2019 Georgia State Panthers football team

The 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Shawn Elliott. This was the Panthers' seventh season in the Sun Belt Conference, second within the East Division, and 10th since starting football. They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium.

2019 Georgia State Panthers football
Arizona Bowl, L 17–38 vs. Wyoming
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Elliott (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Nate Fuqua (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Georgia State Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$		7	–	1					13	–	1
Georgia Southern		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Coastal Carolina		2	–	6					5	–	7
West Division
Louisiana x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Arkansas State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					5	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
South Alabama		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Tahji Gilbert DT	Senatobia, MS	Northwest Mississippi Community College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	282 lb (128 kg)	–	Dec 10, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Javon Denis DT	Deerfield Beach, FL	Deerfield Beach	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	–	Nov 7, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Miles Dickens DE	Deerfield Beach, FL	Deerfield Beach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Cornelious Brown QB	Calera, AL	Calera	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2018
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Jamari Thrash WR	Lagrange, GA	Troup County	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Jan 20, 2019
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Luis Cristobal G	Miami, FL	Columbus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2018
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Antavious Lane S	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Dwyer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Trey Bonner OT	Gray, GA	Jones County	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2018
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Ronald Folkes DT	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Dwyer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2018
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Jordan Veneziale LB	Dallas, GA	North Paulding	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2018
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Avery Reece C	Honea Path, SC	Belton Honea Path	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	–	Dec 3, 2018
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Jaquez Pennimon CB	Macon, GA	Southwest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Sep 20, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Tyreke Harrison CB	Plant City, FL	Plant City	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2018
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Thomas Gore DE	Brentwood, TN	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2018
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Jeffrey Clark DT	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2018
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Cameron Sims CB	Memphis, TN	Lausanne Collegiate School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Jan 20, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Marcus Anderson LB	Moultrie, GA	Colquitt County	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Jul 26, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Cadarrius Thompson WR	Florence, AL	Florence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2019
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Jay Lepkoske DE	Cleveland, GA	White County	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Jun 13, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Jay Lepkoske DE	Cleveland, GA	White County	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Jun 13, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Michael Hayes K	Florence, SC	West Florence	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Jan 25, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Bryquice Brown S	Lithia Springs, GA	Lithia Springs Comprehensive	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Kyle Wright LB	Blythewood, SC	Ben Lippen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	–	May 12, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Michael Hayes K	Florence, SC	Memphis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	May 10, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 105
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

The preseason poll was released prior to the Sun Belt media day on July 21, 2019. The Panthers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Sun Belt East Division.^[1]

East

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Appalachian State	46 (7)
2	Troy	39 (1)
3	Georgia Southern	35 (2)
4	Coastal Carolina	17
5	Georgia State	13

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana	46 (6)
2	Arkansas State	42 (3)
3	Louisiana–Monroe	27
4	South Alabama	19 (1)
5	Texas State	16

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Panthers had two players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.^[2]

