This was the Panthers' seventh season in the Sun Belt Conference, second within the East Division, and 10th since starting football.

Sources: The preseason poll was released prior to the Sun Belt media day on July 21, 2019.

The Panthers were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Sun Belt East Division.

Georgia State will not play Sun Belt foe Louisiana this year.

[5] The team will play four non-conference games, including home games against Furman, an FCS team from the Southern Conference, and Army, an FBS Independent, as well as away games at Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN