GAME PREVIEW: Eagles to Head Deep in the Heart of Texas

STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern football team heads west this weekend to take on Texas State at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. Kickoff is set for Saturday at 3:05 p.m. Eastern/2:05 p.m. local 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:

Game 10: Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 • 3 PM (ET)/2 PM (CT)
Location: San Marcos, Texas (Bobcat Stadium; 30,000)

Records:
Texas State: 3-6, 2-3 SBC
Georgia Southern: 2-7, 1-5 SBC

Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+ (online)
PBP: Brant Freeman; Analyst: Keith Moreland

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: Sixth Meeting (GS leads, 4-1) • 2-0 Home; 2-1 Away
Current Streak: GS, Won 4
Last Meeting: 2020, GS won 40-38 - Paulson Stadium | Statesboro, Ga.
Of Note:

Georgia Southern leads the series with Texas State 4-1 after holding on to down the Bobcats 40-38 last season in Statesboro. The Bobcasts scored with 2:50 left to cut the lead to two, but the Eagles picked up two first downs to run out the clock.
In its last trip to San Marcos, Georgia Southern left with a hard-fought 15-13 win in 2018 in San Marcos on a failed late two-point conversion by the Bobcats late.
Texas State won the first game in the series, a 50-35 victory in 2005 in the NCAA FCS Round of 16 at Texas State, but the Eagles have won the past four games (28-25 in 2014 in San Marcos, 37-13 in 2015 in Statesboro, 15-13 in 2018 in San Marcos and 40-38 in 2020 in Statesboro).
Georgia Southern is 6-1 all-time against teams from Texas (also 2-0 vs. Stephen F. Austin). The Eagles are 2-1 all-time playing in the state of Texas.

Countdown to Kickoff

10: Georgia Southern has made 10 of 11 field goals attempted this season.
9: Nine players on Georgia Southern's roster have at least one career forced fumble.
8: This will be the Eagles' eighth game all-time against a team from Texas, posting a 6-1 mark in the previous seven games.
7: Georgia Southern had seven fumbles (three lost) last week against in the rain against No. 21 Coastal Carolina. It's the most the Eagles have had in an FBS game since moving up in 2014.
6: This will be the sixth game in the series between Georgia Southern and Texas State with the Eagles leading 4-1. After dropping the first game, a loss in the 2005 NCAA FCS Round of 16, the Eagles have won the past four contests against the Bobcats.
5: Georgia Southern has started the same five offensive linemen in the five nine games of the season.
4: This will be Georgia Southern's fourth game ever played in the Lone Star State with the Eagles holding a 2-1 record.
3: All three touchdown receptions for the Eagles this season have come from tight ends, two from Beau Johnson and one from Chase Hancock.
2: In last year's contest, Georgia Southern got two late rushing first downs to melt away the clock and secure a 40-38 victory over the Bobcats in Statesboro.
1: Georgia Southern has one player who calls Texas his home state in receiver Amare Jones. He hails from Frisco, just over four hours from where the Eagles will be playing Saturday.

Up Next:
Nov. 20 vs. BYU - Statesboro - 4 pm (Senior Day)

Schedule

Players Mentioned

Chase Hancock

Beau Johnson

Amare Jones

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