Football | 11/7/2016 1:43:00 PM

The Georgia Southern football squad returns home to Allen E. Paulson Stadium take on UL Lafayette in a Sun Belt Conference match-up on Thursday, Nov. 10 in a contest that will be broadcast on ESPNU. Here's all you need to know about the game:

Game 10: Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 • 7:30 PM 
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Paulson Stadium; 25,000)

Records:
Georgia Southern: 4-5, 3-2 Sun Belt
UL Lafayette: 3-5, 2-3 Sun Belt

Broadcast Information
Television: ESPNU/Watch ESPN
PBP: Alex Faust; Analyst: Jay Walker

Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown

GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)

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The Series
• This will be the first football meeting between Georgia Southern and UL Lafayette, the last team in the Sun Belt for the Eagles to play. 

Against the Sun Belt
• GS has played 21 Sun Belt games as it plays its third season in the conference. The Eagles are 17-4 on the field in conference games, although the 2014 win over ULM was vacated due to NCAA violations to make GS officially 16-4 in SBC games.

Georgia on Our Minds
• Thursday's contest against UL Lafayette is the fifth of seven games in the state of Georgia for the Eagles this season. 

• GS blanked Savannah State 54-0 in the season opener and held on to beat UL Monroe 23-21 on Sept. 17. The Eagles fell at Georgia Tech and lost at home to App State. 

• Georgia Southern will finish the season with three straight games in the Peach State: UL Lafayette this week, Georgia State on Nov. 19 and the season finale against Troy on Dec. 3.

Homecoming
• Georgia Southern is 27-6 on Homecoming and has won its last five Homecoming games. This will be the first Homecoming in school history on a Thursday night.

Thursday Night Lights
• The Eagles are 5-3 all-time in games played on Thursdays, 3-1 at home. GS defeated App State and Troy in 2014 and Texas State last year. Two weeks ago, they lost to App State. The most memorable Thursday night game in program history came when the Eagles battled the elements for the victory over Middle Tennessee State in the 1989 "Hugo Bowl."

On Short Rest
• Georgia Southern will have a short week to prepare for the Ragin' Cajuns on Thursday night.

• Earlier this year, the Eagles lost to Appalachian State on short rest (Saturday/Thursday) and lost to App State on short rest last year. They beat Troy and App State in 2014 and in 1983, the Eagles beat Savannah State on short rest.

• GS is 3-2 all-time in short weeks (less than seven days).