2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Division East Division
2018 record 5–1 (3–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach Chad Lunsford (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Scot Sloan (1st season)
Home stadium Paulson Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
2018 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Georgia Southern  3 –0     5 –1  
Troy  3 –0     5 –1  
Appalachian State  2 –0     4 –1  
Georgia State  1 –1     2 –4  
Coastal Carolina  1 –2     3 –3  
West Division
Louisiana  1 –1     3 –3  
Louisiana–Monroe  1 –2     3 –4  
South Alabama  1 –2     2 –5  
Arkansas State  0 –2     3 –3  
Texas State  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represents Georgia Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles play their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, and compete in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They are led by first-year head coach Chad Lunsford.

Previous season

The Eagles fired head coach Tyson Summers six games into the season. He was replaced by interim head coach Chad Lunsford. 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.[1][2]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[3] Curtis Rainey C SR
Doak Walker Award[4] Wesley Fields RB SR
John Mackey Award[5] Ellis Richardson TE SR
Lou Groza Award[6] Tyler Bass K JR
Wuerffel Trophy[7] Wesley Fields RB SR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Eagles predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[8]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Appalachian State46 (6)
2Troy44 (4)
3Georgia State26
4Georgia Southern22
5Coastal Carolina12

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Eagles had six players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.[9]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.South Carolina State*
ESPN+W 37–615,260
September 86:00 p.m.UMass*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+W 34–1315,071
September 1512:00 p.m.at No. 2 Clemson*
ESPNUL 7–3879,844
September 296:00 p.m.Arkansas State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+W 28–2117,320
October 63:30 p.m.South Alabamadagger
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 48–1317,622
October 117:30 p.m.at Texas State
ESPNUW 15–139,545
October 206:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*
October 257:30 p.m.Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPNU
November 33:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe
ESPN3
November 101:00 p.m.Troy
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+
November 17at Coastal Carolina
ESPN+
November 242:00 p.m.at Georgia State
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[10]

Game summaries

South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 6 0 6
Eagles 13 3 7 14 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–0 2010 GASO, 41–16

UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 7 3 0 13
Eagles 0 17 10 7 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 UMASS, 55–20

at Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 7 7
No. 2 Tigers 0 21 3 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 0 3 11 7 21
Eagles 0 7 7 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 ARST, 43–25

South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 6 0 7 13
Eagles 7 10 10 21 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2017 GASO, 52–0

at Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 10 5 0 15
Bobcats 0 0 7 6 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 GASO, 37–13

at New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Bobcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 NMSU, 35–27

Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0
Eagles 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–18–1 2017 APST, 27–6

at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Warhawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2016 GASO, 23–21

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0
Eagles 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–11 2017 TROY, 38–16

at Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Chanticleers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 CCU, 28–17

at Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2017 GSU, 21–17

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Southern taking interim tag off Lunsford". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Chad Lunsford promoted to full-time head coach at Georgia Southern". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/18/mountaineers-red-wolves-selected-as-division-favorites-in-2018-sun-belt-football-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx
  9. ↑ http://www.sunbeltsports.org/news/2018/7/20/sun-belt-announces-2018-preseason-all-conference-football-teams.aspx
  10. ↑ "2018 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
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