2010 Georgia State Panthers football team

The 2010 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Georgia State played their first-ever season of football in 2010 and were classified as an independent school, meaning they had no athletic conference affiliation. Bill Curry guided the new program's team to a 6–5 record, while all of their home games are played in the Georgia Dome.

2010 Georgia State Panthers football
Conference	Independent
2010 record	6–5
Head coach	Bill Curry (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	John Bond (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	John Thompson (1st season)
Home stadium	Georgia Dome (Capacity: 28,155)

2010 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Old Dominion			–						8	–	3
Georgia State			–						6	–	5
Lamar			–						5	–	6
North Carolina Central			–						3	–	8
Savannah State			–						1	–	10

The team's first official practice took place on August 14, 2009, and the team played its first official public spring scrimmage at the Georgia Dome on April 10, 2010, before 3,192 fans. The Panthers played their first football game at home (the Georgia Dome) on September 2, 2010, against Shorter University (Mid-South Conference) (NAIA). In front of a crowd of 30,237[1] the Panthers won the game 41-7.[2]

The Panthers football program gained national exposure when it played 10th ranked Alabama of the FBS on November 18. Over 100,000 people attended the game held in Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, and it was broadcast live on the ESPNU television network. Georgia State lost the game 63–7.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	Shorter	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA		W 41–7	30,237
September 11	1:00 p.m.	Lambuth	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA		L 14–23	12,647
September 18	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Jacksonville State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	CSS	L 27–34 ^OT	16,128
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC		W 24–21	3,021
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	CSS	W 37–10	15,264
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Savannah State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA		W 55–21	14,908
October 16	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA		W 20–17 ^OT	13,378
October 23	3:30 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	Comcast network	L 20–34	19,782
October 30	5:00 p.m.	at South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL		L 34–39	23,446
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Lamar	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA		W 23–17	14,689
November 18	7:30 p.m.	at No. 10 (FBS) Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPNU	L 7–63	101,821
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Bill Curry leads Georgia State to win". ESPN.com. September 3, 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
2. "Penalties hamper Shorter in 41-7 loss to Georgia State". Shorter University. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.