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 Conference: Sun Belt-
2016 Season Highlights
Tyson Summers enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
2016 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs. Savannah State
54
0
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
South Alabama
24
9
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
23
21
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Western Michigan
31
49
L
Wed., Oct. 5 @
Arkansas State
26
27
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Georgia Tech
24
35
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
New Mexico State
22
19
W
Thu., Oct. 27 vs.
Appalachian State
10
34
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Mississippi
27
37
L
Thu., Nov. 10 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
26
33
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Georgia State
24
30
L
Sat., Dec. 3 vs.
Troy
28
24
W
2016 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 319
Scoring Average 26.6
Points Allowed 318
Defense Average 26.5
Opponents Record 66-56
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-5
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2016 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2016 All Sun Belt Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.