The 2022 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by sixth-year head coach Shawn Elliott and played their home games at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta.
Preseason
Media poll The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and July 26. The Panthers were predicted to finish in third place in the Sun Belt's East Division. Georgia State also received 1-of-14 first place votes.
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense
1st team Malik Sumter – Offensive Lineman, RS-SR
2nd team Tucker Gregg – Running Back, SR Travis Glover – Offensive Lineman, RS-SR Pat Bartlett – Offensive Lineman, RS-SR Aubry Payne – Offensive Lineman, RS-SR
Defense
1st team Blake Carroll – Linebacker, SR Antavious Lane – Defensive Back, RS-JR
2nd team Thomas Gore – Defensive Lineman, RS-JR
Schedule
Game summaries
At South Carolina
North Carolina North Carolina became the first Power Five team ever to visit Georgia State.
Charlotte
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Game notes:
4th game in the series since 2015, (Tied 2–2).
Team Category Player StatisticsCharlotte Passing Chris Reynolds 31–43, 401 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Rushing ChaVon McEachern 13 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Elijah Spencer 5 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TDGeorgia State Passing Darren Grainger 22–34, 343 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Tucker Gregg 23 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 10 receptions, 213 yards, 1 TD Statistics CHARGAST First downs 26 34 Total yards 501 602 Rushing yards 100 259 Passing yards 401 343 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 29:15 30:45
Coastal Carolina
At Army
Statistics GSU ARMY First downs 20 24 3rd down efficiency 5–10 9–15 4th down efficiency 1–2 0–4 Plays–yards 58–456 77–365 Rushes–yards 46–299 69–354 Passing yards 157 11 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–12–0 1–8–1 Penalties–yards 4–34 0–0 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 21:05 38:55
Georgia Southern
At Appalachian State
Statistics Statistics GASTAPP First downs 20 26 Total yards 301 466 Rushing yards 228 404 Passing yards 73 62 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 23:26 36:34
Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia State Passing Darren Grainger 9/23, 73 yards, 1 INT Rushing Darren Grainger 19 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ahmon Green 2 receptions, 24 yardsAppalachian State Passing Chase Brice 7/17, 62 yards Rushing Camerun Peoples 23 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD Receiving Henry Pearson 1 reception, 31 yards
Old Dominion
Statistics Statistics ODUGSU First downs 11 24 Total yards 283 413 Rushing yards 26 218 Passing yards 257 195 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 22:50 37:10 Team Category Player StatisticsOld Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 19/34, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Blake Watson 14 rushes, 53 yards Receiving Javon Harvey 3 receptions, 124 yards, TDGeorgia State Passing Darren Grainger 14/20, 195 yards, TD Rushing Darren Grainger 19 rushes, 104 yards, TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD
At Southern Miss
Louisiana–Monroe
At James Madison
At Marshall
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