2009 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

The 2009 Georgia Southern Eagles team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Chris Hatcher, who was fired following the conclusion of the season, and played their home games at Paulson Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Southern Conference play.

2009 Georgia Southern Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2009 record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRance Gillespie
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorAshley Anders
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
2009 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Appalachian State $^  8 0     11 3  
No. 9 Elon ^  7 1     9 3  
Furman  5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga  4 4     6 5  
Georgia Southern  4 4     5 6  
Samford  3 5     5 6  
Wofford  2 6     3 8  
The Citadel  2 6     4 7  
Western Carolina  1 7     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmAlbany*W 29–2618,118
September 127:00 pmat No. 21 South Dakota State*L 6–4412,354
September 196:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 28–617,633
September 261:30 pmat No. 13 ElonL 14–2810,189
October 31:30 pmat WoffordW 26–218,490
October 103:30 pmat North Carolina*ESPN360L 12–4247,000
October 176:00 pmChattanooga
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 30–2017,357
October 243:00 pmat No. 8 Appalachian StateSSL 16–5226,215
November 73:30 pmat SamfordL 10–317,730
November 142:00 pmFurman
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
L 22–3017,922
November 212:00 pmThe Citadel
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
W 13–612,611

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References

  1. "2009 Football Schedule". Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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