2018 Georgia State

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Shawn Elliott.

Schedule and results

Georgia State in 2018, game by game: won vs. Kennesaw State 24–20; lost at NC State 7–41; lost at Memphis 22–59; lost vs. Western Michigan 15–34; won vs. UL Monroe 46–14; lost at Troy 20–37; lost at Arkansas State 35–51; lost vs. Coastal Carolina 34–37; lost vs. Texas State 30–40; lost at Louisiana 22–36; lost at App State 17–45; lost vs. Georgia Southern 14–35+32−37Won 24–20 vs. Kennesaw State+4Kennesaw StateLost 7–41 at NC State-34NC StateLost 22–59 at Memphis-37MemphisLost 15–34 vs. Western Michigan-19Western MichiganWon 46–14 vs. UL Monroe+32UL MonroeLost 20–37 at Troy-17TroyLost 35–51 at Arkansas State-16Arkansas StateLost 34–37 vs. Coastal Carolina-3Coastal CarolinaLost 30–40 vs. Texas State-10Texas StateLost 22–36 at Louisiana-14LouisianaLost 17–45 at App State-28App StateLost 14–35 vs. Georgia Southern-21Georgia Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Southern 35–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠449
Coach
Shawn Elliott
Elo
1307 −138 this season
SP+ rating
-20.4 No. 124 of 130; offense No. 108, defense No. 127, special teams No. 80
SRS
−16.9 No. 121 of 130 in FBS
Returning
58% of last season’s EPA, No. 80 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 95 roster talent No. 95 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Travis Trickett
Defensive coordinator
Nate Fuqua
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense58th of 130
  • Defense129th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted76th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted132nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%1.2558th of 130
Defense0.3948%1.40129th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.30 def
43% off
47% def
—76th off
132nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 2616% allowed
Defense4.0own 3010% caused

CORE rating -18.2, 125th of 130 (offense 0.5, defense 18.7).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDan Ellington QB2,119 yds
Passing touchdownsDan Ellington QB12 TD
Rushing yardsDan Ellington QB635 yds
Rushing touchdownsTra Barnett RB7 TD
Receiving yardsPenny Hart WR669 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevin Gentry WR3 TD
TacklesEd Curney LB81 tkl
SacksMarterious Allen DE3.5 sacks
InterceptionsChris Bacon S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Destin Coates RB★★★No. 1282
Swift Lyle PRO★★★No. 1360
Samuel Oshodi WR★★★No. 1543
Sam Pinckney WR★★★No. 1546
Akeem Smith DT★★★No. 1627

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.839
Running backs32.70.812
Receivers52.80.820
Offensive line42.50.790
Defensive line42.30.790
Linebackers22.50.803
Defensive backs52.20.794
Whole class242.50.803

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 100

The 2018 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State7–⁠111–⁠2
Troy7–⁠110–⁠3
Georgia Southern6–⁠210–⁠3
Arkansas State5–⁠38–⁠5
Louisiana5–⁠37–⁠7
UL Monroe4–⁠46–⁠6
Coastal Carolina2–⁠65–⁠7
South Alabama2–⁠63–⁠9
Texas State1–⁠73–⁠9
Georgia State1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.