Offense 2nd Team Hunter Atkinson – OL

Special teams 1st Team Brandon Wright – P

Personnel

Roster

2019 Georgia State Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 5 Tra Barnett Sr WR 6 Jonathan Ifedi Jr QB 13 Dan Ellington Sr WR 14 Devin Gentry Sr WR 15 Sam Pickney  Fr RB 17 Destin Coates So RB 23 Darius Stubbs  Jr RB 25 Dawson Hill  Fr RB 26 Tucker Gregg So WR 27 Terrance Dixon  So RB 28 Seth Paige  So TE 35 Herman McCray  Fr RB 43 Deandre Bowman  Jr TE 45 Roger Carter Jr C 62 Malik Sumter  So G 64 Pat Bartlett  So OT 70 Chris Sibilia  So OL 71 Jaelin Whitt  Fr OL 73 Travis Glover  Fr OL 74 Despelado Alexandre  Fr G 75 Shamarious Gilmore  Sr OT 76 Hunter Atkinson  Sr OT 77 Johnathan Bass  Fr OT 79 Connor Robbins  So WR 80 Matlin Marshall  Jr WR 83 Cornelius McCoy So TE 84 Camrin Knight  Sr WR 85 Christian Owens  Sr TE 86 Bryson Duckworth  Jr TE 88 Aubry Payne  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Jontrey Hunter So LB 2 Ed Curney  Sr S 3 Chris Bacon  So CB 4 Khai Anderson  Sr LB 6 Trajan Stephens-McQueen Jr LB 7 Jordan Strachan  So CB 9 Cedric Stone  Jr S 10 Jacorey Crawford So CB 11 Evan Jones  Jr CB 12 Tyler Gore So CB 19 Kerryon Richardson  So CB 20 Quavian White So S 21 Remy Lazarus  Sr S 22 Trey Chapman  Jr S 23 Nygee Williams-Mitchell Jr LB 25 Kyndall Phillips  Sr LB 26 Kendrec Grady  Jr S 27 Jaylon Jones  So CB 28 Ben Hood  Sr S 29 Courtney Williams  Fr DE 30 Javonte Lain  Jr DB 31 Jabari Aiken So LB 32 Zach Dixon  Fr LB 33 T.J. Smith  Fr CB 36 Tiyance Dewberry  Fr LB 37 Victor Heywardl Jr DB 39 Romario Johnson Sr CB 41 Jordan Cornelius Jr LB 42 Blake Carroll So LB 46 Darius Snellings Jr LB 47 Jhi'Shawn Taylor  So DE 50 T.J. Arnold  Jr NG 52 Dontae Wilson Jr LB 53 Jalen Wade  Sr DE 54 Tre Moore  Fr DE 55 Terry Thomas Sr DL 56 Steven Banks  So DL 58 Edward Verdree  So DE 90 Hardrick Willis Jr DL 92 Mario Dungy  Jr DL 95 Tahji Gilbert Jr DL 96 Dorrius Rodgers  Jr NG 97 Akeem Smith Fr DL 98 Javon Denis Fr CB 99 Clifford Amazan Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 48 Oliver Holdenson  Sr LS 51 Charlie Flint  Fr K 90 Mateo Rengifo  Fr PK 93 Brandon Wright  Sr PK 94 Barry Brown  Jr	Head coach Shawn Elliot (Appalachian State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Nate Fuqua (Wofford) Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers Brad Glenn (Clemson) Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Thomas Austin (Clemson) Assistant coach/offensive line Chris Collins (Western Carolina) Assistant coach/safeties/recruiting coordinator Trent McKnight (Samford) Assistant coach/wide receivers Aairon Savage (Auburn) Assistant coach/cornerbacks Jimmy Smith (Tennessee State) Assistant coach/running backs Josh Stepp (Furman) Assistant coach/tight ends Shiel Wood (Wofford) Assistant coach/special teams [3] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 10, 2016

Coaching and support staff

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Georgia State in current position
Shawn Elliott	Head Coach	3rd
Offensive staff
Brad Glenn	Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks	1st
Thomas Austin	Assistant coach, offensive line	1st
Trent McKnight	Assistant coach, wide receivers	3rd
Jimmy Smith	Assistant coach, Running backs	1st
Josh Stepp	Assistant coach, Tight ends	3rd
Defensive staff
Nate Fuqua	Defensive coordinator, outside linebackers	3rd
Chris Collins	Assistant coach, Safeties	3rd
Brad Lawing	Assistant coach, defensive line	1st
Aairon Savage	Assistant coach, Cornerbacks	1st
Shiel Wood	Assistant coach, Inside linebackers, Special Teams	1st
Support staff
Antreal Allen	Quality control coach	2nd
Matt Axelrod	Video Coordinator	7th
Taylor Isbell	Operations Assistant	1st
Michael Lambros	Coaching Graduate Assistant	2nd
Bob Murphy	Associate AD, Sports Medicine and Nutrition	9th
Nate Simon	Equipment Manager	1st
John Sisk	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	1st
Ginny Thompson	Director of On-Campus Recruiting/Player Personnel	3rd
Daryl Vining	Coaching Graduate Assistant	2nd
Steve Wojcikowski	Director of Football Operations	4th
Reference:[4]

Schedule

Georgia State announced its 2019 football schedule on March 1, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of six home and six away games for the regular season. The Panthers host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Troy, Appalachian State, and South Alabama, and travel to Texas State, Coastal Carolina, ULM, and in-state rivals Georgia Southern. Georgia State will not play Sun Belt foe Louisiana this year.^[5] The team will play four non-conference games, including home games against Furman, an FCS team from the Southern Conference, and Army, an FBS Independent, as well as away games at Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference (MAC)

