Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry

Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry
Georgia Southern Eagles	Georgia State Panthers
All-Sports Rivalry Series history
First series	2015–16 ; Georgia State 14, Georgia Southern 7
Latest series	2017–18 ; Georgia State 18, Georgia Southern 4
Total years	3
All-time series	Georgia State leads 2-1
Largest victory	Georgia State, 18–4 (2016–17)
Longest streak	Georgia State, 3
Current streak	Georgia State, 3
Football history
First meeting	October 25, 2014; Georgia Southern 69, Georgia State 31
Latest meeting	November 4, 2017; Georgia State 21, Georgia Southern 17
Next meeting	2018
Meetings total	4
All-time series	Georgia State leads 3–1
Largest victory	Georgia Southern, 69–31 (2014)
Longest streak	Georgia State, 3 (2015–present)
Current streak	Georgia State, 3 (2015–present)
Men's basketball history
First meeting	February 19, 1972; Georgia Southern 103, Georgia State 55
Latest meeting	March 10, 2018; Georgia State 73, Georgia Southern 67
Next meeting	2018
Meetings total	56
All-time series	Georgia Southern leads 36–20
Largest victory	Georgia Southern, 103–55 (1972); Georgia Southern, 109–61 (1985)
Longest streak	Georgia Southern, 7 (3x)
Current streak	Georgia State, 1 (2018–present)

Georgia Southern University

Georgia State University

Locations in Georgia

The Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry is a college athletics rivalry between the Georgia Southern University Eagles and Georgia State University Panthers, also known as Modern Day Hate.^[1]^[2] Both schools are members of the Sun Belt Conference. While the teams have only met three times in football (due to Georgia State beginning their program in 2010),^[3] the rivalry dates back to the 1970s in basketball and other sports.^[4]

History

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.^[4]^[5] As of 2017, Georgia Southern has a 35–18 lead in the all-time series.^[5]

Since both schools can be abbreviated GSU, a point of conflict between the two schools is that both fan-bases claim that their university is, in fact, the real GSU. Georgia State lays claim to the initials as it became a university (and therefore GSU) long before Georgia Southern did in 1990 (Georgia State became a university in 1969).^[6]^[7] Additionally, Georgia State's URL and official logo both contain the abbreviation.^[8] Georgia Southern officially uses GS in all of its branding.^[9]

The football rivalry began after the hire of former Appalachian State (a major rival of Georgia Southern) athletic director Charlie Cobb to the same position at GSU. 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."^[10] The two teams met on the gridiron during the 2014 football season at the Georgia Dome. During the run up to the game, fans from both teams expressed their dislike for the other over social media outlets such as Twitter, at times trending with tags of "SouthernNotState" and "StateNotSouthern," both of which were used as slogans for shirts given out by both universities.^[11] During the period before the game, fans dubbed the matchup as "Modern Day Hate," a play on the rivalry between Georgia Tech and UGA, Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.^[2] Georgia Southern beat Georgia State by a final score of 69–31, while drawing the second largest crowd of 28,427 for any Georgia State game.^[12] In 2015, Georgia State beat Georgia Southern 34–7 to give the worst home defeat for Georgia Southern in school history.^[13]^[14] Currently, Georgia State leads Georgia Southern, 3-1.

Rivalry series

On October 1, 2015, both schools' athletic directors 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 is awarded to the school that defeats the other in a points-based system that encompasses all sports. Most wins will count as 1 point with football counting as 2 points. 2 points total are awarded to community service projects, and 1 to the school with the highest departmental GPA. Points will be totaled at the end of each academic school year.^[15]^[16] See external links section for full points explanation and scoreboard.

