The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Modern Hate
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →2 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
The series is dead even at 6–6. They've met 12 times since 2014. Georgia Southern has won the last 3.
Stature & the series, 2014–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
6–6
dead even
streak
3
Georgia Southern in a row
longest run
3
Georgia State
biggest win
38
Georgia Southern, 2014
first met
2014
12 meetings
biggest crowd
28,427
2014
The coaching duels
Chad Lunsford vs Shawn Elliott2–1
Willie Fritz vs Trent Miles1–1
Clay Helton vs Shawn Elliott1–1
Clay Helton vs Dell McGee2–0
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
10–3
Georgia Southern leads
1st-rounders
0–0
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
2000s3–0
2010s5–1
2020s2–2
Best picks, either side
2013J. J. Wilcox SafetyRd 3, pick 18#80 overall
2014Jerick McKinnon Running BackRd 3, pick 32#96 overall
2000Kiwaukee Thomas Defensive BackRd 5, pick 30#159 overall
2016Antwione Williams Outside LinebackerRd 5, pick 30#169 overall
2003David Young Defensive BackRd 6, pick 6#179 overall
Recent meetings
2025Georgia Southern41–24
2024Georgia Southern38–21
2023Georgia Southern44–27
2022Georgia State41–33
2021Georgia State21–14
2020Georgia State30–24
2019Georgia Southern38–10
2018Georgia Southern35–14
2017Georgia State21–17
2016Georgia State30–24
2015Georgia State34–7
2014Georgia Southern69–31