GAME PREVIEW: Eagles Looking to Shine on Homecoming
11/2/2020 11:00:00 AM | Football
Troy comes to town for Saturday tilt
Game 7: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 • 1:00 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
Records:
Troy: 4-2, 2-1 SBC
Georgia Southern: 4-2, 2-2 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN3 (online)
PBP: Matt Stewart; Analyst: Danny Waugh
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES
Inside The Series
Overall: 20th Meeting (Troy leads, 13-6 [GS leads 6-5 in modern era]) • 3-7 Home (3-3 modern); 3-6 Away (3-2 modern)
Current Streak: Troy, Won 3
Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2019 (L, 28-49) - Memorial Stadium | Troy, Ala.
Nuggets You May Want To Consume: Georgia Southern and Troy have met 19 times on the gridiron with the Trojans holding a 13-6 lead in the series that dates back to 1934 … Since restarting football in 1984 as an NCAA program, Georgia Southern leads the series 6-5 … OLB coach Jeremy Rowell spent 15 seasons at Troy, including the final six as the defensive coordinator … From 2006-2010, the Trojans won the Sun Belt title outright or shared the title each of those five seasons … Rowell also led Troy to a 19-3 regular season record as a starting QB in 1994 and 1995 … Troy AD Brent Jones spent five years at GS, first as the Director of Sports Marketing and then as the Assistant AD of Eagle Sports Marketing … Georgia Southern general manager of athletic ticket sales Ryan Kay was Troy's starting punter from 2014-2016, averaging 40.8 yards on 195 punts in his career … Georgia Southern is 29-8 on Homecoming in the modern era after beating New Mexico State last year … Shai Werts needs 57 yards rushing to set a new Sun Belt Conference career rushing record for a quarterback, currently held by Louisiana's Michael Desormeaux, who had 2,843 yards from 2005-08 … GS and Troy are two of only five FBS teams currently scheduled to play 12 games this season.
Countdown to Kickoff
- 10: Senior running backs J.D. King (5) and Wesley Kennedy III (5) have combined to score 10 of the Eagles' 13 rushing touchdowns this season.
- 9: Nine of Anthony Beck II's 24 punts have been downed inside the 20-yard line, including four against Coastal Carolina two games ago.
- 8: The Eagles have posted eight sacks over the past two games, three at Coastal Carolina and five last week against South Alabama. The defense had four sacks total in the first four games.
- 7: Seven players on the current roster have recorded at least one career interception, led by linebacker Rashad Byrd and safety Kenderick Duncan Jr. who both have four.
- 6: Eagles' outside linebackers coach Jeremy Rowell was the defensive coordinator at Troy for six seasons and as a quarterback, lost just three games as Troy's starting quarterback in 1994 and 1995.
- 5: Senior quarterback Shai Werts has five passing touchdowns this season, giving him 31 for his career. The school record for passing touchdowns is held by Tracy Ham, who had 34 in the mid-80s.
- 4: Georgia Southern won four games in a row against Troy from 1995-2016.
- 3: Troy has won the last three games in the series with Georgia Southern, outscoring the Eagles by an average of 40.7-21.7 during that span.
- 2: The Eagles have won both games this season when trailing after three quarters, first against Campbell (trailed 20-13, won 27-26) and then against South Alabama (trailed 17-10, won 24-17).
- 1: Troy is the one Sun Belt team neither head coach Chad Lunsford or quarterback Shai Werts have beaten.
Up Next:
Nov. 14 vs. Texas State - Statesboro
