By Marie Reader

ATLANTA — Earning its sixth bowl berth in the last nine years, Georgia State will face Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 23 in Boise, Idaho.

The 27th Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET at Albertsons Stadium and will be nationally televised on ESPN.

Georgia State enters the postseason with a record of 6-6 overall, 3-5 in the Sun Belt Conference, while Utah State finished 6-6 overall, 4-4 in the Mountain West Conference. The two schools are meeting for the first time.

“This is an opportunity for our football team to finish this season the right way,” said head coach Shawn Elliott, who is taking his team to a bowl game for the fifth time in his seven seasons.

“We appreciate the chance to play one more game, and we’re looking forward to traveling to Boise, Idaho, and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl for what will be a really unique experience for our football team.

“I’m thrilled to death,” Elliott continued. “To be able to take our players to a part of the country they’ve never been to and experience things they’ve never experienced is exciting. That’s what these bowl games are about.”

MORE ON THE PANTHERS

> Georgia State is playing in its sixth bowl game since 2015, when the Panthers earned their first bowl trip:
2015 AutoNation Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (San Jose State, L 16-27)
2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (Western Kentucky, W 27-17)
2019 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (Wyoming, L 17-38)
2020 LendingTree Bowl, Mobile, Ala. (Western Kentucky, W 39-21)
2021 TaxAct Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (Ball State, W 51-20)
2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise, Idaho (vs. Utah State)

> The GSU program is 3-2 in bowl games, including wins in its last two bowl games.

> The Panthers have earned their fourth bowl berth in the last five seasons and their fifth bowl trip in seven seasons under head coach Shawn Elliott, who is 3-1 in bowl games.

> Georgia State will face Utah State for the first time.

COURTESY GEORGIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS