Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry#Men's soccer results

Georgia Southern and Georgia State have only competed against each other in football since 2014. They played annually in basketball from the 1971–72 to 1980–81 seasons, 1995–96 and 1996–97, and 2009–10 to 2013–14 out-of-conference and as conference mates from the 1985–86 to 1991–92 seasons in the Trans America Athletic Conference (which is now the Atlantic Sun Conference) and since the 2014–15 season in the Sun Belt Conference.[https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/4200206.pdf Georgia State 2015–16 Men's Basketball], p. 153. Starting in December 2009, the two teams went nearly 10 years without losing a home game to their rival. The streak was snapped on March 9, 2019 when Georgia State won in Statesboro by a score of 90–85. Georgia Southern has a 38–26 lead in the all-time basketball series.{{cite web|date= November 29, 2020| title=Men's Basketball History vs Georgia State University from Feb 19, 1972 - Mar 11, 2020|publisher=Georgia Southern University| url=https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/opponent-history/georgia-state-university/31|access-date=November 29, 2020}}

Because both schools can be abbreviated GSU, a point of conflict between the two is the claim by either fan base that their university is, in fact, "the real GSU." Georgia State lays claim to the initials as it became a university (and therefore GSU) in 1969 while Georgia Southern didn't achieve university status until 1990.{{cite web|title=Becoming a University|url=http://100.gsu.edu/|work=Making History|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 2, 2013}} Both schools are referred to as GSU colloquially in their region of the state, though Georgia State is the only one of the two that officially brands itself "GSU." In 2014, when Georgia Southern joined the Sun Belt Conference (the conference Georgia State joined the year prior), Georgia Southern updated its branding and media guidelines to explicitly state the school should be referred to as "Georgia Southern" or "GS" to avoid confusion in the media. But fixtures on their campus such as the "GSU" hedge and traditions like the marching band's "GSU Scramble" remain.

The rivalry intensified after the hire of former Appalachian State (longtime rival of Georgia Southern) athletic director Charlie Cobb to the same position at Georgia State University. During Georgia State's press release introducing Cobb, he revealed that Georgia Southern's athletic director Tom Kleinlein told him "welcome, now the war is on."{{cite news|last1=Roberson|first1=Doug|title=Q&A with new Georgia State AD Charlie Cobb|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/qa-with-new-georgia-state-ad-charlie-cobb/ng4dL/|access-date=August 20, 2014|agency=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Media Group}} The two teams first met on the gridiron during the 2014 football season. During the run up to the game, fans from both teams expressed their dislike for the other over social media outlets such as Twitter. Students at the time used the hashtags "SouthernNotState" and "StateNotSouthern" in their tweets to differentiate which GSU they attended. Both schools adopted the phrases as a slogan that defined their side of the rivalry.{{cite news|last1=Roberson|first1=Doug|title=Sounds like Georgia State and Georgia Southern have a rivalry|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/sounds-like-georgia-state-and-georgia-southern-hav/nhq66/|access-date=October 26, 2014|agency=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Media Group|date=October 26, 2014}} During the period before the game, a beat writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution dubbed the matchup as "Modern Day Hate," a play on the rivalry between Georgia Tech and UGA, Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.{{dead|date=March 2021}} Georgia Southern beat Georgia State by a final score of 69–31 in the Georgia Dome in front of 28,427 fans.{{cite web|title=Georgia Southern vs Georgia State (Oct 25, 2014)|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/downloads2/943003.htm?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=12700|website=Georgia State Sports|publisher=Georgia State Athletics|access-date=October 26, 2014}} After the game, Georgia Southern fans unrolled a banner saying "Paulson Stadium North" claiming the stadium as their own and cementing the rivalry. The following season, Georgia State handed Georgia Southern their worst home defeat in school history with a final score of 34–7.{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Mike|title=Georgia State rolls to victory in Statesboro|url=http://www.macon.com/sports/college/article48228405.html|access-date=December 5, 2015|publisher=The Telegraph (Macon)|date=December 5, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Roberson|first1=Doug|title=Georgia State dominates Georgia Southern|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/georgia-state-dominates-georgia-southern/npc2L/|website=AJC|publisher=Cox Media Group|access-date=9 December 2015}} Georgia State leads the football series 6–4.

In 2024, the schools announced the intent to stop calling the football game "Modern Day Hate" alongside a partnership with the Georgia Department of Agriculture to rename the rivalry the Georgia Grown Bowl, named after the department's "Georgia Grown" marketing campaign.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Natasha |date=September 19, 2024 |title=State and Southern will go head to head in first Georgia Grown Bowl |url=https://www.wsav.com/sports/state-and-southern-will-go-head-to-head-in-first-georgia-grown-bowl/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919214639/https://www.wsav.com/sports/state-and-southern-will-go-head-to-head-in-first-georgia-grown-bowl/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=WSAV News }} The two schools will begin competing for the Commissioner's Cup trophy.

