) Please call,