2020 Georgia State Panthers football team

2020 Georgia State Panthers football
LendingTree Bowl champion
LendingTree Bowl, W 39–21 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–4 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Elliott (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nate Fuqua (4th season)
Home stadium	Center Parc Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+		8	–	0					11	–	1
Appalachian State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia State		4	–	4					6	–	4
Troy		3	–	4					5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+		7	–	1					10	–	1
South Alabama		3	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by fourth-year head coach Shawn Elliott. This was the Panthers' eighth season in the Sun Belt Conference, third within the East Division, and 11th since starting college football. They played their home games at Center Parc Stadium.

Schedule

Georgia State had games scheduled against Alabama, Murray State, and Charlotte which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Louisiana	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	L 31–34 OT	4,126
October 3	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	W 49–29	3,823
October 15	7:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN	L 52–59	5,496
October 24	4:00 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	W 36–34	12,000
October 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Coastal Carolina	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 0–51	3,642
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 52–34	2,921
November 14	2:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	L 13–17	2,100
November 21	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPNU	W 31–14	5,224
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA (Modern Day Hate)	ESPN3	W 30–24	4,523
December 26	3:30 p.m.	vs. Western Kentucky*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (2020 LendingTree Bowl)	ESPN	W 39–21	5,128
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[2][3]

Game summaries

Louisiana

Louisiana at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 14 7 6 34 Panthers 7 7 7 7 3 31 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes Game attendance: 4,126 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 13 E MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN2): Wes Durham (play–by–play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 03:30 GSU Cornelius Brown IV 12-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:22) GSU 7–0 2 13:25 GSU Cornelius Brown IV 28-yard pass to Roger Carter (Noel Ruiz kick) (10 plays, 90 yards, 2:53) GSU 14–0 01:33 LA Levi Lewis 18-yard pass to Chris Smith (Nathanael Snyder kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 1:43) GSU 14–7 3 10:49 GSU Marcus Carroll 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:05) GSU 21–7 06:15 LA Levi Lewis 4-yard pass to Kyren Lacy (Nathanael Snyder kick) (7 plays, 86 yards, 4:26) GSU 21–14 03:02 LA Elijah Mitchell 59-yard rush (Nathanael Snyder kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 2:16) TIE 21–21 4 11:54 LA Trey Ragas 2-yard rush (Nathanael Snyder kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:46) LA 28–21 07:37 GSU Destin Coates 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:17) TIE 28–28 1OT   GSU Noel Ruiz 15-yard field goal (5 plays, 17 yards) GSU 31–28   LA Elijah Mitchell 12-yard rush (4 plays, 25 yards) LA 34–31

Pregame line	Over/under
LA –17	58.5[4]

Statistics	Louisiana	Georgia State
First downs	23	26
Total yards	519	419
Rushing yards	240	223
Passing yards	279	196
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:44	30:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	21/37, 279 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	16 carries, 164 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Dontae Fleming	4 receptions, 81 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelius Brown IV	22/39, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	34 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roger Carter	2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

East Carolina

East Carolina at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 7 6 3 13 29 • Panthers 21 14 0 14 49 Date: October 3, 2020 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes Game attendance: 3,823 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 6 W MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 14:54 ECU Warren Saba 28-yard interception returned (Jake Verity kick) (1 play, 0 yards, 0:06) ECU 7–0 13:30 GSU Destin Coates 13-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:24) TIE 7–7 11:02 GSU Sam Pinckney 38-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick) (2 plays, 61 yards, 0:23) GSU 14–7 07:19 GSU Jamari Thrash 22-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick) (9 plays, 61 yards, 3:07) GSU 21–7 2 12:45 GSU Tucker Gregg 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 3:03) GSU 28–7 07:44 ECU Jake Verity 34-yard field goal (11 plays, 57 yards, 5:01) GSU 28–10 05:26 GSU Sam Pinckney 13-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 44 yards, 1:37) GSU 35–10 00:00 ECU Jake Verity 40-yard field goal (13 plays, 54 yards, 5:26) GSU 35–13 3 00:05 ECU Jake Verity 48-yard field goal (7 plays, 29 yards, 3:09) GSU 35–16 4 13:12 GSU Antavious Lane 34-yard interception returned (Noel Ruiz kick) (1 play, 0 yards, 0:12) GSU 42–16 10:30 ECU Tyler Snead 31-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 2:42) GSU 42–23 08:07 ECU Blake Proehl 29-yard blocked punt returned (Jake Verity PAT failed) (5 plays, 21 yards, 2:23) GSU 42–29 00:23 GSU Destin Coates 5-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:38) GSU 49–29

