Georgia State — Sun Belt
HC
Dell McGee · Center Parc Stadium · Atlanta, GA · 25,000 cap
PPA off / def
0.13 / 0.28
2025
Class rank
#84
class of 2026
Returning PPA
47%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (1–11)
Statistical comps — 2025 Georgia State's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (33 in / 39 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Kelton Smith Jr. | IOL | ← Georgia | ★★★ |
| Darius Johnson Jr. | CB | ← Gardner-Webb | ★★★ |
| Marcus Mascoll | IOL | ← Florida | ★★★ |
| Chase Allen-Jackman | WR | ← Washburn | ★★★ |
| Donovan Faria | CB | ← Gannon | ★★★ |
| Connor Jones | OT | ← Michigan | ★★★ |
| Deuce Lee | S | ← Monmouth | ★★★ |
| Jordan Brown | OT | ← Arizona | ★★★ |
| + 25 more |
Origins
Plays in the converted Olympic stadium the Braves left behind. Started football in 2010 and beat Tennessee in Knoxville in its tenth season.
Founded 1913 · An evening school of commerce in downtown Atlanta · first football 2010 · defined by Shawn Elliott
All-time record
Win %
34.2%
16 seasons played
Winning seasons
6
38% of seasons
By level: FCS 10–22 (2010–2012) · FBS 55–103 (2013–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 5 | Sun Belt |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | Sun Belt |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | Sun Belt |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | Sun Belt |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 2010 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 309 | 50% |
41% | 94 of 136 | 5.9 | 12% |
| 2nd down | 241 | 46% |
42% | 83 of 136 | 6.2 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 41 | 66% |
56% | — | 3.6 | 7% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 47 | 15% |
47% | — | 7.4 | 13% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 69 | 9% |
28% | — | 4.9 | 13% |
| 4th down | 30 | 27% |
40% | — | 2.5 | 0% |
147 drives · 24% ended in points · 7.4 plays and 39.9 yards per drive · 0.77 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 12 | Marshall |
(13:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 J.Simmons rush left for 92 yards gain to the MU00 TOUCHDOWN, … |
92 | 7.17 |
| 9 | South Alabama |
(07:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short middle to #1 T.Hurst caught at GS… |
70 | 6.81 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt |
TJ Finley pass complete to DJ Riles for 32 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) |
32 | 5.87 |
| 1 | Ole Miss |
Christian Veilleux pass complete to Javon Robinson for 43 yds for a TD (Liam Rickman KICK) |
43 | 4.97 |
| 2 | Memphis |
Cameran Brown pass complete to Javon Robinson for 44 yds for a TD (Braeden McAlister KICK) |
44 | 4.11 |
| 9 | South Alabama |
(03:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Brown pass complete short right to #23 D.Murray Jr. caught … |
52 | 4.01 |
| 3 | Murray State |
Dennis Murray Jr. pass complete to Ted Hurst for 37 yds to the MUR 17 for a 1ST down |
37 | 3.82 |
| 13 | Troy |
(03:53) Shotgun #11 C.Veilleux pass complete short middle to #5 J.Robinson caught at GSU35… |
35 | 3.73 |