The Schedule GAME 12 CAMPBELL • SEPT. 12 VS. APPALACHIAN STATE • SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 2020 • 6:00 PM • ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM (25,000) W, 27-26 Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. TOP SCORER: Alex Raynor - 9 (2 FG, 3 PATs) GEORGIA APPALACHIAN SOUTHERN STATE AT #19 LOUISIANA • SEPT. 26 L, 18-20 EAGLES MOUNTAINEERS Cajun Field; Lafayette, La. Location: ..............................................Statesboro, Ga. Location: ....................................................Boone, N.C. TOP SCORERS: J.D. King/Khaleb Hood - 6 (1 TD) Enrollment: ......................................................26,500 Enrollment: ......................................................20,023 2020 Record: ......................................................... 7-4 2020 Record: ......................................................... 7-3 AT ULM • OCT. 3 W, 35-30 2020 Conference Record: ....................... 4-3 Sun Belt 2020 Conference Record: ....................... 5-2 Sun Belt Malone Stadium; Monroe, La. Head Coach: ..........................................Chad Lunsford Head Coach: .............................................Shawn Clark TOP SCORER: Wesley Kennedy III - 12 (2 TDs) Record at GS (Years): ...............26-17 (Third Full Year) Record at App State (Years): .......8-3 (First Full Year) Career Record (Years):.......................................Same Career Record (Years):.......................................Same UMASS • OCT. 17 W, 41-0 Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. INSIDE THE SERIES TOP SCORER: Beau Johnson - 12 (2 TDs) Overall: 36th Meeting (App State leads, 19-15-1) • 10-6 Home; 5-13-1 Away AT #25 COASTAL CAROLINA • OCT. 24 Current Streak: GS, Won 2 L, 14-28 Last Meeting: Oct. 31, 2019 (W, 24-21) - Kidd Brewer Stadium | Boone, N.C. Brooks Stadium; Conway, S.C. Nuggets You May Want To Consume: Georgia Southern and App State have met 35 previous times with the TOP SCORERS: J.D. King/W. Kennedy III - 6 (1 TD) Mountaineers holding a 19-15-1 lead in a series that dates back to 1932 … App State has won six of the past nine games played, but the Eagles have won the past two meetings … Georgia Southern knocked off No. 25 SOUTH ALABAMA • OCT. 29 W, 24-17 App in 2018 at home 34-14 for its first win ever against a ranked opponent … Last year, the Eagles knocked Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. off No. 20 App State 24-21 at The Rock … The two schools battled as members of the Southern Conference TOP SCORER: Wesley Kennedy III - 12 (2 TDs) from 1993-2013 … Georgia Southern head coach Chad Lunsford spent two seasons on the staff at App State as a tight ends coach (2001-2002) and GS defensive coordinator Scot Sloan was at App State from 2010-17 TROY • NOV. 7 W, 20-13 … The teams have played every year since 1993, including twice in 2001 … The 35 games played makes Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. App Georgia Southern’s most-played opponent in program history … This is the latest in the season the two TOP SCORERS: Green, Raynor, Werts - 6 schools have played (12/8/01; FCS Quarterfinals) … Georgia Southern and Appalachian State combined to win nine FCS (I-AA) national championships … This is the latest regular season home game in program history. TEXAS STATE • NOV. 14 W, 40-38 Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF TOP SCORER: Shai Werts - 18 (3 TDs) 10 The Eagles have won 10 straight games at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, their longest streak since 2015. 9 Georgia Southern and Appalachian State combined to win nine FCS (I-AA) national championships. AT ARMY WEST POINT • NOV. 21 8 Georgia Southern has won eight straight games at home in the month of December dating back to a 2001 L, 27-28 loss to Furman in the NCAA I-AA Playoffs. Michie Stadium; West Point, N.Y. TOP SCORER: Werts, Wright, Brown, Canteen - 6 7 The previous seven Georgia Southern/Appalachian State contests were played on a weeknight. This year’s game was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, Oct. 14, but had to be pushed back to December. AT GEORGIA STATE • NOV. 28 6 The Eagles are tied for sixth in the country with 20 total takeaways and have forced