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	W 38–30	85,503
September 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 (FCS) Furman*	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 48–42	20,351
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	L 10–57	22,328
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 34–37 3OT	15,803
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 52–38	16,109
October 12	5:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 31–21	17,249
October 19	7:00 p.m.	Army*	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 28–21	21,720
October 26	7:00 p.m.	Troy	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 52–33	14,527
November 9	5:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 31–45	13,213
November 16	7:30 p.m.	No. 25 Appalachian State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 27–56	17,908
November 23	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 28–15	12,501
November 30	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 10–38	15,175
December 31	4:30 p.m.	vs. Wyoming*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Arizona Bowl)	CBSSN	L 17–38	36,892
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[5]

Game summaries

At Tennessee

See also: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	7	17	38
Volunteers	14	3	3	10	30

Game information

First Quarter (12:00) GSU TD – Seth Paige 4-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:45; Georgia State 7–0 (04:13) TENN TD – Marquez Callaway 6-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano, Brent Cimaglia kick Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 7:42; Tied 7–7 (00:09) TENN TD – Ty Chandler 31-yard rush, Brent Cimaglia kick Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:58; Tennessee 14–7 Second Quarter (03:11) GSU TD – Cornelius McCoy 17-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 6:32; Tied 14–14 (00:00) TENN FG – Brent Cimaglia 19-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:11; Tennessee 17–14 Third Quarter (10:30) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 6-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:30; Georgia State 21–17 (03:32) TENN FG – Brent Cimaglia 48-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:01; Georgia State 21–20 Fourth Quarter (12:05) TENN FG – Brent Cimaglia 31-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:16; Tennessee 23–21 (08:56) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 19-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Georgia State 28–23 (04:45) GSU TD – Dan Ellington 22-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:25; Georgia State 35–23 (02:37) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 48-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:37; Georgia State 38–23 (00:02) TENN TD – Jauan Jennings 18-yard pass from Jarrett Guarantano, Brent Cimaglia kick Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 0:53; Georgia State 38–30 Passing GSU – Dan Ellington: 11/24, 139 yards, 2 TD TENN – Jarrett Guarantano: 26/40, 311 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing GSU – Tra Barnett: 21 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD TENN – Ty Chandler: 6 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD Receiving GSU – Cornelius McCoy: 3 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD TENN – Jauan Jennings: 7 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

Georgia State Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

• Date: August 31, 2019
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 85,503
• Referee: Marc Curles
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (color) & Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
• ESPN – Tennessee stunned as Georgia St. rallies for win^[6] /// Box Score, Georgia State at Tennessee^[7] /// Pregame Notes^[8] /// Postgame Notes^[9]

Furman

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 (FCS) Paladins	13	7	8	14	42
Panthers	3	14	21	10	48

Game information

First Quarter (12:37) FUR TD – Ryan Miller 18-yard pass from Darren Grainger, Grayson Atkins kick blocked Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:23; Furman 6–0 (09:05) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 29-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:32; Furman 6–3 (03:34) FUR TD – Thomas Gordon 32-yard pass from Darren Grainger, Grayson Atkins kick Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:31; Furman 13–3 Second Quarter (12:55) FUR TD – Devin Wynn 3-yard rush, Grayson Atkins kick Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:21; Furman 20–3 (02:47) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 18-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 16 plays, 94 yards, 5:32; Furman 20–10 (00:00) GSU TD – Terrance Dixon 10-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:27; Furman 20–17 Third Quarter (12:03) GSU TD – Sam Pinckney 26-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:57; Georgia State 24–20 (07:12) GSU TD – Roger Carter 2-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:03; Georgia State 31–20 (02:44) FUR TD – Ryan DeLuca 11-yard pass from Darren Grainger, Ryan Miller pass from Darren Grainger Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:28; Georgia State 31–28 (00:38) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 20-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Georgia State 38–28 Fourth Quarter (13:41) FUR TD – Devin Abrams 30-yard pass from Darren Grainger, Grayson Atkins kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; Georgia State 38–35 (12:10) GSU TD – Cornelius McCoy 44-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; Georgia State 45–35 (07:35) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 38-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 2:15; Georgia State 48–35 (03:26) FUR TD – Darren Grainger 12-yard rush, Grayson Atkins kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; Georgia State 48–42 Passing FUR – Darren Grainger: 16/25, 311 yards, 4 TD GSU – Dan Ellington: 29/37, 362 yards, 5 TD Rushing FUR – Devin Wynn: 13 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD GSU – Dan Ellington: 15 carries, 86 yards Receiving FUR – Thomas Gordon: 8 receptions, 163 yards, 1 TD GSU – Cornelius McCoy: 10 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD

