2017 Georgia State Panthers football team
2017 Georgia State Panthers football | |
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Cure Bowl champion | |
Cure Bowl, W 27–17 vs. Western Kentucky | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 7–5 (5–3 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Travis Trickett (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Nate Fuqua (1st season) |
Home stadium | Georgia State Stadium (Capacity: 23,000) |
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Troy + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina * | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Shawn Elliott. The season marked the first in which they played in the newly acquired Georgia State Stadium, a renovated Turner Field with artificial turf and a 22,000 person capacity. The season was the Panthers' fifth in the Sun Belt Conference and eighth since starting football. The Panthers finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They received an invite to the Cure Bowl, where Georgia State defeated Western Kentucky for the Panthers' first bowl win in program history.
Previous season
In 2016, the Panthers regressed from their previous season, managing a 3–9 season. By their penultimate game, the university fired previous head coach Trent Miles. At the same time, the Panthers ended their tenure at the Georgia Dome, with a new on-campus stadium, Georgia State Stadium, being built out of the former Turner Field.
Offseason
2017 NFL Draft
Panthers picked in the 2017 NFL Draft:
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Team |
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6 | 209 | Robert Davis | WR | Washington Redskins |
Recruits
As of December 21, 2016, the Panthers have a total of 20 recruits committed. Eight are three-star recruits.
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Chris Sibilia OT |
Suwanee, GA | North Gwinnett High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | - | Jul 19, 2016 |
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Connor Robins OT |
Saint Augustine, FL | Pedro Menendez High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | - | Jan 21, 2017 |
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Jack Walker QB |
Madison, MS | Madison Central High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | - | Jan 18, 2017 |
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Jaylon Jones S |
Dacula, GA | Dacula High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | - | Jan 15, 2017 |
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Jalen Jackson G |
Loganville, GA | Grayson High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | - | Jan 20, 2017 |
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Pat Bartlett C |
Newtown, PA | Council Rock High School North | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | - | Jan 15, 2017 |
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Chris Bacon S |
Atlanta, GA | Westlake High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | - | Jan 15, 2017 |
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Roger Carter TE |
Blythewood, SC | Blythewood High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | - | Jan 29, 2017 |
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Tamir Jones WR |
Norcross, GA | Norcross High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | - | Feb 1, 2017 |
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Kerryon Richardson CB |
West Columbia, SC | Airport High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | - | Dec 15, 2016 |
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Trajan McQueen LB |
Charlotte, NC | West Mecklenburg High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | - | Jan 16, 2017 |
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Camryn Johnson WR |
St. Matthews, SC | Calhoun County High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | - | Feb 1, 2017 |
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Dontae Wilson DT |
Jefferson, GA | Jefferson High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | - | Jan 30, 2017 |
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Victor Heywood LB |
Hoschton, GA | Mill Creek High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | - | Oct 31, 2016 |
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Deandre Applin S |
Milledgeville, GA | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.89 | Feb 1, 2017 |
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Jalen Wade LB |
Milledgeville, GA | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | - | Jan 15, 2017 |
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Malik Sumter DT |
Irmo, SC | Dutch Fork High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 284 lb (129 kg) | - | Jan 21, 2017 |
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Jhi'Shawn Taylor LB |
Cordele, GA | Crisp County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | - | Jan 20, 2017 |
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Kevin Kwapis OT |
Council Bluffs, IA | Iowa Western Community College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | - | Jan 30, 2017 |
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Hardrick Willis DE |
Jonesboro, GA | Mundy's Mill High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | - | Jan 22, 2017 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 124 247Sports: 99 ESPN: 101 | ||||||
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Coaching and support staff
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Georgia State in current position | |
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Shawn Elliott | Head coach | 1st | |
Travis Trickett | Offensive coordinator, quarterback | 1st | |
Nate Fuqua | Defensive coordinator, outside linebackers | 1st | |
Chris Collins | Assistant coach, safeties | 1st | |
Skylor Magee | Assistant coach, defensive line | 1st | |
Trent McKnight | Assistant coach, wide receivers | 1st | |
Sam Shade | Assistant coach, cornerbacks | 1st | |
Josh Stepp | Assistant coach, running backs, tight endss | 1st | |
Cedric Williams | Assistant coach, offensive line | 1st | |
Rusty Wright | Assistant coach, inside linebacker | 1st | |
Ben McLane | Graduate assistant, offense | 2nd | |
Steve Wojcikowski | Director of football operations | 1st | |
Scott Holsopple | Head strength and conditioning coach | 2nd | |
Bob Murphy | Associate AD, sports medicine and nutrition | 2nd | |
Tim Davis | Equipment manager | 2nd | |
Reference:[1] |
Schedule
Georgia State announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Panthers hosted Sun Belt foes Troy, South Alabama, Appalachian State, and Idaho, and traveled to Coastal Carolina, ULM, Georgia Southern, and Texas State. Georgia State did not play two Sun Belt teams this season, Louisiana and New Mexico State.[2] The team played three non–conference games, one home game against Tennessee State from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and two road games against Penn State from the Big Ten and Charlotte from Conference USA.
The scheduled home game against Memphis was cancelled when the AAC bought out the contract between the schools for $1.1 million to reschedule a conference game between Memphis and UCF that was cancelled during the second week of the season due to Hurricane Irma.[3][4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee State* | ESPN3 | L 10–17 | 24,333 | |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Penn State* | BTN | L 0–56 | 102,746 | |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte* | Peachtree TV | W 28–0 | 11,029 | |
October 7 | 6:30 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | W 27–21 | 15,991 | |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | ESPN3 | W 47–37 | 12,578 | |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Troy |
| ESPN3 | L 10–34 | 15,388 |
October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | South Alabama |
| ESPNU | W 21–13 | 12,125 |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | W 21–17 | 18,722 | |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at Texas State | ESPN3 | W 33–30 | 14,017 | |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Appalachian State |
| ESPN3 | L 10–31 | 13,154 |
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho |
| ESPN3 | L 10–24 | 14,163 |
December 16 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Western Kentucky* | CBSSN | W 27–17 | 19,585 | |
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- Schedule source:[5]
Game summaries
Tennessee State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
- First game at Georgia State Stadium.
at Penn State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nittany Lions | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Charlotte
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 2015 | CHAR, 23–20 |
at Coastal Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Louisiana–Monroe
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 47 |
Warhawks | 10 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–2 | 2016 | ULM, 37–23 |
Troy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–3 | 2016 | TROY, 31–21 |
South Alabama
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–4 | 2016 | USA, 13–10 |
at Georgia Southern
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Eagles | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | 2016 | GSU, 30–24 |
at Texas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–2 | 2016 | GSU, 41–21 |
Appalachian State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–3 | 2016 | APP, 34–7 |
Idaho
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vandals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Panthers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | 2016 | IDA, 37–12 |
- This was the Vandals' final game as an FBS member for the foreseeable future. Idaho football will downgrade to FCS, joining the school's other sports in the Big Sky Conference for 2018 and beyond.
vs Western Kentucky–Cure Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hilltoppers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Panthers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 2013 | WKU, 44–28 |
Roster
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Quarterback
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Offensive Lineman
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References
- ^ 2017 Georgia State Panthers Football Media Guide
- ^ "Complete 2016 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Georgia State University Department of Athletics. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "MEMPHIS CANCELS SEPT. 30 FOOTBALL GAME AT GEORGIA STATE". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Culpepper, JuliaKate E. "Memphis cancels game at Georgia State". ajc. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "2017 Georgia State Panthers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Roster". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 28 February 2017.