GAME PREVIEW: Eagles and Owls Set to Tangle
9/14/2020 11:00:00 AM | Football
Georgia Southern hosts FAU Saturday at Paulson Stadium
Game 2: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 • 3:30 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000 - 6,250 COVID Capacity)
Promotions: Hall of Fame; Family Weekend; Teacher Appreciation
Records:
Florida Atlantic: 0-0
Georgia Southern: 1-0
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN
PBP: Dave Flemming; Analyst: Rod Gilmore; Sidelines: Lericia Harris
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES
FAU: GAME NOTES
GAME DAY PAGE
Inside The Series
Overall: First Meeting
Current Streak: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A
Nuggets You May 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 25 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 … 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 2014, 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 … GS is 11-3 all-time in games broadcast on ESPN, 3-1 at home … The last time Georgia Southern appeared on ESPN's Mothership was the 2018 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, a last-second win over Eastern Michigan … FAU has seven players listed on its roster from the state of Georgia (including freshman WR Justin McKithen from Savannah) while Georgia Southern has 13 players on its roster from the state of Florida.
- 10: After last week's 155-yard effort against Campbell, senior quarterback Shai Werts now has 10 100-yard rushing games for his career.
- 9: Nine Georgia Southern position players made their first collegiate starts last week against Campbell.
- 8: Georgia Southern won a game for the first time in eight occurrences when losing the Middle Eight under Chad Lunsford when it did so last week.
- 7: Safety Java'n Singletary recorded a career-high seven tackles in last week's win over Campbell.
- 6: Six players on the 2020 Georgia Southern roster have at least one career interception.
- 5: Georgia Southern had five players on active opening-day NFL squads: PK Tyler Bass (Buffalo), RB (Matt Breida (Miami), PK Younghoe Koo (Atlanta), RB Jerick McKinnon (San Francisco) and CB Kindle Vildor (Chicago).
- 4: The Eagles have won three of the four games at Paulson Stadium when the contest was broadcast by ESPN.
- 3: Georgia Southern's .828 winning percentage at Paulson Stadium is the third best among current FBS home stadiums behind Alabama's .831 and Boise State's .829.
- 2: When Georgia Southern came back to beat Campbell 27-26 last week, it was just the second time under head coach Chad Lunsford the Eagles won a game when trailing after three quarters. GS trailed the Camels 20-13 going to the final stanza.
- 1: This will be the first football meeting between Georgia Southern and Florida Atlantic.
Sept. 26 at #19 Louisiana - TBA - Lafayette, La.
