Georgia Southern vs. Georgia State

Georgia Southern and Georgia State first met in 2014 and have played 12 times; the series is tied 6–⁠6. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Georgia Southern has won the last 3. Share

Next meetingSaturday, November 14, 2026Georgia Southern at Georgia State, Center Parc StadiumElo ratings today: Georgia Southern 1,498 · Georgia State 1,447

Georgia Southern wins: 6
Georgia State wins: 6
Ties: 0
First meeting: 2014
Longest streak: 3 Georgia State
Current streak: 3 Georgia Southern
Last 10 meetings: even at 5–⁠5
Most recent: 2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
2010s											3–⁠3
2020s											3–⁠3

Average margin: 16.3 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia Southern: 3–⁠3 Georgia Southern’s record at home
At Georgia State: 3–⁠3 Georgia State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

Georgia Southern’s biggest win2014: Georgia Southern 69, Georgia State 31by 38 points
Georgia State’s biggest win2015: Georgia State 34, Georgia Southern 7by 27 points
Upset2015: Georgia State 34, Georgia Southern 7Georgia State had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

Years	Georgia Southern	Series	Georgia State
2017–⁠2020	Chad Lunsford	2–⁠2	Shawn Elliott

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgia Southern’s side (Lunsford 2–⁠2 against Elliott). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Nick Arbuckle Georgia State		20 of 32, 346 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT	2015 Passing
Donovan Harden Georgia State		11 catches, 186 yards, 4 TD	2014 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 14, 2026	Georgia Southern at Georgia State upcoming	at Georgia State
Oct 18, 2025	Georgia Southern 41, Georgia State 24	at Georgia Southern
Sep 28, 2024	Georgia Southern 38, Georgia State 21	at Georgia State
Oct 26, 2023	Georgia Southern 44, Georgia State 27	at Georgia Southern
Oct 8, 2022	Georgia State 41, Georgia Southern 33	at Georgia State
Oct 30, 2021	Georgia State 21, Georgia Southern 14	at Georgia Southern
Nov 28, 2020	Georgia State 30, Georgia Southern 24	at Georgia State
Nov 30, 2019	Georgia Southern 38, Georgia State 10	at Georgia Southern
Nov 24, 2018	Georgia Southern 35, Georgia State 14	at Georgia State
Nov 4, 2017	Georgia State 21, Georgia Southern 17	at Georgia Southern
Nov 19, 2016	Georgia State 30, Georgia Southern 24	at Georgia State
Dec 5, 2015	Georgia State 34, Georgia Southern 7	at Georgia Southern
Oct 25, 2014	Georgia Southern 69, Georgia State 31	at Georgia State

Every game is listed as played on the field.