2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 2006 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Brian VanGorder, in his first and only year as head coach for the Eagles.

2006 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2006 record3–8 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
2006 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State $^  7 0     14 1  
No. 12 Furman ^  6 1     8 4  
No. 23 Wofford  5 2     7 4  
The Citadel  4 3     5 6  
Elon  2 5     5 6  
Chattanooga  2 5     3 8  
Georgia Southern  2 5     3 8  
Western Carolina  0 7     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

On the morning prior to the first game of the season, former Georgia Southern head coach Erk Russell died aged 80 from a stroke; he had addressed the team on the night prior to his death.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 97:00 pmCentral Connecticut*L 13–1720,178
September 167:00 pmCoastal Carolina*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 38–2117,303
September 236:00 pmat ChattanoogaL 26–278,228
September 306:00 pmat No. 24 Western CarolinaNo. 25W 24–1410,483
October 71:00 pmNo. 11 North Dakota State*No. 21
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 14–3413,892
October 141:00 pmElon
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 28–2114,825
October 2112:00 pmNo. 1 Appalachian State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
SportSouthL 20–27 2OT19,438
October 282:00 pmat The CitadelL 21–2412,129
November 41:00 pmWofford
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 10–2812,486
November 113:30 pmat FurmanL 10–1313,287
November 181:00 pmCentral Arkansas*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 31–34 OT11,159

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References

  1. "Former GSU coach Erk Russell dies". WRDW-TV. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. "2006 Football Schedule". CFBDataWarehouse.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.


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