2020 Georgia State Panthers football
LendingTree Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–4 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Glenn (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorNate Fuqua (4th season)
Home stadiumCenter Parc Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1912:00 p.m.No. 19 Louisiana
ESPN2L 31–34 OT4,126
October 312:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Center Parc Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNUW 49–293,823
October 157:30 p.m.at Arkansas State
ESPNL 52–595,496
October 244:00 p.m.at Troy
ESPNUW 36–3412,000
October 3112:00 p.m.No. 20 Coastal Carolina
  • Center Parc Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPNUL 0–513,642
November 712:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Center Parc Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPN3W 52–342,921
November 142:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN+L 13–172,100
November 214:00 p.m.at South Alabama
ESPNUW 31–145,224
November 2812:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
ESPN3W 30–244,523
December 263:30 p.m.vs. Western Kentucky*
ESPNW 39–215,128
Schedule Source:[2][3]

Game summaries

Louisiana

Louisiana at Georgia State
1 234OTTotal
• No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns 0 71476 34
Panthers 7 7773 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
103:30GSUCornelius Brown IV 12-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 70 yards, 2:22)		GSU 7–0
213:25GSUCornelius Brown IV 28-yard pass to Roger Carter (Noel Ruiz kick)
(10 plays, 90 yards, 2:53)		GSU 14–0
01:33LALevi Lewis 18-yard pass to Chris Smith (Nathanael Snyder kick)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 1:43)		GSU 14–7
310:49GSUMarcus Carroll 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(9 plays, 66 yards, 3:05)		GSU 21–7
06:15LALevi Lewis 4-yard pass to Kyren Lacy (Nathanael Snyder kick)
(7 plays, 86 yards, 4:26)		GSU 21–14
03:02LAElijah Mitchell 59-yard rush (Nathanael Snyder kick)
(5 plays, 77 yards, 2:16)		TIE 21–21
411:54LATrey Ragas 2-yard rush (Nathanael Snyder kick)
(4 plays, 63 yards, 1:46)		LA 28–21
07:37GSUDestin Coates 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:17)		TIE 28–28
1OT GSUNoel Ruiz 15-yard field goal
(5 plays, 17 yards)		GSU 31–28
 LAElijah Mitchell 12-yard rush
(4 plays, 25 yards)		LA 34–31

See also: 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
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 234Total
Pirates 7 6313 29
• Panthers 21 14014 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
114:54ECUWarren Saba 28-yard interception returned (Jake Verity kick)
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:06)		ECU 7–0
13:30GSUDestin Coates 13-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:24)		TIE 7–7
11:02GSUSam Pinckney 38-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick)
(2 plays, 61 yards, 0:23)		GSU 14–7
07:19GSUJamari Thrash 22-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick)
(9 plays, 61 yards, 3:07)		GSU 21–7
212:45GSUTucker Gregg 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 77 yards, 3:03)		GSU 28–7
07:44ECUJake Verity 34-yard field goal
(11 plays, 57 yards, 5:01)		GSU 28–10
05:26GSUSam Pinckney 13-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick)
(5 plays, 44 yards, 1:37)		GSU 35–10
00:00ECUJake Verity 40-yard field goal
(13 plays, 54 yards, 5:26)		GSU 35–13
300:05ECUJake Verity 48-yard field goal
(7 plays, 29 yards, 3:09)		GSU 35–16
413:12GSUAntavious Lane 34-yard interception returned (Noel Ruiz kick)
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:12)		GSU 42–16
10:30ECUTyler Snead 31-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 65 yards, 2:42)		GSU 42–23
08:07ECUBlake Proehl 29-yard blocked punt returned (Jake Verity PAT failed)
(5 plays, 21 yards, 2:23)		GSU 42–29
00:23GSUDestin Coates 5-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(6 plays, 37 yards, 2:38)		GSU 49–29

