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2013 Georgia State Football
TH I S I S GEORG I A STATE FOOTBALL
Nov. 2006:
Football
Feasibility Study completed.
April 15, 2007:
Former
NFL head coach Dan Reeves
named Football Consultant.
April 17, 2008:
Georgia
State University officially
announces its will start an
NCAA Division I football
program.
June 12, 2008:
Bill Curry
introduced as Georgia
State’s first head football
coach.
Aug. 2008:
First six
assistant coaches hired:
John Bond, John Thompson,
George Pugh, Anthony
Midget, Chris Ward, Mike
Riddle.
Oct. 15, 2008:
First tryout
at Hallford Stadium.
Nov. 20, 2008:
Ground-
breaking for practice facility
at 188 MLK.
Jan. 4, 2009:
First
scholarship football
student-athlete, Mark
Hogan, enrolled at GSU.
Feb. 4, 2009:
Georgia
State signed its first
recruiting class.
Feb. 25, 2009:
Cheryl L.
Levick named Director of
Athletics.
Aug. 11, 2009:
First team
of 71 players reported to
campus.
Aug. 14, 2009:
First
football practice at NFL
YET facility.
Sept. 2, 2009:
Inaugural
scheduled was announced.
Fall 2009:
First team
conducted 60 practices
at three sites: NFL YET,
Lakewood Stadium and
Georgia Dome.
Dec. 7, 2009:
Inaugural
season tickets go on sale.
Feb. 3, 2010:
Second
recruiting class signed.
FIRST PRACTICE
BILL CURRY NAMED FIRST HEAD COACH
FIRST PLAYER
TICKETS GO ON SALE
FOOTBALL TIMELINE
PROGRAM LAUNCHED ON APRIL 17, 2008
