2020 Georgia State Panthers football team

2020 Georgia State Panthers football
LendingTree Bowl champion
LendingTree Bowl, W 39–21 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–4 (4–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Elliott (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Glenn (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Nate Fuqua (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Center Parc Stadium
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Louisiana	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	L 31–34 OT	4,126
October 3	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina *	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	W 49–29	3,823
October 15	7:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN	L 52–59	5,496
October 24	4:00 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPNU	W 36–34	12,000
October 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Coastal Carolina	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 0–51	3,642
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 52–34	2,921
November 14	2:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	L 13–17	2,100
November 21	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPNU	W 31–14	5,224
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA (Modern Day Hate)	ESPN3	W 30–24	4,523
December 26	3:30 p.m.	vs. Western Kentucky *	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (2020 LendingTree Bowl)	ESPN	W 39–21	5,128
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule source: ^{[2] [3]}

Game summaries

Louisiana

Louisiana at Georgia State

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
•No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns	0	7	14	7	6	34
Panthers	7	7	7	7	3	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

1	03:30	GSU	Cornelius Brown IV 12-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:22)	GSU 7–0
2	13:25	GSU	Cornelius Brown IV 28-yard pass to Roger Carter (Noel Ruiz kick) (10 plays, 90 yards, 2:53)	GSU 14–0
	01:33	LA	Levi Lewis 18-yard pass to Chris Smith (Nathanael Snyder kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 1:43)	GSU 14–7
3	10:49	GSU	Marcus Carroll 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:05)	GSU 21–7
	06:15	LA	Levi Lewis 4-yard pass to Kyren Lacy (Nathanael Snyder kick) (7 plays, 86 yards, 4:26)	GSU 21–14
	03:02	LA	Elijah Mitchell 59-yard rush (Nathanael Snyder kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 2:16)	TIE 21–21
4	11:54	LA	Trey Ragas 2-yard rush (Nathanael Snyder kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:46)	LA 28–21
	07:37	GSU	Destin Coates 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:17)	TIE 28–28
1OT		GSU	Noel Ruiz 15-yard field goal (5 plays, 17 yards)	GSU 31–28
		LA	Elijah Mitchell 12-yard rush (4 plays, 25 yards)	LA 34–31

See also: 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	3	13	29
•Panthers	21	14	0	14	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

1	14:54	ECU	Warren Saba 28-yard interception returned (Jake Verity kick) (1 play, 0 yards, 0:06)	ECU 7–0
	13:30	GSU	Destin Coates 13-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:24)	TIE 7–7
	11:02	GSU	Sam Pinckney 38-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick) (2 plays, 61 yards, 0:23)	GSU 14–7
	07:19	GSU	Jamari Thrash 22-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick) (9 plays, 61 yards, 3:07)	GSU 21–7
2	12:45	GSU	Tucker Gregg 4-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 3:03)	GSU 28–7
	07:44	ECU	Jake Verity 34-yard field goal (11 plays, 57 yards, 5:01)	GSU 28–10
	05:26	GSU	Sam Pinckney 13-yard pass from Cornelious Brown (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 44 yards, 1:37)	GSU 35–10
	00:00	ECU	Jake Verity 40-yard field goal (13 plays, 54 yards, 5:26)	GSU 35–13
3	00:05	ECU	Jake Verity 48-yard field goal (7 plays, 29 yards, 3:09)	GSU 35–16
4	13:12	GSU	Antavious Lane 34-yard interception returned (Noel Ruiz kick) (1 play, 0 yards, 0:12)	GSU 42–16
	10:30	ECU	Tyler Snead 31-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 2:42)	GSU 42–23
	08:07	ECU	Blake Proehl 29-yard blocked punt returned (Jake Verity PAT failed) (5 plays, 21 yards, 2:23)	GSU 42–29
	00:23	GSU	Destin Coates 5-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:38)	GSU 49–29

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	21	14	10	52
•Red Wolves	14	14	17	14	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

