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
Cure Bowl, L 16–23 vs. Liberty
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
2019 record7–6 (5–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob DeBesse (2nd season)
Offensive schemeShotgun-pistol Option
Defensive coordinatorScot Sloan (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaulson Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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  
West Division
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at No. 6 LSU*SECNL 3–5597,420
September 76:00 p.m.No. 6 (FCS) Maine*ESPN+W 26–1817,202
September 143:30 p.m.at Minnesota*BTNL 32–3541,021
September 286:00 p.m.Louisiana
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+L 24–3719,220
October 37:30 p.m.at South AlabamaESPNUW 20–17 2OT20,013
October 193:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 30–27 3OT11,015
October 263:00 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3W 41–710,907
October 318:00 p.m.at No. 20 Appalachian StateESPNUW 24–2118,796
November 93:30 p.m.at TroyESPN+L 28–4922,108
November 163:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA
ESPN+W 51–2910,266
November 233:00 p.m.at Arkansas StateESPN+L 33–3818,319
November 306:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Paulson Stadium
  • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 38–1015,175
December 212:30 p.m.vs. LibertyCBSSNL 16–2318,158

Source:[3]

Game summaries

at LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
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 4OT2OT Total
Eagles 0 10 0 703 20
Jaguars 0 7 7 300 17

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Chanticleers 0 7 0 3773 27
Eagles 3 7 0 0776 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
Eagles 0 14 0 14 28
Trojans 14 13 0 22 49

Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total
Warhawks 7 0 7 15 29
Eagles 7 17 7 20 51

at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
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
Flames 7 9 7 0 23
Eagles 0 7 6 3 16

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5163Kindle VildorCBChicago Bears
6188Tyler BassKBuffalo Bills

References

  1. "2019 Georgia Southern Football Schedule Released". WTOC.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. "Georgia Southern QB arrested, suspended from team activities". WJCL. 2 August 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. "2019 Georgia Southern Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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