The Georgia Southern football team returns to action this Saturday when it travels to Monroe, Louisiana to take on ULM in Sun Belt Conference action. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast online thru 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 3: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 • 6 PM (local); 7 PM (ET)  
Location: Monroe, La. (JPS Field at Malone Stadium; 30,000 - 7,500 COVID Capacity)

Records:
ULM: 0-3, 0-1 Sun Belt
Georgia Southern: 1-1, 0-1 Sun Belt

Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+
PBP: Chris Harris; Analyst: TBA

Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown

GS: GAME NOTES

Inside The Series
Overall: Ninth Meeting (GS leads, 5-3; 1 win vacated) • 4-0 Home (1 win vacated); 1-3 Away
Current Streak: GS, Won 1
Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 2019 (W, 51-29) - Paulson Stadium | Statesboro, Ga. 
Nuggets You Might Want To Consume: Georgia Southern leads the all-time on-the-field series with ULM 6-3 although the 22-16 win in 2014 at Paulson Stadium to clinch the outright Sun Belt Conference title was vacated due to NCAA sanctions … The official series record is 5-3 in favor of the Eagles … In 2015, the Eagles scored three touchdowns late to pull away and win 51-31 in Monroe … In 2016, R.J. Murray blocked a field goal with 1:16 left to help preserve a 23-21 win in Paulson Stadium … The Warhawks rolled to a 44-25 win the last time the two teams played in Monroe (2018) … The Eagles won 51-29 last year in Statesboro … Georgia Southern's Khaleb Hood and ULM's Jared Porter both attended Air Force Prep, although not at the same time … The Eagles hold an 11-9 advantage against teams from Louisiana but are just 3-6 all-time in the state of Louisiana … Freshman quarterback Sam Kenerson is the lone player on Georgia Southern's roster from the Bayou State and hails from Baton Rouge … This is the second of two straight weeks GS is scheduled to travel to the Bayou State as it played at Louisiana in Lafayette last Saturday.

Countdown to Kickoff

• 10: This will be the 10th on-field meeting between Georgia Southern and ULM with the Eagles officially leading the series 5-3 due to the 2014 victory being vacated by the NCAA.
• 9: The Eagles have lost six of their nine all-time games played in the state of Louisiana, including each of the past four.
• 8: Georgia Southern has had at least one 100-yard rusher in all but eight of its past 31 games, including both games this season.
• 7: Senior quarterback Shai Werts completed his final seven passes (plus a 2-point conversion pass) in the fourth quarter last week at Louisiana.
• 6: Shai Werts (28) needs six touchdown passes to set a new school record for career scoring passes and break the mark of 33 set by College Football Hall of Famer Tracy Ham.
• 5: Five players are the GS roster have scored a non-offensive touchdown in their collegiate careers.
• 4: The Eagles have played four games at Malone Stadium, winning just once.
• 3: Georgia Southern's first two games have been decided by a combined three points, a one-point win over Campbell and a two-point loss at No. 19 Louisiana.
• 2: This is the second of two straight weeks Georgia Southern is scheduled to travel to the Bayou State as it played at Louisiana in Lafayette last Saturday.
• 1: A pair of defensive linemen ­— C.J. Wright and Justin Ellis — both made their first collegiate starts at Louisiana last week.

Up Next:
Oct. 14 vs. Appalachian State - Statesboro, Ga.