2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia and competed in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second year head coach Chad Lunsford.[1]
| 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| East Division | |
| 2019 record | 7–6 (5–3 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bob DeBesse (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Shotgun-pistol Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Scot Sloan (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Appalachian State x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2018 season 10–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East division. The Eagles received an invitation to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Eastern Michigan.
Preseason
On August 2, 2019, it was announced that QB Shai Werts and DE Quan Griffin had been indefinitely suspended following their arrests, which were not related. The charges against Werts were subsequently dropped, after what was believed to be cocaine on his car was tested to be bird feces, and he has since been cleared to play.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 6 LSU* | SECN | L 3–55 | 97,420 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 (FCS) Maine* | ESPN+ | W 26–18 | 17,202 | |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | BTN | L 32–35 | 41,021 | |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana |
| ESPN+ | L 24–37 | 19,220 |
| October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Alabama | ESPNU | W 20–17 2OT | 20,013 | |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina |
| ESPN3 | W 30–27 3OT | 11,015 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* |
| ESPN3 | W 41–7 | 10,907 |
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Appalachian State | ESPNU | W 24–21 | 18,796 | |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Troy | ESPN+ | L 28–49 | 22,108 | |
| November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN+ | W 51–29 | 10,266 |
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | L 33–38 | 18,319 | |
| November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 15,175 |
| December 21 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Liberty | CBSSN | L 16–23 | 18,158 | |
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Game summaries
at LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 6 Tigers | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 55 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 6 (FCS) Black Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| Eagles | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
at Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
| Golden Gophers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Louisiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
| Eagles | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
at South Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
New Mexico State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Eagles | 7 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
at Appalachian State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 20 Mountaineers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Trojans | 14 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 49 |
Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Warhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| Eagles | 7 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 51 |
at Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
vs. Liberty (Cure Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flames | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 5 | 163 | Kindle Vildor | CB | Chicago Bears |
| 6 | 188 | Tyler Bass | K | Buffalo Bills |
References
- "2019 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Released". WTOC.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- "Georgia Southern QB arrested, suspended from team activities". WJCL. 2 August 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- "2019 Georgia Southern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.