Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry

Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry
First meeting November 25, 1932
Georgia Southern 33, Appalachian State 0
Latest meeting October 22, 2015
Appalachian State 31, Georgia Southern 13
Statistics
Meetings total 31
All-time series Appalachian State leads, 17–13–1

The Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry, also known as Deeper than Hate, is a college rivalry between the Mountaineers of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina and the Eagles of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. Despite being located in separate states, the two universities have similar academic profiles, both having developed from teachers' colleges, and having enrollments of approximately 20,000. In addition, both Appalachian and Southern have historically held a very strong presence in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision, having combined to win nine national championships, four Walter Payton Awards, and two Buck Buchanan Awards. On March 27, 2013 both schools were invited to join the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision beginning in 2014.[1]

History

Georgia Southern's football program began in 1924 while the program at Appalachian began in 1928. The Eagles and Mountaineers first met in 1932, with South Georgia Teachers College beating Appalachian State Teachers College 33–0. In 1941, Georgia Southern discontinued its football program, and it wasn't until 1982 before the Eagles again took the field. The makings of the rivalry truly began when the Mountaineers beat the Eagles in the quarterfinals of the 1987 I-AA Playoffs. Since Georgia Southern joined Appalachian State in the Southern Conference in 1993, the schools have played each other annually in football.[2]

Football game results

Appalachian State victoriesGeorgia Southern victoriesTie games
#DateLocationWinnerScore
1November 25, 1932 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 33–0
2October 25, 1934 Boone, NC Georgia Southern 22–13
3November 15, 1934 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 7–6
4November 9, 1935 Boone, NC Tie0–0
5October 24, 1936 Boone, NC Appalachian State 27–0
6November 17, 1939 Boone, NC Appalachian State 59–0
7December 5, 1987[n 1] Boone, NC Appalachian State 19–0
8October 16, 1993 Boone, NC Georgia Southern 34–28
9October 15, 1994 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 34–31
10October 14, 1995 Boone, NC Appalachian State 27–17
11October 19, 1996 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 35–28
12October 18, 1997 Boone, NC Appalachian State 24–12
13October 17, 1998 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 37–24
14October 16, 1999 Boone, NC Appalachian State 17–16
15October 14, 2000 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 34–28
16October 13, 2001 Boone, NC Georgia Southern 27–18
17December 8, 2001[n 1] Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 38–24
#DateLocationWinnerScore
18October 19, 2002 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 36–20
19October 18, 2003 Boone, NC Appalachian State 28–21
20October 16, 2004 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 54–7
21October 15, 2005 Boone, NC Appalachian State 24–7
22October 21, 2006 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 27–202OT
23October 20, 2007 Boone, NC Georgia Southern 38–35
24October 18, 2008 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 37–36
25October 24, 2009 Boone, NC Appalachian State 52–16
26November 6, 2010 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 21–14OT
27October 29, 2011 Boone, NC Appalachian State 24–17
28November 3, 2012 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 31–28
29October 26, 2013 Boone, NC Appalachian State 38–14
30September 25, 2014 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 34–14
31October 22, 2015 Boone, NC Appalachian State 31–13
Series: Appalachian State leads 17–13–1
Sources:[3][4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The December 5, 1987 and December 8, 2001 games took place in the NCAA Division I-AA Playoff Quarterfinals.

References

  1. ↑ "Sun Belt Set to Grow in 2014". Sun Belt Conference. March 27, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ John Hooper (November 2, 2012). "No. 15 Appalachian State Ready for Trip to Battle No. 2 Georgia Southern". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2012 Georgia Southern Football Media Guide". Georgia Southern Athletics. p. 133. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2012 Appalachian State Football Media Guide". Appalachian State Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

See also

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