2018 Georgia State Panthers football team

The 2018 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University (GSU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Shawn Elliott. The season was the Panthers' sixth in the Sun Belt Conference, first within the East Division, and ninth since starting football. They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place in the East Division.

2018 Georgia State Panthers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
2018 record2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTravis Trickett (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorNate Fuqua (2nd season)
Home stadiumGeorgia State Stadium
(Capacity: 23,000)
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Appalachian State xy$  7 –1     11 –2  
Troy x  7 –1     10 –3  
Georgia Southern  6 –2     10 –3  
Coastal Carolina  2 –6     5 –7  
Georgia State  1 –7     2 –10  
West Division
Louisiana xy  5 –3     7 –7  
Arkansas State x  5 –3     8 –5  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     6 –6  
South Alabama  2 –6     3 –9  
Texas State  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Previous season

In 2017, the Panthers played their first season under new head coach (and accompanying staff) Shawn Elliott. After a short recruiting year (due to turnover of staff), Elliott managed to put together one of Georgia State's highest rated recruiting classes. After losing the opening game at the Panther's new stadium Georgia State Stadium, a conversion of the former Turner Field, the Panthers would go on to become bowl eligible for the second time in the programs seven-year history, defeating the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at the Cure Bowl.

Recruiting

Recruits

As of December 21, 2016, the Panthers have a total of 20 recruits committed. Eight are three-star recruits.

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Despelado Alexandre
OT		 Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) - Jun 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Danterius Ellington
QB		 Fulton, MS Itawamba Community College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) - Dec 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Jacorey Crawford
CB		 Thomson, GA Thomson High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) - Nov 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Diondre Champaigne
WR		 North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) - Sep 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Tyler Gore
CB		 Little River, SC North Myrtle Beach High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) - Jul 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Destin Coates
RB		 Tallahassee, FL James S. Rickards High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Jan 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Swift Lyle
QB		 Mobile, AL St. Paul's Episcopal School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Jan 31, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Sam Pinckney
WR		 Greenwood, SC Greenwood High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Jan 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Akeem Smith
DT		 Virginia Beach, VA Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 5.68 Dec 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Courtney Williams
WR		 Hogansville, GA Callaway High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) - Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Blake Carroll
LB		 Lawrenceville, GA Mountain View High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 4.84 Dec 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Cornelius McCoy
WR		 Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) - Dec 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Quavian White
CB, RB		 Greer, SC Greer High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 4.78 Jul 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Dawson Hill
RB		 Hoschton, GA Mill Creek High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.58 Jul 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Travis Glover
OT		 Vienna, GA Dooly County High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) - Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
D'angelo Knight
S		 North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) - Jul 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Jontrey Hunter
S		 Tampa, FL Sickles High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.50 Jan 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Seth Paige
RB		 Glen Saint Mary, FL Baker County High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 4.47 Dec 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Brandon Joseph
OG		 Lawrenceville, GA Central Gwinnett High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) - Jun 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Herman McCray
TE		 West Palm Beach, FL Oxbridge Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.86 Aug 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Mario Dungy
DT		 Eight Mile, AL Blount County 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) - Aug 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Marlon Young
LB		 Opelousas, LA Opelousas High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 4.67 Oct 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
TJ Smith
DE		 Laurinburg, NC Scotland County High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 240 lb (110 kg) - Jul 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Zachary Dixon
TE		 Hollywood, FL Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.60 Jan 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Tre Moore
DE		 Johnston, SC Strom Thurmond High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (100 kg) - Jun 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Johnathan Bass
OT		 Marietta, GA Carlton J. Kell High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 5.20 Nov 25, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Samuel Oshodi
WR		 Fort Lauderdale, FL Cypress Bay High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) - Jul 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 94
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

    Preseason

    Award watch lists

    Listed in the order that they were released

    Award Player Position Year
    Fred Biletnikoff Award[1] Penny Hart WR JR
    John Mackey Award[2] Camrin Knight TE JR

    Sun Belt coaches poll

    On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.[3]

    East Division
    Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
    1Appalachian State46 (6)
    2Troy44 (4)
    3Georgia State26
    4Georgia Southern22
    5Coastal Carolina12

    Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

    The Panthers had five players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[4]