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team
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 234Total
Panthers 7 211410 52
• Red Wolves 14 141714 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
112:58ARSTReed Tyler 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)
(3 plays, 5 yards, 0:50)		ARST 7–0
04:34GSUCornelious Brown IV 35-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(5 plays, 99 yards, 1:48)		TIE 7–7
03:20ARSTDahu Green 49-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)
(3 plays, 66 yards, 1:14)		ARST 14–7
212:11GSUBlake Carroll 74-yard fumble returned (Noel Ruiz kick)
(11 plays, 54 yards, 4:38)		TIE 14–14
06:00ARSTJonathan Adams Jr. 42-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)
(7 plays, 81 yards, 2:03)		ARST 21–14
04:29GSUCornelious Brown IV 11-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31)		TIE 21–21
00:48ARSTDahu Green 20-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)
11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)		ARST 28–21
00:14GSUSam Pinckney 21-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 0:34)		TIE 28–28
313:30GSUSam Pinckney 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(2 plays, 39 yards, 0:30)		ARST 35–28
-08:21ARSTBrandon Bowling 16-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09)		TIE 35–35
06:21ARSTLincoln Pare 8-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)
(3 plays, 53 yards, 0:46)		ARST 42–35
04:44GSUTucker Gregg 7-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:37)		TIE 42–42
02:36ARSTBlake Grupe 39-yard field goal
(8 plays, 51 yards, 2:08)		ARST 45–42
414:54GSUSam Pinckney 31-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 2:42)		GSU 49–45
12:40ARSTJonathan Adams Jr. 32-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick)
(8 plays, 85 yards, 2:14)		ARST 52–49
06:55GSUNoel Ruiz 29-yard field goal
(9 plays, 60 yards, 3:29)		TIE 52–52
04:23ARSTLincoln Pare 22-yard pass from Roshauud Paul (Blake Grupe kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:32)		ARST 59–52

See also: 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
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 234Total
• Panthers 7 6203 36
Trojans 7 14013 34
        
Scoring summary
110:23GSURogers Carter 4-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:37)		GSU 7–0
00:58TROYKhalil McClain 10-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick)
(8 plays, 87 yards, 3:04)		TIE 7–7
210:55GSUNoel Ruiz 46-yard field goal
(11 plays, 47 yards, 5:03)		GSU 10–7
06:07TROYReddy Stewart 35-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick)
(3 plays, 6 yards, 1:16)		TROY 14–10
05:29TROYShakel Brown 21-yard fumble returned (Evan Legassey kick)
(2 plays, -4 yards, 0:38)		TROY 21–10
00:39GSUNoel Ruiz 31-yard field goal
(10 plays, 62 yards, 4:50)		TROY 21–13
309:02GSUTucker Gregg 27-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 58 yards, 2:34)		TROY 21–20
06:05GSURoger Carter 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked)
(6 plays, 72 yards, 2:01)		GSU 26–21
04:24GSUCornelious Brown IV 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(3 plays, 8 yards, 0:50)		GSU 33–21
413:29TROYAJ Lewis 2-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick)
(4 plays, 52 yards, 1:20)		GSU 33–28
06:54GSUNoel Ruiz 37-yard field goal
(14 plays, 55 yards, 6:35)		GSU 36–28
00:37TROYReggie Todd 11-yard pass from Jacob Free (two-point conversion attempt failed)
(7 plays, 47 yards, 0:00)		GSU 36–34

See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team
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 234Total
• No. 20 Chanticleers 7 27143 51
Panthers 0 000 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
108:14CCUJaivon Heiligh 35-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(6 plays, 70 yards, 2:46)		CCU 7–0
211:39CCUC. J. Marable 18-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(7 plays, 71 yards, 3:41)		CCU 14–0
10:39CCUReese White 13-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi PAT failed)
(2 plays, 26 yards, 0:41)		CCU 20–0
06:32CCUJaivon Heiligh 10-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(5 plays, 52 yards, 2:09)		CCU 27–0
00:50CCUGrayson McCall 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(10 plays, 48 yards, 4:25)		CCU 34–0
309:12CCUC. J. Marable 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(10 plays, 65 yards, 5:48)		CCU 41–0
03:33CCUKameron Brown 12-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick)
(7 plays, 49 yards, 3:20)		CCU 48–0
413:57CCUMassimo Biscardi 24-yard field goal
(7 plays, 44 yards, 3:05)		CCU 51–0

See also: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
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 234Total
Warhawks 7 7614 34
• Panthers 21 2137 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
112:34GSURoger Carter 4-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26)		GSU 7–0
08:44GSUCornelious Brown IV 3-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(6 plays, 37 yards, 1:48)		GSU 14–0
05:16GSUCornelious McCoy 18-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 28 yards, 2:51)		GSU 21–0
00:46ULMPerry Carter Jr. 2-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:30)		GSU 21–7
209:19GSUCornelious McCoy 18-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(11 plays, 60 yards, 3:16)		GSU 28–7
08:08GSUDestin Coates 3-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(2 plays, 35 yards, 0:26)		GSU 35–7
06:03ULMPerry Carter Jr. 50-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Davis Hughes kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05)		GSU 35–14
01:27GSUDestin Coates 1-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(11 plays, 78 yards, 4:36)		GSU 42–14
308:41ULMKaydn Roach 19-yard rush (Davis Hughes PAT failed)
(9 plays, 67 yards, 3:46)		GSU 42–20
02:58GSUNoel Ruiz 22-yard field goal
(13 plays, 72 yards, 5:43)		GSU 45–20
414:55ULMCharles Norman 4-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Davis Hughes kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03)		GSU 45–27
09:58GSUMarcus Carroll 5-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 61 yards, 3:24)		GSU 52–27
06:44ULMPerry Carter Jr. 39-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Davis Hughes kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:14)		GSU 52–34

