GAME PREVIEW: It's Rivalry Week in Statesboro
12/7/2020 11:00:00 AM | Football
Appalachian State comes to town for Saturday night showdown
Game 12: Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 • 6:00 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
Records:
Appalachian State: 7-3, 5-2 SBC
Georgia Southern: 7-4, 4-3 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: 36th Meeting (App State leads, 19-15-1) • 10-6 Home; 5-13-1 Away
Current Streak: GS, Won 2
Last Meeting: Oct. 31, 2019 (W, 24-21) - Kidd Brewer Stadium | Boone, N.C.
Nuggets You May Want To Consume: Georgia Southern and App State have met 35 previous times with the Mountaineers holding a 19-15-1 lead in a series that dates back to 1932 … App State has won six of the past nine games played, but the Eagles have won the past two meetings … Georgia Southern knocked off No. 25 App in 2018 at home 34-14 for its first win ever against a ranked opponent … Last year, the Eagles knocked off No. 20 App State 24-21 at The Rock … The two schools battled as members of the Southern Conference from 1993-2013 … Georgia Southern head coach Chad Lunsford spent two seasons on the staff at App State as a tight ends coach (2001-2002) and GS defensive coordinator Scot Sloan was at App State from 2010-17 … The teams have played every year since 1993, including twice in 2001 … The 35 games played makes App Georgia Southern's most-played opponent in program history … This is the latest in the season the two schools have played (12/8/01; FCS Quarterfinals) … Georgia Southern and Appalachian State combined to win nine FCS (I-AA) national championships … This is the latest regular season home game in program history.
Countdown To Kickoff
- 10: The Eagles have won 10 straight games at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, their longest streak since 2015.
- 9: Georgia Southern and Appalachian State combined to win nine FCS (I-AA) national championships.
- 8: Georgia Southern has won eight straight games at home in the month of December dating back to a 2001 loss to Furman in the NCAA I-AA Playoffs.
- 7: The previous seven Georgia Southern/Appalachian State contests were played on a weeknight. This year's game was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, Oct. 14, but had to be pushed back to December.
- 6: The Eagles are tied for sixth in the country with 20 total takeaways and have forced multiple turnovers in five straight contests.
- 5: GS and App State are tied with Army for the FBS national lead with five different 100-yard rushers in 2020.
- 4: The Georgia Southern defense forced a turnover on four consecutive Florida Atlantic possessions last week, the first time that's been accomplished since a 2010 win at The Citadel.
- 3: This will be the third time the two teams have played in the month of December. In 1987, App downed the Eagles 19-0 in the I-AA Quarterfinals at Boone on Dec. 5. In 2001, the Eagles downed the Mountaineers 38-24 in the I-AA Quarterfinals at Statesboro on Dec. 8.
- 2: Georgia Southern is second nationally in runs of 30 or more yards with 13. The Eagles also lead the nation in runs of 20 or more yards with 27 and are tied for third with eight runs of 40 yards or longer.
- 1: Freshman Derrick Canteen's five interceptions are tied for first in the FBS and he sits one off the school record six for a season, held by eight different players and last accomplished by Antonio Glover in 2015.
Up Next:
TBD
