2022 Georgia State Panthers football team

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules; Rankings from AP Poll

2022 Georgia State Panthers football
2022 Georgia State Panthers football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Elliott (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Trent McKnight (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Nate Fuqua (6th season)
Home stadium	Center Parc Stadium; (capacity: 23,000)

The 2022 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by sixth-year head coach Shawn Elliott and played their home games at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2021 season with an 8–5 overall record and 6–2 in Sun Belt play. The Panthers won the 2021 Camellia Bowl 51–20 over Ball State.

Preseason

Media poll

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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
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

Offense

1st team

Malik Sumter – Offensive Lineman, RS-SR

2nd team

Tucker Gregg – Running Back, SR
Travis Glover – Offensive Lineman, RS-SR
Pat Bartlett – Offensive Lineman, RS-SR
Aubry Payne – Offensive Lineman, RS-SR

Defense

1st team

Blake Carroll – Linebacker, SR
Antavious Lane – Defensive Back, RS-JR

2nd team

Thomas Gore – Defensive Lineman, RS-JR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN+/SECN+	L 14–35	78,297
September 10	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 28–35	17,687
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Charlotte*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 41–42	16,433
September 22	7:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	L 24–41	13,467
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 31–14	25,752
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 41–33	18,756
October 19	7:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	L 17–42	31,757
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 31–17	16,203
November 5	3:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 42–14	22,128
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 31–28	12,241
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 40–42	20,055
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN+	L 23–28	17,427
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

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]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	14	7	7	35
Panthers	3	7	18	0	28

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	14	7	14	42
Panthers	14	6	7	17	44

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	21	6	7	7	41
Panthers	7	10	0	7	24

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	14	0	14	31
Black Knights	0	0	7	7	14

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	10	13	3	33
Panthers	13	14	7	7	41

At Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	14	0	0	3	17
Mountaineers	0	7	21	14	42

Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	7	0	3	17
Panthers	7	7	14	3	31

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, 2022
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 17,427
Referee: Scott Broadway
TV 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

References

"Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. July 25, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
"2022 Georgia State Panthers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
"2022 Football Schedule – Georgia State University". GeorgiaStateSports.com.
Low, Chris (July 26, 2022). "2022 college football schedule superlatives: Whose slate is hardest, easiest and everything in between". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

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[1] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. July 25, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[2] "2022 Georgia State Panthers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.

[3] "2022 Football Schedule – Georgia State University". GeorgiaStateSports.com.

[4] Low, Chris (July 26, 2022). "2022 college football schedule superlatives: Whose slate is hardest, easiest and everything in between". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

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