2022 Georgia State Panthers football team

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2022 Georgia State Panthers football
Georgia State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTrent McKnight (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorNate Fuqua (6th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Center Parc Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy  6 2   9 4  
James Madison* x  6 2   8 3  
Marshall  5 3   9 4  
Georgia Southern  3 5   6 7  
Appalachian State  3 5   6 6  
Georgia State  3 5   4 8  
Old Dominion  2 6   3 9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$  7 1   12 2  
South Alabama x  7 1   10 3  
Southern Miss  4 4   7 6  
Louisiana  4 4   6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 5   4 8  
Texas State  2 6   4 8  
Arkansas State  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by sixth-year head coach Shawn Elliott and played their home games at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta.

Contents

Preseason

Media poll

The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and July 26. The Panthers were predicted to finish in third place in the Sun Belt's East Division. Georgia State also received 1-of-14 first place votes. [1]

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 p.m.at South Carolina * ESPN+/SECN+ L 14–3578,297
September 1012:00 p.m. North Carolina * ESPNU L 28–3517,687
September 177:00 p.m. Charlotte *
  • Center Parc Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPN+L 41–4216,433
September 227:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina
  • Center Parc Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPN2 L 24–4113,467
October 112:00 p.m.at Army * CBSSN W 31–1425,752
October 82:00 p.m. Georgia Southern
  • Center Parc Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
ESPN3 W 41–3318,756
October 197:30 p.m.at Appalachian State ESPN2 L 17–4231,757
October 293:00 p.m. Old Dominion Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Center Parc Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPN+W 31–1716,203
November 53:00 p.m.at Southern Miss ESPN+W 42–1422,128
November 121:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe
  • Center Parc Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
ESPN+L 28–3112,241
November 192:00 p.m.at James Madison ESPN+L 40–4220,055
November 2612:00 p.m.at Marshall ESPN+L 23–2817,427
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2] [3]

Game summaries

At South Carolina

1234Total
Panthers077014
Gamecocks01216735

North Carolina

North Carolina became the first Power Five team ever to visit Georgia State. [4]

North Carolina at Georgia State
Team1234Total
Tar Heels7147735
Panthers3718028
  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Location: Center Parc Stadium
    Atlanta, GA
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours, 28 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,687
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
      
StatisticsUNCGSU
First downs2323
Plays–yards68–46778–421
Rushes–yards44–18354–235
Passing yards284186
Passing: compattint19–24–116–24–0
Time of possession28:2231:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North CarolinaPassing Drake Maye 19/24, 284 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Omarion Hampton 16 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKobe Paysour5 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Georgia StatePassing Darren Grainger 16/24, 186 yards, 3 TD
RushingTucker Gregg18 carries, 79 yards
ReceivingRobert Lewis7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

Charlotte

Charlotte vs Georgia State
Team1234Total
49ers71471442
Panthers14671441
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Center Parc Stadium
    Atlanta, GA
  • Game start: 7:02 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:54
  • Game attendance: 16,433
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: 0 MPH
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart, Sam Crenshaw

Game notes:

  • 4th game in the series since 2015, (Tied 2–2).
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CharlottePassing Chris Reynolds 31–43, 401 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
RushingChaVon McEachern13 rushes, 76 yards
ReceivingElijah Spencer5 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Georgia StatePassingDarren Grainger22–34, 343 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingTucker Gregg23 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jamari Thrash 10 receptions, 213 yards, 1 TD
StatisticsCHARGAST
First downs2634
Total yards501602
Rushing yards100259
Passing yards401343
Turnovers12
Time of possession29:1530:45

Coastal Carolina

1234Total
Chanticleers2167741
Panthers7100724

At Army

Georgia State Panthers at Army Black Knights
Quarter1234Total
Panthers31401431
Black Knights007714

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information
StatisticsGSUARMY
First downs2024
3rd down efficiency5–109–15
4th down efficiency1–20–4
Plays–yards58–45677–365
Rushes–yards46–29969–354
Passing yards15711
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–12–01–8–1
Penalties–yards4–340–0
Turnovers13
Time of possession21:0538:55

Georgia Southern

1234Total
Eagles71013333
Panthers13147741

At Appalachian State

Georgia State Panthers (2–4) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Panthers1400317
Mountaineers07211442

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 31,757
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Drew Carter, Aaron Murray, Marilyn Payne

Statistics

StatisticsGASTAPP
First downs2026
Total yards301466
Rushing yards228404
Passing yards7362
Turnovers41
Time of possession23:2636:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Georgia StatePassingDarren Grainger9/23, 73 yards, 1 INT
RushingDarren Grainger19 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAhmon Green2 receptions, 24 yards
Appalachian StatePassing Chase Brice 7/17, 62 yards
Rushing Camerun Peoples 23 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Henry Pearson 1 reception, 31 yards

Old Dominion

1234Total
Monarchs770317
Panthers7714331

Statistics

StatisticsODUGSU
First downs1124
Total yards283413
Rushing yards26218
Passing yards257195
Turnovers21
Time of possession22:5037:10
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Old DominionPassing Hayden Wolff 19/34, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Blake Watson 14 rushes, 53 yards
ReceivingJavon Harvey3 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Georgia StatePassingDarren Grainger14/20, 195 yards, TD
RushingDarren Grainger19 rushes, 104 yards, TD
ReceivingJamari Thrash3 receptions, 87 yards, TD

At Southern Miss

1234Total
Panthers14147742
Golden Eagles0014014

Louisiana–Monroe

1234Total
Warhawks31701131
Panthers1477028

At James Madison

1234Total
Panthers10240640
Dukes7721742

At Marshall

Game Twelve – Georgia State Panthers (4–7) at Marshall Thundering Herd (7–4)
Quarter1234Total
Panthers737623
Thundering Herd01401428

at Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 17,427
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chad Bush (play-by-play), Doug Chapman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:57) GSU – Tucker Gregg 3 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:03; Georgia State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (7:47) GSU – Michael Hayes 39 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:53; Georgia State 10–0)
  • (5:25) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 83 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 83 yards, 0:13; Georgia State 10–7)
  • (1:25) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 5 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:00; Marshall 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (8:52) GSU – Jamari Thrash 12 yard pass from Darren Grainger, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 4:48; Georgia State 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:09) MRSH – Charles Montgomery 32 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:02; Marshall 21–17)
  • (5:31) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:42; Marshall 28–17)
  • (3:25) GSU – Marcus Carroll 2 yard run, Darren Grainger pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Marshall 28–23)
StatisticsGSUMRSH
First downs1925
Plays–yards69–36569–486
Rushes–yards43–7441–278
Passing yards291208
Passing: compattint19–26–018–28–0
Time of possession29:4730:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Georgia StatePassingDarren Grainger19/26, 291 yards, 1 TD
RushingMarcus Carroll11 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJamari Thrash9 receptions, 155 yards, 1 TD
MarshallPassing Cam Fancher 18/28, 208 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Rasheen Ali 16 carries, 102 yards
ReceivingCorey Gammage4 receptions, 65 yards

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