STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern football team returns to action this Saturday when it hosts No. 14 BYU at Allen E. Paulson Stadium for Senior Day. Kickoff is set for 4:05 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:
SENIOR DAY
IMPORTANT LINKS
Tickets
Game Day Guide (PDF)
Game Day Stadium Map (PDF)
Parking
Seating Chart (PDF)
Clear Bag Policy
Game 11: Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 • 4 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
Records:
#14 BYU: 8-2
Georgia Southern: 3-7
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+ (online)
PBP:
Danny Waugh; Analyst: Amy Zimmer
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: First meeting
Current Streak: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A
Of Note:
- This will be the first football meeting between Georgia Southern and BYU.
- The Cougars will be the first team from the state of Utah that the Eagles have ever played.
- After hosting No. 21 Coastal Carolina on Nov. 6, the Eagles now welcome No. 14 BYU to Paulson Stadium. The Cougars become the highest ranked FBS team to come Statesboro, surpassing CCU from two weeks ago.
- BYU becomes the sixth different current FBS independent team the Eagles have played in their modern era. They are 5-1 against New Mexico State, 3-1 against Liberty, 1-0 against UConn, 2-2 against UMass and 0-1 against Army West Point.
- Twenty-three seniors will be honored before the game. This group has won 28 games and a pair of bowl games over the past three-plus seasons.
- Neither team has a player on its roster from their opponent's home state.
Countdown to Kickoff
- 10: Only 10 players have started all 10 games this season for Georgia Southern.
- 9: The Eagle defense tallied nine tackles for loss in the win last week at Texas State.
- 8: Georgia Southern has played eight previous game against ranked opponents as a member of the FBS, winning two of them (#25 App State in 2018, at #21 App State in 2019).
- 7: Seven players on Georgia Southern's roster have scored at least one non-offensive touchdown in college after Tyrell Davis returned a blocked punt for a score at Texas State.
- 6: Senior running back Logan Wright leads the Eagles with six rushing touchdowns. BYU's Tyler Allgeier is tied for the national lead with 17.
- 5: The Eagles have five players who have started at least 14 games in a row: offensive guard Aaron Dowdell (23), center Logan Langemeier (23), safety Anthony Wilson (21), defensive end Justin Ellis (14) and outside linebacker Benz Josue (14).
- 4: BYU will be the fourth team Georgia Southern has played this season that has been ranked at some point in 2021. Louisiana, Arkansas and Coastal Carolina have also been ranked this year.
- 3: Georgia Southern is looking to avoid its first three-game home losing streak since 2016.
- 2: This is the second straight year that BYU will play at a Sun Belt school. Last season, the Cougars and Coastal Carolina scheduled a game late in the season with the Chants winning in Conway, South Carolina.
- 1: After giving up 23 passing touchdowns in the first seven games of the season, the Eagle defense has given up just one passing touchdown over the past three games.
Up Next:
Nov. 27 at App State - Boone, N.C. - 2:30 p.m.
