The Georgia Southern football team looks to get back to its winning ways this Saturday when it hosts Florida Atlantic at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in non-conference action. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast online on ESPN+. The game will also be available via radio on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Here's all you need to know about the game:

Game 11: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 • 6:00 PM   
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)

PRESENTED BY NINE LINE APPAREL AND OPTIM ORTHOPEDICS

Records:
Florida Atlantic: 5-1
Georgia Southern: 6-4

Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+ (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: First Meeting
Nuggets You Might Want To Consume: This will be the first meeting between Georgia Southern and Florida Atlantic … Georgia Southern is 15-9 all-time against current teams from Conference USA … Georgia Southern has won 26 straight home games against non-conference opponents (including vacated wins and FCS Playoff games) dating back to a Nov. 18, 2006 overtime loss to Central Arkansas that ended the season … Georgia Southern posts a 123-16 all-time record at Paulson Stadium in non-conference contests … The Eagles have won nine games in a row at home, their longest streak since 2015 … The Eagles are 31-9 in the modern era against teams from the Sunshine State … The last game against a foe from Florida was against the University of Florida in 2013, a 26-20 victory for the Eagles in The Swamp … The last team from the state of Florida to play in Allen E. Paulson Stadium was Jacksonville, who fell 58-0 in 2012 … The Eagles are 14-1 in the modern era against teams from Florida at Paulson Stadium …  FAU has six players listed on its roster from the state of Georgia (including freshman WR Justin McKithen from Savannah) while Georgia Southern has 12 players on its roster from the state of Florida.

Countdown to Kickoff

• 10: Georgia Southern head coach Chad Lunsford is one of 10 current head coaches on the FBS level who did not play college football. 
• 9: The Eagles have won nine straight games at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, their longest streak since 2015.
• 8: Georgia Southern has played an FBS-high eight one-possession games this season, winning five of them. The only two games not to be decided in the waning seconds was UMass (41-0 win) and Coastal Carolina (28-14 loss).
• 7: The Eagles have had a 100-yard rusher in seven games this season, coming from five different players: Gerald Green, Wesley Kennedy III, J.D. King, Shai Werts and Logan Wright.
• 6: Senior defensive end Raymond Johnson III recorded his sixth career fumble recovery last week, tying the school record set by Michael Berry for career recoveries.
• 5: Rashad Byrd's five career interceptions are the third-most in program history for a linebacker, trailing only Hugo Rossignol (7) and John Mohring (6) while tied with Darrell Hendrix and Everett Sharpe.
• 4: The only four FBS teams on track to play - or to have played - the usual 12-game schedule this season reside in the Sun Belt Conference: Georgia Southern, Troy, Arkansas State and Texas State.
• 3: Only three defensive players have started all 10 games for the Eagles this season: inside linebacker Rashad Byrd, cornerback Derrick Canteen and defensive end Raymond Johnson III.
• 2: Shai Werts needs two touchdowns passes to set a new school record for career scoring tosses.
• 1: This will be the first football meeting between Georgia Southern and Florida Atlantic.

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