2019 Georgia State

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Shawn Elliott.

Schedule and results

Georgia State in 2019, game by game: won at Tennessee 38–30; won vs. Furman 48–42; lost at Western Michigan 10–57; lost at Texas State 34–37; won vs. Arkansas State 52–38; won at Coastal Carolina 31–21; won vs. Army 28–21; won vs. Troy 52–33; lost at UL Monroe 31–45; lost vs. App State 27–56; won vs. South Alabama 28–15; lost at Georgia Southern 10–38; lost vs. Wyoming 17–38+19−47Won 38–30 at Tennessee+8TennesseeWon 48–42 vs. Furman+6FurmanLost 10–57 at Western Michigan-47Western MichiganLost 34–37 at Texas State-3Texas StateWon 52–38 vs. Arkansas State+14Arkansas StateWon 31–21 at Coastal Carolina+10Coastal CarolinaWon 28–21 vs. Army+7ArmyWon 52–33 vs. Troy+19TroyLost 31–45 at UL Monroe-14UL MonroeLost 27–56 vs. App State-29App StateWon 28–15 vs. South Alabama+13South AlabamaLost 10–38 at Georgia Southern-28Georgia SouthernLost 17–38 vs. Wyoming-21Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 38–⁠17 in the Arizona Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
406–⁠471
Coach
Shawn Elliott
Elo
1423 +52 this season
SP+ rating
-10.5 No. 107 of 130; offense No. 60, defense No. 121, special teams No. 110
SRS
−9.3 No. 106 of 130 in FBS
Returning
72% of last season’s EPA, No. 39 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 98 roster talent No. 112 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brad Glenn
Defensive coordinator
Nate Fuqua
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 130
  • Defense117th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted60th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted121st of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1346%1.2051st of 130
Defense0.2246%1.30117th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.20 def
44% off
47% def
—60th off
121st 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
Offense3.9own 2917% allowed
Defense4.8own 3018% caused

CORE rating -7.1, 98th of 130 (offense 3.4, defense 10.6).

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 QB2,447 yds
Passing touchdownsDan Ellington QB22 TD
Rushing yardsTra Barnett RB1,453 yds
Rushing touchdownsTra Barnett RB12 TD
Receiving yardsCornelius McCoy WR757 yds
Receiving touchdownsAubry Payne TE6 TD
TacklesTrajan Stephens-McQueen LB107 tkl
SacksHardrick Willis DE4.5 sacks
InterceptionsQuavian White CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Miles Dickens WDE★★★No. 1311
Cornelious Brown IV PRO★★★No. 1536
Antavious Lane ATH★★★No. 1672
Jamari Thrash WR★★★No. 1679
Luis Cristobal OG★★★No. 1679

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.837
Receivers22.50.802
Offensive line33.00.825
Defensive line62.30.799
Linebackers22.50.797
Defensive backs42.50.795
Athletes and specialists32.30.775
Whole class212.50.800

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 109

The 2019 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State7–⁠113–⁠119
Louisiana7–⁠111–⁠3
Arkansas State5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Southern5–⁠37–⁠6
Georgia State4–⁠47–⁠6
UL Monroe4–⁠45–⁠7
Troy3–⁠55–⁠7
Coastal Carolina2–⁠65–⁠7
Texas State2–⁠63–⁠9
South Alabama1–⁠72–⁠10

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