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| October 25, 2014 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 69 | Georgia State | 31

| December 5, 2015 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 7 | Georgia State | 34

| November 19, 2016 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 24 | Georgia State | 30

| November 4, 2017 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 17 | Georgia State | 21

| November 24, 2018 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 35 | Georgia State | 14

| November 30, 2019 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 38 | Georgia State| 10

| November 28, 2020 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 24 | Georgia State | 30

| October 30, 2021 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 14 | Georgia State | 21

| October 8, 2022 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 33 | Georgia State | 41

| October 26, 2023 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 44 | Georgia State | 27

| September 28, 2024 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 38 | Georgia State | 21

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Table shows results since both teams officially entered NCAA basketball competition with one another.

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| February 19, 1972 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 103| Georgia State | 55

| March 1, 1972 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 107| Georgia State | 77

| February 19, 1973 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 79| Georgia State | 62

| February 24, 1973 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 96| Georgia State | 97

| February 20, 1974 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 126| Georgia State | 91

| March 1, 1974 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 89| Georgia State | 71

| December 7, 1974 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 59| Georgia State | 69

| January 16, 1975 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 82| Georgia State | 73

| December 8, 1975 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 72| Georgia State | 83

| February 14, 1976 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 88| Georgia State | 107

| January 15, 1977 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 83| Georgia State | 65

| February 21, 1977 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 81| Georgia State | 75

| November 30, 1977 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 75| Georgia State | 73

| January 9, 1978 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 88| Georgia State | 83

| November 27, 1978 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 86| Georgia State | 68

| January 20, 1979 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 81| Georgia State | 79

| December 8, 1979 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 70| Georgia State | 66

| February 13, 1980 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 68| Georgia State | 96

| December 6, 1980 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 69| Georgia State | 81

| January 14, 1981 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 80| Georgia State | 61

| January 10, 1985 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 77| Georgia State | 61

| February 7, 1985 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 77| Georgia State | 50

| March 2, 1985 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 109| Georgia State | 61

| January 9, 1986 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 91| Georgia State | 77

| February 6, 1986 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 66| Georgia State | 62

| January 3, 1987 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 85| Georgia State | 79

| February 5, 1987 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 68| Georgia State | 73

| January 7, 1988 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 80| Georgia State | 60

| February 11, 1988 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 73| Georgia State | 65

| March 10, 1988 | Daytona Beach, FL | Georgia Southern | 71| Georgia State | 55

| January 5, 1989 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 100| Georgia State | 93

| February 2, 1989 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 95| Georgia State | 90

| January 27, 1990 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 68| Georgia State | 66

| February 22, 1990 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 78| Georgia State | 66

| January 17, 1991 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 72| Georgia State | 73

| February 14, 1991 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 86^OT| Georgia State | 90

| January 11, 1992 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 88| Georgia State | 87

| February 8, 1992 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 91| Georgia State | 84

| March 11, 1992 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 95| Georgia State | 82

| December 12, 1995 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 58| Georgia State | 60

| December 21, 1996 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 49| Georgia State | 68

| December 22, 2009 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 65| Georgia State | 85

| December 22, 2010 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 74| Georgia State | 72^OT

| December 22, 2011 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 52| Georgia State | 72

| December 29, 2012 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 68| Georgia State | 64^OT

| December 20, 2013 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 61| Georgia State | 73

| February 5, 2015 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 58 | Georgia State | 54

| March 7, 2015 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 55 | Georgia State | 72

| March 15, 2015 | New Orleans, LA | Georgia Southern | 36 | Georgia State | 38

| January 19, 2016 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 66^OT | Georgia State | 69

| February 23, 2016 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 54 | Georgia State | 52

| December 31, 2016 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 88 | Georgia State | 65

| March 4, 2017 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 67 | Georgia State | 72

| January 20, 2018 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 66 | Georgia State | 83

| February 16, 2018 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 85 | Georgia State | 80

| March 10, 2018 | New Orleans, LA | Georgia Southern | 67 | Georgia State | 73

| February 2, 2019 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 72 | Georgia State | 81

| March 9, 2019 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 85 | Georgia State | 90

| January 25, 2020 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 77 | Georgia State | 82

| February 28, 2020 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 79 | Georgia State | 70

| March 11, 2020 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 81 | Georgia State | 62

| February 11, 2021 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 75 | Georgia State | 79

| February 17, 2022 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 63 | Georgia State | 79

| February 19, 2022 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 49 | Georgia State | 58

| January 21, 2023 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 58 | Georgia State | 52

| February 2, 2023 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 60 | Georgia State | 64

| January 13, 2024 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 62 | Georgia State | 90

| January 20, 2024 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 86 | Georgia State | 70

| January 8, 2025 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 78^OT | Georgia State | 82

| February 28, 2025 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 76 | Georgia State | 75

| March 6, 2025 | Pensacola, FL | Georgia Southern | 71 | Georgia State | 80

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Georgia State leads Georgia Southern 32–11–8 in men's soccer competitions.