Pregame line	Over/under
ECU –1.5	70[5]

Statistics	East Carolina	Georgia State
First downs	19	21
Total yards	286	485
Rushing yards	50	247
Passing yards	236	238
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	33:05	26:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	29/50, 236 yards, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Tyler Snead	1 carry, 31 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyler Snead	11 receptions, 105 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	18/28, 238 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Destin Coates	23 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	7 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs

At Arkansas State

Georgia State at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 21 14 10 52 • Red Wolves 14 14 17 14 59 Date: October 15, 2020 Location: Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR Game start: 7:31 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 5,496 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NNE 8 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play–by–play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Tera Talmadge (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 12:58 ARST Reed Tyler 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 5 yards, 0:50) ARST 7–0 04:34 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 35-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 99 yards, 1:48) TIE 7–7 03:20 ARST Dahu Green 49-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 66 yards, 1:14) ARST 14–7 2 12:11 GSU Blake Carroll 74-yard fumble returned (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 54 yards, 4:38) TIE 14–14 06:00 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 42-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 81 yards, 2:03) ARST 21–14 04:29 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 11-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31) TIE 21–21 00:48 ARST Dahu Green 20-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41) ARST 28–21 00:14 GSU Sam Pinckney 21-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 0:34) TIE 28–28 3 13:30 GSU Sam Pinckney 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (2 plays, 39 yards, 0:30) ARST 35–28 -08:21 ARST Brandon Bowling 16-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09) TIE 35–35 06:21 ARST Lincoln Pare 8-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 53 yards, 0:46) ARST 42–35 04:44 GSU Tucker Gregg 7-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:37) TIE 42–42 02:36 ARST Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal (8 plays, 51 yards, 2:08) ARST 45–42 4 14:54 GSU Sam Pinckney 31-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) GSU 49–45 12:40 ARST Jonathan Adams Jr. 32-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 85 yards, 2:14) ARST 52–49 06:55 GSU Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:29) TIE 52–52 04:23 ARST Lincoln Pare 22-yard pass from Roshauud Paul (Blake Grupe kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:32) ARST 59–52

Pregame line	Over/under
ARST –3.5	72.5[6]

Statistics	Georgia State	Arkansas State
First downs	25	34
Total yards	583	609
Rushing yards	269	58
Passing yards	314	551
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	18/35, 314 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Tucker Gregg	14 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	6 receptions, 146 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	21/28, 332 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Jamal Jones	13 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	15 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TDs

At Troy

Georgia State at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 7 6 20 3 36 Trojans 7 14 0 13 34 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 4:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 12,000 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:23 GSU Rogers Carter 4-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:37) GSU 7–0 00:58 TROY Khalil McClain 10-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (8 plays, 87 yards, 3:04) TIE 7–7 2 10:55 GSU Noel Ruiz 46-yard field goal (11 plays, 47 yards, 5:03) GSU 10–7 06:07 TROY Reddy Stewart 35-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 1:16) TROY 14–10 05:29 TROY Shakel Brown 21-yard fumble returned (Evan Legassey kick) (2 plays, -4 yards, 0:38) TROY 21–10 00:39 GSU Noel Ruiz 31-yard field goal (10 plays, 62 yards, 4:50) TROY 21–13 3 09:02 GSU Tucker Gregg 27-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 2:34) TROY 21–20 06:05 GSU Roger Carter 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked) (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:01) GSU 26–21 04:24 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (3 plays, 8 yards, 0:50) GSU 33–21 4 13:29 TROY AJ Lewis 2-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick) (4 plays, 52 yards, 1:20) GSU 33–28 06:54 GSU Noel Ruiz 37-yard field goal (14 plays, 55 yards, 6:35) GSU 36–28 00:37 TROY Reggie Todd 11-yard pass from Jacob Free (two-point conversion attempt failed) (7 plays, 47 yards, 0:00) GSU 36–34

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY –2.5	68.5[7]

