GAME PREVIEW: Eagles Look to Continue Hot Start
10/1/2018 11:00:00 AM | Football
Division-leading South Alabama comes to town for Homecoming
Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 • 3:35 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
Records:
Georgia Southern: 3-1, 1-0 Sun Belt
Arkansas State: 1-4, 1-1 Sun Belt
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN3
PBP: Greg Talbott; Analyst: Danny Waugh
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: Fifth Meeting (GS leads, 4-0) • 2-0 Home; 2-0 Away
Current Streak: GS, Won 4
Last Meeting: Nov. 18, 2017 (W, 52-0) - Allen E. Paulson Stadium | Statesboro, Ga.
Facts Maybe Only We Find Interesting: Georgia Southern is 27-8 on Homecoming in the modern era, but has lost its past two (Louisiana in 2016 and New Mexico State last year) … In the four previous games between the two squads, GS has outscored South Alabama by a combined 159-32 (39.7-8) with South Alabama having yet to top the 20-point mark against the Georgia Southern defense … Georgia Southern won 28-6 in 2014 in Mobile, 55-17 in 2015 in Statesboro, 24-9 in 2016 in Mobile and 52-0 last year in Statesboro … The 2014 game was the first Sun Belt Conference contest in GS football history and was the first of eight league wins for the Eagles en route to a 2014 conference title and perfect league record … In the four contests, the Eagles have run for 1,484 yards on just 239 carries (6.2 YPC) … Eighteen of 21 Eagle scores have come on the ground, as well … Georgia Southern has five players on its roster from the state of Alabama, including senior running back Monteo Garrett (Talladega).
Countdown to Kickoff
10: The Eagles have scored touchdowns on 10 of their 12 trips into the red zone this season.
9: Defensive end Logan Hunt posted a career-high nine tackles, including 3.5 TFL and 3.0 sacks, against A-State.
8: South Alabama has averaged just eight points per game against GS in four previous contests.
7: The Georgia Southern defensive secondary posted seven pass break ups and forced a fumble last week in the win over against Arkansas State.
6: The Eagle offense has averaged 6.2 yards per carry against South Alabama over the previous four games contested.
5: GS has five players on its roster from the state of Alabama, including senior running back Monteo Garrett.
4: Georgia Southern has won all four previous contests against South Alabama.
3: This will be South Alabama's third appearance in Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
2: The Eagles have lost their past two Homecoming games, but still own a 27-8 mark on the special day.
1: The 2014 win over the Jaguars was the Eagles' first Sun Belt Conference win in program history.
