Game notes: Marshall at Georgia Southern
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The matchup
- Marshall (3–3, 0–2 in conference) at Georgia Southern (3–4, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Allen E. Paulson 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’).
The series
- It will be their fifth meeting; the series is even at 2–2.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 29, 2025: Georgia Southern 24, Marshall 19.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2022: Marshall 23, Georgia Southern 10.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2025: Georgia Southern 24–19 (at Marshall); 2024: Georgia Southern 24–23 (at Georgia Southern); 2023: Marshall 38–33 (at Marshall); 2022: Marshall 23–10 (at Georgia Southern).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Marshall
- Marshall is 3–3 (0–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–45 at No. 18 Penn State; W 28–26 vs. Middle Tennessee; W 30–24 at Missouri State; W 36–35 vs. Gardner-Webb; L 17–45 at James Madison; L 21–27 vs. Coastal Carolina.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Marshall has lost two straight, since beating Gardner-Webb 36–35 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Marshall is No. 85 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tony Gibson is 8–10 in his second season at Marshall.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tony Gibson is 0–1 against Georgia Southern.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (QB): 1,014 passing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw (WR): 22 catches, 324 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Caleb Clark-Glover (DB): 44 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Marshall beat Massachusetts 51–10.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.
Georgia Southern
- Georgia Southern is 3–4 (2–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 31–0 vs. Charleston Southern; L 7–22 at Clemson; L 27–31 at Jacksonville State; L 28–42 vs. No. 25 Houston; W 31–24 at Coastal Carolina; L 24–27 vs. James Madison; W 23–15 at Old Dominion.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Georgia Southern is No. 79 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Clay Helton is 30–29 in his fifth season at Georgia Southern and 76–53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Clay Helton is 2–2 against Marshall.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Max Johnson (QB): 1,601 passing yards, 11 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Alex Taylor (WR): 24 catches, 342 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Brandon Tyson (LB): 40 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Georgia Southern beat Troy 20–13.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
- Clay Helton is 1–0 against Tony Gibson’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).
- 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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