Two teams trying to find the brakes on a losing streak meet Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
Georgia State Panthers (4-4) arrive on a three-game losing streak (L3), having dropped games to Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Arkansas State Red Wolves and James Madison Dukes.
App State Mountaineers (5-3) are shorter-stuck at one game (L1) after a 3-19 loss to Georgia Southern Eagles on October 31.
Game details
| When | Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET |
| Where | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
| TV | ESPN+ |
| Georgia State Panthers record | 4-4 |
| App State Mountaineers record | 5-3 |
The matchup
Georgia State's slide has been steep. After wins over Old Dominion Monarchs (42-10) and Northern Illinois Huskies (35-14) in late September and early October, the Panthers have lost three straight by a combined scoreline that includes a 22-49 blowout at James Madison. Their season numbers still show 271 points scored against 213 allowed, so the offense hasn't disappeared, it just hasn't shown up the last three Saturdays.
App State's week 9 loss to Georgia Southern was the outlier of an otherwise competitive stretch. The Mountaineers had won back-to-back shootouts over James Madison (34-31) and Coastal Carolina (35-32) before getting shut down 3-19. Zoom out and App State sits at 214 points for, 181 against on the season, numbers that suggest a team capable of better than it showed last week.
Key matchups
This one comes down to which offense rediscovers its rhythm first. Georgia State's attack that hung 42 on Old Dominion and 35 on Northern Illinois has gone quiet across three straight losses, including that 22-49 defeat at James Madison where the points allowed piled up fast.
App State's side of the ball has been boom or bust too. The Mountaineers put up 34 and 35 points in their two wins over James Madison and Coastal Carolina, but managed only three points in each of their two losses this season, against Old Dominion and Georgia Southern. Whichever offense breaks through that pattern first likely decides the final score.
The pick
App State gets the home date at Kidd Brewer Stadium off a single loss, while Georgia State is trying to stop the bleeding on a three-game skid. The Mountaineers' two best offensive performances of the stretch came against the same type of Sun Belt competition they'll see here, and that recent scoring upside gives them a slight edge over a Georgia State team that has been outscored in three straight.
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Georgia State Panthers | Wk9 L 20-31 vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Wk8 L 32-38 vs Arkansas State Red Wolves, Wk7 L 22-49 vs James Madison Dukes |
| App State Mountaineers | Wk9 L 3-19 vs Georgia Southern Eagles, Wk8 W 34-31 vs James Madison Dukes, Wk7 W 35-32 vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.