1	12:58	ARST	Reed Tyler 3-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 5 yards, 0:50)	ARST 7–0
	04:34	GSU	Cornelious Brown IV 35-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 99 yards, 1:48)	TIE 7–7
	03:20	ARST	Dahu Green 49-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 66 yards, 1:14)	ARST 14–7
2	12:11	GSU	Blake Carroll 74-yard fumble returned (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 54 yards, 4:38)	TIE 14–14
	06:00	ARST	Jonathan Adams Jr. 42-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (7 plays, 81 yards, 2:03)	ARST 21–14
	04:29	GSU	Cornelious Brown IV 11-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31)	TIE 21–21
	00:48	ARST	Dahu Green 20-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)	ARST 28–21
	00:14	GSU	Sam Pinckney 21-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 0:34)	TIE 28–28
3	13:30	GSU	Sam Pinckney 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (2 plays, 39 yards, 0:30)	ARST 35–28
	-08:21	ARST	Brandon Bowling 16-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09)	TIE 35–35
	06:21	ARST	Lincoln Pare 8-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 53 yards, 0:46)	ARST 42–35
	04:44	GSU	Tucker Gregg 7-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:37)	TIE 42–42
	02:36	ARST	Blake Grupe 39-yard field goal (8 plays, 51 yards, 2:08)	ARST 45–42
4	14:54	GSU	Sam Pinckney 31-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 2:42)	GSU 49–45
	12:40	ARST	Jonathan Adams Jr. 32-yard pass from Layne Hatcher (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 85 yards, 2:14)	ARST 52–49
	06:55	GSU	Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:29)	TIE 52–52
	04:23	ARST	Lincoln 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

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Panthers	7	6	20	3	36
Trojans	7	14	0	13	34

• Date: October 24, 2020
• Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium
  Troy, AL
• Game start: 4:02 p.m. EDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes
• Game attendance: 12,000
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NW 3 MPH
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play–by–play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)

        

Scoring summary

1	10:23	GSU	Rogers Carter 4-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:37)	GSU 7–0
	00:58	TROY	Khalil McClain 10-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (8 plays, 87 yards, 3:04)	TIE 7–7
2	10:55	GSU	Noel Ruiz 46-yard field goal (11 plays, 47 yards, 5:03)	GSU 10–7
	06:07	TROY	Reddy Stewart 35-yard interception returned (Evan Legassey kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 1:16)	TROY 14–10
	05:29	TROY	Shakel Brown 21-yard fumble returned (Evan Legassey kick) (2 plays, -4 yards, 0:38)	TROY 21–10
	00:39	GSU	Noel Ruiz 31-yard field goal (10 plays, 62 yards, 4:50)	TROY 21–13
3	09:02	GSU	Tucker Gregg 27-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 2:34)	TROY 21–20
	06:05	GSU	Roger Carter 36-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked) (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:01)	GSU 26–21
	04:24	GSU	Cornelious Brown IV 2-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (3 plays, 8 yards, 0:50)	GSU 33–21
4	13:29	TROY	AJ Lewis 2-yard pass from Jacob Free (Evan Legassey kick) (4 plays, 52 yards, 1:20)	GSU 33–28
	06:54	GSU	Noel Ruiz 37-yard field goal (14 plays, 55 yards, 6:35)	GSU 36–28
	00:37	TROY	Reggie 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

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 20 Chanticleers	7	27	14	3	51
Panthers	0	0	0	0	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

1	08:14	CCU	Jaivon Heiligh 35-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (6 plays, 70 yards, 2:46)	CCU 7–0
2	11:39	CCU	C. J. Marable 18-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (7 plays, 71 yards, 3:41)	CCU 14–0
	10:39	CCU	Reese White 13-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi PAT failed) (2 plays, 26 yards, 0:41)	CCU 20–0
	06:32	CCU	Jaivon Heiligh 10-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (5 plays, 52 yards, 2:09)	CCU 27–0
	00:50	CCU	Grayson McCall 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (10 plays, 48 yards, 4:25)	CCU 34–0
3	09:12	CCU	C. J. Marable 2-yard rush (Massimo Biscardi kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 5:48)	CCU 41–0
	03:33	CCU	Kameron Brown 12-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 3:20)	CCU 48–0
4	13:57	CCU	Massimo Biscardi 24-yard field goal (7 plays, 44 yards, 3:05)	CCU 51–0

See also: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	7	7	6	14	34
•Panthers	21	21	3	7	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

1	12:34	GSU	Roger Carter 4-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26)	GSU 7–0
	08:44	GSU	Cornelious Brown IV 3-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (6 plays, 37 yards, 1:48)	GSU 14–0
	05:16	GSU	Cornelious McCoy 18-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 28 yards, 2:51)	GSU 21–0
	00:46	ULM	Perry Carter Jr. 2-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:30)	GSU 21–7
2	09:19	GSU	Cornelious McCoy 18-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 60 yards, 3:16)	GSU 28–7
	08:08	GSU	Destin Coates 3-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (2 plays, 35 yards, 0:26)	GSU 35–7
	06:03	ULM	Perry Carter Jr. 50-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Davis Hughes kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05)	GSU 35–14
	01:27	GSU	Destin Coates 1-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 78 yards, 4:36)	GSU 42–14
3	08:41	ULM	Kaydn Roach 19-yard rush (Davis Hughes PAT failed) (9 plays, 67 yards, 3:46)	GSU 42–20
	02:58	GSU	Noel Ruiz 22-yard field goal (13 plays, 72 yards, 5:43)	GSU 45–20
4	14:55	ULM	Charles Norman 4-yard pass from Jeremy Hunt (Davis Hughes kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03)	GSU 45–27
	09:58	GSU	Marcus Carroll 5-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 3:24)	GSU 52–27
	06:44	ULM	Perry 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

