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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:
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	427-258-9
Winning Pct.	62%
Vacated Wins	2
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	427-258-9
Winning Pct.	62%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	100-71-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	233-68-2
Away Record	143-145-1

By The Numbers
Seasons	61
Winning Seasons (#1)	45
Losing Seasons (#1)	14
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	77 (9/24/1937)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	411 (2022)
Largest Margin of Victory	81 (9/11/2004)
Largest Margin of Defeat	77 (9/24/1937)
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	72
Been Shutout All-Time	61

Streaks
Longest Win	16 (9/2/1989-9/1/1990)
Longest Losing	9 (9/2/2017-11/9/2017)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	3-4-0
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	31-33
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	5-13
1930-39	37-52-4
1920-29	20-12-4

Next Game

2024 Season

Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Boise State	45-56 L
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Nevada	20-17 W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. South Carolina State	42-14 W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Mississippi	13-52 L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Georgia State	38-21 W
Sat., Oct. 5	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Marshall	24-23 W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. James Madison	28-14 W
Thu., Oct. 24	@ Old Dominion	19-47 L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ South Alabama	34-30 W
Sat., Nov. 9	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Troy	20-28 L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Coastal Carolina	26-6 W
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Appalachian State	29-20 W
Thu., Dec. 19	vs. Sam Houston State	26-31 L

2024 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Scoring	364-359
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-2

2024 Sun Belt East Standings
Season		Conference
Marshall	10-4	7-1
Georgia Southern	8-5	6-2
James Madison	9-4	4-4
Old Dominion	5-7	4-4
Appalachian State	5-6	3-5
Coastal Carolina	6-7	3-5
Georgia State	3-9	1-7

Longest Running Rivalry
Georgia Southern & Appalachian State have played 38 games.
Georgia Southern has won 16 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	190-108
20 or more	184-63
30 or more	136-18
40 or more	81-1

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	42-0
10 or more	148-123
20 or more	88-117
30 or more	26-73
40 or more	5-33

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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.