Georgia Southern University
Marshall
GAME PREVIEW: Eagles Look to Bounce Back at Marshall
11/6/2023 2:30:00 PM | Football
Georgia Southern set to travel to West Virginia for key SBC battle
Game 10: Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 • 7:03 PM
Location: Huntington, W.Va. (Joan C. Edwards Stadium; 30,475)
Records:
Marshall: 4-5, 1-4 SBC
Georgia Southern: 6-3, 3-2 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: NFL Network
PBP: Jason Ross Jr.; Analyst: Tyoka Jackson
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Kyle Vantrease (@KVT6_)
Radio Affiliates (PDF)
GS: GAME NOTES
MU: GAME NOTES
Inside The Series
Overall Record Marshall leads, 5-2
In Statesboro MU leads, 3-1
In Huntington MU leads, 2-1
Huff vs. GS 1-0
Helton vs. Marshall 0-1
Helton vs. Huff Huff leads, 1-0
Current Streak Marshall, Won 5 (1993-2022)
Last Meeting MU 23, GS 10 (2022)
Longest GS Streak Two (1989-90)
Longest MU Streak Five (1993-2022)
Largest GS Win 32 points (1989 in Statesboro)
Largest MU Win 30 points (1995 in Huntington)
GS vs. current Sun Belt Members 70-67-1
GS vs. teams from West Virginia 4-6
GS in state of West Virginia 1-3
Of Note:
- Marshall leads the series with Georgia Southern 5-2. The Eagles won the first two games (1989, 1990) but the Thundering Herd have won the past five (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2022) to take the lead in the series.
- In five of the previous seven games, both teams were ranked in the I-AA Top 25 Poll, including three times when Marshall was the No. 1 team in the country.
- Georgia Southern will pay respect to the 75 souls lost in the 1970 Marshall football plane crash with a decal on the back of each helmet.
- The Eagles are 4-6 all-time against teams from West Virginia and 1-3 in games played in the Mountaineer State. Southern has not played in the state of West Virginia since 2015 and has not played at Marshall since 1995. The Eagles are 0-2 at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Their lone win came at Fairfield Stadium in 1990, the last season of use for the stadium.
Countdown to Kickoff
10: The Eagles have won just four of the 10 games played in the modern era against teams from West Virginia.
9: The Texas State game marked the first time in nine games this season Georgia Southern had not won the time of possession battle.
8: Georgia Southern is eighth in the FBS in defensive touchdowns with three, coming on pick sixes from Tyrell Davis, Khadry Jackson and Marques Watson-Trent.
7: Linebacker Marques Watson-Trent needs seven tackles to record his second-straight 100-tackle season. The last Eagle player to do that was Joe Scott in 2001 (112) and 2002 (116). Watson-Trent had 114 stops last season and has 93 this year.
6: The Eagles have won all six games when forcing three or more turnovers and have lost the three games when they have not.
5: In five of the previous seven games, both GS and Marshall were ranked in the I-AA Top 25 Poll, including three times when Marshall was the No. 1 team in the country.
4: Georgia Southern finishes its regular season with three of its final four games on the road.
3: The Eagles and Thundering Herd have met three previous times in Huntington, all coming in the 1990s.
2: This will be Georgia Southern's second game this season on NFL Network. The Eagles beat Coastal Carolina at Paulson Stadium earlier this year on NFLN.
1: Defensive lineman Isaac Walker is first in the FBS with five forced fumbles. The school record is six set by Roderick Tinsley in 2010.
Up Next:
Nov. 18 vs. Old Dominion - Statesboro, Ga.
