Game notes: Georgia State at Arkansas State
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The matchup
- Georgia State (4–2, 1–1 in conference) at Arkansas State (3–4, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 7 p.m. ET, Centennial Bank Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 77°F, mostly clear, SE wind 5 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 10th meeting; Arkansas State leads the series 7–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 16, 2024: Arkansas State 27, Georgia State 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: Arkansas State 35, Georgia State 33.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Arkansas State is 4–0 at home against Georgia State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Arkansas State 27–20 (at Georgia State); 2021: Georgia State 28–20 (at Georgia State); 2020: Arkansas State 59–52 (at Arkansas State); 2019: Georgia State 52–38 (at Georgia State); 2018: Arkansas State 51–35 (at Arkansas State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Georgia State
- Georgia State is 4–2 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–10 vs. North Carolina A&T; W 31–17 at Kennesaw State; L 30–44 at UCF; W 35–14 vs. Northern Illinois; W 42–10 vs. Old Dominion; L 22–49 at James Madison.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Georgia State is No. 99 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dell McGee is 8–22 in his third season at Georgia State and 9–22 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dell McGee is 0–1 against Arkansas State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Cameran Brown (QB): 1,291 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Lanear McCrary Jr. (RB): 385 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaydon Hood (LB): 36 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Rodshaun Dorsey needs 2 touchdown catches to tie Ted Hurst (9 in 2024) for Georgia State’s single-season record in touchdown catches, 3 to break it. He has 7 this season.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Cameran Brown needs 4 touchdown passes to pass Conner Manning (29, 2016–17) for fourth on Georgia State’s career touchdown passes list. He has 26 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Cameran Brown needs 141 yards to pass Cornelious Brown IV (3,157, 2019–21) for fourth on Georgia State’s career total offense list. He has 3,017 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Cameran Brown needs 7 yards to pass Christian Veilleux (2,556, 2024–25) for eighth on Georgia State’s career passing yards list. He has 2,550 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Samer Layous is tied with Rogier Ten Lohuis (8, 2016) for eighth on Georgia State’s career field goals list, at 8 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Georgia State beat Troy 36–34.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Arkansas State
- Arkansas State is 3–4 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 24–42 at Memphis; W 52–7 vs. West Georgia; L 7–31 at TCU; W 17–14 vs. Kennesaw State; L 20–23 at Louisiana; L 49–56 vs. South Alabama; W 23–13 at Southern Miss.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arkansas State is No. 95 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Butch Jones is 29–41 in his sixth season at Arkansas State and 113–95 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Butch Jones is 1–1 against Georgia State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Trey Owens (QB): 1,631 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hunter Summers (WR): 31 catches, 422 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joe Drew (S): 64 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1992, Arkansas State lost to No. 25 Mississippi State 56–6.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Butch Jones is 1–0 against Dell McGee’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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