Georgia Southern Football Schedule Released
2/28/2020 12:05:00 PM | Football
Eagles to face five teams that played in bowl games last season
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STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern Athletics Department and the Sun Belt Conference announced Friday the Eagles' 2020 football schedule. It is a slate that features on it three conference champions from a year ago, six home games, at least one nationally televised game and five contests against teams that played in a bowl game last year.
The Eagles will open the 2020 season on the road, traveling to Boise, Idaho, to take on defending Mountain West Conference Champion Boise State on Sept. 5, before opening their home slate on Sept. 12 against Campbell. They then host defending Conference USA Champion Florida Atlantic at Allen E. Paulson Stadium a week later on Sept. 19. The final non-conference game comes in November as the Eagles travel to Ole Miss on Nov. 21.
Georgia Southern opens up Sun Belt play at the end of September, traveling to the two-time defending SBC West champion Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana on Sept. 26. October begins with a return trip to the Pelican State, this time to take on ULM on Oct. 3. An 11-day break leads into the annual mid-week game against Appalachian State, this time on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Paulson Stadium in a game that will be televised by ESPN2.Up next will be a road trip to Coastal Carolina on Oct. 24, followed by a rare three-game homestretch as the Eagles host South Alabama (Oct. 31), Troy (Nov. 7) and Texas State (Nov. 14) in successive Saturdays. The regular season wraps up in Atlanta on Nov. 28 at Georgia State.
Schedule Notes:
• The last time the Eagles had three consecutive home games was in 2011 when they hosted Chattanooga, Furman and Presbyterian College in early October. It's the latest in the regular season GS will host three straight home games since 1992 when the Eagles hosted Middle Tennessee, Mississippi College and Troy as part of a five-game homestand. Those games were played on the same dates as this year's games will be.
• GS will play two home games in September, two in October and two in November, just like in 2019.
• In all, the Eagles will face five teams that played in the NCAA postseason last season with two of those games at home: at Boise State (MWC champs; Las Vegas Bowl); Florida Atlantic (C-USA champs; Boca Raton Bowl champs); Appalachian State (SBC champs; New Orleans Bowl champs); at Louisiana (SBC runner-up; LendingTree Bowl champs); and at Georgia State (Arizona Bowl).
• Georgia Southern will have just two open Saturdays, the dates preceding and following the Wednesday night tilt against the Mountaineers (Oct. 10 and Oct. 17). There is no true off week on the schedule.
• This will be just the fourth Wednesday game in program history: against Bowling Green in the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl, against Louisiana in 2016, and against Arkansas State in 2017.
The conference is once again split into two, five-team divisions and have a championship game on Dec. 5 at the higher-ranked team's home stadium. Georgia Southern is grouped in the East Division with Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Troy, Georgia Southern and Georgia State.
Season ticket holders only have a few weeks left to renew their 2020 season tickets and/parking before the March 31 renewal deadline. Ticket holders can renew online at GSEagles.com/Renewals and fans looking to purchase season tickets may pre-order new season ticket packages by visiting GSEagles.com/FootballTickets or by calling 1(800) GSU-WINS during business hours (Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.). They can also stop by the Ticket Office at 203 Lanier Drive. Season ticket packages start as low as $80/each for all six home games this season.
Arkansas State will be the lone SBC member that the Eagles will not play this season.
Times and broadcast information for all 12 games, as well as promotional days for the six home contests, will be announced at a later date. Dates and times are subject to change up to 12 days before kickoff due to broadcast rights with the league's television partners.
For the full schedule, click here.
2020 Georgia Southern Football Schedule
September
Sept. 5: at Boise State
Sept. 12: Campbell
Sept. 19: Florida Atlantic
Sept. 26: at Louisiana*
October
Oct. 3: at ULM*
Oct. 14: Appalachian State* (Wednesday; ESPN2)
Oct. 24: at Coastal Carolina*
Oct. 31: South Alabama*
November
Nov. 7: Troy*
Nov. 14: Texas State*
Nov. 21: at Ole Miss
Nov. 28: at Georgia State*
December
Dec. 5: SBC Championship [if qualified]
* - denotes Sun Belt Conference opponent
The 2020 schedule for @GSAthletics_FB begins at Boise State. The Eagles will welcome Appalachian State for a Wednesday night game on ESPN2 and will end the season on the road at Ole Miss and Georgia State. #HailSouthern #SunBeltFB pic.twitter.com/jyqRO0TvZD
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