2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

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 Stadium in Statesboro, 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.

2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017 record2–10 (2–6 Sun Belt)
Head coachTyson Summers
(2nd season, first 6 games)
Chad Lunsford
(last 6 games) (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorBryan Cook (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLorenzo Costantini (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

Following the season, interim head coach Chad Lunsford was promoted to head coach.[3][4]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2016 season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

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 Field in Birmingham, Alabama.[6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.at No. 12 Auburn*
SECNL 7–4187,451
September 94:00 p.m.No. 12 (FCS) New Hampshire*
ESPN3L 12–223,387
September 233:30 p.m.at Indiana*
BTNL 17–5242,886
October 48:00 p.m.Arkansas State
ESPN2L 25–4313,781
October 146:00 p.m.New Mexico State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3L 27–3516,278
October 213:30 p.m.at UMass*
ELVNL 20–5510,690
October 283:30 p.m.at Troy
ESPN3L 16–3823,846
November 43:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
ESPN3L 17–2118,722
November 97:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPNUL 6–2723,110
November 183:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 52–012,250
November 255:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette
ESPN3W 34–2412,993
December 21:00 p.m.at Coastal Carolina
ESPN3L 17–2815,951
Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries

at Auburn
See also: 2017 Auburn Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 0 0 7
No. 12 Tigers 10 14 10 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1991 AUB, 32–17

New Hampshire
See also: 2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 (FCS) Wildcats 15 7 0 0 22
Eagles 0 0 5 7 12
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2004 UNH, 27–21

at Indiana
See also: 2017 Indiana Hoosiers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 10 0 17
Hoosiers 21 10 14 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Arkansas State
See also: 2017 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Wolves 3 19 14 7 43
Eagles 0 17 0 8 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2016 ASU, 27–26

New Mexico State
See also: 2017 New Mexico State Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 7 0 14 35
Eagles 14 10 3 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2016 GS, 22–19

at UMass
See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 10 3 0 20
Minutemen 28 20 0 7 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1999 GS, 38–21

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.

at Troy
See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 3 0 6 16
Trojans 14 14 3 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–10 2016 GS, 28–24

Georgia State
See also: 2017 Georgia State Panthers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 7 7 21
Eagles 7 3 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2016 GS, 30–24

at Appalachian State
See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 3 0 6
Mountaineers 0 10 3 14 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–17 2016 ASU, 34–10

South Alabama
See also: 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 0 0 0 0
Eagles 21 10 14 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2016 GS, 24–9

at Louisiana–Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 3 10 7 34
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 3 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2016 ULL, 33–26

at Coastal Carolina
See also: 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 7 7 0 17
Chanticleers 7 7 14 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2010 GS, 43–26

References
  1. "Georgia Southern fires head coach Tyson Summers". Savannah Morning News. October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  2. "Summers Relieved Of Georgia Southern Coaching Duties". Georgia Southern. October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  3. "Georgia Southern taking interim tag off Lunsford". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  4. "Chad Lunsford promoted to full-time head coach at Georgia Southern". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. "2017 Georgia Southern football schedule released" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. "Game Alert: Georgia Southern/New Hampshire Football Game Moved to Birmingham". Georgia Southern Athletics. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  7. "2017 Georgia Southern Eagles Football Schedule". Georgia Southern Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2017.


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