GAME PREVIEW: It's an All-Eagle Matchup at the Camellia Bowl
12/10/2018 1:00:00 PM | Football
Eagles looking to pick up 10th win against Eastern Michigan
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 • 5:30 PM (ET)/4:30 PM (CT)
Location: Montgomery, Ala. (Historic Cramton Bowl; 25,000)
Records:
Georgia Southern: 9-3, 6-2 Sun Belt
Eastern Michigan: 7-5, 5-3 MAC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN
PBP: Mike Corey; Analyst: Rene Ingoglia; Sidelines: Lauren Sisler
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
GAME DAY PAGE
TICKETS AND BOWL INFORMATION
Inside The Series
Overall: First Meeting
Facts Maybe Only We Find Interesting: This will be Georgia Southern's second bowl game as they won the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl over Bowling Green, although the program made 19 appearances in the I-AA Playoffs … With a win, the Eagles would set a program high for wins in a season as an FBS program (9 in 2014 & 2015) … Georgia Southern is 2-1 all-time against current members of the Mid-American Conference, 1-1 against Western Michigan and 1-0 against Bowling Green … MAC member Ball State is on the 2022 and 2023 future schedule for the Eagles … Georgia Southern is 17-5 all-time at neutral sites, including six games in FCS National Championship games, four of which the Eagles won … GS is 9-7 all-time in games played in the state of Alabama in the modern era, but has never played in the Cramton Bowl - home of the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl - or in Montgomery … The Eagles have forced a turnover in 15 straight games dating back to last season, its longest streak since a 16-game stretch in 2004-05 … Georgia Southern is 33-12 all-time in the month of December, including winning all six national titles in the month … Tight end Ellis Richardson transfered from Alabama State (located in Montgomery), where he was a quarterback in 2015 for the Hornets.
Countdown to Kickoff
10: With a win, Georgia Southern will record its 15th 10-win season in program history, but its first at the FBS level.
9: Georgia Southern has won all nine game this season it won the rushing battle and lost the three games it didn't.
8: Tyler Bass has eight field goals of 40 yards or longer this season, tied for the third most in program history.
7: Georgia Southern has won all seven games this year when having a 100-yard rusher.
6: Shai Werts needs six passes without an interception to set a new school record for consecutive passes without one (117).
5 GS has committed just five turnovers this season, which would be a new NCAA FBS single-season low if the Eagles can maintain their pace. The current NCAA record is eight turnovers in a season by six teams, last done by LSU in 2017.
4: Four players who saw action in the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl are still on this year's Georgia Southern roster.
3: The Eagles have blocked three kicks this season: a punt, a field goal and a PAT.
2: This will be Georgia Southern's second bowl game, although the program made 19 appearances in the I-AA Playoffs.
1: Georgia Southern is No. 1 in the FBS with a +22 turnover margin and has forced a turnover in 15 straight games.
