[4] While the teams have only met nine times in football (due to Georgia State beginning their program in 2010),[5] the rivalry dates back to the 1970s in basketball and other sports.

During the run up to the game, fans from both teams expressed their dislike for the other over social media outlets such as Twitter.

Students at the time used the hashtags "SouthernNotState" and "StateNotSouthern" in their tweets to differentiate which GSU they attended.

Table shows results since both teams officially entered NCAA basketball competition with one another.

2 points total were awarded to community service projects, and 1 to the school with the highest departmental GPA.

[18][19] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sun Belt Conference announced that all remaining spring sporting events after March 16 of that year would be suspended.

[20] On September 12, 2020, new Georgia Southern athletic director, Jared Benko, made a public statement that the all-sport rivalry series would be discontinued.