2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 2–10 (2–6 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bryan Cook (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Costantini (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
Seasons
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2018 →
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Troy + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina * | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson StadiuminStatesboro, Georgia, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by coach Chad Lunsford following the mid-season firing of second-year head coach Tyson Summers.[1][2] They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for tenth place.
Following the season, interim head coach Chad Lunsford was promoted to head coach.[3][4]
Georgia Southern announced its 2017 football schedule on March 1, 2017. The 2016 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Eagles hosted Sun Belt opponents Arkansas State, New Mexico State, Georgia State, and South Alabama, and traveled to Troy, Appalachian State, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Coastal Carolina.[5]
The team played four non–conference games, one home game against New Hampshire from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and traveled to three road games against Auburn from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), Indiana from the Big Ten Conference (B1G) and UMass (Independent). Due to the then-impending impact of Hurricane Irma on southern Georgia, the home game against New Hampshire was relocated to Legion FieldinBirmingham, Alabama.[6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 12Auburn* |
| SECN | L 7–41 | 87,451 |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12(FCS) New Hampshire* |
| ESPN3 | L 12–22 | 3,387 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | atIndiana* |
| BTN | L 17–52 | 42,886 |
October 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas State |
| ESPN2 | L 25–43 | 13,781 |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State![]() |
| ESPN3 | L 27–35 | 16,278 |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | atUMass* |
| ELVN | L 20–55 | 10,690 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | atTroy |
| ESPN3 | L 16–38 | 23,846 |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 18,722 |
November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | atAppalachian State |
| ESPNU | L 6–27 | 23,110 |
November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | South Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 52–0 | 12,250 |
November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | atLouisiana–Lafayette |
| ESPN3 | W 34–24 | 12,993 |
December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | atCoastal Carolina |
| ESPN3 | L 17–28 | 15,951 |
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Georgia Southern Eagles at No. 12 Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 12 Tigers | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
atJordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
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No. 12 (FCS) Wildcats | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Georgia Southern Eagles (0–2) vs Indiana Hoosiers (1–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Hoosiers | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
atMemorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
Game information |
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Statistics | GASO | IU |
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First downs | 15 | 20 |
Total yards | 375 | 467 |
Rushes/yards | 54–242 | 47–282 |
Passing yards | 133 | 185 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–16–0 | 11–22–0 |
Time of possession | 34:11 | 25:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia Southern | Passing | Shai Werts | 6/14, 129 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | L. A. Ramsby | 18 carries, 108 yards | |
Receiving | D'Ondre Glenn | 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD | |
Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 8/13, 130 yards, TD |
Rushing | Morgan Ellison | 25 carries, 186 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Ian Thomas | 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
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Red Wolves | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
Eagles | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
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Aggies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Eagles | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Minutemen | 28 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
Tyson Summers was fired as head coach the day after the game. Assistant head coach Chad Lunsford was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.
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Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Trojans | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
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Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Eagles | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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Eagles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eagles | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
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Eagles | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
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Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Chanticleers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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