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Georgia State Football Team History

Georgia State Panthers

Georgia State
Atlanta, GA
Founded: 1913
Stadium: Center Parc Stadium
Capacity: 24,333
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Shawn Elliott
Conference: Sun Belt-

2013 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Shawn Elliott enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia State.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 31	vs. Tennessee State	10	17	L
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Penn State	0	56	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Charlotte	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Coastal Carolina	27	21	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Louisiana Monroe	47	37	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Troy	10	34	L
Thu., Oct. 26	vs. South Alabama	21	13	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Georgia Southern	21	17	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Texas State	33	30	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Appalachian State	10	31	L
Sat., Dec. 2	vs. Idaho	10	24	L
Sat., Dec. 16	Western Kentucky	27	17	W	@ Orlando, FL	Cure Bowl

2017 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	244
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	297
Defense Average	24.8
Opponents Record	53-71
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	5-1

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Sun Belt- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Troy	11-2	410	240	Won 50-30	7-1	267	141	Neal Brown
Appalachian State	9-4	435	263	Won 34-0	7-1	291	175	Scott Satterfield
Arkansas State	7-5	454	309	Lost 30-35	6-2	319	184	Blake Anderson
Georgia State	7-5	244	297	Won 27-17	5-3	179	207	Shawn Elliott
New Mexico State	7-6	381	386	Won 26-20	4-4	229	245	Doug Martin
Louisiana	5-7	338	480		4-4	202	271	Mark Hudspeth
Louisiana Monroe	4-8	407	492		4-4	337	343	Matt Viator
South Alabama	4-8	238	318		3-5	143	193	Joey Jones
Coastal Carolina	3-9	284	408		2-6	175	259	Jamey Chadwell
Georgia Southern	2-10	250	386		2-6	194	216	Tyson Summers/Chad Lunsford
Texas State	2-10	207	403		1-7	160	266	Everett Withers

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 All Sun Belt Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.