Football | 10/20/2016 12:45:00 PM

STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein announced Thursday the addition of a home-and-home football series with Florida Atlantic University. FAU will travel to Statesboro on Sept. 19, 2020 and GS will return the trip to Boca Raton on Sept. 25, 2021.

"We're excited to announce this series with FAU," Kleinlein said. "Getting Group of 5 programs to come play in front of the Eagle Nation is something our fans deserve and something we're aiming to do on a regular basis. Also, when you look at our recruiting base, it makes sense to play a game in Florida and gain exposure in such a fertile area for talent. This series is a win-win on both ends for us."

The Eagles and Owls have never met in football. The game in Boca Raton will be the Eagles' first time playing in the state of Florida since the 2013 win at The Swamp. Georgia Southern has played 24 games all-time against current teams in Conference USA, posting a 15-9 mark including games against FIU (2-0), Marshall (2-4), Middle Tennessee (7-4), Old Dominion (2-0) and Western Kentucky (2-1).

Below is Georgia Southern's scheduled non-conference slate through 2021:

2017:
at Auburn (Sept. 2)
New Hampshire (Sept. 9)
at Indiana (Sept. 23)
at UMass (Oct. 21)

2018: 
Presbyterian College (Sept. 1)
UMass (Sept. 8)
at Clemson (Sept. 15)
at Kent State (Sept. 22)

2019:
at LSU (Aug. 31)
at Minnesota (Sept. 14)
Kent State (Sept. 21)

2020:
FAU (Sept. 19)

2021:
at FAU (Sept. 25)