Georgia State football entered the 2016 season wanting to build off the momentum of a historic 2015 season. The Panthers had three very specific goals in mind as they opened this season.
Go Bowling again.
They wanted more. The Panthers caught a taste of what it is like to play in a bowl game and set out this season to experience it again and again. That meant the team had to at least match their 6-6 regular season record from a season ago. In the preseason many experts predicted that Panthers returned enough talent this season to repeat such a feat.