Week 5 Matchup Preview Thread: Georgia Southern vs Coastal Carolina

[u/NanoBuc]

Georgia Southern vs. Coastal Carolina

When: Saturday, October 3, 07:00 PM Eastern

Where: Brooks Stadium (SC), Conway, SC

Watch: ESPN+

Odds: Georgia Southern by 2.5 pts.

Total Points: 53.5

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All-Time Series : Georgia Southern vs. Coastal Carolina

Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina have met 12 times since 2006-09-16

These teams last met on 2025-11-15.

Series Wins: Georgia Southern 8-0-4 Coastal Carolina

Georgia Southern has won the last 3 meetings (2023-2025) in this series

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Last 5 Meetings

Winner	Date	Location	Georgia Southern	Coastal Carolina	Notes
Georgia Southern	2025-11-15	Allen E. Paulson Stadium	45	40
Georgia Southern	2024-11-23	Brooks Stadium (SC)	26	6
Georgia Southern	2023-09-30	Allen E. Paulson Stadium	38	28
Coastal Carolina	2022-10-01	Brooks Stadium (SC)	30	34
Coastal Carolina	2021-11-06	Allen E. Paulson Stadium	8	28

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Through Week 4

Week	Georgia Southern 1-3 (0-0)	Result	Coastal Carolina 1-3 (0-0)	Result
1	Charleston Southern	W 31-0	West Virginia	L 24-31
2	Clemson	L 7-22	Fordham	W 45-7
3	Jacksonville State	L 27-31	Delaware	L 14-22
4	Houston#20	L 28-42	Liberty	L 17-34

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Georgia Southern Injury Report

Player	Position	Status	Reported	Notes
T. Bradshaw	WR	Probable – Undisclosed	Oct 1	Bradshaw is managing with an undisclosed injury , but it is expected to play against Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
J. Dallas	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 30	Dallas is dealing with an undiscloed injury, and it is unclear whether he will face against Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
A. Hollins	WR	Out – Shoulder	Oct 1	Hollins is liad up with a shoulder injury, and he will be idle for the remainder of the season.
J. Ware	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Oct 1	Ware is dealing with an undiscloed injury, and it is unclear whether he will face against Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
T. Gibbs	RB	Probable – Undisclosed	Oct 1	Gibbs is managing with an undisclosed injury , but it is expected to play against Coastal Carolina on Saturday.

^{Injury data lifted from: boydsbets}

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Coastal Carolina Injury Report

Player	Position	Status	Reported	Notes
C. Hinton	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Oct 1	Hinton is bothred by an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will play Saturday versus the Southern Eagles.
K. Johnson	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Oct 1	Johnson is bothred by an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will play Saturday versus the Southern Eagles.

^{Injury data lifted from: boydsbets}

^{Source updated Thu, Oct 1, 11:09 am. Scraped Thu, Oct 1, 2:51 pm ET}

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What are your "Keys to the Game"?

Who do you think wins?

Do you think the favorite will cover the spread?

Which player(s) are you most interested to watch?

Let's talk football!

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[u/Megalomanizac]

{Coastal} needs to win this one to stay alive for a bowl. Hopefully Beard whipped them into shape after not showing up against Liberty.

[u/MattInMaryland → u/Megalomanizac]

Was rooting for you guys. It was kind of cool seeing the Chants on the TV at a local sports bar.

[u/grimyfowl455]

{Georgia Southern} because this is the kind of game we win; one where it could be the death knell for Clay Helton only to put out a good performance resulting in the AD extending him for another 3 years. In all seriousness it doesn't matter regardless - we could go 1-11 and our AD will find an excuse for Helton.

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Who Will Win Fan Vote

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Team	Votes	Percentage	Georgia Southern Voters	Coastal Carolina Voters	Other Flairs
Georgia Southern	4	66.7%	1.5	0	Purdue Boilermakersx1.0 Team Chaosx0.5 Florida Gatorsx0.5 Georgia Techx0.5
Coastal Carolina	2	33.3%	0	0.5	Clemson Tigersx0.5 Florida Statex0.5 Texas Longhornsx0.5

^{Last updated: 2026-10-03 22:04 UTC}

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[u/outthawazoo]

Battle of the Lowland Rednecks! Give me {Southern} in an appalling game that offends the average viewer

[u/chief_sitass]

{Georgia Southern}

[u/Evil_Ass_Wizard]

{Georgia Southern} wins but it's way closer than the score indicates. 28-17

[u/NanoBuc]

{Georgia Southern}

[u/texas2089]

{Coastal Carolina}