Georgia Southern victories	Georgia State victories

No.	Date	Winner	Score
1	2015–16	Georgia State	14–7
2	2016–17	Georgia State	18–4

No.	Date	Winner	Score
3	2017–18	Georgia State	16.5–5.5
Series: Georgia State leads 3–0

Point Accumulation Rules

The rivalry series tallies wins in each sport between Georgia State and Georgia Southern, the school with the most points at the end of the athletic year winning the trophy. One win doesn't necessarily equate to one point, however, and instead the series will be governed by a set of rules, as follows;

Win in football yields two points
Higher place finish in women's cross country championship yields one point
Sweep in volleyball over the season yields one point, or a split over the season yields half a point each
Win in women's soccer yields one point
Win in men's soccer yields one point
Win in men's basketball yields one point per game
Win in women's basketball yields one point per game
Higher place finish in men's golf championship yields one point
Higher place finish in women's golf championship yields one point
Higher place finish in men's tennis championship yields one point unless both teams are eliminated at the same stage, when both teams will be awarded half a point
Higher place finish in women's tennis championship yields one point unless both teams are eliminated at the same stage, when both teams will be awarded half a point
Higher place finish in women's indoor track and field yields one point
Higher place finish in women's outdoor track and field yields one point
Series winner in baseball will yield one point, if series is split due to weather, each team will be awarded half a point
Series winner in softball will yield one point, if series is split due to weather, each team will be awarded half a point

During the post-season, all team sports have the opportunity to accumulate more points with wins over the other team. If that win leads to a birth in an NCAA tournament by way of a conference automatic bid, double points will be awarded.

In addition to sports, two points will be awarded to the school who's athletes finish fall and spring semester with the highest average GPA. Also, one point per semester will be awarded to each school that completes a comparable community service project which is agreed upon by both schools. ^[17]

Football game results

Georgia Southern victories	Georgia State victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 25, 2014	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	69–31
2	December 5, 2015	Statesboro, GA	Georgia State	34–7
3	November 19, 2016	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	30–24
4	November 4, 2017	Statesboro, GA	Georgia State	21–17
Series: Georgia State leads 3–1

Georgia Southern's first official season was in 1924. But due to World War II, football at the school was suspended in 1941 and did not resume until 1981. Georgia State's first season was in 2010. Teams did not meet in out-of-conference games prior to both being members of the Sun Belt upon Georgia Southern's arrival in 2014.

Men's basketball game results

Table shows results since both teams officially entered NCAA basketball competition with one another. ^[18]

Georgia Southern victories	Georgia State victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	February 19, 1972	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	103–55
2	March 1, 1972	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	107–77
3	February 19, 1973	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	79–62
4	February 24, 1973	Statesboro, GA	Georgia State	97–96
5	February 20, 1974	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	126–91
6	March 1, 1974	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	89–71
7	December 7, 1974	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	69–59
8	January 16, 1975	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	82–73
9	December 8, 1975	Statesboro, GA	Georgia State	83–72
10	February 14, 1976	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	107–88
11	January 15, 1977	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	83–65
12	February 21, 1977	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	81–75
13	November 30, 1977	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	75–73
14	January 9, 1978	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	88–83
15	November 27, 1978	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	86–68
16	January 20, 1979	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	81–79
17	December 8, 1979	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	70–66
18	February 13, 1980	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	96–68
19	December 6, 1980	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	81–69
20	January 14, 1981	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	80–61
21	January 10, 1985	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	77–61
22	February 7, 1985	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	77–50
23	March 2, 1985	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	109–61
24	January 9, 1986	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	91–77
25	February 6, 1986	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	66–62
26	January 3, 1987	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	85–79
27	February 5, 1987	Statesboro, GA	Georgia State	73–68
28	January 7, 1988	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	80–60
29	February 11, 1988	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	73–65