No. 17 (FCS) Furman Paladins at Georgia State Panthers

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: September 7, 2019
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Mostly Sunny
• Game attendance: 20,351
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Bob Rathbun (play-by-play) & Wayne Gandy (analyst)
• ESPN – Ellington's 5 TD passes rally Georgia State past Furman^[10] /// Box Score, Furman at Georgia State^[11] /// Pregame Notes^[12] /// Postgame Notes^[13]

At Western Michigan

See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	0	0	0	10
Broncos	24	19	14	0	57

Game information

First Quarter (14:18) WMU TD – LeVante Bellamy 60-yard rush, Thiago Kapps kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:42; Western Michigan 7–0 (12:32) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 32-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:46; Western Michigan 7–3 (09:55) WMU FG – Thiago Kapps 26-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:37; Western Michigan 10–3 (03:32) WMU TD – Sean Tyler 61-yard rush, Thiago Kapps kick Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:48; Western Michigan 17–3 (01:43) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 20-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Western Michigan 17–10 (00:38) WMU TD – Levante Bellamy 36-yard rush, Thiago Kapps kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Western Michigan 24–10 Second Quarter (12:22) WMU TD – Levante Bellamy 73-yard rush, Thiago Kapps kick failed Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:17; Western Michigan 30–10 (06:12) WMU TD – Sean Tyler 30-yard rush, Levante Bellamy rush failed Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:38; Western Michigan 36–10 (00:21) WMU TD – Jon Wassink 16-yard rush, Thiago Kapps kick Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 0:23; Western Michigan 43–10 Third Quarter (07:54) WMU TD – Dashon Bussell 41-yard pass from Jon Wassink, Thiago Kapps kick Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 5:04; Western Michigan 50–10 (03:26) WMU TD – Davon Tucker 19-yard rush, Thiago Kapps kick Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:05; Western Michigan 57–10 Fourth Quarter No scoring Passing GSU – Dan Ellington: 11/20, 126 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT WMU – Jon Wassink: 15/20, 246 yards, 1 TD Rushing GSU – Tra Barnett: 19 carries, 127 yards WMU – LeVante Bellamy: 15 carries, 192 yards, 3 TD Receiving GSU – Devin Gentry: 1 reception, 44 yards WMU – Skyy Moore: 6 receptions, 97 yards

Georgia State Panthers at Western Michigan Broncos

at Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

• Date: September 14, 2019
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S 10-15 mph • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 22,328
• Referee: Jeremy Valentine
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Gutowsky (play-by-play) & Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
• ESPN – Western Michigan runs for record 7 TDs in win over Ga. State^[14] /// Box Score, Georgia State at Western Michigan^[15] /// Pregame Notes^[16] /// Postgame Notes^[17]

At Texas State

See also: 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas State	–3.0

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Panthers	7	10	0	10	7	0	0	34
Bobcats	10	7	3	7	7	0	3	37

Game information

First Quarter (13:14) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 45-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:01; Texas State 3–0 (08:30) GSU TD – Cornelius McCoy 17-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:44; Georgia State 7–3 (02:55) TXST TD – Javen Banks 0-yard fumble recovery, Joshua Rowland kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Texas State 10–7 Second Quarter (09:09) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 5-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:33; Georgia State 14–10 (03:43) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 2-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:26; Texas State 17–14 (00:00) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 37-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 3:43; Tied 17–17 Third Quarter (05:11) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 34-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:40; Texas State 20–17 Fourth Quarter (08:05) GSU TD – Destin Coates 7-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:48; Georgia State 24–20 (04:56) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 20-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Texas State 27–24 (00:00) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 20-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 4:49; Tied 27–27 First Overtime GSU td – Sam Pinckney 13-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Georgia State 34–27 TXST td – Gresch Jensen 1-yard rush, Joshua Rowland kick Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Tied 34–34 Second Overtime No scoring Third Overtime TXST fg – Joshua Rowland 35-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:00; Texas State 37–34 Passing GSU – Dan Ellington: 24/39, 219 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT TXST – Gresch Jensen: 16/25, 129 yards Rushing GSU – Destin Coates: 21 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD TXST – Caleb Twyford: 27 carries, 137 yards Receiving GSU – Sam Pinckney: 7 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD TXST – Jah'Marae Sheread: 3 receptions, 38 yards

