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: Paul Johnson Conference: Southern-
2001 Season Highlights
Paul Johnson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs. Savannah State
69
6
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs. Delaware
38
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
70
7
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Virginia Military Institute
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Western Carolina
50
14
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Appalachian State
27
18
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Citadel
14
6
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @ East Tennessee State
16
19
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Furman
20
10
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Elon
27
21
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @ Wofford
48
10
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs. Florida A&M
60
35
W
Sat., Dec. 8 vs.
Appalachian State
38
24
W
Sat., Dec. 15 vs. Furman
17
24
L
2001 Season Totals
Record 12-2
Points Scored 525
Scoring Average 37.5
Points Allowed 215
Defense Average 15.4
Opponents Record 9-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 8-1
Away Record 4-1
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.