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
30	March 10, 1988	Daytona Beach, FL	Georgia Southern	71–55
31	January 5, 1989	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	100–93
32	February 2, 1989	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	95–90
33	January 27, 1990	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	68–66
34	February 22, 1990	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	78–66
35	January 17, 1991	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	73–72
36	February 14, 1991	Statesboro, GA	Georgia State	90–86^OT
37	January 11, 1992	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Southern	88–87
38	February 8, 1992	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	91–84
39	March 11, 1992	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	95–82
40	December 12, 1995	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	60–58
41	December 21, 1996	Statesboro, GA	Georgia State	68–49
42	December 22, 2009	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	85–65
43	December 22, 2010	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	74–72^OT
44	December 22, 2011	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	72–52
45	December 29, 2012	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	68–64^OT
46	December 20, 2013	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	73–61
47	February 5, 2015	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	58–54
48	March 7, 2015	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	72–55
49	March 15, 2015	New Orleans, LA	Georgia State	38–36
50	January 19, 2016	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	69–66^OT
51	February 23, 2016	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	54–52
52	December 31, 2016	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	88–65
53	March 4, 2017	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	72–67
54	January 20, 2018	Atlanta, GA	Georgia State	83–66
55	February 16, 2018	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	85–80
56	March 10, 2018	New Orleans, LA	Georgia State	73–67
Series: Georgia Southern leads 36–20

References

↑ Ben, Moore (August 18, 2015). "Who Takes Title For 2015–16 in Modern Day Hate?". CBSsports.com. 247sports. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
1 2 Roberson, Doug (October 26, 2014). "Georgia Southern destroys Georgia State". Cox Media Group. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
↑ "Georgia State Football Timeline". Georgia State University. April 17, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
1 2 "Sounds like Georgia State and Georgia Southern have a rivalry?". Atlanta Journal and Constitution. October 24, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
1 2 Georgia State 2015–16 Men's Basketball, p. 153.
↑ "Becoming a University". Making History. Georgia State University. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
↑ Wilver, Paul. "Georgia Southern University Fack Book 2000–2001" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
↑ Hillyard, Chris. "GSU Set to Host Georgia Southern (GaSo)". Panthersville.com. Scout. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
↑ "Georgia Southern University Identification Standards Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
↑ Roberson, Doug. "Q&A with new Georgia State AD Charlie Cobb". Cox Media Group. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
↑ Roberson, Doug (October 26, 2014). "Sounds like Georgia State and Georgia Southern have a rivalry". Cox Media Group. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
↑ "Georgia Southern vs Georgia State (Oct 25, 2014)". Georgia State Sports. Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
↑ Brown, Mike (December 5, 2015). "Georgia State rolls to victory in Statesboro". The Telegraph (Macon). Retrieved December 5, 2015.
↑ Roberson, Doug. "Georgia State dominates Georgia Southern". AJC. Cox Media Group. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
↑ Roberson, Doug (October 1, 2015). "Georgia State and Georgia Southern add trophy to rivalry". Cox Media Group. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
↑ Holmes, Mike (October 1, 2015). "Georgia State-Georgia Southern Rivalry Series Announced". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
↑ "Georgia State‐Georgia Southern Rivalry Series Points". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
↑ "Georgia Southern Men's Basketball 2015–16 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2015.

External links

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[Modern_Day_Hate-1] Ben, Moore (August 18, 2015). "Who Takes Title For 2015–16 in Modern Day Hate?". CBSsports.com. 247sports. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

[Cox_Media_Group-2] 1 2 Roberson, Doug (October 26, 2014). "Georgia Southern destroys Georgia State". Cox Media Group. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[note2-3] "Georgia State Football Timeline". Georgia State University. April 17, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[note3-4] 1 2 "Sounds like Georgia State and Georgia Southern have a rivalry?". Atlanta Journal and Constitution. October 24, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

[basketball_series-5] 1 2 Georgia State 2015–16 Men's Basketball, p. 153.

[6] "Becoming a University". Making History. Georgia State University. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

[7] Wilver, Paul. "Georgia Southern University Fack Book 2000–2001" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

[hillyard-8] Hillyard, Chris. "GSU Set to Host Georgia Southern (GaSo)". Panthersville.com. Scout. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

[9] "Georgia Southern University Identification Standards Guide" (PDF). Georgia Southern University. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

[10] Roberson, Doug. "Q&A with new Georgia State AD Charlie Cobb". Cox Media Group. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved August 20, 2014.

