Georgia Southern Football Team History
Georgia Southern Eagles
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
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
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.
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