The Georgia Southern football team opens up its 2023 campaign on Saturday when it hosts The Citadel at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:02 p.m. and will be streamed online through ESPN+. The game will also be available via radio on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Here's all you need to know about the game:
IMPORTANT LINKS
Tickets
Game Day Guide (PDF)
Game Day Stadium Map (PDF)
Parking (PDF)
Clear Bag Policy (PDF)
Game 1: Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 • 6 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
Promotion: Welcome Home
Records:
The Citadel: 0-0, 0-0 SoCon
Georgia Southern: 0-0, 0-0 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+ (online)
PBP: Danny Waugh; Analyst: David Hulvey; Sidelines: LeeAnna Gaye
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Kyle Vantrease (@KVT6_)
Radio Affiliates (PDF)
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
THE CITADEL: GAME NOTES
Inside The Series
Overall Record GS leads, 19-5
In Statesboro GS leads, 13-1
In Charleston GS leads, 6-4
At Neutral Never Met
Drayton vs. GS Never Met
Helton vs. The Citadel Never Met
Helton vs. Drayton Never Met
Current Streak GS, Won 2 (2013-)
Last Meeting GS 48, CIT 13 (2015)
Longest GS Streak Six (1997-2002)
Longest The Citadel Streak One (five times)
Largest GS Win 42 points (1997 in Statesboro)
Largest The Citadel Win 15 points (1996 in Charleston)
GS vs. current SoCon Members 117-40
GS vs. teams from South Carolina 66-28
GS in state of Georgia 225-65-1
Of Note:
- This will be the 25th meeting on the gridiron between Georgia Southern and The Citadel with the Eagles leading 19-5. Georgia Southern won six straight in the series from 1997-2002 and then won five straight from 2007-2011 to take a commanding lead in the series.
- Twenty-one of the 24 previous meetings all came when both schools were in the Southern Conference (1992-2013).
- Georgia Southern has won 15 of its past 16 home openers and is 32-7-1 all-time in home openers (32-6 at Paulson Stadium). The last home opener the Eagles lost was in 2017 against Arkansas State.
- Special teams coordinator Turner West, now in his second season at Georgia Southern, came to GS after serving as the special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator at The Citadel for the previous three seasons. Tight end Dylan Snyder spent a year at The Citadel before transferring to Southern.
Countdown to Kickoff
10: The Eagle offense had 10 100-yard receiving yard games last season by five different players, setting a new school record for the number of 100-yard receiving games in a season. The previous record was six set in 2008.
9: Georgia Southern has nine players on its opening day roster who are 23 or older.
8: Eight former Georgia Southern players are in NFL Training Camps this year.
7: Offensive lineman Brian Miller is in his seventh year of eligibility. He has been coached by four head or interim head coaches, four offensive coordinators and five offensive line coaches. Through it all, he has been a pillar of the line as he has started 43 games and played in 49.
6: Georgia Southern has lost just six of 38 previous home openers at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, the last coming in 2017 to Arkansas State.
5: The Eagles have lost just five of the 24 previous games to The Citadel. Georgia Southern's longest streak in the series is six games, coming from 1997-2002.
4: Georgia Southern has one of the best home-field advantages in the FBS as the Eagles have an official NCAA record of 209-48 at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. That .813 winning percentage is the fourth best in the FBS.
3: This will be the third-straight game in the series played in Statesboro.
2: Khaleb Hood enters the season in second place in career receiving yards with 1,744. He needs 111 yards to surpass Monty Sharpe and set a new record.
1: Georgia Southern features its first player from Australia this year in punter Alex Smith.
Up Next:
Sept. 9 vs. UAB - Statesboro - 6 p.m. - ESPN+
