STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern football team will look to build off the momentum it gained last week when it travels to Jonesboro to take on Arkansas State Saturday in Sun Belt action. Kickoff from Centennial Bank Stadium is set for 6:02 (local) p.m. and it will be carried on 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 8: Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 • 6:02 PM (local)/7:02 PM (ET)   
Location: Jonesboro, Ark. (Centennial Bank Stadium; 30,964)

Records:
Arkansas State: 3-4, 2-1 SBC
Georgia Southern: 3-4, 1-2 SBC

Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+
PBP: Graham Doty, Analyst: Pete Cordelli; Sidelines: Darrell Greene

Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Frank Sulkowski

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GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)

Overall Record: Tied, 3-3
In Statesboro: GS leads, 2-1
In Jonesboro: A-State leads, 2-0
At Neutral: GS leads, 1-0

Jones vs. GS: 0-1
Helton vs. A-State: Never Met
Helton vs. Jones: Never Met

Current Streak: GS, won one (2021-)
Last Meeting: GS 59, A-State 23 (2021)
Longest GS Streak: One (three times)
Longest A-State Streak: Two (2016-2017)

Largest GS Win: 36 points (2021 in Statesboro)
Largest A-State Win: 43-25 at Statesboro (2017)

GS vs. current Sun Belt Members: 73-72-1
GS vs. teams from Arkansas: 4-5
GS in state of Arkansas: 0-3

GS at Centennial Bank Stadium: 0-2
Helton at Centennial Bank Stadium: 0-0

Of Note:

• Georgia Southern and Arkansas State have played six times with each team having won three times. The two last met in 2021 with the Eagles rolling to a 59-23 win in Statesboro. The last meeting in Jonesboro came in 2019 when the Red Wolves scored 35 first-half points and held on in the second half for a 38-33 victory over the Eagles behind four touchdown passes from Layne Hatcher. 
• The Eagles defeated the Red Wolves in 1986 in the first meeting between the two teams, the Division I-AA Championship Game. In that game, quarterback Tracy Ham rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns and completed 12-of-21 passes for 306 yards and another score. 
• Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Ryan Aplin was twice named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year as the quarterback for Arkansas State in 2011 and 2012 when the Red Wolves won back-to-back league titles. The three-time first-team all-conference player was also MVP of the 2013 GoDaddy Bowl. The former quarterback still holds the school records for career total offense (12,514 yards), completions (906) and passing yards (10,758).

Countdown to Kickoff
10: Quarterback JC French IV has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 10 straight games.
9: Georgia Southern has played nine football games all-time against teams from the state of Arkansas, posting a 4-5 record. The Eagles are 3-3 against Arkansas State, 1-1 against Central Arkansas and 0-1 against Arkansas.
8: Senior receiver Camden Brown has already tied the school record with eight touchdown receptions in just seven games, tying the mark set by Chris Johnson in 2000.
7: The Eagles have lost the time of possession battle in all seven games this season.
6: Georgia Southern and Arkansas State have played six games all-time in the series dating back to 1986 with both teams winning three times.
5: The Eagles have only allowed three points in the fourth quarter of the last five games combined.
4: Georgia Southern has lost just four out of the 22 times under Helton it has scored eight or more points in the second quarter under head coach Clay Helton.
3: The Eagles are 154-3 all time when scoring 40 or more points in a game like they did last week in their 41-24 victory over Georgia State and they did in their 59-23 win over Arkansas State the last time these two teams met.
2: Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Ryan Aplin was twice named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year as the quarterback for Arkansas State in 2011 and 2012 and returns to Jonesboro this Saturday.
1: The Eagles will be looking for their first win in Jonesboro, after falling in their two previous attempts.

Up Next:
Nov. 6 - at App State - Boone, N.C. - 7:30 p.m. - ESPN/ESPN2