GAME PREVIEW: Southern Hits the Road to Take on Minnesota
9/9/2019 11:00:00 AM | Football
Eagles and Golden Gophers set to tangle Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis
Game 3: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 • 3:40 PM (ET)
Location: Minneapolis, Minn. (TCF Bank Stadium; 50,805)
Records:
Georgia Southern: 1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt
Minnesota: 2-0, 0-0 Big Ten
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: Big Ten Network
PBP: Joe Beninati; Analyst:Stanley Jackson
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES
MINN: GAME NOTES
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Inside The Series
Overall: First Meeting
Current Streak: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A
Facts Maybe Only We Find Interesting: This will be the first meeting between Georgia Southern and Minnesota in football, but the men's basketball team played in Minneapolis in 2016 … In fact, this will be Georgia Southern's first football game ever played in the state of Minnesota or against a team from Minnesota … The state of Minnesota will be the 30th different state Georgia Southern will have played a game in and will be the 37th different state Georgia Southern has played an opponent from … This will be Georgia Southern's second game against a current member of the Big Ten Conference as the Eagles fell at Indiana in 2017 … Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck is 1-1 all-time against Georgia Southern, splitting a pair of games as the head coach at Western Michigan in 2015 and 2016 … Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse served as offensive coordinator at Minnesota from 1992-96 with his units leading the Big Ten in passing offense in 1992, 1993 and 1996 … The Eagles have future games against current Big Ten opponents Nebraska (2022) and Wisconsin (2023) under contract.
Countdown to Kickoff
10 Linebackers Rashad Byrd and Reynard Ellis have both tallied 10 solo stops, tied for the team lead.
9 After having none against No. 6 LSU, GS had nine explosive plays of 25 yards or longer against Maine.
8 Minnesota will be the eighth opponent in the Eagles' modern football history with multiple national titles at the FBS level. The Golden Gophers have won six NCAA national titles.
7 The Eagles had seven fumbles last week against Maine (losing one). The record for fumbles in a game by Georgia Southern is nine done three times, last coming against Chattanooga in 1990.
6 Minnesota has won six of its past eight contests at TCF Bank Stadium dating back to the start of the 2018 season.
5 Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse spent five seasons as the offensive coordinator at Minnesota from 1992-1996 with his units leading the Big Ten in passing offense in 1992, 1993 and 1996.
4 Senior All-American kicker Tyler Bass made a career-high four field goals against Maine last week. He also needs two more kicks of 40 yards or longer to set a new school record in the category (22 by David Cool).
3 The Eagles had three backs rush for over 100 yards last week against Maine, led by Matt LaRoche's career-high 154 yards. It was the first time that has happened since 2012 at Western Carolina.
2 Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck is 1-1 as a head coach against Georgia Southern, leading Western Michigan twice against the Eagles (2015 and 2016).
1 This will be the first time Georgia Southern has ever played a team from Minnesota or in the state of Minnesota.
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