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-
2000 Season Highlights
Paul Johnson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Georgia
7
29
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Johnson C. Smith (NC)
57
12
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Wofford
24
17
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
31
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Virginia Military Institute
56
3
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Western Carolina
42
24
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Appalachian State
34
28
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Citadel
27
10
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. East Tennessee State
42
7
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Furman
10
45
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Elon
32
9
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs. McNeese State
42
17
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs. Hofstra
48
20
W
Sat., Dec. 9 @ Delaware
27
18
W
Sat., Dec. 16 @ Montana
27
25
W
2000 Season Totals
Record 13-2
Points Scored 506
Scoring Average 33.7
Points Allowed 274
Defense Average 18.3
Opponents Record 18-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 8-0
Away Record 5-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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.