Georgia Southern
Statesboro, GA
Founded: 1906 Stadium: Allen E. Paulson Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Clay Helton 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
425-257-9
Winning Pct.
62%
Vacated Wins
2
Forfeit Games
0
Adjusted Record
425-257-9
Winning Pct.
62%
National Championships
0
Conference Titles
0
Division Titles
0
Conference Record
96-70-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record
232-68-2
Away Record
142-145-1
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
3-3-0
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
29-32
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
11/23/2024 (Sat)
@ Coastal Carolina
in a Conference Game
Georgia Southern & Appalachian State have played 37 games.
Georgia Southern has won 15 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
188-107
20 or more
182-62
30 or more
136-18
40 or more
81-1
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed
Record
less than 10
41-0
10 or more
147-122
20 or more
87-116
30 or more
26-72
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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.
