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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: Clay Helton
Conference: Sun Belt-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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
Last Time: Georgia Southern won 38-28 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Georgia Southern vs. Coastal Carolina 6-4-0 60.0% 
 
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  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Appalachian State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Scoring283-302
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Sun Belt East Standings
 Season   Conference 
Marshall 7-34-0
James Madison 8-23-0
Appalachian State 4-52-1
Coastal Carolina 5-52-1
Georgia Southern 6-42-1
Old Dominion 4-62-1
Georgia State 2-80-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 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

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.