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Georgia State vs. Troy

Georgia State and Troy first met in 2013 and have played 11 times; Troy leads the series 7–⁠4. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Troy 6–⁠4, and Troy has won the last 2.

Georgia State wins
4
Troy wins
7
Ties
0
First meeting
2013
Longest streak
3 Troy
Current streak
2 Troy
Last 10 meetings
Troy 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s2–⁠5
2020s2–⁠2
Average margin
15.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia State
3–⁠3 Georgia State’s record at home
At Troy
4–⁠1 Troy’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia State’s biggest win2021: Georgia State 37, Troy 10by 27 points
  2. Troy’s biggest win2017: Troy 34, Georgia State 10by 24 points
  3. Upset2020: Georgia State 36, Troy 34Georgia State had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgia State and Troy, 2013 on130015001700201520202025

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

Kaleb Barker Troy34 of 45, 421 yards, 2 TD2019 Passing
Tra Barnett Georgia State34 carries, 242 yards, 2 TD2019 Rushing

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

Every game

Nov 22, 2025Troy 31, Georgia State 19at Troy
Sep 30, 2023Troy 28, Georgia State 7at Georgia State
Nov 27, 2021Georgia State 37, Troy 10at Georgia State
Oct 24, 2020Georgia State 36, Troy 34at Troy
Oct 26, 2019Georgia State 52, Troy 33at Georgia State
Oct 4, 2018Troy 37, Georgia State 20at Troy
Oct 21, 2017Troy 34, Georgia State 10at Georgia State
Oct 15, 2016Troy 31, Georgia State 21at Troy
Nov 27, 2015Georgia State 31, Troy 21at Georgia State
Nov 8, 2014Troy 45, Georgia State 21at Troy
Oct 12, 2013Troy 35, Georgia State 28at Georgia State

Every game is listed as played on the field.