The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Deeper Than Hate
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →2 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
App State leads the all-time series 14–10. They've met 24 times since 2003. Georgia Southern has won the last 3.
Stature & the series, 2003–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
14–10
App State leads
streak
3
Georgia Southern in a row
longest run
3
App State
biggest win
47
Georgia Southern, 2004
first met
2003
24 meetings
biggest crowd
31,876
2025
The coaching duels
Shawn Clark vs Clay Helton1–2
Dowell Loggains vs Clay Helton0–2
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
25–10
App State leads
1st-rounders
0–0
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1980s1–0
1990s6–0
2000s3–3
2010s9–5
2020s6–2
Best picks, either side
2012Brian Quick Wide ReceiverRd 2, pick 1#33 overall
1986Dino Hackett LinebackerRd 2, pick 8#35 overall
2008Dexter Jackson Wide ReceiverRd 2, pick 27#58 overall
1997Dexter Coakley LinebackerRd 3, pick 5#65 overall
1993Harold Alexander PunterRd 3, pick 11#67 overall
2013J. J. Wilcox SafetyRd 3, pick 18#80 overall
2010Armanti Edwards Wide ReceiverRd 3, pick 25#89 overall
Recent meetings
2025Georgia Southern29–10
2025Georgia Southern25–23
2024Georgia Southern29–20
2023App State55–27
2022Georgia Southern51–48
2021App State27–3
2020App State34–26
2019Georgia Southern24–21
2018Georgia Southern34–14
2017App State27–6
2016App State34–10
2015App State31–13
2014Georgia Southern34–14
2013App State38–14