GAME PREVIEW: GS Heads to Mobile For Thursday Night Fun
9/30/2019 10:37:00 AM | Football
Eagles looking to get things rolling against South Alabama
Game 5: Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 • 7:32 PM (ET)/6:32 PM (CT)
Location: Mobile, Ala. (Ladd-Peebles Stadium; 33,471)
Records:
South Alabama: 1-4, 0-1 Sun Belt
Georgia Southern: 1-3, 0-1 Sun Belt
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPNU
PBP: Kevin Brown; Analyst: Andre Ware
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES
USA: GAME NOTES
GAME DAY PAGE
Inside The Series
Overall: Sixth Meeting (GS leads, 5-0) • 3-0 Home; 2-0 Away
Current Streak: GS, Won 5
Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2018 (W, 48-13) - Allen E. Paulson Stadium | Statesboro, Ga.
Facts Maybe Only We Find Interesting: In the five previous games between the two squads, GS has outscored South Alabama by a combined 207-45 (41.4-9) with South Alabama having yet to top the 20-point mark against the Eagles … The Jaguars have only scored four touchdowns in the series, three on offense … 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 five contests, the Eagles have run for 1,779 yards on just 273 carries (6.5 YPC) … Twenty-two of 27 Eagle touchdowns have come on the ground, as well … Georgia Southern is 7-5 all-time in games played on Thursdays, 4-2 at home and 3-3 on the road … GS is 5-4 all-time on short rest (less than seven days) … Georgia Southern has played six teams from the state of Alabama with a modern-era record of 20-8 against non-Power 5 opponents … Jaguar defensive line coach Harland Bower, who is in his first season at South Alabama, was a defensive lineman for the Eagles from 2006-2009 and served as a team captain his senior year.
10: All-American Tyler Bass already has 10 made field goals this season. He is one of nine FBS kickers entering this week with 10 makes and is tied for the national lead with Iowa's Keith Duncan at 2.5 FGs/game.
9: South Alabama has averaged just nine points per game against GS in five previous contests.
8: The Eagles have scored just eight total touchdowns in four games, six on the ground plus two non-offensive scores.
7: GS has seven players on its roster from the state of Alabama, including starting linebacker Reynard Ellis who has 27 tackles and a blocked kick.
6: The Eagle offense has averaged 6.5 yards per carry against South Alabama over the previous five games contested.
5: All but five of Georgia Southern's 27 touchdowns in the previous five contests against South Alabama have come via the ground.
4: South Alabama defensive line coach Harland Bower was a four-year letterwinner for Georgia Southern from 2006-2009, serving as team captain his senior season.
3: The Eagles are undefeated in three games at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile. They have won both games against the Jaguars and won the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl against Bowling Green at the stadium.
2: This game is the first of two contests Georgia Southern will play in Alabama this season as it will come back on Nov. 9 to take on Troy.
1: The 2014 win over the Jaguars was the Eagles' first Sun Belt Conference win in program history.
Up Next:
vs. Coastal Carolina - Saturday, Oct. 19
Allen E. Paulson Stadium; TBA
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