SEC Football Preview: Georgia Southern vs. LSU

LSU Georgia Southern logos on grass

Georgia Southern meets LSU on Saturday in Baton Rouge. 14Powers.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.

Team Schedules/Results

Georgia Southern

Date Opponent Result Location
08/31 LSU 7:30 pm Away
09/07 Maine 6:00 pm Home
09/14 Minnesota 3:30 pm Away
09/28 LA Lafayette 12:00 pm Home
10/03 S Alabama 7:30 pm Away
10/19 Coastal Car 12:00 pm Home
10/26 N Mex State 12:00 pm Home
10/31 App State 8:00 pm Away
11/09 Troy 3:30 pm Away
11/16 LA Monroe 11:00 am Home
11/23 Arkansas St 3:00 pm Away
11/30 Georgia State 11:00 am Home

LSU

Date Opponent Result Location
08/31 GA Southern 7:30 pm Home
09/07 Texas 7:30 pm Away
09/14 NW State 7:30 pm Home
09/21 Vanderbilt 12:00 pm Away
10/05 Utah State 12:00 pm Home
10/12 Florida 12:00 pm Home
10/19 Miss State 12:00 pm Away
10/26 Auburn 12:00 pm Home
11/09 Alabama 11:00 am Away
11/16 Mississippi 11:00 am Away
11/23 Arkansas 11:00 am Home
11/30 Texas A&M 11:00 am Home

ESPN FPI

Georgia Southern: 75

LSU: 4

Key Stats (2018 Stats)

Georgia Southern

Statistic
Wyoming

402.1

Total Offense (YPG)
345.2

228.5

Passing YPG
79.0

173.6

Rushing YPG
266.2

32.4

Scoring Offense (PPG)
30.5

48

TDs Scored
48

29

FGs Scored
19

338.7

Total Defense (YPG)
357.1

200.1

Passing Yds Allowed (YPG)
216.5

138.6

Rushing Yds Allowed (YPG)
140.5

21.8

Scoring Defense (PPG)
21.5

0.92

Turnover Margin
1.69

25

Fumbles Gained
27

8

Fumbles Lost
5

17

INTs Gained
15

5

INTs Lost
0

Players to Watch

Georgia Southern

QB Shai Werts, RB Wesley Kennedy, WR Colby Ransom, C Jakob Cooper, OL Brian Miller, DL Ty Phillips, LB Jay Bowdry, S Donald Rutledge.

LSU

WR Justin Jefferson, QB Joe Burrow, OL Damien Lewis, C Lloyd Cushenberry, LB Jacob Phillips, DB Kristian Fulton, DB Grant Delpit, DL Rashard Lawrence, LB Michael Divinity.

Injuries

Georgia Southern

Date Pos Player Injury Status
08/09/19 QB Shai Werts Suspension Served is upgraded to probable Saturday vs LSU
08/02/19 DL Quan Griffin Suspension is doubtful Saturday vs LSU

LSU

Date Pos Player Injury Status
08/12/19 QB Joe Burrow Undisclosed is probable Saturday vs Georgia Southern

Source: Donbest.com

Comments

This is an early tuneup game for LSU. Ed Orgeron has really done well with the Tigers. Many analysts howled foul when he was named the head coach at LSU. They assumed because he failed at Ole Miss that he would also fail at LSU. Hasn’t happened. The thing Orgeron does well is keep his players fresh. He doesn’t run them in the ground. Orgeron substitutes a lot of the regular pads on practice time with film study time.

This is a game the Tigers should win handily.

Our Preseason Prediction

LSU 58, Georgia Southern 13

In-Season 14Powers.com Prediction

LSU 58, Georgia Southern 13

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 6:30 PM CT (7:30 PM ET). Watch on the ESPNU network.

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