Box Score Georgia Southern Game Day: Eagles and Mountaineers Meet in Final SoCon Contest
 
GAME INFORMATION
#24 Georgia Southern (4-2, 2-2) at Appalachian State (1-6, 1-3)
Date / Time: Saturday, October 26 // 3:30 p.m. ET
Site: Kidd Brewer Stadium (23,150/Field Turf) Boone, N.C.
Live Video: SoCon Game of the Week: ESPN3, Play-by-Play: Darren Goldwater; Analyst: Paul Maguire
Radio: Georgia Southern Radio Network / Local 102.1 WZAT & 102.9 WPMX (In-stadium  89.1 FM)
Georgia Southern Radio Network Affiliates
Play-by-Play: Chris Blair; Analyst: Terry Harvin ('91); Sideline: Ryan Chambers
Social Media:  Twitter @GSAthletics   Facebook.com/GSAthletics
Live Stats: appstatesports.com
Game Notes: Appalachian State / Georgia Southern
Media Guide: Appalachian State / Georgia Southern
 
All-Time Series: AS leads 15-12-1, 12-10 in modern era
First Game: 11-25-1932, GS 33-0
Last Game: Appalachian State 31, Georgia Southern 28 (Nov. 3, 2012)
Streak: Appalachian State 2 wins
 
HASHTAG TRUE BLUE
Eagle fans are encouraged to use the following #hashtags on social media:
#TRUEBLUE
#HAILSOUTHERN
#JOINTHEJOURNEY
#EAGLENATION
#PACKPAULSON
#GATA
 
WATCH AND LISTEN
Georgia Southern's game at Appalachian State this Saturday, October 26th, is the SoCon Game of the Week and will be broadcast on ESPN3 as part of the Southern Conference's media package. Darren Goldwater will have the play-by-play call and Paul Maguire, a former SoCon football student-athlete, the analysis, for the SoCon TV Network. 
 
An audio broadcast of Saturday's game is available as part of GS All-Access on GSEagles.com with packages varying from a day to a full year. A single-day pass is $5.95 and content can be accessed on all Windows, OSX, iOS and Android devices. Eagle Football fans can catch all the action, as well as pre-game and post-game shows on the Georgia Southern Radio Network.  The pre-game show begins two hours before kickoff. A complete listing of affiliates is available in the left column of the first page of these notes. 
 
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRE-GAME BBQ IN BOONE
Tickets are still available for the Georgia Southern Alumni Association pre-game barbeque in Boone. Join Eagle fans and alumni at the Sagebrush Restaurant from 12-2 p.m. before Saturday's 3:30 p.m. kickoff. $15 per person.
 
GATA GET BACK
It's not too late to RSVP for the GATA Club All-Sports Alumni Reunion to be held during homecoming weekend (Nov. 8-9). All Georgia Southern student-athletes, coaches, managers and athletic trainers are invited back for this special weekend and will receive two complimentary tickets to the Men's Basketball season opener Nov. 8 and one complimentary ticket to the Football game on Saturday, Nov. 9 (2 p.m. kickoff) with a pre-game tailgate and recognition ceremony on the field at halftime. To submit contact information, visit tinyurl.com/GATAClub or to RSVP, e-mail GATAClub@GeorgiaSouthern.edu.
 
GEORGIA SOUTHERN-APPALACHIAN STATE SERIES
In its longest series against an opponent, Georgia Southern finds itself in its only deficit against current conference opponents as the Mountainers have a 15-12-1 all-time mark against the Eagles and a 12-10 advantage in games played in the modern era. The Eagles defeated the top-ranked and previously undefeated Mountaineers in a 21-14 overtime win at Paulson Stadium in November 2010. That Eagle victory ended ASU's 26-game conference win streak, a streak that started after Georgia Southern's last win in Boone, N.C. in October 2007. The Eagles' came out on top at Kidd Brewer Stadium 38-35 and halted Appalachian State's 30-game home win streak.
 
BACK IN THE DAY
South Georgia Teachers College and Appalachian State Teachers College met in Statesboro the Friday after Thanksgiving in 1932 with the "Blue Tide" taking a 33-0 win in their first contest, the earliest recorded game against a current opponent.
 
A LITTLE FAMILIAR
Georgia Southern wide receivers coach Chad Lunsford and Appalachian State secondary coach Scot Sloan have both spent time on the opponent's football staff.  Lunsford was the tight ends coach for the Mountaineers from 2001-2002 and Sloan was the defensive backs coach for the Eagles from 2002-05.
 
ALL TIED UP
In six games this year, linebackers Edwin Jackson and Kyle Oehlbeck are tied with 43 total tackles with each one as the leading tackler in two games and both tied for the lead in two.
 
NUMBERS GAME
The Eagles continue to lead the Southern Conference in a number of offensive statistical categories, including total offense (481.7 yards per game), passing efficiency (170.6) and rushing offense (369.7, also #1 in NCAA Division I), Georgia Southern tops the SoCon in scoring offense with 40.2 points per game with a league-best 32 touchdowns in six games.
 
STILL THE FAVORITE
Despite not being eligible for the Southern Conference championship and postseason play, Georgia Southern was voted as the league's favorite by both the SoCon coaches and media this summer. 

NEARBY IN NORTH CAROLINA
Two other Eagle athletics teams are also competing in the state of North Carolina this weekend. Georgia Southern Men's Tennis is participating in the Elon Invitational Friday through Sunday and the Men's Soccer team travels to Greensboro for a 7:30 p.m. game vs. the Spartans Saturday.
 
BACK AT HOME AGAIN NEXT WEEK
After only one home game in the month of October, the Eagles are back at home for their next two games with the #TRUEBLUEOUT against Furman on Saturday, November 2^nd at 1 p.m. Eagle Fans are encouraged to wear as much blue as possible in Paulson Stadium for this game. After the football game, the final scrimmage for the Georgia Southern Baseball team take place under the lights at J.I. Clements Stadium. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. with free food and refreshments as the full gameday experience will be in effect with PA, music, scoreboard, lineups, umpires, jerseys and rosters.