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	3	0	3	13
•RV Mountaineers	3	0	7	7	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

1	10:17	GSU	Sam Pinckney 19-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:43)	GSU 7–0
	02:53	APST	Chandler Staton 21-yard field goal (12 plays, 46 yards, 5:06)	GSU 7–3
2	00:11	GSU	Noel Ruiz 23-yard field goal (9 plays, 64 yards, 1:28)	GSU 10–3
3	00:46	APST	Henry Pearson 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:34)	TIE 10–10
4	12:29	GSU	Noel Ruiz 32-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:17)	GSU 13–10
	04:55	APST	Camerun Peoples 10-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 77 yards, 4:33)	APST 17–13

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Panthers	0	7	14	10	31
Jaguars	7	0	7	0	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

1	13:05	USA	Carlos Davis 17-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (4 plays, 34 yards, 1:43)	USA 7-0
2	13:25	GSU	Cornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Michael Hayes Kick) (15 plays, 96 yards, 6:28)	TIE 7-7
3	6:11	USA	Jared Wilson 7-yard rush (Diego Guajardo kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 1:32)	USA 14-7
	5:16	GSU	Tucker Gregg 3-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55)	TIE 14-14
	2:05	GSU	Tucker Gregg 33-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:46)	GSU 21-14
4	11:03	GSU	Michael Hayes 23-yard field goal (12 plays, 73 yards, 4:40)	GSU 24-14
	5:33	GSU	Tucker Gregg 1-yard rush (Michael Hayes kick) (5 plays, 55 yards, 3:06)	GSU 31-14

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	3	7	24
•Panthers	3	10	0	17	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

1	05:55	GSU	Noel Ruiz 35-yard field goal (5 plays, 36 yards, 2:26)	GSU 3–0
2	14:56	GASO	Shai Werts 7-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 5:59)	GASO 7–3
	12:00	GASO	Logan Wright 63-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 69 yards, 1:30)	GASO 14–3
	05:35	GSU	Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal (8 plays, 76 yards, 2:40)	GASO 14–6
	00:46	GSU	Cornelius McCoy 45-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 1:59)	GASO 14–13
3	12:08	GASO	Alex Raynor 29-yard field goal (5 plays, 56 yards, 2:52)	GASO 17–13
4	14:56	GASO	Logan Wright 5-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (3 plays, 37 yards, 1:01)	GASO 24–13
	12:13	GSU	Destin Coates 4-yard rush (two-point conversion pass failed) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:43)	GASO 24–19
	02:54	GSU	Cornelious Brown IV 1-yard rush (Cornelious Brown IV two-point conversion pass to Sam Pinckney) (10 plays, 69 yards, 4:48)	GSU 27–24
	01:53	GSU	Noel 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

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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	0	7	7	21
•Panthers	7	20	3	9	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

1	04:02	WKU	Tyrrell Pigrome 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 5:39)	WKU 7–0
	00:08	GSU	Destin Coates 11-yard rush (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:07)	TIE 7–7
2	09:50	GSU	Sam Pinckney 26-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (11 plays, 82 yards, 4:07)	GSU 14–7
	02:09	GSU	Jamari Thrash 5-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 77 yards, 5:49)	GSU 21–7
	00:08	GSU	Cornelius McCoy 8-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz PAT blocked) (12 plays, 80 yards, 1:44)	GSU 27–7
3	11:27	WKU	Gaej Walker 2-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 3:35)	GSU 27–14
	07:59	GSU	Noel Ruiz 45-yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:14)	GSU 30–14
4	11:19	GSU	Noel Ruiz 29-yard field goal (14 plays, 85 yards, 6:52)	GSU 33–14
	05:13	GSU	Cadarrius Thompson 25-yard pass from Mikele Colasurdo (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (2 plays, 27 yards, 0:41)	GSU 39–14
	02:18	WKU	C. 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)

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

1. Talty, John (July 30, 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
2. "2020 Football Schedule". Georgia State University. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
3. "2020 Georgia State Panthers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 31, 2020.