2023 Georgia State Panthers football team

2023 Georgia State Panthers football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTrent McKnight (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChad Staggs (1st season)
Home stadiumCenter Parc Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
James Madison* x   7 1     11 2  
Appalachian State y   6 2     9 5  
Coastal Carolina   5 3     8 5  
Old Dominion   5 3     6 7  
Georgia State   3 5     7 6  
Marshall   3 5     6 7  
Georgia Southern   3 5     6 7  
West Division
Troy xy$   7 1     11 3  
Texas State   4 4     8 5  
Arkansas State   4 4     6 7  
South Alabama   4 4     7 6  
Louisiana   3 5     6 7  
Southern Miss   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2023 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by seventh-year head coach Shawn Elliott and played their home games at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta.

After a win against UConn on September 9, Georgia State became 2–0 for the first time since the 2019 season.[1] One week later, on October 16, the program improved to 3–0 for the first time in its history after beating Charlotte on the road, 41–25.[2] The victory against Charlotte featured the longest play in GSU program history, a 97-yard TD pass from quarterback Darren Grainger to WR Robert Lewis. Following another victory the following week at Coastal Carolina, GSU earned its first 4–0 start in program history, as well as its first vote in a national college football poll (coaches poll).

  1. ^ Awtrey, Stan (September 9, 2023). "Darren Grainger, improved defense spark Georgia State past UConn". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Awtrey, Stan (September 16, 2023). "A record night for Georgia State in 41-25 win over Charlotte". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

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