The Georgia Southern football team returns home for Senior Day and a chance to win the Sun Belt East when it hosts rival App State on Saturday at Allen E. Paulson Stadium/Evans Family Field. Kickoff is set for 6:02 p.m. and will be carried by ESPN+ and streamed on the ESPN app. The game will also be available via radio on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Here's all you need to know about the game:
GAME PROMOTIONS
Senior Day
- Twenty-eight seniors will be recognized at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Blue Out
IMPORTANT LINKS
Tickets
Game Day Guide (PDF) - includes stadium and parking maps
Clear Bag Policy (PDF)
Game 12: Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 • 6 PM (5:30 PM for Senior Ceremony)
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium/Evans Family Field; 25,000)
Records:
App State: 5-5, 3-4 SBC
Georgia Southern: 7-4, 5-2 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+
PBP: Danny Waugh; Analyst: Jayson Foster; Sidelines: Whitney Haworth
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Frank Sulkowski and Anthony Beck II
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
Inside The Series
Overall Record: App State leads, 22-16-1
In Statesboro: GS leads, 11-7
In Boone: App State leads, 15-5-1
Clark vs. GS: 3-1
Helton vs. App: 1-2
Helton vs. Clark: Tied, 1-1
Current Streak: App, won one (2023-)
Last Meeting: App 55, GS 27 (2023)
Longest GS Streak: Four (2000-02)
Longest App Streak: Three (four times)
Largest GS Win: 47 points (2004 in Statesboro)
Largest App Win: 59 points (1939 in Boone)
GS vs. current Sun Belt Members: 75-72-1
GS vs. teams from North Carolina: 60-30
GS in state of Georgia: 234-68-1
GS at Allen E. Paulson Stadium: 217-51
Helton at Paulson Stadium: 12-5
Of Note:
- Georgia Southern and App State have met 39 previous times with the Mountaineers holding a 22-16-1 lead in a series that dates back to 1932. This is the fifth straight year the two have ended the regular season playing.
- The Eagles hold an 11-7 lead over App State in games played in Statesboro after winning three of the past five played at home. The last time the two teams met at Paulson Stadium was in 2022 when the Eagles won 51-48 in double overtime.
- The two schools battled as members of the Southern Conference from 1993-2013. The teams have played every year since 1993, including twice in 2001. The 39 games played makes App Georgia Southern's most-played opponent in program history.
- Georgia Southern and App State combined to win nine FCS (I-AA) national championships.
- Georgia Southern wins the Sun Belt East Division with a victory over App State and a loss by Marshall at James Madison (8 PM). App State clinches bowl eligibility with a win.
- Twenty-eight seniors will be recognized pregame at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Countdown to Kickoff
10: After giving up 11 of 14 third downs against Troy, the Eagle defense stopped Coastal Carolina 10 of the 12 times the Chants had a third down.
9: Georgia Southern and Appalachian State combined to win nine FCS (I-AA) national championships.
8: The Eagles have won the coin toss eight times this season and are 5-3 in games when they win the coin toss.
7: With their seventh win of the season last week against Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern has secured its 35th winning season in program history in the modern era and the first since 2020.
6: Six offensive players have started all 11 games while none on defense have started every game.
5: Saturday's game marks the fifth straight season - and only the fifth time in program history - that Georgia Southern and App State end the regular season playing each other.
4: Georgia Southern has won all four games this season in which it held its opponent to 20 point or less as it did last week at Coastal Carolina (6). The Eagles are 7-1 under Clay Helton when the defense hits this mark.
3: Linebacker Marques Watson-Trent needs three tackles to post his third-career 100-tackle season. His 342 career tackles ranks third in program history.
2: Marcus Sanders had a career-high 51 yards receiving in the win at Coastal Carolina and caught his second-career touchdown pass in the game, a 30 yarder in the first quarter.
1: Georgia Southern has outscored its opponents by one point heading into the regular season finale, 309-308.
Up Next:
TBD
