Preseason
The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and July 26. The Panthers were predicted to finish in third place in the Sun Belt's East Division. Georgia State also received 1-of-14 first place votes.[1]
Media poll (East Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Appalachian State 94 (10) 2 Coastal Carolina 77 (2) 3 Georgia State 68 (1) 4 Marshall 62 5 Georgia Southern 35 (1) 6 James Madison 31 7 Old Dominion 25
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 7:30 p.m. at South Carolina * ESPN+ /SECN+ L 14–3578,297 September 10 12:00 p.m. North Carolina * ESPNU L 28–3517,687 September 17 7:00 p.m. Charlotte * Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN+ L 41–4216,433 7:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN2 L 24–4113,467 October 1 12:00 p.m. at Army * CBSSN W 31–1425,752 October 8 2:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry ) ESPN3 W 41–3318,756 7:30 p.m. at Appalachian State ESPN2 L 17–4231,757 October 29 3:00 p.m. Old Dominion Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 31–1716,203 November 5 3:00 p.m. at Southern Miss ESPN+ W 42–1422,128 November 12 1:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN+ L 28–3112,241 November 19 2:00 p.m. at James Madison ESPN+ L 40–4220,055 November 26 12:00 p.m. at Marshall ESPN+ L 23–2817,427 *Non-conference game HomecomingAll times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At South Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 7 7 0 14 Gamecocks 0 12 16 7 35
North Carolina North Carolina became the first Power Five team ever to visit Georgia State.[4]
North Carolina at Georgia State 1 2 3 4 Total • Tar Heels 7 14 7 7 35 Panthers 3 7 18 0 28
Date: September 10, 2022Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 28 minutesGame attendance: 17,687Game weather: RainReferee: Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline) Scoring summary 1 11:36 UNC Kamari Morales 55 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:24) UNC 7–04:58 GSU Michael Hayes 45 yd. field goal(10 plays, 39 yards, 2:52) UNC 7–3 2 13:44 UNC DJ Jones 7 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(9 plays, 55 yards, 2:51) UNC 14–3 8:58 UNC Kobe Paysour 28 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:11) UNC 21–3 5:32 GSU Kris Byrd 6 yd. pass from Darren Grainger (Michael Hayes kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:26) UNC 21–10 3 13:27 GSU Robert Lewis 49 yd. pass from Darren Grainger (Michael Hayes kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:33) UNC 21–17 10:19 GSU Michael Hayes 45 yd. field goal(7 plays, 29 yards, 3:02) UNC 21–20 2:04 GSU Robert Lewis 29 yd. pass from Darren Grainger (Jamari Thrash pass from Darren Grainger)(10 plays, 98 yards, 3:33) GSU 28–210:33 UNC Omarion Hampton 58 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31) Tie 28–284 10:42 UNC Omarion Hampton 2 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(5 plays, 92 yards, 2:24) UNC 35–28
Pregame line Over/under UNC -6.567.5
Statistics UNC GSU First downs 23 23 Plays–yards 68–467 78–421 Rushes–yards 44–183 54–235 Passing yards 284 186 Passing: comp–att–int 19–24–1 16–24–0 Time of possession 28:22 31:38
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 19/24, 284 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Omarion Hampton 16 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kobe Paysour 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 16/24, 186 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tucker Gregg 18 carries, 79 yards Receiving Robert Lewis 7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
Charlotte Charlotte vs Georgia State 1 2 3 4 Total • 49ers 7 14 7 14 42 Panthers 14 6 7 14 41
Date: September 17Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 7:02 pm EDT Elapsed time: 3:54Game attendance: 16,433Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny• Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Rodney BurnetteTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Matt Stewart, Sam CrenshawScoring summary 1 11:30 GAST Kris BYRD 9 Yd pass from Darren GRAINGER (Michael HAYES Kick) GAST 7–0 1 7:56 CHAR Grant DUBOSE 7 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick) TIED 7–7 1 6:21 GAST Robert LEWIS 34 Yd pass from Darren GRAINGER (Michael HAYES Kick) GAST 14–7 2 14:50 CHAR Markees WATTS 52 Yd Fumble Return (Antonio ZITA Kick) TIED 14–14 2 9:04 CHAR Victor TUCKER 2 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick) CHAR 21–14 2 7:29 GAST Tucker GREGG 2 Yd Run (Michael HAYES PAT failed) CHAR 21–20 3 12:10 CHAR Elijah SPENCER 7 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick) CHAR 28–20 3 8:28 GAST Kris BYRD 6 Yd pass from Darren GRAINGER (Michael HAYES Kick) CHAR 28–27 4 14:50 CHAR Henry RUTLEDGE 31 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick) CHAR 35–27 4 11:00 GAST Tucker GREGG 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) CHAR 35–33 4 1:39 GAST Jamari THRASH 32 Yd pass from Darren GRAINGER (Darren GRAINGER Run for Two-Point GAST 41–35 4 0:17 CHAR Grant DUBOSE 2 Yd pass from Chris REYNOLDS (Antonio ZITA Kick) CHAR 42–41
Game notes:
