Date: Saturday, Sept. 21
Contest: Wofford (2-0, 0-0) at Georgia Southern (1-1, 0-0)
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Ga.THE GAME: Georgia Southern begins defense of its fifth straight SoCon championship by hosting Wofford at Paulson Stadium … The Eagles lead the series 6-1 and have won the last five contests … The series started in 1982 with Wofford posting its only win in the series, a 28-7 victory in Statesboro … The teams met for the last regular season game a year ago and the Eagles left Gibbs Stadium with a 48-10 victory … This will be the third time the Terriers have faced the Eagles in the conference opener in the past four seasons.
THE COACHES: Wofford head coach Mike Ayers (Georgetown, Ky. ’74) is in his 15th year with the Terriers and has a record of 83-72-1 … Ayers is in his 18th year as a college head coach with a record of 94-93-2 … He was the SoCon Coach of the Year in 2000 … Georgia Southern head coach Mike Sewak (Virginia ’81) is in his first season with the Eagles and has a record of 1-1 … He spent the last five seasons as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator.
GAME NOTES: Georgia Southern has won 29 straight regular season home games and 20 straight at home against SoCon opponents … This game pits the top two rushing teams in the country … GSU leads the nation with 435 YPG while the Terriers are second at 351.5.

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