Georgia State Panthers
Sun BeltAtlanta, GACenter Parc Stadium
2026: 4–2 (1–1 Sun Belt). Last: lost at James Madison 49–22. Next: at Arkansas State, Saturday, Oct 24, 7 p.m. ET.
- W 59–10North Carolina A&T
- W 31–17at Kennesaw State
- L 30–44at UCF
- W 35–14Northern Illinois
- W 42–10Old Dominion
- L 22–49at James Madison
- Oct 24at Arkansas State
- Oct 31Coastal Carolina
- Nov 7at App State
- Nov 14Georgia Southern
- Nov 21at Marshall
- Nov 28Louisiana
Georgia State has played football since at least 2010 and is 69–127 in the 196 games on record. Shawn Elliott (2017–2023) won more games here than any other coach: 41. This season, under Dell McGee, they’re 4–2.
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Résumé
- All-time record
- 65–126 official; 69–127 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 4–2 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1447 99th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 99 · Composite No. 68 in FBS, Oct 17; down 9 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Seasons
- 17 since 2010, 196 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Fight Panthers, Panther Pride
- Mascot
- Pounce
- Apparel
- Under Armour
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 59–10 | 84% |
| Sep 12 | at Kennesaw State | W 31–17 | 25% |
| Sep 19 | at UCF | L 30–44 | 34% |
| Sep 26 | vs Northern Illinois | W 35–14 | 60% |
| Oct 3 | vs Old Dominion | W 42–10 | 44% |
| Oct 17 | at James Madison | L 22–49 | 13% |
| Oct 24 | at Arkansas State | Preview | 40% |
| Oct 31 | vs Coastal Carolina | Preview | 65% |
| Nov 7 | at App State | Preview | 39% |
| Nov 14 | vs Georgia Southern | Preview | 51% |
| Nov 21 | at Marshall | Preview | 38% |
| Nov 28 | vs Louisiana | Preview | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–30- 20274 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20283 games: 1 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- at Alabama
- at UAB
- Kennesaw State
- 20292 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20303 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
Georgia State’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of July 14, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Xavier Esquillen21 tackles, 7 sacks (No. 8 in FBS in sacks)
- Cameran Brown1,291 passing yards, 13 TD (leads Georgia State in passing yards)
- Lanear McCrary Jr.385 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads Georgia State in rushing yards)
- Rodshaun Dorsey21 catches, 333 yards, 7 TD (leads Georgia State in receiving yards)
- Qwantavius Wiggins251 rushing yards, 2 TD
- Jaydon Hood36 tackles, 0.5 sacks (leads Georgia State in tackles)
Around the program
- Mascot
- Pounce · Single source
- Wikipedia; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Under Armour, from July 2017. Multi-year agreement. Announced in October 2016 with no end date published. The current term hasn't been published.
- Georgia State Athletics, Oct 10, 2016: Multi-year Under Armour agreement beginning July 1, 2017
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026. Our own research hasn’t confirmed the outfitter yet.
Program strength since 2010
Best seasons everMore coverage
- James Madison moves to 7-0 with 49-22 win over Georgia State, winnipegfreepress.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Dell McGee | 2024–2026 | 8–22 |
 Shawn Elliott | 2017–2023 | 41–44 |
| Tim Lappano | 2016 | 1–1 |
 Trent Miles | 2013–2016 | 9–38 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Georgia Southern
6–6 in 12
- 2016 W 30–24
- 2017 W 21–17
- 2018 L 14–35
- 2019 L 10–38
- 2020 W 30–24
- 2021 W 21–14
- 2022 W 41–33
- 2023 L 27–44
- 2024 L 21–38
- 2025 L 24–41
Lost the last three.
Next: Nov 14
- App State
0–12 in 12
- 2016 L 3–17
- 2017 L 10–31
- 2018 L 17–45
- 2019 L 27–56
- 2020 L 13–17
- 2021 L 16–45
- 2022 L 17–42
- 2023 L 14–42
- 2024 L 26–33
- 2025 L 20–41
Lost the last 10.
Next: Nov 7
- Troy
4–7 in 11
- 2014 L 21–45
- 2015 W 31–21
- 2016 L 21–31
- 2017 L 10–34
- 2018 L 20–37
- 2019 W 52–33
- 2020 W 36–34
- 2021 W 37–10
- 2023 L 7–28
- 2025 L 19–31
Lost the last two.
| Opponent | Games | GAST record |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 12 | 6–6 |
| App State | 12 | 0–12 |
| Troy | 11 | 4–7 |
| Texas State | 9 | 5–4 |
| South Alabama | 9 | 5–4 |
| Arkansas State | 9 | 2–7 |
| Coastal Carolina | 9 | 4–5 |
| Old Dominion | 8 | 2–6 |
Rivals the program names: Georgia Southern, South Alabama, Kennesaw State.
