Georgia State has won two straight against Georgia Southern and leads the series 5-3. The Panthers were 8-5 in 2021, 6-2 in the SBC including a 21-14 win in Statesboro on Oct.
It will be UAB's first meeting with Georgia Southern. Head coach Bill Clark is 49-26 in six seasons, including through the program's shutdown and two-year hiatus. Give them a pass on the 56-7 loss to eventual national champion Georgia in Athens. 13 BYU 31-28 in the Independence Bowl - the highest-ranked opponent they've ever beaten. They defeated Marshall and FAU in the regular season, and then-No.
The Blazers were 9-4 overall, 6-2 in C-USA in a season full of highlights. The former Buffalo QB also punted on rare occasion (twice in 2021), and his lone kick against Nebraska was for 81 yards in the Bulls' 28-3 loss on Sept. This is the first meeting between the Eagles and Huskers, but not the first visit to Memorial Stadium in Lincoln for GS graduate transfer Kyle Vantrease. Six of the nine losses were to ranked teams. Scott Frost, once a star quarterback for the Cornhuskers and part of two national championship teams, has a pedigree of winning but is 15-29 in four seasons as head coach, including 3-9 overall and 1-8 in the Big Ten last season. One of college football's most storied programs has fallen on hard times of late. This is the first meeting between the Eagles and the Bears. The former Michigan star and NFL running back for the Giants and Raiders left the program to become running backs coach for the Denver Broncos. The Bears went 2-9 last season, 1-4 in the FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference under second-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley (5-18). BYU (10-3) was No.14 when it won at Paulson Stadium and No. 16 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll.Ĭommentary: Programs' messy split from Conference USA impacts scheduling for Sun Belt, Georgia SouthernĬoastal Carolina (11-2) received two votes in the final poll. The best record went to Louisiana (13-1), which won in Statesboro and finished No. The Eagles' 2021 foes were a combined 86-65 last season - 77-62 if the games against Georgia Southern were not included. The 12 opponents went a combined 92-63 in 2021, including 5-0 against Georgia Southern (3-9 overall, 2-6 Sun Belt). They open the season with four non-conference teams they've never played before. The Eagles play their six division foes and two crossover games against Louisiana and South Alabama. The Sun Belt West Division will consist of Central time zone schools Arkansas State, Louisiana, ULM, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State and Troy.