App State vs Georgia Southern football game
The gist
App State (5-2) plays at Georgia Southern (3-4) on Saturday in Statesboro, with Georgia Southern on a three-game series win streak.
Both sit 2-1 in the Sun Belt, so the Halloween result shapes the East Division race.
How it unfolded
- Nov 25, 1932First meeting in Statesboro: South Georgia Teachers (now Georgia Southern) beat App State 33-0.
- 1987App State beat Georgia Southern 19-0 in the I-AA quarterfinals in Boone, described as the start of the modern rivalry.
- 1993Georgia Southern joined the Southern Conference; the teams have played every season since, including twice in 2001.