Georgia State·Sun Belt

2021 — The Winning Chapter

Georgia State's 2021 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final result Bowl season Won the Camellia Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ +1.0 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
L vs Army 10-43 L @ UNC 17-59 W vs Charlo 20-9 L @ Auburn 24-34 L vs App Sta 16-45 W @ UL Mon 55-21 W vs Texa Sta 28-16 W @ Geor Sou 21-14 L @ Louisi 17-21 W @ Coas Car 42-40 W vs Arka Sta 28-20 W vs Troy 37-10 W @ Ball Sta 51-20 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2021.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2021 season's largest margin: Georgia State 55, UL Monroe 21. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Georgia State 17, North Carolina 59. A 42-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Georgia State beat Ball State 51-20 in the postseason.

"Light It Up"
— Georgia State fanbase voice · 2021· synthesized
What it meant

2021 is a middle chapter for Georgia State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.