2020 Georgia State Panthers football team explained

The 2020 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by fourth-year head coach Shawn Elliott. This was the Panthers' eighth season in the Sun Belt Conference, third within the East Division, and 11th since starting college football. They played their home games at Center Parc Stadium.

Schedule

Georgia State had games scheduled against Alabama, Murray State, and Charlotte which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Schedule Source:^{[2] [3]}

Game summaries

Louisiana

See also: 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.

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LA –17	58.5[4]

Statistics	Louisiana	Georgia State
First downs	23	26
Total yards	519	419
Rushing yards	240	223
Passing yards	279	196
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:44	30:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing		21/37, 279 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing		16 carries, 164 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving	Dontae Fleming	4 receptions, 81 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelius Brown IV	22/39, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Destin Coates	34 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

East Carolina

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team.

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ECU –1.5	70[5]

Statistics	East Carolina	Georgia State
First downs	19	21
Total yards	286	485
Rushing yards	50	247
Passing yards	236	238
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	33:05	26:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing		29/50, 236 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing		1 carry, 31 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Tyler Snead	11 receptions, 105 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	18/28, 238 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing	Destin Coates	23 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving	Sam Pinckney	7 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs

At Arkansas State

See also: 2020 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.

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ARST –3.5	72.5[6]

Statistics	Georgia State	Arkansas State
First downs	25	34
Total yards	583	609
Rushing yards	269	58
Passing yards	314	551
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	18/35, 314 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing	Tucker Gregg	14 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Sam Pinckney	6 receptions, 146 yards, 3 TDs
Arkansas State	Passing		21/28, 332 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing	Jamal Jones	13 carries, 41 yards
Receiving		15 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TDs

At Troy

See also: 2020 Troy Trojans football team.

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TROY –2.5	68.5[7]

Statistics	Georgia State	Troy
First downs	23	23
Total yards	379	447
Rushing yards	210	40
Passing yards	169	407
Turnovers	3	4
Time of possession	37:42	22:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	20/30, 169 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Destin Coates	25 carries, 115 yards
Receiving	Roger Carter	7 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TDs
Troy	Passing	Jacob Free	24/38, 329 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing		7 carries, 24 yards
Receiving	Reggie Todd	8 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

Coastal Carolina

See also: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.

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CCU –4	60.5[8]

Statistics	Coastal Carolina	Georgia State
First downs	30	5
Total yards	530	106
Rushing yards	250	76
Passing yards	280	30
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	41:04	18:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing		18/24, 254 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing		10 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TDs
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	6/10, 30 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Destin Coates	11 carries, 56 yards
Receiving	Sam Pinckney	2 receptions, 15 yards

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2020 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.

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GSU –18.5	59[9]

Statistics	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia State
First downs	23	23
Total yards	424	504
Rushing yards	85	263
Passing yards	339	241
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	28:16	31:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Jeremy Hunt	26/39, 339 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing	Kadyn Roach	8 carries, 34 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Perry Carter Jr.	4 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TDs
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	20/32, 241 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing	Destin Coates	20 carries, 102 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving	Cornelious McCoy	7 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs

At Appalachian State

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

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APST –17.5	63[10]

Statistics	Georgia State	Appalachian State
First downs	16	19
Total yards	300	310
Rushing yards	148	131
Passing yards	152	179
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:25	34:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	11/33, 152 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Tucker Gregg	10 carries, 85 yards
Receiving	Sam Pinckney	4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/22, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing		17 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Malik Williams	3 receptions, 60 yards

At South Alabama

See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

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GSU –3.5	58.5[11]

Statistics	Georgia State	South Alabama
First downs	19	19
Total yards	556	324
Rushing yards	222	113
Passing yards	334	211
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	29:16	30:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	19/28, 334 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing	Tucker Gregg	18 carries, 79 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving	Sam Pickney	5 receptions, 176 yards
South Alabama	Passing		25/43, 211 yards
Rushing	Jared Wilson	7 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 75 yards

Georgia Southern

See also: 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team and Modern Day Hate.

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GSU –3	51[12]

Statistics	Georgia Southern	Georgia State
First downs	13	22
Total yards	370	427
Rushing yards	296	55
Passing yards	74	372
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	30:48	29:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Shai Werts	4/7, 67 yards
Rushing	Logan Wright	8 carries, 143 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving	Khaleb Hood	1 reception, 44 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	28/39, 372 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Destin Coates	15 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Sam Pinckney	10 receptions, 126 yards

Vs. Western Kentucky (LendingTree Bowl)

See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 2020 LendingTree Bowl (December).

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GSU –3	50[13]

Statistics	Western Kentucky	Georgia State
First downs	14	27
Total yards	284	484
Rushing yards	104	227
Passing yards	180	257
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	24:58	35:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Kentucky	Passing		17/33, 180 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing	C. J. Jones	5 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Joshua Simon	4 receptions, 84 yards
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	16/30, 232 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Destin Coates	23 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Cornelius McCoy	5 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD

Notes and References

1. Web site: Talty . John . SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season. AL.com. 30 July 2020 . 30 July 2020.
2. Web site: 2020 Football Schedule . Georgia State University . 31 August 2020 . en.
3. Web site: 2020 Georgia State Panthers Schedule . ESPN . 31 August 2020 . en.
4. Web site: Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs Georgia State Panthers . Odds Shark . 16 September 2020 . en.
5. Web site: East Carolina Pirates vs Georgia State Panthers . Odds Shark . 3 October 2020 . en.
6. Web site: Georgia State Panthers vs Arkansas State Red Wolves . Odds Shark . 17 October 2020 . en.
7. Web site: Georgia State Panthers vs Troy Trojans . Odds Shark . 27 October 2020 . en.
8. Web site: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs Georgia State Panthers . Odds Shark . 4 November 2020 . en.
9. Web site: Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs Georgia State Panthers . Odds Shark . 15 November 2020 . en.
10. Web site: Georgia State Panthers vs Appalachian State Mountaineers . Odds Shark . 15 November 2020 . en.
11. Web site: Georgia State Panthers vs South Alabama Jaguars . Odds Shark . 23 December 2020 . en.
12. Web site: Georgia Southern Eagles vs Georgia State Panthers . Odds Shark . 22 December 2020 . en.
13. Web site: WKU Hilltoppers vs Georgia State Panthers . Odds Shark . 29 December 2020 . en.