4th game in the series since 2015, (Tied 2–2). Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 31–43, 401 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Rushing ChaVon McEachern 13 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Elijah Spencer 5 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 22–34, 343 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Tucker Gregg 23 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 10 receptions, 213 yards, 1 TD
Statistics CHAR GAST First downs 26 34 Total yards 501 602 Rushing yards 100 259 Passing yards 401 343 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 29:15 30:45
Coastal Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Chanticleers 21 6 7 7 41 Panthers 7 10 0 7 24
At Army Statistics GSU ARMY First downs 20 24 3rd down efficiency 5–10 9–15 4th down efficiency 1–2 0–4 Plays–yards 58–456 77–365 Rushes–yards 46–299 69–354 Passing yards 157 11 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–12–0 1–8–1 Penalties–yards 4–34 0–0 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 21:05 38:55
Georgia Southern 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 7 10 13 3 33 Panthers 13 14 7 7 41
At Appalachian State Georgia State Panthers (2–4) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (3–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 14 0 0 3 17 Mountaineers 0 7 21 14 42
at Kidd Brewer Stadium , Boone, North Carolina
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : ClearGame attendance : 31,757Referee : Ted PittsTV announcers (ESPN2) : Drew Carter, Aaron Murray, Marilyn Payne
Statistics
Statistics GAST APP First downs 20 26 Total yards 301 466 Rushing yards 228 404 Passing yards 73 62 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 23:26 36:34
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 9/23, 73 yards, 1 INT Rushing Darren Grainger 19 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ahmon Green 2 receptions, 24 yards Appalachian State Passing Chase Brice 7/17, 62 yards Rushing Camerun Peoples 23 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD Receiving Henry Pearson 1 reception, 31 yards
Old Dominion 1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 7 7 0 3 17 Panthers 7 7 14 3 31
Statistics
Statistics ODU GSU First downs 11 24 Total yards 283 413 Rushing yards 26 218 Passing yards 257 195 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 22:50 37:10
Team Category Player Statistics Old Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 19/34, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Blake Watson 14 rushes, 53 yards Receiving Javon Harvey 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 14/20, 195 yards, TD Rushing Darren Grainger 19 rushes, 104 yards, TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD
At Southern Miss 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 14 14 7 7 42 Golden Eagles 0 0 14 0 14
Louisiana–Monroe 1 2 3 4 Total Warhawks 3 17 0 11 31 Panthers 14 7 7 0 28
At James Madison 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 10 24 0 6 40 Dukes 7 7 21 7 42
At Marshall Game Twelve – Georgia State Panthers (4–7) at Marshall Thundering Herd (7–4)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 3 7 6 23 Thundering Herd 0 14 0 14 28
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, November 26, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 17,427Referee : Scott BroadwayTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Chad Bush (play-by-play), Doug Chapman (analyst)Pregame line : Marshall –6.5
Game information First quarter (11:57) GSU – Tucker Gregg 3 yard run, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:03; Georgia State 7–0 ) Second quarter (7:47) GSU – Michael Hayes 39 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:53; Georgia State 10–0 ) (5:25) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 83 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 83 yards, 0:13; Georgia State 10–7 ) (1:25) MRSH – Rasheen Ali 5 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:00; Marshall 14–10 ) Third quarter (8:52) GSU – Jamari Thrash 12 yard pass from Darren Grainger, Michael Hayes kick (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 4:48; Georgia State 17–14 ) Fourth quarter (10:09) MRSH – Charles Montgomery 32 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:02; Marshall 21–17 ) (5:31) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 1 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:42; Marshall 28–17 ) (3:25) GSU – Marcus Carroll 2 yard run, Darren Grainger pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Marshall 28–23 )
Statistics GSU MRSH First downs 19 25 Plays–yards 69–365 69–486 Rushes–yards 43–74 41–278 Passing yards 291 208 Passing: comp–att–int 19–26–0 18–28–0 Time of possession 29:47 30:13
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 19/26, 291 yards, 1 TD Rushing Marcus Carroll 11 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 9 receptions, 155 yards, 1 TD Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 18/28, 208 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rasheen Ali 16 carries, 102 yards Receiving Corey Gammage 4 receptions, 65 yards
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