[11] Roberson, Doug (October 26, 2014). "Sounds like Georgia State and Georgia Southern have a rivalry". Cox Media Group. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[12] "Georgia Southern vs Georgia State (Oct 25, 2014)". Georgia State Sports. Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[13] Brown, Mike (December 5, 2015). "Georgia State rolls to victory in Statesboro". The Telegraph (Macon). Retrieved December 5, 2015.

[14] Roberson, Doug. "Georgia State dominates Georgia Southern". AJC. Cox Media Group. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

[15] Roberson, Doug (October 1, 2015). "Georgia State and Georgia Southern add trophy to rivalry". Cox Media Group. Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

[16] Holmes, Mike (October 1, 2015). "Georgia State-Georgia Southern Rivalry Series Announced". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

[17] "Georgia State‐Georgia Southern Rivalry Series Points". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

[18] "Georgia Southern Men's Basketball 2015–16 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2015.

Georgia Southern Eagles football
Venues	Womack Stadium (1982–1983) Paulson Stadium (1984–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Appalachian State Georgia State 2015 GoDaddy Bowl
Culture & lore	Traditions Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song" Southern Pride Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Georgia Southern University
Located in: Statesboro, Savannah, and Hinesville, Georgia
Academics	Graduate Studies Military Science Public Health
Facilities	Eagle Field Georgia Southern Botanical Garden Hanner Fieldhouse J. I. Clements Stadium Paulson Stadium U.S. National Tick Collection
Athletics	Baseball‎ Men's basketball‎ Women's basketball Equestrian Team Football Women's volleyball Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry
Media	The George-Anne A Scholar Under Siege
People	Alumni
Founded: 1906 Students: 27,173 Endowment: 46.2 million

Georgia State Panthers football
Venues	Georgia Dome (2010–2016) Georgia State Stadium (2017–present)
Bowls & rivalries	2015 Cure Bowl 2017 Cure Bowl Georgia Southern
Culture & lore	Pounce Fight Panthers
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
Venues	GSU Sports Arena (1973–present)
Rivalries	Georgia Southern
Culture & lore	"Fight Panthers" Pounce
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

Georgia State University
Located in: Atlanta, Georgia
Academics	Andrew Young School of Policy Studies College of Arts & Sciences College of Education Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Georgia State University College of Law J. Mack Robinson College of Business University Library Honors College School of Public Health Perimeter College Institute for Biomedical Sciences
Athletics	Sun Belt Conference Fight Song Football Season Men's Basketball Season Women's Basketball Season Beach Volleyball Season Softball Season Baseball Season Georgia State Panthers Georgia State Stadium GSU Sports Arena Pounce Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry
Campus	Campus expansion Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant Municipal Auditorium Images Rialto Center for the Arts J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building
Student life	Greek life GSTV New South Rampway Online The Signal WRAS / Album 88
People	Alumni Faculty

All-sports or multi-sport rivalries in NCAA Division I
Trophy/point system competitions	Arizona–Arizona State (Territorial Cup Series) Boston University–Holy Cross (Turnpike Trophy) George Mason–George Washington (Revolutionary Rivalry) Georgia Southern–Georgia State (Modern Day Hate) Indiana–Purdue (Crimson and Gold Cup) Iowa–Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) New Mexico–New Mexico State (Rio Grande Rivalry) Oklahoma–Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series) Oregon–Oregon State (Civil War Series) Sacramento State–UC Davis (Causeway Classic) South Florida–UCF (War on I-4) Texas State–UTSA (I-35 Rivalry) UCLA-USC (SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup) Virginia–Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Clash)
Defunct trophy/ point competitions	Carolina–Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kansas–Missouri (Border Showdown Series) Texas–Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)
Overall rivalries	Carolina–Duke Fordham–St. John's George Mason–VCU Indiana–Purdue Kansas–Kansas State (Sunflower Showdown) Kentucky–Louisville UCLA–USC