multiple turnovers in L, 24-30 five straight contests. Center Parc Stadium; Atlanta, Ga. 5 GS and App State are tied with Army for the FBS national lead with five different 100-yard rushers in 2020. TOP SCORER: Logan Wright - 12 (2 TDs) 4 The Georgia Southern defense forced a turnover on four consecutive Florida Atlantic possessions last week, FLORIDA ATLANTIC • DEC. 5 the first time that’s been accomplished since a 2010 win at The Citadel. W, 20-3 3 This will be the third time the two teams have played in the month of December. In 1987, App downed Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. the Eagles 19-0 in the I-AA Quarterfinals at Boone on Dec. 5. In 2001, the Eagles downed the Mountaineers TOP SCORER: Alex Raynor - 8 (2 FGs, 2 PATs) 38-24 in the I-AA Quarterfinals at Statesboro on Dec. 8. 2 Georgia Southern is second nationally in runs of 30 or more yards with 13. The Eagles also lead the nation APPALACHIAN STATE • DEC. 12 6 PM | ESPN3 in runs of 20 or more yards with 27 and are tied for third with eight runs of 40 yards or longer. Allen E. Paulson Stadium; Statesboro, Ga. 1 Freshman Derrick Canteen’s five interceptions are tied for first in the FBS and he sits one off the school SERIES: App leads, 19-15-1 record six for a season, held by eight different players and last accomplished by Antonio Glover in 2015. 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 - x 7-0 10-0 Abbreviation ..................................................GS (not GSU) Appalachian State 5-2 7-3 Location ..................................................... Statesboro, Ga. Georgia Southern 4-3 7-4 Founded ................................................December 1, 1906 GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs. APPALACHIAN STATE Georgia State 4-4 5-4 Enrollment ..............................................................26,500 Troy 3-3 5-5 Nickname ................................................................Eagles KICKOFF: 6:00 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) Louisiana - x 7-1 9-1 Home Stadium .............Allen E. Paulson Stadium (25,000) RANKINGS: South Alabama 3-5 4-7 Playing Surface .....................Shaw Sports Turf (Legion 41) Appalachian State: NR (AP) | RV (Coaches) Texas State 2-6 2-10 Conference ............................................................Sun Belt Georgia Southern: NR (AP) | NR (Coaches) Arkansas State 2-6 4-7 President ...................................................Dr. Kyle Marrero ULM 0-7 0-10 Athletics Director ........................................... Jared Benko BROADCAST: ESPN3 x - clinched division PROGRAM HISTORY Matt Stewart, play-by-play First Year of Football ....1924 (no football from 1942-1981) Danny Waugh, analyst THIS WEEK IN THE SUN BELT Modern Era Record (%) .......................340-152-1 (.691) ^ Saturday, December 12 Paulson Stadium Record (%) .....................203-41 (.832) ^ Appalachian State at Georgia Southern No. Years in NCAA FCS Playoffs .......................................19 RADIO: Incarnate Word at Arkansas State All-Time Playoff Record .............................................45-13 Georgia Southern Sports Network (Regional/TuneIn App) Coastal Carolina at Troy Previous Bowl Games ....................3 (last: 2019 Cure Bowl) Danny Reed, play-by-play ^ - three wins vacated by NCAA Terry Harvin, analyst Russ Brown, sideline CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY I-AA National Titles (6) ............1985, ‘86, ‘89, ‘90, ‘99, 2000 • All Georgia Southern football games can be heard Conference Championships (11) throughout Georgia on the Georgia Southern Sports Network Southern.. 1993, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘04, ‘11, ‘12 through Learfield/IMG College. Sun Belt ................................................................2014 • Georgia Southern games are broadcast on 27 affiliates Bowl Wins (2) .................GoDaddy (2015); Camellia (2018) across the state. Coverage for all GS football games begins 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 Carter Barfield [email protected] Cornerbacks Offensive Line Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Tight Ends IN THE PRESS BOX MEDIA AVAILABILITY THIS WEEK Monday: Sun Belt Teleconference