Every opponent (75)
Every program Georgia State has played, A to Z, with Georgia State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 1–0
- Air Force 0–2
- Alabama 0–2
- App State 0–12
- Arkansas State 2–7
- Army 2–1
- Auburn 0–1
- Ball State 2–1
- Campbell 2–0
- Charlotte 3–2
- Chattanooga 1–1
- Clark Atlanta 1–0
- Clemson 0–1
- Coastal Carolina 4–5
- East Carolina 1–0
- Furman 1–0
- Georgia Southern 6–6
- Georgia Tech 0–1
- Houston 0–1
- Idaho 0–2
- Jacksonville State 0–3
- James Madison 0–6
- Kennesaw State 2–0
- Lamar 1–0
- Lambuth 0–1
- Liberty 0–1
- Louisiana 1–5 †
- LSU 0–1
- Maine 0–1
- Marshall 1–3
- Memphis 0–2
- Morehead State 1–0
- Murray State 1–1
- NC State 0–1
- New Hampshire 0–1
- New Mexico State 1–1
- North Carolina 0–2
- North Carolina A&T 1–0
- North Carolina Central 1–0
- Northern Illinois 1–0
- Old Dominion 2–6
- Ole Miss 0–1
- Oregon 0–1
- Penn State 0–1
- Rhode Island 2–0
- Richmond 0–1
- Samford 0–1
- San José State 0–1
- Savannah State 1–0
- Shorter 1–0
- South Alabama 5–4
- South Carolina 0–1
- South Carolina State 0–2
- Southern Miss 1–0
- St. Francis (IL) 0–1
- Tennessee 1–1
- Tennessee State 0–1
- Texas State 5–4
- Troy 4–7
- UCF 0–1
- UConn 1–1
- UL Monroe 4–4
- UT Martin 1–0
- Utah State 1–0
- UTSA 0–2
- Vanderbilt 1–1
- Villanova 0–1
- Washington 0–1
- West Alabama 0–1
- West Virginia 0–1
- Western Kentucky 2–1
- Western Michigan 0–2
- William & Mary 0–1
- Wisconsin 0–1
- Wyoming 0–1
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conferences
- Independent 2010–2011
- CAA 2012
- Sun Belt Conference since 2013
- 2010Went independent from the (non-football) in football. Source
- 2013Joined the Sun Belt Conference from the CAA, announced April 8, 2012. Source
Georgia State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 3 since 2017
- First-round picks
- 0
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
Georgia State University- Enrollment
- 34,944 27,415 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1913
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $47,384 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @georgiastatefbInstagram @gsu_footballFacebook GeorgiaStateAthletics
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones georgiastatesports.com lists for its football program, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 1–1 | Dell McGee | 1447 | -4.8 | ||
| 2025 | 1–11 | 0–8 | Dell McGee | 1279 | -24.5 | ||
| 2024 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Dell McGee | 1368 | -17.9 | ||
| 2023 | 7–6 | 3–5 | Shawn Elliott | 1500 | -6.8 | ||
| 2022 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Shawn Elliott | 1508 | -3.3 | ||
| 2021 | 8–5 | 6–2 | Shawn Elliott | 1580 | 1.8 | ||
| 2020 | 6–4 | 4–4 | Shawn Elliott | 1515 | -5.7 | ||
| 2019 | 7–6 | 4–4 | Shawn Elliott | 1423 | -10.5 | ||
| 2018 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Shawn Elliott | 1307 | -20.4 | ||
| 2017 | 7–5 | 5–3 | Shawn Elliott | 1417 | -14.0 | ||
| 2016 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Trent Miles, Tim Lappano | 1338 | -12.1 | ||
| 2015 | 6–7 | 5–3 | Trent Miles | 1397 | -6.7 | ||
| 2014 | 1–11 | 0–8 | Trent Miles | 1128 | -22.8 | ||
| 2013 | 0–12 | 0–7 | Trent Miles | 1097 | -32.6 | ||
| 2012 | 1–10 | 1–7 | 1153 | ||||
| 2011 | 3–8 | 1239 | |||||
| 2010 | 6–4 | 1327 |
Officially 65–126 since 2010 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 69–127 (+4 wins, +1 loss). Official totals drop vacated and forfeited wins.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.