STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern football team makes its 2025 debut at Allen E. Paulson Stadium/Evans Family Feild Saturday when it hosts Jax State in non-conference action. Kickoff is set for 7:02 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 3: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 • 7:02 PM   
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium/Evans Family Field; 25,000)

Records:
Jax State: 1-1, 1-0 C-USA
Georgia Southern: 0-2, 0-0 SBC

Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+
PBP: Danny Waugh, Analyst: Jayson Foster, Sidelines: Whitney Haworth

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

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GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)

Inside The Series
Overall Record: GS leads, 4-0
In Statesboro: GS leads, 3-0
In Jacksonville: GS leads, 1-0

Kelly vs. GS: Never Met
Helton vs. Jax State: Never Met
Helton vs. Kelly: Never Met

Current Streak: GS, won four (1992-)
Last Meeting: GS 41, JSU 3 (2002)
Longest GS Streak: Four (1992-present)
Longest JSU Streak: None

Largest GS Win: 38 points (2002 in Statesboro)
Largest JSU Win: N/A

GS vs. current Conference USA Members: 26-11
GS vs. teams from Alabama: 25-17
GS in state of Georgia: 235-68-1

GS at Allen E. Paulson Stadium: 218-51
Helton at Paulson Stadium: 13-5

Of Note:

• This will be the fifth football meeting between Georgia Southern and Jacksonville State. The Eagles lead the series 4-0, but the two schools haven't played since 2002. 
• This will be the first meeting between the two teams as members of the FBS. The previous four meetings came when both teams were in the Division I-AA/FCS. The series began in 1992 with the Eagles winning 10-0 in Statesboro. In 1998, Southern beat Jax State 51-32 at home before winning in Alabama 51-14 a year later. The last meeting came in 2002 with Georgia Southern winning 41-3 at Paulson Stadium.
• Georgia Southern returns the trip to Jax State next season.
• Gamecock offensive coordinator Clint Trickett and tight ends coach Taylor Housewright served on the Georgia Southern coaching staff in 2024.
• Jax State outside linebacker Issac Walker and safety Tyler Bride spent time in Statesboro as members of the Eagles.
• The Eagles are 33-7 in home openers at Paulson Stadium.

Countdown to Kickoff
10: The Georgia Southern/Jax State series began in 1992 with the Eagles winning 10-0 in Statesboro. Overall, the Eagles lead the series 4-0, including 3-0 at home.
9: Nine different players have carried the ball at least once in Georgia Southern's first two games.
8: Quarterback JC French IV has eight games with two or more touchdown passes, including both games this season.
7: The Eagles have lost just seven of their 40 home openers at Paulson Stadium.
6: Six true freshmen have played thus far: Weston Bryan, Tripp Bryant, Fabo Chaney, Elijah Fears, Peyton Plott and Colton Veltkamp.
5: This will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Eagles and Gamecocks with Georgia Southern leading 4-0. The last meeting between the two came in 2002.
4: Georgia Southern has the fourth best home winning percentage in the FBS at active stadiums.
3: Transfer Camden Brown already has three touchdown receptions in the first two games. The school record for touchdown catches in a season is eight.
2: Georgia Southern has lost just two non-conference home games since the start of the 2007 season, BYU and Boise State. The Eagles have won 33 of their past 35 home non-conference games since a Nov. 18, 2006 overtime loss to Central Arkansas that ended the season.
1: Freshman Weston Bryan's first career pass was a 32-yard touchdown pass to Camden Brown last week at USC.

Up Next:
Sept. 20 vs. Maine - Statesboro - 7 p.m. - ESPN+
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