Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry

Appalachian State–Georgia Southern rivalry

Sport	Football
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Georgia Southern Eagles
Trophy	None

The Appalachian State–Georgia Southern rivalry is a college rivalry between the Mountaineers of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina and the Eagles of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. Despite being located in separate states, the two universities have a similar academic profile, both having developed from teachers colleges, and both have an enrollment of approximately 20,000. In addition, both Appalachian and Southern have historically held a very strong presence in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision having combined to win nine national championships and four Walter Payton Awards. On March 27, 2013 both schools were invited to join the FBS Sun Belt Conference beginning in 2014.

History

Appalachian State and Georgia Southern first met in 1932, with South Georgia Teacher's College beating Appalachian State Teachers College by a sore of 33–0. However, most do not consider the series to have been a rivalry until Appalachian beat Georgia Southern College in the quarterfinals of the 1987 I-AA National Championship. Since Georgia Southern joined Appalachian State in the Southern Conference in 1993, the schools have played each other annually in football.

Football game results

Appalachian State victories are shaded  black and gold.  Georgia Southern victories are shaded  blue and gold . Ties are white.

Date	Year	Location	Winner	Score
November 25	1932	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	33–0
October 25	1934	Boone, NC	Georgia Southern	22–13
November 15	1934	Statesboro, GA	Appalachian State	7–6
November 9	1935	Boone, NC	Tie	0–0
October 24	1936	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	27–0
November 17	1939	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	59–0
December 5	1987	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	19–0
October 16	1993	Boone, NC	Georgia Southern	34–28
October 15	1994	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	34–31
October 14	1995	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	27–17
October 19	1996	Statesboro, GA	Appalachian State	35–28
October 18	1997	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	24–12
October 17	1998	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	37–24
October 16	1999	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	17–16
October 14	2000	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	34–28
October 13	2001	Boone, NC	Georgia Southern	27–18
December 8	2001	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	38–24
October 19	2002	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	36–20
October 18	2003	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	28–21
October 16	2004	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	54–7
October 15	2005	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	24–7
October 21	2006	Statesboro, GA	Appalachian State	27–20, 2OT
October 20	2007	Boone, NC	Georgia Southern	38–35
October 18	2008	Statesboro, GA	Appalachian State	37–36
October 24	2009	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	52–16
November 6	2010	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	21–14, OT
October 29	2011	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	24–17
November 3	2012	Statesboro, GA	Appalachian State	31–28
October 26	2013	Boone, NC