The 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach Shawn Elliott. This was the Panthers' seventh season in the Sun Belt Conference, second within the East Division, and 10th since starting football. They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium.
Recruiting
Preseason
Sun Belt coaches poll The preseason poll was released prior to the Sun Belt media day on July 21, 2019. The Panthers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Sun Belt East Division.
Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams The Panthers had two players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.
Offense
2nd Team
Hunter Atkinson – OL
Special teams
1st Team
Brandon Wright – P
Personnel
Roster
Coaching and support staff
NamePositionConsecutive season atGeorgia State in current position Shawn Elliott Head Coach 3rdOffensive staff Brad Glenn Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 1st Thomas Austin Assistant coach, offensive line 1st Trent McKnight Assistant coach, wide receivers 3rd Jimmy Smith Assistant coach, Running backs 1st Josh Stepp Assistant coach, Tight ends 3rdDefensive staff Nate Fuqua Defensive coordinator, outside linebackers 3rd Chris Collins Assistant coach, Safeties 3rd Brad Lawing Assistant coach, defensive line 1st Aairon Savage Assistant coach, Cornerbacks 1st Shiel Wood Assistant coach, Inside linebackers, Special Teams 1stSupport staff Antreal Allen Quality control coach 2nd Matt Axelrod Video Coordinator 7th Taylor Isbell Operations Assistant 1st Michael Lambros Coaching Graduate Assistant 2nd Bob Murphy Associate AD, Sports Medicine and Nutrition 9th Nate Simon Equipment Manager 1st John Sisk Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 1st Ginny Thompson Director of On-Campus Recruiting/Player Personnel 3rd Daryl Vining Coaching Graduate Assistant 2nd Steve Wojcikowski Director of Football Operations 4thReference:
Schedule Georgia State announced its 2019 football schedule on March 1, 2019. The 2019 schedule consisted of six home and six away games for the regular season. The Panthers hosted Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Troy, Appalachian State, and South Alabama, and traveled to Texas State, Coastal Carolina, ULM, and in-state rivals Georgia Southern. Georgia State would not play Sun Belt foe Louisiana this year. The team would play four non-conference games, including home games against Furman, an FCS team from the Southern Conference, and Army, an FBS Independent, as well as away games at Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference (MAC)
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Game summaries
At Tennessee
Furman
At Western Michigan
At Texas State
Arkansas State
At Coastal Carolina
Army
Troy
At Louisiana–Monroe
Appalachian State
South Alabama
At Georgia Southern
Vs. Wyoming – Arizona Bowl
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