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Georgia Southern Readies For Stiff Test at ULM
9/28/2015 6:03:00 PM | Football
Eagles prepare for second long road trip in a row
The Georgia Southern Eagles will have its second long road trip in a row when they continue Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday, Oct. 3 with a trip to Louisiana to face the ULM Warhawks. Here's all you need to know about the game:
Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 • 6 PM Central/7 PM Eastern
Location: Monroe, La. (Malone Stadium; 30,427)
Broadcast Information
Online: ESPN3
PBP: TBA; Analyst: TBA
Radio: Eagle Sports Network
PBP: Chris Blair; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Danny Reed
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
The Series
• Georgia Southern leads the all-time series with ULM 3-2 after the Eagles hung on for a 22-16 win last season at Paulson Stadium to clinch the outright Sun Belt Conference title.
• Each team has won its games at home with ULM upsetting the then top-ranked Eagles 21-13 at Malone Stadium in 1991. The two teams met in back-to-back years in 1987 and 1988 and then 1990 and 1991 with Georgia Southern winning two straight in the series with wins at Paulson Stadium in 1988 and 1990. GS won last year at home to take the lead in the series.
Conference Winning Streak
• Not counting conference championship games, GS has the third-longest active conference winning streak in the country at 11 games (last nine in the Sun Belt; won final two Southern Conference games in 2013), behind only Ohio State University (24) and Florida State University (22).
In The Pelican State
• Georgia Southern is 1-3 in the state of Louisiana, dropping both games at ULM (1987, 1981), falling at McNeese State (2003) and beating Nicholls State (1989).
• The Eagles have a future non-conference game at LSU scheduled for 2019.
2K For Mr. #HeGone
• Matt Breida continues to put up big numbers for the Georgia Southern offense this season and passed a big milestone at Idaho last Saturday. The junior from Brooksville, Florida, became the 16th member of the 2,000-yard rushing club at GS with his 179-yard performance in the Kibbie Dome. He now has 2,089 career yards for his career and sits in 15th place all-time at Georgia Southern, one spot behind junior quarterback Kevin Ellison, who has 2,134 career rushing yards.
• Eleven FBS players have a run of 80 yards or longer this year, but Breida is the only one with two. He also leads the FBS in 70-yard runs (3) and 60-yard runs (4).
• In the past three games, he has racked up 589 yards rushing and eight touchdowns (176 vs. Western Michigan, 164 vs. The Citadel, 179 vs. Idaho). He has scoring runs of 70, 34, 25, 87, 83 and 66 yards.
• Breida is currently seventh in the country, averaging 147.3 rushing yards per game, and is averaging 10.9 yards per carry this season.
• Georgia Southern is one of just three FBS schools to currently boast two 2,000-yard rushers: Kevin Ellison (Jr., QB, 2,134 yards) and Matt Breida (Jr., RB, 2,089 yards). Ohio State features Braxton Miller (Sr., WR, 3,190 yards) and Ezekial Elliott (Jr., RB, 2,595 yards) while Arkansas has Alex Collins (Jr., RB, 2,628) and Jonathan Williams (Sr., RB, 2,321).
Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 • 6 PM Central/7 PM Eastern
Location: Monroe, La. (Malone Stadium; 30,427)
Broadcast Information
Online: ESPN3
PBP: TBA; Analyst: TBA
Radio: Eagle Sports Network
PBP: Chris Blair; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Danny Reed
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
The Series
• Georgia Southern leads the all-time series with ULM 3-2 after the Eagles hung on for a 22-16 win last season at Paulson Stadium to clinch the outright Sun Belt Conference title.
• Each team has won its games at home with ULM upsetting the then top-ranked Eagles 21-13 at Malone Stadium in 1991. The two teams met in back-to-back years in 1987 and 1988 and then 1990 and 1991 with Georgia Southern winning two straight in the series with wins at Paulson Stadium in 1988 and 1990. GS won last year at home to take the lead in the series.
Conference Winning Streak
• Not counting conference championship games, GS has the third-longest active conference winning streak in the country at 11 games (last nine in the Sun Belt; won final two Southern Conference games in 2013), behind only Ohio State University (24) and Florida State University (22).
In The Pelican State
• Georgia Southern is 1-3 in the state of Louisiana, dropping both games at ULM (1987, 1981), falling at McNeese State (2003) and beating Nicholls State (1989).
• The Eagles have a future non-conference game at LSU scheduled for 2019.
2K For Mr. #HeGone
• Matt Breida continues to put up big numbers for the Georgia Southern offense this season and passed a big milestone at Idaho last Saturday. The junior from Brooksville, Florida, became the 16th member of the 2,000-yard rushing club at GS with his 179-yard performance in the Kibbie Dome. He now has 2,089 career yards for his career and sits in 15th place all-time at Georgia Southern, one spot behind junior quarterback Kevin Ellison, who has 2,134 career rushing yards.
• Eleven FBS players have a run of 80 yards or longer this year, but Breida is the only one with two. He also leads the FBS in 70-yard runs (3) and 60-yard runs (4).
• In the past three games, he has racked up 589 yards rushing and eight touchdowns (176 vs. Western Michigan, 164 vs. The Citadel, 179 vs. Idaho). He has scoring runs of 70, 34, 25, 87, 83 and 66 yards.
• Breida is currently seventh in the country, averaging 147.3 rushing yards per game, and is averaging 10.9 yards per carry this season.
• Georgia Southern is one of just three FBS schools to currently boast two 2,000-yard rushers: Kevin Ellison (Jr., QB, 2,134 yards) and Matt Breida (Jr., RB, 2,089 yards). Ohio State features Braxton Miller (Sr., WR, 3,190 yards) and Ezekial Elliott (Jr., RB, 2,595 yards) while Arkansas has Alex Collins (Jr., RB, 2,628) and Jonathan Williams (Sr., RB, 2,321).
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