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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: Tyson Summers/Chad Lunsford
Conference: Sun Belt-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
2014  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Tyson Summers/Chad Lunsford enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Auburn  7   41   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. New Hampshire  12   22   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Indiana  17   52   L       
 Wed., Oct. 4  vs. Arkansas State  25   43   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. New Mexico State  27   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Massachusetts  20   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Troy  16   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Georgia State  17   21   L       
 Thu., Nov. 9  @ Appalachian State  6   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. South Alabama  52   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Louisiana Lafayette  34   24   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Coastal Carolina  17   28   L       
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record2-10
  Points Scored250
  Scoring Average20.8
  Points Allowed386
  Defense Average32.2
  Opponents Record67-58
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record1-6
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2017 Sun Belt- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Troy 11-2410240Won  50-307-1267141  Neal Brown
Appalachian State 9-4435263Won  34-07-1291175  Scott Satterfield
Arkansas State 7-5454309Lost  30-356-2319184  Blake Anderson
Georgia State 7-5244297Won  27-175-3179207  Shawn Elliott
New Mexico State 7-6381386Won  26-204-4229245  Doug Martin
Louisiana 5-7338480 4-4202271  Mark Hudspeth
Louisiana Monroe 4-8407492 4-4337343  Matt Viator
South Alabama 4-8238318 3-5143193  Joey Jones
Coastal Carolina 3-9284408 2-6175259  Jamey Chadwell
Georgia Southern 2-10250386 2-6194216  Tyson Summers/Chad Lunsford
Texas State 2-10207403 1-7160266  Everett Withers

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 All Sun Belt Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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