Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry

The Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry, also known as Deeper than Hate,[1] is a fierce 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 Georgia Southern historically held a very strong presence during their time 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.[2]

Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry

Appalachian State Mountaineers Georgia Southern Eagles
First meeting	November 25, 1932 Georgia Southern 33, Appalachian State 0
Latest meeting	October 31, 2019 Georgia Southern 24 #20 Appalachian State 21
Next meeting	October 31, 2020
Statistics
Meetings total	35
All-time series	Appalachian State leads, 18–15–1
Largest victory	Appalachian State, 59–0 (1939)
Longest win streak	Georgia Southern, 4 (2000–2002)
Current win streak	Georgia Southern, 2 (2018-present)

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Locations of Appalachian State and Georgia Southern

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.[3] Both teams are now members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Football game results

Appalachian State victories

Georgia Southern victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 November 25, 1932 Statesboro, GA South Georgia Teachers 33–0 2 October 25, 1934 Statesboro, GA South Georgia Teachers 22–13 3 November 9, 1935 Boone, NC Tie 0–0 4 October 24, 1936 Boone, NC Appalachian State 27–0 5 November 17, 1939 Boone, NC Appalachian State 59–0 6 December 5, 1987[n 1] Boone, NC Appalachian State 19–0 7 October 16, 1993 Boone, NC Georgia Southern 34–28 8 October 15, 1994 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 34–31 9 October 14, 1995 Boone, NC Appalachian State 27–17 10 October 19, 1996 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 35–28 11 October 18, 1997 Boone, NC Appalachian State 24–12 12 October 17, 1998 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 37–24 13 October 16, 1999 Boone, NC Appalachian State 17–16 14 October 14, 2000 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 34–28 15 October 13, 2001 Boone, NC Georgia Southern 27–18 16 December 8, 2001[n 1] Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 38–24 17 October 19, 2002 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 36–20 18 October 18, 2003 Boone, NC Appalachian State 28–21 No. Date Location Winner Score 19 October 16, 2004 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 54–7 20 October 15, 2005 Boone, NC Appalachian State 24–7 21 October 21, 2006 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 27–20^2OT 22 October 20, 2007 Boone, NC Georgia Southern 38–35 23 October 18, 2008 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 37–36 24 October 24, 2009 Boone, NC Appalachian State 52–16 25 November 6, 2010 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 21–14^OT 26 October 29, 2011 Boone, NC Appalachian State 24–17 27 November 3, 2012 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 31–28 28 October 26, 2013 Boone, NC Appalachian State 38–14 29 September 25, 2014 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 34–14 30 October 22, 2015 Boone, NC Appalachian State 31–13 31 October 27, 2016 Statesboro, GA Appalachian State 34–10 32 November 9, 2017 Boone, NC Appalachian State 27–6 33 October 25, 2018 Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern 34–14 34 October 31, 2019 Boone, NC Georgia Southern 24–21 35 October 14, 2020 Statesboro, GA Series: Appalachian State leads 18–15–1

Sources:[4][5]

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

Notes

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

References

1. "A Feeling Deeper Than Hate – The History Of Appalachian State Versus Georgia Southern". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
2. "Sun Belt Set to Grow in 2014". Sun Belt Conference. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
3. John Hooper (November 2, 2012). "No. 15 Appalachian State Ready for Trip to Battle No. 2 Georgia Southern". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
4. "2012 Georgia Southern Football Media Guide". Georgia Southern Athletics. p. 133. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
5. "2012 Appalachian State Football Media Guide". Appalachian State Athletics. p. 79. Retrieved June 26, 2013.