Wk 9 · 2026
App State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
Allen E. Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 19 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Sun Belt · 3-2
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential GASO by 3.8
Sun Belt · 2-4
What is at stake
App State-Georgia Southern. The two winningest programs in FCS history, now the two blue bloods of the Sun Belt, in a rivalry that moved up a division intact. A Sun Belt game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
App State form
L 3-10vs ODUL 31-41at NCSUW 26-21vs CLTW 27-24at ECUW 55-3vs ME
2026 season
GA Southern form
L 24-27vs JMUW 31-24at CCUL 28-42vs HOUL 27-31at JXSTL 7-22at CLEM
2026 season
App State this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
GA Southern this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | App State | GA Southern |
|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion Sun Belt | vs L 3-10 preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Coastal Sun Belt | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at W 31-24 preview |
| James Madison Sun Belt | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs L 24-27 preview |
| Georgia St Sun Belt | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Marshall Sun Belt | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, GA Southern leads 7–6 · GA Southern has won the last 3
13 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.6 points toward App State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-29 | GA Southern 29 — 10 App State | neutral | GA Southern bowl/CFP |
| 2025 | 2025-11-06 | GA Southern 25 — 23 App State | at APP | GA Southern |
| 2024 | 2024-11-30 | App State 20 — 29 GA Southern | at GASO | GA Southern |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | GA Southern 27 — 55 App State | at APP | App State |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | App State 48 — 51 GA Southern | at GASO | GA Southern |
| 2021 | 2021-11-27 | GA Southern 3 — 27 App State | at APP | App State |
| 2020 | 2020-12-12 | App State 34 — 26 GA Southern | at GASO | App State |
| 2019 | 2019-10-31 | GA Southern 24 — 21 App State | at APP | GA Southern |
| 2018 | 2018-10-25 | App State 14 — 34 GA Southern | at GASO | GA Southern |
| 2017 | 2017-11-09 | GA Southern 6 — 27 App State | at APP | App State |
| 2016 | 2016-10-27 | App State 34 — 10 GA Southern | at GASO | App State |
| 2015 | 2015-10-22 | GA Southern 13 — 31 App State | at APP | App State |
| 2014 | 2014-09-25 | App State 14 — 34 GA Southern | at GASO | GA Southern |
App State leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Malachi Singleton QB #3 | 96/132, 1206 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT |
| Henry Hasselbeck QB #8 | 4/5, 51 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jaquari Lewis RB #5 | 47 CAR, 220 YDS, 4 TD |
| Ja'Quez Cross RB #11 | 18 CAR, 105 YDS | |
| Henry Hasselbeck QB #8 | 11 CAR, 78 YDS | |
| Receiving | Sam Pickett III WR #0 | 20 REC, 326 YDS, 3 TD |
| Nate Branch WR #1 | 20 REC, 203 YDS | |
| Darrin Fugitt TE #7 | 16 REC, 192 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Chris Lofton WR #6 | 12 REC, 148 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Colton Phares LB #10 | 23 |
| Alex Mitchell LB #15 | 20 | |
| Devin Henderson DB #7 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Caleb Sandstrom DL #41 | 4 |
| Colton Phares LB #10 | 1 | |
| Carson Sloan LB #5 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Dre Walker DB #8 | 2 |
| Colton Phares LB #10 | 1 | |
| Khalil Conley DB #6 | 1 |
GA Southern leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Max Johnson QB #7 | 122/186, 1229 YDS, 8 TD, 1 INT |
| Turner Helton QB #14 | 5/8, 70 YDS | |
| Rushing | David Mbadinga RB #6 | 37 CAR, 227 YDS |
| Weston Bryan QB #9 | 25 CAR, 152 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Jamarian Samuel RB #16 | 15 CAR, 86 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Alex Taylor WR #88 | 16 REC, 243 YDS, 3 TD |
| River Helms TE #87 | 20 REC, 203 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ashton Hollins WR #2 | 14 REC, 202 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Josh Dallas WR #19 | 29 REC, 179 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jakyri Jones DB #6 | 29 |
| Rashon Myles Jr. LB #14 | 28 | |
| Anthony Bynum LB #4 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Anthony Bynum LB #4 | 2 |
| Elijah Fears DL #94 | 2 | |
| Chance Gamble DB #31 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Jakyri Jones DB #6 | 1 |
| Jayden Jackson DB #17 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.