    Coaching and support staff
    Name Position Consecutive season at
    Georgia State in current position
    Shawn ElliottHead coach2nd
    Travis TrickettOffensive coordinator, quarterback2nd
    Nate FuquaDefensive coordinator, outside linebackers2nd
    Tim BowensAssistant coach, running backs1st
    Chris CollinsAssistant coach, safeties2nd
    Blake GideonAssistant coach, cornerbacks1st
    Skylor MageeAssistant coach, defensive line2nd
    Trent McKnightAssistant coach, wide receivers2nd
    Josh SteppAssistant coach, tight ends2nd
    Cedric WilliamsAssistant coach, offensive line2nd
    Rusty WrightAssistant coach, inside linebacker2nd
    Steve WojcikowskiDirector of football operations2nd
    Scott HolsoppleHead strength and conditioning coach3rd
    Bob MurphyAssociate AD, sports medicine and nutrition3rd
    Reference:[5]

    Schedule

    Georgia State announced its 2018 football schedule on February 27, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Panthers host Sun Belt foes ULM, Coastal Carolina, Texas State, and in-state rivals Georgia Southern, and traveled to Troy, Arkansas State, Louisiana, and Appalachian State. Georgia State will not play Sun Belt foe South Alabama this year.[6] The team will play four non-conference games, two home game against Kennesaw State, an FCS team from the Big South Conference, Western Michigan from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and two road games against NC State from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Memphis from the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
    August 307:00 p.m.No. 5 (FCS) Kennesaw State*
    		ESPN+W 24–2023,088
    September 812:30 p.m.at NC State*
    		ACCRSNL 7–4156,017
    September 148:00 p.m.at Memphis*
    		ESPNL 22–5927,678
    September 222:00 p.m.Western Michigan*
    • Georgia State Stadium
    • Atlanta, GA
    		ESPN+L 15–3415,264
    September 292:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
    • Georgia State Stadium
    • Atlanta, GA
    		ESPN+W 46–1414,368
    October 47:30 p.m.at Troy
    		ESPNUL 20–3722,903
    October 187:30 p.m.at Arkansas State
    		ESPNUL 35–5118,176
    October 272:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
    • Georgia State Stadium
    • Atlanta, GA
    		ESPN+L 34–3715,648
    November 32:00 p.m.Texas State
    • Georgia State Stadium
    • Atlanta, GA
    		ESPN+L 31–4011,312
    November 105:00 p.m.at Louisiana
    		ESPN+L 22–3614,945
    November 172:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
    		ESPN+L 17–4522,315
    November 242:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
    • Georgia State Stadium
    • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
    		ESPN+L 14–3520,011
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time
    Schedule source:[7]

      Game summaries

      Kennesaw State
      1 2 3 4 Total
      No. 5 (FCS) Owls 7 7 6 0 20
      Panthers 0 14 0 10 24
      See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team

      at NC State
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Panthers 7 0 0 0 7
      Wolfpack 10 10 7 14 41
      See also: 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team

      at Memphis
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Panthers 3 7 6 6 22
      Tigers 21 17 7 14 59
      See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team

      Western Michigan
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Broncos 3 17 14 0 34
      Panthers 0 9 6 0 15
      See also: 2018 Western Michigan Broncos football team

      Louisiana–Monroe
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Warhawks 7 7 0 0 14
      Panthers 14 16 6 10 46
      See also: 2018 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team

      at Troy
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Panthers 0 3 3 14 20
      Trojans 14 9 0 14 37
      See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team

      at Arkansas State
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Panthers 7 0 14 14 35
      Red Wolves 20 14 7 10 51
      See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

      Coastal Carolina
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Chanticleers 17 3 7 10 37
      Panthers 7 6 21 0 34
      See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

      Texas State
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Bobcats 13 0 20 7 40
      Panthers 7 3 0 21 31
      See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team

      at Louisiana
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Panthers 0 7 7 8 22
      Ragin' Cajuns 7 6 3 20 36
      See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

      at Appalachian State
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Panthers 7 0 3 7 17
      Mountaineers 14 3 14 14 45
      See also: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

      Georgia Southern
      1 2 3 4 Total
      Eagles 0 13 15 7 35
      Panthers 0 0 0 14 14
      See also: 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

      References
      1. "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
      2. "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
      3. http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/18/mountaineers-red-wolves-selected-as-division-favorites-in-2018-sun-belt-football-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx
      4. http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/20/sun-belt-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
      5. 2018 Georgia State Panthers Football Media Guide
      6. "THREE NATIONAL TV GAMES HIGHLIGHT 2018 SCHEDULE". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
      7. "THREE NATIONAL TV GAMES HIGHLIGHT 2018 SCHEDULE". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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