Georgia State Panthers at Texas State Bobcats

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

• Date: September 21, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE 17 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,803
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Joplo Bartu (analyst) & Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)
• ESPN – Rowland's kick lifts Texas State to 37–34 triple OT win^[18] /// Box Score, Georgia State at Texas State^[19] /// Pregame Notes^[20] /// Postgame Notes^[21]

Arkansas State

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	21	7	10	38
Panthers	7	24	7	14	52

Game information

First Quarter (09:41) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 3-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:19; Georgia State 7–0 Second Quarter (14:55) GSU TD – Destin Coates 27-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 2:47; Georgia State 14–0 (08:56) GSU TD – Seth Paige 7-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:33; Georgia State 21–0 (08:00) ASU TD – Kirk Merritt 24-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Georgia State 21–7 (05:44) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 43-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:16; Georgia State 24–7 (04:40) ASU TD – Marcel Murray 28-yard rush, Blake Grupe kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04; Georgia State 24–14 (01:38) GSU TD – Sam Pinckney 11-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:02; Georgia State 31–14 (00:47) ASU TD – Omar Bayless 31-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 0:51; Georgia State 31–21 Third Quarter (10:26) GSU TD – Dan Ellington 10-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:21; Georgia State 38–21 (04:21) ASU TD – Omar Bayless 4-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:05; Georgia State 38–28 Fourth Quarter (10:30) ASU TD – Omar Bayless 5-yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Blake Grupe kick Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:07; Georgia State 38–35 (06:30) GSU TD – Destin Coates 1-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Georgia State 45–35 (04:27) ASU FG – Blake Grupe 44-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:03; Georgia State 45–38 (02:05) GSU TD – Destin Coates 2-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Georgia State 52–38 Passing ASU – Layne Hatcher: 21/32, 299 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT GSU – Dan Ellington: 29/41, 382 yards, 1 TD Rushing ASU – Marcel Murray: 6 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD GSU – Tra Barnett: 14 carries, 139 yards, 1 TD Receiving ASU – Omar Bayless: 8 receptions, 154 yards, 3 TD GSU – Sam Pinckney: 9 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD

Arkansas State Red Wolves at Georgia State Panthers

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: October 5, 2019
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E 14 mph • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 16,109
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play), Wayne Gandy (analyst) & Jael Rucker (sideline)
• ESPN – Coates leads strong run game, Georgia State rolls 52–38^[22] /// Box Score, Arkansas State at Georgia State^[23] /// Pregame Notes^[24] /// Postgame Notes^[25]

At Coastal Carolina

See also: 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	14	14	0	31
Chanticleers	3	3	7	8	21

Game information

First Quarter (06:25) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 38-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 3:35; Georgia State 3–0 (02:23) CCU FG – Massimo Biscardi 38-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:02; Tied 3–3 Second Quarter (12:18) CCU FG – Massimo Biscardi 21-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:03; Coastal Carolina 6–3 (10:46) GSU TD – Seth Paige 46-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Georgia State 10–6 (01:51) GSU TD – Cornelius McCoy 11-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:22; Georgia State 17–6 Third Quarter (10:45) CCU TD – Jaivon Heiligh 20-yard pass from Bryce Carpenter, Massimo Biscardi kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; Georgia State 17–13 (07:22) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 26-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; Georgia State 24–13 (02:44) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 2-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:59; Georgia State 31–13 Fourth Quarter (10:34) CCU TD – C. J. Marable 5-yard pass from Bryce Carpenter, Ky'Jon Tyler rush Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:55; Georgia State 31–21 Passing GSU – Dan Ellington: 16/24, 122 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT CCU – Bryce Carpenter: 9/14, 118 yards, 2 TD Rushing GSU – Dan Ellington: 19 carries, 128 yards CCU – Fred Payton: 7 carries, 31 yards Receiving GSU – Jonathan Ifedi: 3 receptions, 47 yards CCU – Jaivon Heiligh: 6 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD

