How Georgia State and Alabama compare

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How Alabama an Georgia State compare ahead of their Thursday night matchup in Tuscaloosa.

Georgia State Panthers' defense allows 179.9 rushing yards per game. The Alabama Crimson Tide is holding offenses to 128 yards on the ground. The two teams meet Thursday night in Tuscaloosa in a matchup of David vs. Goliath.

Alabama quarterbacks have been sacked 27 times this season. Georgia State has allowed 8 sacks.

Georgia State's Iain Vance - a former Alabama walk on - is 15-of-17 in field goal attempts, his longest successful attempt was of 47 yards. Alabama's Cade Foster is 17-of-21. Both teams have returned a kick off for a touchdown.

Alabama's offense racks up an average of 430.3 per game - 177 of those on the ground. Georgia State averages 343.8 yards of total offense - 217.3 passing.

Georgia State has 10 interceptions on the year. Alabama's defense has taken away 17 passes from opposing offenses.

Alabama's two losses have come against Ole Miss and LSU. Panthers lost to Lambuth, Jacksonville State, Old Dominion and South Alabama.

Bill Curry has served as head coach at Georgia Tech, Alabama, Kentucky and Georgia State over a 30 year period amassing a 89-109-4 record.

In 16 seasons as a college football head coach - with stints at Toledo, Michigan State, LSU and Alabama - Nick Saban owns an overall record of 147-69-1.

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Georgia State Panthers' defense allows 179.9 rushing yards per game. The Alabama Crimson Tide is holding offenses to 128 yards on the ground. The two teams meet Thursday night in Tuscaloosa in a matchup of David vs. Goliath.

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