Georgia Southern Eagles
Sports program at Georgia Southern University
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| 2024 | Georgia Southern and Georgia State announced the intent to stop calling their football game 'Modern Day Hate' and rename the rivalry to the 'Georgia Grown Bowl' in partnership with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The schools will compete for the Commissioner's Cup trophy. |
| March 29 2023 | Charlie Henry introduced as the 15th head coach of the Georgia Southern men's basketball program. |
| 2022 | Sun Belt Conference reinstates men's soccer, returning Georgia Southern and Georgia State to the same conference for men's soccer. |
| 2021 | Men's soccer rivalry temporarily moves to the Mid-American Conference after the Sun Belt Conference disbands its men's soccer league. |
| September 12 2020 | New Georgia Southern athletic director Jared Benko publicly announced the discontinuation of the all-sport rivalry series. |
| March 16 2020 | Sun Belt Conference suspended all remaining spring sporting events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Golf, Baseball, Softball, and Women's Outdoor Track and Field. |
| March 9 2019 | Georgia State broke Georgia Southern's home game winning streak by winning in Statesboro with a score of 90–85. |
| 2017 | Participated in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) First Round, losing to Utah Valley with a score of 49-74. |
| October 1 2015 | Athletic directors of Georgia Southern and Georgia State announced the creation of an annual rivalry series with a trophy awarded based on points across multiple sports, including bonus points for community service and academic performance. |
| 2014 | Won Sun Belt Conference championship in their first year at the FBS level, becoming only the third team to achieve this milestone. |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern Eagles joined the Sun Belt Conference after previously being members of the Trans America Athletic Conference and Southern Conference. |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern and Georgia State first met on the football field and joined the Sun Belt Conference, intensifying their rivalry. |
| 2012 | Won Southern Conference championship. |
| 2011 | Won Southern Conference championship. |
| 2010 | Georgia State begins its football program, marking the initial potential for a football rivalry with Georgia Southern. |
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