With 22 starters returning from last year's bowl-winning squad, Georgia State opens the 2021 season by hosting Army in a nationally-televised game Saturday at Center Parc Stadium. Kickoff is at 12 noon on ESPNU.
Head coach Shawn Elliott's 2020 Panthers earned their third bowl berth in the last four seasons and defeated Western Kentucky 39-21 in the LendingTree Bowl to finish at 6-4 overall, 4-4 in the Sun Belt Conference.
Army, coached by Jeff Monken, is coming off a 9-3 season, capped by a 24-21 loss to West Virginia in the Autozone Liberty Bowl.