GAME PREVIEW: Division Leaders Meet in Key SBC Tilt
10/29/2018 1:00:00 PM | Football
Eagles head to Monroe for stiff road test
Game 9: Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 • 3:05 PM (ET)
Location: Monroe, La. (Malone Stadium; 27,617)
Records:
Georgia Southern: 7-1, 4-0 Sun Belt
ULM: 4-4, 2-2 Sun Belt
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN App (ESPN3)
PBP: Graham Doty; Analyst: Greg Bowser
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
GAME DAY PAGE
Inside The Series
Overall: Eighth Meeting (GS leads, 5-2) • 4-0 Home; 1-2 Away
Current Streak: GS, Won 3
Last Meeting: Sept. 17, 2016 (W, 23-21) - Allen E. Paulson Stadium | Statesboro, Ga.
Facts Maybe Only We Find Interesting: Georgia Southern leads the all-time series with ULM 5-2 although the 22-16 win in 2014 at Paulson Stadium was vacated due to NCAA sanctions … That win clinched the outright Sun Belt Conference title, which the Eagles retained … In 2015, the Eagles scored three touchdowns late to pull away and win 51-31 in Monroe … In 2016, R.J. Murray blocked a field goal as time expired to help preserve a 23-21 win in Paulson Stadium … Before the 15-13 win over Texas State last month, that marked the last win of two points or less for the Eagles … Georgia Southern has won the past three games in the series against the War Hawks …The Eagles are just 3-3 all-time in games played in the state of Louisiana, but have won their past three games in the Pelican State … The last time they lost in Louisiana was 2003 at McNeese … GS is 10-5 all-time against teams from the state of Louisiana … The Eagles are 3-0 against the Sun Belt West Division this season, downing Arkansas State, South Alabama and Texas State.
Countdown to Kickoff
10: Shai Werts has 10 rushing touchdowns on the season after scoring just three times on the ground all of last year.
9: The Eagles have won nine of the 10 games where they've won the turnover battle under Chad Lunsford.
8: Only nine position players have started all eight games for the Eagles this season.
7: The punting combo of Magill Bauerle and Tyler Bass has tallied seven punts of 50 yards or longer this season.
6: The Eagles will be looking for their first six-game winning streak since 2014 (seven games).
5: GS forced five turnovers against App State, the second year in a row the Eagles have forced five turnovers in a game.
4: This will be the fourth, and final, scheduled game against a Sun Belt West Division opponent this season.
3: Georgia Southern has won its past three games played in the state of Louisiana.
2: The 23-21 win over ULM in 2016 was the last win over two points or less for the Eagles before their 15-13 win over Texas State last month in San Marcos.
1:Appalachian State was the first ranked FBS team the Eagles have ever beaten in football.
