Game notes: Georgia Southern at Troy
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The matchup
- Georgia Southern (3–4, 2–1 in conference) at Troy (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL).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 10th meeting; Troy leads the series 5–4.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: Troy 28, Georgia Southern 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2014: Georgia Southern 42, Troy 10.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Troy is 3–1 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: 2024: Troy 28–20 (at Georgia Southern); 2021: Troy 27–24 (at Troy); 2020: Georgia Southern 20–13 (at Georgia Southern); 2019: Troy 49–28 (at Troy); 2018: Troy 35–21 (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 0–1 against Troy.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 lost to Army 28–27.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.
Troy
- Troy is 3–3 (1–1 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 24–21 vs. Sam Houston; W 34–17 vs. Alabama State; L 17–27 at No. 20 Missouri; L 10–21 at Utah State; W 55–34 vs. Southern Miss; L 6–33 at Louisiana.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Troy is No. 83 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Gerad Parker is 15–17 in his third season at Troy and 15–23 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Gerad Parker is 1–0 against Georgia Southern.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Will Crowder (QB): 1,112 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gavin Griffin (RB): 359 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keno Jones (LB): 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Troy lost to Middle Tennessee 20–17.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
- Gerad Parker is 1–0 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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