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Georgia Southern hosts Boise State on Saturday
STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern football team opens its 2024 season on Saturday when it hosts Boise State at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPNU and streamed online via ESPN+ and the ESPN app. The game will also be broadcast on the radio on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Here’s everything you need to know about the game:
IMPORTANT LINKS
Tickets
Matchday Guide (PDF) – including stadium and parking plans
Clear bag policy (PDF)
Game 1: Saturday, August 31, 2024 • 4:00 p.m.
Location: Statesboro, Georgia (Allen E. Paulson Stadium at Evans Family Field; 25,000)
Records:
Boise State: 0-0, 0-0 MWC
Georgia Southern: 0-0, 0-0 SBC
Broadcast information
Broadcast: ESPNU
PBP: Mike Corey; Analyst: Rene Ingoglia
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Frank Sulkowski and Anthony Beck II
Radio Partner (PDF)
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
About the series
Overall record of the series: First meeting
Danielson vs. GS: Never met
Helton vs. Boise State: Never met
Helton vs. Danielson: Never met
GS vs. current MWC members: 2-1
GS against teams from Idaho: 3:0
GS in the state of Georgia: 230-66-1
GS at Allen E. Paulson Stadium: 214-49
Helton at Paulson Stadium: 9-3
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- Georgia Southern has won 16 of its last 17 home openers and is 33-7-1 in home openers in the modern era. The Eagles have lost just six of 39 home openers at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, the last being against Arkansas State in 2017.
- Head Coach Clay Helton has a 7-1 record in season openers and a perfect 8-0 record in home openers in his eight full seasons as head coach.
- Georgia Southern has a 214-49 record at Paulson Stadium. That .814 winning percentage is the fourth-best in the FBS.
Noteworthy:
- This will be the first meeting between Georgia Southern and Boise State. GS will repeat the trip on September 16, 2028.
- This game is the first of two consecutive meetings with Mountain West opponents, as the Eagles fly to Reno next week to play at Nevada.
- Georgia Southern has an overall record of 2-1 against MWC teams, 2-0 against Nevada and 0-1 against Colorado State. Head Coach Clay Helton has a 5-0 record as head coach against MWC teams (2-0 against Fresno State, 1-0 against UNLV, San Jose State and Utah State).
- Since an overtime loss to Central Arkansas on Nov. 18, 2006, that ended the season, the Eagles have won 32 of their last 33 home games against non-conference opponents. The only loss during that 33-game streak came to No. 14 BYU in 2021. Georgia Southern has a 129-17 record in non-conference games at Paulson Stadium.
- Kendra, the daughter of BSU offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, played volleyball at Georgia Southern in 2015 and 2016.
- Quarterback of the Eagles Colton FitzGerald spent the 2021 season as a redshirt at Boise State.
Countdown to kick-off
10: Ten of Georgia Southern’s 12 opponents, including Boise State, played in bowl games in 2023.
9: Fifth-year running back Jalen White has nine Career games with 100 yards rushing.
8: Scoring eight or more points in the second quarter, Georgia Southern is 11-2 under Clay HeltonThe Eagles reached that mark in both 2022 and 2023 with a score of 5-1.
7: Seven of Georgia Southern’s 12 opponents, including Boise State, will have new full-time head coaches in 2024.
6: The Eagles just lost six of their 39 home opening games at Paulson Stadium, the last one being against Arkansas State in 2017.
5: Head Coach Clay Helton has won everything five Played against Mountain West teams as head coach while at USC (2-0 vs. Fresno State, 1-0 vs. UNLV, San Jose State and Utah State).
4: This will be the fourth Game against a team from the Mountain West Conference. The Eagles are 2-0 against Nevada and 0-1 against Colorado State. Next week they play in Nevada.
3: The Eagles have won them all three previous games against teams from the state of Idaho, winning 3-0 against the Vandals when both were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
2: Derwin Burgess Jr. stands second in school history in career touchdown catches (14), receptions (149) and 100-yard receiving games (5).
1: Georgia Southern just lost one Home game outside the league since 2006.
Next:
Sept. 7 in Nevda – Reno, Nev. – 7:00 p.m. (ET) – TruTv
