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Georgia Southern Football Team History


Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Southern
 Statesboro, GA
Founded: 1906
Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Clay Helton
Conference: Sun Belt-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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 182-118-0
 Winning Pct. 61%
 Vacated Wins 2
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 182-118-
 Winning Pct. 61%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 90-66-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 112-39-0
 Away Record 67-76-0
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 43
 Winning Seasons (#1) 17
 Losing Seasons (#1)7
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2000)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2017)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 84 (9/11/2004)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 564 (2004)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 55 (10/21/2017)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 411 (2022)
 Largest Margin of Victory 81 (9/11/2004)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 52 (8/31/2019)
 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 9
 Been Shutout All-Time 1
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (11/11/2000-10/20/2001)
 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 0-0
 1980-89 0-0
 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.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Boise State
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Nevada
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. South Carolina State
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Mississippi
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Georgia State
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Marshall
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. James Madison
 Thu., Oct. 24  @ Old Dominion
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ South Alabama
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Troy
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Coastal Carolina
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Appalachian State
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Sun Belt East Standings
 Season   Conference 
Appalachian State 0-0
Coastal Carolina 0-0
Georgia Southern 0-0
Georgia State 0-0
James Madison 0-0
Marshall 0-0
Old Dominion 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Georgia Southern & Appalachian State have played 25 games.
Georgia Southern has won 11 games.
Appalachian State has won 14 games.
with 0 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.