Statistics	Georgia State	Troy
First downs	23	23
Total yards	379	447
Rushing yards	210	40
Passing yards	169	407
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	37:42	22:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	20/30, 169 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	25 carries, 115 yards
	Receiving	Roger Carter	7 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	24/38, 329 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	7 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Reggie Todd	8 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 20 Chanticleers 7 27 14 3 51 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes Game attendance: 3,642 Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 12 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Jay Walker (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:14 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 35-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (6 plays, 70 yards, 2:46) CCU 7–0 2 11:39 CCU C. J. Marable 18-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 3:41) CCU 14–0 10:39 CCU Reese White 13-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi PAT failed) (2 plays, 26 yards, 0:41) CCU 20–0 06:32 CCU Jaivon Heiligh 10-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (5 plays, 52 yards, 2:09) CCU 27–0 00:50 CCU Grayson McCall 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (10 plays, 48 yards, 4:25) CCU 34–0 3 09:12 CCU C. J. Marable 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 5:48) CCU 41–0 03:33 CCU Kameron Brown 12-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 3:20) CCU 48–0 4 13:57 CCU Massimo Biscardi 24-yard field goal (7 plays, 44 yards, 3:05) CCU 51–0

Pregame line	Over/under
CCU –4	60.5[8]

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Georgia State
First downs	30	5
Total yards	530	106
Rushing yards	250	76
Passing yards	280	30
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	41:04	18:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Grayson McCall	18/24, 254 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	C. J. Marable	10 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaivon Heiligh	5 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TDs
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	6/10, 30 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	11 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	2 receptions, 15 yards

Louisiana–Monroe

Louisiana–Monroe at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 7 7 6 14 34 • Panthers 21 21 3 7 52 Date: November 7, 2020 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:02 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 2,921 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 12 MPH Referee: T. Livingston TV announcers (ESPN3): Chris Sylvester (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:34 GSU Roger Carter 4-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26) GSU 7–0 08:44 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 3-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 1:48) GSU 14–0 05:16 GSU Cornelious McCoy 18-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 28 yards, 2:51) GSU 21–0 00:46 ULM Perry Carter Jr. 2-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:30) GSU 21–7 2 09:19 GSU Cornelious McCoy 18-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 60 yards, 3:16) GSU 28–7 08:08 GSU Destin Coates 3-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (2 plays, 35 yards, 0:26) GSU 35–7 06:03 ULM Perry Carter Jr. 50-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Davis Hughes kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05) GSU 35–14 01:27 GSU Destin Coates 1-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 78 yards, 4:36) GSU 42–14 3 08:41 ULM Kaydn Roach 19-yard rush (Davis Hughes PAT failed) (9 plays, 67 yards, 3:46) GSU 42–20 02:58 GSU Noel Ruiz 22-yard field goal (13 plays, 72 yards, 5:43) GSU 45–20 4 14:55 ULM Charles Norman 4-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Davis Hughes kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) GSU 45–27 09:58 GSU Marcus Carroll 5-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 3:24) GSU 52–27 06:44 ULM Perry Carter Jr. 39-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Davis Hughes kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) GSU 52–34

Pregame line	Over/under
GSU –18.5	59[9]

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia State
First downs	23	23
Total yards	424	504
Rushing yards	85	263
Passing yards	339	241
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	28:16	31:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Jeremy Hunt	26/39, 339 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Kadyn Roach	8 carries, 34 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Perry Carter Jr.	4 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TDs
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	20/32, 241 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Destin Coates	20 carries, 102 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Cornelious McCoy	7 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs

At Appalachian State

Georgia State at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 3 0 3 13 • RV Mountaineers 3 0 7 7 17 Date: November 14, 2020 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 8 minutes Game attendance: 2,100 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny and Clear • Wind: Light Referee: Marshall Lewis TV announcers (ESPN3): Harrison Battle (play–by–play) and Stan Lewter (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:17 GSU Sam Pinckney 19-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:43) GSU 7–0 02:53 APST Chandler Staton 21-yard field goal (12 plays, 46 yards, 5:06) GSU 7–3 2 00:11 GSU Noel Ruiz 23-yard field goal (9 plays, 64 yards, 1:28) GSU 10–3 3 00:46 APST Henry Pearson 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:34) TIE 10–10 4 12:29 GSU Noel Ruiz 32-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:17) GSU 13–10 04:55 APST Camerun Peoples 10-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 77 yards, 4:33) APST 17–13

Pregame line	Over/under
APST –17.5	63[10]

Statistics	Georgia State	Appalachian State
First downs	16	19
Total yards	300	310
Rushing yards	148	131
Passing yards	152	179
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:25	34:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	11/33, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tucker Gregg	10 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/22, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	17 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	3 receptions, 60 yards

