Georgia State University 2017 Football Schedule: New Stadium, New Attitude

ATLANTA, GA -- The Georgia State University Panthers are a team on the move: new stadium, new address, new attitude? That's all that needs to change for GSU as they begin the 2017 campaign.

This season, the Panthers will play at newly christened Georgia State University Stadium, known to longtime Atlantans as the former site of Turner Field.

"The tempo has been good, and the concentration level has been high, so I'm pleased thus far," head coach Shawn Elliott said at a recent preseason practice, according to GSU's website.

Coaches hope the new digs will transfer into a new attitude for a squad that went 3-9 last season to finish eighth in the Sun Belt Conference. This year, GSU faces some very beatable opponents. Check out Georgia State University's 2017 football schedule.

• Thu, Aug 31 Tennessee State 7:30 PM Georgia State University Stadium
• Sat, Sep 16 @ Penn State 7:30 PM
• Sat, Sep 23 @ Charlotte 6:00 PM
• Sat, Sep 30 vs Memphis Georgia State University Stadium
• Sat, Oct 7 @ Coastal Carolina State University Stadium
• Sat, Oct 14 @ LA-Monroe 5:00 PM
• Sat, Oct 21 vs Troy Georgia State University Stadium
• Thu, Oct 26 vs South Alabama 7:30 PM
• Sat, Nov 4@ GA Southern 3:00 PM
• Sat, Nov 11 @ Texas State Georgia State University Stadium
• Sat, Nov 25 vs App State Georgia State University Stadium
• Sat, Dec 2 vs Idaho Georgia State University Stadium

GSU announced this week that it will name its football field in honor of health care executive Parker H. “Pete” Petit, a long-time supporter of the university. Petit gave a $10 million gift to the university's athletics program.

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