Football | 2/23/2017 10:43:00 AM

Georgia Southern Director of Athleticsannounced Thursday the addition of Maine to the Eagles' future football schedule. GS and Maine will meet on Sept. 7, 2019 at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro.The Black Bears, who compete in the FCS and Colonial Athletic Association, went 6-5 last season. The program has won three conference titles, made five appearances in the NCAA Playoffs and three times has advanced to the Round of Eight in the playoffs.Georgia Southern is 3-0 all-time against Maine with all three wins coming in the NCAA I-AA/FCS Playoffs. The Eagles beat the Black Bears 31-28 in the 1987 Round of 16 in Statesboro, beat them 31-7 in the 2002 quarterfinals in Statesboro and beat them 35-23 in the 2011 quarterfinals, also in Statesboro.The addition of Maine completes the non-conference portion of the 2019 schedule. GS will open the season on Aug. 31 at LSU, then come home for the opener against Maine and will then will head to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers on Sept. 14. The non-conference portion of the slate will conclude on Oct. 19 with a home game against New Mexico State.The 2017 football schedule should be released by the conference in the next few weeks. The Eagles will open the season at Auburn on Sept. 2 and will also play New Hampshire (home, Sept. 9), Indiana (away, Sept. 23) and UMass (away, Oct 21).Season ticket renewals and new season ticket pre-sales are going on now. Fans can go to GSEagles.com/tickets for more information.