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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: Crook Smith
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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2014  <-- 2014 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Crook Smith enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Georgia Southern.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Tampa  0   40   L       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Wingate (NC)  6   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Stetson (FL)  0   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Troy  0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Armstrong JC (GA)  7   12   L       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ South Georgia College  6   7   L       
    Snead JC (AL)  7   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Middle Georgia College  3   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Erskine (SC)  6   6   T       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -1
  Points Scored35
  Scoring Average3.9
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average11.1
  Opponents Record4-4
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record0-4
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1938 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 4-39056   J.O. Christian
San Jose State 11-132256   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Army 8-224395   William H. Wood
Notre Dame 8-114939   Elmer F. Layden
Pittsburgh 8-221359   Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Central Michigan 7-127044   Ron Finch
Boston College 6-1-218687   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan 6-1-116636   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 6-313359   Charles W. Bachman
Syracuse 5-3137102   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Cincinnati 4-581128   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Navy 4-3-212660   Lt. Harry J. Hank Hardwick
Virginia 4-4-1113169   Frank J. Murray
West Virginia 4-5-198117   Dr. Marshall Little Sleepy Glenn
Western Michigan 4-310226   Mitchell Gary
Georgia Southern 3-5-135100   Crook Smith
Penn State 3-4-113887   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple 3-6-197170   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Buffalo 2-681158   Jim Peele
Massachusetts 3-662125   Elbert Carraway
East Carolina 1-6-140127   J.D. Swede Alexander

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.