Coach Bill Curry leads the Panthers onto the field in their final home game against Old Dominion.
The 2012 Georgia State football season came to an end Saturday evening as the Panthers fell to Maine University by a final score of 51-7. The loss sealed a 1-10 overall record and 1-7 Colonial Athletic Association record for Georgia State.
The Panthers got off to a rugged start, losing their first six games by a combined score of 236-71, before winning their first game of the season at Rhode Island.
The next three games would all go to the “other guys,” even though Georgia State looked more competitive than they did during the six-game bender to open the season.
But, as head coach Bill Curry said, “In football, your record is your record.”
This season’s record showed that Georgia State was not as good the fans, the student body and the athletic administration wanted it to be.
But the record does not reflect the football team’s effort and dedication to the university.
During interviews after a preseason workout, several members of the team were ecstatic about the level of commitment that everyone had shown during the entire offseason and the sense of unity that was being displayed during the workouts.
That commitment, effort and togetherness carried over into the regular season, even though the wins didn’t follow.
The university’s football program is still in its infant stages and is still trying to figure out exactly what it needs to do to become more consistent.
The Panthers will eventually find their niche and will be a good football team in a town that always could use another winner. It will happen.
It just didn’t happen this season.
