Georgia Southern
Statesboro, GA
Founded: 1906 Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Clay Helton Conference: Sun Belt-East
Georgia Southern
Team Timeline
First Team: 2014
1981 - Did not field a football team for the 1942-81 seasons.
2017 - Tyson Summers was fired Oct. 22. Chad Lunsford served as the interim coach the remainder of the season.
2021 - Chad Lunsford was fired Sep. 26. Kevin Whitley served as the interim coach the remainder of the season.
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
2014
Division Championships
Team Records
Overall Record
357-176-1
Winning Pct.
67%
Vacated Wins
2
Forfeit Wins
0
Adjusted Record
357-176-1
Winning Pct.
67%
National Championships
0
Conference Titles
0
Division Titles
0
Conference Record
94-69-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record
219-54-1
Away Record
135-119-0
By The Numbers
Seasons
43
Winning Seasons (#1)
34
Losing Seasons (#1)
8
Most Wins in A Season
15 (1989)
Most Loses in A Season
10 (2017)
10 Win Seasons
16
Most Points Scored in a Game
84 (9/11/2004)
Most Points Scored in a Season
747 (1999)
Most Points Allowed in a Game
62 (9/7/1996)
Most Points Allowed in a Season
411 (2022)
Largest Margin of Victory
81 (9/11/2004)
Largest Margin of Defeat
56 (9/3/1994)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game
103 (12/3/2011)
Last Shutout
9/2/2023
Last Time Shutout
9/5/2015
Shutouts All-Time
30
Been Shutout All-Time
5
Streaks
Longest Win
16 (9/2/1989-9/1/1990)
Longest Losing
9 (9/2/2017-11/9/2017)
Bowl Records
Overall Record
3-3-0
Rose
0-0-0
Cotton
0-0-0
Orange
0-0-0
Fiesta
0-0-0
Sugar
0-0-0
By the Decade
2020-29
23-28
2010-19
78-49
2000-09
81-41
1990-99
92-36
1980-89
83-22-1
1970-79
0-0
1960-69
0-0
1950-59
0-0
1940-49
0-0
1930-39
0-0
1920-29
0-0
Next Game
8/31/2024 (Sat)
Boise State
in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Georgia Southern and Boise State have never met in a game.
Georgia Southern & Appalachian State have played 37 games.
Georgia Southern has won 15 games.
Appalachian State has won 21 games.
with 1 tie games.
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring
Record
less than 10
0-15
10 or more
182-103
20 or more
176-60
30 or more
133-17
40 or more
80-0
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed
Record
less than 10
41-0
10 or more
141-118
20 or more
84-112
30 or more
25-69
40 or more
5-30
Some records may be incomplete.
NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season
game.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.