Saturday, September 12
Clemson, SC
7:30 PM
Georgia Southern University
at
Clemson
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Road opener against Tigers set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern football team travels to Memorial Stadium Saturday to take on Clemson in non-conference action. Kickoff is set for 7:35 p.m. and it will be carried on ACC Network. 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 2: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2025 • 7:35 PM
Location: Clemson, S.C. (Memorial Stadium; 81,500)
Records:
Clemson: 0-1, 0-0 ACC
Georgia Southern: 1-0, 0-0 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ACC Network
PBP: Wes Durham; Analyst: Max Browne; Sidelines: Madison Fitzpatrick
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 Clemson leads, 1-0
In Statesboro Never Met
In Clemson CU leads, 1-0
Swinney vs. GS 1-0
Helton vs. CU Never Met
Helton vs. Swinney Never Met
Current Streak CU, won one (2018-)
Last Meeting CU 38, GS 7 (2018)
Longest GS Streak N/A
Longest CU Streak One (2018)
Largest GS Win N/A
Largest CU Win 31 points (2018 in Clemson)
GS vs. current ACC Members 1-11
GS vs. teams from South Carolina 71-28
GS in state of South Carolina 28-16
GS at Clemson Memorial Stadium 0-1
Helton at Clemson Memorial Stadium 0-0
Of Note:
Countdown to Kickoff
10: Georgia Southern has the 10th-longest active scoring streak in the country among G6 teams at 140 games after Northern Illinois was shut out by Iowa last week.
9: The Eagles attempted just nine passes in the 2018 game at Clemson. Max Johnson had nine attempts on the first drive in last week's opener against Charleston Southern.
8: Chance Gamble is the leader on this year's team with eight career interceptions.
7: Georgia Southern had seven players on offense make their first career start last week: Colin Alexander, Terrance Gibbs, Ashton Hollins, Brandon Stoner, Alex Taylor, Ethan Williams and Matthew Williams.
6: The six sacks by the Eagle defense last week are the most since a 2024 game against James Madison and that total tied for the most among all FBS program last week.
5: The Eagles are opening the season with their four non-conference games for the fifth straight season.
4: Defensive lineman Marcus Downs (Greenville) is one of four players on the GS roster from the state of South Carolina.
3: This will be the second of three teams from the state of South Carolina that Georgia Southern will play this season. The Eagles hosted Charleston Southern last week and will travel to Coastal Carolina later this season.
2: Georgia Southern has played just two previous games under head coach Clay Helton on grass, at Ole Miss in 2024 and at USC last year.
1: Clemson and Georgia Southern have played just one previous football game, coming in 2018.
Up Next:
Sept. 19 at Jax State - Jacksonville, Ala. - 7 p.m. (ET) - ESPN+
Game 2: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2025 • 7:35 PM
Location: Clemson, S.C. (Memorial Stadium; 81,500)
Records:
Clemson: 0-1, 0-0 ACC
Georgia Southern: 1-0, 0-0 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ACC Network
PBP: Wes Durham; Analyst: Max Browne; Sidelines: Madison Fitzpatrick
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 Clemson leads, 1-0
In Statesboro Never Met
In Clemson CU leads, 1-0
Swinney vs. GS 1-0
Helton vs. CU Never Met
Helton vs. Swinney Never Met
Current Streak CU, won one (2018-)
Last Meeting CU 38, GS 7 (2018)
Longest GS Streak N/A
Longest CU Streak One (2018)
Largest GS Win N/A
Largest CU Win 31 points (2018 in Clemson)
GS vs. current ACC Members 1-11
GS vs. teams from South Carolina 71-28
GS in state of South Carolina 28-16
GS at Clemson Memorial Stadium 0-1
Helton at Clemson Memorial Stadium 0-0
Of Note:
- This will be the second meeting between Georgia Southern and Clemson. The previous game came in 2018 with the Tigers winning 38-7 in Death Valley.
- The Eagles are 1-11 against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The one win was a 19-16 victory over Miami in 1931. The Clemson game in 2018 was the last time the Eagles took on an ACC school.
- Georgia Southern quarterback Max Johnson faced Clemson last year when he was at North Carolina. He went 26 for 42 passing for 213 yards and had 10 yards rushing in a game played in Chapel Hill.
- Georgia Southern has two wins over Power 4 teams, knocking off Florida in The Swamp in 2014 and Nebraska in Lincoln in 2022.
- The Eagles have four players on their roster from the Palmetto State: kicker Tripp Bryant (Lexington), tight end JQ Crosby (Charleston), defensive lineman Marcus Downs (Greenville) and defensive back Tylin Drakeford (Camden).
Countdown to Kickoff
10: Georgia Southern has the 10th-longest active scoring streak in the country among G6 teams at 140 games after Northern Illinois was shut out by Iowa last week.
9: The Eagles attempted just nine passes in the 2018 game at Clemson. Max Johnson had nine attempts on the first drive in last week's opener against Charleston Southern.
8: Chance Gamble is the leader on this year's team with eight career interceptions.
7: Georgia Southern had seven players on offense make their first career start last week: Colin Alexander, Terrance Gibbs, Ashton Hollins, Brandon Stoner, Alex Taylor, Ethan Williams and Matthew Williams.
6: The six sacks by the Eagle defense last week are the most since a 2024 game against James Madison and that total tied for the most among all FBS program last week.
5: The Eagles are opening the season with their four non-conference games for the fifth straight season.
4: Defensive lineman Marcus Downs (Greenville) is one of four players on the GS roster from the state of South Carolina.
3: This will be the second of three teams from the state of South Carolina that Georgia Southern will play this season. The Eagles hosted Charleston Southern last week and will travel to Coastal Carolina later this season.
2: Georgia Southern has played just two previous games under head coach Clay Helton on grass, at Ole Miss in 2024 and at USC last year.
1: Clemson and Georgia Southern have played just one previous football game, coming in 2018.
Up Next:
Sept. 19 at Jax State - Jacksonville, Ala. - 7 p.m. (ET) - ESPN+
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