Georgia State Panthers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

at Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC

• Date: October 12, 2019
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: W 5 mph • Weather: Clear Skies
• Game attendance: 17,249
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff McCarragher (play-by-play) & Nate Ross (analyst)
• ESPN – Ellington, Georgia State run over Coastal Carolina, 31–21^[26] /// Box Score, Georgia State at Coastal Carolina ^[27] /// Pregame Notes^[28] /// Postgame Notes ^[29]

Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	7	7	0	21
Panthers	7	7	6	8	28

Game information

First Quarter (07:47) GSU TD – Sam Pinckney 24-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:22; Georgia State 7–0 (02:18) ARMY TD – Sandon McCoy 2-yard rush, Cole Talley kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:29; Tied 7–7 Second Quarter (07:41) GSU TD – Sam Pinckney 12-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:08; Georgia State 14–7 (01:15) ARMY TD – Sandon McCoy 8-yard rush, Cole Talley kick Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:26; Tied 14–14 Third Quarter (08:17) ARMY TD – Jalen Moy 16-yard rush, Cole Talley kick Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:43; Army 21–14 (01:48) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 1-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick failed Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:29; Army 21–20 Fourth Quarter (07:41) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 8-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Roger Carter pass Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:28; Georgia State 28–21 Passing ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 6/10, 65 yards, 1 INT GSU – Dan Ellington: 20/28, 232 yards, 3 TD Rushing ARMY – Connor Slomka: 10 carries, 89 yards GSU – Tra Barnett: 17 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD Receiving ARMY – Cam Harrison: 4 receptions, 58 yards GSU – Cornelius McCoy: 7 receptions, 66 yards

Army Black Knights at Georgia State Panthers

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: October 19, 2019
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: 14 mph • Weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 21,720
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play), Wayne Gandy (analyst) & Jael Rucker (sideline)
• ESPN – Ellington passes for 3 TDs in Georgia State's win over Army ^[30] /// Box Score, Army at Georgia State ^[31] /// Pregame Notes^[32] /// Postgame Notes ^[33]

Troy

See also: 2019 Troy Trojans football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	14	0	19	33
Panthers	7	21	7	17	52

Game information

First Quarter (11:08) GSU TD – Dan Ellington 19-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Georgia State 7–0 Second Quarter (12:19) TROY TD – DK Billingsley 10-yard rush, Tyler Sumpter kick Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:31; Tied 7–7 (10:33) GSU TD – Aubry Payne 40-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Georgia State 14–7 (08:14) GSU TD – Seth Paige 65-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:13; Georgia State 21–7 (06:20) TROY TD – DK Billingsley 2-yard rush, Tyler Sumpter kick Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:46; Georgia State 21–14 (02:52) GSU TD – Tra Barnett, 5-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Georgia State 28–14 Third Quarter (04:05) GSU TD – Dan Ellington 1-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:55; Georgia State 35–14 Fourth Quarter (14:51) TROY TD – AJ Lewis 23-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Tyler Sumpter kick Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 4:14; Georgia State 35–21 (10:52) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 29-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:59; Georgia State 38–21 (09:03) TROY TD – DK Billingsley 1-yard rush, Luke Whittemore pass failed Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Georgia State 38–27 (03:51) GSU TD – Roger Carter 4-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:12; Georgia State 45–27 (02:47) TROY TD – Khalil McClain 7-yard pass from Kaleb Barker, Kaleb Barker pass failed Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:51; Georgia State 45–33 (01:04) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 41-yard rush, Barry Brown kick Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:43; Georgia State 52–33 Passing TROY – Kaleb Barker: 34/45, 421 yards, 2 TD GSU – Dan Ellington: 18/25, 189 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing TROY – DK Billingsley: 9 carries, 81 yards, 3 TD GSU – Tra Barnett: 34 carries, 242 yards, 2 TD Receiving TROY – Khalil McClain: 8 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD GSU – Aubry Payne: 2 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD

