GAME PREVIEW: Georgia Southern to Host Ranked Chants
11/1/2021 1:30:00 PM | Football
Eagles and No. 21 Coastal Carolina to battle Saturday
STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern football team returns to action this Saturday when it hosts No. 21 Coastal Carolina at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m. and will be streamed online through 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:
PROMO: Salute to Service
IMPORTANT LINKS
Tickets
Game Day Guide (PDF)
Game Day Stadium Map (PDF)
Parking
Seating Chart (PDF)
Clear Bag Policy
Game 9: Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 • 6 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
Records:
#21 Coastal Carolina: 7-1, 4-1 SBC
Georgia Southern: 2-6, 1-4 SBC
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
Radio Affiliaties
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
Up Next:
Nov. 13 at Texas State - San Marcos, Texas - TBA
PROMO: Salute to Service
IMPORTANT LINKS
Tickets
Game Day Guide (PDF)
Game Day Stadium Map (PDF)
Parking
Seating Chart (PDF)
Clear Bag Policy
Game 9: Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021 • 6 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
Records:
#21 Coastal Carolina: 7-1, 4-1 SBC
Georgia Southern: 2-6, 1-4 SBC
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
Radio Affiliaties
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
Inside The Series
Overall: Eighth Meeting (GS leads, 5-2) • 2-0 Home; 3-2 Away
Current Streak: CCU, Won 1
Last Meeting: 2020, CCU won 28-14 - Brooks Stadium | Conway, S.C.
Of Note:
- This will be the eighth football meeting between Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina in a series that dates back to 2006. The Eagles lead the series 5-2 after Coastal won 28-14 last season in Conway.
- In 2007, Georgia Southern went to Brooks Stadium and came away with a 42-34 win behind a combined 459 yards rushing from Jayson Foster (253, school-record 6 TDs) and Lamar Lewis (206).
- The Eagles are 66-26 against teams from the Palmetto State and have eight players from South Carolina, including two potential starters (Jjay Mcafee, Charleston; Anthony Wilson, Columbia).
- No. 21 Coastal Carolina will be the second team ranked in the Associated Press FBS Top 25 to visit Allen E. Paulson Stadium, and the highest ever. In 2018, 25th-ranked App State fell to the Eagles 34-14 in Statesboro. Georgia Southern is 2-19 against FBS AP Top 25 teams, 2-6 since joining the FBS in 2014.
Countdown to Kickoff
- 10: Anthony Beck II has 10 punts of 50 yards or longer this season. His 63-yard punt late last week capped off a career-best 49.2-yard average against Georgia State and he now averages 45.4 yards per punt.
- 9: This will be the ninth time Georgia Southern will face an FBS team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since joining the FBS in 2014. The Eagles are 2-6 in the previous eight games, but are 1-0 at home.
- 8: This will be the eighth meeting between Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina with the Eagles leading 5-2. Coastal has won two of the past three contests, however, after winning last year in Conway.
- 7: Coastal Carolina tight end Isaiah Likely is tied for seventh in the FBS in touchdown receptions with eight, including four against Arkansas State.
- 6: Jayson Foster scored a school-record six rushing touchdowns in the 2007 win at Coastal Carolina.
- 5: Georgia Southern has started the same five offensive lineman for the first eight games this season.
- 4: The Eagles have four interceptions this year, but all four came against Arkansas State.
- 3: In Coastal Carolina's last visit to Allen E. Paulson Stadium, the two teams played a three-overtime game with the Eagles winning 30-27.
- 2: Georgia Southern has already recorded 21 sacks on the season, just two shy of last year's 13-game total of 23 sacks.
- 1: Najee Thompson has now started one game on offense and one game on defense after starting at cornerback last week against Georgia State. He also started at receiver last year before moving to defense earlier this season.
Up Next:
Nov. 13 at Texas State - San Marcos, Texas - TBA
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