Countdown to Kickoff - Western Michigan - Georgia Southern University Athletics

Here are 10 things you need to know about Georgia Southern's upcoming home opener against Western Michigan, which kicks of Saturday at 6 p.m. in Paulson Stadium:

10: Prior to last week's shutout, the last time GSU failed to score at least 10 points was in 2011 (NDSU, lost 7-35).

9: Georgia Southern has lost just nine home games since 2008.

8: The Eagles have won eight consecutive home openers.

7: Darius Jones, Jr., recorded a career-high seven tackles in the opener at West Virginia.

6: Georgia Southern has lost just six home openers at Paulson Stadium in 31 previous seasons.

5: Matt Dobson is the active leader on the Eagles with five career interceptions.

4: Western Michigan is one of four teams on the Eagles' 2015 to play in a bowl game last season.

3: The duo of Matt Flynn and Ryan Nowicki combined to have three punts of 45 yards or longer last week at WVU.

2: Georgia Southern has played two games all-time against current MAC schools (UMass).

1: Western Michigan will be the first non-conference FBS program to visit Paulson Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Matt Dobson

Matt Flynn

Darius Jones Jr.

Ryan Nowicki