Game notes: Georgia Southern at Georgia State
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The matchup
- Georgia Southern (3–4, 2–1 in conference) at Georgia State (4–2, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Center Parc 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 13th meeting; the series is even at 6–6.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 18, 2025: Georgia Southern 41, Georgia State 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2014: Georgia Southern 69, Georgia State 31.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Georgia State is 3–3 at home against Georgia Southern.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Georgia Southern 41–24 (at Georgia Southern); 2024: Georgia Southern 38–21 (at Georgia State); 2023: Georgia Southern 44–27 (at Georgia Southern); 2022: Georgia State 41–33 (at Georgia State); 2021: Georgia State 21–14 (at Georgia Southern).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 3–1 against Georgia State.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 Texas State 40–38.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 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 0–2 against Georgia Southern.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 lost to App State 17–13.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
- Dell McGee is 0–2 against Clay Helton’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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