2017 Fun Belt Recap: Georgia State Panthers

Our Sun Belt season recap series rolls on (here’s our last piece) as we now move on to Atlanta as Georgia State is coming off their best season in program history. In his first season, Shawn Elliott exceeded expectations as the Panthers finished the year with a 7-5 mark and their first bowl win in program history. The future seems bright in Atlanta after the opening of their own stadium.

Not a whole lot was expected for Elliott in his first season as the coaches pegged Georgia State for an eighth place finish while here at UDD we called for the Panthers to finish in a three-team tie for sixth place. Fresh off a 3-9 season in 2016, GSU returned 15 starters and were headlined by quarterback…