See also: 2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
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 234Total
Panthers 7 303 13
• RV Mountaineers 3 077 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
110:17GSUSam Pinckney 19-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:43)		GSU 7–0
02:53APSTChandler Staton 21-yard field goal
(12 plays, 46 yards, 5:06)		GSU 7–3
200:11GSUNoel Ruiz 23-yard field goal
(9 plays, 64 yards, 1:28)		GSU 10–3
300:46APSTHenry Pearson 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:34)		TIE 10–10
412:29GSUNoel Ruiz 32-yard field goal
(9 plays, 60 yards, 3:17)		GSU 13–10
04:55APSTCamerun Peoples 10-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(11 plays, 77 yards, 4:33)		APST 17–13

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
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 234Total
• Panthers 0 71410 31
Jaguars 7 070 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
113:05USACarlos Davis 17-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)
(4 plays, 34 yards, 1:43)		USA 7-0
213:25GSUCornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Michael Hayes Kick)
(15 plays, 96 yards, 6:28)		TIE 7-7
36:11USAJared Wilson 7-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick)
(8 plays, 70 yards, 1:32)		USA 14-7
5:16GSUTucker Gregg 3-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55)		TIE 14-14
2:05GSUTucker Gregg 33-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:46)		GSU 21-14
411:03GSUMichael Hayes 23-yard field goal
(12 plays, 73 yards, 4:40)		GSU 24-14
5:33GSUTucker Gregg 1-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick)
(5 plays, 55 yards, 3:06)		GSU 31-14

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team
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 234Total
Eagles 0 1437 24
• Panthers 3 10017 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
105:55GSUNoel Ruiz 35-yard field goal
(5 plays, 36 yards, 2:26)		GSU 3–0
214:56GASOShai Werts 7-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59)		GASO 7–3
12:00GASOLogan Wright 63-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, 69 yards, 1:30)		GASO 14–3
05:35GSUNoel Ruiz 29-yard field goal
(8 plays, 76 yards, 2:40)		GASO 14–6
00:46GSUCornelius McCoy 45-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(7 plays, 65 yards, 1:59)		GASO 14–13
312:08GASOAlex Raynor 29-yard field goal
(5 plays, 56 yards, 2:52)		GASO 17–13
414:56GASOLogan Wright 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick)
(3 plays, 37 yards, 1:01)		GASO 24–13
12:13GSUDestin Coates 4-yard rush (two-point conversion pass failed)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:43)		GASO 24–19
02:54GSUCornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Cornelious Brown IV two-point conversion pass to Sam Pinckney)
(10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48)		GSU 27–24
01:53GSUNoel Ruiz 35-yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 0:18)		GSU 30–24

See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team and Modern Day Hate
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 234Total
Hilltoppers 7 077 21
• Panthers 7 2039 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
104:02WKUTyrrell Pigrome 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)
(14 plays, 80 yards, 5:39)		WKU 7–0
00:08GSUDestin Coates 11-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07)		TIE 7–7
209:50GSUSam Pinckney 26-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(11 plays, 82 yards, 4:07)		GSU 14–7
02:09GSUJamari Thrash 5-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick)
(13 plays, 77 yards, 5:49)		GSU 21–7
00:08GSUCornelius McCoy 8-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked)
(12 plays, 80 yards, 1:44)		GSU 27–7
311:27WKUGaej Walker 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)
(8 plays, 64 yards, 3:35)		GSU 27–14
07:59GSUNoel Ruiz 45-yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:14)		GSU 30–14
411:19GSUNoel Ruiz 29-yard field goal
(14 plays, 85 yards, 6:52)		GSU 33–14
05:13GSUCadarrius Thompson 25-yard pass from Mikele Colasurdo (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)
(2 plays, 27 yards, 0:41)		GSU 39–14
02:18WKUC. J. Jones 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)
(7 plays, 60 yards, 2:56)		GSU 39–21

See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 2020 LendingTree Bowl (December)
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

References

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