Troy Trojans at Georgia State Panthers

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: October 26, 2019
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE 7 mph • Weather: Periodic Rain
• Game attendance: 14,527
• Referee: Wayne Winkler
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play), Wayne Gandy (analyst) & Jael Rucker (sideline)
• ESPN – Ellington, Barnett lead Georgia State past Troy 52-33 ^[34] /// Box Score, Troy at Georgia State ^[35] /// Pregame Notes^[36] /// Postgame Notes ^[37]

At Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Georgia State	–2.5

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	14	7	0	31
Warhawks	14	10	7	14	45

Game information

First Quarter (09:26) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 39-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 3:38; Georgia State 3–0 (05:59) ULM TD – Caleb Evans 16-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:27; Louisiana–Monroe 7–3 (03:25) GSU TD – Destin Coates 37-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; Georgia State 10–7 (01:47) ULM TD – Josh Pederson 43-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter kick Drive: 5 plays, 94 yards, 1:38; Louisiana–Monroe 14–10 Second Quarter (12:54) GSU TD – Dan Ellington 40-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:45; Georgia State 17–14 (09:28) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 10-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:26; Louisiana–Monroe 21–17 (04:50) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 1-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:38; Georgia State 24–21 (00:43) ULM FG – Jared Porter 31-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:07; Tied 24–24 Third Quarter (11:16) ULM TD – Josh Johnson 30-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:53; Louisiana–Monroe 31–24 (08:24) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 7-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Tied 31–31 Fourth Quarter (07:40) ULM TD – Markis McCray 1-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter kick Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:02; Louisiana–Monroe 38–31 (02:46) ULM TD – Markis McCray 14-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter kick Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:30; Louisiana–Monroe 45–31 Passing GSU – Cornelious Brown: 8/18, 80 yards ULM – Caleb Evans: 24/32, 291 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing GSU – Tra Barnett: 32 carries, 190 yards, 2 TD ULM – Josh Johnson: 20 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD Receiving GSU – Cornelius McCoy: 5 receptions, 38 yards ULM – Zach Jackson: 5 receptions, 91 yards

Georgia State Panthers at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA

• Date: November 9, 2019
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 13,213
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Anderson (play-by-play) & Chris Mycoskie (analyst)
• ESPN – Evans runs, passes UL Monroe to 45–31 win over Georgia State^[38] /// Box Score, Georgia State at Louisiana–Monroe ^[39] /// Pregame Notes^[40] Postgame Notes ^[41]

Appalachian State

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Mountaineers	14	21	7	14	56
Panthers	21	0	0	6	27

Game information

First Quarter (08:20) GSU TD – Devin Gentry 4-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:01; Georgia State 7–0 (05:13) APP TD – Corey Sutton 12-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:07; Tied 7–7 (02:21) GSU TD – Destin Coates 67-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:07; Georgia State 14–7 (01:38) GSU TD – Chris Bacon 34-yard interception return, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Georgia State 21–7 (00:09) APP TD – Corey Sutton 20-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29; Georgia State 21–14 Second Quarter (06:20) APP TD – Zac Thomas 3-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:44; Tied 21–21 (02:18) APP TD – Shaun Jolly 30-yard interception return, Chandler Staton kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Appalachian State 28–21 (00:22) APP TD – Darrynton Evans 1-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 0:33; Appalachian State 35–21 Third Quarter (05:58) APP TD – Darrynton Evans 29-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:43; Appalachian State 42–21 Fourth Quarter (14:55) APP TD – Corey Sutton 24-yard pass from Zac Thomas, Chandler Staton kick Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:30; Appalachian State 49–21 (11:04) APP TD – Raykwon Anderson 5-yard rush, Chandler Staton kick Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 2:05; Appalachian State 56–21 (05:35) GSU TD – Tucker Gregg 20-yard rush, Barry Brown kick failed Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:01; Appalachian State 56–27 Passing APP – Zac Thomas: 19/31, 256 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT GSU – Dan Ellington: 12/27, 88 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing APP – Darrynton Evans: 18 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD GSU – Destin Coates: 7 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD Receiving APP – Corey Sutton: 8 receptions, 173 yards, 3 TD GSU – Cadarrius Thompson: 1 reception, 34 yards

