Saturday, November 7
Statesboro, GA
3:30 PM
Georgia Southern University
vs
Marshall
11/2/2026 3:30:00 PM | Football
Marshall comes to town for Homecoming
STATESBORO - It's Homecoming in Statesboro as the Georgia Southern football squad hosts Marshall at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Sun Belt Conference action. Kickoff is set for 3:33 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 9: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 • 3:33 PM Â
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium/Evans Family Field; 25,000)
Records:
Marshall: 5-3, 2-2 SBC
Georgia Southern: 4-4, 3-1 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+
PBP: Danny Waugh; Analyst: Jayson Foster; Sidelines: Capers Childs
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Adam Young (@youngpbp); Analyst: Frank Sulkowski (@TheBigGuyWJCL); Sidelines: Jeff Roberts (@JeffRoberts__)
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
Radio Affiliates
Inside The Series
Overall Record Marshall leads, 6-4
In Statesboro MU leads, 3-2
In Huntington MU leads, 3-2
Gibson vs. GS 0-1
Helton vs. MU 2-2
Helton vs. Gibson Helton leads, 1-0
Current Streak GS, won two (2024-)
Last Meeting GS 24, MU 19 (2025)
Longest GS Streak Two (1989-90; 2024-)
Longest MU Streak Six (1993-2023)
Largest GS Win 32 points (1989 in Statesboro)
Largest MU Win 30 points (1995 in Huntington)
GS vs. current Sun Belt Members 75-71-1
GS vs. teams from West Virginia 6-7
GS in state of Georgia 241-72-1
GS at Allen E. Paulson Stadium 224-55
Helton at Paulson Stadium 19-9
Of Note:
Countdown to Kickoff
10: Southern and Marshall have met 10 previous times with the Thundering Herd leading 6-4. The Eagles won the first two games before the Thundering Herd won six in a row.
9: Quarterback Max Johnson recorded his ninth-career 300-yard passing game with a 314-yard effort in the win over App State.
8: Only 10 players have started all eight games for the Eagles this season (5 on offense; 5 on defense).
7: Georgia Southern has won all seven games under head coach Clay Helton when it has a combined 65 or more rushing attempts and passing completions as it did the past two games against ODU and App State.
6: Marshall leads the series with the Eagles in Statesboro, 3-2, but MU has actually played six games at Paulson Stadium.
5: In five of the previous nine 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.
4: Tripp Bryant made all four of his field goals last week in the Eagles' 19-3 win over App State, including a career-long 48-yard attempt in the fourth quarter.
3: Georgia Southern scored three touchdowns in the final 6:32 to rally and beat Marshall 24-23 the last time these two teams played in Statesboro (2024).
2: The Eagles' scoring defense is ranked second in the Sun Belt and 35th in the FBS, allowing 20.5 points per game.
1: The 43:54 time of possession against App State is #1 on the list for most possession time in a single game.
Up Next:
Nov. 14Â at Georgia State - Atlanta, Ga.
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Game 9: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 • 3:33 PM Â
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium/Evans Family Field; 25,000)
Records:
Marshall: 5-3, 2-2 SBC
Georgia Southern: 4-4, 3-1 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+
PBP: Danny Waugh; Analyst: Jayson Foster; Sidelines: Capers Childs
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Adam Young (@youngpbp); Analyst: Frank Sulkowski (@TheBigGuyWJCL); Sidelines: Jeff Roberts (@JeffRoberts__)
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
Radio Affiliates
Inside The Series
Overall Record Marshall leads, 6-4
In Statesboro MU leads, 3-2
In Huntington MU leads, 3-2
Gibson vs. GS 0-1
Helton vs. MU 2-2
Helton vs. Gibson Helton leads, 1-0
Current Streak GS, won two (2024-)
Last Meeting GS 24, MU 19 (2025)
Longest GS Streak Two (1989-90; 2024-)
Longest MU Streak Six (1993-2023)
Largest GS Win 32 points (1989 in Statesboro)
Largest MU Win 30 points (1995 in Huntington)
GS vs. current Sun Belt Members 75-71-1
GS vs. teams from West Virginia 6-7
GS in state of Georgia 241-72-1
GS at Allen E. Paulson Stadium 224-55
Helton at Paulson Stadium 19-9
Of Note:
- Marshall leads the series with Georgia Southern 6-4. The Eagles won the first two games but then the Thundering Herd won the next six to take the lead in the series. In 2024, a 34-yard touchdown pass to Derwin Burgess Jr. with a minute left and a late interception secured the largest second-half comeback in the history of Allen E. Paulson Stadium as Georgia Southern rallied to score three touchdowns in the final 6:32 to stun Marshall 24-23. Last year, the Eagles went to Huntington and won at Edwards Stadium for the first time ever and secured a bowl berth with a 24-19 victory to end the regular season.
- Marshall leads the series with the Eagles in Statesboro, 3-2, but MU has actually played six games at Paulson Stadium. The Herd lost to Youngstown State in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game played in Statesboro.Â
- In five of the previous nine 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 is 33-8 on Homecoming in the modern era after beating Georgia State 41-24 last year.
Countdown to Kickoff
10: Southern and Marshall have met 10 previous times with the Thundering Herd leading 6-4. The Eagles won the first two games before the Thundering Herd won six in a row.
9: Quarterback Max Johnson recorded his ninth-career 300-yard passing game with a 314-yard effort in the win over App State.
8: Only 10 players have started all eight games for the Eagles this season (5 on offense; 5 on defense).
7: Georgia Southern has won all seven games under head coach Clay Helton when it has a combined 65 or more rushing attempts and passing completions as it did the past two games against ODU and App State.
6: Marshall leads the series with the Eagles in Statesboro, 3-2, but MU has actually played six games at Paulson Stadium.
5: In five of the previous nine 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.
4: Tripp Bryant made all four of his field goals last week in the Eagles' 19-3 win over App State, including a career-long 48-yard attempt in the fourth quarter.
3: Georgia Southern scored three touchdowns in the final 6:32 to rally and beat Marshall 24-23 the last time these two teams played in Statesboro (2024).
2: The Eagles' scoring defense is ranked second in the Sun Belt and 35th in the FBS, allowing 20.5 points per game.
1: The 43:54 time of possession against App State is #1 on the list for most possession time in a single game.
Up Next:
Nov. 14Â at Georgia State - Atlanta, Ga.
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