| 2017Georgia Southern Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (2–6 Sun Belt) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bryan Cook (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Costantini (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Paulson Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2017 Georgia Southern Eagles football team representedGeorgia Southern University in the2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Eagles played their home games atPaulson Stadium inStatesboro, Georgia, and competed in theSun Belt Conference. They were led by coachChad Lunsford following the mid-season firing of second-year head coachTyson Summers.[1][2] They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for tenth place.
Following the season, interim head coach Chad Lunsford was promoted to head coach.[3][4]
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 opponentsArkansas State,New Mexico State,Georgia State, andSouth Alabama, and traveled toTroy,Appalachian State,Louisiana-Lafayette, andCoastal Carolina.[5]
The team played four non–conference games, one home game againstNew Hampshire from theColonial Athletic Association (CAA), and traveled to three road games againstAuburn from theSoutheastern Conference (SEC),Indiana from theBig Ten Conference (B1G) andUMass (Independent). Due to the then-impending impact ofHurricane Irma on southern Georgia, the home game against New Hampshire was relocated toLegion Field inBirmingham, Alabama.[6]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 12Auburn* | SECN | L 7–41 | 87,451 | |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12(FCS)New Hampshire* | ESPN3 | L 12–22 | 3,387 | |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | atIndiana* | BTN | L 17–52 | 42,886 | |
| October 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | ESPN2 | L 25–43 | 13,781 | |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State![]() |
| ESPN3 | L 27–35 | 16,278 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | atUMass* | ELVN | L 20–55 | 10,690 | |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | atTroy | ESPN3 | L 16–38 | 23,846 | |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Georgia State |
| ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 18,722 |
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | atAppalachian State | ESPNU | L 6–27 | 23,110 | |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | South Alabama |
| ESPN3 | W 52–0 | 12,250 |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | atLouisiana–Lafayette | ESPN3 | W 34–24 | 12,993 | |
| December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | atCoastal Carolina | ESPN3 | L 17–28 | 15,951 | |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 12 Tigers | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
atJordan–Hare Stadium •Auburn, Alabama
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 12(FCS) Wildcats | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Hoosiers | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
atMemorial Stadium •Bloomington, Indiana
| Game information |
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| Statistics | GASO | IU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| Total yards | 375 | 467 |
| Rushes/yards | 54–242 | 47–282 |
| Passing yards | 133 | 185 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–16–0 | 11–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:11 | 25:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | Passing | Shai Werts | 6/14, 129 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | L. A. Ramsby | 18 carries, 108 yards | |
| Receiving | D'Ondre Glenn | 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD | |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 8/13, 130 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Morgan Ellison | 25 carries, 186 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Ian Thomas | 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Wolves | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| Eagles | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Eagles | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Minutemen | 28 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
Tyson Summers was fired as head coach the day after the game. Assistant head coachChad Lunsford was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Trojans | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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