No. 25 Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia State Panthers

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: November 16, 2019
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NE 5 mph • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 17,908
• Referee: Jason Autry
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) & Ryan Leaf (analyst)
• ESPN – Thomas leads Appalachian St. to 56–27 win over Georgia St.^[42] /// Box Score, No. 25 Appalachian State at Georgia State ^[43] /// Pregame Notes^[44] /// Postgame Notes ^[45]

South Alabama

See also: 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	0	0	12	15
Panthers	0	14	7	7	28

Game information

First Quarter (09:57) USA FG – Diego Guajardo 34-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:53; South Alabama 3–0 Second Quarter (13:14) GSU TD – Destin Coates 6-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 4:36; Georgia State 7–3 (06:39) GSU TD – Devin Gentry 5-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:17; Georgia State 14–3 Third Quarter (05:52) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 2-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Georgia State 21–3 Fourth Quarter (14:53) GSU TD – Roger Carter 4-yard pass from Dan Ellington, Barry Brown kick Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:28; Georgia State 28–3 (05:56) USA TD – Jalen Wayne 20-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Diego Guajardo kick failed Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:36; Georgia State 28–9 (00:49) USA TD – Jalen Tolbert 52-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Desmond Trotter pass failed Drive: 1 play, 52 yards, 0:09; Georgia State 28–15 Passing USA – Desmond Trotter: 12/25, 218 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT GSU – Dan Ellington: 21/27, 208 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing USA – Tra Minter: 18 carries, 70 yards GSU – Tra Barnett: 23 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD Receiving USA – Jalen Tolbert: 2 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD GSU – Roger Carter: 7 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia State Panthers

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, GA

• Date: November 23, 2019
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 12,501
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play) & Wayne Gandy (analyst)
• ESPN – Ellington leads Georgia State past South Alabama 28–15^[46] /// Box Score, South Alabama at Georgia State ^[47] /// Pregame Notes^[48] /// Postgame Notes ^[49]

At Georgia Southern

See also: 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team and Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	3	0	10
Eagles	7	10	14	7	38

Game information

First Quarter (07:59) GSU TD – Tra Barnett 15-yard rush, Brandon Wright kick Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:44; Georgia State 7–0 (03:24) GASO TD – Shai Werts 11-yard rush, Tyler Bass kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Tied 7–7 Second Quarter (10:00) GASO FG – Tyler Bass 49-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:20; Georgia Southern 10–7 (02:59) GASO TD – J.D. King 7-yard rush, Tyler Bass kick Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:07; Georgia Southern 17–7 Third Quarter (12:08) GASO TD – Wesley Kennedy III 13-yard rush, Tyler Bass kick Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:37; Georgia Southern 24–7 (03:53) GASO TD – J.D. King 13-yard rush, Tyler Bass kick Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:23; Georgia Southern 31–7 (00:38) GSU FG – Brandon Wright 35-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:15; Georgia Southern 31–10 Fourth Quarter (07:06) GASO TD – J.D. King 30-yard rush, Tyler Bass kick Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:07; Georgia Southern 38–10 Passing GSU – Dan Ellington: 18/27, 182 yards GASO – Shai Werts: 7/10, 73 yards Rushing GSU – Destin Coates: 4 carries, 54 yards GASO – J.D. King: 16 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD Receiving GSU – Cornelius McCoy: 7 receptions, 89 yards GASO – Khaleb Hood: 2 receptions, 28 yards

Modern Day Hate: Georgia State Panthers at Georgia Southern Eagles

at Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA

• Date: November 30, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 15,175
• Referee: Wayne Winkler
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Talbott (play-by-play), Danny Waugh (analyst) & Amy Zimmer (sideline)
• ESPN – King, Georgia Southern run past Georgia State, 38–10^[50] /// Box Score, Georgia State at Georgia Southern ^[51] /// Pregame Notes^[52] /// Postgame Notes ^[53]

Vs. Wyoming – Arizona Bowl

See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team and 2019 Arizona Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	17	7	14	0	38
Panthers	7	3	7	0	17

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Passing WYO – GSU – Rushing WYO – GSU – Receiving WYO – GSU –

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Wyoming Cowboys vs. Georgia State Panthers

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

• Date: December 31, 2019
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) & John Schriffen (sideline)
• ESPN – 2019 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, Wyoming Cowboys vs. Georgia State Panthers, Preview^[54] /// Pregame Notes^[55]

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