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| October 18, 1980 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 3

| October 16, 1981 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 4

| October 3, 1982 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 5

| October 30, 1983 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 2

| October 21, 1984 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 3

| September 28, 1985 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 3

| October 31, 1985 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 5

| October 19, 1986 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 3

| November 1, 1986 | Abilene, TX | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 4

| October 10, 1987 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 0

| October 31, 1987 | Deland, FL | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 1

| October 1, 1988 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 2

| October 28, 1988 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 4

| September 23, 1989 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 6

| October 7, 1989 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 5

| September 22, 1990 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 2

| October 13, 1990 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 0

| September 28, 1991 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 3

| October 23, 1991 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 1

| September 8, 1992 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 4 | Georgia State | 2

| September 4, 1993 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 0

| September 17, 1994 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 2 | Georgia State | 1

| October 4, 1995 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 3

| September 21, 1996 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 4 | Georgia State | 2

| September 19, 1997 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 0

| September 6, 1998 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 2

| October 13, 1999 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 3

| October 25, 2000 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 2 | Georgia State | 3

| October 30, 2001 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 2

| October 8, 2003 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 4

| October 17, 2004 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 1

| September 14, 2012 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 3

| October 11, 2013 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 2

| November 8, 2014 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 1

| November 14, 2014 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 2 | Georgia State | 1

| November 7, 2015 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 5

| November 13, 2015 | Boone, NC | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 3

| October 8, 2016 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 1

| November 11, 2016 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 2

| October 7, 2017 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 3

| November 11, 2017 | Conway, SC | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 3

| October 20, 2018 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 1

| November 11, 2018 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 2 | Georgia State | 4

| October 12, 2019 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia State | 1

| November 13, 2019 | Boone, NC | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 4

| October 4, 2020 | Decatur, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 2

| October 16, 2020 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 3

| November 4, 2021 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 2

| October 1, 2022 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 2 | Georgia State | 4

| October 13, 2023 | Atlanta, GA | Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia State | 1

| October 18, 2024 | Statesboro, GA | Georgia Southern | 1 | Georgia State | 1

|note = Sources:{{cite web |title=Georgia State Men's Soccer History and Record Book |url=https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf9/5479854.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=12700&_ga=2.246416260.1806596027.1552142140-2144125533.1552142140 |website=nmnathletics.com |publisher=Georgia State University |access-date=March 10, 2019 |date=December 13, 2018 |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124002330/https://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf9/5479854.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=12700&_ga=2.246416260.1806596027.1552142140-2144125533.1552142140 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Georgia Southern Men's Soccer Media Guide |url=https://gseagles.com/documents/2018/8/24/2018_GS_Men_s_Soccer_Guide_Web.pdf |website=gseagles.com |publisher=Georgia Southern University Athletics |access-date=March 9, 2019 |date=August 24, 2018}}

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On October 1, 2015, both schools' athletic directors at the time announced the beginning of an annual "rivalry series" in which the winner takes home the Rivalry Series trophy and bragging rights at the following year's football game. The trophy was awarded to the school that defeats the other in a points-based system that encompasses all sports. Most wins counted as 1 point with football counting as 2 points. 2 points total were awarded to community service projects, and 1 to the school with the highest departmental GPA. {{cite news|last1=Roberson|first1=Doug|title=Georgia State and Georgia Southern add trophy to rivalry|url=http://georgiastatesports.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/01/georgia-state-and-georgia-southern-add-trophy-to-rivalry/|access-date=October 2, 2015|agency=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Media Group|date=October 1, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002053022/http://georgiastatesports.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/01/georgia-state-and-georgia-southern-add-trophy-to-rivalry/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Holmes|first1=Mike|title=Georgia State-Georgia Southern Rivalry Series Announced|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=210382396|access-date=December 10, 2015|publisher=Georgia State Athletics|date=October 1, 2015}}

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| 2015–16 | Georgia Southern | 7 | Georgia State | 14

| 2016–17 | Georgia Southern | 4 | Georgia State | 18

| 2017–18 | Georgia Southern | 5.5 | Georgia State | 16.5

| 2018–19 | Georgia Southern | 9 | Georgia State | 13

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sun Belt Conference announced that all remaining spring sporting events after March 16 of that year would be suspended. Those sports included Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Golf, Baseball, Softball, and Women's Outdoor Track and Field.

Georgia Southern was leading 9–6 in the 2019–2020 rivalry series at that time.{{cite news|title=2019-20 Georgia Southern - Georgia State Rivalry Series|url=https://gseagles.com/sports/2018/5/1/2019-20-georgia-southern-georgia-state-rivalry-series.aspx|access-date=October 13, 2022|publisher=Georgia Southern Athletics}}

On September 12, 2020, new Georgia Southern athletic director, Jared Benko, made a public statement that the all-sport rivalry series would be discontinued.

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