THE RECORDS
Idaho is 7-4 overall and 5-2 in Sun Belt play, and has won five of its last six and six of its last eight. Georgia State is 3-8 overall and 2-5 in league play. The Vandals are coming off of their bowl-securing 38-31 home victory over South Alabama, while Georgia State had a bye last week after topping Georgia Southern on Nov. 19.  
THE COACHES
PAUL PETRINO is in his fourth season at Idaho. While it is his first head coaching job, it is not Petrino's first stint at Idaho. His coaching career began at Carroll College (his alma mater, 1989). From Carroll, he went to Idaho where he coached running back, receivers and special teams from 1992-94. From Idaho it was on to Utah State (1995-97), Louisville (1998-99), Southern Mississippi (2000-02), Louisville (2003-06), Atlanta Falcons (2007), Arkansas (2008-09), Illinois (2010-11) and Arkansas (2012).
TIM LAPPANO is a University of Idaho graduate and a native of Spokane. He will be coaching his second game (the Panthers downed Georgia Southern in his debut) as interim head coach for Georgia State. Lappano graduated from Idaho in 1983 and coached here in 1984-85. He then had assistantships at Wyoming, Washington State, California, Purdue, Oregon State and Georgia State as well as in the NFL with Seattle, San Francisco, Washington and Detroit. One-time Idaho offensive line coach John McDonell also is on the Georgia State staff.
THE SERIES
This is the first game between the two teams.
TELEVISION
The game is on EPSN3. Peter Young will be calling the play-by-play with Jay Taylor providing the analysis..
2016 CAPTAINS
Captains will be announced weekly. DE Tueni Lupeamanu, QB Matt Linehan, P/K Austin Rehkow and Jordan Rose were captains against  Texas State.
VANDAL RADIO NETWORK
KXLY sports personality Dennis Patchin continues to call the play-by-play and former Vandal defensive end and Vandal Athletics Hall of Famer Ryan Phillips is providing the analysis for the second season in a row.