Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry

Deeper Than Hate
	Appalachian State Mountaineers Georgia Southern Eagles
First meeting	November 25, 1932; South Georgia Teachers, 33–0
Latest meeting	November 25, 2023; Appalachian State, 55–27
Next meeting	2024
Statistics
Meetings total	38
All-time series	Appalachian State leads, 21–16–1
Largest victory	Appalachian State, 59–0 (1939)
Longest win streak	Georgia Southern, 4 (2000–2002)
Current win streak	Appalachian State, 1 (2023–present)

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Locations of Appalachian State and Georgia Southern

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.^[2]^[3] 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 (FBS) beginning in 2014.^[4]

Appalachian State leads the all-time series, 21–16–1. The rivalry has been played annually since 1993, when Georgia Southern joined Appalachian State in the Southern Conference; before both programs joined the Sun Belt (and the FBS) in 2014.

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. Georgia Southern returned the favor in 2001.

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 26, 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 Teachers	27–0
5	November 17, 1939	Boone, NC	Appalachian State Teachers	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
19	October 16, 2004	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	54–7
20	October 15, 2005	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	24–7

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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	December 12, 2020	Statesboro, GA	Appalachian State	34–26
36	November 27, 2021	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	27–3
37	November 26, 2022	Statesboro, GA	Georgia Southern	51–48^2OT
38	November 25, 2023	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	55–27
Series: Appalachian State leads 21–16–1^[1]

Notes

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

References

1 2 "Winsipedia - Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Georgia Southern Eagles football series history". Winsipedia.
↑ "Georgia Southern goes out on sour note, losing at rival Appalachian State in season finale". Yahoo Sports, November 27, 2021. Accessed November 28, 2021.
↑ "FIVE-ON-FIVE: GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs. APP STATE". 247Sports, November 27, 2021. Accessed November 28, 2021.
↑ "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.

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

[series-1] 1 2 "Winsipedia - Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Georgia Southern Eagles football series history". Winsipedia.

[2] "Georgia Southern goes out on sour note, losing at rival Appalachian State in season finale". Yahoo Sports, November 27, 2021. Accessed November 28, 2021.

[3] "FIVE-ON-FIVE: GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs. APP STATE". 247Sports, November 27, 2021. Accessed November 28, 2021.

[4] "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.

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Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Venues	College Field (1928–1961) Kidd Brewer Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Southern Marshall Western Carolina (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)
Culture & lore	"Hi Hi Yikas" Marching Mountaineers 2007 Michigan game Miracle on the Mountain Yosef
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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Georgia Southern Eagles football
Venues	Womack Stadium (1982–1983) Paulson Stadium (1984–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Appalachian State Georgia State
Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song" Southern Pride Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

History

Game results

See also

Notes

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