At South Alabama

Georgia State at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 0 7 14 10 31 Jaguars 7 0 7 0 14 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 5,224 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ESE 7 MPH Referee: Kyle Olson TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 13:05 USA Carlos Davis 17-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (4 plays, 34 yards, 1:43) USA 7-0 2 13:25 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Michael Hayes Kick) (15 plays, 96 yards, 6:28) TIE 7-7 3 6:11 USA Jared Wilson 7-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 1:32) USA 14-7 5:16 GSU Tucker Gregg 3-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55) TIE 14-14 2:05 GSU Tucker Gregg 33-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:46) GSU 21-14 4 11:03 GSU Michael Hayes 23-yard field goal (12 plays, 73 yards, 4:40) GSU 24-14 5:33 GSU Tucker Gregg 1-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick) (5 plays, 55 yards, 3:06) GSU 31-14

Pregame line	Over/under
GSU –3.5	58.5[11]

Statistics	Georgia State	South Alabama
First downs	19	19
Total yards	556	324
Rushing yards	222	113
Passing yards	334	211
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	29:16	30:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	19/28, 334 yards, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Tucker Gregg	18 carries, 79 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Sam Pickney	5 receptions, 176 yards
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	25/43, 211 yards
	Rushing	Jared Wilson	7 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jalen Tolbert	5 receptions, 75 yards

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 14 3 7 24 • Panthers 3 10 0 17 30 Date: November 28, 2020 Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 55 minutes Game attendance: 4,523 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSE 8 MPH Referee: Wayne Winkler TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Stewart (play–by–play) and Sam Crenshaw (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:55 GSU Noel Ruiz 35-yard field goal (5 plays, 36 yards, 2:26) GSU 3–0 2 14:56 GASO Shai Werts 7-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59) GASO 7–3 12:00 GASO Logan Wright 63-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 69 yards, 1:30) GASO 14–3 05:35 GSU Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal (8 plays, 76 yards, 2:40) GASO 14–6 00:46 GSU Cornelius McCoy 45-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 1:59) GASO 14–13 3 12:08 GASO Alex Raynor 29-yard field goal (5 plays, 56 yards, 2:52) GASO 17–13 4 14:56 GASO Logan Wright 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 37 yards, 1:01) GASO 24–13 12:13 GSU Destin Coates 4-yard rush (two-point conversion pass failed) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:43) GASO 24–19 02:54 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Cornelious Brown IV two-point conversion pass to Sam Pinckney) (10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48) GSU 27–24 01:53 GSU Noel Ruiz 35-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 0:18) GSU 30–24

Pregame line	Over/under
GSU –3	51[12]

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Georgia State
First downs	13	22
Total yards	370	427
Rushing yards	296	55
Passing yards	74	372
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:48	29:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	4/7, 67 yards
	Rushing	Logan Wright	8 carries, 143 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Khaleb Hood	1 reception, 44 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	28/39, 372 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	15 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	10 receptions, 126 yards

Vs. Western Kentucky (LendingTree Bowl)

Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total Hilltoppers 7 0 7 7 21 • Panthers 7 20 3 9 39 Date: December 26, 2020 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes Game attendance: 5,128 Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 4 MPH Referee: Mike Cuttone TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Couzens (play–by–play), Jay Walker (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 04:02 WKU Tyrrell Pigrome 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 5:39) WKU 7–0 00:08 GSU Destin Coates 11-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07) TIE 7–7 2 09:50 GSU Sam Pinckney 26-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 82 yards, 4:07) GSU 14–7 02:09 GSU Jamari Thrash 5-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 77 yards, 5:49) GSU 21–7 00:08 GSU Cornelius McCoy 8-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked) (12 plays, 80 yards, 1:44) GSU 27–7 3 11:27 WKU Gaej Walker 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 3:35) GSU 27–14 07:59 GSU Noel Ruiz 45-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:14) GSU 30–14 4 11:19 GSU Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal (14 plays, 85 yards, 6:52) GSU 33–14 05:13 GSU Cadarrius Thompson 25-yard pass from Mikele Colasurdo (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (2 plays, 27 yards, 0:41) GSU 39–14 02:18 WKU C. J. Jones 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick) (7 plays, 60 yards, 2:56) GSU 39–21

Pregame line	Over/under
GSU –3	50[13]

Statistics	Western Kentucky	Georgia State
First downs	14	27
Total yards	284	484
Rushing yards	104	227
Passing yards	180	257
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	24:58	35:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Kentucky	Passing	Tyrrell Pigrome	17/33, 180 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	C. J. Jones	5 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Joshua Simon	4 receptions, 84 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	16/30, 232 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Destin Coates	23 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cornelius McCoy	5 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD

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